Woodbine's trifecta takeout for the upcoming Thoroughbred meeting will be 25 percent, down 2 percent from last year.

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Astrology is running a little late for a very important date, but he can make up significant ground Sunday, when he starts his 3-year-old season in the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Park Derby.

Jockey Martin Garcia had exceptional success winning stakes across the country last year on Bob Baffert-trained horses, chief among them champion Lookin At Lucky. Their run also extended to New Mexico, and on Sunday the pair will again be out in full force during the richest card of racing at Sunland Park.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. – With fourth-place finishes in both the Count Fleet and Whirlaway Stakes, Arthur’s Tale didn’t quite live up to expectations this winter in New York. But after a narrow victory in a first-level allowance race here Wednesday, he may just be given the chance to prove himself in a big spot.

Arthur’s Tale, a son of Bernardini who was purchased for $750,000 by Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley Stable, is being considered for a start in the $1 million Wood Memorial here April 9, according to trainer Tom Albertrani.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Three California-based fillies and mares who have won Grade 1 races, including one champion, are bound for the $500,000 Apple Blossom Invitational at Oaklawn Park on April 15.

Blind Luck, the champion 3-year-old filly of 2010, is part of a traveling group expected to include Evening Jewel and Switch. Blind Luck won the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks last year.

On Thursday, Evening Jewel worked six furlongs in 1:12.80 at Santa Anita.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Superior Storm will be making a significant distance move on Sunday, when she cuts back to one turn for the first time in more than three years in the $75,000 Carousel at Oaklawn Park. The six-furlong race for fillies and mares drew a field of seven, including Gleaming, a recent allowance winner, and Simplify, who was stakes-placed last out at Fair Grounds.

NEW ORLEANS – The saga of General Quarters and his owner and trainer, former high school principal Tom McCarthy, was one of the feel-good stories of the spring two years ago. General Quarters won the Blue Grass Stakes and ran in the Kentucky Derby. He came back last year to win the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic on the Derby undercard.

Star Guitar, who has dominated Louisiana-bred stakes races in recent years, rolled to his 17th victory in 23 starts on Friday with an easy, 2 1/2-length score over Heavenville in the $75,000 Costa Rising Stakes.

Star Guitar ($2.10) was an overwhelming favorite against three outmatched rivals, including a betting entry. With three betting interests, there was only win betting in the straight pools. Hallway finished third, and Candiano was last.

ARCADIA, Calif. – The 6-year-old mare Briecat is not fussy about footing.

“She can run on dirt, grass, synthetic,” trainer Vladimir Cerin said.

Briecat runs over anything.

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S.S. Stone, who has already won three races here this winter for trainer Nick Zito, will step into stakes company for the second time in his career in next Sunday’s Grade 3 Skip Away. S.S. Stone has won his three starts by a combined 18 lengths, beginning with a $20,000 conditioned claiming race on opening day.