By early February, two weeks after he finished fourth in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational at Gulfstream Park, Mi Hermano Ramon was back in California and showing enthusiasm in day-to-day training.

That was what trainer Mark Glatt needed to see to begin planning a start in Saturday’s Grade 1 Frank Kilroe Mile on turf at Santa Anita.

“In the second week of getting back from Florida, he started acting like his old self,” Glatt recalled Thursday. “His breezes were on par with where he is at when he’s right.”

ARCADIA, Calif. – It’s crunch time for a half-dozen Kentucky Derby candidates entered in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita.

“From here on out, it’s like the playoffs,” trainer Bob Baffert said. “That’s what makes the road to the Derby so interesting. Everybody’s watching, everybody’s got an opinion. It’s like watching the playoffs in baseball or football.”

Grade 1 winner and stakes producer Panty Raid has been euthanized due to the infirmities of old age, owner Godolphin reported on its social media Wednesday evening. The Include mare was 21.

Eclipse Award champion female sprinter Soul of an Angel is on offer as a racing or broodmare prospect in a flash sale being conducted on Fasig-Tipton’s digital platform.

Bidding opened Wednesday and will close the evening of Tuesday, March 4. Soul of an Angel, a 6-year-old Atreides mare, is currently owned by C2 Racing Stable, Agave Racing Stable, and Ken Reimer, and is in training with Saffie Joseph Jr. at Gulfstream Park. She is being consigned by Taylor Made Sales, as agent.

Patrice Jacobs Wolfson, who, along with late husband Louis, is best known for campaigning 1978 Triple Crown winner Affirmed, died Tuesday at age 87 at her home in Bal Harbour, Fla.

Approaching one year since her richest career win, Everland is back in stride at her favorite track, Turfway Park. The filly is likely to go favored in the $125,000 Wintergreen Stakes for fillies and mares on Saturday night – and could punch her ticket back to Turfway’s biggest program of the year.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The expected top two betting choices in Saturday’s Grade 2, $215,000 Davona Dale Stakes at Gulfstream Park appear to have some vulnerabilities. La Cara comes back in three weeks, while Ballerina d’Oro makes her first start in 12 weeks and missed a race due to a fever. But it remains to be seen if any of the other five 3-year-old fillies can take advantage in the one-mile race.

Viewed through the prism of a Kentucky Derby prep, Saturday’s Grade 3, $300,000 Gotham Stakes comes up lacking. Viewed through the prism of a gambling exercise, the Gotham comes up rather intriguing.

Eight of the 10 entrants come into the race off wins, many in restricted races. None of the 10 have an open-company stakes win on their résumé, and only one has even competed in such a race.