Horse Racing News on February 12, 2014

Trainer Tom Albertrani is following a familiar blueprint when it comes to his older turf star Twilight Eclipse, bringing the gelded son of Purim back to Gulfstream Park to begin his five-year-old season in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Mac Diarmida.

Grade 1 winner Tamarando heads a field of eight entered for Saturday's Grade 3, $200,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields.

Godolphin Racing's regally bred Anjaz will make her 5-year-old season debut in the $100,000 The Very One Stakes on Feb. 15 at Gulfstream Park.

The Grade 2, $300,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap kicks off holiday racing this weekend at Laurel Park.

Multiple graded stakes winner Fiftyshadesofhay heads a field of seven older females entered for the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes Feb. 15 at Santa Anita Park, seeking her first win of 2014 for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.

Highly regarded 3-year-old Honor Code officially breezed three furlongs in :35.66 seconds Feb. 12 at Gulfstream Park for Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey, while completing four furlongs in :47.78 seconds and galloping out five-eighths in 1:01.49.