LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Chief Wallabee bandwagon suddenly got a lot more crowded after the relatively inexperienced but extremely talented 3-year-old turned in his penultimate Kentucky Derby workout Monday at Churchill Downs. Chief Wallabee was the lone Kentucky Derby contender to breeze Monday, doing so under clear but chilly skies at 7:30 a.m. during the special Derby/Oaks training session. The racetrack was on the quick side throughout the morning, perhaps even more so following the 7 a.m. renovation break. With regular rider Junior Alvarado aboard, Chief Wallabee was kept under a tight hold after breaking off a couple of lengths behind recent maiden special weight winner Gilded Bandit – a winner at Keeneland with a 93 Beyer Speed Figure – at the half-mile pole. Chief Wallabee remained a length behind after posting a 25.07-second opening split, joined his mate upon settling into the stretch, and was beginning to edge clear after hitting the wire in 48.24. He then maintained an extremely strong pace while readily widening that advantage into and around the turn, completing five furlongs in 1:00.01 before galloping out an eye-catching six furlongs while kept several paths off the rail in 1:12 flat per Daily Racing Form. Alvarado offered little if any encouragement at any point along the way. :: DRF Kentucky Derby Package: Save on Past Performances, Clocker Reports, Betting Strategies, and more. The work was the second for Chief Wallabee since his third-place finish behind highly regarded Derby contenders Commandment and The Puma in the Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28. Both those works have come with the addition of blinkers, an equipment change that has appeared to improve the horse’s focus. Monday marked the first time Chief Wallabee has breezed over the Churchill Downs surface. Chief Wallabee was preceded during the Derby/Oaks session by Lorelei Lee, who breezed a half-mile in 24.03 and 48.27 before continuing out five-eighths in 1:01.47 into the clubhouse turn in preparation for the Oaks. Lorelei Lee will be making her first start on dirt after all three of her previous outings took place over the synthetic surface at Turfway Park. Trainer Brad Cox sent out his trio of Derby starters, Commandment, Fulleffort , and Further Ado, for routine gallops under the lights before 6 a.m. Further Ado easily was the most impressive of the trio, looking very strong during a highly energetic session in which he was purposefully kept out past the middle of the racetrack much of the way. Sunday: Santa Anita A pair of potential Derby starters, Louisiana Derby runner-up Pavlovian and Intrepido, a non-threatening fourth in the Santa Anita Derby, worked Sunday over a fast track at Santa Anita. :: Get DRF Kentucky Oaks & Derby Clocker Reports by Mike Welsch and the DRF Clocker Team Pavlovian broke five lengths behind stablemate Robusta, eventually wearing that one down at the wire but while under some late urging to do so. He completed the distance in 1:15.27 off opening splits of 25.75 and 50.56 for the quarter- and half-mile then continued seven-eighths while sent along into the clubhouse turn in an average 1:28.03. Intrepido, who still needs a little help to crack the Derby lineup, was given a couple of targets to run at, taking some dirt down the lane before eventually overtaking the pair after four furlongs in 47.43. He galloped out slightly best while kept widest into the bend in 59.50. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.