Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., has hired Javier Barajas to be in charge of the maintenance of its three racing surfaces. Barajas is the former track superintendent at the Dubai Racing Club and at Arlington Park in Illinois.

The 2-year-old Hashtag Bourbon came into Saturday’s $100,000 Mountaineer Juvenile a maiden and left town a stakes winner.

In one of the better performances of West Virginia Derby Day, Hashtag Bourbon stormed from off the pace to win the six-furlong Juvenile by an expanding 4 1/2 lengths. He was timed in 1:11.45 (the fillies division went in 1:11.79) and received a Beyer Speed Figure of 78.

The Juvenile was Hashtag Bourbon’s second start. In his debut at Churchill Downs on June 28, he broke slowly, dropped far back, and then closed well to finish third.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Filimbi, who defeated the Grade 1-winning New York-bred Dayatthespa in Saturday’s De La Rose Stakes at Saratoga, likely will move up into graded company for her next start. One possibility is the Grade 3, $200,000 Noble Damsel Stakes on Sept. 13 at Belmont Park.

Filimbi, a product of Grade 1 winners Mizzen Mast and Flute, earned a 100 Beyer Speed Figure in the De La Rose, her second win from three starts in the United States.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – I Spent It, a sharp debut winner at Belmont on July 2, worked a strong five furlongs in 1:00.10 over Saratoga’s main track Monday in preparation for Sunday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special at 6 1/2 furlongs.

With jockey Javier Castellano in the irons, I Spent It broke off at the half-mile pole and went a bit quickly early but still came home in 24.07 seconds and then galloped out six furlongs in 1:12.90.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Champion mares Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta never faced each other on the racetrack. Perhaps someday their first foals will.

Jess’s Dream, the first foal out of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, arrived at Saratoga on Sunday, joining Cozmic One, the first foal out of 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta, who has been here since the meet began. Neither colt will race at this meet, but it is hoped that both will debut this fall.

It would be hard to get off to a better start than trainer Joshua Stein.

The 26-year-old nephew of Roger Stein took over his uncle’s stable after saddling Cleverly Beverly for a maiden win at Pleasanton on July 6 as the last horse to run officially in his uncle’s name.

Cleverly Beverly made her first start for Joshua Stein last Thursday and brought him his first victory as a trainer, defeating Star Mist, who had beaten her June 15. Also in the field was Giant Journey, who had defeated Cleverly Beverly in a May 23 sprint.

While Steve Asmussen has already circled the Sept. 20 Pennsylvania Derby on his calendar for Tapiture’s next start, John Sadler and Mike Maker, who train the West Virginia Derby second- and third-place finishers, Candy Boy and Vicar’s In Trouble, are going to take some time to consider their next steps.

Molly Morgan, the winner of the Grade 2 Fleur de Lis in June at Churchill Downs, figures as a solid favorite when the Grade 3 Gardenia Stakes is run Saturday at Ellis Park in western Kentucky.

Molly Morgan is one of nine fillies and mares entered in the $100,000 Gardenia, the annual marquee race of the Ellis meet. The 5-year-old mare will be ridden by Jesus Castanon when breaking from the rail in the one-mile race. She most recently ran fifth in the Grade 1 Delaware Handicap.

Jockey Brice Blanc remains sidelined after being injured in a spill on the turf at Del Mar on July 25.

Blanc was aboard Yes She’s Unusual when the filly broke down badly in a sprint race. Blanc was released from the hospital several hours after the incident, but has not ridden since. He is not booked to ride through Friday.

Blanc could return next weekend to ride Miss Serendipity in Sunday’s $250,000 John Mabee Stakes on turf, but no official timetable has been set for his return, according to his agent, Susan McBrayer.

Her Emmynency, a stylish winner of a maiden race over 5 1/2 furlongs on Saturday in her first career start, will make her stakes debut in the $300,000 Del Mar Debutante on Aug. 30.

Chris Davis, assistant to trainer Mike Stidham, said on Sunday that Her Emmynency is a filly who should thrive with the seven-furlong distance of the Grade 1 Debutante.

“It’s always nice to win first time out,” he said. “We thought she’d run well.

“She’s worked behind horses. She’s had dirt in her face and she’s settled. I think the farther the better with her.”