Wednesday Derby/Oaks Notes: California Contenders Take To The Track

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A trio of California-based Kentucky Derby 152 hopefuls were on the track in Kentucky Wednesday morning after arriving from the West Coast Tuesday.Norman Stables and Saints and Sinners' GI Santa Anita Derby winner So Happy (Runhappy) jogged a mile under Gustavo Alvarado during the 7:15-7:30 training window for Derby and Kentucky Oaks runners.Also at the same time, Reddam Racing's Pavlovian (Pavel) jogged a mile under Tony Romero and Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures' Intrepido (Maximus Mischief) jogged two miles under Alejandro Galindo.Trainer Michael McCarthy sent out two GI Longines Kentucky Oaks hopefuls: Bridlewood Farm and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Meaning (Gun Runner) and Sun-Missed Stables and Bobby Flay's Brooklyn Blonde (Gun Runner) galloped a mile with Brooklyn Blonde on the track at 5:25 and Meaning at 7:15. Isael Alvarez Perez galloped both fillies.Also on track Wednesday, Riley Mott sent out both include Albus (Yaupon) and Incredibolt (Bolt d'Oro) for routine 1 1/2-mile gallops. Both horses will work Friday morning pending weather in the area which could delay the works until Sunday.Chief Wallabee (Constitution) also galloped 1 1/2 miles for Bill Mott as did Chad Brown's Emerging Market (Candy Ride {Arg}) and Bob Baffert's Litmus Test (Nyquist). They were joined by Chip Honcho (Connect) who is scheduled to breeze Saturday morning for Steve Asmussen.“We've timed it to where we plan on working him on Saturday morning, which is entry morning,” Asmussen said. “We need all the information you can possibly have, and we'll obviously wait to make a final decision after his last work.”Also planning to work Saturday is the Brad Cox trio of Fulleffort (Liam's Map), Commandment (Into Mischief) and Further Ado (Gun Runner).The Puma (Essential Quality) will not have a work, though Gustavo Delgado Jr. will have the colt on track early next week.“We wanted to give him an extra day,” Delgado Jr. said of the GI Florida Derby runner-up who walked in the barn Wednesday morning. “He will not have a work but may have a strong gallop Monday or Tuesday.”Japanese Road to the Kentucky Derby invitee Danon Bourbon (Maxfield) arrived Tuesday evening in Chicago and will undergo 42 hours of USDA quarantine before shipping to Churchill Downs later this week.On the Kentucky Oaks front, My Miss Mo (Uncle Mo) worked Wednesday morning for Saffie Joseph Jr. at Gulfstream Park.“She worked very well,” Joseph Jr. said of the GII Gulfstream Park Oaks runner-up. “She will ship Friday and arrive at Churchill Downs early Saturday morning.”On deck for Thursday morning is a scheduled work from John Oxley's Silent Tactic (Tacitus) at 7:15 for trainer Mark Casse. Casse also plans to work his two Kentucky Oaks runners, West Point Thoroughbreds' Counting Stars (Honor A.P.) and Tracy Farmer's Search Party (Gun Runner), at 5:15.The post Wednesday Derby/Oaks Notes: California Contenders Take To The Track appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.