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Kentucky Derby Update
Thursday, May 5, 2022
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CALM BEFORE THE STORM, LITERALLY, (for the horses), so that’s why we went this way. I’m happy with
FOR KENTUCKY DERBY HOPEFULS the way it worked out.”
The backside scene was almost church quiet at 5:30
LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, May 5, 2022) – It was a quiet compared to the buzz that arose a couple of hours later. There
morning filled with routine gallops and no drama two days were more horses on the track then, but no so many as to cause
before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby. problems.
However, a storm is brewing with rain forecast to begin At 6 a.m. Pletcher brought out his other Oaks filly
falling around 4 o’clock this afternoon and continuing into (Goddess of Fire) for her gallop and then he was all done with
Saturday morning with thunderstorms likely all through the 13- the heavy lifting for the track’s two showcase events on tap over
race Kentucky Oaks Day card that begins at 10:30 a.m. (all times the next two days.
Eastern). “They’ve all been to the paddock and also the gate,” he said.
On Friday morning, the track will open for training for all “We’re all good in that regard. Tomorrow my fillies will just walk
horses from 5:15-7:15. There will be a renovation break from the shed and the colts will gallop.”
7:15-7:45 followed by training for Kentucky Derby and Oaks
horses from 7:45-8. CLASSIC CAUSEWAY – Kentucky West Racing and
The schedule will be the same for Saturday with Derby Clarke Cooper’s Classic Causeway galloped 1 ½ miles
horses only from 7:45-8. Thursday at 7:30 a.m.
Classic Causeway is expected to gallop Friday at 7:45 a.m.
BARBER ROAD – William Simon’s Barber Road, who is
seeking his first victory of the year Saturday after four CROWN PRIDE (JPN) – Teruya Yoshida’s Crown Pride
consecutive stakes placings at Oaklawn, went out to gallop at (JPN) walked under tack in the Quarantine Barn a day after
6:45 a.m. with regular rider Elexander Aguilar aboard and working a half-mile in :46.60 under Christophe Lemaire.
trainer John Ortiz watching closely from his stable pony.
“He’s doing fantastic,” Ortiz said, “Elexander said he was CYBERKNIFE, TAWNY PORT, ZOZOS – It was a busy
really on the muscle. We’ll give him a walk day tomorrow. He’s morning for trainer Brad Cox as he entertained all three owners
fresh and happy.” of his Kentucky Derby hopefuls, who were on hand to watch
It was been a whirlwind week for Ortiz. Following Barber their horses each gallop 1 ½ miles during the special 7:30 a.m.
Road’s final work last Saturday, he flew to Arkansas where he training period with their regular exercise riders aboard.
won his third stakes at Oaklawn with Whelen Springs in the Owner Al Gold (Gold Square) was at the barn for the first
$150,000 Bachelor Stakes. He’s hoping for similar success time this week to watch his Arkansas Derby (GI) winner
Friday when he once again flies to Arkansas to saddle The Mary Cyberknife, named for the lifesaving device that helped treat
Rose in the Natural State Breeders’ Stakes before returning in his prostate cancer, train under rider Katie Tolbert.
time for the Kentucky Derby. Barry and Joni Butzow, who named Zozos after their
“I love this,” said Ortiz, who also won Wednesday’s St. favorite restaurant in St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, watched
Matthews Overnight Stakes with Top Gunner at Churchill. their colt gallop under Kelvin Perez.
And, John Fort (Peachtree Stable), who Cox credits for
CHARGE IT, MO DONEGAL, PIONEER OF MEDINA making the call to run Tawny Port in Lexington Stakes (GIII)
– In a change from his prior Derby preparation scenario, trainer that secured him the Derby berth, watched his colt named for a
Todd Pletcher switched his trio of Roses-bound colts from Portuguese wine gallop under Edvin Vargas.
their previous 7:30-7:45 special Derby/Oaks training period to “They are doing well, moving great,” Cox said. “I’m happy
an early go-out at 5:30 Thursday morning. with where we are. They all had great works. They stood in the
Charge It (with Hector Ramos up), Mo Donegal gate last week and stood in the gate this week. We’re in a good
(Amelia Green) and Pioneer of Medina (Carlos Perez) came spot.”
out of Barn 35 and down through the 5 ½-furlong gap in the
dark, along with two of the barn’s Oaks fillies in Nest and EPICENTER – On Thursday morning at 5:45 Winchell
Shahama. All five of the 3-year-olds galloped strongly out in Thoroughbreds’ Epicenter repeated the same morning
the middle of the track, covering a bit more than a mile and a exercise as Wednesday, galloping around the track with exercise
quarter in their exercises. Pletcher looked on from trackside. rider Roberto Howell in the saddle.
