On the Kentucky Derby worktab
Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner BIG TRUCK (Hook and Ladder) blazed four
furlongs in a bullet :46 3/5 at Keeneland on Tuesday. The moves were the
co-fastest of 56 works at the distance. Trained by Barclay Tagg, Big Truck is
under consideration for Saturday's Blue Grass S. (G1).
"He worked a little faster than I desired, but not too fast," Tagg said.
"He's a fast horse. But he did it easily and he handled the track well."
Tagg added that he wanted to see how Big Truck comes out of the work before
making a final decision on the Blue Grass. Big Truck handed champion War Pass
(Cherokee Run) his first defeat in the Tampa Bay Derby on March 15.
ELYSIUM FIELDS (El Prado [Ire]), who finished a close second to Cool
Coal Man (Mineshaft) in the Fountain of Youth S. (G2) before running a
disappointing 11th in the Florida Derby (G1) on March 29, breezed four furlongs
in :47 3/5, also for Tagg.
Tagg said Elysium Fields will not start in the Blue Grass, but may run in the
Lexington.
"He worked very well, but he's got some congestion and we need to get that
cleared up," said Tagg, who described the colt as only a "slight possible" for
the Kentucky Derby.
Over a fast track at Oaklawn Park, stakes winner ABLAZE WITH SPIRIT
(American Spirit), most recently third in the WinStar Derby, worked four
furlongs in :50 2/5 in preparation for Saturday's Arkansas Derby (G2).
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