ADVICE/DUNKIRK/JOIN IN THE DANCE At Churchill Downs, assistant trainer Mike McCarthy had two of trainer Todd Pletchers candidates for the 135th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) out for exercise early on a beautiful morning beneath the Twin Spires.

With the first set, shortly after the track opened at 6 a.m., Join in the Dance and exercise rider Kevin Willey took a mile and three-eighths tour of oval, galloping along in the dark with only a few other Thoroughbreds joining them on the mile oval.

At about 6:30, Willey switched tack to Advice and took him roughly the same distance. They had more company on the big strip for their leg-stretching just as daylight began to arrive on the scene.

Pletcher was scheduled to fly from Florida on Sunday and oversee Derby preparations for Join in the Dance and Advice, which will include works for each on Monday. Advice is slated to work a half-mile and Join in the Dance will breeze five furlongs.

Meanwhile, at Palm Meadows training center in Florida, another Pletcher charge this one being the $3.7 million dollar yearling sales purchase Dunkirk went back to the track for a light jog following his five-furlong drill in 1:01.05 on Saturday.

He came out of that work in great shape, Pletcher said. His energy level was good this morning and were pleased with where he is.

Dunkirk will ship to Louisville by air Monday.

Pletcher also will work Take the Points five furlongs after the break Monday. The Even the Score colt has $85,000 in graded stakes earnings and would need a couple of defections from the list of Kentucky Derby probables to secure a starting gate slot.

CHOCOLATE CANDY Chocolate Candy ambled to the racetrack Sunday morning at 7 oclock under exercise rider Lindsey Molina, stopping along the way to take in the scene, eyes bright and ears pricking.

Hell get there, one of these days, stable overseer Galen May said with a smile, knowing that his big, easy-going son of Candy Ride liked to take his time about going about his business.

Chocolate Candy did, in fact, make it to the track in fairly short order and go for a good gallop of a mile and a half. Molina nodded when he walked off into the six-furlong gap. Hes doing good, she said.

May noted that trainer Jerry Hollendorfer would be in from his Northern California headquarters later Sunday and would no doubt be at the barn early Monday morning to call the shots for Chocolate Candys final major work heading toward Kentucky Derby 135 on Saturday.

Hell probably go out early, May said. Jerry likes to get things done as soon as he can.

May, who for 31 years ran the testing barns at the Northern California tracks before retiring in 2003 and signing on as Hollendorfers head traveling lad, noted that this was his fourth trip to the Derby in that role.

Eye of the Tiger (fifth in 2003) was my best finish so far, May said. But this colt hes special. He might be able to do better.

DESERT PARTY/REGAL RANSOM The Godolphin duo of Regal Ransom and Desert Party walked the shedrow at Barn 41 a day after putting in five-furlong works.

Henry Spiller, an assistant to trainer Saeed bin Suroor, said both colts came out of their works well and would return to the track to jog in the morning with Regal Ransom going out first at 6 oclock and followed soon after by Desert Party.

The duo posted the fastest works of 30 at the distance on Saturday with Regal Ransom going in :59.20 and Desert Party in :59.60. Exercise rider Bob Chapman handled both works.

Both colts broke their maidens in their first attempts with Regal Ransom debuting at Saratoga and Desert Party at Arlington Park. Alan Garcia, who rode Regal Ransom in his first two starts and partnered him again to victory in the UAE Derby (Grade II), has the Derby riding assignment on that colt. Ramon Dominguez will get a leg up for the first time on Desert Party in Derby 135.

FLAT OUT Oxbow Racings Flat Out has been injured and is off the Kentucky Derby trail.

Trainer Charles Scooter Dickey said a precautionary exam performed at Lexingtons Hagyard-Davidson-McGee Equine Clinic on Saturday revealed a stress fracture in the colts shoulder

Flat Out, winner of the Smarty Jones Stakes this January at Oaklawn Park, will be sidelined about four months, Dickey said.

Flat Out stood 22nd on the graded earnings list and wouldve needed a couple of defections to make the field for Derby 135.

FLYING PRIVATE Robert Baker and William Macks Flying Private galloped under exercise rider Taylor Carty.

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has enlisted the services of Robby Albarado for Kentucky Derby 135, said Flying Private will work Monday or Tuesday.

FRIESAN FIRE Vinery Stables and Fox Hill Farms Friesan Fire galloped a mile and a half under trainer Larry Jones after the renovation break.

Jones plans to work Friesan Fire five furlongs on Monday after the renovation break with jockey Gabriel Saez up.

We just want him to go out and come back good, Jones said when asked what he was looking for on Monday. Id just like to see him get over the track without a lot of effort.

Friesan Fire will work in blinkers in the morning.

Hes looking around now and the last two days he has not been focused, Jones said. Hopefully the blinkers will help.

Friesan Fires final works before his three races at Fair Grounds this year ran the gamut, but the end result was always the same: a stakes victory.

