INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Such is the life of a trainer on the East Coast this time of year that if he wants to run a horse in California, a friends and family plan works quite well. John Terranova on Tuesday already was in Florida, setting up shop at the Palm Meadows training center, where he will spend the winter. His wife, Tonja, stayed back in New York, where on Tuesday morning she oversaw the final breeze of the 2-year-old filly Laragh in preparation for the Grade 1, $250,000 Hollywood Starlet on Saturday at Hollywood Park.

Jockeys Edgar Paucar and Jose Calo escaped serious injury in a spill Monday at Beulah Park when Paucar's mount, Camelot Hunter, went down entering the turn of the sixth race, a six-furlong allowance event. Camelot Hunter was dueling for the lead when he suddenly fell, causing Gorgeous Mist and Calo to swerve to miss them, unseating Calo.

Paucar was taken to Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, kept overnight for observation, and released Tuesday. Calo was taken to Grant Medial Center in Columbus and released Monday evening.

Camelot Hunter died in the accident.

Sunland Park's opening weekend received a significant boost Tuesday, when Peppers Pride was entered in the $125,000 New Mexico State Racing Commission Handicap after breezing at the track earlier in the morning. The undefeated mare will be going for her 19th consecutive win when she starts in the six-furlong race Sunday.

"That's a great kickoff for us," said Harold Payne, general manager of Sunland.

Peppers Pride worked three furlongs in 37 seconds at Sunland on Tuesday, and provided she comes out of the drill in good order, plans are to run, trainer Joel Marr said.

Jockeys Edgar Paucar and Jose Calo were injured in a spill Monday at Beulah Park when Paucar's mount, Camleot Hunter, went down entering the turn of the sixth race, a six-furlong allowance event. Camelot Hunter was dueling for the lead when he suddenly fell, causing Gorgeous Mist and jockey Jose Calo to swerve to miss them, unseating Calo.

Paucar was taken to Mt Carmel Hospital in Columbus and will be kept overnight for observation with an apparent concussion. Calo was take to Grant Medial Center in Columbus with a possible concussion as well.

Portland Meadows will lengthen its current meet by four days, dropping four Sundays and adding eight Wednesday dates in January and February. Jan. 4, 11, 18, and 25 will be dropped, with Jan. 7, 14, 21, and 28 and Feb. 4, 11, 18, and 25 added.

Cushion Track, the company that was hired by Santa Anita Park to convert its dirt racetrack to an artificial racing surface in 2007, has filed a third-party complaint accusing its contractors and subcontractors of supplying deficient materials for the project.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - About one-quarter of trainer Steve Asmussen's record 583 victories this year have come with his 2-year-olds. Still, one would be hard-pressed to identify which of his young horses is his best prospect moving forward into 2009.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The stallion Tiznow and dam Hepatica are cornering the market on track records at Hollywood Park.

Slew's Tizzy set a Cushion Track record for 1 1/8 miles Saturday when he won the Grade 3 Native Diver Handicap in 1:46.78, nine days after his full brother Slew's Tiznow set the track record for 1 1/16 miles winning the War Chant Stakes in 1:40.34.

Slew's Tizzy, 4, and Slew's Tiznow, 3, are trained by Doug O'Neill and owned by Joseph LaCombe, whose son Joseph Jr. commented: "It's so rare to have two really good ones in a row."

MIAMI - Florida is on the verge of implementing new rules to regulate the administration of anabolic steroids, according to Kent Stirling, executive director of the Florida Horseman's Benevolent and Protective Association.

Stirling expects the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering to release a hard copy of the new rule by Dec. 15, and to have it take effect at all three of the state's Thoroughbred racetracks - Calder, Gulfstream Park, and Tampa Bay Downs - on Dec. 30.

ALBANY, Calif. - Two-year-olds will be in the spotlight during the final two weeks of the Golden Gate Fields fall meeting.

Fillies will be featured in Saturday's $75,000 Corte Madera Stakes, while colts will run in the $75,000 Gold Rush Stakes the following weekend. Both will be at one mile and will be preps for early 3-year-old stakes.