Class President, scratched from the April 4 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) after not training to the satisfaction of Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, is formally out of the Kentucky Derby (G1) and other Triple Crown races because of bone bruising.
Twin Oaks Bloodstock's 5-year-old son of Lord Nelson is a graded stakes winner on an all-weather surface and secured his first win on the turf at Keeneland April 8. Owner/breeder Marc Gunderson believes he can be equally successful on dirt.
Two horses worked a furlong in :09 3/5 during the fourth session of the under-tack show April 9 for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale—a colt (Hip 805) by Mind Control, and a filly (Hip 754) by McKinzie.
In a competitive $400,000 Giant's Causeway Stakes (G2T) field, Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse sends out two, led by Time to Dazzle, April 12 at Keeneland.
Sir Delius is set to produce his best performance of the campaign in the April 11 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) at Randwick Racecourse, according to co-trainer Adrian Bott.
Trainer Wesley Ward improved to 3-for-3 in 4 1/2-furlong maiden races at Keeneland this spring when Skara Brae, a daughter of Ashford Stud first-crop sire Golden Pal, scored a front-running 4 1/2-length victory in the April 9 opener.