ARCADIA, Calif. - The relocation of Award Winner from the Midwest to California late last year has revived the 5-year-old gelding's career.

On Saturday, Award Winner scored a minor upset, and won his first stakes in his 17th start, in the Grade 2 Charles Whittingham Stakes. Award Winner is trained by David Hofmans for John and Jerry Amerman.

For Hofmans, 78, the $196,000 Whittingham Stakes was his first graded stakes win since Melatonin’s victory in the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita in June 2016.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Of the senior turf runners in Saturday's stakes at Santa Anita for trainer Richard Mandella, one gave a career-best performance while the other displayed the most perplexing race of his accomplished career.

Bombard, 8, won his first graded stakes in the Grade 3 Daytona Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs on turf, obliging as the 7-10 favorite.

United, a five-time stakes winner and millionaire who was second in the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Turf, finished last of four in the Grade 2 Charles Whittingham Stakes at 1 1/4 miles on turf, a race the 6-year-old won in 2020.

ELMONT, N.Y. - Hot Rod Charlie and Rock Your World both arrived in New York on Saturday night from California and seemed to be settling in their respective barns on the backstretch at Belmont Park on Sunday morning as they head for a meeting in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes next Saturday.

Both were part of a six-horse contingent - including the now 20-year-old pony Lava Man - that flew on a Federal Express flight from Los Angeles International to Newark, N.J., and was then vanned to Belmont Park.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Ohio, a 10-year-old Brazilian-bred who won four stakes, including the Grade 1 Frank Kilroe Mile in 2019, has been retired and will be retrained for a second career, trainer Michael McCarthy said on Friday.

“He’s going to be trained to be a riding horse and live a second half of his life as fruitful as his first half,” McCarthy said. “The horse has been extremely enjoyable to have around. He’s family.”

ARCADIA, Calif. – Del Mar intends to allow 100 percent capacity in seated areas for its summer meeting, which runs from July 16 to Sept. 6, according to a statement released by the track on Friday.

The statement cautioned that terms and conditions of occupancy could change, pending state and local government regulations. California is planning a full-scale reopening of its economy on June 15, which will allow higher occupancy at sports stadiums.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Rock Your World zipped five furlongs in 58.40 seconds at Santa Anita on Friday morning, a day before he was scheduled to be flown to New York for the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 5.

Rock Your World had the fastest time of the morning for the distance, and galloped out six furlongs in 1:11.80 and seven furlongs in 1:25, according to trainer John Sadler.

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ARCADIA, Calif. – The field for Monday’s Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita has grown to seven expected runners, including three horses who need to be supplemented for $6,000 and a Group 3 winner in Ireland making his U.S. debut.

Say the Word, Next Shares, and the 5-year-old mare Raymundo’s Secret will be supplemented, according to their trainers. Trainer Phil D’Amato said Raymundo’s Secret will be cross-entered in Monday’s Grade 1 Gamely Stakes for fillies and mares on turf, and he will make a decision on her race over the weekend.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Dream Shake, whose faced some of the top 3-year-olds in California going long, will cut back in distance when he runs seven furlongs in the Grade 1, $400,000 Woody Stephens on the Belmont Stakes undercard.

Dream Shake finished third behind Life Is Good and Medina Spirit in the Grade 2 San Felipe and was third again behind Rock Your World and Medina Spirit in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 3.

ELMONT, N.Y. – Letruska, who defeated champions Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver in the Grade 1 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park on April 17, arrived Friday at Belmont Park, where she will start in next Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes on the Belmont Stakes undercard.

Since her victory in the Apple Blossom, where she defeated Monomoy Girl by a nose, Letruska has been based at Keeneland. She worked at Keeneland twice, including Tuesday, when she went five furlongs in 58.80 seconds, the fastest of seven moves at the distance.

Woodbine unveiled its updated stakes schedule for the 2021 racing season on Friday. Originally scheduled to begin April 17, the meet has been delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario. Based on recent government announcements, Woodbine is targeting a June 18 start date, with the possibility of an earlier start if restrictions are modified soon.

The stakes program offers more than $16.5 million in purses, including 39 graded stakes and two $1 million fixtures, the Queen’s Plate and Grade 1 Woodbine Mile.