ARCADIA, Calif. – The purse of the Frank Kilroe Mile at Santa Anita on March 7 has been reduced from $300,000 to $200,000 after the turf race was downgraded from a Grade 1 to a Grade 2 in late 2025 by the American Graded Stakes Committee.

Grade 1 races must have a minimum purse of $300,000, while Grade 2 races must be worth at least $200,000, according to the Graded Stakes Committee. 

Santa Anita initially advertised the Kilroe with a purse of $300,000. The prize money level was recently reduced.

ARCADIA, Calif. – The comeback of the brilliant 4-year-old colt Journalism is well underway.

On Sunday at Santa Anita, Journalism worked three furlongs in 36.80 seconds, his first official workout of the year. 

“He’s getting started, going through the motions,” trainer Michael McCarthy said.

Journalism returned to McCarthy’s stable in mid-January after a brief rest. The colt is expected to be ready to race this spring, with the Grade 1 Metropolitan Mile Handicap at Saratoga on June 6 mentioned as a potential goal.

In the $200,000 Busher, a points-scoring race for the May 1 Kentucky Oaks, trainer Chad Brown sends out Current Yield, who won her debut on Jan. 31 at Tampa Bay Downs. Current Yield is a substitute for Market Chill, a maiden winner in her fourth start on Jan. 11 at Tampa.

Recently, when Brown worked the two fillies together, he felt Current Yield was the better of the pair.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – In a span of 11 weeks, between Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, and Tampa Bay Downs, trainer Chad Brown sent out eight debut winners. The run has included such impressive 3-year-old colts as Iron Honor, Canaletto and Emerging Market.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Live racing scheduled for Sunday at Aqueduct was canceled due to a blizzard warning and a forecast that calls for between 18 and 24 inches of snow and high winds in the New York City metropolitan area scheduled to start later in the afternoon. 

Aqueduct was also to be closed for simulcasting. 

This was the ninth weather-related full-card cancellation of the winter, all since Jan. 24. The final five races of the Jan. 17 card were also canceled due to weather. 

Sunday's 10-race program at Santa Anita has carryovers of $40,088 in the $2 pick six, and $23,783 in the $1 Sunset Six. 

The pick six covers the fifth through 10th races on a program that begins at 12:30 p.m. Pacific. 

Before scratches the pick six races have fields of 10, 7, 10, 8, 10, and 10. 

The Sunset Sux encompasses the final three races at Gulfstream Park and the final three races at Santa Anita. 

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – A field of 11 3-year-olds has been entered for Saturday’s $425,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park, an important stepping-stone on the Kentucky Derby trail and final major prep for the $1 million Florida Derby on March 28.  The 1 1/16-mile fixture goes as the finale on a 14-race card that kicks off at 11:30 a.m.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Blackout Time was made the 8-5 morning-line favorite in a field of 10 for the Grade 2, $1 million Rebel when posts for next Sunday’s race were drawn on Saturday at Oaklawn Park. 

Brian Hernandez Jr. has the mount on the Breeders’ Futurity runner-up from post 4 for trainer Kenny McPeek. 

Conducted and The Padre, stakes winners at Del Mar in 2025, have resumed training at Santa Anita.

Conducted rejoined trainer O.J. Jauregui’s stable at the beginning of February for an expected return to racing this spring. In his last start, his stakes debut, Conducted won the $201,500 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes for 2-year-olds at a mile on turf at Del Mar on Oct. 31, the first of the two days of Breeders’ Cup races.

Jauregui said Conducted is “jogging and having light gallops.

A five-furlong workout at Santa Anita on Sunday will help to determine a March race schedule for Om N Joy, a four-time stakes winner in 2025.

Om N Joy is considered a candidate for the Grade 1 Beholder Mile for fillies and mares at Santa Anita on March 7, but she needs a fast workout to remain on schedule, trainer Aggie Ordonez said on Friday.

“She’s going to have a big workout on Sunday,” Ordonez said. “I really think she needs to work in 59 and change to keep us on track.”