Louisiana Downs, which raced 22 more dates at its meet this year than last, experienced a decline in average daily handle from last year, when betting on its races surged. Purses and handle on incoming simulcasts were up over 2003.

Life on the farm has not agreed with Bonapaw since he was retired in January, so he will return to competition Wednesday night in the featured ninth race at Delta Downs in Vinton, La.

The five-furlong allowance drew a field of 10, including leading contenders Joyful Tune and Believe Im Special.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Lost in the hoopla leading up to Breeders' Cup Day was a noteworthy maiden-winning performance by the promising Enough Is Enough in last Wednesday's $132,750 Frost King Stakes at Woodbine.

Enough Is Enough was boxed in along the inside in the seven-furlong sprint for Ontario-sired 2-year-olds, with Quick in Deed to his outside and front-running Handlebar Hank in front of him. He found room along the rail nearing the eighth pole, and then drew away to win by 4 1/4 lengths, earning a Beyer Figure of 75.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - One of the interesting stories at Bay Meadows last summer was the return of the Charles Howard racing silks of Seabiscuit fame. They were worn by Chief Truckee, who is owned by Howard's great grandson Kittridge Collins.

A 2-year-old homebred, Chief Truckee is winless in seven starts. On Sunday, his full brother Makalapua - also owned in part by Collins - won his maiden against winners in a $32,000 starter allowance race at Bay Meadows, marking the first time in more than a decade that the Howard silks had graced the winner's circle.

CHICAGO - The trainer Michelle Boyce finally could hold off no longer. Boyce had been waiting and waiting for the right spot to come up on dirt, and it wasn't happening. She had a couple of horses who simply needed to race, even if they had to race on the wrong surface. And so Balla Twine and Quest for Truth ran in the seventh race Oct. 22 at Hawthorne, with Balla Twine finishing eighth, Quest for Truth seventh in the 1 1/16-mile turf race.

Wednesday at Hawthorne, both get their preferred surface, and Boyce, barring the unforeseen, will get the money.

A day after teaming up to win the $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Lone Star Park with Ghostzapper, trainer Bobby Frankel and jockey Javier Castellano won the Grade 3, $111,200 at Aqueduct with Mass Media.

Unlike Ghostzapper, the Classic favorite, Mass Media returned a generous $18.60 in the seven-furlong Sport Page as the 3 1/2-length winner over Lion Tamer. It was another two lengths back to Gygistar.

The Meadowlands card featured three stakes with purses of $60,000 each. Killenaule ($2.80) won the 1 1/16-mile Storm Cat by 4 1/4 lengths, Our Wildcat ($19.80) finished a head in front of Jay's Wish in the six-furlong Accordant Handicap, and Kiss Me Katie ($28.20) beat Tight Spin by a nose in the Witches Brew, run over five furlongs on turf.

High Strike Zone made a successful transition to two turns on Saturday when he won the $50,000 Marshland by 2 1/2 lengths over Monty Man at Delta Downs in Vinton, La. It was another three lengths back in third to Dusty Spike.

High Strike Zone ($3.80) stalked the pace in third in the one-mile race, then overtook the leaders in the stretch and went on to cover the distance in 1:39.56. Ricky Faul rode the winner for trainer Amos Laborde.

Macaw hasn't forgotten how to win after all.

Winless in 16 consecutive races since he was brought over from Europe two years ago, the 5-year-old Macaw ($22.60) outgamed three other horses at the wire in the $60,000 John Henry Stakes at The Meadowlands.

Making only his second start since being transferred to trainer Angel Penna from Barclay Tagg's string, Macaw got up by a neck over the 5-2 favorite, Dreadnaught, covering 1 3/8 miles on firm turf in 2:14.20.

Revved Up was another head back in third.

It was Macaw's first victory since August 2002 in England.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Course specialist Ninebanks ($4.80) won his sixth stakes race over the Longden Turf Course, capturing the $69,475 at Bay Meadows on Sunday.

The 6-year-old gelding, 8-for-17 in his career on the Longden Turf Course, was able to get over to the rail down the backstretch for a ground-saving trip after breaking from the No. 8 post in the field of nine. He stayed on the rail and outfinished True Dancer, who swung four wide on the second turn, as both overhauled pacesetting Motel Staff in the lane.