Father John has been so imposing in three starts at Hoosier Park this fall that he was sent off as the odds-on favorite each time. Despite losing for the first time in the Indiana Futurity earlier this month, Father John again figures to be an overwhelming favorite in Saturday's $40,000 Indiana Stallion Stakes at six furlongs.

Heza Fast Classic is the speed and Bottle of Shine is the class in Saturday night's Grade 1, $517,964 Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association Futurity, the richest race ever run at Evangeline Downs. For statebreds, the LQHBA Futurity will be run at 400 yards.

Eldon's Effort was a 12 1/4-length winner last time out in the $66,000 Governor's at Zia Park on Oct. 29, a performance that will make him a strong favorite in Saturday night's $45,000 Bountiful Harvest at Sam Houston Race Park. A six-furlong race for 2-year-olds, the Bountiful Harvest also drew the stakes winner Sir Five Star.

In the Governor's, run at six furlongs, Eldon's Effort took the lead soon after the start and increased his advantage throughout to earn a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 91.

Eagle Speed figures to draw heavy support when he goes for his third consecutive stakes victory in the West Virginia Futurity on Saturday night at Charles Town. Based on Beyer Speed Figures, however, Eagle Speed is only the third-fastest runner among six 2-year-olds in the first division of the split stakes.

Each division of the seven-furlong West Virginia Futurity carries a purse of $25,000 and is restricted to juveniles who are West Virginia-bred and sired by West Virginia-registered sires.

As recently as two years ago, the Anne Arundel for 3-year-old fillies was a Grade 3 stakes. Considering the quality of this year's field for the $125,000 race at Laurel Park, the Graded Stakes Committee might well take a good look at restoring the Anne Arundel's status for 2007.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Last month's Morvich Handicap was such a good race that they're running it again - sort of. The first five finishers in the Morvich were separated by less than two lengths, and four of those runners are back Saturday for the Grade 3, $150,000 Hollywood Turf Express at Hollywood Park, including the upset winner, Moth Ball.

Four others are in the six-furlong race, most notably In Summation, who comes off a second-place finish behind Fast Parade in the Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine.

The De Francis highlights a Fall Festival of Racing card that features six other stakes worth at least $100,000 and total purses of $1,067,000. The card represents the fourth-biggest day on Maryland's racing calendar, behind the Preakness, Pimlico Special, and Maryland Million programs.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - With just two days left in the meet, trainer Gary Demorest has too much ground to make up to repeat as leading trainer. Nonetheless, he's had a very good season with 39 wins from 181 starters, and he looks to add to those totals when he sends out Celtic Warrior and Tango Mango in the eighth race Saturday.

The $15,000 optional claiming race for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles drew seven horses, and they'll likely be chasing Tango Mango.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - The Green Monkey, who sold for a world-record $16 million at the Fasig-Tipton 2-year-old-in-training auction earlier this year, has been sent to his owner’s farm in Kentucky and won’t make it to the races until next year.

Defending winner Friends Rare Form, winner of 5 of his 8 latest starts, heads the $20,000 Lone Star Distance Championship at 870 yards on Saturday night.

Friends Rare Form's won last year's Distance Championship by 2 3/4 lengths after leading every step. Two starts ago, he won the Governor's Cup Marathon at Sam Houston Race Park by six lengths.