PORTLAND, Ore. - Canadian invader Actxotic will accept a highweight assignment of 122 pounds when she takes on nine other fillies and mares in Sunday's five-furlong, $7,500-added Diane Kem Handicap at Portland Meadows.

Trainer Michael Dickinson was fined $250 by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board after an overage of the anti-bleeding medication Lasix was found in Fleet Renee following her victory in the Grade 1 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont on June 30.

Under the board's rules, Fleet Renee is not disqualified from first place nor do her connections have to forfeit any of the purse money.

MIAMI - Best of the Rest, who showed that when healthy he's still one of the top handicap performers around with his easy victory in the Spend a Buck Handicap at Calder on Oct. 13, may make his next start in the Cigar Mile trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. said Friday.

JAMAICA, N.Y. - A return to Aqueduct, a turn back to a flat mile, and a reunion with Shaun Bridgmohan could make Bay Dragon a value play in Sunday's $100,000 Perfect Arc Division of the New York Stallion Stakes for fillies and mares.

The Perfect Arc is one of four stakes scheduled Sunday at Aqueduct restricted to progeny of New York stallions.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - With little fanfare, trainer Christopher Paasch achieved a milestone last month when Roman Dancer and Ponche de Leona won stakes on consecutive days at Santa Anita.

The occasion was overshadowed by the presence of the Breeders' Cup a week later and the minor stature of the stakes the

pair won - Roman Dancer won the Sunny Slope Stakes and Ponche de Leona the Anoakia.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Fourteen fillies and mares were nominated to Sunday's five-furlong,

$7,500-added Diane Kem Handicap at Portland Meadows, and director of racing Jerry Kohls assigned 117 pounds or more to 10 of them. That is a clear indication of the depth of quality in the division, which should prove to be the most competitive on the grounds.

Sunday's Diane Kem figures to be especially contentious, since several of the most distinguished members of the field could be a race away from their best effort, or slightly past it.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Brian Morgan found himself squarely in the spotlight in 1999 as the trainer of the sensational Gregorian Chance.

A 3-year-old filly owned by Dennis Morrison and Karin Schmidt, Gregorian Chance rattled off six straight scores at Woodbine, including the Duchess and Seaway stakes, and was the runner-up in the Sovereign Award voting for outstanding sprinter.

But when Gregorian Chance failed to reproduce that form in 2000 and was retired with an ankle injury, Morgan's training career shifted into neutral.

ANDERSON, Ind. - The older generation of Indiana-breds get a chance to stretch their legs with a pair of $40,000-stakes at 1 1/16 miles, a distance at which few have experience.

The Gus Grissom Stakes for colts and geldings, and the Richmond Stakes for fillies and mares highlight the 12-race card. Both stakes are restricted to statebreds sired by registered Indiana stallions.

GROVE CITY, Ohio - Lady Cherie is the one to beat when she starts as the highweight and likely favorite in a full field of 12 Ohio-bred fillies and mares in the $40,000 Scarlet and Gray Handicap at Beulah Park.

Lady Cherie, a 4-year-old daughter of Al Sabin, goes after her fourth stakes victory of the year for trainer Michael Nance. She was an easy 7 1/2 length winner in her most recent start, the Bobbie Bricker Handicap here at 1 1/16 miles on Oct. 28.

Owner Ken Murphy is hoping history repeats itself Sunday when his Miss Ritz runs as a $6,500 supplemental entry in the fillies division of the $66,650 Friendship Stakes, closing day feature at Louisiana Downs.

The last time Murphy supplemented Miss Ritz to a closing-day stakes she was a winner, and the victory helped lift Murphy to leading owner honors at Lone Star Park.

Murphy again finds himself in a close battle for an owner's title, this time at Louisiana Downs. Entering the races Friday, he led the standings by three wins over 17-time champ John Franks.