Derby: War Story, Mr. Z to Breeze Wednesday
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Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hopefuls War Story and Mr. Z are scheduled to work Wednesday morning, April 22, at Churchill Downs.
Loooch Racing Stables, Glenn Ellis, and Christopher Dunn's War Story is scheduled to work five furlongs at 5:45 a.m. EDT Wednesday with Dylan Davis aboard, according to trainer Tom Amoss. Third in the Louisiana Derby (gr. II) in his most recent start, War Story galloped 1 1/2 miles before the morning renovation break under Marvin Orantes on Tuesday morning.
Zayat Stables' Mr. Z is scheduled to work at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday during the training period reserved for Derby and Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) contenders. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas said exercise rider Edvin Vargas would handle the work. Mr. Z galloped a little more than a mile after the break Tuesday with Vargas up.
Kentucky Derby notes from Churchill:
American Pharoah—With trainer Bob Baffert looking on, Zayat Stables' American Pharoah galloped 1 1/2 miles after the morning renovation break Tuesday, April 21 with exercise rider Jorge Alvarez up. Soon after morning activity was completed, Baffert headed to the airport to return to his Santa Anita Park base. Baffert's other Kentucky Derby candidate, the undefeated Dortmund, is scheduled to work Saturday, April 25 at Santa Anita after which Baffert will return to Louisville for a scheduled Sunday, April 26 work by American Pharoah.
Bold Conquest—Ackerley Brothers Farm's Bold Conquest walked the shedrow at trainer Steve Asmussen's barn a day after working five furlongs in 1:02.80.
Danzig Moon—John Oxley's Danzig Moon visited the paddock and then galloped 1 1/2 miles under exercise rider William Cano after the morning renovation break. Runner-up in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) in his most recent start, Danzig Moon is scheduled to work Saturday.
Far Right—Laura Moquett, wife of trainer Ron Moquett and exercise rider for Far Right, confirmed that Mike Smith would have the mount on the Arkansas Derby (gr. I) runner-up in the Kentucky Derby. Smith has been aboard the colt, owned by Harry Rosenblum and Robert LaPenta in his past three starts. Far Right walked the shedrow Tuesday.
International Star: Ken and Sarah Ramsey's International Star galloped 1 1/4 miles at the nearby Trackside training center with Joel Barrientos aboard for trainer Mike Maker. Maker has not set a date for the move to Churchill Downs for International Star, who is riding a three-race win streak. International Star is scheduled to work Saturday at Churchill with jockey Miguel Mena aboard.
Itsaknockout/Madefromlucky/Materiality/Stanford—Cheyenne Stables' Madefromlucky, fourth in the Arkansas Derby in his most recent start, arrived at Churchill at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, after a short van ride from Keeneland. Trainer Todd Pletcher was expecting three other Derby hopefuls to arrive at Churchill Barn 40 around 3 p.m. following a flight from South Florida. The Florida trio that had been at Palm Beach Downs is Alto Racing's Florida Derby (gr. I) winner Materiality, Starlight Racing's Itsaknockout, fourth in the Florida Derby, and Stonestreet Stables, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith's Stanford, the Louisiana Derby runner-up Stanford. Remaining at Keeneland for Pletcher is WinStar Farm and Stonestreet Stables' Carpe Diem, winner of the Blue Grass in his most recent start. He'll work Saturday or Sunday at Keeneland.
Keen Ice—Donegal Racing's Keen Ice jogged after the morning renovation break with exercise rider Faustino Aguilar aboard.
Tencendur—Philip Birsh's Tencendur galloped an easy mile under Blair Golen after the renovation break. "We went from the 4 1/2 to the 4 1/2," Golen said of the TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial Stakes (gr. I) runner-up's first day on the track. "He will probably go a mile-and-an-eighth tomorrow."
Jockey Manny Franco, who was aboard Tencendur when he broke his maiden in January, has the mount for the colt, who is trained by George Weaver. Weaver is expected to arrive in Louisville Wednesday and be at Barn 42 Thursday morning.