{"id":7030,"date":"2024-05-02T21:10:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T02:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/?p=7030"},"modified":"2024-05-02T22:27:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T03:27:43","slug":"kentucky-derby-hopefuls-putting-on-final-touches-for-saturdays-classic-tapit-jenallie-out-of-the-longines-kentucky-oaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/kentucky-derby-hopefuls-putting-on-final-touches-for-saturdays-classic-tapit-jenallie-out-of-the-longines-kentucky-oaks\/","title":{"rendered":"KENTUCKY DERBY HOPEFULS PUTTING ON FINAL TOUCHES FOR SATURDAY\u2019S CLASSIC; TAPIT JENALLIE OUT OF THE LONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOUISVILLE, KY (May 2, 2024) \u2013\u00a0<\/b>It was a quiet morning of routine training Thursday morning at Churchill Downs for the 21 entrants for the 150th<\/sup>\u00a0running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI).<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Among the owners on hand to watch their horses train was\u00a0Peter Brant<\/b>, who tasted Derby success in 1984 as a part owner of\u00a0Swale<\/b>. His hope this year is\u00a0Sierra Leone<\/b>, who he owns in partnership.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On the Longines Kentucky Oaks front,\u00a0Willis Horton Racing<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0Tapit Jenallie<\/b>\u00a0was declared out of the race, allowing\u00a0Courtlandt Farms<\/b>\u2019\u00a0Our Pretty Woman<\/b>\u00a0to draw in off the also-eligible list for trainer\u00a0Steve Asmussen<\/b>.\u00a0Joel Rosario<\/b>\u00a0has the mount.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Because of the first post time of 10:30 a.m. (all times Eastern) for Friday\u2019s 13-race program, training hours will be abbreviated in the morning. The track will be open for training from 5:15-7:15 followed by a harrow break with the 7:45-8 window open for Oaks and Derby horses only.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>CATALYTIC<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Tami Bobo, Julie Davies\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0George Isaacs\u2019 Catalytic<\/b>\u00a0went to the track Thursday shortly after the start of the 7:30 a.m. training period for Oaks and Derby horses.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With regular exercise rider\u00a0Olaf Hernandez\u00a0<\/b>aboard, the Florida Derby (GI) runner-up galloped a mile-and-a-half for trainer\u00a0Saffie Joseph Jr.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cHe also stood in the starting gate before his gallop,\u201d said Joseph, who\u2019s waiting to see the weather to map out his Friday training plans.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s undecided,\u201d Joseph said. \u201cHe\u2019s scheduled to go to the track. If it rains, he might walk tomorrow. If the track\u2019s good, he\u2019ll go to the track. If the track\u2019s nasty, he\u2019ll just walk.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jose Ortiz<\/b>\u00a0will ride the lightly raced colt in the Derby from post 5. In the Derby advance wagering after two days, Catalytic is 40-1.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/b>CATCHING FREEDOM\/JUST A TOUCH \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/b>A host of \u201cTeam Cox\u201d supporters were on hand Thursday to watch\u00a0<\/span>Albaugh Family Stables<\/span><\/b>\u2019\u00a0<\/span>Catching Freedom<\/span><\/b>\u00a0along with\u00a0<\/span>Qatar Racing<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>Resolute Racing\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and\u00a0<\/span>Marc Detampel<\/span><\/b>\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Just a Touch<\/span><\/b>\u00a0gallop at 7:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trainer\u00a0<\/span>Brad Cox<\/span><\/b>, who watched his horses train from the clocker stand near the five-eighths pole simply said, \u201cPerfect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Both horses are scheduled to school in the paddock Thursday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>DOMESTIC PRODUCT\/SIERRA LEONE –\u00a0<\/b>Blue Grass Stakes (GI) winner\u00a0Sierra Leone<\/b>\u00a0has been metronomic in his training, going about his daily routine without a hitch and with eye-catching ability. The son of Gun Runner kept up that trend Thursday morning, coming out during the 7:30 a.m. training period and getting into another solid gallop twice around the Churchill Downs oval.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As has also been standard, stablemate and fellow Kentucky Derby entrant\u00a0Domestic Product\u00a0<\/b>emerged after his comrade put in his morning work, coming onto the track just after 8 a.m. and galloping about 1 1\/2 miles under the watch of trainer\u00a0Chad Brown<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cObviously we\u2019re getting into the last couple days of training here,\u201d Brown said. \u201cMy Oaks horses are done, the Derby horses will have one more routine gallop tomorrow. Sierra Leone looks super and I feel (Domestic Product) is flying under the radar a bit too. I was very pleased with both gallops. These horses both have so much energy and they\u2019re moving well. In my position as a trainer that\u2019s really all you can ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On hand to watch Sierra Leone Thursday morning was one of Brown\u2019s top clients,\u00a0Peter Brant<\/b>, who owns the colt along with\u00a0Mrs. John Magnier<\/b>,\u00a0Michael Tabor<\/b>,\u00a0Derrick Smith<\/b>,\u00a0Brook Smith,<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Westerberg<\/b>.\u00a0Brant owned a share of Claiborne Farm’s 1984 Kentucky Derby winner\u00a0Swale\u00a0<\/b>and has been impressed by Sierra Leone from Day One, as evidenced by the colt\u2019s $2.3 million price tag as a yearling.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe is a special horse and I\u2019m confident that he should be here,\u201d Brant said. \u201cIt is a difficult race (the Kentucky Derby). You have to have a good trip, you have to have a good rider, it\u2019s all very complicated. But I\u2019m just proud of him to be here. It\u2019s one of those situations where an outstanding individual like him comes along and he runs to what he looks like, that doesn\u2019t always happen.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cA lot of times you buy an expensive horse like that and they can\u2019t run. We\u2019re very, very lucky he\u2019s made it this far and Chad has done a fantastic job. He wouldn\u2019t bring the horse here if he didn\u2019t feel he was up to it. We\u2019re looking forward to this race but also looking forward to the future of taking care of this horse.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>DORNOCH\/SOCIETY MAN \u2013\u00a0<\/b>Though he considered giving the colt a walk day Thursday, trainer\u00a0Danny Gargan<\/b>\u00a0opted to send Remsen (GII) and Fountain of Youth Stakes (GII) winner\u00a0Dornoch<\/b>\u00a0out for a jog early as he readies for what is expected to be a front-running effort in the Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With the son of Good Magic set to have to gun it out of post No. 1 in the Derby, Gargan may give Dornoch a walk day Friday in an effort to have him extra sharp come Saturday. His stablemate\u00a0Society Man<\/b>\u00a0meanwhile did hit the track for his gallop and gate schooling \u00a0Thursday, with plans to gallop Friday as well.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThey both looked great on the track I thought,\u201d Gargan said. \u201cDornoch just had an easy morning, he went around there one time. We\u2019ve walked him more going into some of his races but it is the Derby. Tomorrow, I\u2019ll make the decision what we\u2019re going to do but most likely he\u2019ll walk because we want him to show speed. Society Man will go out and train. But I\u2019m pleased with both of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On Wednesday, Gargan had famed farrier\u00a0Ian McKinlay<\/b>\u00a0come and lace up a quarter crack on Dornoch\u2019s right front foot, an issue the colt has had dating back to his juvenile season. Gargan said the quarter crack is not something that has impacted Dornoch\u2019s training or running previously, adding there have been no signs of any heat or lameness.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s had it since has was 2,\u201d Gargan said of the quarter crack. \u201cIt\u2019s just routine what we do, Ian has always done him up. We\u2019re coming into the Derby and we looked at it last week and Ian said he\u2019d be good. We ended up putting one more lace in the top of it. But he looks great, no heat, he jogs beautifully. It\u2019s something he\u2019s had, it\u2019s been there. But he ran with it and won three races with it. We\u2019re pleased with how it looks right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dornoch has been in a three-quarter shoe but Gargan said he will be shod with a full shoe Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

