HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - The connections of Einstein are thinking big these days, as in the Big Cap, the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap, on March 7.

Einstein put the finishing touches on his local preparation for the Santa Anita Handicap here Sunday morning, working five furlongs in 1:00.60 under jockey Julien Leparoux.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - The connections of I Want Revenge want to find out sooner rather than later how their horse handles dirt. Toward that end, I Want Revenge will ship cross-country later this week to prepare for a start in the Grade 3, $250,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct on March 7.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Jockey Garrett Gomez and trainer Todd Pletcher are spending the winter 2,500 miles apart, but their paths are starting to cross with greater frequency. Gomez, based in California, traveled to Gulfstream Park last Thursday to ride the Pletcher-trained Dunkirk to an impressive victory against allowance company, and this Saturday at Santa Anita they will combine with Take the Points, a 3-year-old whom Pletcher is sending west from south Florida for the Grade 3, $200,000 Sham Stakes.

ARCADIA, Calif. - A subtle but effective change of equipment may have help land Spring House the Grade 2, $150,000 San Luis Obispo Handicap on Sunday at Santa Anita.

Trainer Julio Canani said Spring House was having trouble getting his air following his previous start, the Jan. 19 San Marcos Handicap, in which he finished fourth. Canani said he first considered throat surgery, but was talked out of it by three veterinarians, who said putting a figure-8 bridle on the horse would suffice.

ARCADIA, Calif. - The time off that Georgie Boy got last year is paying dividends now. In his fourth start since returning from a seven-month vacation, Georgie Boy roared to the top of the West Coast sprint division with an easy, 2 3/4-length victory in the Grade 2, $150,000 San Carlos Handicap on Saturday at Santa Anita.

What a Pear remained undefeated from four starts with her most impressive performance to date, a dominating 10 1/4-length victory in Sunday's $70,330 Busher Stakes at Aqueduct.

Receiving a ground-saving trip from Channing Hill, What a Pear bided her time in third position before launching a bid at the three-eighths pole and quickly inhaling the pacesetting My Anguilla by the quarter pole. Turning for home, it was only a matter of the margin as Hill hit What a Pear just once right-handed before taking her in hand the last 50 yards.

When Moonlit Habit rang up the tote board at $117 in the fifth race on Sunday at Santa Anita, the die was cast. By the end of the card, no one had hit the pick six, leading to a carryover of $169,419 heading into Wednesday's races.

There are eight races on Wednesday, with first post time at 1 p.m. Pacific. The pick six begins on the third race, with a post time of approximately 2 p.m.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.- Trainer Tom Albertrani hasn't been going directly from the paddock to the winner's circle after saddling horses in stakes races here this winter. But it might not be a bad idea with the success he's had during the opening seven weeks of the meet.

Albertrani posted his fourth stakes victory of the 2009 Gulfstream session when Criticism set a dawdling pace before cruising to an easy 2 1/2-length victory over Dress Rehearsal in Sunday's $100,000 The Very One Stakes for fillies and mares on the turf.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Tonight Rainbow fired his best shot when it counted, easing outside dueling rivals leaving the turn and wearing down Wham for a three-quarter-length victory in Saturday's $10,000-added Grasmick Stakes at Fonner Park.

Mayor Marv, a Southern California raider who had faced some of the best of his class, proved too much in Saturday's $100,000 Turf Paradise Derby as the 3-year-old son of Distorted Humor led all the way to win. Owned by Michael Pegram and trained by Bob Baffert, Mayor Marv broke alertly in the 1 1/16-mile event, was able to control the pace under David Flores, and then spurted clear in the lane to win easily by 4 1/2 lengths. Hidden Bounty, the local kingpin of the division, chased throughout to be a game second.