Today's Kentucky Derby Contender Works (2-23-11)
workouts for today (Wednesday, Feb. 23)
(with HRN Derby rankings):
Today's Derby contender works included a three furlong bullet from Fountain of Youth entrant Gourmet Dinner. The overachieving 2010 Delta Jackpot hero was last seen landing the show in the Holy Bull. He closed at a juicy 80-1 in the first pool of the Derby Future Wager.
#13 Gourmet Dinner – Handy 3f bullet in :34.80 (1/10) at Gulfstream.
#22 Astrology – Breezed 5f in 1:02.60 (28/35) at Santa Anita.
#40 J J’s Lucky Train – 4f in :50.41 (9/14) at Parx Racing.
#51 J W Blue – 4f in :49.60 (12/47) at Oaklawn Park.
#93 Uncle Sam – 4f in :48.60 (5/16) at Hollywood Park.
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Other Works:
Industry Leader drilled 3f in
:35.20 (2/10) at Hollywood
Park. (#103) Banjammer (#139)
went 5f in 1:02.80 (1/3) at Mercury
Equine Center.
Bail Out The Cat (#149) worked 4f in :50.05 (11/15) at Palm Meadows. Royal
Currier (#158) breezed 3f in :37.20 (4/10) at Gulfstream.
Notes:
The Feb 26 Fountain of Youth has attracted a field of eight headlined by To Honor And Serve, currently ranked #2 on Horse Racing Nation’s Top 250 Kentucky Derby contenders page. The Hutcheson Stakes has drawn ten including Manicero (#36), Black N Beauty (#57), and Travelin Man (#66).