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ENDLESSLY \u2013\u00a0<\/b>It was basic training business for\u00a0Amerman Racing<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0Endlessly\u00a0<\/b>Thursday morning at Churchill Downs, nothing fancy. The dark homebred son of Oscar Performance took part in the 7:30-7:45 training period for Oaks and Derby runners with regular exercise rider\u00a0Walter Davilia<\/b>\u00a0in the irons.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The jockey who\u2019ll handle him on Saturday \u2013\u00a0Umberto Rispoli<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 was on hand as an observer and joined trainer\u00a0Michael McCarthy\u00a0<\/b>trackside to watch the colt go through a smooth gallop of about a mile and a quarter.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cNo more standing in the gate, no more trips to the paddock,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cWe\u2019re all done with that. The only thing we want to do now is keep him happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>EPIC RIDE \u2013 Welch Racing<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0Epic Ride<\/b>\u00a0jogged in the mile chute under\u00a0Sophie Doyle<\/b>\u00a0during the 7:30-7:45 training period for Kentucky Derby and Oaks horses.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Third in the Blue Grass Stakes (GI) in his most recent start, Epic Ride was entered in the Kentucky Derby last Saturday as an also eligible and made the main body of the race when\u00a0Encino<\/b>\u00a0was scratched this week.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trainer\u00a0John Ennis<\/b>\u00a0took the uncertainty of whether Epic Ride would be in the Derby in stride.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t get anxious or nervous,\u201d Ennis said. \u201cThe only aim is to get the horse to the race in the best shape possible. We are happy with everything and this morning he just bounced off the track.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>FIERCENESS \u2013 Repole Stable<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0Fierceness<\/b>, 2023\u2019s 2-year-old champion, followed pattern and sauntered down to the racetrack for the 7:30 start of the special training session with regular exercise rider\u00a0Danny Wright<\/b>\u00a0on board. The handsome City of Light colt galloped a mile and one half, then made a visit to the starting gate for the second day in a row.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s good there (the gate),\u201d Wright said. \u201cJust in and out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overseeing the colt\u2019s activities were trainer\u00a0Todd Pletcher<\/b>, owner\u00a0Mike Repole<\/b>\u00a0with family members and barn friend and favorite\u00a0Avery Johnson<\/b>, the basketball player, coach and commentator.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fierceness has been assigned post 17 for Saturday\u2019s 150th Kentucky Derby, a race where he has been tabbed as the 5-2 morning line favorite. Hall of Fame rider\u00a0John Velazquez<\/b>\u00a0will be in the saddle.<\/p>\n

