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TrainerTimYakteen's 1-two Santa Anita Derby (GI) finishersTaiba andMessier made their beginning appearance on the track at Churchill Downs Monday morn after arriving the previous afternoon from their Southern California base.

    Some other California runner, albeit past way of Keeneland, to announced on the track for the first time wasHappy Jack, who made the 75-mile van ride to Churchill Downs from the Lexington track Sun afternoon.

    Arriving from South Florida early on this forenoon was Florida Derby (GI) winnerWhite Abarrio who is scheduled to make his offset on-track appearance Tuesday.

    In that location was one defection from the anticipated roster of entrants when the Churchill Downs Racing Office was notified thatUn Ojo would not be entered for Saturday's Kentucky Derby. The defection movesEthereal Road into the No. 20 spot on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard.

    The Post Position Draw for Kentucky Derby 148 will take place this afternoon from two-three p.m. (all times Eastern) in the Aristides Lounge.

BARBER Road –William Simon'due southBarber Road returned to the runway for the showtime fourth dimension since his half-mile work Sabbatum and galloped a mile under regular do riderElexanderAguilar.

    "It was just a nice easy mile," trainerJohn Ortiz said. "We're getting set up. We put the blinkers dorsum on him today and Elexander said that the horse felt as good as he'south ever felt. He's on the muscle and actually, actually focused on going forward. He gave a couple of squeals and a couple of bucks. That's a proficient sign. Hopefully, he's peaking at the right time."

    It was a cyclone for Ortiz, who is saddling his first Kentucky Derby starter. As soon equally the work was over, he flew to Arkansas where he won his tertiary stakes of the Oaklawn Park meet withWhelen Springs in the $150,000 Available Stakes.

    "I'm tired, but this is why we practice it," Ortiz said. "I love this."

CLASSIC CAUSEWAY –Kentucky W Racing andClarkeCooper'southArchetype Causewayhad a one-mile jog early on Monday morning time nether trainerBrian Lynch's practice passengerCataclysm Compton.

    Compton, who works a pony rider during the races, will get to back-trail Classic Causeway in the post parade for the Kentucky Derby.

Julien Leparoux has the call.

Charge It, MO DONEGAL, PIONEER OF MEDINA– The trio of Kentucky Derby colts working out of theToddPletcher barn took reward of the special vii:30-7:45 training session for Derby/Oaks types Mon morning to stretch their legs en road to their date with destiny this Saturday.

Charge It had do riderHector Ramos aboard,MoDonegal was partnered byAmelia Green, whilePioneer of Medinateamed upward withCarlos Perez. They all galloped about a mile and a half on a sunny, Chamber of Commerce morning.

    Hall of Famer Pletcher also had two of his three Kentucky Oaks fillies (Nest andShahama) out during the same menstruum and they, as well, galloped, only also spent some fourth dimension at the starting gate.

    The conditioner said he'd have his three colts do gate visits tomorrow forenoon.

    "All practiced then far," he noted

CROWN PRIDE (JPN) –Teruya Yoshida's UAE Derby (GII) winnerCrown Pride (JPN) jogged in the mile in the chute and then schooled in the starting gate under practise riderMasa Matsuda.

    TrainerKoichi Shintani's flight to Kentucky was delayed from Sunday dark until today but he all the same is expected to make the Post Position Draw that begins at 2 p.g.

    JockeyChristophe Lemaire is scheduled to arrive in Louisville tonight.

CYBERKNIFE, TAWNY PORT, ZOZOS – Reigning champion trainerBrad Cox sent all iii of Kentucky Derby contenders to the rails Monday before the starting time renovation intermission at seven a.m. to jog a mile. It was their outset time on the rails since their terminal Derby works Saturday.

    "They're all doing expert," Cox said. "They came out of the works well and I'grand happy with them."

    Cox was particularly happy with Arkansas Derby (G1) winnerCyberknife, who has had ii impressive works since the April 2 win at Oaklawn.

    "I thought his 2 works hither were the best Derby works I've seen," Cox said. "I may be biased, but that's my opinion."

EPICENTER – After Sun'southward final work of v furlongs i:01,Winchell Thoroughbreds'Epicenter had a walk day at trainerSteve Asmussen'due south barn.

ETHEREAL Route –Aaron Sones andJulie Gilbert'southward Rebel Stakes (GII) runner-upEthereal Route will depict into the Kentucky Derby field after the defection ofUn Ojo. He jogged i mile on Monday for Hall of Fame trainerD. Wayne Lukas, who is seeking a fifth Derby victory.

