Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird has completed his first workout at Santa Anita, galloping five furlongs in preparation for the $350,000 Goodwood Stakes on Oct 10.

Jockey Joe Talamo was aboard Mine That Bird on Tuesday morning in place of regular rider Calvin Borel. The 3-year-old gelding was timed in 1:01.80 for the distance over the synthetic surface.

It went just right, trainer Chip Woolley said. I really like the way hes striding out on this racetrack. It really seems really kind and hes getting a good hold of it.

Woolley said Mine That Birds next scheduled workout would be on Oct. 6.

The winner of the Goodwood Stakes earns an automatic berth in the $5 million Breeders Cup Classic on Nov. 7.

Evangeline Downs begins its 2009 Quarter Horse season Thursday evening with an all-trials program for 2-year-olds attempting to qualify for the $150,000-added Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association Futurity. The final for the restricted Grade 1 LQHBA Futurity is slated for Oct. 17 and is one of 13 stakes to be run during the 40-day stand that runs through Dec. 6 on a Thursday-through-Sunday schedule.

In addition to the lucrative stakes program, the nightly purse distribution will start at approximately $75,000.

Janet Van Bebber, who dethroned multiple leading trainer Kenny Roberts last year by one victory, 26 to 25, is back to defend her title with a full contingent, as is Roberts. Ray Robbins and Danny Eldridge, who finished in a tie for third in last years trainer standings, also are also back. Newcomers this season include Andreena Flores and Charlton Hunt, who are both from Prairie Meadows.

Alfonso Lujan, last years leading rider who visited the winners circle 39 times during the 40-night season en route to purse earnings of more than $533,000, is set to defend his title.

Turfway Park in northern Kentucky plans to ask the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to approve a reduction in 2010 live racing days, and Ellis Park has decided that it will apply for live dates in 2010, the tracks top officials said Tuesday.

The statements by the two officials indicate that Kentucky tracks are approaching the 2010 calendar year cautiously because of concerns about declining handle, short fields, and the industrys ongoing effort to get approval from the state legislature for racetrack slot machines.

Bob Elliston, Turfways chief executive, said that the track had not yet decided how many days it will seek to pare from next years schedule, but he said that the cuts would likely come in January and February. Last year, Turfway requested 104 live racing dates, with 69 of those dates during a Jan. 1-April 2 meet; 22 dates from Sept. 9 to Oct. 8; and 23 dates from Nov. 29 to Dec. 31.

Dates requests from all Kentucky tracks are due by the close of business Thursday. The commission is expected to vote on the requests during a meeting Oct. 27.

Ron Geary, the owner of Ellis, said he had not yet decided how many dates to seek. Last year, Ellis requested 48 dates but went back to the commission in April to ask for approval to trim the meet to 23 days. The request was approved. Then, during the live meet, Ellis returned to the commission to ask to add five dates. That request also was approved.

Prior to Tuesday, Geary had not yet stated that he was firmly committed to running a 2010 meet, and he has contended that Ellis will close unless the legislature approves slot machines for racetracks. On Tuesday, he said that Ellis had firmly decided to submit a dates request.

I have always said that if we make a dates request, we are in good-faith planning on running those dates, Geary said.

By law, any track request to cut days from a schedule based on the 1983 live racing calendar must be approved by the Kentucky Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association. Marty Maline, the executive director of the KHBPA, said that Turfway had submitted a brief proposal to the horsemen for 2010 dates, but he said that he did not know the specifics of any reductions. He said that he had not yet talked to Ellis about their request.

Churchill Downs in Louisville and Keeneland in Lexington are expected to request the same race dates as in previous years.

Attendance at Monmouth Park increased during the 2009 meeting, but on-track and overall wagering showed a decline compared to 2008.

The meeting concluded on Sunday with Elvis Trujillo winning his first Monmouth riding title. Trujillo finished with 129 victories, followed by Eddie Castro. Joe Bravo and Carlos Marquez Jr. tied for third.

Trainer Bruce Levine won a second straight title with 46 winners. Scott Volk was second and Jason Servis was third.

Repole Stable finished as the leading owner for the second straight year with 24 winners, followed by George and Lori Hall and Patricia Generazio.

Daily attendance at the New Jersey shore track was 6,949, a gain of 6 percent over last year. On-track handle was just over $38 million, for a daily average of $409,380, a decrease of 4.9 percent. Overall handle was $293 million, a daily average of $3.1 million for the 93-day meet. That was 5 percent lower than 2008.

Mineralogist and Make Note won the $100,000 divisions of New York-bred stakes for 2-year-olds on Sunday at Belmont Park.

Mineralogist was a dominant winner in the Joseph A. Gimma for fillies, beating Sugar Trade by 3 3/4 lengths with Raffies Rose third. Kent Desormeaux was aboard for trainer John Kimmel as Mineralogist ran the seven furlongs in 1:25.20 on the sloppy track. The 2-5 favorite, Mineralogist paid $2.80 to win for her second win in four starts.

