EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Trainer Hamilton Smith had plenty to celebrate Friday night at the Meadowlands as Humoristic ended a 13-race losing streak with a one-length upset in the Grade 3, $150,000 Violet Stakes for fillies and mares on the turf.

It was the first win for the 6-year-old Humoristic since the 2005 Violet, and came as the mare winds down her career.

"She always ran good up there at night," Smith said. "We're looking at maybe one more start. Or maybe not, and that's it. We'll make a decision in the next week or so, but she came out of the race good."

AUBURN, Wash. - The $22,300 Owners' Handicap, which will be renewed on Sunday for the 34th time in 41 years, has at least two distinctions.

Run at five furlongs, it is the only race in the Northwest, and perhaps anywhere, that is run under riders' weights. The owners, or more often their trainers, determine the weights their horses will carry when they name a rider.

The New York Racing Association will begin offering 10-cent superfecta wagering beginning with Sunday's card at Belmont Park. The previous minimum wager on a superfecta was $1.

The rules change was approved by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board at its most recent meeting.

"The 10-cent superfecta is the wagering innovation our fans have been asking for," said NYRA's president and CEO, Charles Hayward. "We thank the New York State Racing and Wagering Board for giving us the opportunity to provide this wagering option."

STICKNEY, Ill. - Hawthorne hosts a multi-race Illinois-bred stakes day on Nov. 3, and it's a good bet that trainer Richard Hazelton has circled the Illini Princess Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on dirt as a likely spot for Copper State. Copper State's one big race came under just such conditions, producing a win here last winter in the $117,000 Debutante Stakes.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Allen Jerkens goes for his fourth victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Sunday and, as usual, he won't be favored to get it.

But the Hall of Fame trainer earned the nickname the "Giant Killer" in part for his work in this race. In 1973, Jerkens sent out Prove Out against 1-5 Riva Ridge and won the race by nearly five lengths. In 1975, Jerkens's Group Plan beat 1-5 Wajima by a neck.

Then came 1998 when Jerkens's 34-1 shot Wagon Limit upset both Skip Away, the 1-5 favorite, and Gentlemen, the 2-1 second choice.

ARCADIA, Calif. - The purses of two stakes run at Del Mar earlier this year, the Grade 3 La Jolla Handicap and the Oceanside Stakes, could be subject to redistribution after Medici Code tested positive for an excessive amount of clenbuterol after both, the California Horse Racing Board announced on Friday. Medici Code won the La Jolla and finished second in a division of the Oceanside Stakes.

Darrell Vienna, who trains Medici Code, said Friday that he had been served with complaints by the racing board. No hearing has been set for the case, which Vienna said he would fight.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - It's too early to say for sure, but there's a good chance there will be a short field for the Grade 3 Ballerina Breeders' Cup on Oct. 13 at Hastings.

Monashee will be a heavy favorite in the Ballerina and logic dictates she will be tough to beat. After all, Monashee packed 130 pounds in her easy win over Lady Raj in the $50,000 Delta Colleen Handicap last Saturday - her 10th straight stakes win - and she will only have to carry scale weight of 123 pounds in the Ballerina. Three-year-old fillies will carry 120 pounds.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Sahara Heat, who shipped up from Keeneland to take the Grade 3 Marine Stakes this spring, will be back at Woodbine for Sunday's Ontario Derby.

The $150,000 Ontario Derby, an open 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-olds, will have Sovereign Award implications for leading contenders Alezzandro and Mike Fox. Sahara Heat, owned by Darley Stable and based at Saratoga with trainer Eoin Harty, will be looking to play the spoiler.

"He's training well, and this looks like a good spot to run back in," said Harty. "He ran well up there."

MIAMI - Kerwin John became the newest member of the local jockey colony, moving his tack to south Florida following the recent conclusion of the Arlington Park meet.

John, 32, a native of the Virgin Islands, had been a staple on the Southern California circuit for the past several years. But after health issues with his daughters Kwanisha, 7, and Keyshawna, 2, interrupted his career on a couple of occasions last fall and again this spring, John began looking for a change.

FORT ERIE, Ontario - A town hall meeting earlier this month to discuss the future of the Fort Erie racetrack has been followed up with discussions involving all concerned parties.

A recent meeting was attended by Ontario Lottery Commission representative Michelle DiEmanuele, track owner Nordic Gaming, and city officials, including Fort Erie Mayor Doug Martin. All of the participants indicated that the meeting went well, but there is still no commitment to grant the track an increase in slot revenue.