With the largest stable in Southern California - it typically hovers at about 80 horses in training - trainer Doug O'Neill is a prime candidate to expand his operation to other states. But O'Neill, 36, is in no rush to follow California trainers Mike Mitchell and Jeff Mullins, who plan to open divisions in Florida.

"I'm very happy here, with no plans of going anywhere," O'Neill said Tuesday at his barn at Hollywood Park.

O'Neill entered the third week of the meet at Hollywood atop the standings, with six wins, and has started almost twice the number of horses of any other trainer - 35 runners.

"I'm content here," O'Neill said.

O'Neill said he's hoping the loss of some of Mitchell's and Mullins's horses to another state will put pressure on industry regulators and legislators to make changes that will benefit horsemen.

For O'Neill, Florida is only a plane ride away. After winning the $200,000 Carl G. Rose Classic Saturday at Calder with Supah Blitz, O'Neill said he plans to return to Florida with Supah Blitz for the $1 million Sunshine Millions Classic on Jan. 29 at Gulfstream Park.

"That's the beauty of having Supah Blitz," he said. "We can just put him on a plane and go down there."

O'Neill said it was unlikely that Supah Blitz would make another start before then. "He might just be a happy, fresh horse going down there," he said.

Sharp Lisa to Hollywood Starlet
O'Neill will seek a Grade 1 victory next month with Sharp Lisa, who finished sixth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. The Hollywood Starlet will be run Dec. 19.

"Is Sweet Catomine running?" O'Neill asked. When told Sweet Catomine wasn't running, he responded, "Good, then that's the target."

Trainer Julio Canani said Sweet Catomine, the BC Juvenile Fillies winner, will not run in the Starlet. It means Sharp Lisa will enter the race with a decided speed-figure advantage over Starlet probable Splendid Blended. Sharp Lisa's three most recent Beyer Figures are 89, 90, and 84. Splendid Blended's last three Beyers are 80, 84, and 78.