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FOREVER YOUNG (JPN) \u2013 Susumu Fujita<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0Forever Young (JPN)\u00a0<\/b>warmed up in the mile chute under training assistant\u00a0Yusaku Oka<\/b>\u00a0and then galloped a mile and a half before returning to the chute to cool down before walking back to the Quarantine Barn.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trained by\u00a0Yoshito Yahagi<\/b>, the undefeated Forever Young will be partnered as usual by\u00a0Ryusei Sakai<\/b>\u00a0in Derby 150. Sakai is scheduled to return to Louisville tonight from Japan.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Forever Young is scheduled to be on the track at 5:15 Friday morning.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>GRAND MO THE FIRST \u2013 Granpollo Stables<\/b>\u2019\u00a0Grand Mo the First\u00a0<\/b>galloped a mile and a quarter under\u00a0Amel Macias<\/b>\u00a0for trainer\u00a0Victor Barboza Jr.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Barboza said Grand Mo the First would school in the paddock this afternoon with horses in the fourth race and would train early Friday morning.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emisael Jaramillo<\/b>\u00a0has the mount Saturday.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/b>HONOR MARIE \u2013 Ribble Farms, Michael Eiserman, Earl Silver, Kenneth Fishbein\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and\u00a0<\/span>Dave Fishbein<\/span><\/b>\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Honor Marie<\/span><\/b>\u00a0had his normal 1 \u00bd-mile gallop Thursday morning regular rider\u00a0<\/span>Maurilio Garcia<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trainer\u00a0<\/span>Whit Beckman<\/span><\/b>, who made it back to the track following five days in the hospital, said his condition was slowly improving and hopes to be at the Derby.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>JUST STEEL \u2013<\/b>\u00a0After coming onto the track just before 5:30 a.m. with\u00a0D. Wayne Lukas\u00a0<\/b>leading the way,\u00a0Just Steel\u00a0<\/b>checked off another day of routine training with a gallop twice around under the lights.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cEverything\u2019s good,\u201d said\u00a0Brian Coelho<\/b>, who co-owns Just Steel in partnership with his friend\u00a0John Bellinger<\/b>. \u201cIt\u2019s nerve wracking at this point, but it\u2019s exiting at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 While Just Steel is not the most accomplished of the Derby entrants in terms of wins, he has it over most of his comrades in terms of experience. In throwback fashion, the son of Justify made seven starts during his 2-year-old season. He broke his maiden going six furlongs at Saratoga last August and earned his lone stakes win when he captured the 6 \u00bd-furlong Ed Brown at Churchill Downs last November.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s just an incredibly impressive horse who has competed at the pinnacle of his sport for the duration of his career,\u201d said jockey\u00a0Keith Asmussen<\/b>, who guided Just Steel to his runner-up effort in the Arkansas Derby (GI) and will be aboard the colt on Saturday. \u201cHe broke his maiden at Saratoga, won the Ed Brown here, and has raced at every prep at Oaklawn. A horse that has his mindset and ability as a competitor, it\u2019s hard not to have a bunch of confidence in him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>MYSTIK DAN \u2013Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Daniel Hamby III\u2019s Mystik Dan<\/b>\u00a0was out Thursday for trainer\u00a0Kenny McPeek<\/b>\u00a0for a typical gallop of about a mile and three-eighths with\u00a0Robby Albarado,\u00a0<\/b>a former jockey who regularly rides for McPeek and was available for the workout.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIt was a regular gallop, he\u2019s doing fine,\u201d said McPeek, whose colt will start from post 3 with jockey\u00a0Brian Hernandez Jr<\/b>. aboard.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After two days of advance wagering, the winner of the Southwest Stakes (GIII) and third-place finisher in the Arkansas Derby (GI) \u2013 both at Oaklawn Park \u2013 was a 27-1 proposition for the Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n

