Kentucky Derby Update: Friday, April 23, 2021
Apr 23, 2021
On a cool Kentucky morning, a total of 17
Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks horses put in their final timed workouts
before next weekend’s editions of the $3 million Derby and $1.25 million Oaks.
The fastest move of the
morning was a half-mile drill in :46.20 by Keepmeinmind
with Dynamic One, one of four Derby workers for Todd Pletcher, having the second-fastest clocking of the 108
at the distance in :47.80.
Other Derby workers for Pletcher were Bourbonic
(half-mile in :49.60) and Known Agenda and Sainthood (five
furlongs together in 1:01.
Other Derby workers were
Caddo River (five furlongs in 1:00.60), Helium (half-mile in
:49.80), Soup and Sandwich (half-mile in :50), Hozier (six
furlongs in 1:16) and Starrininmydreams(five
furlongs in 1:00.20).
Headlining the Kentucky
Oaks workers were the Brad Cox-trained duo of Travel Column and Coach,
both of whom covered five furlongs in 1:00.40.
Other Oaks workers were Search
Results (five furlongs in 1:02.60), Malathaat
(half-mile in :48.40), Will’s Secret (half-mile in :48.20), Ava’s
Grace (half-mile in :49.20) and Competitive Speed (five furlongs in
1:02.40).
Working at 5:30 at Keeneland was Hidden Stash, who covered five
furlongs in 1:00.60.
Scheduled to work at
Churchill Downs Saturday morning for the Derby are Essential Quality, Mandaloun, Highly Motivated, Super
Stock and King Fury. Scheduled to work for the Oaks are Crazy
Beautiful and Millefeuille.
Other works involving
Kentucky Derby hopefuls are scheduled on three fronts Saturday. Slated to work
at Santa Anita are Rock Your World and Hot Rod Charlie; at San
Luis Rey will be Get Her Number, and, at Keeneland,
Like the King.
Maracuja
is scheduled for her final Oaks work at Belmont Park.
BOURBONIC, DYNAMIC ONE, KNOWN AGENDA,
SAINTHOOD
– Trainer Todd Pletcher,
seeking his third Kentucky Derby victory, put the final touches on his quartet
of Derby 147 hopefuls with works Friday morning.
At 7:30, Pletcher worked St. Elias Stable’s Known Agenda and WinStar Farm and CHC Inc.’s Sainthood
in company through five furlongs in 1:01 while Repole
Stable, Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Dynamic One
worked a half-mile in :47.80 in company with the graded stakes-placed Prime
Factor.
Florida Derby (GI)
winner Known Agenda, with jockey Irad Ortiz
Jr. aboard, worked inside of Jeff Ruby Steaks (GIII) runner-up Sainthood
and Amelia Green through fractions of :12.60, :24.40, :36.20 and galloped
out six furlongs in 1:14.20 and seven-eighths in 1:27.20. The five-eighths time
was the 17th fastest of 50 at the distance.
“Known Agenda is not the
most aggressive work horse,” Pletcher said. “He is
not an Always Dreaming (the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner) that will work
in :59. He has had two good works here (1:00.40 last Friday) and I liked the
way Sainthood worked with him.”
Dynamic One, with jockey
Jose Ortiz in the boot, posted fractions of :24.40 and :36.20 en route to a :47.80 half-mile that was the second fastest
of 108 at the distance. He galloped out five furlongs in 1:00.60 and six
furlongs in 1:13.20.
“He finished full of
energy with his ears pricked,” Pletcher said.
The final Pletcher runner to work was Calumet Farm’s Bourbonic who covered a half-mile on his own in
:49.60 under exercise rider Hector Ramos.
Fractions on the work
were :12.80, :24.40 and out five furlongs in 1:02.40. The work was the 71st
fastest of 108 at the distance.
“He has been pretty
aggressive in his gallops so we worked him by himself today,” Pletcher said. “It was a good steady work with a strong
gallop out.
“It was a very good
morning with excellent breezes going the way we hoped they would. That was the
final piece of major work and now they will have routine gallops with some gate
and paddock schooling.”
