Dance With Fate zips at Santa Anita

Sharon Alesia, Bran Jam Stable and Ciaglia

Racing's Dance With Fate worked a half-mile on the dirt in :47 Saturday morning

at Santa Anita. With Amir Cedeno aboard, the Blue Grass winner recorded the

second-fastest of 62 moves at the distance.

"He looked great," trainer Peter Eurton said. "He galloped out (five

furlongs) in a minute. He was just kind of cruising along. Amir Cedeno worked

him. He always works him. I get good feedback from the guy who knows him

better."

Eurton had planned to work Dance With Fate on the turf, but there was

no turf training at Santa Anita on Saturday.

"We had a little dust of rain and we were off the turf," Eurton said.

"They canceled workouts on grass today, but I wouldn't have worked him on it

anyway, because the rain made it a little slippery."

Dance With Fate

is scheduled for an early Monday morning flight from Ontario Airport to

Louisville.

"I'll be a couple hours after that," said Eurton, who is expected to arrive

at Churchill Monday afternoon.

Eurton said he would play Tuesday by ear with regard to the colt's training.

"He may jog Tuesday and then will gallop Wednesday through Friday," Eurton said.

Any plans for a blowout down the

lane?

"Not in this barn," Eurton said.

Corey Nakatani, who rode the Two Step Salsa colt for the first time in

the Blue Grass, has the Derby assignment.

In other Kentucky Derby news:

Centennial Farms' Wicked Strong walked at trainer Jimmy Jerkens' barn at

Belmont Park Saturday, the morning after working seven furlongs in 1:27.

"He came out of the work good," Jerkens said.

The Hard Spun colt was to leave New York by van mid-afternoon Saturday, and Jerkens said he is expected to arrive at Churchill Downs at approximately 5 a.m.

(EDT) Sunday. Since the colt never has been on airplane, Jerkens decided to stay with

a familiar mode of shipping prior to the Kentucky Derby.

Rajiv Maragh, who rode Wicked Strong to victory in the Wood Memorial, will

be aboard in the 140th Kentucky Derby.

Wounded Warrior Stables and Anthony Robertson's Uncle Sigh began a van ride to Churchill Downs early Saturday morning from Belmont

Park.

"He should get in there about 8 or 9

tonight and that is by design," trainer Gary Contessa said. "The races will have

started by then and there should not be too much traffic."

Uncle Sigh worked five furlongs in 1:00 on the Belmont Park training track Friday.

"He looked like a million dollars

this morning," said Contessa, who has given the Derby riding assignment to Irad

Ortiz Jr.

My Meadowview Farm's Samraat returned to the main track at

Aqueduct racetrack Saturday morning, the day after working a mile in 1:45 4/5.

"He's great," trainer Rick Violette said. "We just had a little jog on the

racetrack. He moved terrific and ate up. All systems are go."

While most trainers have their horses walk the shedrow the morning after a timed

work, Violette said he does give some of his horses some very light exercise.

"I will move them a little bit to see how they are moving after they work," Violette said.

"And because travel day is Monday, I'll probably gallop him a little bit

tomorrow and walk him on Monday."

Samraat, winner of the first five starts of his career before finishing second

in the Wood Memorial, will be flown to Louisville from New York Monday

afternoon. Jose Ortiz will ride the New York-bred in the Derby.

Trainer Graham Motion said that St.

Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds' Ring Weekend looked "super" Saturday

morning, the day after worked six furlongs on dirt in 1:12 4/5 at the Fair Hill

Training Center.

Rather than walk the morning after the work, Motion

sent the colt out to jog a mile Saturday because he will miss of a day of

training when he ships to Kentucky on Monday.

Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and

trainer Wesley Ward's Pablo Del Monte walked Saturday morning at Keeneland, the

morning after breezing six furlongs in 1:11 1/5.

Ward said Pablo Del Monte came out of the work well.

"This horse is breathing fire," Ward said, laughing. "He's ready to roll."

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