ARCADIA, Calif. – Trainer Gary Sherlock reached a milestone when Intangaroo won the Grade 1 Santa Monica Handicap at Santa Anita in February. The prestigious sprint for females was Sherlock’s first stakes win at that level.

Intangaroo starts in Sunday’s $150,000 Las Flores Handicap and her presence in the race is even more meaningful to Sherlock. Earlier this week, the 62-year-old trainer underwent a procedure to have stents placed in two blocked arteries.

Sherlock was at home Friday, and ready to return to the barn on Saturday. He was eagerly anticipating Sunday’s race.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Of all the local riders who were active over the winter, none put in more air miles than Emma-Jayne Wilson and Eurico Rosa Da Silva.

Wilson began her "off" season at the Fair Grounds in late December and had relocated to Hong Kong by the beginning of February.

"It was a life-altering experience, to take up and go somewhere where you're completely new," said Wilson. "It was a unique environment for me to develop as a rider and as a person."

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Hey Byrn's quest for a potential spot in the Kentucky Derby field may not be over yet.

Despite finishing a disappointing fourth in the $1 million Florida Derby, Hey Byrn may get one more opportunity to earn enough graded money to still qualify for one of the 20 starting positions in this year's Kentucky Derby. That chance could come in Saturday's Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes, which offers a $150,000 purse.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame approved significant changes in its nomination and election procedures at its annual general meeting here at Woodbine on Thursday afternoon.

The nominating committee will now put up three candidates in four categories for both Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds. The new categories will be male horse; female horse; jockeys; trainers or drivers; and veterans/builders.

Previously, nominees were split into only two categories – horses and people – and the veteran inductees were elected by a special committee.

With rain falling in the New York area, Aqueduct management has canceled Friday's card in order to ensure the best racing surface possible for Saturday's Wood Memorial program.

"The main track is tight, in good shape, but factoring in that it only opened for racing two days ago and that we have Aqueduct's best day of racing tomorrow, we are doing everything we can to ensure optimum racing conditions for our big Wood Memorial Day card," said New York Racing Association racing secretary P.J. Campo.

CALGARY, Alberta – Beth’s Best Bet will be in front and Beau Spirit will be trying to catch her in Saturday’s seventh race at Stampede Park, a $19,300 allowance race that drew a field of six 4-year-old fillies.

The six-furlong sprint is a good place to start out the year for this group before they tackle older foes later in the stand.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - The defending champion, two of the quickest horses in Northern California, and a runner nearing the million-dollar mark in earnings add up to an intriguing running of the $100,000 California Turf Sprint at five furlongs on the turf Saturday at Bay Meadows.

It's a race filled with questions.

If Tribesman can dominate the pace, as he did in five straight starts before he was beaten last out in the Grade 3 Bay Meadows Sprint, the race could be over early. But Tribesman has never run on turf.

Charles Town Races has hired veteran official Randy Wehrman as racing secretary at the Charles Town, W.Va., track, effective May 1. Wehrman takes over a year-round position that has been filled by interim staff since Doug Lamp resigned in November.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - The arrival of trainer Steve Asmussen and his stable have been the buzz of the backstretch in the weeks leading up to the opening of the 2008 meeting here Saturday.

And, according to Asmussen, who was assigned 30 stalls, his decision to locate a division at Woodbine was based on one simple premise.

"The money," said Asmussen, when asked what he had found particularly attractive about the local program.

For the second straight year, Churchill Downs will hold a public drawing for fans to purchase a limited number of seats to the Kentucky Derby. The track is selling 500 pairs of tickets, or 1,000 total, to the 134th Derby on May 3, as well as 210 pairs of tickets to the May 2 Kentucky Oaks.

The drawing will be held Saturday at 7 a.m. Eastern at the Louisville, Ky., track. Fans wishing to participate can begin assembling outside Gate 10 as early as 6 p.m. the previous day.