His work before the LeComte (:48.60 for a half, second-best of 69) was the first time Gabe got on him, Jones said. Before the Risen Star (1:04.40 for five furlongs), people thought it was too slow and before the Louisiana derby (:58.20 for five furlongs), people thought it was too fast.

Jones is following a similar pattern with Friesan Fire as he did two years ago with Hard Spun, who would finish second to Street Sense in Derby 133. Hard Spun worked a mile at Keeneland in 1:42.40 on April 23 before shipping to Churchill Downs and then worked five furlongs in :57.60 on April 30. Friesan Fire worked a mile in 1:39.60 at Keeneland on April 19.

I think hell work well, but not like Hard Spun did, Jones said. They are different types of horses. I just dont want him going in 1:04 after seven weeks off.

Immediately after the Friesan Fire work tomorrow, Jones and Saez will return to the track to work Kodiak Kowboy for Vinery and Fox Hill. Winner of the Grade I Carter in his most recent start on April 4, Kodiak is being pointed to Saturdays $250,000 Churchill Downs (Grade II) at seven furlongs.

GENERAL QUARTERS Former Louisville high school principal Tom McCarthy, owner/trainer of this years Toyota Blue Grass (Grade I) winner, did not hand out any demerits or discipline Sunday, but rather waited patiently for exercise rider Julie Sheets to arrive at Barn 37. General Quarters, however, was not as patient, pulling McCarthys son, Tom, around the barn with high energy and eventually going back into his stall before teaming with Sheets and heading to the track.

General Quarters showed much more spark than in recent days, but relaxed nicely as he was hand led to the track by the elder McCarthy. Once into his 1 1/2-mile gallop, it was clear that the son of Sky Mesa was feeling fresh. Said McCarthy as his colt cruised by, Hes full of himself today. Easy Julie!

We only gave him a lackadaisical five-eighths work to keep some fire in the tank, McCarthy said trackside, referring to last weeks workout, which was intended to be the horses last before the Derby. Apparently, theres plenty of gas still in there.

If General Quarters remains this fresh, McCarthy said that he could give the colt a blowout later this week if we need to take the edge off.

Julien Leparoux will have the mount in the Derby. His first time getting a leg up on General Quarters will be when they call for riders up.

Thats nothing new, McCarthy said. Julien rides a lot of horses that way. Well go over a few things right before the race.

HOLD ME BACK WinStar Farms Hold Me Back closed out his serious training for Kentucky Derby 135 by working five furlongs in company in 1:01.60 under three-time Kentucky Derby-winning rider Kent Desormeaux.

Working before 7 a.m., Hold Me Back reeled off fractions of :13,:25.20, :37.20 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:14.80 while working in company with Flying Warrior. The move was the 13th-fastest of 24 at the distance over a track rated as fast.

Hold Me Back broke off about a length and half behind Flying Warrior at the five-eighths pole, caught up to his workmate at the head of the stretch and moved by before the eighth pole.

I thought the work was very good, trainer Bill Mott said. He was under a hold the whole way and finished well on his own. He appeared to handle the track very well and that is a good sign. Kent said he still wanted to gallop out after a mile.

Hold Me Backs lone race on a dirt track resulted in a fifth-place finish in the Grade II Remsen at Aqueduct to close out his 2-year-old campaign.

He had trained well there, but he just didnt show up that day, Mott said. He was immature at the time and I am willing to give him the benefit of doubt. He trained well on dirt before and has since.

I WANT REVENGE Wood Memorial (Grade I) winner I Want Revenge stayed on edge with a two-mile open gallop around the fast main track Sunday morning. Regular exercise rider Joe Deegan was aboard. I Want Revenge was scheduled to school in the paddock before the first race Sunday.

He went really well this morning, said trainer Jeff Mullins, who arrived on the Derby scene Saturday night from California. We plan to breeze him on Tuesday, either a half or five-eighths, I havent decided yet.

The colt by Stephen Got Even, who will be one of the favorites on Saturday, has breezed the last two Tuesdays at Churchill Downs, getting a half-mile in :50 flat on April 14, and five furlongs in 1:01.60 on April 21.

I Want Revenge, owned by the partnership of David Lanzman, IEAH Stables, Charles Winner and Puglisi Racing, has won his past two starts, the Grade III Gotham and Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. Joe Talamo, who has been aboard in all the colts victories, has the mount Saturday.

MINE THAT BIRD With his final major Kentucky Derby 135 workout looming Monday morning, Mine That Bird turned in an easy 1 3/4 miles Sunday, jogging a quarter-mile and loping about a mile and a half, trainer Chip Woolley said. Mine That Bird, last years Sovereign Award winner as Canadas top juvenile colt, is scheduled to work at 8:50 a.m., but that time could be pushed back a few minutes given the busy schedule of jockey Calvin Borel.

