BY PHIL JANACK

Florida-breds Dorth Vader and Frosty O Toole will have the field surrounded when seven older fillies and mares line up for the $1 million Fasig-Tipton La Troienne (Grade 1) Friday at Churchill Downs.

BY FLORIDA EQUINE PUBLICATIONS STAFF

The Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of Ontario announced in late March the appointment of Steve Lym as Executive Director.

CATALYTIC

Owned by Ocala residents Tami Bobo, George Isaacs and Julie Davies and a graduate of Davies early training, Catalytic was back on the track Wednesday at 7:30 a.m., with regular exercise rider Olaf Hernandez aboard.

Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. had the Curlin Florida Derby (G1) runner-up gallop a mile-and-a-half.

“He’s going to school in the paddock during race two this afternoon,” Joseph said Wednesday morning regarding the colt’s afternoon schedule. “Tomorrow, he’ll gallop again and maybe school in the paddock, depending on how today goes.”

“All is well with him,” Joseph said. “He’s been handling everything very well so far.”

CATCHING FREEDOM

A graduate of Barry Berkelhammer’s early training program at Abracadabra Farm in Ocala, Fla., Catching Freedom is scheduled to school in the paddock Thursday.

FIONA'S MAGIC

A Florida home-bred for Marilyn Campbell’s Stonehedge LLC and a graduate of the early training at her Stonehedge Farm South in Williston, Fla., Fiona’s Magic had her morning routine switched up a bit Wednesday morning by trainer Michael Yates.

“Instead of breaking off when she came on the track, I took her over to the front side to let her get a look at all the people [for Dawn at the Downs],” Yates said. “Then she galloped about a mile and three-eighths.”

Alejandro Mariano was aboard Fiona’s Magic.

LESLIE'S ROSE

Owned by Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm in Ocala, Fla., where she also received her early education, Leslie’s Rose followed her regular pattern Wednesday morning and galloped a mile-and-a-quarter then jogged into the track’s mile chute and stood in the starting gate during the special training session between 7:30-7:45 a.m. at Churchill Downs.

Trainer Todd Pletcher assigned regular rider Joel Osorio to handle the duties on Leslie’s Rose. Pletcher was nearby to see that all went well. Then it was back to Barn 39 for a bath and a snack.

“All’s quiet,” Pletcher noted. “Quiet is good.”