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RESILIENCE \u2013<\/b>\u00a0Wood Memorial Stakes (GII) winner\u00a0Resilience<\/b>\u00a0put in another easy gallop Thursday morning, visiting the paddock and then going about 1 3\/8 miles under the watch of trainer\u00a0Bill Mott<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cEverything\u2019s good,\u201d Mott said.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With the scratch of\u00a0Encino<\/b>\u00a0out to the race, Resilience will move in one spot in the gate and break from the No. 18 post.<\/p>\n

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STRONGHOLD \u2013\u00a0<\/b>\u201cWe got on it real early; got him a good mile and a half gallop and he\u2019s doing good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That was trainer\u00a0Phil D\u2019Amato<\/b>\u00a0speaking about his Kentucky Derby charge\u00a0Stronghold\u00a0<\/b>on Thursday following a training session that unfolded shortly after the track opened at 5:15. The conditioner had given his Derby rider,\u00a0Antonio Fresu<\/b>, a leg up on his Ghostzapper colt and Santa Anita Derby (GI) winner and watched the twosome conduct their business on a fast Churchill Downs racing strip.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ll go out again early tomorrow and go a little lighter,\u201d he said. \u201cThen we\u2019ll be all buttoned up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At his Southern California base, D\u2019Amato is seen as \u201cthe man,\u201d working with his 100-plus stable, running several horses a day, often seen as the man to beat in many of the major stakes races. In Louisville this week, he\u2019s just a guy with a horse and a hope.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI like being under the radar,\u201d he said. \u201cAnytime you don\u2019t have that bullseye on your back, life is easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

