Splendora highlights the Beholder Mile (G1), while Gas Me Up and El Potente battle in the Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G2T).

Silent Tactic will be pointed to the March 28 Arkansas Derby (G1) following his nose loss to Class President in the March 1 Rebel Stakes (G2).

This year’s Santa Anita Handicap (G1) has an expected field of six after the scratch of probable favorite Skippylongstocking following travel difficulties.

Tyler Gaffalione earned the title after he won the Herecomesthebride Stakes (G3) aboard Lion Lake, the Mac Diarmida Stakes (G2) aboard Grand Sonata and the Honey Fox Stakes (G3) aboard Lush Lips.

The calendar had just turned to 2026 and Joyce Baker, the owner of Indiana Stallion Station, was already on foal watch, a process the Hoosier native expects to repeat about another 50 times this year.

Corbin Blumberg, director of racing and bloodstock operations at StarLadies, is heading the team as it searches for star power from among 816 horses cataloged for the March 10-12 sale that starts with an under-tack preview show from March 4-7.

Porter on Pedigrees

Hawthorne Racecourse, Illinois, horsemen hear encouragement but see no final action at a first hearing on the track’s bankruptcy petition.

Bob Baffert will saddle multi-million-dollar purchases Brant and Potente in the 1 1/16-mile stakes, which offers 50 Kentucky Derby points to the winner.

Westwood won the recent San Pasqual for the late John Shirreffs, and Vodka Vodka could give trainer Aggie Ordonez, also the trainer of Beholder Mile entrant Om N Joy, a big day.