OGMA Investments LLC, JR Ranch and High Step Racing LLC's The Puma (Essential Quality) tuned up for a scheduled start in the May 2 GI Kentucky Derby Saturday morning at Gulfstream Park during a maintenance-style half-mile breeze.“It was getting him back into his routine two weeks after a race. It was pretty easy. Maybe the exercise rider got a little too comfortable, but next week is when he'll have his important work,” trainer Gustavo Delgado's son and assistant Gustavo Delgado Jr. said. “We're planning to do that Friday or Saturday.”The Puma was timed in :52.32 (67/70) for his first workout since being on the losing end of a photo for the GI Curlin Florida Derby March 28 at Gulfstream Park.He is scheduled to ship to Churchill Downs next weekend.“My guess would be Saturday or Sunday, the next day after the breeze. The plan is to breeze at Churchill the following week,” Delgado Jr. said. “That was the main thing we did with Mage. It's the same pattern Both horses have similarities in terms of running style and what they need–what we've found that they like,” he added.Despite the heart-breaking Florida Derby loss, the Delgados are confident The Puma will move forward off his gutsy performance in only his fourth start.“We had a real nice prep for the Kentucky Derby. A race like the Florida Derby encourages you that you have a live horse going into the Kentucky Derby,” Delgado Jr. said. “It's been proven the Florida Derby has always been one of the prominent races going into the Kentucky Derby. You have to think that you have a horse going to the Derby with a live shot. That's the only thing that matters.”In Kentucky, Godolphin homebred Bella Ballerina (Street Sense), the half-sister to 2023 GI Kentucky Oaks winner Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief), continued her preparations for her own expected run in the Oaks by working five furlongs in 1:01.80 (13/96) in company Saturday morning over a fast track at Keeneland.“It was a great work and she was very comfortable behind horses,” trainer Brendan Walsh said of the move in which Bella Ballerina rated behind workmates Diamond Eyed Jack and Get Them Roses. “She will have one more work here next week and then her final work at Churchill Downs.”Tyler Gaffalione has been the regular pilot for Bella Ballerina including Saturday's work.“Today was very similar to last week sitting behind horses,” Gaffalione said. “She followed all my cues this morning. She is a lot like her sister and both are very classy.”The post Saturday Derby/Oaks Notes: The Puma, Bella Ballerina Breeze appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.