INGLEWOOD, Calif. - A field of reasonably talented 2-year-old fillies race six furlongs Thursday in the Grade 3 Landaluce Stakes at Hollywood Park. If there is a star in the division, she must be waiting for Del Mar.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Carson Hollow has been impressive winning her first three career starts. Saturday, she will get a huge class test when she runs in the Grade 1 Prioress at Belmont Park.

A New York-bred daughter of Carson City, Carson Hollow has not been out since winning the restricted Bouwerie Stakes by five lengths May 19. Trainer Richard Dutrow planned all along to wait for the Prioress, but he had an added excuse to keep Carson Hollow in the barn, as she bled in the Bouwerie.

ELMONT, N.Y. - After two forgettable trips to New York last summer, the last place one would figure to see Janet is at Belmont Park for Thursday's $250,000 New York Handicap.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Southern California invader La Martina returns to the distance of her last win Thursday in the $125,000 Walmac Lone Star Oaks, a 1 1/16-mile turf race for 3-year-old fillies that highlights a 10-race card at Lone Star Park.

AUBURN, Wash. - Diglett, who shipped to Emerald Downs last year to post an impressive victory in the 1 1/16-mile Washington Owners' Breeders' Cup for 3-year-olds, will again invade to take on the cream of the local handicap ranks in Thursday's Independence Day Handicap at the same 1 1/16-mile distance.

Diglett, a Washington-bred son of Alnaab, recorded one of the most impressive wins at last year's meeting in the Washington Owners' Breeders' Cup, winning by more than six lengths over Poker Brad in a rapid 1:41.60.

MIAMI - When entries were drawn Monday for Thursday's $100,000 Americana Handicap at Calder, rain was falling in buckets over a turf course that had not seen any action since June 9. So it was no surprise that four of the 11 horses entered for the Americana, scheduled for 1 1/8 miles over the grass, were entered for dirt only, including Sir Bear and Wertz.

Sir Bear has not started since having bled in the Grade 2 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap on May 18. Trainer Ralph Ziadie has put two sharp works under Sir Bear's belt, including five furlongs in 1:00 on Saturday.

ALTOONA, Iowa - Defending champion Bonapaw will be the 123-pound highweight, conceding three to eight pounds to four rivals in the $150,000 Iowa Sprint Handicap at Prairie Meadows on Thursday evening.

Bonapaw, a winner of 14 of 30 starts and $724,000, seemed on the verge of becoming one of the nation's leading sprinters after capturing three stakes races at Fair Grounds last winter.

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Candid Glen, who as a closer is dependent on pace, should get a better setup than he did in his last start Thursday in the $100,000 Independence Breeders' Cup at Louisiana Downs.

The 1 1/16-mile turf race drew nine older horses, including Coach Rags, Chauffe Au Rouge, Maysville Slew, and Rahy's Secret.

Candid Glen did well to close for third last month in the $250,000 Dallas Turf Cup at Lone Star Park, a 1 1/8-mile race that was won wire to wire by the talented Suances, who is set to run Saturday in the Grade 1 United Nations at Monmouth Park.

SALEM, N.H. - Thursday's $75,000 Rockingham Breeders' Cup Handicap has plenty of style.

Trainer Christophe Clement is sending Step With Style back to Rockingham Park to defend her title in this race. She will be making her first appearance in New England since being voted the region's 2001 horse of the year.

Trainer Bill Mott, who is gunning for his third straight stakes win this meet, will send in Stylish for the race.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - It's summertime in northern California. The living is easy and the fish really are jumping . . .

Veterinarian Dr. Don Smith was making his rounds at Golden Gate Fields on June 23, when a fish fell out of the sky and hit him.

"I was standing outside of Gloria Haley's barn talking with [vet] Jay Reynolds when a fish hit me on the shoulder," Dr. Smith said. "It was eight inches long and hit me pretty good."