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Derby report: Inside Scoops

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Churchill Downs opens for the 132d Kentucky Derby meet today, April 28. The week of all weeks for racing's elite will feature 13 Stakes races and of course the Run for the Roses.

Here is an overview of what I have heard from my buddy Don Alvie, a long time Louisville resident, and from other listed workouts from Churchill Downs.

Workouts:  Brother Derek- At Santa Anita, 7 furlongs in 127 and then galloped 1 ½ miles when he arrived at Churchill. Brother Derek has been working with a stable mate (Littlebitofzip) because they want him to get use to coming from behind.

Bob And John- worked 7F at Santa Anita in 127 flat.

Point Determined- worked 7F at Santa Anita in 124.4.

AP Warrior- worked 7F at Santa Anita with a stable mate in 127.4, then he galloped 1 ½ miles when he arrived at Churchill.

Seaside Retreat- worked a blazing 59.2 for 5F.

Trainer Steve Asmussen’s two colts, Private Vow and Storm Treasure,worked 5F together and went a brisk 100.2.

Barbaro- worked 5F at Keeneland in 101.4 and then galloped 1 5/8 miles at Churchill yesterday.

Showing Up, winner of the Lexington Stakes last week,and who came out of the race with a gash in his right front leg, galloped 1 3/8 miles Thursday at Churchill. He is still day-to-day.

Tampa Bay Derby winner Deputy Glitters worked 5F in 101.2, then galloped out to 6F in 114 flat at Belmont Park on Monday.

Surprise of the spring, Jazil, galloped 1-½ miles at Churchill when he arrived this week.

Top three favorites for the morning line so far are: Brother Derek 7/2, Lawyer Ron 5/1 and Barbaro 6/1.

Lawyer Ron, who most of the people I talked to have as the top horse in the field, galloped 2 miles Thursday with his mouth open and looked fit and wanted to run, but was kept under a firm hold.

So there is all the info I have to this point. Ihope it will help you when you are at Betus and want to make a play. I will have two more columns before the Derby to give you everything I have on the word from Kentucky.

On a lighter note, a jeweler in Louisville had 419 tickets to the Derby and some $8,000 taken from him by the local police who claimed he was scalping tickets. He is suing to have them returned before Derby Day.

For my free Derby pick, email me atjrclemente@hotmail.com.

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