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First and second across the finish line when they met last, Duvet Day and Queen Ofthe Temple head a field of nine older fillies and mares going 1 1/4 miles on turf March 12 in the $100,000 Santa Ana Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.

Forbidden Kingdom, who fell off the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail last year before regaining top form in late 2022 with a second in the Dec. 26 Malibu (G1), heads six older sprinters racing March 11 in the San Carlos Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park.

My Purple Haze Stables' Drifaros is scheduled to step into graded stakes company in the March 11 $125,000 Hurricane Bertie Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park, where the 4-year-old daughter of Kantharos will make a bid for her fifth consecutive victory.

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is hosting a Pedigree & Conformation Clinic on Sunday and Monday, March 19-20, in Ocala, Fla.

Hall of Fame racehorse Xtra Heat died in December, according to a release from Woodford Thoroughbreds. She was 24.

The Chairman's Sale saw a surge of high-class entries March 9 on the eve of its close-off date for submissions into the Inglis Breeding Stock Sales Series.

Free Like a Girl has been voted 2022 Louisiana-bred Horse of the Year, according to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association.

With the 33rd edition of the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1), leading a parade of 39 offerings in 31 days, Del Mar is set to present a record-tying stakes schedule worth $8,275,000 at its iconic seaside oval beginning July 21.

Saffie Joseph Jr. enters a pair of contenders in the March 11 $100,000 Challenger Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. The 1 1/16-mile contest on dirt is for 4-year-olds and up.

Screening levels based on science for post-race testing are essential for the integrity of the horse-racing industry—as is public information about how such policy is made. That was a major takeaway from the National HBPA conference March 8.

In the future, perhaps 10 or 15 years from now, the strength of the horse racing industry may be judged by an ability to speak in a positive tone about the effects of the events of March 9, 2020.

Following Flightline's retirement from racing late last year, there is a new top-ranked horse in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings, based on racing Jan. 1-March 5. Golden Sixty is on top with a ranking of 125.

Newly crowned 2022 California-bred Horse of the Year Fun to Dream seeks her third consecutive graded stakes win in the March 11 Beholder Mile (G1) at Santa Anita Park.

A last out winner of the Feb. 4 Endeavour Stakes (G3T) at Tampa Bay Downs, Surprisingly returns to the Florida oval March 11 for the $225,000 Hillsborough Stakes (G2T), a 1 1/8-mile turf event for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up.

The following are HISA's answers to five frequently asked questions about the Anti-Doping and Medication Control Program.

Ron Paolucci, the former head of Loooch Stables, entered a guilty plea Feb. 28 to two counts of tax fraud and evasion in a Texas federal court.

A last out winner of the Feb. 4 Endeavour Stakes (G3T) at Tampa Bay Downs, Surprisingly returns to the Florida oval March 11 for the $225,000 Hillsborough Stakes (G2T), a 1 1/8 mile turf event for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up.

This International Women's Day, we want to celebrate a few of the women that have made a lasting impact and paved the way for women in the sport today.

Seeking his sixth Tampa Bay Derby (G3) win March 11 , Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher runs Tapit Trice and Shesterkin, 1-2 in an allowance optional claimer Feb. 4 at Gulfstream Park

Japan's Mandarin Hero is pointed to the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) April 8 at Santa Anita Park.