Updated: Apr-27-2010
Created: Apr-27-2010

As of the end of training on Monday, only 3 more scheduled works to go for this year’s Derby. Conveyance and Awesome Again are due to work tomorrow and Endorsement might work on Wed. All the rest of the drills are in the books after a busy morning under the Twin Spires. Now to the action of the day...

First, Lookin at Lucky toyed with his workmate Broken Tango for the second week in a row and this time he did it on cruise control which seemed just right to all looking on including yours truly. Next, Nobles Promise moved away from his mate with ease and I think will definitely run for the roses off the sharpness of this prep. Line of David did nothing right and was disappointing on all fronts including a weak gallop out. American Lion was basically kept in a gallop under David Flores and what I liked was the way he pricked his ears forward under the wire. Interactif was cracked twice with the whip at the 1/4 pole to prevail in company--looked o.k. but wasn’t doing it on his own by any means. For those of you who were following Rule this year, I would discard him as I get the feeling he won’t make the gate off real disappointing works. My synopsis of the day is simple -- Lookin At Lucky kind of stole the show with his sharpness over the sealed-wet racetrack. A couple more drills of note: Rachel Alexandra breezed like the Queen today and Beautician looked just so so with Alex Solis in the saddle.

One final fact of the day --- Lucky went the last 1/4 in 24.4 for those keeping score en route to a 100:4 final time. We are getting close now --- back with ya'all tomorrow with one more workout report and after that we will be armed with the post positions for both the 136th Derby as well as the Oaks.