CADDO RIVER, ESSENTIAL QUALITY, MANDALOUN – Shortleaf Stable’s Caddo
River completed his major preparation prior to the Kentucky Derby with a
five-furlong drill in 1:00.60.
With Florent
Geroux in the saddle, Caddo River worked in
company with Warrant. Caddo River started two lengths behind his
stablemate and clipped through fractions of :12.20, :23.80 and :47.60. Caddo
River galloped out six furlongs in 1:14.
“He’s a really solid
horse and we saw that with a good effort in the Arkansas Derby,” trainer Brad
Cox said. “He has a lot of speed as we’ve seen in his previous races.”
Cox’s other two Derby
contenders, Mandaloun and likely favorite Essential
Quality, are scheduled to work at 5:15 a.m. Saturday.
Geroux
will work Mandaloun, who he will ride in the Derby,
while Essential Quality’s regular exercise rider Edvin
Vargas will likely be up for the work. Luis Saez
has the call for the Derby.
DREAM SHAKE – Exline-Border
Racing, SAF Racing and Richard Hausman’s Dream Shake will bypass the Kentucky Derby in
favor of the $500,000 Pat Day Mile presented by LG&E and KU (GII), per
trainer Peter Eurton.
GET HER NUMBER – Gary Barber’s Get Her Number is
scheduled to work for trainer Peter Miller at San Luis Rey Saturday
morning.
HELIUM, SOUP AND SANDWICH – D J Stable’s Helium and
Live Oak Plantation’s homebred Soup and Sandwich completed their
final Derby preparations Friday morning for trainer Mark Casse.
Helium, a son of Ironicus, hit the track at 5:25
under Julien Leparoux and went four furlongs
in company with fellow 3-year-old Laker Mamba in :49.80, while galloping
out five furlongs in 1:03. Soup and Sandwich, under jockey Tyler Gaffalione, was on the track at 7:30 during the
designated 15-minute training period for Derby and Oaks horses and worked four
furlongs in company with 4-year-old graded stakes winner Peace Achieved
in :50, while galloping out 5 furlongs in 1:03.60.
“Very happy with both of
them,” Casse’s assistant David Carroll said.
“I thought Helium’s work was good; he’s a very smooth-moving horse. He’s the
better work horse of the two and he went absolutely beautiful; in hand the
whole way, just waiting for Julien to ask him. He just stretched his legs but
that’s all we were looking for.
“Soup and Sandwich was a
little rank going to the pole but he’s a horse that likes to train. We only
jogged him two miles the other day so he was a little fresh. He was anxious to
get going but once he broke off he was very smooth the whole way, switched
leads, galloped out nicely, and came home great; you couldn’t ask for anything
better.
“These were the works we
wanted for the final pieces of works. Both horses are in great shape so
hopefully we have a good week and we have a good draw.”
HIDDEN STASH – BBN Racing’s Hidden Stash worked five
furlongs in company in 1:00.60 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:13.80 over a
fast track shortly after the track opened at Keeneland
Friday morning.
“We decided to work this
morning and beat the rain that is forecast and he worked great,” trainer Vicki
Oliver said.
With exercise rider Darragh Sweeney aboard, Hidden Stash started
three lengths in back of Esperer (FR),
a 3-year-old maiden, and finished four lengths in front.
“He is going to jog and
stand in the gate tomorrow and walk Sunday,” said Oliver, who was aboard Hidden
Stash’s workmate. “He will gallop Monday and Tuesday and ship to Churchill
after he trains Tuesday morning.”
HIGHLY MOTIVATED – Klaravich
Stables’ Highly Motivated came out onto the track under Peter Roman at 6:07
and galloped about 1 ½ miles. The son of Into Mischief was second, beaten a
neck, by champion Essentially Quality in the Blue Grass (GII) at Keeneland in what was his two-turn debut for trainer Chad
Brown.