“I just felt it was a little too chaotic to me here yesterday at
7:30,” the trainer said, referring to a crowded backside
backstretch scene that has become part of the Derby/Oaks
tradition. “I thought the alarm clocks would keep things quieter -more-Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Daily Update track during the 7:30-7:45 Derby/Oaks training session
Thursday, May 5, 2022 previously.
Page 2 of 5 “We went out earlier today because it’s quieter,” Yakteen
said. “It’s calmer and better for the horse at this time. It all went
Trainer Steve Asmussen confirmed that the Louisiana smoothly and we’re happy.”
Derby (GII) winner would return to the track on Friday Yakteen has secured the saddle services of two longtime
morning for more of the same. members of racing’s Hall of Fame: Mike Smith will be aboard
Taiba as they come out of the 12 hole, and John Velazquez will
ETHEREAL ROAD – Aaron Sones and Julie Gilbert’s be up when Messier comes out of post six in the mile and one-
Ethereal Road galloped 1 ½ miles during the special 7:30 a.m. quarter classic at 6:57 p.m. at Churchill Downs Saturday.
training time Thursday.
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who already has RATTLE N ROLL, SMILE HAPPY, TIZ THE BOMB –
four Kentucky Derby victories among his previous 49 starters, With Kentucky Derby 148 fast approaching, trainer Kenny
believes that Ethereal Road has the ability to make a sustained McPeek had Magdalena Racing’s Tiz the Bomb and Lucky
run that could have him in the mix at the end of the Kentucky Seven Stable’s Smile Happy on the track Thursday, for
Derby. maintenance mile-and-a-half gallops. Edwardo Ruvalcaba was
“There are two things that will happen if you are in position on Tiz the Bomb, while Danny Ramsey was aboard Smile
I’ve learned after all these years,” Lukas said. “If you can make Happy.
a sustained long run, you have a chance to hit the board or even “Basic stuff, nothing changed,” McPeek said of Thursday’s
win the thing. The other thing is the stretch. There are longer activity.
stretches in the country, but this stretch (at Churchill) seems to McPeek had his first Derby starter in 1995, with Tejano
work against them. Maybe it’s the energy. The crowd seems to Run. And to say McPeek burst onto the Derby scene after about
take a little something out of these horses. The 20-horse field 10 years as a trainer is an understatement. His colt finished
definitely takes a lot out of them. This stretch right here, it’s a second to 24-1 victor Thunder Gulch.
gut check for these horses. But, this is why I have some “The only difference between what I’m doing now and
confidence we could get a piece of it. He has the right style.” what I was doing then is that we had a much smaller outfit,”
McPeek said. “That was the horse that put me on the map, and
HAPPY JACK – The California-based colt Happy Jack, who’ll really got things going.”
break from post two Saturday in the Kentucky Derby with McPeek said his Derby starters will go out on the track
Rafael Bejarano aboard, was on the Churchill Downs strip again Friday morning. Tiz the Bomb comes into the Derby off
Thursday morning for a strong gallop of a mile and a half with a win in the Grade III Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park, while
veteran exercise rider Tony Romero in the tack. The son of Smile Happy had two strong seconds — in the Grade I Blue
Oxbow was bowing his neck and pulling on the reins in a show Grass at Keeneland to Zandon, and in the Grade II Risen Star
of “wanna do it” that had his people tickled. at Fair Grounds to Epicenter.
Romero gave the exercise a big thumbs up. “He went Smile Happy starts from post five in the Derby with Corey
great,” the rider said. “He was having fun out there.” Lanerie, while Tiz the Bomb, with Brian Hernandez Jr.
Watching his exercise from the backside was Bejarano and aboard, drew the No. 9 post.
assistant trainer Leandro Mora. Rattle N Roll, who would need two defections come
“I’m starting to dream,” Mora said with a big smile. “I’m scratch time Friday morning to make the starting gate with
starting to dream.” James Graham aboard, aggressively galloped a mile and a half
with Graham up.
MESSIER, TAIBA – The two Derby colts who have called
Barn 37 home this week under the watchful eye of trainer Tim RICH STRIKE – RED TR-Racing’s Rich Strike galloped a
Yakteen got their continued preparation for the 148th edition mile and a half under Gabriel Lagunes and is scheduled to
of the American classic this Saturday out of the way early school in the paddock with horses in this afternoon’s third race.
