| The winners of the three major preparation | | | | before leaving for Kentucky about 10 days |
| races will continue on their way to the | | | | before the Derby. The horse will have his |
| Kentucky Derby which will be held on May 3rd. | | | | final work at Churchill Downs, Harty |
| Unfortunately; not everything is good news | | | | said.Tale of Ekati will be practicing in |
| mainly for the horses that didn't have a good | | | | Keeneland until the Kentucky Derby starts, |
| result on the preparation races as their | | | | stated his trainer Barclay Tagg. |
| current situation remains uncertain. | | | | |
| | | | Tagg said that he has always think Tale of |
| "Colonel John", the horse which won the Santa | | | | Ekati is a pretty good horse, it had some |
| Anita Derby will stay in California for the | | | | trouble at the gate, but Tagg has been |
| next two and a half weeks and later on will | | | | practicing throughout the week and his |
| leave to the Kentucky Derby. | | | | running is better than what they expected. |
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| "Recapture the glory", which achieved the | | | | Recapture the glory's Illinois Derby victory |
| victory at the Illinois Derby, will be in | | | | put it in the Kentucky Derby, justifying the |
| Kentucky as soon as his trainer and co-owner | | | | $6,000 Roussel paid to make it a late Triple |
| can meet and take him. | | | | Crown nominee just before the March 27 |
| | | | deadline. Russell said he has 2 more races |
| "Tale of Ekati", the Wood Memorial winner was | | | | that are practices for the Derby, but that |
| sent to Kentucky on Sunday along with War | | | | Recapture the glory has improved a lot and |
| Pass and Court Vision, who finished second | | | | the Kentucky Derby may be his best race. |
| and third, respectively, at the Wood. | | | | |
| | | | "I think he's improving immensely," Roussel |
| Of the three winners, Recapture the glory got | | | | said. "I saw him improving a great deal at |
| the best Beyer Speed Figure, a 102. Colonel | | | | Fair Grounds. His third race back, the Derby, |
| John got a 95, and Tale of Ekati a 93. | | | | I think it probably will be his best race." |
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| Colonel John made a great effort to win in | | | | For this weekend an event of interest will be |
| Santa Anita "I can't believe the horse won," | | | | an expected workout at Churchill Downs by |
| Harty said. "I thought he had so much to do. | | | | Lane's End Stakes winner Adriano. That work, |
| When El Gato Malo went by him, it looked like | | | | trainer Graham Motion said, would be used as |
| he wasn't firing. At that point, I would have | | | | a prove to see if he likes the track and and |
| been content to be third. How he did it, I | | | | whether it should run in the Derby or instead |
| don't know. I thought it was a phenomenal | | | | remain on Polytrack in the Grade 2, $325,000 |
| race. | | | | Lexington Stakes at Keeneland for next April |
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| Colonel John will work twice at Santa Anita | | | | |