ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Stakes-placed 2-year-old Top Authority heads the first of two co-featured entry-level allowances on Thursday's nine-race card at Woodbine.

Top Authority, a California-bred colt trained by Mark Casse, won his debut in June and subsequently finished third behind Edenwold and Kentucky shipper Key West Breeze in the six-furlong Colin Stakes.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - It didn't take long for Alberta-based owner Danny Dion to make his mark in Ontario racing.

Dion, who races as Bear Stables Ltd., had his first winner here last Sunday when Bear's Kid, who had finished second in the prep for the Summer Stakes on Sept. 1, came back to upset the under jockey Jim McAleney.

And, just to make the occasion a little more memorable, the Summer happened to be a Grade 2 stakes with a purse of $284,300.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The aptly named Leroidesanimaux, French for "King of the Animals," overwhelmed his opposition in the $1,001,600 on Sunday at Woodbine, taking the ninth running of the turf event by 7 3/4 lengths over 26-1 shot Mobil.

It was the eighth consecutive win for Leroidesanimaux, who firmly established himself as the continent's leading turf miler. After the Grade 1 race, trainer Bobby Frankel said Leroidesanimaux, a Brazilian-bred 5-year-old, would likely be supplemented to the Breeders' Cup Mile on Oct. 29 at Belmont Park, at a cost of $135,000.

ELMONT, N.Y. - The connections of Connie Belle must be hoping that a change of venue will bring a change of luck for their 3-year-old turf filly.

Connie Belle had trouble in both of her stakes appearances at Saratoga. Wednesday, with a clean trip, she appears the one to beat in the $65,000 Auntie Mame Stakes at Belmont Park. The Auntie Mame, scheduled for one mile on the Widener Turf, is for 3-year-old fillies who have yet to win a stakes on the grass.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum's spending spree last week was not restricted to yearlings.

Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin Racing Inc. purchased the impressive juvenile winner Discreet Cat late last week from owner Joyce Robsham and trainer Stanley Hough.

Discreet Cat, a son of Forestry, was transferred to trainer Rick Mettee's barn at Belmont Park. The purchase price on the colt was not disclosed.

POMONA, Calif. - Less than a week after a physical liability cost her a victory in the Bustles and Bows Stakes, the one-eyed filly I Can See tries again in the $60,000 Black Swan Stakes at Fairplex Park.

is blind on her left side, and habitually shies away from things she cannot see. It happened Sept. 15 in the Bustles and Bows. I Can See launched a wide rally into the far turn, but when she passed a tiring rival on the outside, she lost her point of reference and spooked.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Those in Wednesday's $125,000 Overskate Stakes at Woodbine caught a break when Sophia's Prince passed the race in favor of last Sunday's Grade 1 Atto Mile. Sophia's Prince, who is unbeaten on dirt this year, would likely have been a handful in the seven-furlong sprint for Ontario-sired stock.

The venerable Barbeau Ruckus has inherited the role of favoritism in the Overskate, and would surpass the $1 million mark in earnings with a victory.

Running sporadically, Barbeau Ruckus has won three stakes and slightly more than $300,000 since last year.

EDMONTON, Alberta - Following a couple of second-place finishes in $30,000 company, Highland Leader drops back to meet $22,000 claimers in the 6 1/2-furlong feature at Northlands Park on Wednesday.

Highland Leader, a 10-year-old, will have six rivals as he bids for his fourth victory of the year's campaign, with his previous 2005 wins all coming at this level. Rickey Walcott picks up the mount.

Griffin's Wake is coming off two runner-up finishes for $22,000 after victories in the $13,000 and $10,000 ranks.

MUSKEGON, Mich. - Its His Time, winner of four of his last five races, all at Great Lakes Downs, will be asked to carry top weight of 123 pounds in Wednesday's 18th running of the $50,000 Mackinac Handicap here. The Mackinac, a 1 1/16-mile fixture for Michigan-bred 3-year-old colts and geldings, attracted nine runners.

FLORENCE, Ky. - There were no superstar horses, and the ontrack crowd seemed a little sparser than in some previous years. But the racing was good, the weather better, and even the final business figures strongly suggested the 12th running of the Kentucky Cup series Saturday at Turfway Park was a success.

Handle was up in every category in comparison to last year, according to Turfway president Bob Elliston. "We had a very good day, with big fields of good quality," he said Monday.