Thursday morning. Rich Strike is the first also eligible for the Derby and should
Taiba, the Santa Anita Derby (GI) winner who is two-for- there be a scratch before 9 o’clock Friday morning, Rich Strike
two in his very brief career, only walked the shedrow following and jockey Sonny Leon would be in the starting gate.
his Wednesday training that included a blowout (:38.40) down Trainer Eric Reed has a Plan B should Rich Strike not
the lane with a deputized Joel Rosario on board. make the field.
“He’s fine,” the trainer said. “He’ll go back to the track “If he doesn’t get in, I’d probably work him here Saturday
tomorrow.” morning for the Peter Pan next week,” Reed said referring to
His stablemate Messier, who can claim three firsts and the $200,000 Grade III race at Belmont Park going 1 1/8 miles.
three seconds in six starts so far, did his business at the racetrack “That would give us four weeks until the Belmont.”
early, heading out at 5:30 for a strong gallop of a mile and a half
under exercise rider Beto Gomez. SIMPLIFICATION – With owner Tami Bobo looking on,
“He felt great,” Gomez said as he came off the track and Fountain of Youth (GII) winner Simplification galloped a mile
headed back toward the barn. and half under exercise rider Ismal Ramirez for trainer
The big son of Empire Maker, bred in Canada by the Antonio Sano.
famed Sam-Son Farm and named for the exceptional Canadian
hockey player Mark Messier, had been taking his turns on the
-more-Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Daily Update “We’re happy where we’re at,” Joseph said. “It’s seems like
Thursday, May 5, 2022 he’s showing the right settings. If he brings his ‘A’ game, we’re
Page 3 of 5 right there with them.”
This will be the second Derby Bobo has attended, but it is ZANDON – With two days of training remaining until the
a different ballgame this time around. Kentucky Derby, Jeff Drown’s Blue Grass Stakes (GI) winner
“I was here in 2012 with my daughter for Take Charge Zandon galloped 1 ½ miles Thursday morning with Kriss
Indy, who was the first horse I bought as a pinhooker,” Bobo Bonn aboard.
said. “We had seats overlooking the paddock, but we didn’t “We’re ready,” trainer Chad Brown said confidently.
know anybody. We didn’t even come back to the barn area.” Brown has started six horses in the Kentucky Derby and his
Bobo, a resident of Ocala, Florida, has been a regular this best finish came in 2018 with eventual Preakness (GI) winner
week at Barn 42 where Simplication has taken up residence, the Good Magic.
same barn Secretariat was in the year Bobo was born.
Even though rain is in the forecast, Bobo is going to take THE KENTUCKY DERBY FIELD – Here’s the field from
part in another Derby tradition few get to experience and that is the rail out for the Grade I, $3 million Kentucky Derby
the walkover to the paddock from the backstretch. presented by Woodford Reserve (GI): Mo Donegal (Irad Ortiz
“Absolutely I’m doing the walk,” Bobo said. “I will have Jr.); Happy Jack (Rafael Bejarano); Epicenter (Joel Rosario);
my 5-year-old granddaughter with me and we’ve got our boots.” Summer Is Tomorrow (Mickael Barzalona); Smile Happy
(Corey Lanerie); Messier (John Velazquez); Crown Pride
SUMMER IS TOMORROW – Michael Hilary Burke and (JPN) (Christophe Lemaire); Charge It (Luis Saez); Tiz the
Negar Burke’s Summer Is Tomorrow visited the starting gate Bomb (Brian Hernandez Jr.); Zandon (Flavien Prat); Pioneer
and then galloped a mile and a half under Heinz Runge. of Medina (Joe Bravo); Taiba (Mike Smith); Simplification
“He was good in the gate this morning; better than he was (Jose Ortiz); Barber Road (Rey Gutierrez); White Abarrio
yesterday,” trainer Bhupat Seemar said. “He will school again (Tyler Gaffalione); Cyberknife (Florent Geroux); Classic
in the paddock this afternoon.” Causeway (Julien Leparoux); Tawny Port (Ricardo Santana
The UAE Derby (GII) runner-up schooled in the paddock Jr.); Zozos (Manny Franco); Ethereal Road (Luis Contreras).
Wednesday afternoon. Also Eligibles: Rich Strike (Sonny Leon); Rattle N Roll (James
“I am very happy with him and he is taking in things really Graham).
well,” Seemar said. “In the paddock yesterday, somebody told
me it was the first time he had seen a horse school without a lip LONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS UPDATE
chain. He relaxes more when he can look around.”
