Son of Belardo cuts back to a mile and finds winner’s circle March 4 at Santa Anita.

Refusing to be denied after being shuffled back mid-race, Stilleto Boy ran down favored Defunded in deep stretch and withstood a rally from Proxy to win the $500,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) under Hall of Famer Kentucky Desormeaux.

Trained by Tim Yakteen throughout his career, Practical Move captured his second consecutive stakes and now has 60 total Kentucky Derby qualifying points.

Peter Brant’s Shidabhuti stalked a moderate tempo and launched a devastating late kick in deep stretch to conquer her stakes debut in the $200,000 Busher Stakes for sophomore fillies going a one-turn mile March 4 at Aqueduct Racetrack.

On March 4 at Gulfstream Park, Value Engineering won his second stakes race in three starts since his acquisition for $35,000, capturing the $200,000 Mac Diarmada Stakes (G2T).

When trainer Ben Colebrook said he would be at Aqueduct Racetrack to saddle Raise Cain in the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3), he wasn’t kidding.

The infamous line from Obi-Wan Kenobi in the 1977 Star Wars film ‘A New Hope’ — “If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine” — must have been one that Dorth Vader took to heart March 4 at Gulfstream Park.

Picking up where he left off after a championship 2-year-old season, Forte stylishly won his 3-year-old debut March 4 at Gulfstream Park, defeating Rocket Can in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2).

At the age most racehorses are retiring, Endorsed is just beginning his roll at the ripe age of 7. He solidified himself as a formidable player in this year’s older horse division with a commanding score in the March 4 Gulfstream Park Mile (G2).

Siena Farm and WinStar Farm’s Emmanuel finally found room leaving the second turn, and the 4-year-old son of More Than Ready proved much best in the Canadian Turf Stakes (G3T) March 4 at Gulfstream Park.