We've been busy with Kentucky Derby developments over the past few weeks, but here's a quick update on racing's leading ladies and some other news.

Rachel Alexandra turned in her final workout for her planned start in Friday's Grade II La Troienne on Monday morning, going an easy half in :50 flat under regular exercise rider Dom Terry. At Tuesday's post position draw, the filly was made the 4-5 morning line choice for the La Troienne and drew post four in a short field of six. Breaking next to her from the three is Zardana, the mare who beat her in the New Orleans Ladies Stakes in March. The race lost a potential entrant over the weekend when Alabama winner Careless Jewel sustained a minor quarter crack. The filly will rebound with no ill effects but was kept out of this weekend's races because she missed some training time.

Meanwhile, the unbeaten Zenyatta worked an easy half mile in :52.40 at her training base, Hollywood Park, on Tuesday morning. The big mare could go for her historic 17th victory at home in the Vanity Handicap on June 13. Trainer John Shirreffs called the race a "logical" spot, adding that he needs to further consider weight assignments and other aspects of the race first.

Segueing to somewhere both of these runners are sure to wind up someday. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame announced the nominees for its 2010 class of inductees this week. Up for induction this year are female runners Azeri, Open Mind and Sky Beauty; males Point Given and Best Pal; jockeys Randy Romero and Alex Solis; and trainers Robert Wheeler and Gary Jones. The Hall of Fame changed its voting procedures this year. In the past, voters would have been asked to choose one inductee from this category. This year, they may vote for their top four candidates in any combination regardless of category - a measure designed to allow two stellar candidates coming from the same category in any one year to be inducted simultaneously (there was so much debate over Horse of the Year, can you imagine the stink if either Rachel Alexandra or Zenyatta was slighted out of being a first-ballot Hall of Famer several years from now?). The results of the vote will be announced May 28, and the class of 2010 will be inducted in a ceremony August 13 at the Fasig-Tipton sales pavilion in Saratoga.