“I’m probably going to
work him five-eighths tomorrow,” Brown said. “He’s a horse that carries a lot of
conditioning on him. He’s a big, strong heavy guy that can handle a pretty
solid work tomorrow. I was proud of him in the Blue Grass and I think it’s a
race he can build off of.”
HOT ROD CHARLIE – Roadrunner Racing, Boat Racing and Strauss
Bros Racing’s Hot Rod Charlie isscheduled to work Saturday
morning at Santa Anita and ship to Churchill Downs on Sunday for trainer Doug
O’Neill.
HOZIER, MEDINA SPIRIT – Rebel Stakes (GII) runner-up Hozier
worked six furlongs in 1:16 under jockey Rafael Bejarano.
Working on his own after
9 o’clock, the Bob Baffert trainee produced
fractions of :12.80, :25.20, :37.80, 1:03.20 and galloped out seven furlongs in
1:29.
Stablemate Medina
Spirit, owned by Zedan Racing Stables,
worked six furlongs in 1:12.20 Thursday morning at Santa Anita and arrived at
Churchill Downs Friday afternoon.
LIKE THE KING – M Racing Group’s Like the King is
scheduled to work at Keeneland at 7:30 Saturday
morning for trainer Wesley Ward.
KEEPMEINMIND – Spendthrift Farm, Cypress Creek and
Arnold Bennewith’s Keepmeinmind blitzed a half-mile in :46.20, the fastest
of 108 at the distance over a fast track Friday morning at Churchill Downs.
With jockey David
Cohen aboard, Keepmeinmind posted fractions of
:22.80, :34.40 and galloped out five furlongs in :59.20 while working in
company with Shasta Star.
“I am very happy with
both of them,” said trainer Robertino Diodoro whose Ava’s Grace worked for the
Kentucky Oaks just prior to Keepmeinmind’s breeze.
“He worked really good today and he loves the track here, too.”
While Diodoro was watching the work from the backstretch,
connections at Spendthrift were watching the work on Twitter.
“I just got a text from
them, ‘very sharp’,” Diodoro said.
Keepmeinmind,
winner of the Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) here last fall, is No. 22 on the Road
to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard and would need two defections to make the
field of 20.
“It is a tough spot,” Diodoro said. “If we don’t get in, we will train here for
the Preakness.”
KING FURY – Fern Circle Stables and Three
Chimneys Farm’s King Fury galloped 1 ½ miles with exercise
rider Lalo Jose Quiroz during the time reserved for Kentucky
Derby and Oaks horses, trainer Kenny McPeek
said. “He fully galloped, we shortened (Kentucky Oaks probable Crazy Beautiful’s) gallop a
little.”
The colt, winner of the
Lexington at Keeneland in his most recent start, is
expected to complete his final workout on Saturday. The possibility of rain in
the weather forecast for Saturday doesn’t concern McPeek.
“Rain shouldn’t bother
him,” McPeek said. “They (King Fury and Crazy
Beautiful) both like the mud, so I think they’ll be fine. We can push it back
to Sunday, if we need to. Now we just need to get in.”
King Fury is at No. 21 on the
Derby points leaderboard, and will need a shakeup of the top 20 to make the
field when drawn Tuesday.
MIDNIGHT BOURBON, SUPER STOCK – Winchell Thoroughbreds’
Midnight Bourbon and Erv Woolsey’sand
Keith Asmussen’s
Super Stock had another leisurely morning for trainer Steve Asmussen, with the former looking visually impressive
while galloping 1 ¼ miles, while the latter went 1 3/8 miles. Midnight Bourbon
will have his final Derby work Monday, while Super Stock figures to beat any
potential rain with an early move Saturday.
O BESOS – Bernard Racing, Tagg Team Racing, West Point
Thoroughbreds and Terry L. Stephens’ O Besos
walked trainer Greg Foley’s Barn 11 shedrow
Friday morning
He’s expected to go back
to the track early Saturday.
ROCK YOUR WORLD – Hronis
Racing and David Talla’s Rock Your World
is scheduled to work Saturday morning at Santa Anita for trainer John Sadler
and ship to Churchill Downs on Sunday.
