AUBURN, Wash. - Crowning Meeting and Moonlight Meeting, both from the barn of trainer Sharon Ross, will share highweight honors of 120 pounds in Sunday's renewal of the $100,000 Mt. Rainier Breeders' Cup Handicap at Emerald Downs.

OCEANPORT, N.J. - While trainer Ronny Werner is known for his expertise with 2-year-olds, he has been just as successful this meet with turf sprinters. Werner has won two $50,000 turf stakes at five furlongs this summer and he guns for his third with No Other Name in Sunday's feature at Monmouth Park, the $50,000 Klassy Briefcase Stakes for fillies and mares.

CHICAGO - After 47 lengths worth of losses in the first two races of her career, the filly Trixie Wac made a wonderful discovery - turf.

The switch from brown to green made all the difference for Trixie Wac, who has raced six times on grass, winning twice and finishing second in another race. A three-length Churchill allowance win May 18 earned Trixie Wac a berth in the Grade 3 Regret a month later, but that level of competition was a bit too much for the filly, at least at this point.

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio - Majestic Dinner should be the lukewarm favorite at Thistle-down on Sunday, where he will face 11 of his Ohio-bred peers, including two stable couplings, in the 23rd George Lewis Memorial Stakes, a $50,000 race for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 miles.

Mr Ross, one of the best handicap horses in the region, is back in training following a summer layoff and is pointing for the $150,000 DeBartolo Memorial Breeders' Cup Turf at Remington Park in Oklahoma City on Sept. 29.

One of his other major objectives at the meet is the $75,000 Oklahoma Classics Day Classic on Oct. 27, a race he has won the past three years. Remington Park opens Aug. 10.

Mr Ross went on vacation in April. The last two weeks, he has been working at Remington Park.

The post fits the plan for Nuclear Assembly, who will break from gate No. 9 for the $40,000 Airline Stakes for 3-year-olds at Louisiana Downs on Sunday.

Before the draw for the six-furlong race Friday morning, trainer Brent Davidson said he hoped to see his horse, the quick Nuclear Assembly, settle behind the leaders early. When the overnight came out, the trainer had to be pleased.

SALEM, N.H. - Trainer Art Maniatis is one of the most optimistic denizens of the Rockingham Park backside. He's never afraid to aim high when he gets a talented runner in his barn, and if Basil's Rhythm can come out of Sunday's $25,000 Lou Smith Memorial Handicap with a good performance, Saratoga will be in Maniatis's sights next.

MIAMI - Calder Racecourse has been known as a breeding ground for talented young horses with a 2-year-old program second to none. But south Florida's summer racing home has also earned a solid reputation as the launching pad for some pretty talented jockeys as well. No more so than at the present time with recent graduates of the local colony atop the rider standings at Monmouth Park, Arlington Park, Delaware Park, and Colonial Downs.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Handicappers can look at any number of factors as they analyze races.

But there is a factor that won't appear in print when they weigh Rosanda's chances as she meets seven rivals in Sunday's $40,000-added Luther Burbank Handicap at the Sonoma County Fair.

Rosanda is owned by the Robert H. Walter Family Trust, and the Walters, who live in nearby Sebastopol, like nothing better than winning races here.

"This is home," Barbara Walter said. Their Vine Hill Ranch, she said, "is where everybody started off."

AUBURN, Wash. - Trainer Sharon Ross has thoroughly dominated the handicap ranks this season at Emerald Downs, winning the Seattle and Fox Sports Net with Crowning Meeting, the Budweiser-Emerald with Secret Launch, and the Independence Day with Moonlight Meeting.