Kentucky Derby Daily Activity Report – Thursday, April 28, 2011

Kentucky Derby Daily Activity Report – Thursday, April 28, 2011

ANIMAL KINGDOM/TOBY'S CORNER – Team Valor International's

Animal

Kingdom is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs from Keeneland on Thursday

afternoon.

Animal Kingdom will stabled in Barn 22 and is scheduled to

work Saturday for trainer Graham Motion.

Motion also trains Wood Memorial (G1) winner Toby's Corner,

who is scheduled to work Sunday at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland and

ship to Churchill Downs on Monday.

Robby Albarado has the Derby mount on Animal Kingdom and

Eddie Castro on Toby's Corner.

ARCHARCHARCH – Robert Yagos'

Archarcharch galloped

in company on Thursday over a track labeled as "fast" after the renovation

break, and is set to have a workmate for a scheduled five-furlong work after

Friday's renovation break.

"He will work in company with Supreme Ruler," trainer

Jinks Fires said of the Arkansas Derby (G1) winner.

Jockey Jon Court, who has been aboard Archarcharch in

all six of his starts, will be aboard for the work as well as the ride in

Kentucky Derby 137.

BRILLIANT SPEED – The Live Oak Plantation's

Brilliant Speed, winner of the Blue Grass S. (G1) on April

16 at Keeneland, is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs on Friday.

Brilliant Speed,

trained by Tom Albertrani, is scheduled train over the synthetic

Polytrack surface at Keeneland on Friday morning and the son of Dynaformer will

make the trip from the Lexington track to Churchill Downs during the afternoon.

DECISIVE MOMENT – Just for Fun Stable's

Decisive

Moment galloped 1 1/4 miles after the renovation break with trainer Juan Arias up.

Decisive Moment

arrived at Churchill Downs on March 28, has been at the track longer than any

Kentucky Derby candidate. He is scheduled to work Friday after the break with

Jesus Castanon up. It will be Decisive Moment's second local work following

a "bullet" half-mile in the mud in :47.40 on April 17.

Kerwin Clark,

has the Derby riding assignment.

MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE – Arnold Zetcher's

Midnight

Interlude, the winner of the Santa Anita Derby (G1), jogged one mile under

exercise rider Dana Barnes in his first trip to the track since a

six-furlong work on Tuesday.

Trainer Bob

Baffert said the son of War Chant continues to do well and would gallop on

Friday.

Victor Espinoza,

who rode War Emblem to victory in the 2002 Kentucky Derby for Baffert,

will ride Midnight Interlude in the Kentucky Derby.

MUCHO MACHO MAN – Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and

Dream Team One Racing Stable's

Mucho Macho Man galloped two miles

after the renovation break under exercise rider Mike Herra.

Trainer Kathy

Ritvo said the winner of the Risen Star (G2) would work Saturday or Sunday

depending on the weather. Rajiv Maragh is scheduled to ride Mucho Macho

Man in the Derby.

NEHRO – Zayat Stables' Nehro, the Steve

Asmussen-trained runner-up in the Arkansas Derby (G1) and the Louisiana

Derby (G2), stood in the Churchill Downs starting gate and then galloped a mile

under regular exercise partner Carlos Rosas.

"He's doing well,"

assistant trainer Scott Blasi said. "He's enjoying eating this Churchill

Downs grass out there by Longfield Avenue."

Corey Nakatani

is scheduled to ride Nehro in Kentucky Derby 137.

PANTS ON FIRE – George and Lori Hall's Louisiana

Derby (G2) winner Pants On Fire galloped a little more than 1 1/2

miles under exercise rider Juan Pizarro after the renovation

break.

Trainer Kelly

Breen plans to work the three-year-old winner either Saturday or

Sunday. Rosie Napravnik has the Derby mount.

SANTIVA – Tom Walters'

Santiva, winner of the

Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) here last fall in his only Churchill Downs start,

galloped before the renovation break under Brendan Walsh, assistant to

trainer Eddie Kenneally.

Shaun

Bridgmohan has the mount on Santiva in the Derby.

SHACKLEFORD – Michael Lauffer and W.D. Cubbedge's

Shackleford galloped 1 1/2 miles after the renovation break under Faustino Ramos.

Jesus Castanon

is scheduled for his initial Kentucky Derby ride on Shackleford, who is

scheduled to work Saturday for trainer Dale Romans.

STAY THIRSTY/UNCLE MO – Trainer Todd Pletcher's two hopefuls for Kentucky Derby 137 galloped

1 1/2 miles each after

the renovation break.

Owned by Repole Stable, Uncle Mo returned to

the track under Hector Ramos for the first time since working five

furlongs in company in 1:01.80 early Tuesday morning. The 2010 Eclipse Award

winner as champion two-year-old and winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) here

last fall is scheduled to work again Sunday or Monday.

Stay Thirsty, winner of the Gotham (G3) in his 2011

debut, was partnered by Fernando Espinoza. Stay Thirsty is scheduled to

work Sunday.

John Velazquez

has the Derby assignment on Uncle Mo and Ramon Dominguez is slated to

Stay Thirsty.

TWICE THE APPEAL/SWAY AWAY –

Edward Brown Jr., Victor Flores

and Henry Hernandez's Sunland Derby (G3) winner Twice the Appeal

galloped 1 1/2 miles before the renovation break under exercise rider

Nate Quinonez.

Miguel Carranza,

assistant to trainer Jeff Bonde, said Twice the Appeal would work Friday

or Saturday with three-time Derby winning rider Calvin Borel scheduled to

be aboard for the move. Borel will ride the Sunland Derby (G3) winner in Derby

137.

Bonde's other Kentucky

Derby hopeful, Batman Stable, Philip Lebherz, Cindy

Olsen, Janet Sharp and Glen Wallace et al's Sway Away galloped the same distance after the break under Quinonez.

With $111,500 in

graded stakes earnings, Sway Away would need several defections of horses with

more graded earnings pointing to the Derby to make the field that is limited to

20 starters. Carranza had said earlier in the week that if Sway Away does not

make the Derby field, the Preakness (G1) would be the next target.

TWINSPIRED – Alpha Stables, Skychai Racing and

Sand Dollar Stable's

Twinspired, runner-up in the Blue Grass

S. (G1) in his most recent start, galloped 1 1/2 miles at the

Trackside Training Center under exercise rider Derrick Smith.

Trainer Mike

Maker plans to work the Harlan's Holiday colt on Saturday at Trackside and

then bring Twinspired to Churchill Downs on Tuesday.

Mike Smith

has the riding assignment in the Derby.

WATCH ME GO – Gilbert Campbell's

Watch Me Go made

his first visit to the track at Churchill Downs on Thursday morning, galloping 1

1/2 miles under exercise rider Louie Feliciano after the renovation

break.

Watch Me Go arrived from Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday

afternoon. Trainer Kathleen O'Connell is scheduled to arrive in

Louisville Friday night with a work scheduled for Saturday or Sunday.

Luis Garcia, who has ridden Watch Me Go in his past five

starts that include a victory in the Tampa Bay Derby (G2), has the call in

Derby 137.