March 19 is “Whitmore Day” at Oaklawn, which honors the now-retired 2020 Eclipse Award-winning champion male sprinter, seven-time Oaklawn stakes winner, and among the most popular horses in its 117-year history.

Klaravich Stables’ Early Voting worked in company March 18 in preparation for the April 9 Wood Memorial Presented by Resorts World Casino (G2) on April 9 at Aqueduct Racetrack, covering a half-mile in :48.47 over the Belmont Park training track.

Trainer Eddie Barker said Iris Smith Stable’s New York-bred multiple stakes winner Shipsational will make his next start April 2 at Gulfstream Park in the Curlin Florida Derby (G1).

This year’s running of the Golden Slipper (G1) features two prospects in which Spendthrift has an invested interest with Sebonack and Lady Laguna.

Klaravich Stables’ Early Voting worked in company March 18 in preparation for the April 9 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino (G2) on April 9 at Aqueduct Racetrack, covering a half-mile in :48.47 over the Belmont Park training track.

The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a sports wagering bill on a 58-30 vote March 18, and the bill now heads to the Kentucky Senate.

Safety initiatives by regulators in California and the mid-Atlantic states that have shown considerable progress will be highlighted as will details of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Racetrack Safety program.

Greg Wolf and Anthony Stabile look ahead to Saturday’s Grade 3 Whitmore from Oaklawn and the Cicada Stakes at Aqueduct.

The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation is pleased to award $4,000 to the University of Minnesota Foundation to be used for educational purposes for students.

With a twist that expands a bonus package for maidens running at Del Mar this summer, the track will enrich purse earnings by 25% for qualified runners of any age who compete in a maiden dirt race during the seaside oval’s 83rd season.