Today's Kentucky Derby Contender Works (2-18-11)

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Kentucky Derby contender 

workouts for today (Friday, Feb. 18) 

(with HRN Derby rankings):

 

Today's Derby contender works featured a five furlong turf breeze from G2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Pluck. Willcox inn, 3rd in the BC Juvenile Turf, worked five furlongs at Fair Grounds.  

  

 

#40 Pluck – Breezed 5f (turf) in 1:03.90 (12/14) at Palm Meadows.  

#50 King Congie – Breezed 4f in :51 (16/23) at Palm Meadows.

#75 Willcox Inn – 5f in 1:01.40 at Fair Grounds.  

#100 Aces N Kings – 6f in 1:16.40 at Diamond D Ranch.  

 

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Other Works:

 

Shadow Warrior (#110) went 4f in :48.70 (4/23) at Palm Meadows. Gangsterontherun (#122) uncorked a 5f bullet in :58.90 (1/17) at Gulfstream. Banned (#162) had a best of eight 3f (:37) breeze at Tampa Bay.  

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