Grove City, Ohio - Correct Call came from off a quick early pace to draw clear and win the $50,000 Royal North at Beulah Park on Saturday afternoon.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Jockey Terry Thompson has regained the mount on Dublin for the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby after guiding him through a stellar workout Saturday morning at Oaklawn. Thompson will replace Corey Nakatani, who was aboard Dublin earlier this month for his third-place finish in .

"Terry's got good chemistry with this horse," said D. Wayne Lukas, who trains Dublin and has had Thompson work him several times this season. "The horse relaxes nicely with Terry."

STICKNEY, Ill. - Hawthorne Race Courses lists seven 3-year-olds as probable starters for the April 3 Illinois Derby, but don't let the compact field size put you off: At least five of those seven could be serious horses, and Hawthorne's biggest race of the spring should generate plenty of interest if the prospective field stays together.

NEW ORLEANS - Quiet Temper exited her extensive winter at Fair Grounds exactly where trainer Dale Romans hoped she would be, on target for the April 30 Kentucky Oaks, by virtue of a hard-fought victory in the Grade 2, $300,000 Fair Grounds Oaks on Friday.

"She's getting better right now," Romans said. "Now I've got five weeks to get her ready. This is a good stepping-stone to the Kentucky Oaks. She could go over as one of the favorites."

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Three entities are vying for favoritism after the first of three days of wagering into Pool 3 of the 2010 Kentucky Derby Future Wager. A mere $2 difference made Eskendereya a slight choice over the mutuel field, with both standing at 9-2, while Lookin At Lucky was right behind at 5-1.

As wagering was set to begin Saturday, and with $39,018 in the win pool, that trio was followed by Awesome Act at 13-1, Ice Box at 14-1, and a foursome at 19-1: Conveyance, Dublin, Noble's Promise, and Odysseus. Exacta wagering totaled $14,086 at the same juncture.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Smell the Roses became a stakes winner in her first start off a claim on Friday, when she rolled home by 2 1/4 lengths in the $50,000 Natural State Breeders' at Oaklawn. The six-furlong race was restricted to fillies and mares bred in Arkansas.

Smell the Roses ($43) stalked the pace early, launched a strong bid on the turn, then overtook the leaders through the lane. She covered the distance on a track rated fast in 1:11.12. Larry Melancon rode the winner for Five Star Racing Stable, which claimed Smell the Roses for $7,500 in February.

Turf Paradise will begin a series of five Friday twilight racing cards beginning April 2. The programs, which will begin at 3 p.m., are also slated for April 9, 16, 23, and 30.

"We've wanted to try this for a while as a way of attracting a new market of fans to horse racing," said the track's president and general manager, Eugene Joyce. "The Fridays of April are the perfect time."

The Turf Paradise meet runs through May 2.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Noble's Promise, who could go favored in the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby, breezed five furlongs for the race Friday morning at Oaklawn. Trainer Ken McPeek flew in from Florida for the move, which was the first of two the horse is scheduled to have before the April 10 race. McPeek also had Beautician out on the track for some speed work, and he said she is set to make her next start in the Grade 2, $300,000 Fantasy at Oaklawn.

Zenyatta cruised six furlongs Thursday at Hollywood, her first workout since extending her win streak to 15 races in the Grade 1 Santa Margarita Handicap. Mike Smith was aboard for the 1:14.60 drill that clockers dubbed breezing.

"She worked great," Smith said, adding "really, really good."

Trainer John Shirreffs said Zenyatta "came out of her last race very well" and said her Thursday breeze was a "nice, easy work." Shirreffs said Zenyatta will work again Friday, April 2, and confirmed that the Apple Blossom on April 9 at Oaklawn will be her next start.

ARCADIA, Calif. - The only missing piece from the Santa Anita Derby on April 3 is the role of favorite. A field of nine or 10, led by pacesetter Sidney's Candy, is expected for the Derby in which Sidney's Candy would be the indisputable favorite, only if Lookin At Lucky does not run.

Bob Baffert said a decision regarding Lookin At Lucky's participation will be made after he works Sunday.

"I want to run here," Baffert said Friday at Santa Anita. "It gives him four weeks" before the Kentucky Derby.