ANDERSON, Ind. - A pair of stakes for Indiana-bred fillies are the supporting features on the Indiana Breeders' Cup Oaks undercard. The Vincennes Stakes brings together 3-year-old fillies, and the City of Anderson Stakes matches 2-year-old fillies.

Cattle Kate, seeking her third straight victory at the meet, heads a field of 12 in the six-furlong Vincennes Stakes. Trained by Gary Patrick, Cattle Kate defeated open one-other-than allowance company in her last start. She has the rail and leading rider Orlando Mojica aboard.

MUSKEGON, Mich. - Nominations were released Tuesday for the Michigan Sire Stakes, the richest night in Michigan racing, which takes place on Oct. 11. A total of 72 offspring of Michigan sires were nominated to the series of six races, each worth an estimated $120,000.

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio - Owner Mark Yagour and trainer Gary Johnson, the most successful owner-trainer team in Ohio for the past seven years, have parted company.

"Mark gave me the opportunity of a lifetime; we had it all." said Johnson. "I've been contemplating this decision for a year."

Yagour got involved in racing 13 years ago. For the first six years he raced a string of horses split among two or three trainers. In 1996 he consolidated his 50-plus horses with Johnson, and was the leading owner here from 1995 until 2001.

The annual Hall of Fame night at Retama Park near San Antonio on Saturday will be a family affair in a number of ways for the Asmussens of Laredo, Texas.

Former champion jockey Cash Asmussen will be inducted into the Texas Hall that night, while his brother, trainer Steve Asmussen, will start a number of top contenders on the seven-stakes card that will follow. One of those horses is owned by the brothers' father, Keith Asmussen.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Trainer David Bell hasn't visited the stakes winner's circle at Woodbine yet this year.

But Bell will be looking to rectify that situation this weekend, with On the Game set for Saturday's $163,800 Durham Cup and Smoocher slated to start in Sunday's $250,000 Grey.

On the Game, a Kentucky-bred 5-year-old owned by John Franks, will be seeking his first stakes score in the Durham Cup, a Grade 3 handicap for 3-year-olds and upward at 1 1/8 miles.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Jersey Giant helped make the summer of 2003 an enjoyable one for trainer Jim Ryerson.

A 4-year-old gelding bred in New Jersey, Jersey Giant emerged as a major threat in open company, winning the Skip Away and Skip Trial Stakes at Monmouth Park. Jersey Giant also raced well in a pair of Grade 3 stakes, running second in the Salvator Mile and a strong third in the Iselin Handicap to finish one length behind the winner, Tenpins.

Louisiana Downs-based trainer Larry Robideaux Jr. seems to make at least one trip a year to Kentucky for stakes races with some of his best horses, and this year will be no different as he has upcoming spots picked out at Keeneland and Churchill Downs for stakes winners Distinctive Code, Zydeco Affair, and Vino Tinto.

Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., will go all out for its 100th anniversary next year by offering a $5 million "Centennial Bonus" to any 3-year-old who can sweep its Rebel Stakes, the Arkansas Derby, which has been doubled in value to $1 million, and the Kentucky Derby.

The bonus is the richest in racing alongside the $5 million Visa Triple Crown Bonus.

The purse increase of the Arkansas Derby makes the 1 1/8-mile race, to be run April 10, one of only two $1 million Kentucky Derby preps in North America. The other is the Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 13.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Three-year-olds racing against older stakes horses for the first time are often viewed as underdogs, much like boxers stepping into heavier weight classes.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - In recent years, Cole Norman has overwhelmed the competition in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, but seldom has his influence gone beyond that limited sphere. So when Norman makes his first trip as a licensed trainer to Keeneland this weekend, more than a few people will be interested to see how he fares.