The introduction of a race-day security barn by the New York Racing Association has elicited mixed emotions from horsemen who will be subjected to increased scrutiny, inconveniences, and possibly added expenses to run their horses at Belmont Park, Saratoga, and Aqueduct.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Although it must be approved by the full California Horse Racing Board, a revised dates plan for northern California's summer and fall has won the approval of the board's Dates Committee.

The new dates plan became necessary when Cal Expo decided to race only harness horses this year, eliminating the track's 12-day State Fair Thoroughbred meeting, which had been scheduled for Aug. 24-Sept. 5.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Trainer Amos Laborde was easy to track down the morning after he won the biggest race of his career with High Strike Zone in the Grade 3, $300,000 Texas Mile at Lone Star Park. You just needed to follow the rose petals.

From the front of his barn to his office, Laborde scattered some of the flower petals off High Strike Zone's floral victory blanket, making a path. And on Sunday, he was savoring his first graded win and leaning toward running High Strike Zone back in the Grade 3, $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap on May 30.

Terry Thompson, who leads the rider standings at Prairie Meadows, suffered a broken pelvis in a training incident at the track Sunday morning and will be sidelined indefinitely.

Thompson was aboard an unraced 2-year-old for trainer Larry Jones. The colt was walking toward the path to the track for a workout when he spooked and reared over backward, trapping Thompson between the pavement and the horse.

Chowder's First, the longest price in a four-horse field, rallied past Yankee Mon in the stretch and won the $75,950 Kings Point Handicap by 1 1/4 lengths.

Spite the Devil rallied for second, 1 3/4 lengths ahead of Rogue Agent. Yankee Mon, the 4-5 favorite, finished last.

Chowder's First, a 4-year-old son of Let Goodtimes Roll who is trained by Phil Serpe, was making his first start since finishing sixth in the Empire Classic last October. He saved ground on the inside while Rogue Agent ran three-quarters of a mile in 1:11.92 while being pressed by Yankee Mon.

Abounding Truth ($34.20) returned from a year layoff to score a 1 3/4-length victory over the 6-5 favorite, Wildwood Royal, in the $50,000 Prairie Rose Stakes at Prairie Meadows.

Abounding Truth, ridden by Glenn Corbett for trainer Dick Clark, stopped the clock in 1:09.31 for the six furlongs.

* Just Michel ($4.60) rallied five wide through the stretch and drew off to 2 1/4-length victory over Bubble Dourbon in the $40,000 Angenora Stakes at Thistledown.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Jess Jackson, the owner of Kendall-Jackson winery who has invested heavily in Thoroughbred racing in the last two years, said on Sunday that he has dissolved his relationship with trainer Bruce Headley and will begin employing several trainers.

Jackson's racehorses have been dispersed to Steve Asmussen, Mike Machowsky, Richard Mandella, John Sadler, and John Shirreffs, according to Tom Bachman, Jackson's racing advisor. All but Asmussen are based in Southern California.

"I'd like to have multiple trainers," Jackson said.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Of the 63 horses entered on Wednesday's eight-race program at Hollywood Park, only four are not entered for a claiming price or are not maidens.

Of those four - Fire Bolt, Getthepartystarted, Minnie the Moocher, and The Dempsey Look - one is likely to win the fifth race, a $51,000 optional claimer at 5 1/2 furlongs on turf.

They are part of a six-horse field that includes Awesome Lady and The Usual, who have been entered for $62,500 claiming prices.

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - Bob Lewis, the two-time Kentucky Derby winning owner, has joined horse owner Mike Pegram as a partner on a project that could lead to a Thoroughbred meeting at Los Alamitos if Hollywood Park is sold.

Pegram said the two men will work together to gain Hollywood Park's Thoroughbred dates, if they become available. Pegram and Lewis said they have an option to purchase the 200-acre property from current owner Ed Allred, provided they receive Thoroughbred racing dates.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Cool Reception, who finished second to Damascus in the 1967 Belmont after suffering a broken leg, which led to his being euthanized, is among six 2005 Thoroughbred racing nominees for induction into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

Cool Reception, who was Canada's champion 2-year-old male in the pre-Sovereign Award era, is one of three racehorses on the list, along with Norcliffe and Loudrangle.