Japanese Derby (G1T) winners Danon Decile and Croix du Nord are set for a match in the April 5 Osaka Hai (G1T) after Danon Decile withdrew from a trip to Dubai.
Seven weeks in advance of the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1), Paladin and Chief Wallabee closed as 8-1 co-favorites in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
The connections of Take A Breath could do just that after the 4-year-old filly won a photo finish in the $102,500 Santa Ana Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park March 15.
Top 3-year-olds Intrepido and Pavlovian and La Brea Stakes (G1) winner Usha were among the notable horses on the work tab March 15 at Santa Anita Park.
Tom Ryan of co-owner SF Racing confirmed March 15 that the undefeated colt Taj Mahal will make his next start in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4.
Jockey Umberto Rispoli, sidelined with a broken right ankle since Jan. 24, is "still a ways away" from returning to the saddle, his agent Matt Nakatani said March 15.