Headlines: March 3
– Derby preps get underway in earnest this weekend, with the Santa Catalina and Baldwin at Santa Anita and the Fountain of Youth and Swale Stakes at Gulfstream on Saturday. The Santa Anita Handicap is this Saturday too: A field of 11 — including Saint Liam, Rock Hard Ten, and Island Fashion — is set to run. (LAT)
– Funny Cide’s 2005 campaign is announced. He’ll race five times this year, starting with the April 28 Ben Ali Handicap at Keeneland and ending with another try at the Breeders’ Cup Classic. (DRF)
– Jockey Mike Luzzi gets the call on Galloping Grocer for the March 19 Gotham at Aqueduct. (NYDN)
– TVG and the group Thoroughbred Owners of California are partnering to offer a short film contest for filmmakers producing movies about Thoroughbred racing. “TVG and the TOC share a commitment to exposing the great sport of horseracing to non-traditional younger audiences and this Short Film Contest embodies that commitment,” said Ryan O’Hara, president of TVG. (BH)
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