Horse Racing: Stable Notes: Works for Santa Anita Derby; Rags to Riches to Oaks

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Gerry Olguin will return to ride at Woodbine after Sunday's races. "He would have stayed at Santa Anita, but he has his family near Woodbine and good business lined up," said his father and agent, Roger Olguin. Olguin had a 9-14-13 record from 112 rides at Santa Anita through Saturday . . . San Rafael winner Notional, prepping for the Florida Derby next Saturday, worked six furlongs yesterday at Hollywood in 1:12.40 for [Doug O]'[Neill] . . . Victor Espinoza rides Norfolk winner Stormello in the Florida Derby for Bill Currin, agent Tony Matos said . . . [Craig Dollase] reports Hendrix, who worked a half-mile Sunday at Hollywood in :50.40, is a candidate for the Grade II Arcadia Handicap at one mile on turf on April 7 . . . Probable for Saturday's Grade III Tokyo City Cup for older horses at 1 1/8 miles: Beneath the Radar, Alex Solis; Fairbanks, [Richard Migliore]; Hello Sunday, no rider; Neko Bay, [Aaron Gryder]; Preachinatthebar, [Jon Court]; and Racketeer, Joe Talamo. Fairbanks worked five furlongs at Hollywood today in 1:01, while Preachinatthebar went the same distance at Santa Anita in 1:00.60 . . . Probable for next Sunday's Grade III Santa Paula Stakes for

3-year-old fillies at 6 Π furlongs: Coco Belle, Garrett Gomez; Jump In On, [Corey Nakatani]; and Magnificience, Solis . . . The Tin Man went three furlongs at Hollywood in :37 for Richard Mandella, while Potrero Grande contender Greg's Gold worked six furlongs in 1:13 for [David Hofmans]. Bordonaro, also a Potrero Grande candidate, worked six furlongs at Santa Anita in 1:12.60 for Bill Spawr . . . Nearly half of the nine starters in Saturday's sixth race were sired by California-based stallion Unusual Heat: hot Grip, Master Heat, Ballistic Heat and Unusual Treasure. "He covered 80 mares last year and 60 this year," said trainer Barry Abrams, who has breeding shares in the 17-year-old Unusual Heat, currently standing at Old English Rancho. "Four horses by the same sire starting in one race is probably the most since (the late) Pirates Bounty," Abrams said . . . From 5,676 who started, there were only 28 contestants alive in Santa Anita's popular on line handicapping contest, ShowVivor II, going into Sunday's races. A total of $10,000 in prize money is up for grabs.

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Horse Racing: Stable Notes: Works for Santa Anita Derby; Rags to Riches to Oaks

Bwana Bull, the Bay Area's leading Triple Crown hopeful, worked six furlongs yesterday at Bay Meadows in 1:12.80 en route to a likely start in the Grade I Santa Anita Derby on April 7, Northern California training kingpin Jerry Hollendorfer said. Meanwhile, Santa Anita Oaks winner Rags to Riches, who would have been only the fourth filly to start in the rac...

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