HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - It took A Little Warm a little while to catch on. But now that he has, there's no telling how far he may go.

A Little Warm posted his second straight victory on Saturday, splashing through the slop to a 1 1/2-length victory over a game Wildcat Frankie in Gulfstream Park's . Discreetly Mine, the 9-5 favorite making his first start for trainer Todd Pletcher, ran into traffic problems on the turn before fading to finish a disappointing fourth in a field of seven 3-year-olds.

NEW ORLEANS - Even for a high-percentage trainer like Tom Amoss, this Fair Grounds meet is off to a dramatic start.

Entering Saturday's racing, Amoss had 16 wins from 59 starts, one fewer victory than leader Steve Asmussen, who had sent out 142 horses.

With his promising 3-year-old Backtalk scheduled to rejoin his barn soon, Amoss, 48, may have a lot more to look forward to this meet.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - An advertisement playing on the in-house television system at Gulfstream Park on Friday afternoon talked about the newest stallion coming to Adena Springs this breeding season. That horse is Einstein.

Originally entered in last week's postponed Ruthless Stakes at six furlongs, Age of Humor stretched out successfully to post a front-running upset over Fuzzy Britches and Judge Sonya in Saturday's for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct.

Anchorage, an expected pace factor, was bet down late to 13-10 favoritism, but stumbled at the start from her inside post, which enabled Age of Humor to seize the lead and the rail under Rosie Napravnik.

Churchill Downs has doubled the purse of the Derby Trial and renamed it The Cliff's Edge Derby Trial, thanks to a new sponsorship from Roberta LaPenta, who raced The Cliff's Edge.

The Grade 3 Derby Trial will be worth $200,000 when it is renewed at one mile on April 24, one week before the 136th Kentucky Derby. The race had been run at 7 1/2 furlongs the last three years but is being restored to its original distance.

Louisiana Downs has canceled the opening card of its Quarter Horse meet Saturday because of freezing temperatures. The track was one of several in the region forced to alter racing plans because of a cold front. Delta Downs in Vinton, La., canceled the final eight races on its program Friday night due to the weather, while Sam Houston Race Park in Houston called off its entire Friday night card earlier in the day because of a frozen racing surface.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Trainer Todd Pletcher's laundry list of Kentucky Derby prospects grew a little larger following Eskendereya's 1 1/4-length victory over Thank U Philippe in a good field of entry-level allowance horses here Thursday.

Eskendereya, a son of Giant's Causeway, was making his first start since finishing ninth after encountering early trouble in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita. Forwardly placed from the outset Thursday under jockey John Velazquez, Eskendereya turned back several challenges and proved clearly best at the end of a mile.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Trainer Carla Gaines, a native of Alabama, on Friday morning wore a both a bright smile and the red sweatshirt of the BCS champion Alabama Crimson Tide, whom she watched defeat Texas on Thursday night at the Rose Bowl.

That continued what has been a great run for Gaines. She won the Breeders' Cup Sprint two months ago with Dancing in Silks. Earlier this week, he was named one of the three finalists - along with Kodiak Kowboy and Zensational - for the Eclipse Award as champion sprinter, and he is nearing his 2010 debut.

NEW ORLEANS - Maybe it's the confidence, maybe it's better horses, or maybe it's the change that comes from having a daughter, but whatever it is, jockey Corey Lanerie is having his best Fair Grounds season to date.

Entering racing on Friday, Lanerie had 30 wins from 207 mounts, two wins from the top of the leaderboard.

"This meet's been really good, better than expected," said Lanerie, 35. "Just all of a sudden we accumulated a lot of business from a lot of different trainers. Good trainers."

Beulah Park begins its 70-day winter/spring meet Saturday with the same cast of characters as last fall but with a renewed sense optimism. Mountaineer Racetrack in nearby West Virginia will be closed for January and February this year and Turfway Park is racing a reduced three-day-a-week schedule. Beulah's horse population should benefit and management is hoping that its average starters per race will increase from the already good 9.48 of the fall meet. On the opening day eight-race card, 17 of the 109 horses entered last ran at Mountaineer.