Callaghan on the mend before Bellafina's Kentucky Oaks try

Kaleem Shah’s Kentucky Oaks favorite, Bellafina, took to the track during the special Oaks-Derby training period between 7:30 and 7:45 a.m. Wednesday and went through a full gallop of a mile and one-half under exercise rider Georgio Moreno. 

Assistant trainer Carlos Santamaria oversaw the move and liked what unfolded.

“She handled the track well again,” said Santamaria, sporting his usual dandy of a cowboy hat. “She’s doing good.”

Trainer Simon Callaghan made it into Louisville on Tuesday and was planning on being on hand for the Wednesday exercise, but had an unfortunate incident happen at his rental home around 6 a.m. when he slipped and fell on a narrow stairway and landed hard on his right shoulder.

A trip to the hospital told the tale of a dislocated shoulder.

“Excruciating pain for about an hour or so,” the transplanted Englishman said by phone later in the morning, “but they put it back in place and gave me some medication and everything’s going to be all right. I’m sporting a sling, but I’ll be back at the barn tomorrow morning and we’ll move ahead. I know my filly’s doing well and that’s the important thing.”