ALBANY, Calif. - Economics may soon send new millionaire Somethinaboutlaura into retirement as a broodmare prospect, but the 5-year-old mare, who topped the seven-digit milestone in earnings with her victory in last Saturday's 1 1/16-mile Pacific Heights at Golden Gate Fields, has at least two more races in her future, according to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.

"We are looking at the Sunshine Millions with a couple of races in mind," Hollendorfer said after Somethinaboutlaura's deceptively easy half-length victory over Swiss Current.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - One stable's ups and downs in the world of horse racing were illustrated in a single race here at Woodbine last Saturday.

Trainer Nick Gonzalez had entered both Stuck in Traffic, the favorite for the $125,000 Kingarvie, and Delaforce, an outsider in the 1 1/16-mile race for Ontario-sired 2-year-olds.

But a bizarre starting-gate incident led to the scratch of Stuck in Traffic, who was the even-money favorite at the time; Grazettes Landing, who was the 2-1 second choice; and Dancingall Theway.

STICKNEY, Ill. - Randy Meier can put another notch on whatever instrument he uses to measure broken bones. But make no mistake - Chicago racing hasn't seen the last of him.

Meier suffered approximately the 48th broken bone of a long career when he went down in the terrible spill Friday at Hawthorne that has left jockey Lyndie Wade in a coma. Meier, riding Arazi Exchange, was just inside and behind Wade when his mount, Chestnut Gold, broke down suddenly and catastrophically turning into the stretch.

OZONE PARK, N.Y - Sherine proved herself a multi-surface and distance threat Sunday, overcoming a stumbling start to record a 3 3/4-length victory over perennial bridesmaid Meriwether Jessica in the $83,375 East View Stakes for New York-bred juvenile fillies at Aqueduct.

It was the third victory from six starts for Sherine, who won a 1 1/16-mile maiden turf race in August at Saratoga and a six-furlong dirt allowance race last month over the main track. The East View was run at 1 1/16 miles around two turns on the inner dirt track.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Bushwacker was a double winner of sorts at Hollywood Park on Sunday.

The 5-year-old horse led throughout the $105,800 Vernon Underwood Stakes and then survived a four-minute objection into the stretch run to keep the victory.

Jockey Corey Nakatani, who rode runner-up In Summation, argued that Bushwacker interfered with his mount in the stretch.

Bushwacker did drift to the outward in the final sixteenth, toward the path of In Summation, but the stewards ruled that the incident occurred close to the wire and did not affect the order of finish.

Lyndie Wade, the 16-year-old apprentice involved in a horrifying spill Friday at Hawthorne, remained in a drug-induced coma late Saturday afternoon, but was expected to regain consciousness sometime Saturday night and is expected to fully recover from his injuries, said his agent, Jay Fedor.

HOUSTON - Jockey Paul Nolan won three of the eight stakes run on the annual Texas Champions Day program Saturday night at Sam Houston Race Park, while horses wearing the No. 5 saddletowel accounted for five consecutive stakes wins from races 2-6. Purses for the Texas-bred stakes totaled $475,000 on what was the richest night of the meet at Sam Houston.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - A brave Romance Is Diane repelled an early threat from Sugar Shake and then a stubborn Tough Tiz's Sis through the stretch to win the fourth stakes of her career in Saturday's $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap at Hollywood Park.

The style of the win in the Grade 2 Bayakoa confirmed to trainer Mike Mitchell that Romance Is Diane is best when allowed to set her own pace. Leading throughout, Romance Is Diane ($7) ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:40.90, breaking a week-old track record.

Just as she did in her October maiden victory, Barbazilla rallied from last place to win the $75,000 Eavesdrop Stakes at Philadelphia Park on Saturday.

The Eavesdrop, a six-furlong race for Pennsylvania-bred 2-year-old fillies, was Barbazilla's first start with statebreds after she had faced open company in her first three races at Delaware Park. Barbazilla dropped well off the early pace in the Eavesdrop, was taken to the center of the track while rallying entering the stretch, and then reeled in loose-on-the-lead Driven by Winning for the half-length victory.

The 3-year-old Digger had no trouble handling older horses in the $60,000 Jennings Handicap at Laurel Park, pulling away to a two-length victory as the heavy favorite under Horacio Karamanos.