HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Code of Honor, the winner of the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, came out of the race well and will make his next start in either the Grade 1, $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream on March 30 or the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct one week later, trainer Shug McGaughey said Sunday morning at Gulfstream.

Delta Downs in Vinton, La., which was forced to cancel Thursday night's card due to heavy rainfall, will make up for those lost races with a special card March 12, according to track official Chris Warren. First post will be 1:10 p.m. Central.

The additional card, which falls on a Tuesday, will be the final program of the meet that was originally scheduled to close March 9.

Warren said Delta received permission to run the additional card from the Louisiana Racing Commission.

Delta lost a 10-race program Thursday. 

Steve Asmussen expected Limonite to benefit from his 3-year-old debut in the Risen Star Stakes and said Thursday that the colt remains on track to make his second start this year in the March 23 Louisiana Derby.

“He came out of the race well and we’re on target for that,” Asmussen said.

Limonite worked an easy half-mile in 52.40 seconds on Feb. 25.

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Trainer Jerry O’Dwyer expected the 3-year-old filly Needs Supervision to improve on her winning performance Jan. 19 in the Silverbulletday Stakes when she ran back in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes on Feb. 19.

“I thought she’d run better, and she ran worse,” O’Dwyer said.

Stewards here said they have denied a protest of Chris and Dave’s eligibility for a $50,000 starter allowance that he won Feb. 23 at Oaklawn. Robertino Diodoro, who trained the runner-up, filed the protest and told Daily Racing Form on Thursday that he planned to appeal.

The protest was first reported by the Paulick Report.

Three-year-old old Hog Creek Hustle, second in the Lecomte Stakes and fourth in the Risen Star Stakes, will take his chance in the $1 million Louisiana Derby on March 23.

Trained by Vickie Foley, Hog Creek Hustle had less-than-ideal trips in both races. In the Risen Star, Foley was disappointed that Hog Creek Hustle fell so far behind the early pace, subsequently getting caught wide while making what his trainer felt was an ill-timed move on the far turn.

“He wasn’t beating the winner, but I felt like he should have been second in the Risen Star,” Foley said.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Shortly after Espresso Shot won the East View Stakes here on Dec. 29, the New York-bred filly shipped to South Florida for a little rest and relaxation.

She arrived back in New York about a week ago and on Friday she put in her final workout in advance of a start in open company in next Saturday’s $250,000 Busher Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.

Espresso Shot, working at 7:45 a.m. over the Belmont Park training track, went five furlongs in 1:02. It was her fourth work since the East View, the other three coming at the Palm Meadows training center.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – As light snow fell on Long Island throughout Friday morning, it didn’t have the feel of the first day of March or that the Kentucky Derby was a mere nine weeks away.

Thoughts quickly turned to spring, however, as among the 123 horses to put in workouts at Belmont Park Friday morning were the top 3-year-olds on the grounds preparing for races their connections hope get them to Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Mucho passed his first test as a 3-year-old in workmanlike fashion when he outran four others in a Friday allowance sprint at Gulfstream Park, and now trainer Bill Mott will contemplate what’s next for the Blame colt.

Ridden by Jose Ortiz, Mucho rallied from just off the pace to win the six-furlong race by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:10.35 over a fast track, returning $3 as a heavy favorite. It was the first start for Mucho since he finished second in the Grade 1 Hopeful in early September, and his first start on Lasix.

ARCADIA, Calif. – The Santa Anita Handicap on March 9 will not include Pavel, who won the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs last June but is winless in four subsequent starts. Trainer Doug O’Neill said on Thursday that Pavel will be sent to the United Arab Emirates for the $12 million Dubai World Cup.

Owned by Paul and Zillah Reddam, Pavel was fourth in the 2018 Dubai World Cup. In his most recent start, Pavel finished fourth in the Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes at 1 1/8 miles at Santa Anita on Feb. 2.