Miguel Hernandez never won the Sunland Park Derby as a jockey, but he has a good chance to do so as a trainer with the undefeated Conquest Mo Money.

The horse improved his record to 3 for 3 in last weekend’s Mine That Bird Derby, which served as the local prep for the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Derby. Conquest Mo Money is now bound for the March 26 race, Hernandez said Wednesday.

Hernandez won riding titles at Sunland, Zia Park, Ruidoso, and Turf Paradise during a 33-year career in the saddle that came to an end in a spill in 2013.

Fear the Cowboy, the winner of last year’s Evangeline Downs Mile, will be considered for the $250,000 Essex Handicap on March 18 at Oaklawn, said trainer Efren Loza Jr. Loza said he is monitoring the potential field for the Essex, which shares a card with the Rebel and Azeri stakes.

Fear the Cowboy last raced Feb. 25, finishing second in the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup at Sam Houston. He earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 90. One start prior, Fear the Cowboy won an allowance at Delta Downs. Loza is wintering at Delta and has a string of horses in south Florida.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Hard Aces has had a nearly constant presence in the major stakes for older horses in Southern California in recent years. He even wins a few of them.

Owned by Pete and Kosta Hronis, Hard Aces won the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita in 2015 and will have his third consecutive appearance in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap next Saturday. He was fourth in 2015 and second last year to Melatonin.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Dortmund, the six-time stakes winner, is likely to have his first start for trainer Art Sherman in the Grade 1 Frank Kilroe Mile on turf at Santa Anita next Saturday.

Sherman said the $400,000 Kilroe Mile has more appeal than the Grade 1 Triple Bend Stakes at seven furlongs on dirt on the same day.

“I got a feeling it will be a little easier,” Sherman said of the Kilroe Mile. “I’ve been wanting to try him on grass.”

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Jockeys Ricardo Santana Jr. and Didiel Osorio were both home resting on Friday, one day after being injured in a spill in the second race at Oaklawn Park. Both were transported to a local hospital after the heel-clipping accident and were released later Thursday.

Santana, who had a one-win lead in the standings through Thursday, separated his shoulder and was scheduled to see a specialist, according to his agent, Ruben Munoz.

Tequilita, the upset winner of the Grade 2 Forward Gal on Feb. 4, was conspicuous by her absence when entries were drawn for Saturday’s Grade 2 Davona Dale Stakes. But trainer Michael Matz said he decided to skip the second leg of the local stakes series for 3-year-old fillies to await the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks at 1 1/16 miles on April 1.

Curlin’s Approval got back to some serious work at Gulfstream Park on Friday, breezing five furlongs in 1:00.39 and galloping out six furlongs in 1:14.02 with jockey Luis Saez aboard. The work was her first since capturing the Grade 2 Royal Delta in impressive fashion two weeks ago.

“She had a nice, easy breeze this morning,” said owner and breeder Happy Alter, who was on hand, as always, to oversee the work.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Noble Bird, sixth most recently in the Pegasus World Cup, is headed to the Grade 2, $400,000 New Orleans Handicap at Fair Grounds on April 1, trainer Mark Casse said.

On Friday, in his first work since the Pegasus, Noble Bird went five furlongs in 1:00.30 at the Palm Meadows training center.

“I thought he went fantastic,” Casse said.

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – State of Honor turned in an eye-catching drill under Julien Leparoux on Friday at the Palm Meadows training center in preparation for the Grade 2, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby next Saturday. He was timed in 47.75 seconds for a half-mile and then galloped out powerfully.

“He trains unbelievable,” trainer Mark Casse said. “He’s training really well.

Girvin won the Risen Star Stakes on Feb. 25 at Fair Grounds, and trainer Al Stall’s phone started ringing.

No, Stall doesn’t train Girvin; Joe Sharp does. But a colt whom Stall does train, Excitations, debuted in the same race as Girvin on Dec. 16. The pair dueled through the whole homestretch, with Girvin getting his head in front just before the finish. Girvin later won the Risen Star by two lengths.

“I kept telling people, ‘Sure, it might make him look good, but he still has to go out and do it,’ ” Stall said of Excitations.