LEXINGTON, Ky. - One of the more enduring images from the 2004 fall meet at Belmont Park is Magistretti kicking into overdrive to win the Grade 1 Man o' War Stakes. Two disappointing defeats soon followed, but the race remains a vivid reminder of what Magistretti can do.

Following a six-month layoff, will resurface Friday, and just in the nick of time for the Keeneland fans. The feature on closing day of the 16-day spring meet is the $200,000 Elkhorn Stakes, a 1 1/2-mile turf race that trainer Patrick Biancone hand-picked as a suitable return spot for Magistretti.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - As the field passed through the stretch for the first time in the 1 1/2-mile at Keeneland on Wednesday, jockey Gary Stevens had a firm hold of favored Angara. Racing down the stretch for the second and final time, his pose hardly changed. It didn't need to - she easily won the Grade 3, $109,300 Bewitch, scoring by 1 3/4 lengths before a crowd of 9,225 at Keeneland.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - With benefit of hindsight, trainer Nick Zito can now pinpoint the race that marked the rebirth of his stable: the Kentucky Oaks.

"That's the race that kind of got us going again," said Zito.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Hollywood Park will begin offering 10-cent superfectas in May, general manager Eual Wyatt told the California Horse Racing Board's parimutuel committee Wednesday.

The dime superfecta bets have been offered in recent weeks at tracks such as Hawthorne, Keeneland, and Sam Houston Race Park.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Scrappy T was the main reason the Maryland-based trainer Robert Bailes opted to open up a New York string over the winter. Now, he's hoping Scrappy T can take him back to Maryland for that state's biggest race next month.

Bailes said should Scrappy T run well in Saturday's Grade 3 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct, he could earn himself a berth in the Preakness Stakes on May 21 at Pimlico.

"If he runs big on Saturday, that's what we're going to point towards,'' Bailes said.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - It's generally a quantum leap from maiden special weight to stakes company, but Lemon Maid made the move look routine here in last Sunday's six-furlong Star Shoot.

Adding to the accomplishment was the fact that Lemon Maid, a Kentucky-bred 3-year-old filly, recorded her maiden victory in her debut at Fair Grounds on Feb. 25 and was racing for only the second time in the Star Shoot.

"She sure stepped up the other day," said trainer Malcolm Pierce. "She looks great; everything seems good."

The Delaware Handicap will be worth $1 million this year, making Delaware Park's premier event the second-richest dirt race for older fillies and mares in the nation. Only the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff is worth more.

Bill Fasy, chief operating officer of Delaware Park, announced Wednesday that an additional $650,000 beyond the $4.2 million already dedicated to the 2005 stakes schedule will be spread among three races.

Fasy said the track is making an overpayment to horsemen to raise the stakes purses. Money dedicated to overnight purses will not be affected.

Arlington Park will guarantee $100,000 trifecta pools on turf races held on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during its upcoming meet. The track has also reduced the minimum wagers on daily doubles and superfectas.

The guaranteed trifecta pools will apply only to races actually run on the turf. Daily double wheels and part wheels will be available for $1 during the meet, which runs from May 13 through Sept. 18. The previous minimum daily double wager was $2.

The minimum superfecta wager has been lowered to 10 cents from $1.

Cole Norman faces quite a challenge as he goes after his eighth straight training title at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, La. His barn exceeded his expectations at Oaklawn Park this winter by winning 62 races during the 55-date meet, and now he is racing at both Louisiana Downs and Lone Star, which overlap into July.

He also has fewer horses in training than last meet, a higher percentage of 2-year-olds, and lost a fair amount of conditions with his horses while winning his fifth straight title at Oaklawn.

Looking at his form, it is surprising that Twilight Road is now 8. He almost overtook Eurosilver at 21-1 last out in the Grade 3, $100,000 Skip Away at Gulfstream Park, earning one of the better Beyer Speed Figures of his career, a 102. And in his final prep for the Skip Away, Twilight Road worked six furlongs in a sharp 1:10.60.

Saturday, he can become the oldest winner of the Grade 3, $300,000 Texas Mile at Lone Star, a distinction held now by 7-year-old Sir Bear, who won the race in 2000.