first. Epicenter
Owner / Trainer: Winchell Thoroughbreds / Steve Asmussen
Genealogy: Not this time –Silent candy via Candy Ride
Breeder: Westwind Farms (KY)
Working with old horses is placed a graded stake and current allowance Gun It April 24 at Churchill Downs, he always seems to have that at his side, heading home in front with six feather clippers at 1:12 1/5. His rider then swings the reins towards him to test his reaction at gallop, and he opens up a long stretch before plunging down. Quick but solvable, this triple bet winner has set up a Fair Grounds & Slots Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) winning record (1:54.38 for 1 3/16 miles), despite the two returning to the race, Rattle N Roll and Call me at midnight was then staked at Keeneland.
#KyDerby candidate, Epicenter, cut 6 springs in 1.12.20 on Sunday morning ️ pic.twitter.com/EU7F28rvhG
– Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) April 24, 2022
2. Zandon
Jeff Down / Chad Brown
Start up –Memories Prevailvia Creative cause
Brereton C. Jones (KY)
While many coaches put their dues through quick jobs two weeks before the May 7 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), coach Chad Brown opted for maintenance with Zandon, who has since go half a mile in: 48 3/5 April 23 at Keeneland. This foal appears to be crying for his rider to cut it off, tugging at the rider’s hold with controlled enthusiasm. The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1) winner moved to Churchill, where he jogged on April 25 before galloping on April 26.
Watch rival Kentucky Derby and Toyota Blue Grass (G1) winner Zandon work the 1/2 mile with: 48.60 on the Keeneland main track this morning @ TheRealChadCBr1 → pic.twitter.com/eh0MnhJZzC
– Keeneland Racing (@keenelandracing) April 23, 2022
3. Cyberknife
Golden Square / Brad Cox
Gunman–Amazing flowers via Flower Lane
Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey (KY)
Cyberknife has turned the tops of coach Brad Cox’s Derby trilogy, including Zozos and Port of Tawny . Cyberknife, the Arkansas Derby (G1) winner, watched an April 16 practice session at Churchill that Cox called “beyond the charts” with a perhaps better six-part breeze at 1:12 Saturday 1/5, in which he accelerates away from an inferior colleague. The Arkansas Derby doesn’t seem to have the top-to-bottom quality to be as full of quality as other tier 1 games, but he managed to maintain an early back-and-forth that could weaken a smaller horse. A young horse on the rise.
Cyberknife wind April 23 at Churchill Downs
4. Happy smile
Lucky Seven Stable / Kenny McPeek
Runhappy –Pleasant smilevia Pleasant Tap
Moreau Bloodstock International and White Bloodstock (KY)
Work with a Derby prospect and you’re settled Tiz the Bomb Saturday at Churchill, the pair ended on even terms. Smile Happy hit the five-hook clock at 1:00 2/5, Tiz the Bomb at 1:00 1/5, since the latter started a bit slower. They went head-to-head throughout the stretch, with perhaps Tiz the Bomb holding a slight edge before driver Corey Lanerie gave Smile Happy a level of motivation in the final sixteenth bout. Smile Happy, the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) winner last fall at Churchill, showed some foam on his right shoulder.
5. Messier
SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine M. Donovan, Golconda Stable and Siena Farm / Tim Yakteen
Empire Maker –Past marked via Smart Strike
Sam Son Farm (ON)
Although he has worked out many times longer than Zandon, his Saturday practice at Santa Anita . Park similar to the bout in that it was a solo exercise, with rider Drayden Van Dyke (sub to casual rider John Velazquez) letting the pony fly at a comfortable pace. This is a sharp move from a horse that moves efficiently. A winner of 15 lengths in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) this winter, his fading to second-place finish in the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby (G1) could be down to the combination of factors including a short break from work, the slight awkwardness of starting and chasing favorites pacesetting Forbidden Kingdom .
6. White Abarrio
C2 Racing Stable and La Milagrosa Stable / Saffie Joseph Jr.