Hes working the big mare (Oaks favorite Rachel Alexandra) at 8:30 and then my horse at 8:50, Woolley said. Well work five-eighths and I want to see him finish. Id like to see something in about a minute-and-one (fifth); something that wont kill him, but show hes sharp. The main part of the work I want to see is how he does down the lane.

Woolley is among a sizable list of Kentucky Derby rookie trainers this year, but they follow great company in recent history. Five of the past six Derbies have been won by trainers making their debut in the race (Barclay Tagg, John Servis, John Shirreffs, Michael Matz and Rick Dutrow).

MR. HOT STUFF WinStar Farms Mr. Hot Stuff worked five furlongs in 1:00.40 over the synthetic Pro-Ride surface at Santa Anita on Sunday morning and will board an airplane for Churchill Downs on Monday with Kentucky Derby plans on his agenda.

Trainer Eoin Harty oversaw his charges drill in California and termed it a nice, easy move.

We didnt ask him to do too much today, the transplanted Irishman said. He just went about it in good fashion and finished up well. Hell fly tomorrow.

The brother to Colonel John, the sixth-place finisher in the 2008 Kentucky Derby, will be stabled in Barn 41.

Harty, who was flying to Louisville himself Sunday, said rider plans still have not been finalized for Mr. Hot Stuff.

Were still working on it, he said. Well have one by Wednesday morning.

Entries for Kentucky Derby 135 will close at 10 a.m. on Wednesday with the order of post position selection starting at 12:04 p.m. and the actual post position selections beginning at 12:15 p.m.

MUSKET MAN The day after working five furlongs in 1:01.60, Musket Man had an easy morning Sunday, walking under the Barn 41 shedrow.

Trainer Derek Ryan said he will bring Musket Man up to the Derby with daily gallops, and has scheduled a session at the gate for Wednesday.

This is the first Derby for Ryan, who trains primarily at Monmouth Park in New Jersey during the summer and Tampa Bay Downs in the winter. Musket Man came into prominence by winning the Pasco Stakes and Tampa Bay Derby (Grade III) this winter, and then added to his resume by taking the Illinois Derby (Grade II) at Hawthorne in his most recent start on April 4. The colt has won five of six career starts.

This will be the third Derby mount for jockey Eibar Coa, who finished fifth on Eye Of The Tiger in 2004, and fourth on Tale of Ekati last year.

Eric Fein, who owns the horse in partnership with Vic Carlson, has a starter in the Derby for the second straight year. He made the big show last year with Big Truck, who finished 18th.

PAPA CLEM No news was good news around the barn of the Arkansas Derby (Grade II) winner, one day after he worked seven furlongs in 1:29.20. The Gary Stute trainee was given an easy morning walking the shedrow and is scheduled to walk for a second straight day Monday before returning to the track Tuesday.

Rafael Bejarano will ride Papa Clem on Saturday in search of his first Derby score. A leading jockey in California and Kentucky, Bejaranos best Triple Crown race finish was his second-place run aboard Andromedas Hero in the 2005 Belmont Stakes.

PIONEEROF THE NILE Santa Anita Derby (Grade I) winner Pioneerof the Nile was out early on the racetrack Sunday for a mile and a half gallop under exercise rider George Alvarez.

He went good, Alvarez said enthusiastically afterward. Hes doing really well. He couldnt be doing any better. I gallop him in California, too, and this is the best hes felt.

Pioneerof the Nile, an Empire Maker colt, will partner with two-time Eclipse Award winner Garrett Gomez in Derby 135 and is scheduled for his final major breeze Monday morning.

QUALITY ROAD Tinges of blood appeared twice on the pesky right-front quarter crack of potential Kentucky Derby favorite Quality Road on Sunday morning as trainer Jimmy Jerkens, hoof specialist Ian McKinlay and owner Edward Evans continue to race against the clock. All in all, it was an eventful Belmont Park morning for the Florida Derby (Grade I) winner, who galloped 1 3/4 miles after McKinlay outfitted him with an acrylic patch and drain.

After galloping sound and going over the ground well under exercise rider Juan Moreno, Quality Road returned to the Jerkens barn with a tinge of blood seeping from the newly patched quarter crack.

Everything had been stabilized, McKinlay said. When I changed the wires today, the crack opened up a bit during the process. A bit of sensitive tissue was aggravated. Hopefully tomorrow when he breezes there wont be a tinge of blood.

The Quality Road camp will press on toward Mondays scheduled workout over the Belmont training track. If the son of Elusive Quality is to travel to Churchill Downs on Tuesday and be entered in the Run for the Roses on Wednesday, hell have to pass Mondays 9:20 a.m. test with flying colors. The six-furlong breeze will determine his Derby fate.

He has to work to our liking and come out of it perfect, Jerkens said. If he takes one bad step anywhere, forget it. I would have liked to have seen no blood (this morning), but it didnt surprise me because he was still tender.

