Kentucky Derby Update 4/21

CURRENT ACTIVITY

VICAR’S IN TROUBLE (No. 2) / GENERAL A ROD (No. 16) / HARRY’S HOLIDAY (No. 21) – Trainer Mike Maker reported Sunday morning that things were “all well” at the nearby Trackside Training Center for his trio of Kentucky Derby possibilities.
               Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Vicar’s in Trouble worked five furlongs at Trackside in 1:00.40 on Saturday and is scheduled to breeze here this Saturday along with Harry’s Holiday, who is owned by Skychai Racing, Terry Raymond and Jana Wagner.
J. Armando Rodriguez’s General a Rod is scheduled to work at Churchill Downs on Tuesday or Wednesday.

DANZA (No. 6) – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Arkansas Derby (GI) winner Danza galloped a little more than 1 ¼ miles after the morning renovation break under exercise rider Nick Bush.
Danza will be joined Tuesday by two more Kentucky Derby hopefuls for trainer Todd Pletcher: Starlight Racing’s Intense Holiday and Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s We Miss Artie.
Both colts worked at Palm Meadows on Sunday: Intense Holiday going a half in :48.75 in company with Micromanage and We Miss Artie going five furlongs in 1:01 in company with Capo Bastone.

WILDCAT RED (No. 9) – Honors Stable Corp.’s Wildcat Red completed the Florida portion of his preparation for Kentucky Derby 140 by working a half-mile in :48.69 at Gulfstream Park.
“He went very nicely, very easy,” trainer Jose Garrofalo said. “Luis Saez was up and I got him in :48 and change.”
Wildcat Red, winner of the Fountain of Youth (GII) and Hutcheson (GIII) and runner-up in the Florida Derby (GI) in his most recent start, is scheduled to ship to Churchill Downs on Tuesday.
“I will be there after the sale in Ocala on Thursday or Friday,” Garrofalo said. “I will work him there Saturday or Sunday, depending on the weather.”

RIDE ON CURLIN (No. 11) – Daniel Dougherty’s Ride On Curlin, runner-up in the Arkansas Derby (G1), galloped after the renovation break under exercise rider Bryan Beccia for trainer Billy Gowan.
               Ride On Curlin, who arrived here last Monday, is scheduled to work Saturday or Sunday depending on weather according to Gowan. Three-time Kentucky Derby-winning rider Calvin Borel has the mount for Derby 140.

CHITU (No. 12) / BAYERN (No. 24) – Tanma Corporation’s Chitu, winner of the Sunland Derby (GIII), galloped after the morning renovation break with exercise rider Jorge Alvarez up for trainer Bob Baffert.
Following Chitu out was Kaleem Shah’s Bayern, who also galloped. Bayern stands 24^th on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard Presented by TwinSpires.com” and would need several defections to gain a spot in the Derby starting gate should his connections opt to enter.
               Scheduled to arrive Monday from California for Baffert is Karl Watson, Mike Pegram and Paul Weitman’s Hoppertunity, winner of the Rebel (GII) and runner-up in the Santa Anita Derby (GI).

TAPITURE (No. 13) – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Tapiture galloped Sunday morning and is scheduled to work Monday morning shortly after 6 o’clock for trainer Steve Asmussen.

MEDAL COUNT (No. 17) – Spendthrift Farm’s Medal Count, runner-up in the Blue Grass (GI) in his most recent start, galloped after the renovation break under exercise rider Faustino Aguilar for trainer Dale Romans.

COMMANDING CURVE (No. 22) – West Point Thoroughbreds’ Commanding Curve, third in the Louisiana Derby (GII) in his most recent start, jogged before the renovation break under exercise rider Pedro Velez for trainer Dallas Stewart.

Commanding Curve stands 22^nd on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard Presented by TwinSpires.com.”

