“Breezing” or “breezed” indicates the horse was not under strong urging. “Handily” indicates the horse was under urging from its rider. Numbers in parentheses represent the ranking among other horses that worked that day at the specified distance and track.
Always Dreaming: 4/28 – The Grade 1 Florida Derby victor impressed onlookers with a five-furlong breeze over Churchill Downs’ fast main track in :59.47 with regular rider John Velazquez in the irons.
Battle of Midway: 4/28 – The Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby runner-up completed his preparations for the May 6 Grade 1 Kentucky Derby by working six furlongs handily in 1:13.40 (5/13) on that fast surface.
Fast and Accurate: 4/30 – Trainer Mike Marker’s charge, who will have to be supplemented to the Kentucky Derby for a $200,000 fee, breezed five furlongs in 1:01.20 (17/33) over Churchill Downs’ fast course.
Girvin: 4/29 – The Grade 2 Louisiana Derby hero, whose preparations to run for the roses have been interrupted by a quarter crack in a front hoof, breezed five furlongs on Keeneland’s fast track in :59.60 (2/16).
Irish War Cry: 4/30 – Isabelle de Tomaso’s New Jersey homebred breezed six furlongs in 1:13.20 (1/2) over fast dirt at Fair Hill.
Sonneteer: 5/1 – Calumet Farm’s homebred, who will enter the Kentucky Derby as a graded stakes placed 10-race maiden, breezed four furlongs in :47.00 (1/22) on a fast Churchill Downs oval.
