Horse Racing News on May 1, 2012

Anita Cauley's On Fire Baby, winner of the Honeybee Stakes in her last start and the 4-1 co-second choice for the May 4 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, will break from the rail.

Trainer Larry Jones removed Mark Valeski from Kentucky Derby consideration on Tuesday morning, opening a slot for the D. Wayne Lukas-trained Optimizer, who was waiting on the graded-earnings bubble for several days.