Kentucky Derby Update Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020
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Kentucky Derby Update Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ENFORCEABLE, KING GUILLERMO WORK TOWARD DERBY AT CHURCHILL ENFORCEABLE – Lecomte (GIII) winner Enforceable completed his major Derby preparations by working a half- DOWNS AND TIZ THE LAW DRILLS AT mile in :49.60 under jockey Adam Beschizza. SARATOGA; GAMINE, SWISS SKYDIVER Breezing over a track labeled as good during the 7:30-7:45 TUNE UP FOR OAKS training window for Derby and Oaks runners, Enforceable posted fractions of :12.80, :24.80, :37.20 and galloped out five LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020) – Kentucky furlongs in 1:03.20 while working on his own. Derby hopefuls worked on three fronts Saturday morning “I think he is really improving at this stage of his career,” highlighted by Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law’s five-furlong trainer Mark Casse said. “He’s maturing; he’s ready to go. work in :59.21 over a fast track at Saratoga. “I thought he looked super,” added Casse, who will be Beneath the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs, John seeking the first Kentucky Derby triumph of his Hall of Fame Oxley’s Enforceable worked a half-mile in :49.60 and career. “If you said to me three months ago you could have Victoria’s Ranch’s King Guillermo worked a half-mile in him where he is today and you’d be in the position you’re in, I :52.20. Also working was Peter Callahan’s Swiss Skydiver would have taken it. I just think he’s at the top of his game who covered a half-mile in :49.20 in her final prep for Friday’s right now. That’s all you can ask for.” Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI). Saturday’s work was the sixth for Enforceable since At Del Mar, 2019 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) winner finishing fourth in the Blue Grass Stakes (GII) at Keeneland Storm the Court worked six furlongs in 1:12.80 and on July 11 and the second consecutive work with Beschizza Thousand Words covered five furlongs in :59.80. aboard. Also at Del Mar, C R K Stable’s Honor A. P. was “I thought the work was perfect,” said Beschizza, who also scheduled to breeze before Saturday afternoon’s first race at had worked Enforceable over the winter at Fair Grounds. “He 12:45 PDT. went a scratch under :50. Mark and (assistant trainer) David Owner Charles Fipke reported that Shirl’s Speight will (Carroll) just wanted to keep the lid on it. His major work was miss the Derby because of a minor cough. in the bag.” Michael Lund Petersen’s Gamine, the likely Kentucky Enforceable will represent the first Kentucky Derby mount Oaks favorite, worked six furlongs in 1:11.60 Saturday for Beschizza. morning at Del Mar. “I like his consistency,” Beschizza said. “He is a light- framed horse and doesn’t need a lot to keep fit. He is going to ART COLLECTOR – Bruce Lunsford’s Art Collector have to be on his ‘A’ game. He needs pace and we know he is jogged a mile at 6:45 a.m. with jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. in going to get it (in the Derby).” the saddle. “Where he fits in (the Kentucky Derby field) will depend a The Blue Grass and Ellis Park Derby winner had his final lot on who gets lucky, who doesn’t. And pace,” Casse said of work prior to the Derby Friday with a five-furlong move in the late-running colt. “But the only thing for us as a trainer we 1:00.80. He is expected to walk the shedrow Sunday. want is for a horse to be at the top of his game, and I feel like he’s there.” ATTACHMENT RATE – Jim Bakke and Gerald Casse is set to drive up to Kentucky from his base in Ocala, Isbister’s $200,000 Ellis Park Derby runner-up Attachment Florida, with a planned midweek arrival. Rate galloped 1 ½ miles under exercise rider Faustino Herrarte at 7:30 a.m. FINNICK THE FIERCE – Arnaldo Monge and trainer Attachment Rate is scheduled to work on Sunday. Trainer Rey Hernandez’s Finnick the Fierce galloped Saturday Dale Romans is due back in Louisville Saturday from morning at The Thoroughbred Center in Lexington. Saratoga. Hernandez said Finnick the Fierce would train the next two mornings in Lexington and then ship to Churchill Downs AUTHENTIC – Spendthrift Farm LLC, MyRaceHorse Monday afternoon. Stable, Madaket Stables LLC and Starlight Racing’s $1 million Haskell (GI) winner Authentic is scheduled work HONOR A. P. – C R K Stable’s Honor A. P. was scheduled Sunday at Del Mar and arrive Monday at Churchill Downs. to breeze before Saturday afternoon’s first