Blueridge Traveler might be one of the most aptly named horses running Saturday at Turfway Park.

It’s already been a bit of a journey for the colt, who after a series of troubled trips finally won his maiden last time out at Oaklawn Park. Now, his travels are taking him to his stakes debut. He shipped this week from Arkansas to Keeneland and will take the short van ride up the highway to Florence, Ky., on Saturday morning for the Spiral Stakes.

His connections are racking up the frequent-flier miles, too.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Songbird has been given the green light to resume serious training at Santa Anita, where the two-time champion filly is stabled with Jerry Hollendorfer.

Fox Hill Farms owner Rick Porter announced this week on Facebook that Songbird resumed galloping; she galloped 1 1/2 miles Wednesday and Thursday.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Victor Espinoza, the jockey for Horses of the Year American Pharoah and California Chrome in the last three years, will ride Paddys Day, the 2015 Arabian Horse of the Year, in the $100,000 Sheikha Fatima Darley Awards Stakes at Santa Anita on April 1.

Scott Powell, who trains and co-owns Paddys Day, and Brian Beach, Espinoza’s agent, confirmed the assignment. This will be the first time Espinoza has ridden an Arabian racehorse in his career, which began in 1992.

ARCADIA, Calif.– The two-time stakes winner Ann Arbor Eddie has been sidelined with a splint-bone injury.

Trainer Doug O’Neill said Ann Arbor Eddie was diagnosed with the injury after a fifth-place finish in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita on March 11.

“I had a splint bone pop up on me,” O’Neill said. “He’ll go to the farm for a couple of weeks.”

ARCADIA, Calif. – Trainer Doug O’Neill could have as many as four runners in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 8.

Iliad, Milton Freewater, So Conflated, and Term of Art are under consideration for the $1 million race at 1 1/8 miles, the top California prep race for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6.

Iliad was second to Mastery in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita on March 11. Mastery was pulled up with a leg injury immediately after the San Felipe, a circumstance that leaves Iliad a leading contender for the Santa Anita Derby.

Denman’s Call, who won the Grade 1 Triple Bend on March 11 at Santa Anita, is being considered for the Grade 3, $400,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap at Oaklawn, trainer Doug O’Neill said Tuesday. The race will be run April 15.

“He could surface there,” O’Neill said. “I’m going to be discussing that more with the owners.”

Denman’s Call races for Gilman Racing, Westside Rentals, and W.C. Racing. The horse was a one-length winner of the Triple Bend, covering the seven-furlong distance in a rapid 1:20.94 and earning a career-high 104 Beyer Speed Figure.

Iron Fist, who won the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup last month at Sam Houston, is under consideration for the Grade 2, $400,000 New Orleans Handicap on April 1 at Fair Grounds, said trainer Steve Asmussen. The horse worked at Fair Grounds on Monday, going six furlongs in 1:12.40.

“He’ll most likely run in the New Orleans Handicap,” Asmussen said. “He’s trained well there coming off the win. It’s the right time to try him.”

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Trainer Mark Hennig said that his promising 3-year-old Beasley underwent surgery Monday to remove an ankle chip diagnosed following his fifth-place finish in the Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby on March 11. Beasley, a son of Shackleford, was beaten eight lengths by Tapwrit after bobbling at the break and racing wide.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Nominations for the $1 million Florida Derby were to be released late Wednesday, with only seven to eight expected to start from the list of about 25 nominees.

The top three finishers from the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth – Gunnevera, Practical Joke, and Three Rules – could meet again April 1 in the nine-furlong Florida Derby, although trainer Chad Brown has not confirmed Practical Joke as a definite starter. Likewise, Todd Pletcher has not committed Battalion Runner and Always Dreaming, although both are expected to be entered.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – There are no superstars in the field, but Saturday’s $100,000 Cicada Stakes drew a competitive group of five 3-year-old fillies for the six-furlong race.

Wilburnmoney and Bluegrass Flag, the one-two finishers in the Franklin Square Stakes for New York-breds, meet again in the Cicada. Wilburnmoney was a 20-1 upset winner of the Franklin Square, finishing two lengths in front of Bluegrass Flag, who ran in that race after a scheduled allowance race a week earlier was canceled due to snow.