LOUISVILLE, Ky. – With trainer Bob Baffert looking on, The Factor galloped Monday morning for the first time since his arrival at Churchill Downs on April 19 and for the first time since having minor throat surgery performed here last week.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Starter Gary Brinson said an incident before Saturday’s 10th race, when the gates opened before all the runners were loaded, was the first time in his 27 years as a starter that such a mishap occurred.

“It was a bad deal, my fault,” he said on Sunday.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Amazombie and Ultra Blend, the winners of sprint stakes for older horses on Saturday’s California Gold Rush program at Hollywood Park, are likely to start in graded stakes at Hollywood this summer.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Liberian Freighter has displayed quirky habits before the start of his recent races, standing or prancing near the gate, sometimes proving to be tough for handlers, and generally behaving a manner that trainer Neil Drysdale describes as “playful.”

Due to a lack of entries Hastings has cancelled next Friday evening’s card. The only three races that could have been carded had six horses entered.

“We’re disappointed,” said racing director Paul Ryneveld. “We had some momentum with a solid purse increase and we have some big promotions coming up with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. We have 904 horses that have recorded works at the track, so I am a bit surprised we didn’t get enough entries.”

Management at Hastings wasn’t sure if the lost day would be made up later in the year.

Trainer Jeff C. Runco won his 3,000th race on Saturday when Sweet Halucination won the fifth race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, according to Equibase.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -  Neither steady rain, a sloppy track, nor even a little thunder and lightning could keep Kentucky Derby hopefuls Mucho Macho Man and Stay Thirsty from keeping their appointed rounds and working at soggy Churchill Downs on Sunday morning.

Trainer Dan McFarlane and jockey Glenn Corbett completed a sweep of the Prairie Meadows opening weekend stakes races when Arcadian scored in Saturday's $57,000 Golden Circle Stakes, a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds.

McFarlane and Corbett combined with 3-year-old filly Joe Ja to win the $60,000 Goldfinch Stakes on Friday evening.

Arcadian was never headed in the four-horse field and won by 3 3/4 lengths in a time of 1:09.77. Sent off as the third choice at 4-1, the gelded son of Songandaprayer collected $36000 for his owners Sawyer Cattle Company.

U R All That I Am ($7.40), given a perfect trip by jockey Kevin Krigger, outfinished odds-on Antares World to capture the $50,300 Work the Crowd Stakes at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Classic Alley Kat ($21.40) broke on top from the rail and never looked back while cruising to a 5 3/4-length win in the $50,000 Brighouse Belles for fillies and mares at Hastings on Saturday. With longshot Notoriously holdling off second choice Wind Storm for second, the trifecta paid $2,768.80.