When one of the nation's smallest tracks puts up one of the country's biggest purses, people notice. And that's just what officials from Delta Downs in Vinton, La., were hoping would happen when they doubled the purse for Friday night's Delta Jackpot.

The 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-olds is drawing horses from as far away as Canada and California, including a coupled entry from trainer Bob Baffert - Cooperation and Consecrate. His reason for shipping all the way from Southern California to a town of 3,338 for a race is simple mathematics.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The weather in New York has been awful the last month, and the purse money at Calder pales in comparison to what is offered in California this time of year. So what is a trainer who winters in Florida and spends the rest of the year in New York to do with a promising long-distance turf allowance horse this time of year? Christophe Clement has followed the advice of Horace Greeley and is headed west.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Fleetstreet Dancer, the shocking winner of the $2 million Japan Cup Dirt at Tokyo Racecourse on Saturday, is scheduled to return to California on Thursday but is unlikely to stay home long.

Trainer Doug O'Neill on Sunday said he has the $6 million Dubai World Cup on March 27 as a long-term goal for Fleetstreet Dancer, who won his first stakes in the Japan Cup Dirt in the 22nd start of his career.

O'Neill said Fleetstreet Dancer is likely to have a prep race for the Dubai World Cup in the $250,000 San Antonio Handicap at Santa Anita on Jan. 31.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Churchill Downs reported a substantial increase in all-sources handle and a slight increase in ontrack business at the 27-day fall meet that ended Saturday.

All-sources wagering averaged $7,993,598, an increase of nearly 18 percent from last fall, when 30 programs were run. Ontrack business was up slightly, although figures reflect business at the nearby Trackside simulcast facility, which was open because of the massive renovation project that dominated the Churchill landscape.

Hollywood Park is cutting purses by 8 percent at its current autumn meeting, the track announced Monday, making it the second consecutive meeting at which purses were cut in Southern California.

Oak Tree at Santa Anita had a similar purse cut during its recently concluded meeting, which included the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.

Jockey Russell Baze, second in the nation with 410 victories, broke his collarbone Sunday when his mount, Snoopy Cat, stumbled leaving the gate in the third race at Golden Gate Fields, causing Baze to fall.

Another horse, After the Run, struck Baze after he fell. Baze also was bruised on his chest and complained of pain between his shoulder blades. He was taken to Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley for X-rays as well as an EKG and ultrasound for his chest.

Baze, fourth on the all-time list for career victories with 8,484, is expected to be sidelined four to six week.

The total handle on live racing at the Hastings meet that ended Sunday was $54,295,386, down 8.6 percent from last year. With eight fewer days and 92 fewer races, however, the per-race average was up 3.7 percent.

An increase of 4.3 percent in simulcast wagering helped offset the losses in the live handle, and the combined total of $177,842,389 was roughly equal to last year's $177,838,214.

Attendance figures are not taken at Hastings, but the track recorded an ontrack per-race handle increase of 12.3 percent for the live product.

Halory Leigh, ridden by Craig Perret, rallied to capture the $50,000 Holiday Inaugural by 4 1/4 lengths, perpetuating a sensational recent streak for trainer Dale Romans, who won a record 20 races at the Churchill fall meet.

Halory Leigh, the second choice in a field of eight fillies and mares, paid $5.60 after finishing six furlongs in 1:10.29.

Shemoveslikeaghost was a surprise winner of the $125,000-added New Mexico Racing Commission Handicap for statebred fillies and mares, outdueling Ghost Chatter in the stretch. The loss ended a four-race win streak for Ghost Chatter, the 2-1 favorite.

Shemoveslikeaghost, a homebred 3-year-old owned by William T. Stradley, paid $23.20 and finished six furlongs in 1:10.10 in winning her second stakes.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Queen's Triomphe, the longest-priced horse in a nine-horse field, tackled pacesetter Golden Damsel approaching the eighth pole and drew clear for a 2 1/4-length victory in the $82,875 Montauk Handicap for New York-bred fillies and mares.

Message Red, the 8-5 favorite, won a three-horse photo for second over Princess Dixie and Golden Damsel.