AUBURN, Wash. – The Pacific Northwest has long been a birthing ground for speed records, and on Sunday at Emerald Downs, a horse bred in Washington, Hollywood Harbor, ran 5 1/2 furlongs on dirt faster than any other horse in the history of North American racing.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Trainer Steve Asmussen’s hopefuls Daddy Nose Best and Sabercat had their penultimate works for the Kentucky Derby early Monday morning at Churchill Downs.

ARCADIA, Calif.- Halfway through Sunday’s $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap over about 1 3/4 miles on turf, Bourbon Bay trailed leader Hog’s Hollow by more than 11 lengths.

With a quarter-mile remaining, Bourbon Bay trailed new leader Harrods Creek by more than four lengths, a deficit that was unchanged with a furlong left. Bourbon Bay continued to narrow the gap to the front late. He led for one jump of the Grade 2 San Juan Capistrano – the last.

Jockey Jesiere Medina has been suspended 30 racing days for an incident of careless riding that led to a two-horse spill in the ninth race at Santa Anita on April 14.

There are stakes on the first two days of the Hollywood Park spring-summer meeting, which begins Thursday.

Acclamation, the champion older male of 2011, makes his 2012 debut in Friday’s $100,000 Inglewood Handicap over 1 1/8 miles on turf.

Trained by Don Warren, Acclamation has not started since winning the Grade 2 Clement Hirsch Turf Invitational at Santa Anita last October.
In the Inglewood, Acclamation is part of a field of five that includes Haimish Hy, Holladay Road, Smug, and Utopian.

From the start to finish of Saturday’s 10-race program, trainer Vladimir Cerin was on his way to equaling a milestone almost as old as Santa Anita. Cerin won four races, the 12th time in history that a trainer has done so since the track opened in 1934.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario — A rejuvenated Roxy Gap wore down Kentucky shipper Honey Chile in the final strides to take the Grade 3, $181,800 Whimsical Stakes at Woodbine on Sunday.

 OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Trainer Mike Hushion had one question after Mine Over Matter got up in the final stride to beat Uncle T Seven by a nose in the $75,000 Fabersham Stakes on closing day at Aqueduct.

 “Why are they closing Aqueduct?” Hushion said.

 Mine Over Matter’s last-to-first jaunt under Jose Lezcano through the slop gave Hushion a sweep of the weekend stakes. On Saturday, Hushion won the Grade 2, $200,000 Jerome Stakes with The Lumber Guy and he finished the meet with 6 wins from 17 starters.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Charlie Lopresti saved the best for last, as Wise Dan set a course and stakes record when he cruised  to an eye-popping 10 1/2-length victory under John Velazquez in the Grade 3, $150,000 Ben Ali Stakes on a cold Sunday afternoon at Keeneland.

 OZONE PARK, N.Y. - They came from as far west as Illinois and from as far south as Florida. Some lived only a half-hour’s drive from Aqueduct.

Despite a rainstorm that was picking up in intensity, approximately 45 enthusiastic partners in Five R Racehorse Stables filled the Aqueduct paddock for the second race Sunday afternoon. Armed with still and video cameras, many chronicled the continuing story of Notinrwildestdremz, a 4-year-old filly who was attempting to make it from harrowing beginnings to the races.