• A brief synopsis of horses preparing to run in the Kentucky Derby on May 6. The top 20 in points have first priority when entries are taken May 3. All workouts and gallops listed took place at Churchill Downs except for Fast and Accurate, who galloped at Trackside training facility in Louisville, Ky. Trainers are listed in parenthesis:
Pl.-PTS, HORSE (trainer)
1-150, GIRVIN (Sharp)
• Has not been on the racetrack, but is scheduled to work out today at Churchill Trackside training facility.
2-132 CLASSIC EMPIRE (Casse)
• Worked half mile in :49.20.
3-125 GORMLEY (Shirreffs)
• Scheduled to arrive from California on Monday.
4-113 IRAP (O'Neill)
• Worked a mile in 1:44.0 at Keeneland Race Course.
5-110 IRISH WAR CRY (Motion)
• Vanning in from Maryland on Sunday or Monday.
6-100 THUNDER SNOW (Suroor)
• Expected to arrive on Sunday.
7-100 ALWAYS DREAMING (Pletcher)
• Worked 5 furlongs in :59.60. Galloped out 6 furlongs in 1:12.60, 7 furlongs in 1:25.60 and 1 mile in 1:40.0.
8-84 GUNNERVA (Sano)
• Worked 5 furlongs in 1:03.60.
9-74 PRACTICAL JOKE (Brown)
• Breezed 5 furlongs in 1:01.60 in his final timed drill. Galloped out 6 furlongs in 1:14.60.
10-63 J BOYS ECHO (Romans)
• Galloped 1 1/2 miles with regular rider Tommy Fox.
11-62 STATE OF HONOR (Casse)
• Worked 4 furlongs in :48.80.
12-54 TAPWRIT (Pletcher)
• Worked 5 furlongs in 1:00.20.
13-50 MALAGACY (Pletcher)
• Gallped before the renovation break with Isabelle Bourez.
14-50 HENCE (Asmussen)
• Galloped with Angel Garcia.
15-50 FAST AND ACCURATE (Maker)
• Galloped 1 1/8 miles at Churchill Downs trackside training facility,.
16-40 MCCRAKEN (Wilkes)
• Galloped 1 1/2 miles with exercise rider Yon Orantes.
17-40 BATTLE OF MIDWAY (Hollendorfer)
• Scheduled to arrive from California today.
18-40 PATCH (Pletcher)
• Worked 5 furlongs in 1:00.20, with splits of :12.20, :24, :36. He galloped out 6 furlongs in 1:12.80.
19-40 BATTALION RUNNER (Pletcher)
• Worked 4 furlongs in :48.40
20-34 UNTRAPPED (Asmussen)
• Galloped with Juan Vargas.
21-32 LOOKING AT LEE (Asmussen)
• Galloped with Garcia
22-30 SONNETEER (Desormeaux)
• Scheduled to arrive today from California.
23-30 ROYAL MO (Shirreffs)
• Scheduled to arrive from California on Monday.
Sports on 04/29/2017