HAPPY JACK – The Oxbow colt has prepare shop on the backside of Barn 41 at Churchill Downs and went to the racetrack for the first time Monday forenoon. He had exercise riderTony Romero aboard and the two jogged one time around the big oval.

    "Tony has been with u.s. a long time," trainerDoug O'Neill said. "He used to gallopLava Human being."

    Lava Human being was the $50,000 claim who raced for O'Neill from 2004 to 2009 and earned purses worth more than $5.2 million, winning stakes on dirt, grass and constructed. He was subsequently voted into racing's Hall of Fame. Since his retirement, the now 21-year-old has been O'Neill's stable pony.

    The trainer, who already has ii Kentucky Derby wins under his belt (Nyquist in 2016 andI'll Take Anotherin 2012), has had a string of horses at Keeneland for the past three weeks. He said that Happy Jack would become to galloping Tuesday

MESSIER, TAIBA – The 2 California colts fabricated the scene Monday morning time trackside at Churchill Downs with trainerTimYakteen on manus for their separate exercise moves.

    The conditioner sent Santa Anita Derby (GI) runner-upMessier out at 5:30 with his ace do passengerBeto Gomez in the boot. They galloped a mile.

    "He's a very professional horse," Gomez said afterward about the Empire Maker colt. "He'due south easy to work with."

    Yakteen said he sent the bay Canadian-bred out early on to take advantage of the calmer atmosphere.

    "I wanted to go out with him when it was a little quieter," he said. "He tin get a little potent in his preparation and I idea this would be a good way to start."

    The trainer had the chestnut Gun Runner coltTaiba come forrard with Gomez during the 7:30-7:45 special training period for Derby and Oaks runners. The Santa Anita Derby winner as well galloped a mile.

    "I could switch them up during the week," Yakteen noted.

    The trainer hosted a large contingent of racing media at Barn 37 later on Taiba'south drill and subsequent bath. He (Yakteen) has been at the Derby several times before in his function as assistant for Hall of Fame trainers inCharlie Whittingham andBobBaffert, but this was the first time he stood directly in the media firing line and he handled the session with ataraxy.

    Yakteen also brought the 3-year-old coltDoppelganger to Churchill from his Southern California base. The son of Into Mischief is scheduled for a start in Saturday's, $500,000 Pat Day Mile (GII).

RATTLE N Roll, SMILE HAPPY, TIZ THE BOMB – TrainerKenny McPeek hadMagdalena Racing'south Tiz the BombandLucky Seven Stable'southSmile Happy on the rails Mon, jogging a mile and a half afterwards both worked a half-mile Saturday.Edwardo Ruvalcaba was on Tiz the Bomb, whileDanny Ramsey was aboard Grin Happy.

    With the defection ofUnited nations Ojo, McPeek could find himself with a 3rd Derby starter, simply for now Lucky Seven Stable'sRattle N Coil moved up to No. 22 on the Derby points listing. To get in, Rattle N Roll would need 2 horses to scratch by 9 a.m. Friday. McPeek namedJames Graham equally the potential rider for Rattle N Gyre, who finished sixth in the Blue Grass Stakes (GI) at Keeneland on April 2.

    "Pretty bones stuff, anybody is fix," McPeek said. "At present information technology comes downwardly to the depict."

RICH STRIKE –RED TR-Racing'southRich Strike galloped 2 ¼ miles under exercise riderGabriel Lagunes.

    "He had the day off yesterday and nosotros did a petty more today and he didn't desire to pull up," trainerEric Reed said.

    Third in the Jeff Ruby Steaks (GIII) in his most recent start, Rich Strike is No. 21 on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard and near likely volition be an likewise eligible when mail positions are drawn this afternoon.

    "We are going to do all the things we have to do (to set up to run Sat)," Reed said. "He will schoolhouse in the paddock but he doesn't need to go to the gate. He'due south good in the gate."

    Sonny Leon volition take the Derby mountain.

SIMPLIFICATION –Tami Bobo's Fountain of Youth (GII) winnerSimplification had an like shooting fish in a barrel mile gallop nether do riderIsmal Ramirez for trainerAntonio Sano.

    Simplification is scheduled for a gate schooling session Midweek morning time as part of his Derby Week regimen.

Jose Ortiz will have the Derby mount.

Summertime IS TOMORROW –Michael Hilary Burke andNegar Burke'southwardSummer Is Tomorrow worked a one-half-mile in :49.20 over a fast track Monday morning during the 7:30-7:45 training window for Kentucky Derby and Oaks runners.

