Today's Kentucky Derby Contender Works (2-26-11)
workouts for today (Saturday, Feb. 26)
(with HRN Derby rankings):
Today's Derby contender works included a five furlong bullet from Champagne Stakes (G1) show finisher I’m Steppin’ It Up. Humble And Hungry, 8th in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, breezed four furlongs over the all-weather surface at Sagamore Farm.
#36 Humble And Hungry – Breezed 4f in :49.20 (3/4) at Sagamore Farm.
#62 I’m Steppin’ It Up – 5f bullet in :59.60 (1/33) at Gulfstream Park.
#102 Adulare – 4f in :50.50 (35/42) at Palm Meadows.
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Other Works:
Heron Lake (#103) went 3f in :36.90 (3/8) at Palm Meadows. Prime Cut (#126) breezed
4f in :51.40 (60/66) at Fair Grounds. Cane Garden
Bay (#155) breezed 4f in :49.20
(16/42) at Palm Meadows.
Notes:
Arch Traveler stalked, pounced, and held off Nacho Business in the 3rd race at Gulfstream Park on Feb 26. The nine furlong allowance test, a possible prep for the April 3 Florida Derby, was run in 1:52.36 and the runner-up was finishing the better of the two.