STARRININMYDREAMS – Stewart Racing and WinStar Farm’s third-place Lexington Stakes
(GIII) finisher Starrininmydreams worked a
swift five furlongs in 1:00.40 through splits of :12.60, :24.80 with a
six-furlong gallop out in 1:14.20.
He’s currently No. 23 on
the Road to the Kentucky Derby preference list.
SHAPING
UP: THE KENTUCKY DERBY – Likely starters
in the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford
Reserve (Grade I) for 3-year-olds at 1 1/4 miles on Saturday, May 1 in order of
preference (with possible jockey and trainer): Essential Quality (Luis Saez, Brad
Cox); Hot Rod Charlie (Flavien Prat, Doug O’Neill); Super Stock (Ricardo Santana Jr.,
Steve Asmussen);
Like the King (Drayden Van Dyke, Wesley Ward); Known Agenda (Irad Ortiz
Jr., Todd Pletcher); Rock Your World (Joel Rosario, John Sadler); Bourbonic (Kendrick Carmouche, Todd Pletcher); Medina Spirit (John Velazquez, Bob Baffert); Midnight
Bourbon (Mike Smith, Steve Asmussen); Mandaloun (Florent Geroux,
Brad Cox); Caddo River (TBA, Brad Cox); Highly Motivated (Javier
Castellano, Chad Brown); Helium (Julien Leparoux, Mark Casse); Soup and Sandwich (Tyler Gaffalione, Mark Casse); Dynamic One (Jose Ortiz, Todd Pletcher); Sainthood (TBA, Todd Pletcher); Hidden Stash (Rafael Bejarano, Vicki Oliver); O Besos (Marcelino Pedroza, Greg Foley); Get Her Number (TBA, Peter Miller).
Possible
starters within the Top 20 on the preference list: Hozier (TBA, Bob Baffert).
Next up
in order of preference: King Fury (Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek); Keepmeinmind (David Cohen, Robertino Diodoro); Starrininmydreams (TBA, Dallas
Stewart).
LONGINES
KENTUCKY OAKS UPDATE – Headlining seven Kentucky Oaks workers were
the Brad Cox-trained duo of Travel Column and Coach, both of whom
covered five furlongs in 1:00.40.
Other Oaks workers were Search
Results (five furlongs in 1:02.60), Malathaat
(half-mile in :48.40), Will’s Secret (half-mile in :48.20), Ava’s
Grace (half-mile in :49.20) and Competitive Speed (five furlongs in
1:02.40).
AVA’S GRACE – Cypress Creek Equine’s Ava’s
Grace,with
jockey David Cohen aboard, worked a half-mile in :49.20 at 5:30 Friday
morning shortly after the track opened for training.
Ava’s Grace produced
fractions of :24.60 and :49.20, galloping out five furlongs in 1:02.60. The
half-mile move was the 51st fastest of 108 at the distance.
“I am very happy with
the work and she has settled in well here,” said trainer Robertino
Diodoro, who flew into town with Cohen for the
work before heading back to Oaklawn Park for the
Friday afternoon program.
Diodoro
plans to return to Louisville on Monday with Cohen flying in Thursday night for
the Oaks mount the following day.
CLAIRIERE, PAULINE’S PEARL – Stonestreet
Stables’ homebreds Clairiere
and Pauline’s Pearl both galloped 1 ¼ miles and will have their
final Oaks works Sunday.
COACH, TRAVEL COLUMN – Fair Grounds Oaks (GII) winner Travel
Column and Fantasy (GIII) third-place finisher Coach completed their
major work prior to the Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI)
Friday morning breezing at 5:15 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., respectively.
Travel Column, with Florent Geroux
aboard, worked five furlongs in 1:00.40 outside of Australasia through
opening fractions of :12.40, :24 and :48.20. The duo galloped out six furlongs
in 1:13.
During the exclusive
Derby and Oaks training window, Coach worked five furlongs in 1:00.40 outside
of Adventuring through splits of :11.80, :23.20, :35.80 and :47.60. They
completed six furlongs in 1:14.