race at Del Mar at The plane is due to land at 11:30 a.m. 12:45 PDT. DR POST – St. Elias Stable’s Haskell third-place finisher Dr Post was removed from Kentucky Derby consideration, according to Churchill Downs assistant racing secretary and -more- stakes coordinator Dan Bork. RUSHIE – Jim and Donna Daniell’s Rushie walked the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Daily Update shedrow at trainer Michael McCarthy’s barn a day after Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 working five furlongs in 1:01.60. Page 2 of 7 “Everything is good this morning,” McCarthy said looking at the track that was labeled muddy before the first renovation KING GUILLERMO – Victoria’s Ranch’s King break. “We got lucky with the weather yesterday and it worked Guillermo published an easy half-mile move in :52.20 out well.” Saturday morning under exercise rider Edgar Garcia. Trained by Juan Avila, King Guillermo strolled through SHIRL’S SPEIGHT – Charles Fipke reported on Twitter opening eighth-mile splits of :14.40 and :27.20 before he that $100,000 Marine Stakes winner Shirl’s Speight will miss galloped out five furlongs in 1:05.20. the Kentucky Derby due to a minor cough. “(Juan) asked me to go easy and it was exactly what the “He’s coughing and full of mucus so we’ve had to put him horse needed,” Garcia said. “I thought he galloped out around on antibiotics,” trainer Roger Attfield said. “I’ve had 4 or 5 of the turn well and was moving very easy on the track. He them (get sick) these last couple weeks actually. It’s nothing doesn’t need to do much, he’s pretty fit.” majorly serious but it’s bad timing. We were looking forward . to seeing if we could something fancy but there will be another MAJOR FED – Lloyd Madison Farm’s $300,000 Indiana day. Just normal stuff we have to go through quite often.” Derby (GIII) runner-up Major Fed had a scheduled walk day following his five-furlong move in :59 Friday morning at SOLE VOLANTE – Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Churchill Downs. Andie Biancone’s Sole Volante walked the shedrow at “He cooled out great,” trainer Greg Foley said. trainer Patrick Biancone’s barn at Palm Meadows a day after Major Fed is likely to return to the track Sunday at 5:15 working five furlongs in :57.80 on the turf. a.m. “Everything is good,” Biancone said via text. “He leaves at 5:30 tonight and should be at Churchill between 11 and 11:30 MAX PLAYER – George Hall and SportBLX tomorrow morning. Thoroughbred’s $1 million Travers Stakes (GI) third-place finisher Max Player schooled in the paddock and galloped 1 STORM THE COURT – David Bernsen, Exline-Border ½ miles at 6 a.m. with exercise rider Juan Vargas in the Racing, Dan Hudock and Susanna Wilson’s Storm the saddle. Court worked six furlongs on his own in 1:12.80 with Austin The Steve Asmuseen-trained colt is expected to work Solis aboard over a fast track at Del Mar Saturday morning. Monday. Jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. will have the call in the Trainer Peter Eurton gave the work a thumb’s up via text Derby. with Storm the Court scheduled to ship to Louisville on Monday. MONEY MOVES – Robert LaPenta and Bortolazzo Stable’s two-time winner Money Moves is targeting the THOUSAND WORDS – Multiple graded stakes winner Kentucky Derby, according to assistant racing secretary and Thousand Words completed his final piece of serious work in stakes coordinator Dan Bork. advance of his trip to Louisville for the 146th Kentucky Derby, Money Moves worked five furlongs in 1:00.14 Friday at working five furlongs in :59.80 in company under the watch of Saratoga for trainer Todd Pletcher. He is scheduled to arrive trainer Bob Baffert at Del Mar Saturday. Monday at Churchill Downs. The move was the second fastest of 44 works at the distance for the day and continued the pattern of improvement NECKER ISLAND – Raymond Daniels and Wayne for the son of Pioneerof the Nile. The colt broke off several Scherr’s Necker Island walked the shedrow at trainer lengths behind Tapitution but went by his workmate on the Chris Hartman’s barn a day after working a half-mile in gallop out, continuing on to cover a mile in 1:39 1/5 on :48.40. Baffert’s watch. “Once he got going, I thought it was a good work,” “Bob said it was great work, he was really happy,” said Hartman said of the breeze that ended with a :23.40 final Jason Loutsch, racing manager for Albaugh Family Stables, quarter and a gallop-out to the half-mile pole. “He will walk which owns Thousand Words in partnership with Spendthrift again tomorrow and then back to the track Monday.” Farm.