T O PASSWORD (JPN) \u2013 Tomoya Ozasa<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0T O Password (JPN)\u00a0<\/b>warmed up in the mile chute under jockey\u00a0Kazushi Kimura<\/b>\u00a0and then galloped a mile and half with stablemate\u00a0T O Saint Denis (JPN)<\/b>\u00a0and then returned to the chute to cool down before returning to the Quarantine Barn.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Looking on from the backstretch was trainer\u00a0Daisuke Takayanagi<\/b>, who seven years ago came to Churchill Downs to shadow trainer\u00a0Dale Romans<\/b>\u00a0and to observe American training.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI liked how his horses, when they would come out of the barn, he would take time with them and make them relax,\u201d the 46-year-old Takayanagi said. \u201cWe can\u2019t really do that as long in Japan, but it is something I would like to implement.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>TRACK PHANTOM<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Lecomte Stakes (GIII) winner\u00a0Track<\/b>\u00a0Phantom<\/b>\u00a0returned to his early morning training session Thursday for trainer\u00a0Steve Asmussen<\/b>\u00a0and was under the watchful eye of co-owner\u00a0Jerry Caroom<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be a part of the Derby,\u201d Caroom said. \u201cIt\u2019s a fun week and we\u2019re having a blast so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>WEST SARATOGA \u2013 Harry Veruchi<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0West Saratoga\u00a0<\/b>galloped a mile and a half under\u00a0Donte Lowery<\/b>\u00a0for trainer\u00a0Larry Demeritte<\/b>\u00a0during the 7:30-7:45 training window for Kentucky Derby and Oaks horses.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 West Saratoga is housed in Barn 42, the same barn that the winner of the first Derby Demeritte saw in person came out of.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cSeattle Slew\u00a0<\/b>in 1977,\u201d Demeritte said. \u201cWe were almost in that Derby.\u00a0Oscar Dishman<\/b>\u00a0had\u00a0Silver Series<\/b>\u00a0that year and he drew the 14 hole for the Fountain of Youth and he shouldn\u2019t have run that day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Silver Series finished 10th<\/sup>\u00a0in that race and the Derby dream ended.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThey had similar running styles, go to the front,\u201d Demeritte said. \u201cHe went on to win the Ohio Derby, American Derby and was third in the Travers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Silver Series earned nearly $600,000 in his career that included six stakes wins.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIt is an interesting field this year,\u201d Demeritte said. \u201cBut then I am paying a little more attention to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 West Saratoga has been ridden in his past two starts by\u00a0Jesus Castanon<\/b>, who will be aboard Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Castanon has had one previous Derby mount, that coming in 2011 on\u00a0Shackleford<\/b>. Trained by\u00a0Dale<\/b>\u00a0Romans<\/b>, Shackleford set the pace and had the lead at the eighth pole only to be overtaken by\u00a0Animal Kingdom<\/b>\u00a0and finish fourth, 3 \u00be lengths behind the winner.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI thought I was going to win it,\u201d Castanon said Thursday morning. \u201cIt would have been my first Grade One. He wasn\u2019t tired and I didn\u2019t think anybody was going to come from behind (and get us). I was celebrating. In my mind, I was going crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/b>ALSO-ELIGIBLE \u2013 Average Joe Racing Stables\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Dan Wells<\/b>\u2019\u00a0Mugatu<\/b>\u00a0(No. 21) galloped a mile and a half under\u00a0Joe Talamo<\/b>\u00a0for trainer\u00a0Jeff Engler<\/b>. Mugatu would need one defection from the Derby field of 20 to move into the main body of the race.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scratch time for the Kentucky Derby is 9 a.m. Friday and if Mugatu does not get in the race, Engler\u2019s Plan B is to probably work Mugatu Sunday morning and then ship to New York that afternoon or Monday for the $200,000 Peter Pan (GIII) run at 1 1\/8 miles on May 11 at Aqueduct.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>THE KENTUCKY DERBY FIELD<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Here is the field for the 150th<\/sup>\u00a0running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) in order of post positions (with rider and morning line odds):\u00a0Dornoch<\/b>\u00a0(Luis Saez, 20-1),\u00a0Sierra Leone<\/b>\u00a0(Tyler Gaffalione, 3-1),\u00a0Mystik Dan<\/b>\u00a0(Brian Hernandez Jr., 20-1),\u00a0Catching Freedom<\/b>\u00a0(Flavien Prat, 8-1),\u00a0Catalytic<\/b>\u00a0(Jose Ortiz, 30-1),\u00a0Just<\/b>\u00a0Steel<\/b>\u00a0(Keith Asmussen, 20-1),\u00a0Honor Marie<\/b>\u00a0(Ben Curtis, 20-1),\u00a0Just a Touch<\/b>\u00a0(Florent Geroux, 10-1),\u00a0Encino<\/s><\/b>\u00a0(Axel Concepcion, 20-1),<\/s>\u00a0T O Password<\/b>\u00a0(JPN<\/b>) (Kazuski Kimura, 30-1),\u00a0Forever Young<\/b>\u00a0(JPN<\/b>) (Ryusei Sakai. 10-1),\u00a0Track Phantom<\/b>\u00a0(Joel Rosario, 20-1),\u00a0West Saratoga<\/b>\u00a0(Jesus Castanon, 30-1),\u00a0Endlessly<\/b>\u00a0(Umberto Rispoli, 30-1),\u00a0Domestic Product<\/b>\u00a0(Irad Ortiz Jr., 30-1),\u00a0Grand Mo the First<\/b>\u00a0(Emisael Jaramillo, 50-1),\u00a0Fierceness<\/b>\u00a0(John Velasquez, 5-2),\u00a0Stronghold<\/b>\u00a0(Antonio Fresu, 20-1),\u00a0Resilience<\/b>\u00a0(Junior Alvarado, 20-1),\u00a0Society Man\u00a0<\/b>(Frankie Dettori, 50-1);\u00a0Epic Ride<\/b>\u00a0(Adam Beschizza, 50-1). Also Eligible:\u00a0Mugatu<\/b>\u00a0(Joe Talamo, 50-1). All starters will carry 126 pounds.<\/p>\n

