LAFAYETTE, La. - The finals for the $100,000 D.S. "Shine" Young Futurity highlight a special holiday program at Evangeline Downs Friday night as a dozen of the best Louisiana-bred 2-year-olds line up in the meeting's biggest stakes. The race is part of a three-day celebration called the Evangeline Downs All-American Fourth of July Festival, which features free music, carnival rides, and the area's largest fireworks display.

SHAKOPEE, Minn. - Minnesota-bred runners will compete on the turf in the Blair's Cove and Princess Elaine stakes.

Twelve fillies and mares were entered in the $35,000 Princess Elaine Stakes, which is contested at 1 1/16 miles. Lakeville just missed in the Lady Slipper Stakes, and may assume the favorite's role. Tried on the grass for the first time in her last start, Lakeville got loose in the post parade and had a wide trip, and finished third in an allowance race. Paul Nolan rides.

NORTH RANDALL, Ohio - Another Freddy will be favored in a field of nine Ohio-bred 2-year-olds - eight males and one filly - in the $40,000 Cleveland Kindergarten Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs.

A son of Editor's Note, Another Freddy was unplaced after a rough trip in his last race, the Kentucky Breeders' Cup at Churchill May 26. In his career debut at Gulfstream, he was second, beaten a neck, in a three-furlong dash. He then shipped to River Downs and won by 12 lengths going 4 1/2 furlongs.

MUSKEGON, Mich. - When the 2002 Great Lakes Downs meet ended on Oct. 29, Terry Houghton topped the jockey standings with 175 wins. That was down from Houghton's 239 wins in 2001, but quite a feat considering his meet ended more than two months early because of an horrific spill on Aug. 25, 2002.

Houghton visited Great Lakes Downs last week, renewing acquaintances and his jockey license. Though he will not use the license anytime soon, Houghton is well on his way to recovering from that spill.

LINCOLN, Neb. - Friday's feature is the two-mile Budweiser Marathon Starter Handicap as this 34-day meet begins its final weekend.

The three-lap marathon drew highweight Aly Aly Oxen Free, trained by Stan McClain, who will face the Ray Pallas-trained duo of Old Man's Delite and Gold Mantel.

Old Man's Delite won the Coors starter allowance at Fonner Park this spring, while Aly Aly Oxen Free won a 1 3/8-mile prep for the Budweiser on June 15.

The racing community and staff at River Downs are working hard in their quest to be the leading fundraisers for the Don MacBeth Memorial Jockey Fund. Donations to the MacBeth Fund, which aids injured and disabled riders, will be collected at racetracks across the country Saturday as part of "Jockeys Across America Day."

Among the items offered to the highest bidder in an auction here will be a dinner for four at A.J.'s Roadhouse, prepared by jockey Chris Herrell.

MIAMI - Supah Blitz, making his first start since finishing 13th in the Kentucky Derby, showed he might be even better on grass than dirt, dominating older second-level allowance rivals by 3 1/4 lengths in Tuesday's second race.

MIAMI - Leadership of the local turf division will be on the line when Love the Game and Mr. Livingston finally square off - weather permitting - in Friday's $100,000 Americana Handicap. The nine-furlong Americana highlights a special 13-race Fourth of July card at Calder.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Ocean Drive won the fourth stakes of her career in Wednesday's $65,750 Gaviola at Belmont Park.

Ocean Drive, the 1-2 favorite in the field of seven 3-year-old fillies, defeated Beautiful America by 1 1/4 lengths in the 1 1/16-mile grass race.

Ridden by Jerry Bailey, Ocean Drive assumed a cozy position behind the early leaders down the backstretch and launched an outside move to reach the leaders at the quarter pole. She drew clear with a furlong remaining.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Steve Asmussen, the nation's second-leading trainer in both earnings and victories, has been suspended seven days and fined $1,500 for a Class 3 medication infraction at Lone Star Park.

The Asmussen-trained Lahinch tested positive for Acepromazine, a commonly used tranquilizer, following his second-place finish in a $20,000 claiming race May 31. The horse was claimed out of that race by trainer Patrick Mouton.