HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Thirty minutes after watching his Kurilov fall a neck short of winning the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Turf, trainer Chad Brown rebounded in a big way by sending out Elysea’s World and Dream Awhile to finish first and second, respectively, in Saturday’s $150,000 Suwannee River Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Ten 3-year-olds, headed by Lecomte Stakes winner Instilled Regard, were entered Friday for the Grade 2, $400,000 Risen Star Stakes, which will be run Feb. 17 at Fair Grounds.

Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez has been on an amazing roll this week, having won with seven of the first eight mounts he accepted during a three-day period that began when racing resumed on Wednesday. His lone loss during that span came aboard One Liner, who finished third behind Conquest Windycity and Mind Your Biscuits in Friday’s main event.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Noholdingback Bear, who defeated Mind Your Biscuits in the Gallant Bob at Parx Racing during the fall of their 3-year-old campaigns, continues to progress toward his 2018 debut after working an easy five furlongs in 59.94 seconds over a muddy track Friday. The move was the sixth, and second at five panels, for Noholdingback Bear since he returned to training earlier this winter.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Sandy’s Surprise is a newcomer to the distaff division at Oaklawn Park, while local stalwart Ever So Clever is calling it a career.

The fillies were rivals back in November, when Sandy’s Surprise won the $300,000 Zia Park Oaks over runner-up Ever So Clever. But their paths are not expected to cross again.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Curlin’s Approval served notice she’s squarely on target to defend her title in the Grade 3 Royal Delta here after working an eye-catching five furlongs in 58.13 seconds before galloping out six furlongs in 1:12.48 with jockey Edgard Zayas aboard at Gulfstream Park on Thursday.

Curlin’s Approval drew off to a six-length victory in the one-mile Royal Delta here a year ago, and is looking to make amends for her second-place finish as the 8-5 favorite behind 59-1 Jordan’s Henny in the seven-furlong Hurricane Bertie here last month.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Would trainer Chad Summers have liked for Mind Your Biscuits to have won his 2018 debut? Undoubtedly yes. But was he hanging his head in total disappointment just minutes after the multiple Grade 1 winner had been outgamed to the finish line by a head by Conquest Windycity in Friday’s $53,000 allowance feature? Definitely not.

Jockey Drayden Van Dyke has received a three-day suspension, next Thursday through Saturday, for causing interference in the first race at Santa Anita on Feb. 4.

Van Dyke was cited for his ride on Casino Red, who finished third in an optional claimer. Casino Red was ruled to have altered course without clearance on the turn of a one-mile turf race.

Ms Peintour, who finished fifth, was steadied on the turn. The stewards conducted an inquiry, but did not change the order of finish.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Santa Anita will run four Grade 1 races led by the $500,000 Gold Cup during its spring-summer meeting, which runs from April 13 to June 24.

The meet will include 32 stakes, including 21 graded stakes. The other Grade 1 races are the $300,000 Gamely Stakes for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles on turf May 26; the $400,000 Shoemaker Mile on turf May 28; and the $400,000 Beholder Stakes for fillies and mares at a mile on June 2.

ARCADIA, Calif. – The Irish-bred colt River Boyne is winning in a style this winter that suggests he could have a big season in the United States.

After a convincing maiden win on the opening-day program of the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting Dec. 26, River Boyne won an allowance race with a $75,000 claiming option for 3-year-olds in Thursday’s seventh race.

Ridden by Flavien Prat, River Boyne closed from fifth in a field of 10 to win by an impressive 2 3/4 lengths.

“He’s got a serious turn of foot,” trainer Jeff Mullins said.