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LONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS UPDATE<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b>EVERLAND<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Foster Family Racing, William Wargel, R.K. Eckrich Racing<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Maxis Stable\u2019s Everland<\/b>, winner of the Bourbonette Oaks (Listed) in her most recent start for trainer\u00a0Eric Foster<\/b>, walked the shedrow Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cShe\u2019s doing great, everything\u2019s good, wish we could run the race today,\u201d said Foster, who scored an upset win Wednesday in the featured $291,000 William Walker Stakes with 29-1\u00a0Joe Shiesty<\/b>.\u00a0Abel Cedillo<\/b>, who was that winning jockey, also will ride Everland in the Oaks.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe came in here ready, and we\u2019re not going to change a whole lot,\u201d Foster said. \u201cWe\u2019re already fit. Gallop yesterday, walk today, win tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Foster claimed the daughter of Arrogate for $30,000 on Dec. 30, 2023, at Turfway Park. Everland is 44-1 after two days of advance wagering and will start from post 9.<\/p>\n

FIONA\u2019S MAGIC \u2013 Stonehedge LLC<\/b>\u2019s homebred\u00a0Fiona\u2019s Magic\u00a0<\/b>jogged a mile and visited the paddock under\u00a0Alejandro Mariano<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cOur on-track training is done,\u201d trainer\u00a0Michael Yates\u00a0<\/b>said. \u201cShe won\u2019t go to the track in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A winner of three of six starts, including the Davona Dale (GII), Fiona\u2019s Magic will exit post 6 under\u00a0Luis<\/b>\u00a0Saez<\/b>, who will be aboard for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI just want to see her break clean and go from there,\u201d Yates said of what he was looking for Friday.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Should\u00a0Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners<\/b>\u2019\u00a0Candied<\/b>\u00a0draw into the race off the also-eligible list, Saez would have that mount. Yates has\u00a0John Velazquez<\/b>\u00a0on standby, if necessary.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/b>GIN GIN\/TARIFA \u2013 Calumet Farm<\/span><\/b>\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Gin Gin<\/span><\/b>\u00a0along with\u00a0<\/span>Godolphin<\/span><\/b>\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Tarifa<\/span><\/b>\u00a0both galloped about 1 \u00bd miles Thursday at 7:30 a.m. for trainer\u00a0<\/span>Brad Cox<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019re doing as good as you can hope leading into the Oaks,\u201d Cox said. \u201cIt\u2019s a solid group of fillies this year and we\u2019re looking forward to the race.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

INTO CHAMPAGNE<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Six Column Stables, Randy Bloch, Jim Gladden, Mike Davis and Michael Steele\u2019s Into Champagne<\/b>\u00a0was on the track Thursday at the 7:30 a.m. training time for trainer\u00a0Ian Wilkes<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cShe galloped about a mile-and-three-eighths with\u00a0Adelso<\/b>\u00a0Orantes<\/b>,\u201d Wilkes said. \u201cAll good with her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jockey\u00a0Julian Leparoux<\/b>\u00a0will ride Into Champagne, the third-place finisher in the Gulfstream Park Oaks (GII). She has finished in the money in her four career starts with Leparoux.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The filly drew post 10 but will move in one spot with the scratch of\u00a0Tapit<\/b>\u00a0Jenallie<\/b>. She was bet down to 36-1 after two days of advance wagering.<\/p>\n

