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Bodhisattva tours five-eighths at Laurel Jose Corrales-owned and -trained Bodhisattva (Student Council) breezed a leisurely five furlongs in 1:04 Sunday morning at Laurel Park under jockey Trevor McCarthy while in company with a stablemate. "I think he did pretty good," Corrales said. "I did not want a fast work or anything like that. I just wanted to stretch him out and let him feel good about it. He really just galloped next to the other horse. Trevor said he could not hold him in the beginning, but he managed to do it." The Federico Tesio winner comes into the Preakness (G1) as one of the most experienced three-year-olds in the field. He has made 11 career starts with three victories and eight in-the-money finishes. This will be the first Triple Crown race appearance for Corrales, a local horseman who is the fifth-leading trainer at the current Pimlico meet with six winners from 26 starters. "This is like a dream," Corrales said. "It's like a lottery ticket that we got, and we'll see what happens. It gives you motivation because you're running against the best horses. I'm already down at the bottom. The only thing I can do from here is improve. Some of the media has already called my horse a pony, but sometimes the ponies can beat the others." Bodhisattva was on the lead most of the way in the Tesio before being headed briefly and coming back on the rail to win by 1 1/2 lengths at 4-1. "The horse has improved and he's done what I've needed to do with him," Corrales said. "I've taken into consideration that he might not be the best horse (in the Preakness field), but his father was a good horse and he's bred for the distance." And Corrales figures the Preakness is worth the gamble. "If you don't buy the lottery ticket, you never have a chance to win," he said. For video of Bodhisattva's work and comments by Corrales, go to https://youtu.be/mqsXSKIQBvo Divining Rod (Tapit) came out of Saturday's work in good order and spent some time Sunday morning touring the fields at the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Maryland. Trainer Arnaud Delacour said he was still waiting for a commitment from a jockey to ride the colt in the Preakness. Julien Leparoux rode Divining Rod to victory in the Lexington S. (G3) on April 11 but is staying with Danzig Moon (Malibu Moon) for the Preakness. Once decisions are made on whom trainer Todd Pletcher might run in the Preakness, Delacour said he expects to have either John Velazquez or Javier Castellano for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. Pletcher reported Sunday that he has not yet made a decision on the Preakness statuses of Materiality (Afleet Alex), Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway), Competitive Edge (Super Saver) and Stanford (Malibu Moon). A Lael Stables homebred, Divining Rod breezed a half-mile in :51 3/5 at Fair Hill Saturday and was tacked up and on the move during training hours Sunday. "He went out and had a little jog and grazed," Delacour said. "That's kind of our routine. After a breeze I don't give them a day off, but they just go for a walk out back. He was out for the best part of 30 minutes." Delacour has liked what he's seen from Divining Rod since the work. "He's very good," Delacour said. "He ate up everything. I couldn't be happier." At Gulfstream Park West on Sunday, Preakness candidate Grand Bili (City Zip) covered five panels in a bullet 1:02 2/5. Bet Horseracing Free Online at TwinSpires.com
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