    WithCaroline Seemar, wife of trainerBhupat Seemar, aboard, Summertime Is Tomorrow worked on his own and produced fractions of :xiii.lx, :25.80, :49.20 and galloped out five furlongs in i:02. The work was the sixth fastest of 21 at the distance.

    "I am very happy with the piece of work," Bhupat Seemar said. "I got him a footling faster. It was a nice move and a strong end."

    Summertime Is Tomorrow comes into the Derby off a runner-up finish in the UAE Derby (GII) going a mile and three-sixteenths.

    "I expect him to better off that race which was his get-go two-plow race," Seemar said. "He volition be a much fitter equus caballus for this race."

    Summer Is Tomorrow is scheduled to have a walk twenty-four hour period tomorrow.

UN OJO –CypressCreek Equine andWhispering OaksFarm'sUn Ojo has been declared from the Kentucky Derby with a bruised right foot that appeared after the gelding worked a sharp half-mile in :47.60 on Sat. The decision to scratch was fabricated Monday morning after Un Ojo didn't immediately answer to handling.

    "Information technology'south just bad timing," trainerRicky Courville said. "Information technology's just a desperately bruised foot. It's deep in the laminae, so he's pretty sore. We tried soaking his human foot and that didn't really help. It's just very disappointing because he had been doing so well. He seemed to actually like the rails."

WHITE ABARRIO – Following a 17 1/two-hour van trip from Gulfstream Park,C2 Racing Stable andLa Milagrosa Stable'sWhite Abarrio settled into his stall at Churchill Downs on Mon. The van arrived at 4:30 a.m., less than an hour before the day'due south grooming began.

    TrainerSaffie Joseph Jr. said plans phone call for the Florida Derby winner to get to the runway on Tuesday.

    "It was a pretty uneventful trip for him. He'll gallop or jog tomorrow, I'll look to make up one's mind as long as I can," Joseph said. "For now we'll see how draw goes, and hope that he gets a practiced post. As far as the post goes, it'due south all a affair of how you break. Y'all can overcome a bad mail service with a good suspension. He'south a good gate horse, so hopefully he can go along it up."

ZANDON –Jeff Drown's Blue Grass Stakes (GI) winnerZandon had a 1 ½-mile gallop Monday morning time as trainerChad Brown eagerly watched his likely Kentucky Derby favorite.

    Zandon is scheduled to school in the Churchill Downs starting gate Tuesday.

SHAPING UP: THE KENTUCKY DERBY – Hither'south the electric current Top twenty horses in this year's Kentucky Derby (with jockey and trainer):Epicenter(Joel Rosario, Steve Asmussen);Zandon(Flavien Prat, Chad Brownish);White Abarrio(Tyler Gaffalione, Saffie Joseph Jr.);Mo Donegal(Irad Ortiz Jr., Todd Pletcher);Tiz the Bomb(Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek);Cyberknife(Florent Geroux, Brad Cox);Crown Pride(JPN) (Christophe Lemiere, Koichi Shintani);Taiba(Mike Smith, Tim Yakteen);Simplification(Jose Ortiz, Antonio Sano);Smile Happy(Corey Lanerie, Kenny McPeek);Archetype Causeway(Julien Leparoux, Brian Lynch);Tawny Port(Ricardo Santana Jr., Brad Cox);Barber Road(Rey Gutierrez, John Ortiz);Messier(John Velazquez, Tim Yakteen);Zozos(Manny Franco, Brad Cox);Summer Is Tomorrow(Mickael Barzalona, Bhupat Seemar);Charge It(Luis Saez, Todd Pletcher);Happy Jack (Rafael Bejarano, Doug O'Neill);Pioneer of Medina (Joe Bravo, Todd Pletcher); Ethereal Road (Luis Contreras). Also Eligibles:Rich Strike (Sonny Leon, Eric Reed);Rattle N Roll (James Graham, Kenny McPeek)

LONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS UPDATE – Santa Anita Oaks (GII) winnerDesert Dawn was on the rail at Churchill Downs Monday morning for the first time afterward arriving Sunday afternoon from her home base at Santa Anita in Arcadia, California.

    Also on the track for the first fourth dimension was Fantasy (GIII) winnerYuugiri who returned to the runway where she made her commencement three starts last twelvemonth.

    The Postal service Position Draw for Kentucky Oaks 148 will take place this afternoon from 2-3 p.m. (all times Eastern) in the Aristides Lounge.

BEGUINE –Charles Matses'Beguine galloped a mile and a half underRaul Vizcarrando immediately later the track opened for training at five:fifteen.

