Horse Racing News by Jack Shinar

The 3-1 second choice on the morning line for the $150,000 Excelsior Stakes March 23 at Aqueduct Racetrack is 2011 Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice, who won an Aqueduct optional claimer against three opponents Jan. 30.

Pure Fun, winner of the Hollywood Starlet in December, gets her 2013 campaign started in the $100,000 Fathead Bourbonette Oaks as the 8-5 favorite in a field of a dozen 3-year-old fillies March 23 at Turfway Park.

Calidoscopio makes his first appearance since he scored a major upset in last fall's Breeders' Cup Marathon when he takes on seven opponents in the $100,000 Tokyo City Cup March 23 at Santa Anita Park.

In her sixth try at the grade I level, Joyful Victory finally broke through with a front-running trip under Rosie Napravnik to capture the $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational in style March 16 at Santa Anita Park.

Golden Mystery makes her first appearance since she was purchased at auction last month in the $150,000 Inside Information Stakes March 17 at Gulfstream Park.

Hear the Ghost blew past weakening favorites Flashback and Goldencents in deep stretch to post a half-length upset in the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes March 9 at Santa Anita Park.

Jockey Calvin Borel claimed career win No. 5,000 March 7 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark.

Flashback and Goldencents, acknowledged by most as the leading 3-year-old males in Southern California, meet for the first time in the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes March 9 at Santa Anita Park.

Game On Dude erased any doubts about his ability to get 1 1/4 miles and proved once more that he's the king of Santa Anita Park with a breathtaking front-running score in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap March 2.

Favored Comma to the Top, making just his second appearance outside of California, proved a tenacious winner of the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap March 2 at Aqueduct Racetrack, just a week after making his last start.