OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Samraat and Uncle Sigh, the one-two finishers in both the Grade 3 Withers and Grade 3 Gotham, remain in lockstep, at least as far as their preparation for the $1 million Wood Memorial on April 5 is concerned, as both 3-year-olds returned to the work tab Saturday.

At Belmont Park, Uncle Sigh worked five furlongs in 1:01.79 over the training track, getting his last quarter-mile in 24.01 seconds while under minimal encouragement from exercise rider Nick Santagata. Uncle Sigh galloped out six furlongs in 1:15.08.

ARCADIA, Calif. – The Admiral can hit the Triple Crown trail if he wins a $58,000 allowance race at Santa Anita on Sunday.

Trained by Bob Baffert, The Admiral won a maiden special weight race over seven furlongs on Feb. 15 in his last race, his fourth career start. He earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 90.

In his preceding race, The Admiral ran seventh in a maiden race over 1 1/16 miles, the distance of Sunday’s race.

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ARCADIA, Calif. - Shared Belief, the champion 2-year-old male of 2013, is in light training at Golden Gate Fields following a layoff from an injured foot earlier this year, but will not be ready for the Triple Crown, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said on Thursday.

Since early January, Hollendorfer and his team have been treating Shared Belief for a quarter crack that prevented racetrack training for several weeks. Hollendorfer moved Shared Belief from Santa Anita to Golden Gate Fields in early February to allow the gelding to be trained on the Tapeta synthetic track.

Bayern, the unbeaten 3-year-old scratched from the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes on March 8, has resumed racetrack exercise, trainer Bob Baffert said.

Baffert said Bayern was sent to the track Wednesday. Owned by Kaleem Shah, Bayern beat maidens by 3 1/4 lengths in a race over seven furlongs in his debut Jan. 4 and won a one-mile allowance race by 15 lengths Feb. 13.

Baffert said Bayern will be considered for two $1 million races in early April – the Santa Anita Derby on April 5 or the Arkansas Derby on April 12.

When Hoppertunity won a maiden race at Santa Anita on Jan. 30, shooting up the inside to victory and galloping out many lengths in front, he hit my shortlist of horses to follow who could vault into the Kentucky Derby picture with continued improvement. And although Hoppertunity followed that win with a fourth-place finish in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes, he is still one this handicapper is following closely.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark.– Last month’s Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park was a tale of two trips. Tapiture, the winner, had a remarkably perfect one from his rail post, while runner-up Strong Mandate’s became more challenging with each passing furlong. The pair meet again Saturday in the Grade 2, $600,000 Rebel.

The Rebel field will be smaller, with eight horses set to start as opposed to 12 in the Southwest. There also are notable new players: Grade 2 San Vicente winner Kobe’s Back, Bob Baffert trainee Hoppertunity, and the Street Sense colt Street Strategy, with Calvin Borel aboard.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – On the heels of Social Inclusion’s record-setting, 10-length allowance victory over Honor Code on Wednesday at Gulfstream Park, owner Ron Sanchez’s phone has been ringing off the hook with offers to buy all or a portion of the 3-year-old sensation.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - The eyes of the racing world may have been on Honor Code going into Wednesday’s $75,000 allowance feature at Gulfstream Park, but it was Social Inclusion who stole the show, cruising to a 10-length victory while setting a track record for 1 1/16 miles. Honor Code, sent off at 1-2, finished second.

Social Inclusion received a 111 Beyer Figure, the highest for any 3-year-old this year, for his victory.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – If trainer Billy Gowan needs any Hall of Fame advice with Ride On Curlin, who runs Saturday in the Grade 2, $600,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, he just needs to walk a few paces up his shed row to the stable of Jack Van Berg.

“It’s great to be able to pick his brain,” Gowan said.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Trainer Jose Garoffalo said Wildcat Red will work for the first time since capturing the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes almost three weeks earlier either Friday or Saturday morning, depending upon the weather.

“Right now, the plan is still to take him to the Florida Derby,” Garoffalo said. “He’s doing well, he doesn’t need too much. He’ll just gallop strong and have a couple of easy works before his next start.”