    TrainerDanny Peitz is resigned to existence on the also-eligible listing for the Oaks should more than than fourteen enter.

    "She loves the outside," Peitz said with a laugh knowing that if Beguine draws into the field she would have to outset from post xiv.

    Peitz said thatRicardo Santana Jr. would take the Oaks mount and that Beguine is scheduled for a gate schooling session Wednesday.

    The dilemma for Peitz is what to do going forward should Beguine not get in the gate for the Oaks.

    "Scratch fourth dimension is not until 9 o'clock Friday morning and I'd probably breeze Friday forenoon to keep on schedule for Black-Eyed Susan," Peitz said referring to the Grade Ii race on May 20 at Pimlico. "I'd detest to breeze early on Friday morning, have a scratch and find out we're in."

Candy RAID – Practise riderAlex Cano reported Monday forenoon'southward gallop of a mile and a one-half went well forDon't Tell My Wife StablesandKeith Desormeux'sCandy Raid. She joined many of the other Derby and Oaks contenders on the chief track at the scheduled 7:xxx training period.

    "She likes the track here," Cano said. "She has been moving well across it."

COCKTAIL MOMENTS – TrainerKenny McPeek hadDixiana Farms'Cocktail Moments on the track, jogging a mile and a half with do passengerAlbert Kelly. McPeek has namedCorey Lanerie every bit her rider in the Longines Kentucky Oaks.

DESERT DAWN– The Kentucky Oaks-bound fillyDesertDawn was upward and at 'em early Monday morn at Churchill Downs going to the racetrack for a one-mile jog in her showtime gustatory modality of racing outside of the state of California.

    Her trainer,Phil D'Amato, will be headed to Louisville today from Los Angeles, simply his assistant trainer,Euriel Mejia, had come up in with the colt Sunday and saddled Desert Dawn for her practise Monday with do passengerRoman Cecher handling the tack.

    Desert Dawn, an Arizona-bred by the stallion Cupid, has won ii of seven starts, including the Santa Anita Oaks (GII) in her most recent attempt. She'll be handled byUmberto Rispoli in the Course I, $1.25 meg Kentucky Oaks.

Echo ZULU –L and N Racing andWinchellThoroughbreds'Echo Zulu walked the shedrow the day later on her concluding piece of work earlier the Oaks, having breezed a half-mile in 50.80.

GODDESS OF FIRE, NEST, SHAHAMA – Post-obit a pattern he had ready Sunday, trainerTodd Pletcher had ii of his three Oaks fillies —Nest andShahama – go out with his Derby colts for the 7:30-seven:45 special training time Monday forenoon. So at eight a.k. he had the stable'sGoddess of Burn go trackside for her exercise.

    Nest, a daughter of Curlin and a three-time stakes winner, hadNora McCormack on her back, while Shahama – who is by Munnings and won all four of her starts in the Heart East, including the UAE Oaks (GIII) on February. xviii — was handled pastHumberto Zamora. They both went approximately a mile and 3-eighths in a gallop and also spent some fourth dimension continuing in the starting gate.

    Roughly a half hour later, Goddess of Fire – with Zamora doing the honors once again – followed the same routine, also visiting the gate. The Mineshaft filly has yet to win a stakes, but it isn't for want of trying. She has been second in three of them and third in another.

    For Friday's rich Oaks, Pletcher has lined up three of the best riders in the country to handle his charges:Irad Ortiz Jr. will be up on Nest;Flavien Prat will handle Shahama, andJohnVelazquez will take the controls with Goddess of Fire.

HIDDEN Connectedness –Hidden Brook Farm andBlack Type Thoroughbreds' TwinSpires.com Fair Grounds Oaks (GII) runner-upwardSubconscious Connection galloped well-nigh 1 ½ miles Monday at 7:30 a.m.

    "Things are starting to ramp upwardly," trainerBret Calhoun said.

KATHLEEN O. –Winngate Stables'Kathleen O. took to the track at 6 a.m. for a one-plough gallop under exercise riderDavid Jego.

    At x a.m., bananaAnthony Hamilton led Kathleen O. over to school in the paddock. "She did neat," Hamilton said. "Definitely kept her absurd, like always."

    Asked nearly the possibility of a wet track for Fri'due south Oaks, trainerShug McGaughey said, "She bankrupt her maiden in the slop so nosotros are not worried about that."

NOSTALGIC –Godolphin'sNostalgic had a light 1-mile jog Monday morning with exercise riderPenny Gardiner in the saddle.

