Horse Racing News by Bloodhorse

Lochte will be loaded onto a horse van at Gulfstream Park West Jan. 10 for an eight-mile spin.

Grade 1 winner Hoppertunity returns to Santa Anita Park Jan.10 as the 4-year-old tops the field of 11 older horses in the Grade 2, $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes at 1-1/16 miles.

Richard C. Pell's Calculator, coming off two straight Grade 1 runner-up finishes, will be seeking his first career victory when he faces seven challengers Jan. 10 in the $100,000 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park.

For the second consecutive day, live racing at Aqueduct Racetrack has been canceled Jan. 8 due to extreme weather conditions, including sub-zero wind chills, according to the New York Racing Association.

The nine-race Jan. 9 opening-day card at Oaklawn Park drew 92 entries, three more than the corresponding date last year and seven more than in 2013 at the Hot Springs, Ark., Thoroughbred track.

Parx Racing-based rider Angel Suarez, who was a finalist for an Eclipse Award in 2012 as outstanding apprentice jockey, is in critical condition after being shot Dec. 28 following an alleged break-in, assault, and other offenses.

Trainer Todd Pletcher will send out Divine Oath, a close-up third in the Twilight Derby at Santa Anita Park, in the $100,000 W. L. McKnight Handicap Dec. 27 at Gulfstream Park.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who won the Hollywood/CashCall Futurity a record six times at Hollywood Park, has an excellent chance to add to that total with the undefeated Dortmund in the $500,000 Los Alamitos Futurity Dec. 20.

Breeders' Cup Classic winner Bayern, a leading contender for Horse of the Year and male 3-year-old honors for 2014, worked four furlongs on the Santa Anita Park the morning of Dec. 19 in a bullet :46 1/5 seconds.

California Chrome drilled a handy half mile in 49 seconds flat at Los Alamitos Race Course Dec. 19 as he prepares for his 2015 debut in the $500,000 San Antonio Stakes. Meanwhile, trainer Art Sherman weighed in the Horse of the Year balloting.