Oaklawn will be closed for racing and training Sunday in observance of Easter. … Oaklawn is scheduled to race four days next week (Thursday-Sunday). Thursday was recently added to the racing calendar to help offset several lost days to winter weather earlier in the meeting.

Mystik Dan, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Oaklawn’s Southwest Stakes (G3) last year, worked five furlongs in 1:01.40 over a fast track Saturday morning at Oaklawn for trainer Kenny McPeek. Mystik Dan again worked with stakes-raced stablemate Relampago Verde, who was credited with five furlongs in 1:02. Mystik Dan is scheduled to make his comeback in the $200,000 Lake Ouachita Stakes for older horses at 1 1/16 miles May 3 at Oaklawn, McPeek said. … Mintastic ($31.60) represented Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s record-extending 990^th career Oaklawn victory in Friday’s first race. … Trainer Lindsay Schultz recorded her 95^th career victory in Friday’s seventh race at Oaklawn with Pink Ruby ($8.40).

Arkansas-bred star and multiple Oaklawn stakes winner Haulin Ice returned to the work tab Friday morning at Palm Meadows Training Center in south Florida, covering thjree furlongs in :37.45 for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. Barring any setbacks, Haulin Ice will make her next start in the seven-furlong $1 million Derby City Distaff Stakes (G1) for older fillies and mares May 3 at Churchill Downs, Joseph said Thursday afternoon. A top two finish in the Derby City Distaff would make Haulin Ice ($688,100) the leading accredited Arkansas-bred money winner in history. Nodouble ($846,749), the country’s two-time champion older horse, has held the record since 1970. …

Two-time defending Oaklawn riding champion Cristian Torres will ride Taxed in the Derby City Distaff, the jockey’s agent, Cody Autrey, said Friday morning. Taxed is a multiple Oaklawn allowance winner for trainer Randy Morse. … Jockey Nik Juarez said Friday morning that he will be based this summer in Kentucky (Churchill Downs and Ellis Park). Juarez, whose agent is retired Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, has been a fixture during the summer at Monmouth Park in New Jersey.

What about Oaklawn next year? Pending approval by the Arkansas Racing Commission, Oaklawn will race Dec. 12-May 2 next season.