JUST F Y I\u00a0<\/b>\u2013\u00a0George Krikorian<\/b>\u2019s reigning champion juvenile filly\u00a0Just F Y I\u00a0<\/b>continues to train as impressively as any Oaks or Derby contender, putting in another gallop twice around Thursday where she was on the muscle.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The daughter of Justify certainly brings fresh legs to the table for the Oaks as she has had just one start this year, a runner-up finish in the Ashland Stakes (GI) at Keeneland.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cShe\u2019s moving great,\u201d trainer\u00a0Bill Mott\u00a0<\/b>said. \u201cWhen she had that race in the Ashland, I think it was a little wake-up call. You lay those horses up five months and they get a little rusty, but I think she kind of realizes she\u2019s back in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rain is in the forecast for Oaks day, but an off track shouldn\u2019t be an issue for Just F Y I. The bay filly won the Frizette Stakes (GI) at Saratoga last October over a sealed, sloppy surface.<\/p>\n

LEMON MUFFIN<\/b>\u00a0– For the second straight day, Honeybee Stakes (GIII) winner\u00a0Lemon Muffin<\/b>\u00a0jogged once around and in the chute after coming onto the track with stablemate and Derby entrant,\u00a0Just Steel<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trainer\u00a0D. Wayne Lukas<\/b>\u00a0has been jogging the filly in an effort to keep her energy contained after a swift final workout (:58.20 for five furlongs) on Saturday and strong gallop two days ago.<\/p>\n

LESLIE\u2019S ROSE\/CANDIED \u2013\u00a0<\/b>The two potential Kentucky Oaks fillies that train out of the\u00a0Todd Pletcher\u00a0<\/b>barn took advantage of the special 7:30-7:45 training session available for runners pointing for \u00a0the Kentucky Derby or the Kentucky Oaks.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leslie\u2019s Rose, who is assured a spot in the 14-horse field for the nine-furlong classic tomorrow, had regular exercise rider\u00a0Joel Osorio<\/b>\u00a0in the saddle. Candied, who is on the also-eligible list and will need one defection from the race prior to the 9 a.m. Friday scratch time, had exercise rider\u00a0Carlos Quevedo<\/b>\u00a0aboard.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cShe went nice and easy today,\u201d Osorio said of Leslie\u2019s Rose and her mile and a half gallop.\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s feeling very good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leslie\u2019s Rose will break from post 13 Friday at approximately 5:51 p.m. Regular rider\u00a0Irad Ortiz Jr.<\/b>\u00a0has the call.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>OUR PRETTY WOMAN<\/b><\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Courtlandt Farm<\/b>\u2019s\u00a0Our Pretty<\/b>\u00a0Woman<\/b>\u00a0drew into the Longines Kentucky Oaks field following the defection of\u00a0Tapit Jenallie<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trained by\u00a0Steve Asmussen<\/b>, Our Pretty Woman galloped about 1 \u00bd miles Thursday at 5:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>POWER SQUEEZE<\/b>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Lea Farms\u2019<\/b>\u00a0Kentucky-bred\u00a0Power Squeeze<\/b>\u00a0was out on the Churchill Downs track Thursday with exercise rider\u00a0Edwin Castro<\/b>\u00a0for trainer\u00a0Jorge Delgado<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cShe went out and galloped her mile-and-a-half,\u201d Delgado said. \u201cJust one more day. With the scratch (of\u00a0Tapit Jenallie<\/b>), that changes the race a little.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Power Squeeze could extend her win streak to five if the upset winner of the Gulfstream Park Oaks (GII) prevails in the Kentucky Oaks. The filly, who is a 11-1 betting choice after two days of advance wagering, drew post 12 with\u00a0Daniel Centeno<\/b>\u00a0in the field of 14, but the scratch will move Power Squeeze one stall closer to the rail.<\/p>\n

REGULATORY RISK\/WAYS AND MEANS\u00a0<\/b>—\u00a0With all the hard work behind them, the\u00a0Chad Brown<\/b>\u2019s Oaks duo of\u00a0Regulatory Risk<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Ways and Means<\/b>\u00a0both put in their final gallops ahead of Friday\u2019s signature test for 3-year-old fillies.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With rain in the forecast for Oaks day, Ways and Means may be faced with running over a wet track for the first time in her career. Regulatory Risk caught a sealed, sloppy track in the Busher Stakes at Aqueduct March 2 in which she finished fifth.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019re both doing really well but we\u2019re watching the weather I guess,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThese horses don\u2019t have much experience in the wet, particularly Ways and Means, who is the stronger half of the entry. But she is doing super and I do expect her to run well.\u201d<\/p>\n

