Holly Hill Stable’s Pacific Gale rolled to her second straight graded stakes victory at Gulfstream Park March 20, scoring a 3 1/2-length victory over Sound Machine in the $100,000 Hurricane Bertie Stakes (G3).

Grade 2 winner and twice grade 1-placed Spielberg has joined the anticipated field for the $750,000 Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa (G1) March 27 at Gulfstream Park.

None of the local 4-year-olds has seized the reins in the preliminaries, but since someone has to win the BMW Hong Kong Derby March 21, trainers are looking for a change in circumstances that could put their runners over the top.

Robert “Gus” Koch, the retired longtime manager of Claiborne Farm and owner of Mt. Carmel Farm near Cynthiana, Ky., died March 20 after a 24-year battle with cancer. He was 74.

Jockey Robby Albarado has been issued a three-day suspension by track stewards for not using his riding crop in an underhand position when riding champion Swiss Skydiver to win the March 13 Beholder Mile Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park.

A total of 10,000 vaccine doses to protect horses against the potentially fatal equine herpesvirus have been secured for Ireland, with the first portion of the shipment arriving March 19.

Four graded stakes at Fair Grounds led by the Louisiana Derby (G2) and Fair Grounds Oaks (G2).

Golden Gate Fields has filed a lawsuit against Direct Action Everywhere, the anti-racing group whose members disrupted racing at the Northern California track March 4 by laying on the track surface before its races were set to begin.

Margaux Farm in Midway,  Ky., is pleased to announce the appointment of Shayna Tiller as Sales & Marketing and Client Liaison. She will be assuming her new role March 23.

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, in collaboration with the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame & Museum, will host a live-streaming, virtual exhibit premier Monday, March 22nd from 6-6:30 p.m. ET.