Flavien Prat's dominant five-win performance at Colonial Downs—highlighted by victories in the Virginia Oaks, Royal New Kent, and Sandy Bottom Stakes earned him Jockey of the Week honors for March 9-15.

In this week's Porter on Pedigrees, recent stakes winner Goodall's pedigree features some interestingly arranged close inbreeding of Indian Charlie, Seattle Slew, and Mr. Prospector.

Scratch It and La Ville Lumiere will clash in the Bourbonette Oaks, while Mercante faces challengers in the Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (G3) at Turfway Park.

Stormy Atlantic sired 112 black-type winners and nine champions from 23 crops of racing age.

Chip Honcho gets a stamina test in the 1 3/16-mile Louisiana Derby (G2) March 21 at Fair Grounds Race Course when he battles Emerging Market, Golden Tempo, Universe, and five other 3-year-olds.

The season begins with 18 days of Thoroughbred-only racing from May 2–June 7, along with 2 additional Thoroughbred-only race days, July 10–11, when the Iowa Festival of Racing is scheduled.

Kinnon LaRose, 28, will take over as head trainer of Tom Amoss' racing stable at the beginning of the Keeneland spring meet. LaRose has been an assistant trainer for Amoss for six years. Amoss will remain involved in the stable.

A schedule of this week's racing programs on radio and television, as compiled by America's Best Racing.

Book'em Danno has been named New Jersey-bred Horse of the Year for the third consecutive year by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey.

It's only fitting that on the closing weekend of the Fair Grounds meet, Louisiana's pride and joy, Touchuponastar, is competing in the March 21 New Orleans Classic Stakes (G2), a race that the now 7-year-old won last year.