Its not a soundness issue, McKinlay said, adding, He is well on the mend. This is live tissue; were not changing a flat tire. There are a lot of judgment calls.

Quality Roads original right-hind quarter-crack patch has held perfectly and has not been problematic. Still, the latest set-back looms over his Derby 135 .

Im optimistic its going to work out, Evans said.

NYRA notes writer Jenny Kellner contributed to this report.

SQUARE EDDIE Following a mile and one-half gallop around the big Churchill Downs oval, Square Eddie put it in drive for exercise rider Tony Romero and drilled four furlongs in :50.20 Sunday morning. The son of Smart Strike broke off at the three-eighths pole and finishing up at the seven-eighths, with a solid gallop-out around the clubhouse turn.

The move was accomplished shortly after the morning renovation break at approximately 8:30 with trainer Doug ONeill, along with his brother Dennis, in the grandstand overseeing the exercise. The ONeills arrived Saturday evening and are signed on to stay through Derby 135 on Saturday.

Clockers timed the move with the following early splits:12.80, :25, :37.60 then a gallop-out time 1:03.20.

I thought it was an awesome work, Doug ONeill said afterward. Were very pleased with it. We know were asking a lot of this horse, but we think hes up to it. Obviously, when you want a horse to come back in two weeks (off his third-place finish in the Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland on April 18) following a three-month break in his racing schedule (his prior start was the San Rafael at Santa Anita on Jan. 17) to run in a race as tough as the Kentucky Derby, youre asking a lot. The only way you could do that is to think youve got a super horse. And in our minds thats what he is a super horse.

The trainer indicated that Square Eddie would get a day off tomorrow and merely walk the shedrow, followed by a jog day Tuesday, gallop days Wednesday and Thursday, then jogs on Friday and Saturday as his final preparations for the Run for the Roses.

Corey Nakatani will get a leg up on Square Eddie in Derby 135 next Saturday, the first time hes handled the Canadian-bred, wholl be making the ninth start of his career and first on a pure-dirt surface.

SUMMER BIRD Summer Bird, a son of 2004 Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone, jogged two miles around the Churchill strip Sunday morning with jockey Chris Rosier aboard.

Trainer Tim Ice was on hand to supervise the exercise after traveling to Lone Star Park Saturday to saddle runners in two stakes. Affirmed Truth ran third in the Richland Stakes, while Catmantoo finished out of the money in the Texas Mile, both with Rozier aboard.

This is the first Derby experience for Ice, a 34-year-old Ohio native who went out on his own just this year after serving as assistant to Morris Nicks, Cole Norman and Keith Desormeaux.

To make it here to the Derby in my first year as a trainer is extraordinary, Ice said Sunday while watching Summer Bird graze behind the barn. Just extraordinary. Im thrilled to be here.

Summer Bird, a good-looking chestnut, has had just three lifetime starts, his only win in maiden company at Oaklawn Park on March 19. He went right from that race into the Grade II Arkansas Derby, where he finished a fast-closing third behind Papa Clem and Old Fashioned.

Summer Birds final breeze, six furlongs in 1:15 4/5 on Friday, was dismissed by some observers as too slow, but the trainer was satisfied.

He got what he needed out of the work, Ice said. Hes looking and acting really well. I look for him to run good Saturday. He wont disappoint me no matter what he does.

The colt was bred by his owners, the husband-wife team of Drs. K.K. and V. Devi Jayaraman. They had a Derby starter in 1989, when Irish Actor ran seventh behind Sunday Silence.

WEST SIDE BERNIE West Side Bernie who had his final Derby breeze on Saturday, just walked under the shedrow Sunday morning.

He cooled out well, and hes got the right demeanor today, said trainer Kelly Breen, who is experiencing his first Derby. He ate good, and hes acting good. Thats all I can ask.

The son of Bernstein, a $50,000 yearling purchase by Breen on behalf of George and Lori Hall, breezed a half-mile in :48.20 Saturday with jockey Stewart Elliott aboard. In his most recent start, West Side Bernie ran second to I Want Revenge in the Grade I Wood Memorial.

WIN WILLY Win Willy, a red-roan son of Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, had a busy Sunday morning, schooling at the gate and then galloping a mile and a half around the Churchill Downs oval.

Trainer Mac Robertson, who will be participating in his first Derby, is still at Canterbury Downs, bedding down a large string of horses that will race there this summer. His wife, Cyndi, a veterinarian, was on hand Sunday to supervise preparations with the aid of groom Luis Moldonado and exercise rider Elias Lopez.

Mac will work him either Monday or Tuesday, Cyndi said. Whatever day he gets here, the horse will have his final breeze.

Win Willy took the Grade II Rebel at Oaklawn Park, with Old Fashioned more than two lengths behind, but then finished fourth behind that rival in the Arkansas Derby. He has not worked yet at Churchill Downs since shipping in from Arkansas.

The colt is owned by Jerome and Marlene Myers, who campaign as the Jer-Mar Stable, and was a $25,000 yearling purchase at Keeneland.

