LEXINGTON, Ky. - Hundreds of people were disappointed by what occurred following the Bourbonette Breeders' Cup Stakes at Turfway Park on March 22, but no one was more upset than Doug Glass.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has gotten horses to the Kentucky Derby winner's circle in a variety of ways. Lukas used the Santa Anita Derby as a final prep for Winning Colors in 1988, the Blue Grass Stakes for Thunder Gulch (1995), and the Arkansas Derby for Grindstone (1996).

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Reason to Talk took full advantage of her inside post position and speed when she led all the way Wednesday to win a scratch-laden ninth running of the $105,439 Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland.

Ridden by Pat Day, Reason to Talk went straight to the front in the 1 1/16-mile Doubledogdare and never permitted her closest pursuer, Salty Farma, to catch her. At the top of the stretch, Reason to Talk pulled away with ease to win by six lengths and finish in 1:45.19 over a fast track.

Say Florida Sandy, the all-time leading New York-bred money earner, added to his bankroll and was awarded his 19th stakes victory Wednesday without leaving the barn.

Crossing Point was disqualified from first and unplaced from the $80,550 Paumonok Handicap on Jan. 25 after a postrace urine test revealed the presence of clenbuterol, a banned substance for raceday use in New York. Thus, Say Florida Sandy, who finished second, was moved to first.

Career maiden Zippy Chippy was banned from racing at Thistledown for being "uncompetitive" after he finished last at the Ohio track Wednesday in a maiden special weight race. Zippy Chippy, a 12-year-old owned and trained by Felix O. Monserrate, is now 0 for 97. He has been barred from racing at several other tracks.

ARCADIA, Calif. - The list of prominent trainers that will be based in Southern California this summer lost a member of the Hall of Fame and gained a national leader.

Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas is shipping 14 horses to Arlington Park in early May and will not race at the Hollywood Park or Del Mar meetings.

Jerry Hollendorfer, annually the leading trainer in northern California, said earlier this week that he will have a stable based at Hollywood Park when that track opens a spring-summer meeting on Wednesday.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Van Rouge appeared to be on the verge of an important campaign last spring when he won the Ascot Handicap at Bay Meadows in his stakes debut.

An injury following that race kept him sidelined until last month, but it has not changed the opinion that owners Jerry and Ann Moss and trainer John Shirreffs have of the 4-year-old colt.

On Friday, Van Rouge makes his third start of the year when he faces 11 opponents in a $61,000 optional claimer over a mile on turf.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Trainer Art Sherman could have a big weekend at Bay Meadows.

He will saddle the speedy Presidio Heights, the likely favorite in Saturday's $60,000-added Atherton Stakes at six furlongs. On Sunday, he sends the 7-year-old mare Fancee Bargain, who makes her first start of the year in the $60,000-added Woodside Stakes.

The morning after Agrivating General won the Premiere Stakes on Lone Star Park's opening-night card, his trainer, Danny Pish, expressed a desire to run the colt on the turf at some point this year.

That day may come Friday at the Grand Prairie, Texas, track. Agrivating General was entered in the featured ninth race, a $42,500 open allowance at 1 1/16 miles on the turf.

Finger Lakes in western upstate New York opens its doors on Friday for a 162-day meet, and horsemen will find that purses have been lowered by $300 across the board.

Last year, the lowest purse at Finger Lakes was $5,800 for $4,000 claimers. The purse for horses running at that level is now $5,500.