Final Derby Points Standing

Rank	Horse	Trainer	Points	Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings
1	California Chrome	Art Sherman	150	$782,250
2	Vicar's in Trouble	Mike Maker	120	$760,000
3	Dance With Fate	Peter Eurton	108	$600,000
4	Wicked Strong	Jimmy Jerkens	102	$630,000
5	Samraat	Rick Violette Jr.	100	$640,000
6	Danza	Todd Pletcher	100	$620,000
7	Hoppertunity	Bob Baffert	95	$576,000
8	Intense Holiday	Todd Pletcher	93	$527,500
9	Wildcat Red	Jose Garrofalo	90	$610,000
10	We Miss Artie	Todd Pletcher	60	$544,000
11	Ride on Curlin	Billy Gowan	55	$354,387
12	Chitu	Bob Baffert	54	$440,000
13	Tapiture	Steve Asmussen	52	$470,378
14	Ring Weekend	H. Graham Motion	50	$260,000
15	General a Rod	Mike Maker	40	$240,000
16	Medal Count	Dale Romans	40	$226,500
17	Candy Boy	John Sadler	30	$380,000
18	Uncle Sigh	Gary Contessa	24	$180,000
19	Vinceremos	Todd Pletcher	20	$191,666
20	Harry's Holiday	Mike Maker	20	$152,622
21	Commanding Curve	Dallas Stewart	20	$140,000
22	Pablo Del Monte	Wesley Ward	20	$102,000
23	Bayern	Bob Baffert	20	$100,000
24	Social Inclusion	Manny Azpurua	20	$90,000
25	Big Bazinga	Katerina Vassilieva	14	$92,149
26	Coastline	Mark Casse	13	$131,346
27	Strong Mandate	D. Wayne Lukas	11	$479,166
28	In Trouble	Tony Dutrow	10	$190,000
29	Noble Moon	Leah Gyarmati	10	$170,000
30	Cleburne	Dale Romans	10	$127,044
31	Commissioner	Todd Pletcher	10	$110,667
32	Schiverelli	Eddie Kenneally	10	$40,000
33	Conquest Titan	Mark Casse	9	$210,945
34	Casiguapo	Mario Morales	5	$272,717
35	Asserting Bear	Reade Baker	5	$33,099

Horses Out of Race:

Sidelined/Inactive/No Longer Under Derby Consideration/Not Triple Crown Nominated: Toast of New York (100, $1,200,000), Constitution (100, $600,000), Asmar-IRE(40, $557,500), Albano (34, $190,000), Emirates Flyer-GB (20, $381,691), Havana (14, $660,000), Cairo Prince, (19, $520,000), Honor Code (14, $300,000), Kristo (14, $76,000), Tamarando (12, $495,000), Bond Holder (11, $333,000), Ami's Holiday (11, $146,145), New Year's Day (10, $1,100,000), Rise Up (10, $786,633), Giovanni Boldini (10, $345,678),  Mr Speaker (10, $210,000), Tanzanite Cat (10, $111,000), Top Billing (10, $40,000), Surfing USA (10, $35,000), Dublin Up (10, $60,000), Rebranded (5,), Financial Mogul (5, $95,000), East Hall (5, $77,550), Classic Giacnroll (5, $62,500), Schoolofhardrocks (5, $18,250), Smarty's Echo (4, $82,000), Walt (4, $45,857), Laddie Boy (4, $45,599), Scotland (4, $45,000), Divine Oath (4, $40,000), Smart Cover (4, $38,418), Go Greeley (2, $220,601), Enterprising (2, $138,000), Roman Unbridled (2, $113,000), Rankhasprivileges (2, $100,250), Ontology (2, $77,250), Artic Slope (2, $42,252), Gold Hawk (2, $38,000), Supermonic (2, $20,000), Awesome Sky (2, $16,819), Can the Man (1, $111,000), Diamond Bachelor (1, $97,020), Matuszak (1, $42,667), Rum Point (1,$30,250), Almost Famous (1, $28,579), Puppy Manners (1, $18,000), Son of a Preacher (1, $11,500), Buck Magic (1, $8,410), and I'll Wrap it Up (1, $6,000).
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