| The winners of the three major preparation races will | | | | The horse will have his final work at Churchill Downs, |
| continue on their way to the Kentucky Derby which will | | | | Harty said.Tale of Ekati will be practicing in Keeneland |
| be held on May 3rd. Unfortunately; not everything is | | | | until the Kentucky Derby starts, stated his trainer |
| good news mainly for the horses that didn't have a | | | | Barclay Tagg. |
| good result on the preparation races as their current | | | | Tagg said that he has always think Tale of Ekati is a |
| situation remains uncertain. | | | | pretty good horse, it had some trouble at the gate, but |
| "Colonel John", the horse which won the Santa Anita | | | | Tagg has been practicing throughout the week and his |
| Derby will stay in California for the next two and a half | | | | running is better than what they expected. |
| weeks and later on will leave to the Kentucky Derby. | | | | Recapture the glory's Illinois Derby victory put it in the |
| "Recapture the glory", which achieved the victory at | | | | Kentucky Derby, justifying the $6,000 Roussel paid to |
| the Illinois Derby, will be in Kentucky as soon as his | | | | make it a late Triple Crown nominee just before the |
| trainer and co-owner can meet and take him. | | | | March 27 deadline. Russell said he has 2 more races |
| "Tale of Ekati", the Wood Memorial winner was sent | | | | that are practices for the Derby, but that Recapture |
| to Kentucky on Sunday along with War Pass and | | | | the glory has improved a lot and the Kentucky Derby |
| Court Vision, who finished second and third, | | | | may be his best race. |
| respectively, at the Wood. | | | | "I think he's improving immensely," Roussel said. "I saw |
| Of the three winners, Recapture the glory got the best | | | | him improving a great deal at Fair Grounds. His third |
| Beyer Speed Figure, a 102. Colonel John got a 95, and | | | | race back, the Derby, I think it probably will be his best |
| Tale of Ekati a 93. | | | | race." |
| Colonel John made a great effort to win in Santa | | | | For this weekend an event of interest will be an |
| Anita "I can't believe the horse won," Harty said. "I | | | | expected workout at Churchill Downs by Lane's End |
| thought he had so much to do. When El Gato Malo | | | | Stakes winner Adriano. That work, trainer Graham |
| went by him, it looked like he wasn't firing. At that point, | | | | Motion said, would be used as a prove to see if he |
| I would have been content to be third. How he did it, I | | | | likes the track and and whether it should run in the |
| don't know. I thought it was a phenomenal race. | | | | Derby or instead remain on Polytrack in the Grade 2, |
| Colonel John will work twice at Santa Anita before | | | | $325,000 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland for next |
| leaving for Kentucky about 10 days before the Derby. | | | | April 19. |