WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 3

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Oak Tree at Santa Anita, featuring $84,000 Possibly Perfect Handicap, first post 1 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 7:15 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at UCLA, 8 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Pacific at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.; Stanford at USC, 6 p.m.; California at UCLA, 7:30 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: USC at UCLA, 4 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 4

* AUTO RACING: SCRA sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; Coors 100 sportsman stocks, Cajon Speedway, El Cajon, 7 p.m.; factory stock enduro, Santa Maria Speedway, 7 p.m.; stock cars, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, noon; street stocks, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.; race trucks, Blythe Speedway, 7 p.m.

* BOAT RACING: Fallnationals drag boats, Puddingstone Lake, San Dimas, qualifying, 9 a.m.

* COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Houston at UCLA, Rose Bowl, 3:30 p.m.; Nevada Las Vegas at USC, Coliseum, 7:10 p.m.

* HOCKEY: Utah at Ice Dogs, IHL, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Oak Tree at Santa Anita, featuring $75,000 Henry P. Russell Handicap and $100,000 California Sires Stakes, first post 12:30 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Vintage Grand Prix, Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, 8 a.m.; U.S. Speedway Nationals, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: California at USC, 4 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.; Pacific at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: UC Santa Barbara at Pepperdine, noon; Occidental at Pepperdine, 2 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 5

* AUTO RACING: IRRA Stock Car Challenge, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, 1:30 p.m.

* BOAT RACING: Fallnationals drag boats, Puddingstone Lake, San Dimas, 11 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Oak Tree at Santa Anita, featuring $100,000 California Sires Stakes and $125,000 Las Palmas Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.

* HOCKEY: Chicago at Ice Dogs, IHL, Long Beach Arena, 4 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Vintage Grand Prix, Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, 8 a.m.

* SOCCER: Dallas at Galaxy, MLS playoffs, Rose Bowl, 5 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: San Jose State at UCLA, El Camino College, 2:30 p.m.; UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton, 4 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: San Francisco at UCLA, El Camino College, noon; UC Irvine at USC, 1 p.m.; Pacific at Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m.

* WOMAN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Stanford at UCLA, 2 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* RUNNING: The Hard Rock Cafe/City of West Hollywood Rock ‘N’ Roll 10-Kilometer Charity Run will be held at 9 a.m. A five-kilometer walk-run will be held at 8 a.m. Details: (818) 380-0400.

About This Listing

On Fridays The Times publishes a sampling of Southland participatory events on a space-available basis. To submit your event, send a fax with the date, location and time of competition to (213) 237-7876 or write to Sports Weekend, Sports Department, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA, 90053. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.