The 35-year-old Robertson got his start on the racetrack working for his father, trainer Hugh Robertson, who campaigns at the Chicago-area tracks.

Thomas Van Meter and Charles Kidders Be Fair worked five furlongs in 1:00 20 under exercise rider Omar Golon. The move, taking place shortly after the track opened, was the fourth-fastest of 24 at the distance over a track rated as fast.

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a four-time winner of the Kentucky Oaks, said, She went just perfect. Lukas added, Have you ever heard a trainer not like a horses work?

Marylou Whitney Stables Tweeter galloped shortly after the track opened at 6 a.m. Lukas is still not definite on her final work plans, but has indicated it would come Monday or Tuesday.

FLYING SPUR Mike Rutherfords Flying Spur galloped a mile and quarter under exercise rider Joanna Trout before the renovation break Sunday morning.

Trainer Bill Mott indicated Flying Spur, runner-up in the Grade II Fair Grounds Oaks to Rachel Alexandra, would work Monday morning, probably before the renovation break.

Garrett Gomez, winner of the 2007 Kentucky Oaks on Rags To Riches, has the riding assignment on Flying Spur.

GABBYS GOLDEN GAL The lightly raced (four starts) winner of the Sunland Park Oaks, Gabbys Golden Gal, had her final major move for Fridays Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs Sunday morning when she clipped off five furlongs in 1:00.40 shortly after the renovation break.

With trainer Bob Baffert taking it in from the tracks grandstand, the smallish daughter of Medaglia dOro had former rider Joe Steiner in the tack as she went generously through the drill.

The thoughtful Steiner gave the move a literal and figurative thumbs up.

She just cruised around there for me, he said. And she galloped out strong. I said OK, thats good, when we finished up. Shes just a little thing, but she feels big under you. Shes coming up to it right; doing all she can do. Shell be hooking into a tough one (solid favorite Rachel Alexandra), but shes going to be ready to do her part. Sometimes its just a matter of being ready and getting lucky.

Victor Espinoza has the call on Gabbys Golden Gal for the nine-furlong Oaks.

JUSTWHISTLEDIXIE West Point Thoroughbreds Justwhistledixie walked the shedrow at Barn 42 for a second consecutive morning. The Kiaran McLaughlin trainee worked a half-mile in :49 on Friday and is scheduled to go back to the track in the morning.

Julien Leparoux, who rode Justwhistledixie to victory in the Grade II Bonnie Miss on March 27 in her most recent start, has the Oaks riding assignment.

NAN J. Paul Reddams Nan returned to the track for a light jog under exercise rider Jose Castanon after walking the shedrow on Saturday.

The Craig Dollase trainee had her final pre-Oaks work on Friday with a five-furlong drill in company in 1:00.20.

Corey Nakatani, a two-time Kentucky Oaks winner, has the riding assignment on Nan.

RACHEL ALEXANDRA L and M Partners Rachel Alexandra galloped a mile and half before the renovation break under exercise rider Rudy Gallegos.

The probable Kentucky Oaks favorite is scheduled to work a half-mile after the renovation break in the morning with jockey Calvin Borel up.

I am looking for her to go in about :48 and maybe let her gallop out, trainer Hal Wiggins said.

Wiggins, whose horses occupy most all of Barn 30, will have plenty to keep him busy this week along with Rachel Alexandra. Ive got one in on Tuesday, Im entering one for Thursday and were running Abbott Hall in the Edgewood on Friday, Wiggins said.

Abbott Hall is owned by Dolphus Morrison, breeder and co-owner of Rachel Alexandra.

BE FAIR Thomas Van Meter and Charles Kidders Be Fair galloped Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs with exercise rider Omar Golon up.

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a four-time winner of the Kentucky Oaks, has enlisted the services of jockey Rafael Bejarano to ride Be Fair in the May 1 Kentucky Oaks (GI).

FITZ JUST RIGHT/JUSTWHISTLEDIXIE West Point Thoroughbreds duo of Fitz Just Right and Justwhistledixie are scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs from Keeneland on Wednesday afternoon. The Kiaran McLaughlin trainees will be housed in Barn 42.

The fillies are scheduled to work Friday and McLaughlin will be on hand for the works.

Ramon Dominguez has the riding assignment on Fitz Just Right and Julien Leparoux will partner Justwhistledixie in the Oaks.

FLYING SPUR Mike Rutherfords Flying Spur is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs from Keeneland on Wednesday afternoon and will be stabled in trainer Bill Motts barn (19).

In her most recent start, Flying Spur ran second to probable Kentucky Oaks favorite Rachel Alexandra in the Fair Grounds Oaks (Grade II) on March 14. Flying Spur, a homebred daughter of Giants Causeway, is a daughter of Lakeway, who ran second in the 1994 Kentucky Oaks.

