OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Chad Brown will weigh his options for Delaware and Regal Glory, who won the first two turf stakes on this circuit over the weekend at Aqueduct.

While the Grade 3 Poker going a mile on June 20 is a logical target for Delaware following his 10-1 upset victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Danger’s Hour Stakes, Brown might like to run the 5-year-old back sooner. There are no good options on the NYRA circuit, so Delaware could be considered for a race like the $250,000 Dinner Party at Pimlico on May 15, though Brown has others pointing to that race as well.

Hit the Road won the Grade 1 Frank Kilroe Mile at Santa Anita on March 6, but was only fifth in the Grade 1 Maker’s Mark Mile at Keeneland on Friday. The 4-year-old colt will continue his season in top-level races in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita on May 31, trainer Dan Blacker said Sunday.

The Shoemaker Mile is the top turf race of the spring portion of the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting, and has long-term ramifications in the division. The winner receives a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Del Mar on Nov. 6.

Fair Maiden, the winner of the Grade 1 La Brea Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita, was recently retired after losses in graded sprint stakes this year at Santa Anita and Keeneland.

Trainer Eoin Harty said Fair Maiden will be bred to Uncle Mo.

Owned and bred by Godolphin Racing, Fair Maiden, 4, won 4 of 10 starts and earned $324,778. Prior to the 20-1 upset in the La Brea Stakes at seven furlongs, Fair Maiden won the Catch a Glimpse Stakes at Woodbine in 2019 and was 12th in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita that year.

Edgeway, the winner of the $250,000 Carousel Stakes for fillies and mares at Oaklawn Park on Saturday, will return to trainer John Sadler’s stable at Santa Anita this week. The Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Del Mar on Nov. 6 is a long-range goal for Edgeway, Sadler said.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Royal Ship was being walked in the paddock after a half-mile workout early Sunday morning when the banter began between Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith atop the 5-year-old gelding and Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, who was watching from the rail.

No one was in a hurry, particularly Smith, who was cooling out the Brazilian-bred.

“Should I walk him around one more time, Mr. Mandella?” the 55-year-old Smith asked.

“Yes, I think you need the experience,” Mandella cracked.

Roman Centurian, who was withdrawn from consideration for the Santa Anita and Arkansas derbys this month, will be rested for 45 days and is currently in Kentucky, trainer Simon Callaghan said Sunday.

Roman Centurian was flown to Kentucky last week. Earlier this year, the colt was second in the Grade 3 Robert Lewis Stakes on Jan. 30 and fourth in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes on March 6 at Santa Anita.

“We’ll give him a little bit of time,” Callaghan said. “He’s got a little bone bruising.”

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Champion Monomoy Girl and Group 1 winner Letruska put in workouts Sunday at Oaklawn Park as they move closer to a start in the Grade 1, $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap.

The 1 1/16-mile race will be run Saturday. It shares a card with the Grade 2, $1 million Oaklawn Handicap. The stakes close out the Racing Festival of the South, a run of eight major races over the meet's first three Saturdays in April.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Keith Asmussen, the 79-year-old patriarch of one of racing’s most successful families, was spending time on Sunday at the barn with son Steve Asmussen, as he has on so many mornings through the years. 

But this visit was unlike any other.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - As a half-brother to 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify, Stage Raider certainly has the pedigree to get his connections excited. Now, he has a performance to, ahem, justify that excitement.

While the Triple Crown prep season was wrapping up Saturday, Stage Raider set the foundation to be a presence in the 3-year-old division in the second half of the year with a flashy 10 3/4-length maiden victory in the slop at Keeneland.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Paco Lopez became the latest jockey to join the 3,000-win club, reaching that milestone after being awarded the victory in Saturday’s second race at Gulfstream Park aboard Heart of God, who was elevated to first via the disqualification of apparent winner Sassy Beast.