BEGUINE – Charles Matses’ Beguine, who will learn her
WHITE ABARRIO – C2 Racing Stable and La Milagrosa Oaks fate this afternoon at 4 o’clock scratch time for the Oaks,
Stable’s White Abarrio was out for a routine gallop around the galloped a mile and a half under Raul Vizcarrando shortly after
Churchill oval Thursday morning, and trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. the track opened for training at 5:15.
said all went as planned. As the lone also eligible for the Oaks, Beguine needs one
“He’s doing well,” Joseph said after the Grade I Florida defection to earn a spot in the starting gate under Ricardo
Derby and Grade III Holy Bull winner went out with exercise Santana Jr.
rider Vincente Gudiel. “He had a good gallop this morning. “If we don’t get in, I may take her over to Trackside this
He’s showing good energy, and is moving well.” afternoon,” said trainer Danny Peitz, who has five horses
In the 2020 Derby, Joseph made his first training stabled at the training facility adjacent to Derby City Gaming.
appearance with NY Traffic, finishing a respectable eighth at “I’ll probably wait for the weather to get better and breeze over
12-1. But since that Derby — which was move to September at there Saturday.”
the height of the pandemic — Joseph said little has changed in Runner-up in the Fantasy (GIII), Beguine’s Plan B is the
the way he prepares a horse for a big race. $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (GII) to be run at a mile and an
“Basically, you want to adopt the philosophy that it’s just eighth at Pimlico on May 20.
another race — but of course most definitely it’s not just
another race,” Joseph said. “You don’t want to overthink it too CANDY RAID – Don’t Tell My Wife Stables and trainer
much, and you want to stay with the system that’s working for Keith Desormeux’s Candy Raid kept to Desormeaux’s plan
you.” of walking today. Exercise rider Alex Cano verified that on the
White Abarrio’s only career loss occurred at Churchill morning of the Oaks, Candy Raid would jog or gallop.
Downs, in the Grade II Kentucky Jockey Club last November. Discussing strategy for the late-running Bourbonette
He finished third, behind Smile Happy and Classic Causeway winner’s tactics in the Oaks, Desormeaux said, “I never tell my
— two colts that he’ll face again in the Derby. riders what to do. They need to be able to read the break and
“From a numbers standpoint, that day he ran his best feel where the horse wants to be.”
number, up to that point,” Joseph said. “It’s the only time he
got beat, but if you watch the race, you’ll see that he didn’t get
the best trip.”
White Abarrio drew the No. 15 post and will have Tyler
Gaffalione as his jockey for the Derby.
-more-Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Daily Update Emirates), but she's done well here. She's a bit of an X factor,
Thursday, May 5, 2022 but so far she's good with us."
Page 4 of 5 Shahama will break out of Post 13 in the 14 -horse Oaks
lineup Friday and have Flavien Prat as her pilot. She's listed at
COCKTAIL MOMENTS – Trainer Kenny McPeek had 15-1 in the morning line.
Dixiana Farms’ Cocktail Moments on the track during the
designated time for Oaks and Derby horses following a harrow HIDDEN CONNECTION – In her final day of training
break. She went a mile and a half with exercise rider Albert prior to the Longines Kentucky Oaks, Hidden Brook Farm
Kelly, alongside McPeek’s Derby colts, Smile Happy and Tiz and Black Type Thoroughbreds’ Hidden Connection had
the Bomb. her typical early-morning 1 ½-mile gallop with trainer Bret
“She’s doing fine,” McPeek said about the Kentucky-bred Calhoun anxiously watching form the five-eighths clocker
filly who was a $190,000 purchase at the Keeneland September stand.
yearling sale. McPeek has Corey Lanerie as her rider in the “We’ve done all we can do,” Calhoun said.
Longines Kentucky Oaks, in which she drew the No. 11 post.
KATHLEEN O. – Winngate Stables’ undefeated Kathleen
DESERT DAWN – The Santa Anita Oaks (GII) winner went O. completed her preparation for Friday’s Kentucky Oaks by
trackside at 7:30 a.m. to take advantage of the special 15-minute galloping a mile and a half under regular morning partner David
Oaks/Derby training session that only allows runners in those Jego.
two races on the big Churchill Downs’ strip at that time. She Second choice on the morning line in the 14-horse Oaks,
had regular exercise rider Roman Cecher in the tack and they Kathleen O. will not go to the track Friday morning according
headed out on a mile and a half gallop. to her Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey.
“It was quieter out there generally speaking today,” Cecher McGaughey is seeking his second Oaks victory having won
said. “And she went very well.” with Dispute who was the second choice in 1993.