GABBYS GOLDEN GIRL Arnold Zetchers Gabbys Golden Girl jogged before the renovation break Wednesday morning under exercise rider George Alvarez.

Trained by Bob Baffert, Gabbys Golden Girl enters the Oaks off a 13-length victory in the Sunland Park Oaks on March 29. Victor Espinoza, who was aboard for the first time that day, has the Oaks riding assignment.

NAN J. Paul Reddams Nan visited the starting gate and then galloped a mile and an eighth before the renovation break under exercise rider Jose Castanon.

Trained by Craig Dollase, Nan is scheduled to work on Friday or Saturday. Corey Nakatani has the Oaks riding assignment.

RACHEL ALEXANDRA L and M Partners Rachel Alexandra continued to show her readiness for next Fridays Kentucky Oaks by galloping a mile and a half under stout restraint from exercise rider Rudy Gallegos.

She is like that every morning, trainer Hal Wiggins said.

Calvin Borel, who has ridden Rachel Alexandra to four consecutive daylight victories, is scheduled to work Rachel Alexandra a half-mile on Monday as their final tuneup for the Oaks.

Backbackbackgone defeated Position A by 2 1/2 lengths to win Wednesdays $73,450 Harry Henson Stakes on opening day of Hollywood Parks spring-summer meeting.

Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Backbackbackgone covered six furlongs on the turf in a stakes record 1:08.16 and paid $6.40, $4 and $2.20. Bejarano also won the third race on the card.

Position A returned $4 and $2.80, while Wall Street Wonder was another neck back in third and paid $2.10.

Backbackbackgone hadnt raced since finishing 10th in the Sunshine Millions Dash at Floridas Gulfstream in late January. He was making his debut on turf.

The victory, worth $43,830, increased Backbackbackgones career earnings to $203,270, with five wins in seven starts.

Joel Rosario rode four winners on the eight-race card.

Mike McCarthy, assistant to trainer Todd Pletcher, said that Advice, winner of last Saturdays Coolmore Lexington Stakes (Grade II) and Join in the Dance, fifth-place finisher in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Grade I), would ship to Churchill Downs from Keeneland on Wednesday and would be on the track to train Thursday morning.

Advice is owned by WinStar Farm and tentatively scheduled to work on April 27. Join in the Dance, stands 21st on the list of graded-stakes money won and would need a defection from the prospective field to secure a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate.

Pletchers third Kentucky Derby hopeful Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smiths Dunkirk, is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs from Palm Meadows on April 28. Pletcher is scheduled in the same day. Edgar Prado has the mount on Dunkirk.

CHOCOLATE CANDY The Sid and Jenny Craig Trusts Chocolate Candy walked the shedrow at Barn 42 a day after working a mile in 1:42.

Galen May, assistant to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, said the colt would return to the track in the morning. Hollendorfer is scheduled to return to Louisville on Saturday and Chocolate Candy is slated for his final pre-Derby work on Monday or Tuesday.

DESERT PARTY/REGAL RANSOM Both of the Godolphin hopefuls for Kentucky Derby 135 went about their business before the renovation break on Wednesday.

With exercise rider Bob Chapman handling both colts, Regal Ransom galloped a mile and a quarter and then Desert Party visited the starting gate and galloped a mile and a half.

Trainer Saeed bin Suroor is scheduled to be in Louisville on Saturday when the final works for the colts are scheduled. A decision from Sheikh Mohammed on which horses jockeys Ramon Dominguez and Alan Garcia will ride is expected Thursday.

FLAT OUT Oxbow Racings Flat Out was good and frisky Wednesday morning according to trainer Charles Scooter Dickey. Flat Out had worked five furlongs in 1:03.80 on Tuesday.

FLYING PRIVATE Robert Baker and William Macks Flying Private walked the shedrow at Barn 44 a day after working five furlongs in 1:01.20 for trainer D. Wayne Lukas.

Robby Albarado, who was aboard for the work, has the riding assignment in Kentucky Derby 135.

FRIESAN FIRE Vinery Stables and Fox Hill Farms Friesan Fire, winner of three consecutive graded stakes at Fair Grounds, is scheduled to ship to Churchill Downs from keeneland on Friday afternoon.

Trained by Larry Jones and scheduled to be ridden by Gabriel Saez, Friesan Fire will be housed in Barn 45 with Monday, April 27 slated as his work day.

GENERAL QUARTERS Owner-trainer Tom McCarthy sent General Quarters out for a mile and a half gallop before the renovation break with exercise rider Julie Sheets in the saddle.

McCarthy plans to work his Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Grade I) winner five furlongs in the morning at 7 oclock (all times EDT) with Sheets aboard.

Julien Leparoux will ride the Sky Mesa colt in Derby 135.

HOLD ME BACK WinStar Farms Hold Me Back is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs on Wednesday from Keeneland.

Trained by Bill Mott, Hold Me Back will be stabled in Barn 19.

