Untapable, Kiss Moon scheduled to work Sunday

Untapable galloped two miles shortly

after 6 a.m. (EDT) Saturday morning at Churchill with Angel Garcia aboard for trainer Steve

Asmussen as she readies for Friday's Grade 1, $1 million Kentucky Oaks.

The conditioner said his Tapit filly, who captured the Fair Grounds Oaks and

Rachel Alexandra by a combined 17 1/4 lengths in her most recent efforts, would work

Sunday morning with his second set shortly after 6 a.m. Garcia will handle

the breeze.

Rosie Napravnik, who has been aboard for all four of the filly's

victories in her six-race career, including her two opening races at Churchill, has the mount in the Kentucky Oaks.

Kiss Moon galloped 1 1/2 miles after the

renovation break at Churchill on Saturday with Otto Thorwarth up for trainer David Vance.

The Malibu Moon filly, who will be ridden in the Oaks by Victor Espinoza, is

scheduled to work Sunday morning on her own.

"She's going to go by herself," Vance

said. "I don't want a :58 (work)."

Sunland Park Oaks runner-up Empress of Midway walked the shedrow Saturday

morning, a day after working a half-mile in :49 4/5 under the Twin Spires. No rider for the Oaks has been

confirmed by trainer Doug O'Neill, who said via text that a decision would be

made Sunday.

Fiftyshadesofgold also walked the shedrow at her barn a day after

clocking four furlongs in :48 2/5 at Churchill. Trainer Bret Calhoun said no

decision would be made on his gray filly's Oaks participation for a couple of

days.

"Right now I am leaning toward the

(Grade 3, $175,000) Eight Belles (on Friday)," Calhoun said. "I want to see how the rest of the

field works this weekend and then we'll make a decision."

Unbridled Forever, the third-place finisher in the Fair Grounds Oaks, jogged a mile Saturday under exercise

rider Pedro Velez. It was her first exercise on the track since she breezed

a bullet five

furlongs Thursday in 1:00 4/5.

"The filly worked real good, came out of it good," trainer Dallas Stewart said. "The

main thing at this point is how they come out of it."

Unbridled Forever began her career last fall at Churchill Downs, finishing fifth

in an October 27 maiden before earning her first career win by 5 1/4 lengths on November 30.

The bay miss captured the Silverbulletday at Fair Grounds in her January 18 stakes,

and sophomore, debut.

In other Oaks news:

Fantasy victress Sugar Shock jogged two miles under Seth VanDyke after

the morning renovation break on Saturday.

"All is good here," trainer Doug Anderson said. "She wanted to do more

this morning, but she did what we wanted."

Anderson, who is part of the On Cloud

Nine ownership group, bought Sugar Shock for $20,000 at Keeneland in September

2012.

"The main thing I liked about her was

the pedigree," Anderson said. "She's by Candy Ride who is a very useful sire and

her second dam is a Grade 3 winner. We thought she had potential and that's

why we bought her."

Calvin Borel will have the mount in Oaks.

Bourbonette winner Aurelia's Belle galloped Saturday under exercise

rider Calamity Compton at Churchill.

"Very well. She went good," trainer Wayne Catalano said.

Catalano expressed respect for likely Oaks favorite Untapable but is upbeat

about challenging her Friday.

"She's very talented," he praised Untapable. "If the points system were

different, she'd probably be running in the Derby. She looked very good to me, a

couple of races that I saw her, pretty impressive races. But obviously, she's a

very nice filly, but they've got to run the races. We like our filly. I wouldn't

trade place right now with anybody."

Channing Hill, Catalano's son-in-law, has the mount on Aurelia's Belle in the

Oaks.

Grade 1 scorer and last-out Santa Anita Oaks second Ria Antonia schooled

in the gate and galloped 1 1/2 miles Saturday morning, trainer Bob Baffert said.

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