Saturday morning's work tab was filled with Kentucky Derby and Oaks dreamers. Hoosier Philly fired her second bullet in as many works since returning to Tom Amoss' barn from her Florida freshening. The undefeated filly breezed five furlongs in 1:00, the best of 67 runners.
“I liked it,” said Fair Grounds clocker Frank McGoey. “She went solo but started about 12-15 lengths behind another Amoss set and caught them at the wire and galloped out well in front. She's got a big stride and covers a lot of ground.”
The Rachel Alexandra (G2) has produced nine of the last 26 winners of the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1).
“We had a good work this morning and continue to point toward the Rachel Alexandra,” Amoss said.
Ten promising 3-year-old colts hit the morning track running on Saturday, including five of trainer Brad Cox's Derby hopefuls. Victory Formation was the sharpest of the five. Making his third morning appearance since winning the Smarty Jones, the son of Tapwrit sizzled through 5 furlongs in 1:00.40, second only to Hoosier Philly. He is undefeated from three starts.
Tapit Shoes and Tapit's Conquest both went four furlongs in :48.80 (7/107) in their first morning work since their allowance race on the “Road to the Derby Day” card.
In his third local work since finishing second to Wildatlanticstorm in the Remington Springboard Mile, Giant Mischief breezed five furlongs in 1:01.20 (9/67). Verifying posted the same time in his second work since his allowance win at Oaklawn Park.
All first breezes since heir last race and all breezing four furlongs, of the other 3-year-old colts on the work tab, it was Invulnerable who stole the show.
The Joe Sharp trainee fired a bullet, going :47.60–the best of 107 runners at the distance. Determinedly, the winner of that common allowance race on the Lecomte undercard, breezed :49.20 for Mark Casse (19/107).
Exiting the Lecomte, both Denington for Ken McPeek and Confidence Game for Keith Desormeaux breezed, with the former traveling a second faster (:49.00; 13/107) than the latter (50.00 47/107).
The Florida-bred Cagliostro, an impressive maiden winner on the Lecomte Day undercard for Cherie DeVaux, breezed four furlongs in :49.60 (29/107).
After finishing a game second to The Alys Look in the Silverbulletday, Chop Chop returned to the morning work tab, logging an easy four furlongs in :50, ranking 47 of 107.
The Myrtlewood Stakes winner, Key of Life posted her fifth local work for Brad Cox. The 3-year-old filly breezed four furlongs in :49.80 (35th of 107).
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