ADRIANO – Trainer Graham Motion sent his Lane’s End Stakes (GII) winner to the Churchill Downs racetrack Friday morning for a 1½-mile gallop under Alice Clapham in preparation for Saturday’s 134th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
Adriano
Adriano
The last timed work for a horse entered in Kentucky Derby 134 was turned in Thursday by morning-line favorite Big Brown, who covered three furlongs in :35.40. The 35.40 was a bit faster than the :36 to :37 range Dutrow talked about Wednesday, but he said the time wasn’t a problem.
The Smooth Air team has been riding various waves of emotion this week, as can be expected when participating in the Kentucky Derby for the first time. Stutts, 70, and his wife Dianne attended the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners’ and Breeders Derby Traine
Sunshine made the cold bearable on a beautiful morning at the Downs, and many of the Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders visited the track in preparation for the biggest day of their lives.
Speaking from Belmont Park where he was overseeing the New York division of his stable, trainer Todd Pletcher stated Monday morning that the Coolmore Lexington Stakes (GII) winner would bypass the Kentucky Derby and instead point for the Preakness Stakes two weeks later.
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The rain subsided Saturday morning as dawn broke on the backstretch at Churchill Downs, but it remained overcast and chilly with a brisk breeze blowing through the morning hours.
ADRIANO – Courtlandt Farm’s Adriano, winner of the Lane’s End Stakes (Grade II) at Turfway Park, continued his preparation for the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) with a five-furlong work on Sunday at Churchill Downs.
A trio of contenders for the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum!
Lane's End Winner Adriano 'Likely' For Kentucky Derby After Work At Churchill Downs
Sun, 04/13/2008 - 17:44 inCourtlandt Farm’s homebred Adriano is now considered “likely” for a run in the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) following a four-furlong workout on Sunday at Churchill Downs, where the race will be run on Saturday, May 3, for the 134th consecutive year.