Horse Racing News by Jack Shinar

Fast-improving Orb was golden in his stakes debut for trainer Shug McGaughey in the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth, coming from off the pace to run down odds-on choice Violence for a narrow victory Feb. 23 at Gulfstream Park.

Top sprinter The Lumber Guy, looking to rebound from a disappointing performance in the Malibu Stakes, is part of a well-balanced field for the $200,000 San Carlos Stakes Feb. 23 at Santa Anita Park.

Surging in the final yards, Swift Warrior prevailed in a tight four-horse finish to the $150,000 Tampa Bay Stakes for his second grade III victory in a row Feb. 16 on the turf at Tampa Bay Downs.

Amira's Prince remained a perfect three-for-three in the U.S. Feb. 16, collecting his first graded stakes win in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens stole the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes aboard outsider Great Hot Feb. 16 for his third consecutive stakes win at Santa Anita Park over the past two weekends.

Roman Tiger and Doubles Partner, the past two winners of the Tampa Bay Stakes, are part of a full field entered for the 2013 renewal on turf Feb. 16 at Tampa Bay Downs.

Game On Dude took some heat for six furlongs, then sped away in the stretch to take the $196,000 San Antonio Stakes as expected Feb. 3 for his sixth win in seven tries at Santa Anita Park.

Bob Baffert has found his Derby horse as Flashback dominates in the G2 Robert Lewis at Santa Anita.

Trainer Doug O'Neill will seek a repeat win Feb. 2 in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes with Reddam Racing's He's Had Enough, who has just three opponents in the early-season Santa Anita Derby prep.

Fed Biz, after outlasting Tritap by a head in the San Fernando Stakes three weeks earlier, will meet his rival once again in the $200,000 Strub Stakes Feb. 2 at Santa Anita Park.