Mid-Day Thursday - Mambo & Broadway

Here a few nuggets that emerged mid-day Thursday:

• Hello Broadway, conditioned by 2003 Kentucky Derby winning trainer Barclay Tagg (Funny Cide) was a strong contender for this year's Derby until finishing seventh last month in Tampa. Tagg indicated that Hello Broadway will likely run in an allowance race on April 10 but left open the possibility of running the Toyota Blue Grass the following day. He is currently 30th on the Kentucky Derby Graded Earnings list.

• Former 3-year-old star Mambo in Seattle tries to regain some his luster as he runs in the featured 8th race. The regally bred colt, who is trained by Neil Howard, was runner-up to Colonel John in last year's Travers Stakes but not won in his last four starts.

• Thoroughbred Times is reporting that last year's Kentucky Oaks winner Proud Spell is taking some time off after having swelling in her back (hind) ankle. Trainer Larry Jones is having a great year as he has two Derby contenders in Old Fashioned and Friesan Fire but his female star won't make a return trip to Churchill in the near future. It's too bad.