“With it being both of
their last works, we weren’t looking for anything major,” trainer Brad Cox
said. “They both like the surface here at Churchill and got over it well.
They’re two quality fillies that I think will run a top effort in the Oaks.”
Geroux
has the call on Travel Column while Luis Saez
will ride Coach.
COMPETITVE SPEED – John Minchello’s Competitive Speed worked
five furlongs on her own in 1:02.40 shortly after 7:30.
With exercise rider Anthony
Gallo aboard, Competitive Speed galloped once around and when the work
traffic from other Derby and Oaks hopefuls subsided she posted fractions of
:12.60, :25.40, :37.60, :50.20 and 1:02.40. The move was the 42nd fastest of 50
at the distance.
“I saw the last part of
it (from the grandstand) and she finished strong and had a nice gallop out,”
trainer Javier Gonzalez said of the Gulfstream Park-based filly. “The
rider was very happy with her and says she feels stronger here.”
Gonzalez said the filly
would have a walk day Saturday and return to the track Sunday. Gonzalez said
via text that Chris Landeroswould
have the Oaks mount.
CRAZY BEAUTIFUL – Phoenix Thoroughbred LTD’s Crazy
Beautiful, galloped with exercise rider Danny Ramsey aboard during
the 15-minute period reserved for Kentucky Derby and Oaks hopefuls, as she put
in a little less than her typical 1 ½ miles.
Trainer Kenny McPeek was pleased with her effort, and said he still
plans to have her work Saturday morning. The filly is third on the Oaks
leaderboard, after winning the Gulfstream Park Oaks (GII) in her most recent
outing. A weather disruption on Saturday would push back her work to Sunday, McPeek said.
MALATHAAT – Shadwell Stable’s Malathaat, working incompany with recent maiden winner Ghazaaly, worked a half-mile in :48.40 with jockey John
Velazquez aboard during the 7:30-7:45 training window for Kentucky Derby
and Oaks horses.
Working on the inside, Malathaat produced fractions of :12.60, :24.40 and galloped
out five furlongs in 1:00.80. The half-mile move was the 21st
fastest of 108 at the distance.
“She’s a star,” trainer Todd
Pletcher said of the undefeated filly. “Johnny
said she handled the track well.”
MILLEFEUILLE – Juddmonte
Farms’ Millefeuille visited the paddock and then
galloped a mile and a half under exercise rider Ailsa Morrison.
Trainer Bill Mott
said Millefeuille would work Saturday morning.
MORAZ – Don Alberto Stable’s Moraz
worked a half-mile at Santa Anita Friday morning in :48.20 for trainer Michael
McCarthy. She is scheduled to ship to Louisville on Sunday.
SEARCH RESULTS – Klaravich
Stables’ Search Results, undefeated in three starts for trainer Chad
Brown, including the April 3 Gazelle (GIII) at Aqueduct, had some classy
company as she completed her last major work for the Oaks. The daughter of
Flatter walked onto the track at 7:34 with her stablemate, the grade 1-winning
millionaire Dunbar Road, who starts in Friday’s La Troienne
(GI). The pair went five furlongs in a comfortable 1:02.60, which gave Brown
plenty of reason for encouragement.
“I gave her an easy work
by design,” Brown said. “She’s coming back in four weeks so she’s very, very
fit. I liked the way she went and she really seemed to get over the ground. I
just wanted to get her used to the track a bit and she came back bouncing
around when we untacked her. I wanted to bring her in there sound and happy and
I think we’re well on our way to doing that.
“She doesn’t normally
work with Dunbar Road, they’ve been in different places, but I just go with the
roster I have,” Brown said. “With both horses running two turns on the dirt
next Friday, they were a real good match. They were right together and perfect,
but in fairness, it was an easy work and anyone could have stayed with anyone.
Dunbar Road has run here before and the other filly hasn’t been here very long,
so with this particular horse, where she’s at in her development, I thought it
was important.
