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Monster work puts Chief Wallabee in top-contender conversation
On Monday, at Churchill Downs, Chief Wallabee put in a workout that is likely to move him up the list of true contenders for the 152nd Kentucky Derby.
David GreningApr 20, 2026
On Monday, at Churchill Downs, Chief Wallabee put in a workout that is likely to move him up the list of true contenders for the 152nd Kentucky Derby.
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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.
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The Kentucky Derby bubble lost two, but picked up two horses over the weekend.
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Pavlovian will be ready for a fight should a speed duel develop in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2.
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Nine of the more than 20 horses who remain under consideration to enter the 152nd Kentucky Derby on May 2 – including three whose status is still pending – put in workouts at six different locations Saturday morning, one week from entry day and two weeks before race day.
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So Happy has trained forwardly since winning the Santa Anita Derby on April 4, and on Friday morning the Mark Glatt-trained colt posted his first work since the Santa Anita Derby stamped him as a contender for the Kentucky Derby.
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One of the most eagerly anticipated workouts in the lead-up to this year's Kentucky Derby took place in relative anonymity shortly after sunrise Thursday at Palm Beach Downs.
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Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for April 15, 2026
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In a wild spring that saw him win Derby preps on four different horses, Irad Ortiz Jr. had a most difficult decision to make regarding whom to ride in the Kentucky Derby. In the end, he and his agent, Steve Rushing, opted to go with Renegade over Commandment, Further Ado, and Fulleffort. Renegade, the Arkansas Derby winner, very well could go off favored in the race.
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Renegade