Even if the New York Racing Association goes forth with Saturday’s program at Aqueduct, the defending champion in the seven-furlong Toboggan Stakes might not be going to this year’s renewal.

Maximus Meridius, who won the 2025 Toboggan by a neck, is among six entrants in the $150,000 Toboggan, but to run in the $150,000 race, he must ship very early Saturday morning from trainer Butch Reid’s base at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Reid guesses the 100-mile journey would begin at about 4 a.m., when the temperature’s forecast to be about 4 degrees.

Trainer Gary Capuano worked hard to prepare 3-year-old colts Hollywood Import and Wild Warrior for the $200,000 Withers at Aqueduct, but adverse weather and a tight training schedule left him with too much to do. Back home at Laurel Park, the promising pair will instead make their 2026 debuts as key contenders in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes on Saturday.

Last Saturday at Gulfstream Park, the 7-year-olds Skippylongstocking, White Abarrio, and Full Serrano swept the first three positions in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park.

On Saturday at Santa Anita, Midnight Mammoth, also a 7-year-old, can win his first stakes since the summer of 2024 in the Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes at 1 1/8 miles on dirt.

“Hopefully, we’ll keep the trend going,” trainer Craig Dollase said on Thursday.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Alpyland and Sister Troienne will look to add to significant winning streaks Saturday when they run in $175,000 turf stakes for 3-year-olds at Gulfstream Park.

Alpyland, trained by Mark Casse, has reeled off three consecutive victories – the last two since he was gelded – and now stretches out to 1 1/16 miles in the Kitten’s Joy Stakes for males.

Sister Troienne, trained by Brian Lynch, seeks her fifth straight victory in the Sweetest Chant for fillies.

Trainer Michael Stidham is going to do his best to keep stakes winners Tom’s Magic and Montador apart this year. With Montador pointing to the Fair Grounds Stakes on Feb. 14, Stidham has opted to ship newly turned 4-year-old Tom’s Magic to Florida for Saturday’s Grade 3, $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.

Tom’s Magic had a good, bordering on great, 3-year-old campaign. He won three stakes and was runner-up in the King’s Plate at Woodbine and in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby, in which he was beaten a neck by Salamis right on the wire.

Fourth-place Captain Cook ran best among the newly turned 4-year-olds in the Pegasus last weekend. The others, Disco Time and Tappan Street, finished, respectively, eighth and 12th. Tappan Street’s the last horse to beat Sovereignty, and some are treating the Pegasus like a referendum on the 3-year-old class of 2025.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – With division leader Ted Noffey off the Triple Crown trail, several promising 3-year-olds will attempt to take advantage of the Eclipse Award winner’s absence when seeking to earn important Kentucky Derby qualifying points Saturday at Gulfstream Park in the $275,000 Holy Bull Stakes.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Solitude Dude, a visually impressive winner of his first two starts, figures to be tested for the first time when he heads a field of six in Saturday’s $175,000 Swale Stakes for 3-year-olds going seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park.

Solitude Dude rolled to a 9 1/2-length victory in a Nov. 1 maiden race at Gulfstream before shipping across the state to dominate the Inaugural Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs by eight lengths on Dec. 6.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Although she capped her outstanding 2-year-old campaign winning the 1 1/16-mile My Dear Girl Stakes in one-sided fashion, Mythical will turn back to seven furlongs when she launches her 3-year-old season Saturday at Gulfstream Park in the $175,000 Forward Gal Stakes. The Grade 3 fixture drew a strong and well-matched lineup of eight, including stakes winners Tessellate, Sneaky Good, and On Time Girl.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Horses sometimes lose because of bad trips, other times they get outrun by better rivals. Both apply in the Grade 3 Megahertz Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita.

The main entrants in the filly-mare turf mile benefit by more favorable conditions than in off-the-board finishes last out. Public Assembly broke tardily, fell too far behind a slow pace, and finished fifth in the Grade 3 Robert J. Frankel. Vibez was too far up in class and finished eighth in the Grade 1 Matriarch.