“She’s got a nice solid
mile and an eighth race into her in the Gazelle,” Brown said. “She ran quite
fast at Aqueduct, faster than the boys in the Wood (GII) on the same card
(1:54.14 to 1:54.49), so that’s a pretty good indicator of how fit she is and what
she potentially got out of that race. So, I just wanted to get her over the
track, and they galloped out really well. I got them galloping out in 1:15 (for
six furlongs) and her ears were up and I was really happy with it.
“The dynamics of the Oaks
figure a lot different than the Gazelle (Search Results was just a length off a
half-mile in 50.09),” Brown said. “This filly, much like our Derby horse Highly
Motivated, has good early tactical speed. They have shown they can be on
the lead at any point, but are probably a touch better with a target. So, with
speed signed up in the Oaks—there looks like there are some horses and I’ve
seen some quick breezes here too—if somebody goes out there and she can lay in
close proximity, that’s my ideal trip. Of course, whether you get your ideal
trip in a horse race, is to be determined, but that’s what I’d like to see.”
WILL’S
SECRET – Willis Horton’s Honeybee
(GIII) winner Will’s Secret worked a half-mile in :48.20 in company with
stablemate Take Charge Lorin.
The duo began the breeze through an opening quarter-mile fraction of :23 and
galloped out five furlongs in 1:01.60.
SHAPING
UP: THE KENTUCKY OAKS – Likely starters in the 147th
running of the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks
(Grade I) for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/8 miles on Friday, April 30 in order of
preference (with possible jockey and trainer): Search Results (Irad Ortiz Jr., Chad Brown); Travel Column (Florent Geroux, Brad Cox); Crazy
Beautiful (Jose Ortiz, Kenny McPeek); Pauline’s
Pearl (Ricardo Santana Jr., Steve Asmussen); Malathaat (John Velazquez, Todd Pletcher);
Clairiere (Tyler Gaffalione,
Steve Asmussen); Will’s Secret (Jon Court,
Dallas Stewart); Millefeuille (Joel Rosario,
Bill Mott); Moraz (Umberto Rispoli,
Michael McCarthy); Ava’s Grace (David Cohen, Robertino
Diodoro); Pass the Champagne (Javier
Castellano, George Weaver); Maracuja (Kendrick
Carmouche, Rob Atras); Competitive Speed
(Chris Landeros, Javier Gonzalez); Coach (Luis
Saez, Brad Cox).
Next up
in order of preference: Moon Swag (TBA, Brendan Walsh); Army Wife
(TBA, Mike Maker); Spritz (TBA, Rodolphe Brisset); Oliviaofthedesert
(TBA, Kenny McPeek).
STAKES
PROBABLES – The following are the early
probable stakes race entrants for Kentucky Derby Week, according to assistant
racing secretary and stakes coordinator Dan Bork:
The 11th
running of the $150,000 Unbridled Sidney, run on Thursday, April 29 at 5 ½
furlongs on turf, entries close Saturday, April 24: A Bit of Both (Mike
Maker); Ambassador Luna (James Gulick); Change
of Control (Michelle Lovell); Foxxy
Belle (Michael Ann Ewing); Into Mystic (Brendan Walsh); Lady
Grace (Mark Casse); She’sonthewarpath
(Steve Margolis); Winning Envelope (Chris Block); Yes It’s Ginger
(Greg Foley).
The 27th
running of the $250,000 Twin Spires Turf Sprint presented by Sysco (Grade II),
run Friday, April 30 at 5 ½ furlongs on turf, entries close Monday, April 26: American
Butterfly (D. Wayne Lukas); Carotari
(Brian Lynch); Classy John (Dallas Stewart): Diamond Oops
(Patrick Biancone); Firecrow
(Ron Moquett); Just Might (Michelle Lovell); Sombeyay (Peter Miller).
The 37th
Running of the $300,000 Edgewood presented by Newport Racing & Gaming
(Grade II), run on Friday, April 30 at 1 1/16 miles on turf, entries close
Monday, April 26: Aunt Pearl (IRE) (Brad Cox); I Get It
(Mark Casse); Oliviaofthedesert
(Kenny McPeek); Postnup
(Cherie DeVaux); Queen of the Green
(Jason Barkley). Possible: Jouster (Todd Pletcher),
Zaajel (Pletcher).