TAPIT JENALLIE \u2013 Willis Horton Racing\u2019s Tapit Jenallie<\/b>\u00a0was withdrawn from Friday\u2019s Oaks because of a slight injury, trainer\u00a0Eddie Milligan Jr.<\/b>\u00a0said Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cShe\u2019s having a little problem with her back end, and we felt like she\u2019s just too nice of a filly to do anything detrimental to her health,\u201d Milligan said.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The trainer said that he first noticed something was a little off the last couple of days, but that the situation didn\u2019t clear up.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s very disappointing, very disheartening, but that\u2019s how this game is,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s been doing really well, and been training really well. It showed up one morning while I was galloping her, and it\u2019s there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Milligan said they\u2019ll regroup and plan out an altered racing schedule for her 3-year-old season.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re going to give her a little more time, maybe a 30-day break, let her eat some grass, then re-evaluate and see what we need to do,\u201d said Milligan, who was training Tapit Jenallie to be his first Oaks starter.<\/p>\n

THORPEDO ANNA \u2013 Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Magdalena Racing\u2019s Thorpedo Anna<\/b>\u00a0went out Thursday morning for a gallop with her Oaks rider,\u00a0Brian Hernandez Jr.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After two days of advance wagering, the easy winner of the Fantasy (GII) at Oaklawn Park is the 2-1 favorite.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cShe galloped a mile-and-a-half, the usual stuff,\u201d said trainer Kenny McPeek, who was one of several trainers on hand Wednesday night at the Davenport Derby Dash to support Bellarmine University Basketball.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thorpedo Anna, winner of three of her four career starts with Hernandez, drew post 5 for the Oaks.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0WHERE\u2019S MY RING \u2013 Michael McMillan\u2019<\/b>s Gazelle (GIII) winner\u00a0Where\u2019s My Ring\u00a0<\/b>took care of business relatively early Thursday morning, going trackside with exercise rider\u00a0David<\/b>\u00a0Rodriguez\u00a0<\/b>up at 6:20 for a two-mile jog around the big oval.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trainer\u00a0Val Brinkerhoff<\/b>\u00a0took the filly to the track, then watched her stretch her legs from the clocker\u2019s stand on the backside. They were back at Barn 30 shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe got her out early today to beat the heat (it has been in the 80s in Louisville of late),\u201d Brinkerhoff said. \u201cShe\u2019s as ready as she can be. We\u2019re just hoping for a good trip tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Twirling Candy filly will break from post 2 in the 14-horse Oaks lineup with veteran rider\u00a0Jose Lezcano\u00a0<\/b>once again at the controls.<\/p>\n

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SHAPING UP: THE KENTUCKY OAKS<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Here is the field for the $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) in order of post position (with jockey and morning line odds): The field for the Kentucky Oaks, from the rail out with riders and morning line odds, is:\u00a0Tapit Jenallie<\/s><\/b>\u00a0(Manny Esquivel, 30-1),<\/s>\u00a0Gin Gin<\/b>\u00a0(Florent Geroux, 30-1),\u00a0Where\u2019s My Ring<\/b>\u00a0(Jose Lezcano, 15-1),\u00a0Regulatory Risk<\/b>\u00a0(Jose Ortiz, 20-1),\u00a0Thorpedo Anna<\/b>\u00a0(Brian Hernandez Jr., 5-1),\u00a0Lemon Muffin<\/b>\u00a0(Keith Asmussen, 30-1),\u00a0Fiona\u2019s Magic<\/b>\u00a0(Luis Saez, 30-1),\u00a0Tarifa<\/b>\u00a0(Flavien Prat, 7-2),\u00a0Everland<\/b>\u00a0(Abel Cedillo, 30-1),\u00a0Into<\/b>\u00a0Champagne<\/b>\u00a0(Julien Leparoux, 30-1),\u00a0Ways and Means<\/b>\u00a0(Tyler Gaffalione, 5-1),\u00a0Power Squeeze<\/b>\u00a0(Daniel Centeno, 12-1),\u00a0Just F Y I<\/b>\u00a0(Junior Alvarado, 9-2),\u00a0Leslie\u2019s Rose<\/b>\u00a0(Irad Ortiz Jr., 4-1),\u00a0Our<\/b>\u00a0Pretty Woman<\/b>\u00a0(Joel Rosario, 15-1). Also-eligible:\u00a0Candied<\/b>\u00a0(Luis Saez, 20-1).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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