ETOBICOKE, Ontario — Off her nose loss in the Nov. 4 Ontario Fashion Stakes, Youcan’tcatchme is the one to fear most in Friday’s Woodbine headliner, but returning to action on short rest may make her vulnerable in the six-furlong second-level optional $62,500 claimer.

Youcan’tcatchme had been idle for nearly a year when she won a five-furlong allowance with an 81 Beyer Speed Figure on July 2. She subsequently finished fifth after attending the pace in the seven-furlong Duchess Stakes.

Hightail will be the first 2012 Breeders’ Cup winner to run back when he faces a field of nine in Saturday’s Grade 3, $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot. Entries for the 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-olds were taken on Wednesday. Hightail drew post 5 just a few hours before he was to arrive at the Vinton, La., track aboard a flight bringing several Southern California- and Kentucky-based horses for Saturday’s card of eight stakes worth $2.2 million.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Yet another Lasix snafu occurred on the Kentucky racing circuit Wednesday at when Outofsiteoutofmind had to be scratched from the fourth race at Churchill Downs after being given two injections at the receiving barn, apparently by the same veterinarian employed by the Kentucky state veterinarian’s office.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Nipissing, tuning up for Sunday’s $125,000 South Ocean Stakes, breezed three furlongs in 35.80 here Wednesday morning with her regular rider Steven Bahen in the irons.

A Chiefswood Stable homebred, Nipissing would be looking to run her record to 4 for 4 after becoming a stakes winner last time out in the Oct. 28 Princess Elizabeth, a 1 1/16-mile race for Canadian-bred 2-year-old fillies.

Captain Genius set a pressured pace while off the rail under Deshawn Parker and after being moved to the four path in upper stretch drew off to win the $85.000 Mountaineer Park Sophomore Sprint on Tuesday night.

Trained by Joe Woodard for owner Billy Hays, Captain Genuis put away Warrioroftheroses and Jasizzle coming into the stretch on his way to an 8 1/2-length win in ridden-out fashion.

Jasizzle hung on for second in the eight-horse field of 3-year-olds, finishing 2 1/2 lengths in front of Fleet Eagle in third.

2015 Racing Dates

January 9 - April 11

Post Times

1:30 p.m. weekdays and Sundays
1 p.m. Saturdays

Special Post Times:

Fri., Jan. 10, Mon., Jan. 19, Sun., Feb. 1, Mon., Feb. 16: 1 p.m. and Sat., April 11 - 12 p.m..

Handicapping Information

2014-15 Racing Dates

November 21 - March 29

Post Times

1:25 p.m. CT (daily)

Exceptions:

12 p.m. CT: Dec. 13 (Louisiana Champions Day), Dec. 20 (Santa Super Saturday), Feb. 1 (Super Bowl Sunday), Feb. 17 (Mardi Gras Day)

12:30 p.m. CT: Jan. 17 (Road to the Derby Kickoff Day), Feb. 21 (Louisiana Derby Preview Day), Mar. 28. (Louisiana Derby Day)

5:00 p.m. CT: Dec. 26, Jan. 16, Feb. 27, Mar. 20 (Other Starlight Racing nights)

Central Banker could start as fourth or fifth choice in the Grade 3, $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot on Saturday despite having defeated an eventual Breeders’ Cup winner.

Central Banker will be seeking his third win from five starts in the Jackpot. His maiden score came in his turf debut at Saratoga when he edged Hightail, who went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint. Hightail is also expected for the Jackpot, a 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-olds.

STICKNEY, Ill. – No new cases of equine herpesvirus have been reported for 18 days at Hawthorne Race Course, and the track appears to be on the way out of a de facto quarantine imposed by the State of Illinois on Oct. 26. But the outbreak of the virus, known as EHV-1, is affecting the movement of horses to winter quarters at tracks like Fair Grounds in New Orleans, which opens its meet Nov. 22. Close to 100 horses from at least six trainers cannot depart Hawthorne for Fair Grounds until the Illinois Department of Agriculture lifts a ban on horses leaving the Chicago-area track.

Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans on Tuesday announced plans to open the track’s infield to fans on Louisiana Derby Day, March 30.

A release from the track said that the Fair Grounds infield hasn’t been accessible to the public during a race day since the 1930s. Patrons will cross from the apron to the infield – going over the main track and the turf course – on temporary bridges borrowed from Pimlico Race Course.