HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The lightly raced but extremely promising Domino Vitali figures to go postward as a heavy favorite to defeat five rivals in Friday’s $86,000 headliner, a one-mile test for older fillies and mares on the main track.

Domino Vitali, a $600,000 2-year-old purchase at the 2024 OBS March sale, was an instant success when finally launching her career last fall at Tampa Bay Downs. By Uncle Mo, the filly ran to her 4-5 backing by registering a one-sided, six-length maiden special weight victory going 6 1/2 furlongs.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Although his speed figures might be a little light and he’s yet to test stakes company, Jackson Hole has one item on his résumé that puts him in the conversation when talking about leading contenders for Saturday’s Grade 2 Fountain of Youth: He’s the only member of the field to have won a race around two turns.

ARCADIA, Calif. – A pick six carryover and a seven-figure pool are reasons enough for bettors to cope with a dreadful race that starts an otherwise appealing $2 pick six Friday at Santa Anita.

The $198,741 carryover is expected to attract $1 million in new money on races 4 through 9, a sequence with deep and competitive races – with one notable exception. The opening leg is a California-bred maiden-claiming mile with five runners and a favorite dropping off the worst race of his career.

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Colt by Not This Time – Beauty Parlor, by Elusive Quality

Bred in Kentucky by Newstead Corp ($230,000 Keeneland January short yearling purchase by Quinns Ride; $210,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling purchase by Kenny McPeek, agent)

In Rick Dutrow’s perfect world, neither The Obliterator nor Slay Sadie Slay would be tackling a one-turn mile at Aqueduct this week. The trainer said one might prefer a little longer while the other might prefer a little shorter, but the 3-year-old colts should still be able to make the most of things in the seventh on Friday, a starter allowance/optional $50,000 claiming race.

“We’re not going to wait around and choose our position,” Dutrow said. “They use this race and we jump on in there.”

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Nerazurri lost nothing in defeat in her last start, and the company line from the race is one of the primary reasons she will be a strong favorite Friday in the $135,000 Trivista overnight stakes at Oaklawn Park.

Nerazurri exits the track’s Grade 3 Bayakoa on Feb. 7. She raced with the pace and ultimately finished second, 2 3/4 lengths behind champion and stablemate Nitrogen.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Chief Wallabee obviously showed a world of potential when rallying to defeat the highly regarded and subsequently stakes-placed The Puma launching his career going seven furlongs on Jan. 10 at Gulfstream Park. But did he do enough to warrant coming back around two turns in a major Kentucky Derby prep in his second start six weeks later?

That’s the question trainer Bill Mott has wrestled with since Chief Wallabee’s victory. He finally reached a decision 24 hours after his promising 3-year-old drew post 6 on Saturday in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth.