After several days of rain that forced postponement of workouts, three California-based runners with designs on the Arkansas Derby all got in significant drills Wednesday morning at Santa Anita.

Charlatan went six furlongs in 1:12.20, while five-furlong works were recorded by Nadal (59.80 seconds) and champion Storm the Court (1:00.60). All three are pointing to the Grade 1, $750,000 Arkansas Derby on May 2 at Oaklawn Park, a race that offers 170 points overall, with 100 to the winner, for the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5.

Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla., will swap its Saturday dates in May for Wednesdays, according to a text issued by the racing office Wednesday.

The track is one of the few in North America conducting live racing at this time due to the coronavirus pandemic. Will Rogers is currently racing Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.

During the course of the current meet, it set a single-day record for handle in Oklahoma.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Tampa Bay Derby winner and Arkansas Derby-bound King Guillermo isn’t the only “big horse” in trainer Juan Avila’s arsenal.

King Guillermo must share some of the glory in the Avila stable with the older, graded stakes winner Trophy Chaser and the up-and-coming 3-year-old filly prospect Boerne.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Jockey Paco Lopez will be sidelined four to six weeks due to a broken thumb suffered in a riding mishap Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

Lopez was thrown from his mount, Fluent in Sarcasm, shortly after the start of Saturday’s ninth race on the turf. Lopez returned to the jockey quarters under his own power, complaining of a swollen thumb. Originally, X-rays of the injury proved negative, although upon further examination Lopez was diagnosed Monday with a fracture on the base of his thumb.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Tom’s d’Etat emerged from his Saturday win in the $150,000 Oaklawn Mile in good order, trainer Al Stall Jr. said Monday.

“He seems fine,” Stall said. “He survived the race and the storm.”

The area was hit with heavy rains, high winds, and lightning on Easter Sunday.

Tom’s d’Etat will likely make his next start at Churchill, Stall said. Churchill has delayed the opening of its stable area because of the coronavirus pandemic.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Trainer Bret Calhoun has some horses pointing to stakes at Oaklawn Park, but whether they will include Mr. Big News is yet to be determined. The 3-year-old Mr. Big News, who won the $200,000 Oaklawn Stakes on Saturday, is back home at Fair Grounds.

Whiskey Sunrise turned in a sparkling performance in the first of three strong maiden special weight races at Gulfstream on Easter Sunday. Whiskey Sunrise withstood a torrid pace before drawing off to an easy 4 ¼-length victory in the six-furlong dash for 3-year-old Florida-breds.

A Shadybrook Farm homebred trained by Michael Yates, Whiskey Sunrise had been idle since finishing second in his debut last April here. Whiskey Sunrise is a full brother to 2018 Dr. Fager Stakes winner Cajun Firecracker.

Sunday’s card at Gulfstream ended in agony for one unlucky player who was alive for the entire Rainbow 6 jackpot of $1.3 million had Gran Hombre won the finale.

Gran Hombre, one of three horses alive in the nightcap for the entire jackpot, stuck his head in front of the 8-5 favorite Blazing Desire entering the stretch only to have Blazing Desire come back along the rail to win.

The resulting Rainbow 6 payoff with all six winners on multiple tickets was worth $27,407. There will be a guaranteed jackpot of $1.5 million when racing resumes Thursday.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Fire Coral will put a perfect two-turn record on the line next month when the promising 3-year-old filly moves into stakes company at Oaklawn Park.

Trainer Steve Asmussen said Fire Coral is being pointed for the Grade 3, $400,000 Fantasy on May 1. The start comes off back-to-back wins at the meet, both at the 1 1/16-mile distance of the Fantasy.

“I think she’s a very nice Curlin filly that obviously has some talent,” said Asmussen.

Three Technique, a one-time Kentucky Derby prospect, is recuperating from ankle surgery and will be pointed to one-turn races later this year, trainer Jeremiah Englehart said.

Three Technique, a son of Mr Speaker owned by Hall of Fame football coach Bill Parcells, finished fourth in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 14. Englehart said upon resuming training following that race, Three Technique was found to have some pressure in an ankle. Follow-up X-rays revealed a “small flake” that has since been surgically removed, Englehart said.