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by NTRA | 04.30.2021 | 12:21pm
The eyes of the sporting world will be on Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., this weekend for the Grade 1 147th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. The Kentucky Derby, “America s greatest race” is back in its traditional position on the first Saturday in May, with fans in attendance, after being held last Sept. 5 without spectators due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Grade 1 Preakness Stakes on May 15 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., and the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on June 5 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., complete this year s Triple Crown schedule.
Derby Notes: Rock Your World Makes Favorable Impression, Final Contenders Arrive On Backstretch Sponsored by:
Rock Your World on track at Churchill Downs prior to the Kentucky Derby
Earlier Tuesday morning, the cast for Derby 147 became fully assembled with the 6 o clock arrival from Parx of Brooklyn Strong, and a later arrival from Keeneland by Hidden Stash and Like the King, both of whom galloped early Tuesday morning at the Lexington, Ky. track.
BOURBONIC, DYNAMIC ONE, KNOWN AGENDA, SAINTHOOD – The Kentucky Derby quartet that calls the barn of trainer Todd Pletcher their headquarters moved another step closer to the 147th edition of America s Greatest Race Tuesday morning with solid gallops around the Churchill Downs oval.
Derby Notes: Midnight Bourbon, Brooklyn Strong Post Monday Workouts Sponsored by:
Midnight Bourbon works at Churchill Downs on Monday, April 26
Winchell Thoroughbreds Midnight Bourbon worked five furlongs in 1:02.40 over a fast track at Churchill Downs while earlier at Parx, Mark Schwartz s Brooklyn Strong worked five furlongs in 1:00.92 to punch his ticket to Louisville for Kentucky Derby 147 for trainer Danny Velazquez.
BOURBONIC, DYNAMIC ONE, KNOWN AGENDA, SAINTHOOD – Trainer Todd Pletcher s Derby four-bagger was swinging for the fences Monday morning at Churchill Downs as they continued their preparation for this coming Saturday s big game known as Kentucky Derby 147.
Each of the well-bred youngsters galloped approximately a mile and a quarter on a sunny Kentucky morning and they all earned a thumbs up from Pletcher after they reported back to his Barn 42 on the track s backside.
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Calm before the storm: Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality one week before the Run for the Roses
Godolphin s likely Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite
Essential Quality worked five furlongs in 1:00.40 early Saturday morning at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., to headline a quintet of hopefuls for the 147
th Run for the Roses that put in their final works for the 1 ¼-mile classic.
Also working on a cloudy but pleasant morning beneath the Twin Spires were Juddmonte Farms
Mandaloun (five furlongs in 1:00), Klaravich Stables
Highly Motivated (five furlongs in 1:00.80, Erv Woolsey and Keith Asmussen s
Super Stock (five furlongs in 1:01.20) and Fern Circle Stables and Three Chimneys Farm s
Derby Notes: Defection Of Caddo River Makes Room For Brooklyn Strong; Lanerie Picks Up Mount On Sainthood Sponsored by:
Hector Ramos guides Florida Derby winner Known Agenda through a Sunday morning gallop at Churchill Downs
Shortleaf Stable s homebred
Caddo River was taken out of Kentucky Derby consideration Sunday morning by trainer Brad Cox because of an elevated temperature.
The defection of Caddo River moves Mark Schwartz s
Brooklyn Strong into No. 20 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. Trained by Daniel Velazquez, Brooklyn Strong is scheduled to work Monday morning at 6 o clock (all times Eastern) at Parx near Philadelphia, Pa. If all goes well, Brooklyn Strong would leave at 6 p.m. with an early Tuesday morning arrival at Churchill Downs anticipated.