OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jockey Cornelio Velasquez was named to ride horses this week at Aqueduct but has pushed back his return for at least 10 more days, his agent, Bill Castle, said Thursday.

Velasquez, involved in a spill Dec. 5 in which he fractured his collarbone, will now return either Jan. 19 or 22. Castle said Velasquez told him he wants to get fitter before returning to ride races.

Velasquez was the third-leading rider on the New York Racing Association circuit in 2014 with 177 wins. He won the Aqueduct fall-meet riding title.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer David Jacobson has two candidates for the $100,000 Hollie Hughes here on Jan. 18, Big Business and Be Bullish, but he likely won’t run them against each other.

Big Business, the recent winner of the Alex M. Robb here at 1 1/16 miles, is a candidate to cut back to six furlongs in either the Hollie Hughes or the $100,000 Sunshine Millions Sprint on Jan. 17 at Gulfstream Park.

Formerly open only to Florida-breds, the Sunshine Millions is now also open to horses bred in New York, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Willet may not be done racing just yet.

Following Willet’s third-place finish as the favorite in the Garland of Roses at Aqueduct on Dec. 6, trainer and part-owner Jimmy Iselin seemed to be leaning toward retiring Willet, a four-time New York-bred stakes winner.

But in the subsequent month, Iselin has been pleased with the 7-year-old mare’s training. If she continues to impress, Willet is likely to run in the $100,000 Interborough Stakes here Jan. 17.

Live racing at Aqueduct was canceled Thursday, the second straight cancellation due to cold weather. Both Aqueduct and Belmont were to be open for simulcasting.

The forecasted high for Thursday in Ozone Park, where Aqueduct is located, was 21 degrees with wind chills in the single digits. Wednesday had similar temperatures and wind gusts in the 30- to 40-mile-per-hour range.

The New York Racing Association was hopeful of resuming racing on Friday when temperatures were to return to the low 30s with a 60 percent chance of snow showers.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Wind Racer had to wait until she turned 4 before finally getting to the races, but she did not disappoint her connections or backers once she did, winning her career debut in impressive fashion here Wednesday.

Wind Racer, a 3-5 favorite, overcame early trouble to win by five lengths after completing six furlongs in 1:09.21 under Javier Castellano. Wind Racer, a daughter of Curlin, is trained by Marty Wolfson for Stonestreet Stables and Martin Cherry.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Only six were entered for Saturday’s Grade 3 Hal’s Hope at Gulfstream, led by last year’s Donn winner, Lea. The remainder of the lineup consists of Valid, Golden Lad, Confrontation, Slim Shadey, and Prayer for Relief.

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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – For a horse who finished second in the Champagne Stakes and was beaten a nose for second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Upstart may be flying a bit under the radar as he prepares for his 3-year-old campaign, which will begin here later this winter. But the man who knows the horse best, trainer Rick Violette, couldn’t be more bullish on the New York-bred Upstart, who worked four furlongs in 49.10 seconds at Palm Meadows on Tuesday.

Construction has begun on new stalls at Laurel Park. Under the 10-year agreement between the Maryland Jockey Club and the horsemen that was signed in 2012, the Stronach Group, owner of the MJC, agreed to build an additional 300 stalls as part of the backstretch revitalization project.

Horses in Maryland are stabled at Laurel, Pimlico, and the Bowie Training Center during the year. Once the additional stalls are completed, stabling could be consolidated to two locations.

Laurel Park will change its schedule for February and March by adding Sunday racing.

Beginning Feb. 1, Sundays will be added, with Laurel racing on a Friday-through-Sunday schedule. Thursdays will be dropped starting Feb. 5.

Thursday racing will resume March 5, with the track running Thursday through Sunday.

The 2014 Grade 1 winners Hoppertunity and Majestic Harbor are part of a projected field of 11 in Saturday’s $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes over 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita.

Hoppertunity, who won the Grade 1 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs on Nov. 28, will be favored in the Grade 2 race, a prep for the $500,000 San Antonio Stakes over 1 1/8 miles on Feb. 7. Majestic Harbor was fourth in the 2014 San Antonio. He won the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita last June.