The 66th
running of the $300,000 Eight Belles presented by Smithfield (Grade II), run on
Friday April 30 at seven furlongs, entries close Monday, April 26: Abrogate
(Steve Asmussen); Dayoutoftheoffice
(Tim Hamm); Euphoric (Bernie Flint); Slumber Party (Kelly Breen);
Sun Path (Brad Cox); Windmill (Larray Jones). Possible: Joyful
Cadence (John Ortiz).
The 18th
running of the $400,000 Alysheba presented by
Sentient Jet (Grade II), run on Friday, April 30 at 1 1/16 miles, entries close
Monday, April 26: Attachment Rate (Dale Romans); Chess Chief
(Dallas Stewart); Maxfield (Brendan Walsh); Roadster
(Bob Baffert): Sonneman
(Steve Asmussen); Visitant (Bill Morey).
The 36th
running of the $500,000 La Troienne presented by
TwinSpires.com (Grade I), run on Friday, April 30 at 1 1/16 miles, entries
close Monday, April 26: As Time Goes By (Bob Baffert);
Dunbar Road (Chad Brown); Envoutante
(Kenny McPeek); Paris Lights (Bill Mott); Sanenus (CHI) (Michael McCarthy); Shedaresthedevil (Brad Cox). Possible: Finite
(Steve Asmussen).
The 30th
running of the $500,000 American Turf presented by Derby City Gaming (Grade
II), run on Saturday, May 1 at 1 1/16 miles on turf, entries close Tuesday,
April 27: Fire At Will (Mike Maker); Holy Vow (John Ortiz); Lucky
Law (Patrick Biancone); Palazzi (Mark Casse); Winfromwithin
(Todd Pletcher).
The 97th
running of the $500,000 Pat Day Mile presented by LG&E and KU, run on
Saturday, May 1 at one mile, entries close Tuesday, April 27: Excellent
Timing (Chad Brown); Gretzky the Great (Mark Casse);
Jackie’s Warrior (Steve Asmussen); Prevalence
(Brendan Walsh); Whiskey Double (Steve Asmussen).
Possible: Dream Shake (Peter Eurton); Dreamer’s
Disease (Robertino Diodoro).
The 36th
running of the $500,000 Longines Distaff Turf Mile
(Grade II), run on Saturday, May 1 at one mile on turf, entries close Tuesday,
April 27: Abscond (Eddie Kenneally); Blowout
(Chad Brown); Got Stormy (Mark Casse); Princess
Grace (Mike Stidham).
The 35th
running of the $500,000 Derby City Distaff presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery
(Grade I), run on Saturday, May 1 at seven furlongs, entries close Tuesday,
April 27: Bell’s the One (Neil Pessin); Gamine
(Bob Baffert), Sconsin
(Greg Foley). Possible: Finite (Steve Asmussen);
Hibiscus Punch (Justin Nixon); Unique Factor (Peter Miller).
The 86th
running of the $500,000 Churchill Downs presented by Ford (Grade I), run on
Saturday, May 1 at seven furlongs, entries close Tuesday, April 27: Charlatan
(Bob Baffert); Hog Creek Hustle (Vickie
Foley); Lexitonian (Jack Sisterson);
Tap It To Win (Mark Casse). Possible: Bango (Greg Foley); Shashashakemeup
(Peter Miller).
The 35th
running of the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (Grade I), run on
Saturday, May 1 at 1 1/8 miles on turf, entries close Tuesday, April 27: Colonel
Liam (Todd Pletcher); Digital Age (Chad
Brown); Ivar (BRZ) (Paolo Lobo); Masteroffoxhounds
(Richard Baltas); Ride a Comet (Mark Casse); Smooth Like Strait (Michael McCarthy).
Possible: Flavius (Chad Brown), Spooky Channel (Brian Lynch).
