After consulting with horsemen representatives, Turf Paradise general manager Vince Francia said he would ask the Arizona Racing Commission for a state rule change that would lower the maximum age for horses competing at Arizona racetracks. Source

Santa Barbara, a winner in her debut last fall at the Curragh, will either go to Leopardstown for a trial or straight to the One Thousand Guineas (G1) for her next start. Source

D.J. Stable’s Tampa Bay Derby (G2) winner Helium and with Chiefswood Stables’ Gotham Stakes (G3) upsetter Weyburn were among nine 3-year-olds made eligible to compete in the Triple Crown with a $6,000 late payment that was due March 29. Source

Last summer’s Sorrento Stakes (G2) winner My Girl Red is slated to make her seasonal bow April 2 in the $150,000 Beaumont Stakes (G3), a seven-furlong sprint for sophomore fillies at Keeneland. Source

Trainer Art Sherman has been fined $1,500 and has begun serving a 15-day suspension after a horse he trains, Palm d’Oro, tested positive for the prohibited presence of a metabolite of an antihistamine, following a victory at Los Alamitos Dec. 20. Source

After a try on the dirt that didn’t pan out, last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) winner Fire At Will returns to some very familiar ground April 2 in the $150,000 Transylvania Stakes (G3T). Source

Lindy Farms and Ice Wine Stable’s multiple stakes-placed winner Fauci, never worse than second in four career starts, will begin his 2021 campaign during opening day at Keeneland April 2 in the $100,000 Palisades Turf Sprint Stakes. Source