Kentucky Derby Update Sunday, April 25, 2021 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CADDO RIVER DROPS OUT, BROOKLYN “We know how well Corey rides Churchill,” the seven-time STRONG MAY COME IN; LANERIE TO Eclipse Award-winning trainer said. “That was the key element in giving him the mount. We’re thinking along the lines that we RIDE SAINTHOOD, ROCK YOUR WORLD did with Super Saver (in the 2010 Kentucky Derby) and AND HOT ROD CHARLIE ARRIVE Calvin Borel. He rode this track so well and that earned him the mount then.” LOUISVILLE, KY (Sunday, April 25, 2021) – Shortleaf Pletcher and the Sainthood connections will surely be Stable’s homebred Caddo River was taken out of Kentucky hoping for a similar outcome for their son of the Medaglia Derby consideration Sunday morning by trainer Brad Cox d’Oro stallion Mshawish. In 2010 – on May 1, just as this because of an elevated temperature. year’s race will be – Borel rode the rail (as he was famous for The defection of Caddo River moves Mark Schwartz’s doing) on a sloppy track and got Super Saver home by 2 ½ Brooklyn Strong into No. 20 on the Road to the Kentucky lengths to give the trainer his first victory in America’s most Derby leaderboard. Trained by Daniel Velazquez, Brooklyn famous race. Strong is scheduled to work Monday morning at 6 o’clock (all times Eastern) at Parx. If all goes well, Brooklyn Strong would BROOKLYN STRONG – Mark Schwartz’s Brooklyn leave at 6 p.m. with an early Tuesday morning arrival at Strong is scheduled to work Monday morning at 6 o’clock at Churchill Downs anticipated. Parx for trainer Daniel Velazquez. If all goes well, Brooklyn Trainer Todd Pletcher announced that Corey Lanerie Strong would leave at 6 p.m. with an early Tuesday morning would have the Derby mount on WinStar Farm and CHC arrival at Churchill Downs anticipated. Inc.’s Sainthood. Lanerie has ridden in the Derby four times Winner of the Remsen (GII) to close his 2020 campaign, previously with his best finish being a second on Lookin At Brooklyn Strong finished fifth in the Wood Memorial (GII) on Lee in the 2017 running. April 3 in his 2021 debut. Two prominent Kentucky Derby hopefuls from California, Hronis Racing and David Talla’s Rock Your World and CADDO RIVER, ESSENTIAL QUALITY, Roadrunner Racing, Boat Racing and Strauss Bros MANDALOUN – Trainer Brad Cox reported Sunday Racing’s Hot Rod Charlie arrived at Churchill Downs morning that Shortleaf Stable’s Caddo River would be shortly after noon following a flight from Southern California. removed from Kentucky Derby contention. “We noticed he was off his feed and took his temperature BURBONIC, DYNAMIC ONE, KNOWN AGENDA, yesterday afternoon. It was slightly elevated,” Cox said. “It’s SAINTHOOD – With just one little wrinkle in the mix, just really bad timing being this close to the Derby. We drew trainer Todd Pletcher’s quartet of Kentucky Derby 147 blood on him (Sunday) morning and his white cell counts were horses went back to the racetrack Sunday morning following a a little high. We just can’t run him on Saturday with being a walk day Saturday at Churchill Downs. little off his game.” Leading the crew was the dark colt Sainthood who had Cox’s remaining two Kentucky Derby starters, Juddmonte Amelia Green attached for a one-mile jog at 6:50 a.m. on a Farm’s Mandaloun and Godolphin’s Essential Quality, “good” track following a rainy Saturday. walked the shedrow following their Saturday breezes. The chestnut 3-year-old Bourbonic was scheduled to join Both horses are scheduled to train early Monday. Sainthood for his exercise, but that plan was put on hold when it was determined the Wood Memorial winner needed a new HELIUM, SOUP AND SANDWICH – D J Stable’s left rear shoe. A farrier handled the procedure in good order Helium and Live Oak Plantation’s homebred Soup and and Bourbonic instead went out an hour later at 7:50 with Sandwich both returned to the track Sunday morning for the Hector Ramos in the boot for his one-mile jog. first time since competing their final Derby works Friday. The The two other Pletcher colts – Florida Derby (GI) winner pair jogged two miles over a “good” main track then went to Known Agenda and Wood Memorial runner-up Dynamic the paddock to school, according to trainer Mark Casse’s One – took advantage of the 7:30 to 7:45 Derby/Oaks training assistant David Carroll. period on the big oval with the smooth chestnut “Agenda” going through an easy mile and one-quarter gallop with Ramos doing the steering and white-faced “Dynamic” merely jogging a mile for exercise rider Carlos Perez Quevedo. Pletcher gave a thumbs up to the whole business, then