Horse Racing News on March 20, 2014

Susan Moulton's Solitary Ranger, the first horse she ever purchased, will attempt to become only the second runner in history to take the local prep at Turfway Park and win the $550,000 Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral Stakes.

California Chrome is headed for the $1 million Santa Anita Derby April 5, trainer Art Sherman confirmed from his headquarters at Los Alamitos Race Course.

Awesome Baby, a back-to-back graded stakes winner this season at Santa Anita Park, stands out for trainer Bob Baffert in the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks March 23.

Avoiding the likes of Tapiture and Strong Mandate at Oaklawn, Autrey brought his stakes-winning son of Graeme Hall to New Mexico for the $800,000 Sunland Derby March 23

Trainer Doug O'Neill said March 19 that Reddam Racing Stable's Bond Holder is being treated at the Equine Medical Center of Ocala for the effects of laminitis.

The New Gaming Commission said March 20 it is investigating allegations of "abuse and mistreatment" of Thoroughbreds after receiving information gleaned from an undercover investigation performed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.