Horse Racing News by Steve Haskin

Bejarano to jockey Bolo in Kentucky Derby

Borel finds Derby ride

Merry Meadow, riding a three-race stakes winning streak will face six opponents in the $200,000 Inside Information Stakes March 21 at Gulfstream Park.

Texas Red, winner of the 2014 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile, is back at Santa Anita Park with trainer Keith Desormeaux, arriving March 9.

Night Prowler, winner of the Dania Beach Stakes, and Dubai Sky, winner of the Kitten's Joy Stakes, will square off in the 1-1/16-mile Palm Beach Stakes at Gulfstream Park Feb. 28 to determine who is the best 3-year-old grass horse in Florida.

Dual Eclipse Award winner Main Sequence will make his 2015 debut when he takes on seven opponents in the $200,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes at 1-3/8 miles at Gulfstream Park Feb. 21.

Texas Red, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, has suffered a foot abscess that will prevent him from running in the Feb. 21 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds, said co-owner Erich Brehm.

Kaigun, one of the most honest and classy grass horses in training last year, makes his first start since November when he takes on eight opponents in the $200,000 Arcadia Stakes Jan. 31 at Santa Anita Park.

Suzanne Stables' Barbados, winner of the grade III Hutcheson Stakes and Spectacular Bid Stakes at Gulfstream Park this year, will undergo surgery next week to remove a small bone chip in his left knee, said trainer Michael Tomlinson.

The first Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool for the 2015 event is set for Nov. 28-30, Churchill Downs announced.