HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - On Fire Baby became a Grade 1 winner in her first start since last May on Friday at Oaklawn Park, when she led a local sweep of the $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap. She won by a half-length over Tiz Miz Sue, while it was another four lengths back in third to Don’t Tell Sophia.

Grace Hall, the even-money favorite, was forced to check in the first turn and finished seventh. 

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Wise Dan, the 2012 Horse of the Year, made a successful and well-received return to action Friday when he was kept clear of traffic throughout by jockey Jose Lezcano in capturing the 25th running of the Grade 1, $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile at Keeneland.

Charlie LoPresti, who trains Wise Dan for owner-breeder Mort Fink, seemed more relieved than elated after the 6-year-old gelding drove to a one-length victory over Data Link.

"I didn't have him totally cranked up today," said Lopresti. "He's just got that desire to win."

Sunny Desert, who has won seven of her last eight starts, makes a quick turnaround when she heads a field of six entered in Sunday’s $75,000 Shot Berry Stakes.

Sunny Desert is coming back just two weeks after winning the Broadway Stakes on March 30.

“Normally, I wouldn’t do something like this,” trainer John Parisella said. “It’s against everything I believe in, but she’s just doing great.”

Parisella said he plans to run Sunny Desert just once more after this – in a stakes at Belmont on June 1 – before giving her a lengthy vacation.

Princess of Sylmar, the runner-up to Close Hatches in the April 6 Gazelle, was scheduled to join stablemate Verrazano on a Sunday flight to Kentucky for a possible start in the Kentucky Oaks.

Trainer Todd Pletcher said Princess of Sylmar would train over the Churchill surface, and a determination would be made whether to run in the Oaks or wait for the Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico two weeks later.

“Because of the pace scenario in the race the other day, we had to take her out of her running style a little bit,” Pletcher said.

Leading rider Daniel Centeno and fellow jockey Daniel Coa escaped serious injury Friday when both were involved in a spill during the running of the fifth race at Tampa Bay Downs.

Centeno, atop the rider standings at Tampa with 77 wins, was aboard the heavily favored Basilone when the 5-year-old, second-time starter broke down and fell leaving the turn of the six- furlong maiden claiming sprint. Coa, who was aboard Duppyzapper, was unseated when his mount swerved attempting to avoid the fallen horse and rider.

Code West, sixth in the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds on March 30, is a candidate for the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland on April 20, trainer Bob Baffert said Friday.

“It’s a possibility,” Baffert said.

Code West worked three furlongs Friday morning at Santa Anita, Baffert said, but the time was not on the workout sheet. Baffert said Code West galloped out a half-mile in 49 seconds.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – In two of the last three years, trainer Todd Pletcher sent a horse from the Wood Memorial to Churchill Downs hoping against hope that the horse would make the Kentucky Derby.

A week before the 2010 Derby, Pletcher had to withdraw Eskendereya from the Derby with a leg injury that ultimately led to his retirement. In 2011, Uncle Mo, third in that year’s Wood, was scratched with what was eventually diagnosed as a liver disorder.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Regardless of which surface Sunday’s $75,000 Dave Stakes is run, a horse trained by Shug McGaughey stands a good chance to be in the Aqueduct winner’s circle afterward.

If the race remains at 1 1/16 miles on the turf course, McGaughey will be represented by Seal Cove, a 5-year-old gelding who is a two-time overnight stakes winner. Should the race be transferred to dirt, and run at a mile, Grade 1 winner Hymn Book would make his 7-year-old debut in this cozy spot.

Forest Mouse will be spotting his rivals a notable amount of weight on Sunday when he returns to New Mexico for the $75,000 Sunland Park Handicap. He is the 127-pound highweight in the 1 1/8-mile race and will be giving his five rivals between seven and 10 pounds. Others set to start include Red Lead, a winner of his last two starts, and Tiz Gianni, who made his most recent start at Santa Anita.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Rafael Bejarano had a perfect racing day at Santa Anita on Thursday, winning with all four of his mounts.

That success is reflective of Bejarano’s standing among jockeys at the winter-spring meeting, which he has dominated from the start. Bejarano had four wins on opening day, Dec. 26, and had a commanding lead of 26 victories through Thursday.