As brilliant as Zenyatta's races have been to her adoring fans, her workouts have left trainer John Shirreffs with the same impression.

Earlier this winter, WinStar Farm won the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs with Rule. On Saturday, they will return with another of their top Derby prospects, Super Saver, who will head a field of seven in the $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby.

Noble's Promise has raced exclusively on synthetic and turf surfaces to this point in his career, but there are reasons to believe that the Grade 1 winner might be an even better horse on dirt. More will be learned Saturday, when Noble's Promise runs in the Grade 2, $300,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

The elusive first stakes win arrived for Striking Dancer in the Grade 2 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita on Feb. 14. What comes next in Saturday's $250,000 Santa Margarita Handicap will give owner Steve Stan Stables and trainer Kenneth McPeek a gauge on where she ranks in the nation - against the undefeated Zenyatta.

Interactif, third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf last November, is among seven 3-year-olds entered in the $150,000 San Felipe Stakes on Saturday. The San Felipe Stakes is run over 1 1/16 miles and is led by Caracortado and Sidney's Candy.

Monmouth Park will face a number of complications both before and during its 50-day summer meet, from allocating limited stall space to satisfying the diverse needs of in-state and out-of-state horsemen, many of whom will face long lines to get into rich races.

Hurricane Ike's 3-year-old debut finally occurs in a $46,000 allowance race at Santa Anita on Thursday, a month after trainer John Sadler had hoped.