ARCADIA, Calif. - Echo Zulu, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2021, was resting in her stall on Sunday morning, less than a day after undergoing emergency surgery for sesamoid fractures sustained during a workout at Santa Anita on Friday.

The surgery, conducted by Ryan Carpenter, was designed to stabilize the injury, which will require months of recovery, according to Scott Blasi, assistant to trainer Steve Asmussen.

“The surgery went well, as well as expected,” Blasi said. “It’s a one-day-at-a-time situation. You don’t want to get too far ahead of yourself.

ARCADIA, Calif. - A portion of Saturday’s $1 pick six pool at Santa Anita was refunded after two leading account wagering providers – TVG and TwinSpires – erroneously offered the bet with a 20-cent minimum.

According to track general manager Nate Newby, approximately $80,000 was refunded to bettors who bought tickets through those account wagering systems in 20-cent increments. The final pool was $160,055 after refunds.

Channel Maker, the male turf champion of 2020, a four-time Grade 1 winner and earner of more than $3.9 million, has been retired from racing, his connections said Saturday.

The announcement came one day after the 9-year-old gelding finished 11th of 12 in the Grade 3 Sycamore at Keeneland.

“It’s time,” part-owner Adam Wachtel said.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Zandon, convincing winner of the Grade 2 Woodward at Aqueduct on Oct. 1, returned to the work tab Saturday at Belmont Park as he prepares for a start in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 4 at Santa Anita.

Zandon, who went a half-mile in 48.87 seconds according to track clockers, was one of three likely Breeders’ Cup starters trainer Chad Brown sent out for works early Saturday morning in an attempt to beat the rain that started to fall steadily shortly before 10 a.m.

Randy Goulding, a longtime Canadian correspondent and handicapper for Daily Racing Form, among other positions in the racing industry, has been elected to the British Columbia Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

Goulding will be honored for the election during an awards dinner and induction ceremony on a date to be determined next March, along with Tod Mountain Thoroughbreds, a breeding and sales operation, and Terry Sangara, a prominent owner.

Dr. Jorge Perez, a racetrack practitioner who has worked on the backsides of New York tracks since 2018, has been handed a 14-month suspension after he appealed a two-year suspension related to his possession of a banned substance that regulates thyroid function, according to a ruling posted on the website of the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit, which began regulating medication use at most U.S. racetracks beginning last May.

Jockey Frankie Dettori has put retirement on hold and is planning to ride in the U.S. full time in 2024.

Dettori, 52, confirmed his plans on racing commentator Nick Luck’s podcast Wednesday night.

“I want to carry on a little bit longer in California, where I had such a lovely winter,” Dettori told Luck. “The dynamic of my year has changed so much. If I wasn’t riding any winners or not riding in the big races it would have made my decision much easier but at this point I’m still feeling good and I got to get it out of my system.”