ARCADIA, Calif. – Peace and Justice won first time out, bolted to the outside in his second start, then ran off to a long lead and faded in his third. Last Sunday, in start No. 4, he was dazzling, running away from a first-level allowance field on turf in a manner that suggested that stakes races are in his future. But can such an inconsistent horse be trusted?

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Reigning female sprint champion Groupie Doll arrived early Tuesday afternoon at trainer Buff Bradley’s barn at Gulfstream Park, where she will continue preparations for what will be the final start of her racing career later this winter.

Groupie Doll, the leading contender to win a second consecutive title when the 2013 Eclipse Awards are announced here Jan. 18, will be bred to Tapit following her retirement.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Blingo began his career on turf and has raced mostly on turf and synthetic surfaces during an oft-interrupted career, but a recent win at Belmont Park, coupled with strong subsequent works, has convinced trainer John Shirreffs that dirt is his preferred surface, so he will remain on dirt for the Grade 2, $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes for older horses Saturday.

ARCADIA, Calif. – It took three starts, but Kristo finally showed what all the hype was about when scoring a romping win against maidens going two turns during the fall meeting here at Santa Anita. It was the third straight race in which he was sent off at 3-5, and it followed a pair of runner-up finishes in sprints against maidens, one at Del Mar and one here.

Gold Hawk, the 3-year-old Empire Maker colt trained by Steve Asmussen who has started his career with a pair of promising wins, will make his stakes debut in the Jan. 18 Lecomte Stakes, Asmussen said Monday.

Out of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Caressing and owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds, Gold Hawk won his seven-furlong career debut Nov. 30 at Churchill by 2 1/4 lengths and came back to beat first-level allowance foes around two turns by 3 1/2 lengths on Dec. 27 at Fair Grounds.

No matter where Expensive Jet finishes in his debut in Thursday’s second race at Golden Gate Fields, trainer Cinda Mahorney will consider the day a success.

Mahorney is the daughter of jockey Bill Mahorney, one of Northern California’s top riders in the B.B. (Before Baze) era. He won more than 2,500 races before his career was cut short by injuries.

Cinda Mahorney, 42, always loved horses and wanted a career at the track, but her father always tried to dissuade her.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Awesome Baby, who won the Grade 2 Santa Ynez Stakes for 3-year-old fillies Saturday, and stablemate Crushed Velvet, third as the favorite in the 6 1/2-furlong race, will take different paths this spring, trainer Bob Baffert said.

Awesome Baby will remain in sprints, while Crushed Velvet, who was making only her second start, will get a chance to stretch out and see if she’s an Oaks-quality filly.

ARCADIA, Calif. – As with Jeranimo, the connections of Pontchatrain will have to try a new distance with her for her next start, following her victory Sunday in the Grade 2 Monrovia Stakes.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Jeranimo, spry as ever at age 8, bounced out of his victory in the Grade 2 San Gabriel Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita in good shape, leaving trainer Mike Pender contemplating where to run him next during this elongated, six-month meeting.

“He was just like his old self, like he didn’t run,” Pender said. “He dived into his feed tub, destroyed his hay net, and said thanks for the mile-and-an-eighth workout in 1:46.”

Jeranimo once used to stalk the leaders, but as he has aged, he’s become accustomed to dropping out of it and making one run.

OLDSMAR, Fla. – Jockeys come and they go, and Ronnie Allen Jr. just keeps on winning.

The jockey colony, which has been in a constant state of flux since near the beginning of the meeting, will change yet again this week when Jesus Castanon returns to Tampa Bay Downs.

A former leading rider here, Castanon will begin taking mounts here Friday, according to agent Donald Cespedes. Cespedes was the agent for Fernando De La Cruz, who went down in a spill on Dec. 27 after having won 23 races since the meeting started Dec. 4.