Tam's Terms, who failed as the even-money favorite coming off a five-month layoff in last year's Henry S. Clark Stakes, returns under similar circumstances in this year's running of the $50,000 turf stakes at Pimlico.

The 7-year-old Tam's Terms finished third, beaten 11 1/2 lengths, when he made his season debut in the 2004 Clark. He now makes his first start since November.

In his favor, Tam's Terms is 3 for 4 over Pimlico's turf course and was good enough to finish second in last fall's Grade 3 Cliffhanger at The Meadowlands.

The aging millionaire Shake You Down and young rising star Danieltown meet for the second time in two weeks in Mountaineer's first stakes of the season, the $75,000 Panhandle Handicap at five furlongs.

The first showdown between Shake You Down and Danieltown came in a five-furlong prep for the Panhandle on April 22, and it actually turned out to be no contest. Danieltown, the 3-5 favorite, hopped and swerved at the start, causing jockey Chad Murphy to fall off.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Bay Meadows officials expect much higher than usual attendance and handle on Kentucky Derby Day.

Last year's live handle at Bay Meadows on Derby Day was $2,378,616 and handle for all of northern California, including out-of-state wagering, was $9,793,535, up 4 percent from the previous year.

Graded stakes winner Pass Rush returns from a year layoff to face eight Indiana-breds in Saturday's $40,000 William Henry Harrison at Indiana Downs.

Pass Rush has been transferred from trainer Pat Byrne to David Vance's barn since his last start, which came against allowance company at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2004. Despite the fact the 6-year-old Pass Rush is winless since capturing the Grade 2 San Fernando Stakes at Santa Anita in January 2003, he is strictly the one to beat.

March Dancer is highweighted at 121 pounds for the $45,000 Wintergreen Handicap at Thistledown. Nine Ohio-bred 3-year-olds are entered in the 1 1/16-mile stakes.

Trained by William Connelly, March Dancer finished eighth after bobbling at the start against open nonwinners-of-two allowance horses at Keeneland on April 13. On March 26, in his lone start against statebred competition, he won the six-furlong Howard B. Noonan Stakes at Beulah Park by nine lengths. It was his first win.

AUBURN, Wash. - Effective with this week's racing, Emerald Downs will offer an innovative bonus for races with large fields.

Emerald will increase the purses for all races with eight or more starters by 10 percent. The idea, effectively a purse increase, was the brainchild of track president Ron Crockett, and it was approved by the board of the Washington Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association on Wednesday. It is intended to encourage large fields.

CALGARY, Alberta - Chris Loseth returns to Alberta this weekend in search of another stakes tally Saturday in the $50,000 President's Handicap at Stampede Park.

This time, Loseth will ride the favorite, Notis Otis, after stealing last Sunday's M.R. Jenkins Memorial with the aptly named Stole One, a $14.30 upset winner.

The champion juvenile colt in British Columbia last year, Notis Otis returns off a six-month layoff and will be the 121-pound highweight in the six-furlong President's, the first major prep to the $125,000 guaranteed Alberta Derby here June 18.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - According to trainer Dino Condilenios, Lord Nelson was a bit short going into the opening-day George Royal Stakes at Hastings April 16. That being the case, the classy 8-year-old gelding figures to be very tough to handle in the $40,000 Hong Kong Jockey Club Saturday. The 6 1/2-furlong feature drew six horses and will go as the seventh race.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The field for the 131st was reduced to seven when Dance Away Capote and Aspen Tree were scratched Thursday morning at Churchill Downs.

The scratch of Aspen Tree was not unexpected, considering she also was cross-entered as one of the favorites Thursday in the La Troienne Stakes. But the scratch of Dance Away Capote was surprising and disappointing to Graham Motion, who said the late-running filly was diagnosed with a 103-degree temperature soon after he came to work early Thursday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Dance Away Capote, one of nine 3-year-old fillies entered for Friday's Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks, was scratched from the race early Thursday after trainer H. Graham Motion discovered she had a temperature of 103 when he arrived at the barn that morning.