filled in a blank concerning Sainthood when he announced that Corey Lanerie, a 10-time riding champion at Churchill Downs, would have the call on Sainthood for Saturday’s Run for the Roses. -more- Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Daily Update :12.80, :25.20, :36.80, and :48.40. He was ridden out to six Sunday, April 25, 2021 furlongs in 1:12.80 and seven furlongs in 1:26.60. Page 2 of 6 LIKE THE KING – M Racing Group’s Like the King “They’ll school in the paddock in the morning every day “jogged great on the main track” at Keeneland for trainer and on Tuesday in the afternoon,” Carroll said. “Obviously Wesley Ward a day after working five furlongs in 1:01 at the Derby Day horses can get a bit more pumped up with the big Lexington, Kentucky, track. crowd, and in this year, a lot of these horses haven’t seen that Winner of the Jeff Ruby Steaks (GIII) at Turfway Park on many people. It’s practice to get them used to their March 27 in his most recent start, Like the King is scheduled surroundings and you don’t want to go into this race not to gallop the next two mornings at Keeneland before vanning checking off all the boxes.” to Churchill Downs after training Tuesday. HIDDEN STASH – BBN Racing’s Hidden Stash had a MEDINA SPIRIT – Zedan Racing Stables’ Medina Spirit scheduled walk day at trainer Vicki Oliver’s barn at galloped 1 3/8 miles under Humberto Gomez for trainer Keeneland. Bob Baffert. Hidden Stash, who will be ridden by Rafael Bejarano in Gomez, who arrived in Louisville Saturday night, is back Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, is scheduled to gallop early on familiar ground beneath the Twin Spires. He served as the Monday and Tuesday morning at Keeneland and then van to exercise rider last year for Derby winner Authentic as well as Churchill Downs following training on Tuesday. for Triple Crown winner Justify in 2018. Baffert is scheduled to arrive in Louisville tonight. HIGHLY MOTIVATED – Klaravich Stables’ Highly Motivated exited Saturday’s final Derby breeze in good order, MIDNIGHT BOURBON, SUPER STOCK – Winchell according to trainer Chad Brown. The son of Into Mischief Thoroughbreds’ Midnight Bourbon galloped about 1 ¾ went five furlongs in 1:00.40 under exercise rider Peter miles over the track, which was listed as “good,” Sunday Roman and simply walked the shedrow Sunday morning. morning and will have his final Derby breeze Monday “Normally I do a walk day and then a jog day, so I’ll morning, though trainer Steve Asmussen has yet to commit probably jog him tomorrow,” Brown said. “There’s so many to a time. things to get through to run in this race and one of them is the “I’m going to look at the race track this afternoon,” final work. Are they OK the next day? And then coming up on Asmussen said. “I thought it was a little heavy (this morning) the post position draw. We’re getting through each hurdle after the first drag, so if it’s still that moist I’ll probably go first successfully.” thing.” Asmussen reported that Erv Woolsey’s and his father HOT ROD CHARLIE – The Louisiana Derby winner Hot Keith Asmussen’s Super Stock came out of his final Derby Rod Charlie arrived shortly after noon at Churchill Downs breeze Saturday morning in fine form. The son of Dialed In Sunday following a flight from Southern California that he went 5 furlongs in 1:01.20 and had some down time walking shared with several other Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks the shedrow Sunday. runners. “We’re extremely happy,” Asmussen said. “He cleaned up The colt’s conditioner, Doug O’Neill, will be boarding all his feed last night and walked really good this morning with another plane Sunday in L.A. and heading to Louisville also. a high energy level.” O’Neill has already won two Kentucky Derbys. He was first with I’ll Have Another in 2012, then he clicked again O BESOS – Bernard Racing, Tagg Team Racing, West with Nyquist in 2016. Point Thoroughbreds and Terry L. Stephens’ O Besos jogged one mile and galloped about one mile under exercise KEEPMEINMIND – Keepmeinmind, winner of last fall’s rider Margarito Fierro. Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) at Churchill Downs, returned to “Less than one week out we’re doing pretty well,” trainer the main track Sunday morning to jog two miles shortly after 6 Greg Foley said. “He’s a horse that will be ready to make his o’clock under exercise rider Walter Davila. most serious run at the top of the lane.” Trained by Robertino Diodoro, Keepmeinmind had worked a bullet half-mile in :46.20 Friday morning followed by ROCK YOUR WORLD – Santa Anita Derby winner Rock a walk day.