![]() ![]() Jockey Joel Rosario made a visit to the Asmussen barn afterward to see his Derby mount. “They’re doing good.”ĮPICENTER – Coming out to the track later than usual Wednesday, Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Epicenter jogged down the backstretch and walked back during the 7:30 a.m. ![]() “I’m happy with all three of them,” Cox said. Arkansas Derby (GI) winner Cyberknife was ridden by Katie Talbot, Lexington Stakes (GIII) winner Tawny Point had Edvin Vargas aboard and Louisiana Derby (GII) runner-up Zozos was ridden by Kelvin Perez. training period and all three galloped 1 ½ miles with their regular exercise riders and visited the starting gate. Trainer Koichi Shintani was all smiles after the work by Crown Pride who is scheduled to have a walk day Thursday.ĬYBERKNIFE, TAWNY PORT, ZOZOS – Trainer Brad Cox sent all three of his Kentucky Derby hopefuls to the track during the special 7:30 a.m. “You ride him to where he is comfortable and then see what happens.” “The start is very important and then it is all about the fractions,” Lemaire said. Lemaire said he has watched video of recent runnings of the Kentucky Derby and the huge fields that accompany the race. He did it very well,” said Lemaire, who is back at Churchill Downs for the first time since he rode in the 20 Breeders’ Cups. “I have worked him before in Japan and I very happy with his work today and with the way he changed leads. Once the tractors left the track, jockey Christophe Lemaire jumped aboard to guide Crown Pride through a half-mile work that was timed in :46.60.įollowing the breeze, Lemaire took Crown Pride back to the mile chute where Matsuda again took the reins for the leisurely trip back to the Quarantine Barn. “He’s fast but he’s able to track just off horses.”ĬROWN PRIDE (JPN) – Teruya Yoshida’s UAE Derby (GII) winner Crown Pride ( JPN) started his morning jogging in the mile chute under Masa Matsuda during the first harrow break of the morning. “I don’t think he necessarily needs to be on the lead,” Lynch said. Julien Leparoux rides the speedy Classic Causeway in the Kentucky Derby. “So many people have just been focused on his last race in the Florida Derby but if you draw a line through it, he belongs with a lot of others in this field,” trainer Brian Lynch said. The trainer has scheduled a further bit of educational time for the colts this afternoon with paddock schooling with the horses in today’s sixth race.ĬLASSIC CAUSEWAY – Kentucky West Racing and Clarke Cooper’s Classic Causeway galloped 1 ½ miles Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. On Saturday their gate positions will be No. “They were all good at the gate,” Pletcher said. With the Hall of Fame conditioner looking on from trackside, the threesome went through solid gallops of a bit more than a mile and a quarter, then headed up the mile chute for a session with the starting gate. He’s a $15,000 weanling purchase that decided he wanted to be a champion.”ĬHARGE IT, MO DONEGAL, PIONEER OF MEDINA – The Todd Pletcher Derby trio of Charge It (handled by Hector Ramos), Mo Donegal ( Amelia Green) and Pioneer of Medina ( Humberto Zamora) once again took advantage of the special 7:30-7:45 training period at Churchill Downs to stretch their legs and do some schooling four days out from their dates in the Kentucky Derby. “This is an incredible honor,” Simon said. The horse is their first Kentucky Derby starter. “He gets keyed up and wants to get out there, then he comes back and takes his usual nap.”īarber Road is named for the road in rural North Carolina where Simon’s wife, Tammy, grew up and that is named after her grandfather, Clarence. training time set aside of Derby and Oaks horses. with regular rider Elexander Aguilar aboard rather than waiting until the 7:30 a.m. Working shortly after Crown Pride was Zedan Racing Stables’ Santa Anita Derby (GI) winner Taiba who blew out three furlongs in :38.40 and galloped out a half-mile in :52.60.īARBER ROAD – William Simon’s Barber Road, most recently second in the Arkansas Derby (GI), changed his training schedule slightly Wednesday, going out to gallop at 6:30 a.m. The move was the fastest of nine at the distance for the morning. Working on his own, Crown Pride produced fractions of :12.40, :24.20, :35.60 and galloped out five furlongs in 1:00. Teruya Yoshida’s Crown Pride ( JPN), with Derby rider Christophe Lemaire aboard, blazed through a half-mile breeze in :46.60 over a fast track Wednesday morning under overcast skies. ![]()
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