DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – Trainer Todd Pletcher came to South Florida this winter with a bevy of unproven commodities in the 3-year-old division. He will leave here in a few weeks for Churchill Downs with a strong portfolio of contenders for the 144th Kentucky Derby.

Monomoy Girl, among the leading prospects for the Kentucky Oaks, worked Sunday at Keeneland as she targets the track's major prep for the filly classic.

The Tapizar filly, trained by Brad Cox, worked four furlongs in company in 47 1/5 seconds in her final major move prior to the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes next Saturday. The filly worked early Sunday to beat wet weather expected to move into the Lexington, Ky., area later in the day; the track was officially rated “fast” for training hours. Monomoy Girl went the opening quarter in 24 seconds and galloped out in 59 4/5 seconds.

Monomoy Girl, among the leading prospects for the Kentucky Oaks, worked Sunday at Keeneland as she targets the track's major prep for the filly classic.

The Tapizar filly, trained by Brad Cox, worked four furlongs in company in 47 1/5 seconds in her final major move prior to the Grade 1 Ashland Stakes next Saturday. The filly worked early Sunday to beat wet weather expected to move into the Lexington, Ky., area later in the day; the track was officially rated “fast” for training hours. Monomoy Girl went the opening quarter in 24 seconds and galloped out in 59 4/5 seconds.

Top Kentucky Derby contender McKinzie has sustained an injury and won't start in the Santa Anita Derby, trainer Bob Baffert said a few minutes after the Dubai World Cup on Saturday night in Dubai.

Missing the Santa Anita Derby obviously would put McKinzie's status for the Kentucky Derby in doubt.

Baffert said it was unclear how McKinzie hurt himself and even what the exact nature of the injury is. McKinzie worked a strong five furlongs on Monday at Santa Anita but didn't come out to train Thursday.

Blended Citizen, the winner of the Jeff Ruby at Turfway Park in his most recent outing, worked Saturday morning at Keeneland as he prepares for next weekend's Blue Grass, in which he will attempt to definitively punch his ticket to the Kentucky Derby.

The Proud Citizen colt went five furlongs in 1:01 1/5 in company with new stablemate Arawak, a move that left jockey Kyle Frey "ecstatic."

"It was great, beautiful," Frey said. "He handles the dirt good, especially this surface."

A communication problem between the New York Racing Association and AmTote resulted in incorrect pick six information being announced several times late on the Friday card.

Racing analyst Andy Serling announced on-air following the eighth race of the nine-race program that there would be a $61,486 carryover into Saturday. A graphic on the simulcast feed stated the same information.

After the ninth race was run, announcer Frank Mirahmadi said the pick six paid $61,486. He then came back on-air and said that there would be a carryover. The graphic then reappeared.

ARCADIA, Calif. – Kenjisstorm and True Royalty are scheduled to start next in stakes here after each won an optional claimer Thursday at Santa Anita.

Kenjisstorm won his first start since July in a race at a mile. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Kenjisstorm stalked the early pace before prevailing by 2 1/4 lengths over graded stakes winner Free Rose. The first two finishers are candidates for the Grade 3 American Stakes at a mile on turf April 21.

ARCADIA, Calif. – The Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 7 may have one of its smallest fields in recent history, and the presence of the two leading 3-year-olds in the nation – Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie – is largely to blame.

McKinzie and Bolt d’Oro, both Grade 1 winners as 2-year-olds, were first and second, separated by a head, in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on March 10. McKinzie was disqualified and placed second behind Bolt d’Oro for causing interference in the stretch.

World Approval, the reigning champion male turf horse, worked a sharp five furlongs in 1:00.95 over the turf course at Palm Meadows on Friday morning in preparation for a start in the Grade 1, $300,000 Maker’s 46 Mile at Keeneland on April 13.

World Approval worked in company with the stakes-winning filly Let It Ride Mom, getting a final quarter in 24.29 seconds and galloping-out six furlongs in 1:14.20.

“The plan was to put a good, strong work in him today and it sounds like that’s what we got,” said Mark Casse, who was not at Palm Meadows on Friday.

Danny Gargan enjoyed a successful winter meet at Gulfstream Park and plans to keep a string of horses there year round, he said Thursday.

“Racing’s going in the right direction there,” Gargan said.

Gargan will have his main base in New York this summer, and he plans to have a presence in Kentucky during the fall.

“I’m looking at having a big stable in the fall in Kentucky,” Gargan said. ”People give you horses there.”