Mylute drills three-quarters in 1:12 1/5; Overanalyze arrives at Churchill

Mylute, a neck runner-up to Revolutionary in the Louisiana Derby on March 30, continued his preparations for the Kentucky Derby

with a six-furlong breeze in 1:12 1/5 over Churchill Downs' fast main track

Sunday morning.

Working under Shaun Bridgmohan in company with two other Tom Amoss trainees,

Mylute recorded fractions of :12 3/5, :24 4/5, :36 3/5,

:48 2/5 and 1:00 1/5 before galloping out seven furlongs in 1:25 and a mile in 1:39.

He started about eight lengths behind the duo of workmates and finished eight

lengths in front at the wire.

"I wanted him to pass those horses down the lane and then finish once he got

by them," Amoss said. "He did those things, so the work went well."

Amoss said Mylute would have two more works prior to the Kentucky Derby on May

4, but they would be much easier than Sunday's move.

"If anybody was interested in Mylute as a Derby prospect, today's work was

the one they needed to see," Amoss said. "It was a serious work and he looked very

good. Mylute is going to do nothing to impress anyone in his next two works.

He's going to work by himself and they are going to be slow and easy half-mile

works. Today's work was an indication of where we are with him and we were

pleased."

The Dixie Union colt, who moved up to fifth on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard

following Saturday's score, closed out his juvenile campaign with a nose win in

the Remsen at Aqueduct in November, but opened 2013 with a fifth-placing in the

Gotham over that track's inner dirt in early March. He bounced back in a big way

on Saturday, rallying while four wide to capture the Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4

lengths.

Following the running of the Blue Grass at Keeneland on Saturday, runner-up Palace Malice

(No. 13) and third Charming Kitten (No. 21) returned to Pletcher's barn at

Churchill Downs on Saturday night.

"We were happy, but it's frustrating at the same time," Pletcher said. "We

would have loved to win, but we were very pleased with their efforts. Both came

out of the race well. We'll prepare as though (Charming Kitten) is going to get

in (to the Derby)."

The Pletcher barn will on Sunday welcome undefeated Wood

Memorial winner Verrazano (No. 2 on leaderboard), who is on a Tex Sutton flight

from New York that is scheduled to land in Louisville at 3:50 p.m.

Princess of Sylmar will join the Pletcher string in Barn 34, Normandy Invasion

will be in Barn 42 for trainer Chad Brown and unbeaten Close Hatches will go to Barn 19

for trainer Bill Mott.

Also expected to arrive at Churchill Downs from Oaklawn Park on Sunday evening

are Will Take Charge (No. 9), Oxbow (No. 17) and Falling Sky (No. 19). Will Take

Charge won the Rebel by a head over stablemate Oxbow, who finished fifth in the

Arkansas Derby on Saturday. Both will be stabled in Barn 44 for four-time Kentucky Derby

winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas.

Falling Sky, who finished fourth in the Arkansas

Derby following a win in the Sam F. Davis and a third-placing in the Tampa Bay

Derby, will be stabled in Barn 36 for trainer John Terranova.

On Sunday, the connections for Uncaptured, Merit Man and Departing confirmed

that their horses are no longer under consideration for the Derby. Also, Den's

Legacy, sixth in the Arkansas Derby, did not fly to Kentucky as originally

planned. Trainer Bob Baffert sent him back to his California base.

In Kentucky Oaks news, Pletcher worked a trio of Oaks contenders following

the morning renovation break at Churchill Downs on Sunday.

Dreaming of Julia, a 21 3/4-length winner of the Gulfstream Oaks on March 30,

breezed a half-mile in :49 and recorded fractions of :12 4/5, :24 2/5 and :36

3/5 before galloping out five furlongs in 1:02 1/5. The four-furlong time ranked

15th of 43 at the distance.

"I thought she looked great and thought she handled the surface really well,"

Pletcher said. "It was a typical breeze for her. She looked like she was in a

gallop, but she went in :49. We were very happy with it. Her appetite and energy

level have been great since that big performance at Gulfstream."