Kent Desormeaux, who rode Hold Me Back to a victory in the Lanes End (Grade II) and a runner-up finish in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Grade I), has the Derby riding assignment.

I WANT REVENGE IEAH Stables, David Lanzman and Puglisi Racings I Want Revenge walked the shedrow at Barn 24 a day after working five furlongs in 1:01.60.

Bobby Troeger, assistant to trainer Jeff Mullins, said I Want Revenge would return to the track Thursday morning. Mullins is scheduled to return to Louisville on Saturday with I Want Revenge having his final pre-Derby work on Tuesday.

MINE THAT BIRD Double Eagle Ranch and Bueno Suerte Equines Mine That Bird, a midnight arrival at Churchill Downs, backtracked once around with exercise rider Charlie Figueroa up before the renovation break Wednesday morning.

Trainer Bennie Chip Woolley Jr. said that Mine That Bird would gallop the next four days and then work Monday morning with jockey Calvin Borel getting aboard for the first time.

I just wanted him to get the kinks out from the trip this morning, Woolley said.

Fourth in the Sunland Derby in his most recent start, Mine That Bird worked five furlongs in 1:01 at Sunland Park on Sunday before beginning his journey by van the next day to Louisville.

Woolley, a former quarter horse trainer, is hobbling around on crutches, the result of a motorcycle mishap.

Ive got a plate and 12 screws in there, Woolley said of his right leg that sustained multiple fractures. I was riding my chopper and hit some gravel and took a spill. Ive been on crutches for two months and have another two months to go.

Woolley attended the Kentucky Derby as a spectator in the 1980s.

I said I would never come back to the Derby unless I had a horse, Woolley said. I left the decision to the owners (about the Derby) and I was really hoping they would come.

You dream all your life of getting here and I will make that walk (with the horses to the paddock for the Derby).

MR. HOT STUFF WinStar Farms Mr. Hot Stuff is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs from his Southern California base on Thursday afternoon.

Trained by Eoin Harty, Mr. Hot Stuff worked six furlongs in 1:12.20 at Santa Anita on Monday. Mr. Hot Stuff, who will be housed in Barn 41, will be ridden by Corey Nakatani, who has been aboard for the colts past four starts.

MUSKET MAN Eric Fein and Vic Carlsons Musket Man galloped a mile and five-eighths shortly after the track opened at 6 a.m. Wednesday with exercise rider Salvador Dominguez up.

Trained by Derek Ryan, Musket Man is scheduled to work Saturday.

PAPA CLEM Bo Hirschs Papa Clem galloped a mile and a half before the renovation break with exercise rider Nate Quinonez up.

Rafael Bejarano, who rode Papa Clem to victory in the Arkansas Derby (Grade II) has the Kentucky Derby assignment. Trained by Papa Clem is scheduled to work Saturday.

PIONEEROF THE NILE Zayat Stables Pioneerof the Nile walked the shedrow at Barn 33 on Wednesday morning, a day after working five furlongs in 1:00.80.

He is doing great this morning, trainer Bob Baffert said. He will jog in the morning and stand in the gate.

Garrett Gomez has the mount on Pioneerof the Nile.

QUALITY ROAD Edward P. Evans Quality Road, winner of the Fountain of Youth (Grade II) and Florida Derby (Grade I), is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs on April 28.

SQUARE EDDIE J. Paul Reddams Square Eddie, a Tuesday afternoon arrival at Churchill Downs, made his first appearance on the Churchill Downs track, jogging once around accompanied by a pony shortly before 7 a.m.

Exercise rider Tony Romero was aboard Square Eddie, who arrived from Keeneland on Tuesday afternoon. Leandro Mora is overseeing Square Eddies preparation for trainer Doug ONeill, who is scheduled to come to Louisville on Sunday.

Square Eddie will gallop in the morning and will work Saturday or Sunday, Mora said.

No riding assignment has been confirmed on Square Eddie, who ran third in last Saturdays Coolmore Lexington Stakes (Grade II) at Keeneland.

SUMMER BIRD K.K. and Vilasini Jayaramans Summer Bird arrived at Churchill Downs at 4:30 Wednesday morning after an all-out van ride from Oaklawn Park and set up shop in Barn 42, Stall 11.

After the renovation break, trainer Tim Ice led the son of Birdstone to the track to jog a mile under jockey Chris Rosier.

We left Hot Springs about 3 yesterday afternoon, so it took us 12 hours, Ice said. He is going to work Friday after the break. He will go six furlongs and the owners will be here.

A former assistant to Cole Norman and Morris Nicks, Ice is no stranger to Churchill Downs.

The last time I was here was 2003 with Beaus Town for the Aristides, Ice said. We just got nipped at the wire by a Steve Asmussen horse, Mountain General.

It is pretty exciting to be here and pretty exciting to have a Derby horse in my first year of training.

WEST SIDE BERNIE George and Lori Halls West Side Bernie galloped a mile and three-quarters before the renovation break with trainer Kelly Breen aboard.

