LITTLE ROCK — NO. 1 UNION RAGS TRAINER Michael Matz JOCKEY Julien Leparoux SIRE Dixie Union FUTURE ODDS 4-1 NEXT Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park, Hallandale, Fla., Saturday. NOTEWORTHY Fountain of Youth winner worked 4 furlongs in 49.10 Sunday at Palm Meadows under exercise rider Peter Brette. ... Has four wins in five career starts.
NO. 2 HANSEN TRAINER Mike Maker JOCKEY Ramon Dominguez SIRE Tapit FUTURE ODDS 9-1 NEXT Blue Grass, Keeneland, April 14.
NOTEWORTHY Change of plans has colt staying home in Kentucky for final Derby prep. ... Gotham winner worked 5 furlongs in leisurely 1:01.20Saturday at Churchill Downs trackside training center.
NO. 3 EL PADRINO TRAINER Todd Pletcher JOCKEY Javier Castellano) SIRE Pulpit FUTURE ODDS 12-1 NEXT Florida Derby NOTEWORTHY Risen Star (G2) winner worked 4 furlongs in 49.00 Sunday at Palm Meadows
NO. 4 SECRET CIRCLE TRAINER Bob Baffert JOCKEY Rafael Bejarano SIRE Eddington FUTURE ODDS 37-1 NEXT Arkansas Derby, Oaklawn, April 14 NOTEWORTHY Rebel winner has won five of six races.
NO. 5 ALPHA TRAINER Kiaran McLaughlin JOCKEY Dominguez SIRE Bernardini FUTURE ODDS 18-1 NEXT Wood Memorial, Aqueduct, April 7.
NOTEWORTHY Withers winner worked 5 furlongs in a fast 1:00.99 Sunday at Palm Meadows. ... A few race changes now has colt headed to New York for final Derby prep.
NO. 6 GEMOLOGIST TRAINER Pletcher JOCKEY Castellano SIRE Tiznow FUTURE ODDS 23-1 NEXT Wood Memorial.
NOTEWORTHY Unbeaten in four races, but likely needs strong effort in final Derby prep to pick up graded stakes earnings.
NO. 7 CREATIVE CAUSE TRAINER Mike Harrington JOCKEY Joel Rosario FUTURE ODDS 17-1 SIRE Giant’s Causeway NEXT Santa Anita Derby, April 7 NOTEWORTHY San Felipe winner worked 5 furlongs in 59.40 last Tuesday at Hollywood Park.
NO. 8 BODEMEISTER TRAINER Baffert JOCKEY Bejarano SIRE Empire Maker FUTURE ODDS 29-1 NEXT Santa Anita Derby or Arkansas Derby NOTEWORTHY San Felipe runner-up worked 4 furlongs in 46.80 at Santa Anita last week.
NO. 9 HOWE GREAT TRAINER Graham Motion JOCKEY John Velazquez SIRE Hat Trick FUTURE ODDS 3-1 (mutuel field)NEXT Blue Grass Stakes, Keeneland, April 14 NOTEWORTHY Palm Beach winner needs strong effort in next race, then needs to show he likes Churchill Downs dirt.
NO. 10 MARK VALESKI TRAINER Larry Jones JOCKEY Rosie Napravnik SIRE Proud Citizen FUTURE ODDS 38-1 NEXT Louisiana Derby, Fair Grounds, Sunday NOTEWORTHY Risen Star runner-up worked 5 furlongs in 59.40 at the Fair Grounds last week.
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Sports, Pages 19 on 03/27/2012