After two unsuccessful tries on turf to open up his 3-year-old campaign, Starry Night Racing's Fulmine has relished the switch back to dirt, landing his first stakes win emphatically in the $107,500 Hutcheson Stakes March 14 at Gulfstream Park.

Tejano Twist wins the Whitmore Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park by 2 lengths, just 13 days after his last start.

Veteran gelding Sumter bested eastern invader Quereme Pass by a nose to earn his first graded stakes victory March 14 in a thrilling edition of the San Simeon Stakes (G3T) for older horses going about 6 1/2 furlongs down the hill at Santa Anita Park.

After a less-than-ideal sixth-place effort in the Holy Bull Stakes (G3), Incredibolt needed a boost to his Kentucky Derby (G1) hopes. Winning the Virginia Derby did just that.

New York's Saletta leads the field with a mythical bankroll of $156.24, while Nevada's Tommy Lenberg sits in second place at $139.60 after the first day.

Pablo Morales is one of the lucky ones. The accomplished rider is hanging up his tack for good while healthy, happy, fit, and fulfilled. 

Bottle of Rouge, trained by Bob Baffert and owned by his wife, Jill, wins the March 14 Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs.

Cherokee Nation returned to the work tab March 14, 15 days after posting a 103 Equibase Speed Figure in a scintillating maiden win at Santa Anita Park. Also on the tab was Journalism.

Cheltenham Festival races that begin on bends were pinpointed as a key problem by jump jockeys March 14 in the wake of a string of unsatisfactory starts during jump racing's biggest four days of the season.

Albert Einstein heads a list of top Irish horses, while Nicola Burns leads the jockeys as flat racing returns to Ireland.