Rescind the Trade came out of his last-place finish in the Whirlaway Stakes with a foot problem, according to trainer Rick Violette, but the 3-year-old returned to the work tab earlier in the week. On Wednesday, Rescind the Trade breezed four furlongs in 49.88 seconds over Belmont’s training track.

Rescind the Trade won his first two starts in New York before shipping to south Florida, where he didn’t appear to acclimate well to the warmer weather. He returned to New York for the Whirlaway, where he set the pace before fading. He was beaten 10 3/4 lengths by Toby’s Corner.

Preachintothedevil, another New York-bred 3-year-old, has seemingly recovered from a foot bruise that forced him to scratch out of the Grade 3 Gotham on March 5 and is now being considered for the Grade 3, $500,000 Vinery Racing Spiral on March 26 at Turfway Park, trainer Gary Contessa said.

“I want to continue on the Triple Crown trail with him, it makes a lot of sense,’’ Contessa said about the Spiral. “He’s got interesting action for the Polytrack; it’s an interesting spot to go to and it’s a lot of money.’’

Trainer Juan Arias has informed racing officials at Turfway Park that he intends to ship Decisive Moment from south Florida for the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes on March 26.

Decisive Moment is part of a growing roster of 3-year-olds under consideration for the 40th running of the Grade 3 Vinery Spiral, the annual showcase race at Turfway in Florence, Ky. A two-back winner of the ungraded Jean Lafitte at Delta Downs, Decisive Moment most recently was fifth in the Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds.

The explosive March 5 debut by Wilburn ranks as one of the meet’s best by a 3-year-old – 1:13.95 was the second-fastest time of the meet for 6 1/2 furlongs; he earned a 91 Beyer. Trained by Steve Asmussen, the Bernardini colt arrived too late for the Derby, but is one to follow as the season unfolds.

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The Tampa Bay Derby has produced short-term pain but long-term gain for trainer Todd Pletcher.

Since 2000, Pletcher has run eight horses in the Tampa Bay Derby, winning it in 2004 with Limehouse while running second six times and third once. His last four runners have been defeated by a neck, neck, neck, and nose.

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ARCADIA, Calif. – He has yet to run around two turns, or in a graded stakes race. He also has yet to lose. It’s gut-check time on Saturday at Santa Anita for Bench Points, who puts his perfect record on the line when he meets such marquee 3-year-olds as Comma to the Top and Jaycito in a compelling edition of the Grade 2, $250,000 San Felipe Stakes.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. − A race that wasn’t even on the schedule when the meeting opened will have the eyes of the racing world riveted on Gulfstream Park shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday, when reigning juvenile champion and Kentucky Derby favorite Uncle Mo makes his 3-year-old debut in the $100,000 Timely Writer.

Edgar Prado will take over as the rider on Machen when he runs next in the Louisiana Derby on March 26 at Fair Grounds.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Rules were made to be broken, and when it comes to the Kentucky Derby, they have been shattered into tiny shards in recent years.

A horse had not won the Derby off a layoff of at least five weeks for more than 50 years, that is until Barbaro did it in 2006, followed two years later by Big Brown.

Big Brown took down another supposed rule, becoming the first horse in nine decades to win the Derby with a mere three starts. So much for experience.

The woman who owns Anthony’s Cross is a lot of things. She’s a fashion designer, a mother, and a self-described positive thinker. She’s also a de Kwiatkowski, the daughter of one of Thoroughbred racing’s most colorful and successful owners, the late Henryk de Kwiatkowski, and his first wife, the late Minerva Stud Farm owner Lynne de Kwiatkowski Russo. Arianne de Kwiatkowski, 44, said she honors her family history in the sport, but she is also determined to make her own way in the sport with A D K Racing.