ARCADIA, Calif. – The pick six pool at Santa Anita is expected to surpass seven figures Thursday as bettors pursue a carryover of $198,609 from Sunday’s program.

The carryover was announced after Sweet Swap won the eighth race on the nine-race program.

The pool of new money Thursday is expected to be more than $1.5 million, and possibly much higher.

Thursday’s pick six covers the third through eighth races on a program that does not have large fields. The pick six races have fields of 6, 7, 10, 6, 9, and 8 runners.

Intense Holiday wasted no time heading back to trainer Todd Pletcher’s base at the Palm Meadows Training Center in south Florida, leaving Fair Grounds on a Sunday-morning flight that departed well before dawn. By noon, the narrow winner of the Risen Star Stakes was bedded down in his regular stall, looking no worse for travel and racing, and Pletcher confirmed that Intense Holiday probably will be back at Fair Grounds for the Grade 2, $1 million Louisiana Derby on March 29.

ARCADIA, Calif. – She’s a Tiger, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2013, worked three furlongs in 38 seconds Saturday, her first workout of the year.

“It was virtually a gallop,” trainer Jeff Bonde said. “She did it pretty effortlessly.”

Bonde said a decision on She’s a Tiger’s first start of 2014 has yet to be made, but the $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks over 1 1/16 miles on April 5 is a possibility.

“It depends on how she does between now and then,” Bonde said. “We need to get some more works in her.”

ARCADIA, Calif. – The presence of top older males Mucho Macho Man and Will Take Charge in the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap on March 8 may limit the size of the field.

As of Sunday, a field of eight or nine was expected for the Big Cap, with a few trainers taking a wait-and-see approach as to whether they will have a runner.

Mucho Macho Man and Will Take Charge were separated by a nose in the Breeders’ Cup Classic here in November. Mucho Macho Man arrived in California from Florida on Sunday.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – Jockey Jake Olesiak made the second day of Fonner Park's young season one to remember by scoring six winners on the 10-race card Saturday.

Olesiak matched his best riding day of 2013, having also won six races April 13 on his way to his first riding title here. He is the eighth rider to win six or more races on a single card at Fonner Park. Ken Shino and Perry Compton are the only two riders to better the six-win mark here. Shino tied a national record with eight wins on a card in 2000, and Compton scored a seven-win day the same year.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The top three finishers from the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday were all reported to be in good condition Sunday morning, but a potential rematch between Wildcat Red, General a Rod, and Top Billing in the Florida Derby on March 29 isn’t certain since only Wildcat Red is definitely intended for that race at this point.

The New England Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and Suffolk Downs reached agreement Saturday on several conditions for the upcoming 2014 meet, although the amount of purses to be paid, the number of days of live racing, and other issues remain unsettled due to the uncertainty of whether the track’s gaming partner will be awarded a casino license.

Cairo Prince had his second work since winning the Holy Bull last month when he went a half-mile in 49.90 seconds at Palm Meadows on Saturday.

Cairo Prince is awaiting next month’s Florida Derby. His trainer, Kiaran McLaughlin, said he believed Cairo Prince put forth a big effort in the Holy Bull, and wanted to give him plenty of time until his next start.

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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Normandy Invasion rewarded trainer Chad Brown and owner Rick Porter for their patience by launching his 2014 campaign with an easy 7 3/4-length victory in an entry-level optional $25,000 claiming race here Saturday.

Normandy Invasion covered the mile in 1:33.13, breaking the mark of 1:33.71 set by Commentator in 2008.

The start was the first for Normandy Invasion since his fourth-place finish in the 2013 Kentucky Derby.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Mucho Macho Man completed his local preparations for Santa Anita’s Big Cap on March 8 by going an easy five furlongs in 1:02.56 over a lightning-fast track here at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. Mucho Macho Man was scheduled to fly to Southern California on Sunday.