The Associated Press reports, two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Calvin Borel is urging lawmakers to legalize video gambling at horse racing tracks in the state.

Borel was among hundreds of horse industry employees and advocates who packed the state Capitol's front steps Wednesday. Borel says he's worried Kentucky's horse industry is falling behind other states.

Gov. Steve Beshear has called the legislature into special session to consider a plan allowing race tracks to operate video slot machines. Lawmakers are also considering other measures including a plan to offset an estimated $1 billion budget shortfall.

Borel rode Mine that Bird to victory in the Derby and filly Rachel Alexandra to success in the Preakness this year. He also won the 2007 Kentucky Derby atop Street Sense.

A House vote on the plan is expected to come later this week.

AROUND THE TRACK:

Associated Press - Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra is heading to Belmont Park after all.
Co-owner Jess Jackson's Stonestreet Farms announced in a news release Wednesday that his filly will return to the track June 27 in the Mother Goose Stakes, nearly three weeks after Jackson decided to rest his star rather than run her in the Belmont Stakes.

Jackson was concerned then about whether she was being overextended, but he said he put those concerns to rest after watching her spirited workout Monday morning under the newly
installed temporary lights at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

"Rachel is rested, healthy and ready to run," Jackson said. Calvin Borel, the filly's regular jockey, will ride the filly in the Mother Goose.

The sensational filly beat the boys in the Preakness for her sixth victory in a row, all with Borel aboard. The 1 1/8-mile Mother Goose for 3-year-olds will be her first race against fillies
since she dominated in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill by 20 1/4 lengths. Rachel Alexandra is expected to arrive at Belmont on June 23.

Jackson explained last month that the filly "deserves a well-earned vacation," which is why he opted against a run in the Belmont, the third leg of the Triple Crown.

Associated Press - Barbaro's brother has another win to celebrate.

Nicanor won an allowance race on the turf at Delaware Park on Wednesday, covering 1 1-8 miles in 1 minute, 52.95 seconds. He went off as the favorite, won by 1 3/4 lengths and paid $2.80, $2.40 and $2.10.

White Holiday took second, and Stevil was third.

After losing his first three races, Nicanor has two straight wins. He broke his maiden on May 13 in a romp on the turf at Delaware Park " the same track where Barbaro won his first career race.

Nicanor's team is the same one that backed Barbaro three years ago: He is owned by Roy and Gretchen Jackson, and trained by Michael Matz.