Horse Racing News by Jeremy Balan

Virginia-bred Stellar Wind swooped in from the East Coast to claim the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Feb. 28 in her stakes debut at Santa Anita Park.

American Pharoah may be more than ready to make his 3-year-old debut.

California Chrome, the dual classic winner and 2014 Horse of the Year, continued to prepare for an appearance in the Dubai World Cup with a five-furlong workout in 1:00 at Los Alamitos Racecourse Feb. 27.

Robert LaPenta and Harry Rosenblum's Far Right found himself behind a wall of horses at the top of the stretch in the $300,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

Long On Value returned to his winning ways with a closing victory in the $150,000 Canadian Turf Stakes Feb. 21 at Gulfstream Park.

The stars were out for workouts in Southern California the morning of Feb. 21.

It was no surprise favored Mufajaah crossed the wire first in the $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes Feb. 15 at Oaklawn Park, against many of the same runners she beat just less than a month ago.

Warren's Veneda claimed her first graded stakes victory with a wide closing drive in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes Feb. 14 at Santa Anita Park, continuing a path of improvement for the 5-year-old mare by Affirmative.

Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens earned his 5000th win on Friday at Santa Anita Park.

Finnegans Wake extended his winning streak in graded turf races to three with a late-running victory in the $200,000 San Marcos Stakes Feb. 7 at Santa Anita Park.