Voodoo Song new addition to Mandella stable

DEL MAR, Calif. – Voodoo Song, second to Gucci Factor in the Mohawk and sixth most recently in the Artie Schiller on Nov. 9 at Aqueduct, has been sent west and is now with Richard Mandella, Mandella said Friday.

Voodoo Song was bred and is owned by Barry Schwartz, who has a home in the Santa Barbara area and in years past has had a runner or two based at Santa Anita during the winter.

Voodoo Song, a New York-bred, is winless in five starts this year but in 2018 won the Grade 1 Fourstardave at Saratoga for Linda Rice.

◗ Del Mar will play host on Sunday to the local Toys for Tots drive for the third straight year. All fans who bring a new, unwrapped toy to the track on Sunday will receive free admission. Donations via cash or check also can be made to uniformed Marines and Navy personnel supervising the collection barrels. More than 1,200 toys were donated and more than $17,500 raised at last year’s event.

◗ Santa Anita was scheduled to renovate its main track beginning Monday after training hours, but a text to horsemen sent Friday afternoon said "due to the forecast of heavy rain next week the scheduled work to the main track will be cancelled." Works will be allowed on Tuesday "with the possibility of the main track being closed Wed and Thurs," the text said.