Race day –Catch the diamondvia Into Mischief
Spend Farm (KY)
Light wind at Gulfstream Park with second year stable students 2 for 5 Storm pattern . The Clockers recorded the winner of the Curlin Florida Derby presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa (G1) with five feathers in 1:00.04, which was taking place under urging. His lone failure in five starts was at the Kentucky Jockey Club last fall at Churchill when he finished third with a challenging ride.
7. Taiba
Zedan Racing Stables / Tim Yakteen
Gunman –Needmore Flattery via Flatter
Bruce C. Ryan (KY)
He set up a remarkable feat of winning 1/8 of the Santa Anita (G1) 1/8 Derby after just a quick six-feather first win. The race has taken a toll on him more than his more seasoned steady friend Messier, prompting coach Tim Yakteen to decide to give him a one-time job ahead of this weekend’s Derby. As brilliant and agile as this 3-year-old is, he needs to do a workout that doesn’t show he’s still recovering from his stunning win in the Santa Anita Derby.
8. Simplify 
Tami Bobo / Antonio Sano
Not this time–Simply Confection via Candy Ride
France Weiner and Irwin J. Weiner (FL)
Few horses have been as well trained as he was at the Kentucky Derby. After-hours work at Gulfstream Park left a positive impression, topped by: 59.42 5-minute breezes there April 22. He maintained an active racing schedule in Florida on this winter and shows no obvious signs of fatigue. The finisher in the Florida Derby, he scored his most important win of the year in the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2), although most of those who left that race were trailed in the competition. next departures.
9. Charge it
Whisper Hill Farm / Todd Pletcher
Tapit –I will take responsibility via Charlie India
Whisper Hill Farm (KY)
He may only be a 3-year-old but has had plenty of experience seeing first-hand the old horses trained by Todd Pletcher in the morning drills. He recently passed with ranked stake winner and former intern Bob Baffert Cezanne Friday at Churchill, including five metal pieces at 1:00 on 2/5. Charging It hits the cord about a neck in front under slight encouragement. He looks set to improve in his Florida Derby ranking, in which he breaks slowly and races green for the long haul.
Charge It takes a breather outside Cezanne April 22 at Churchill Downs
ten. Mo Donegal
Donegal Racing / Todd Pletcher
Uncle Mo –Callmissbrownvia Pulp
Ashview Farm and Colts Old Barn (KY)
Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher gave him a relatively easy half-mile: 50/5 at Churchill Friday in the pony’s first move since joining the Woods Memorial made by Resorts World Casino (G2) presented at Aqueduct race track. Wood in fifth place Barese returned to third place with 1-5 odds against New York-fed rivals last weekend, a disappointing result from those encouraged by quick Wood times and distributions. its ending. Mo Donegal has a good finish so enjoy the 1 1/4 mile in Derby and the nearly 1/4 mile in Churchill.
11. Crown Pride
Teruya Yoshida / Koichi Shintani
Reaching for the crown –Emmy’s Pride via King Kamehameha
Shadai Farm (JPN)
The UAE Derby sponsored by Mubadala (G2) doesn’t appear to have been specially prepared for the Kentucky Derby, with Pinehurst was favored and ranked 16th overall. Crown Pride won the UAE Derby 1 1/13/16 mile by taking out a weak point Summer is tomorrow , who has not been rated more than seven times. But given what the Japanese horses have achieved in the past six months — twice winning the Breeder’s Cup in 2021 at Del Marand five wins on the night of the Dubai World Cup at Meydan — it would seem crazy to get rid of this 3v4 pony.
twelfth. Zozos
Barry and Joni Butzow / Brad Cox
Munnings –Father’s Forest via forestry
Barry Butzow & Joni Butzow (KY)
Cyberknife’s training has eclipsed cagemate Zozos’ workouts this month, but Zozos has also been very responsive in the morning. He put on six pairs of trousers at 1:12 2/5 Friday at Churchill during the pause Handsome , winner of Oaklawn Mile Stakes (G3) in his final warm-up. Although Geroux was on board, he was on Cyberknife during the Derby. Manny Franco was crowned the Louisiana Derby runner-up.