Hugger-mugger OATH –Briland Farm's multiple stakes winnerUnderground Oath connected her routine of being amidst the beginning horses to striking the rails when she galloped 1 ½ miles underDanielle Rosier at v:xv a.k.

    "She's doing well, she's having a good week," Hall of Fame trainerD. Wayne Lukas said.

    Secret Oath won iii straight races against fillies this winter at Oaklawn Park, including the $300,000 Honeybee Stakes (GIII) earlier finishing third against males in the $one.25 million Arkansas Derby (GI). All the same, even with all that success, Lukas believes she does even better at Churchill Downs.

    "She did well at Oaklawn, only she simply glides over this track. I would have to say she's even better hither."

TURNERLOOSE –Ike andDawn Thrash'sTurnerloose was the simply equus caballus trainerBrad Cox sent to the track during the special Oaks and Derby horse training time at 7:xxx a.m. after his three Kentucky Derby horses jogged before. The colt galloped a mile underEdvin Vargas.

    "The Oaks is a tough spot, but she's doing good," Cox said.

VENTI VALENTINE –NY Final Furlong Racing Stable andParkland Thoroughbreds' Gazelle (GIII) runner-upVenti Valentine was on the track with exercise riderLuis Peña, galloping a mile and a quarter, trainerJorge Abreu said.

    "So far everything is skilful," Abreu said. "The surface of the rails seems to fit her."

    She had a final workout for the Longines Kentucky Oaks last Friday withTyler Gaffalione aboard, going v furlongs in one:00.fourscore.

YUUGIRI –Sekie andTsunebumiYoshihara's Fantasy Stakes winner Yuugiri galloped i ½ miles with trainerRodolpheBrisset aboard Monday during the special training time for Oaks and Derby horses. Brisset left immediately afterward the gallop to bulldoze dorsum to his Lexington base at Keeneland, but said via telephone he was happy with how the Shackleford filly was doing.

SHAPING Upward: THE KENTUCKY OAKS –Hither are the Top xiv horses on the leaderboard for the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) (with jockey and trainer):Kathleen O. (Javier Castellano, Shug McGaughey);Echo Zulu (Joel Rosario, Steve Asmussen);Nest (Irad Ortiz Jr., Todd Pletcher);Yuugiri (Florent Geroux, Rodolphe Brisset);Desert Dawn (Umberto Rispoli, Phil D'Amato);Nostalgic (Jose Ortiz, Beak Mott);VentiValentine (Tyler Gaffalione, Jorge Abreu);Underground Adjuration (Luis Saez, Wayne Lukas);Goddess of Fire (John Velazquez, Todd Pletcher);Turnerloose (Manny Franco, Brad Cox);Hidden Connexion (Rey Gutierrez, Bret Calhoun);Cocktail Moments (Corey Lanerie, Kenny McPeek);Candy Raid (Rafael Bejarano, Keith Desormeaux);Shahama (Flavien Prat, Todd Pletcher). Also Eligible:Beguine (Ricardo Santana Jr.)

KENTUCKY DERBY, OAKS MORNING WORKOUTS Open up TO PUBLIC – Churchill Downs will exist open free-of-accuse daily from 7-x a.thousand. through Wednesday, May four so guests can spotter the nation's top 3-yr-old Thoroughbreds train toward their engagements in this twelvemonth's Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.

    Horses train on Churchill Downs' main rails daily from 5:fifteen-x a.m. with an exclusive training window simply for Derby and Oaks participants from vii:30-7:45 a.grand. following the 7-7:xxx a.m. renovation interruption.

    Those horses are identified by special saddle towels which include their names: xanthous saddle towels for Derby horses and pink saddle towels for Oaks contenders.

    Kentucky Derby Morning Works presented by TwinSpires.com will begin Monday and air on world wide web.kentuckyderby.com/works, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Fans in omnipresence volition be able to watch the show on the runway's Large Lath and infield televisions.

    Guests can enter Churchill Downs through the Paddock Gate and should park for gratuitous in the nearby White Lot for user-friendly entry. Guests will be directed to Sections 115-117 to watch the morning workouts.

    No outside nutrient and drinkable is allowed. Churchill Downs' Paddock Grill will be open up each morning time with breakfast food and beverage options.

    Likewise, the Churchill Downs Shop volition be open daily featuring all of the all-time official race merchandise, collectibles, drinkwear, party supplies, gifts, apparel and gear for men and women in accelerate of the Kentucky Derby.

    The 148th runnings of the $1.25 Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) and $3 meg Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) will be held Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May vii, respectively. Opening Night of Derby Week and the 44-mean solar day Spring Meet is Saturday, April 30.

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