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Pablo Del Monte works six furlongs at Keeneland
Barbara D. Livingston Pablo Del Monte, who drew in to the Kentucky Derby when Hoppertunity scratched, will skip the race and look toward the Preakness.
Pablo Del Monte, scratched off the also-eligibles list in the Derby to await the Preakness, breezed six furlongs Saturday in 1:12.20 over the Polytrack surface at Keeneland.
In company with a 3-year-old filly named High Wire Kitten, Pablo Del Monte went in splits of 12.20, 24.80, 36.60, and 48.40, with a seven-furlong out time of 1:25. He finished well clear of his workmate, who went six furlongs in 1:13.
“Pablo Del Monte is doing absolutely super,” said trainer Wesley Ward.
Pablo Del Monte will be on the same Monday charter as California Chrome.
* A scheduled Saturday workout for Illinois Derby winner Dynamic Impact was delayed by one morning because of the nasty weather. “We’ll try it again,” said trainer Mark Casse.