BACKSIDE
MEDIA PROTOCOLS STARTING SATURDAY –
Starting Saturday, all media without a barn area parking pass must park in the
Brown, Turquoise or Yellow Lot and will not be permitted to drive through the
Stable Gate Entrance.
Also, media members that
plan to be on the backside starting Saturday that have not picked up their
Kentucky Derby credentials, must email Kevin Kerstein at [email protected] with
their driver’s license number to be added to the credential system. Failure to
do so may not permit you access to the backside.
Credential Office hours
can be found in the Kentucky Derby Rules and Regulations document that was sent
via email with the credential link.
The Brown, Turquoise and
Yellow lots will be open through Wednesday.
KENTUCKY DERBY, OAKS MORNING WORKOUTS OPEN
TO PUBLIC – Though
Wednesday, April 28, Churchill Downs will be open free-of-charge daily from
7-10 a.m. so guests can watch the nation’s top 3-year-old Thoroughbreds train
toward their engagements in this year’s Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.
Horses train on Churchill
Downs’ main track daily from 5:15-10 a.m. However, there will be an exclusive
training window only for Derby and Oaks participants from 7:30-7:45 a.m.
following the 7-7:30 a.m. renovation break. Those horses will be identified by special
saddle towels which include their names: yellow saddle towels for Derby
horses and pink saddle towels for Oaks contenders.
Churchill Downs will
livestream the Kentucky Derby Morning Works presented by TwinSpires.com across
its social media channels. Video also will be broadcast on Churchill Downs’ Big
Board.
Guests can enter Churchill
Downs through the Paddock Gate and should park for free in the nearby White Lot
for convenient entry. Guests will be directed to Sections 115-117 to watch the
morning workouts.
Face coverings are
required and guests must practice social distancing. Churchill Downs will
continue to rely on proven health and safety protocols and operate within the
guidance of local and state health officials as well as the CDC.
Food and beverage may
not be brought into the facility between Saturday, April 24 and Wednesday,
April 28 because of Kentucky Derby Week security protocols but Churchill Downs’
new Paddock Grill will be open during that period to offer breakfast items for
purchase.
EDITORIAL PHOTOS
VIA COADY PHOTOGRAPHY FTP – For the latest Kentucky Derby and Kentucky
Oaks photos from Coady Photography visit: http://gofile.me/52JOy/B6wuNvPf7.
Please credit all photos to Churchill Downs/Coady Photography.
NEWSFEED AUDIO/VIDEO
AVAILABLE – The Kentucky Derby Newsfeed is now available
via FTP download. Files are 1080 HD and will be uploaded on a daily basis.
NEWSFEED & NEWS
CONFERENCES VIA FTP CLIENT
The Kentucky Derby
Newsfeed is now available via FTP download. Files are 1080 HD and will be
uploaded on a daily basis
To access Newsfeed
footage & News Conferences via FTP client (Filezilla,
Cyberduck, etc) use the
following:
Server: ftp3.ftptoyoursite.com
Username:
kyderby147
Password:
2021DerbyMedia
Port:
22
To access Newsfeed
footage & News Conferences via web browser, enter this information into
your browser address bar:
kyderby.hammondcg.com
You will receive a
prompt to enter a username and password.
Username:
kyderby147
Password:
2021DerbyMedia
For further
information, inquires or technical difficulties, please contact Jesse B.
Kelsey, Vice-President of Hammond Communications Group, Inc. at (859) 492-5768.
Churchill
Downs Racing Communications/Notes Team
Darren
Rogers | Senior Director, Communications & Media Services| (502) 636-4461
(office) | (502) 345-1030 (mobile) | [email protected]
| @ DerbyMedia
Kevin
Kerstein | Publicity Manager | (502) 635-4712 (office) |
(610)
420-6971 (mobile) | [email protected]|
@HorseRacingKK
Gary
Yunt | Notes Team Captain | (502) 636-4460 (office) |
(303)
981-5629 (mobile) | [email protected]|
Brian
Nadeau | Notes Team Contributor
Paul
Rolfes | Notes Team Contributor
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