Horse Racing News by Brisnet

Silsita was making her stakes bow in Saturday's Grade 3, $100,000 Bourbonette Oaks, but that didn't stop the Todd Pletcher trainee from dueling to a nose win over fellow stakes debuter and longshot Marathon Lady on the wire of the one-mile contest.

Sterling Racing's Black Onyx made his stakes debut a winning one and secured a Kentucky Derby berth in Saturday's Grade 3, $550,000 Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park, posting a 1 1/2-length decision over Uncaptured.

Team Valor Stable's Crop Report impressive winner in Saturday's $75,000 Rushaway Stakes at Turfway Park.

Grade 2 winner Uncaptured will make his long-awaited return to competition on Saturday, but the Lion Heart colt has picked a tough spot to make his three-year-old bow in Turfway Park's Grade 3, $550,000 Spiral.

Newsdad will attempt to become just the third repeat winner of the Pan American when the 1 1/2-mile grass fixture is renewed at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Nine rivals stand in the way of the five-year-old Arch horse, who will break from post 10.

Owner Mike Pegram and trainer Bob Baffert have another potential candidate for the Louisville classic in Govenor Charlie, one of two colts Baffert will saddle in Sunday's Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Derby over 1 1/8 miles.

Bright Thought served notice that he'll be a major force in the turf division this year with a course-record performance in Saturday's Grade 2, $150,750 San Luis Rey at Santa Anita.

Cresran's homebred Tiz Miz Sue closed fast and pulled off the upset over 3-5 favorite My Miss Aurelia and 9-5 second choice Don't Tell Sophia to repeat in the Grade 3, $147,000 Azeri at Oaklawn Park on Saturday.

G. Watts Humphrey Jr.'s homebred Centre Court, one of last year's top sophomore fillies on turf, opened her four-year-old campaign with a convincing victory in Saturday's Grade 2, $150,000 Honey Fox at Gulfstream Park.

Joyful Victory and Brushed by a Star, who have faced each other three times since November, will take their well-developed rivalry out west for Saturday's Grade 1, $300,000 Santa Margarita.