Om, who beat maidens in his second start last summer at 2, is being prepared for a comeback this spring. Trained by Dan Hendricks, Om is expected to have his first workout of the year this week. He returned to racetrack training in early January, having been trained briefly at a local farm by Julie Adair-Stack.
Imperative and Cool Samurai will be longshots in the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap on March 7, the top race for older horses at Santa Anita this year.
Mischief Clem, winner of the $245,000 California Cup Derby last month but seventh in the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields last Saturday, is likely to race in the California-bred division in coming months, trainer Bob Hess Jr. said.
Lulu Rocks is a significant newcomer to the field in a $57,000, first-level allowance for New York-bred sprinters that was rescheduled from Sunday to Thursday at Aqueduct.
Hunter’s Light, a Group 1 winner in Dubai and Italy who was seventh in the 2014 Arlington Million at Arlington Park, leads a field of 10 in Thursday’s $200,000 Dubai Millennium Stakes at 1 1/4 miles on turf at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.
The Grade 3, $300,000 Southwest Stakes will be run Sunday, said David Longinotti, director of racing for Oaklawn Park. The Southwest had been scheduled for Monday but was canceled due to a winter storm system that landed in Arkansas.
Marino’s Wild Cat ($5) took all the late wagering and rewarded his backers with an easy, front-running victory in Monday’s $60,460 Lost in the Fog Stakes at Golden Gate Fields.
Diversy Harbor was last for the first half-mile of the $200,250 Buena Vista Stakes at a mile on turf at Santa Anita on Monday, and that was fine with jockey Gary Stevens.
Trainer Bruce Levine and owner Mike Repole called an audible before the start of the General George Handicap that played a key role in Misconnect's upset victory at Laurel Park on Monday.
Leonard Dorfman, who trained such well-known California-based stakes winners as Biggs, Joni U. Bar, McCann’s Mojave, and Travel Orb in a 46-year training career, died Sunday, according to a statement released Monday by Santa Anita’s publicity department.