Make Note pulled off an upset at 9-1 in the Bertram F. Bongard, rallying to beat Come From Behind by two lengths. Edgar Prado rode for trainer George Weaver as Make Note improved to 2-for-3. He paid $21.20 to win, running the seven furlongs in 1:24.45.

Sumachahot rallied late to win the $200,000 Maryland Million Classic at the Jim McKay Maryland Million on Saturday.

The son of Mojave Moon has won six out of 10 races this year and was victorious in the Classic with a time of 1:50.26, ahead of the defending champion, Cuba. Regal Solo was third.

Broadway Producer finished fourth and missed a chance at becoming just the second horse in Maryland Million history to win the Classic and Turf in back-to-back years.

The event, founded in 1986, was officially named the Jim McKay Maryland Million earlier this year after a vote by the Maryland General Assembly.

The Jockey Club president Alan Marzelli will retire at the end of the year, and his successor will be current vice president James Gagliano.

The announcement was made Friday by The Jockey Club chairman Ogden Mills Phipps.

Marzelli joined the Jockey Club in 1983, and was appointed president and COO in 2003; Gagliano has been with the organization for four years. Before that he was a vice president for Magna Entertainments Maryland racing operations.

The Jockey Club is the breed registry for thoroughbreds in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, and works to improve breeding and racing.

Marzelli will continue his role as chairman of Equibase, the supplier of racing information for the North American thoroughbred industry.

Ravalo pulled away to a 3 1/2 -length win over Gold Trippi in Fridays $66,750 Spooky Mulder Stakes at Belmont Park.

The 5-year-old gelding trained by Cleveland Johnson earned his third stakes win in the last four races. The run started with victories in the Maryland Sprint Handicap at Pimlico and in the Harvey Arneault Memorial at Mountaineer Park. In his prior race, Ravalo lost by only a half length in the Remington Park Sprint Cup.

John Velazquez was aboard as Ravalo ran the six furlongs in 1:08.85 on the fast track.

Ravalo improved to 13-for-27, paying $8.10, $3.30 and $2.90. Gold Trippi returned $3.70 and $3.10. Starforaday paid $4.80 to show.

Ron Pierce had no doubts Well Said was going to win the Little Brown Jug.

The bay colt won the $609,150 race, the second leg of the Triple Crown for pacers, on Thursday at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.

Well Said came from behind on the rain-soaked half-mile track, passing If I Can Dream in the homestretch to win by one length.

I knew my colt could do it all by himself, Pierce said. Hes unbelievable. Hes the best three-year-old Ive ever driven, and Ive driven some good ones.

Well Said covered the mile in 1:51 4-5 and paid $2.40, $2.10, and $2.10.

Pierce, who won the Little Brown Jug for the fourth time, said when the two pacers entered the stretch, I just decided to get it over with.

Well Said, trained by Steve Elliott, won for the 11th time 13 races this season. The colt earned $297,265 and increased his total to $1,929,015 this year.

Nineteen 3-year-old pacers entered the Jug and were split into two elimination heats. If I Can Dream won the first elimination while Well Said took the second elimination.

Pierce used similar tactics to win his elimination heat and the final, holding Well Said off the early pace in both heats, and then using the colts burst of speed to overtake the leaders in the mile-long heats.

Well Said, who started from the outside eighth post position in the elimination heat, trailed in the first part of the race as Carnivore set the pace. When Vintage Masterwinner of the Cane Pace, first leg of the Triple Crownmade his move, Well Said moved behind him. In the stretch, he sprinted past him to win by 3 lengths.

I was just a passenger, said Pierce, who added that after the heat he felt Well Said would win the final unless something unpredictable happened.

In the final, If I Can Dream went to the front and waited for the expected challenge from Well Said. It came in the final quarter-mile when Pierce guided his colt into a challenging position on the outside. The pair of pacers raced like a team into the stretch, but Well Said eased past the pacesetter to win by a length.

Straight Shooting finished third, followed by River Shark and Vintage Master.

Tim Tetrick led If I Can Dream three-wide with a quarter-mile remaining to challenge the leaders in the first elimination. He caught them in the final strides and won a photo finish over Straight Shooting and River Shark.

He was really on his game today because he was three-wide for the final three-eighths of a mile, Tetrick said. I give all the credit to the horse. He really kept digging and kept fighting.

Weathered held off My Dinah by a half length Thursday to capture the $67,500 Belle Born Stakes for New York-bred fillies and mares at Belmont Park.

Weathered was the 3-5 favorite on the huge class drop, following a pair of Grade 1 stakes at Saratoga in which she ran fourth and fifth. The 4-year-old trained by Karl Grusmark earned her first victory since March in the Next Move Stakes, second of consecutive stakes wins at Aqueduct.

Mike Luzzi was aboard as Weathered improved to 10-for-20, running the 1 1-16 miles in 1:41.63 on the fast track.

Weathered paid $3.50, $2.90 and $2.20. My Dinah returned $4.50 and $3.10. Karakorum Fugitive paid $2.70 to show.