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“We’ve been behind on his training going into the Road to the Kentucky Derby but he’s responded well with each task we’ve asked him to complete,” Asmussen said.
The Kentucky Derby (and the Kentucky Oaks) is right around the corner, which means it's time for detailed looks at the horses that could fill the starting gate with Andrew Champagne of Catena Media and The Saratogian's Pink Sheet.
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Peter Brant’s graded stakes-placed Shidabhuti, who was last seen finishing third in the Grade 3 Gazelle on April 8 for conditioner Chad Brown, had her first work back on Saturday over the Belmont Park main track, covering a half-mile in :49.92 in company with stakes winner Occult.
Blazing Sevens, who ranks 17th on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard, will bypass the Louisville classic May 6, according to Churchill Downs, which issued its updated Kentucky Derby Leaderboard on Sunday.