Scott Wells, the Remington Park and Lone Star Park general manager who has held racetrack management positions at a variety of tracks throughout the Southwest and internationally for 31 years, will retire at the close of Remington’s meet this December, the owner of the tracks announced on Thursday.

Wells, a former trainer, has been the general manager at Remington since 2005 and the president and general manager of Lone Star Park since 2013. Both tracks are owned by Global Gaming Solutions, the commercial arm of the Chickasaw Nation.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Orlando Noda has been fined $5,000 by the New York stewards “for action detrimental to the best interest of racing,” according to a ruling put out Wednesday by the New York State Gaming Commission.

Neither the commission steward, Braulio Baeza Jr., nor Noda would comment on what the trainer did to incur the fine. However, multiple sources on Thursday told Daily Racing Form that Noda was seen being overly aggressive on a horse that he was exercising ontrack during a recent morning in Saratoga.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – There’s been a change of plans for Got Stormy’s next start.

Yes, she will make her next start at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 11. But instead of running in the $600,000 Ladies Sprint, Got Stormy will take on males again in the $1 million Turf Sprint at six furlongs.

“She’s already won that,” trainer Mark Casse said. “We’re going to do something different.”

Got Stormy beat the males in last Saturday’s Grade 1 Fourstardave at Saratoga, her second win in three years in that race.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Jorge Abreu, who won three races last Friday and the $120,000 Galway Stakes on Sunday, hopes to keep the good times rolling when he sends out Runaway Rumour in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Lake Placid Stakes for 3-year-old fillies.

Runaway Rumour, a New York-bred daughter of Flintshire, won her first three starts including the Wild Applause Stakes, before finishing fourth behind Technical Analysis in the Grade 3 Lake George.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Rob Atras isn’t necessarily looking for validation when he runs Coaching Club Oaks upset winner Maracuja in Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.

“You always want to win, but you never expect to win,” Atras said Wednesday. “If she can duplicate the effort and produce the same result great, if she runs a really great race and runs second, I’m still going to be happy and proud of her.”

Jess Savin Candy could be in position to make Quarter Horse racing history next month, but the first step comes Saturday at Ruidoso Downs.

Jess Savin Candy goes in trials for the $3 million All American Futurity. If he qualifies, he will advance to the Sept. 6 classic with a chance to become only the second horse to sweep the sport’s Triple Crown. Special Effort swept the series in 1981.

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I’m trying to have as much fun with it as I can,” said John Stinebaugh, who will saddle Jess Savin Candy for Dutch Masters III.

Louisiana Downs will have a mandatory payout on its pick five on Saturday’s card, which includes the Louisiana Cup stakes. There will be a carryover of $349,763 in the pick five. The 50-cent bet will run on races 3-7.

Louisiana Downs received approval for the mandatory payout from the Louisiana Racing Commission.

“We approached the racing commission last week when the pick five carryover began to grow,” David Heitzmann, director of racing for Louisiana Downs, said in a press release.

Jockey Alfredo Juarez Jr. sustained a foot fracture in a gate accident last week at Canterbury and is expected to be sidelined for about four to six weeks, said his agent, Mike Kelley. Juarez did not need surgery.

Kelley looks for Juarez to return during the Zia Park meet. Juarez has long been one of the top riders in New Mexico.

Juarez’s wife, Lisa, said her husband has returned home to New Mexico and is wearing a boot on the injury site. They were to see doctors Wednesday.

Kenai Bob, a stakes winner in the best form of his career, will be based at the Remington Park meet, which opens Friday night, according to his trainer, Francisco Bravo.

Kenai Bob won the $75,000 Assault Stakes over fellow Texas-breds Mr Money Bags and Sunlit Song in his last start July 10 at Lone Star Park, and before that won an open-company allowance at the track over multiple stakes winner Hunka Burning Love.

Santa Anita has increased overnight purses by approximately 10 percent for its upcoming autumn meeting, the third time in the last year the track has increased prize money.

Last November, the track raised purses for the 2020-21 winter-spring meeting. Earlier this month, Santa Anita announced a purse increase for the 2021-22 winter-spring meeting.