Desert Dawn may, or may not, go to the track Friday
morning ahead of the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks NOSTALGIC – Godolphin’s Nostalgic galloped 1 3/8 miles
scheduled for 5:51 that afternoon. Rain is forecast to fall all day at 7:30 a.m. under Penny Gardiner.
Friday in the Louisville area and it will have an obvious effect
on the racetrack. SECRET OATH – Fans of Briland Farm’s multiple stakes
“We’ll have to play it by ear tomorrow morning,” said the winner Secret Oath have had to get up early all week to see her
filly’s trainer, Phil D’Amato. “It will depend on the weather. If train and nothing changed Thursday. She and exercise rider
it’s not too bad, I’ll jog her once around. If it is bad, I’ll just walk Danielle Rosier were, as usual, among the first horses on the
her.” track when it opened at 5:15 a.m.
Secret Oath galloped a mile and a half and then finished her
ECHO ZULU – Returning to her regular time slot after morning activity jogging briefly in the mile chute before
schooling in the gate on Wednesday, L and N Racing and returning to Barn 44 with trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Echo Zulu galloped about a mile
under exercise rider Wilson Fabian. TURNERLOOSE – Ike and Dawn Thrash’s Turnerloose
galloped 1 ½ miles at 6:45 a.m. with regular morning partner
GODDESS OF FIRE, NEST, SHAHAMA - Todd Pletcher Edvin Vargas aboard.
altered his previous MO with his Oaks fillies Thursday when he “She’s good,” trainer Brad Cox said. “I think the mud
moved their gallops up from their 7:30 a.m. standard starts to could help us. I’m not too disappointed in the weather forecast.
earlier sessions at 5:30 and 6. We’ll see how it goes, but overall she’s doing very good.”
He sent out Nest and Shahama from Barn 37 with his first
set of trainees at 5:30, then brought Goddess of Fire to the VENTI VALENTINE – NY Final Furlong Racing Stable
track with his second set at 6. Nest had Nora McCormack at and Parkland Thoroughbreds’ Gazelle (GIII) runner-up
the controls, while Humberto Zamora sat in Shahama's saddle. Venti Valentine took to the track Thursday with exercise rider
Later, Goddess of Fire went trackside with Zamora aboard. Luis Peña, galloping a mile and a quarter during the time
The trainer noted that he found the special 7:30 to 7:45 reserved for Oaks and Derby horses, trainer Jorge Abreu said.
Derby/Oaks training period Wednesday to be a little too wild “She was very relaxed today,” Abreu said. “I was very
and wooly with the backstretch area alongside the track filled happy with the way she went. Now we’re just sitting to go.”
with eager fans. He found the move to the earlier and quieter The New York-bred daughter of Firing Line, out of the
times more beneficial to his charges and pronounced himself Medaglia d’Oro mare Glory Gold, came wide into the
happy with the switch. backstretch during her gallop, but it was the way Abreu wanted
Pletcher was asked about his undefeated filly Shahama, it.
who'll be making her U. S. debut and first start in 11 weeks in “I wanted to keep her outside, because if we put her inside
Friday's Oaks. (close to the rail) she gets too keen,” Abreu said. “That’s why
"We've had her for a bit over a month now and she's trained we’ve kept her to the outside of the track.”
well," he said. "We've worked her with some of our good horses During Wednesday’s racing, Abreu took Venti Valentine to
and she's held her own. We had her and Goddess of Fire (stakes- the paddock for schooling.
placed on four occasions) go together and they worked on even
terms. You don't know about the form in Dubai (all four of her
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YUUGIRI – Sekie and Tsunebumi Yoshihara’s Fantasy
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wet conditions expected Friday. MEDIA ENTRY AND PARKING INFORMATION
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THE LONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS FIELD – Here’s MEDIA PARKING
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Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI): Secret Oath (Luis Saez); Exposition Center. Enter via Gate 4 off Crittenden Drive and
Nostalgic (Jose Ortiz); Hidden Connection (Rey Gutierrez); park in Lots E or J. Shuttles run to and from the Churchill
Nest (Irad Ortiz Jr.); Goddess of Fire (John Velazquez); Downs Transport Plaza in front of the Paddock Gate from 2
Yuugiri (Florent Geroux); Echo Zulu (Joel Rosario); Venti a.m. to 12 a.m.
Valentine (Tyler Gaffalione); Desert Dawn (Umberto Rispoli);
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Prat); Turnerloose (Manny Franco). Also Eligible: Beguine Center and the barns on Friday from 4-8:30 a.m.
(Ricardo Santana Jr.)
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