The Road presented by Gainesway and WinStar Farm

Chip Honcho gets a stamina test in the 1 3/16-mile Louisiana Derby (G2) March 21 at Fair Grounds when he battles Emerging Market, Golden Tempo, Universe, and five other 3-year-olds.

A schedule of this week's racing programs on radio and television, as compiled by America's Best Racing.

After a pair of close runner-up finishes in Turfway Park stakes, Fulleffort aims to hit the wire first with a spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate on the line in the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) March 21.

Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.

A March 16 board panel decision of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority requests Churchill Downs Inc. pay millions of dollars in unpaid assessment fees or face the prospect of losing race dates.

After winning the Virginia Derby March 14 and earning enough points to qualify for the Kentucky Derby (G1), trainer Riley Mott said that plans call for Incredibolt to train up to the Derby rather than run another prep.

Turfway's grade 3 stakes drew a very competitive 12-horse field, led by Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) runner-up Stark Contrast.

On the March 16 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Riley Mott discusses getting Incredibolt back in the winner's circle, BloodHorse sales editor Olivia Newman recaps the OBS March Sale in a segment presented by Gainesway.

Tom Ryan of co-owner SF Racing confirmed March 15 that the undefeated colt Taj Mahal will make his next start in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack April 4.

After a less-than-ideal sixth-place effort in the Holy Bull Stakes (G3), Incredibolt needed a boost to his Kentucky Derby (G1) hopes. Winning the Virginia Derby did just that.

The saddle used by jockey Ron Turcotte during Secretariat's immortal 1973 Triple Crown run fetched $1,524,000 at auction.

The Road, presented by Gainesway and WinStar Farm: In just its second year as a Road to the Kentucky Derby points race, the $500,000 Virginia Derby offers an enticing option in terms of distance as a 1 1/8-mile race contested at one turn.

Few breeding programs in recent history have done more to shape the modern North American dirt runner than that of Florida's intertwined Tartan Farms and Francis A. Genter Stable, and The Puma paid the latest tribute to the program March 7.

The $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs March 14 offers several runners a chance at redemption on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail, while others seek what could be their final opportunity to announce themselves as contenders.

Following March 7 victories that earned them 50 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby (G1), Potente and The Puma have joined the leaderboard in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top 3-Year-Old Poll.

As the countdown to the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) and $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) continues, fans will have another opportunity to wager on their favorites in the Future Wager pools, which begin March 13 at noon ET.

Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.

On the March 9 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Slam Dunk Racing's Nick Cosato talks about accomplishing his dream of winning the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) with British Isles. David Fawkes provides Reef Runner update as the horse remains in Dubai.

So Happy and Secured Freedom, the respective third- and fourth-place finishers in the March 7 San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park, will likely continue on to the April 4 Santa Anita Derby (G1), their respective trainers said March 8.