Breen plans to work the Wood Memorial (Grade I) runner-up on Saturday.

WIN WILLY Jer-Mar Stables Win Willy, winner of the Grade II Rebel at Oaklawn Park on March 14 and most recently fourth in the Arkansas Derby (Grade II), is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs on Thursday.

Trained by Mac Robertson and scheduled to be ridden by Cliff Berry, Win Willy will be stabled in Barn 45.

Possible Kentucky Derby favorite I Want Revenge has hit the track at Churchill Downs in one of his final major workouts before next weeks Run for the Roses.

The 3-year-old colt covered five furlongs Tuesday in 1:01 3-5 seconds with 19-year-old jockey Joe Talamo aboard. Trainer Jeff Mullins said he was pleased with the work on a track still a little muddy from heavy rain the day before.

Pioneerof the Nile, trained by newly minted Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, covered the same distance in 1:00 4-5. Baffert said he plans to work the Santa Anita Derby winner at least one more time before the Derby on May 2.

Chocolate Candy, piloted by Mike Smith, breezed a mile in 1:42.

CHOCOLATE CANDY The Sid and Jenny Craig Trusts Chocolate Candy tuned up for his engagement in Kentucky Derby 135 by working a mile over a track rated as fast in 1:42 with jockey Mike Smith up.

Churchill Downs clockers caught the Candy Ride colt in fractions of :12.60, :24.80, :37.20, :49.80, 1:02.20, seven-eighths in 1:28.60 and galloping out the mile and one-eighth in 1:57.

Both Smith and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer expressed satisfaction with the work.

I liked it, it was a nice maintenance work, Smith said. He did everything I asked of him. He didnt turn a hair. If he had gone a mile in 1:42 and was gasping and not coming back as well as I liked, Id be a little worried. I am as happy as I can be. He handled the turns, which is an important part of it.

Hollendorfer, who also had two other workers here Tuesday morning, said, It was a nice work. I wanted to see how he handled the turns and he handled them well. The track was a little off, but I was very happy with the work.

Hollendorfer was headed back to California after the works but planned to return Saturday.

He will work again either Monday or Tuesday, Hollendorfer said. Hell have a blowout of a half-mile or five-eighths.

Rene Douglas worked Hollendorfers other two horses: Rendezvous (five furlongs in 1:00.60, which was second fastest of 19 at the distance, in preparation for Saturdays Derby Trial) and Sugar Mint (IRE) (a best of 36 half-mile in :47.60 for the Louisville Distaff or Humana Distaff).

DESERT PARTY/REGAL RANSOM With regular exercise rider Bob Chapman up, Regal Ransom and then Desert Party galloped a mile and a quarter before the morning renovation break.

FLAT OUT Oxbow Racings Flat Out breezed five furlongs in 1:03.20 under exercise rider Walter Aguilar before the renovation break.

The Florida-bred son of Flatter covered the distance in fractions of :13, :25.40 and :37.60. He galloped out six furlongs in 1:15.30 and seven-eights in 1:28.80.

I was satisfied with the work, just what I wanted, trainer Charles Scooter Dickey said.

But, Scooter, dont all trainers say that?

Yes, but this one really turned out the way I wanted, Dickey said.

Flat Out would need a couple of defections of probable starters in the next week to gain a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate.

I see the list is down to 22, Dickey said. Well see how he comes out of this work and then work him back. Whoever we decide on being the rider, well have him work him.

Flat Out has two career wins to his credit, including a victory in the Smarty Jones at Oaklawn Park.

FLYING PRIVATE Robert C. Baker and William L. Macks Flying Private had a get-acquainted session with jockey Robby Albarado on Tuesday morning, working five furlongs in company in 1:01.20 after the renovation break.

Churchill Downs clockers recorded fractions of the work in :12, :24, :36.20 and out six furlongs in 1:16.

Flying Private worked in company with stablemate Lord and T.

It was a very good work and I liked the way he handled the turns, trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. He came off the turn very well and finished strong. Robby did a good job with the test drive.

Albarado also was happy with the work.

I had watched him run numerous times, Albarado said. This was my first time on him and I thought it went well. Wayne just wanted a nice maintenance work and he had some company. He gets a little lax when he works by himself. Overall, I think we accomplished what we wanted this morning.

GENERAL QUARTERS Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Grade I) winner General Quarters galloped a mile and a half before the renovation break with exercise rider Julie Sheets up.

Owner-trainer Tom McCarthy is looking at Thursday or Friday as the final pre-Derby work for General Quarters.

It depends on the weather and how he gallops tomorrow, McCarthy said. If it warms up and the track dries out well, Id probably go Thursday and that would give him an extra day before the Derby.

Julien Leparoux has the Derby riding assignment.

I WANT REVENGE David Lanzman, IEAH Stables and Puglisi Racings I Want Revenge, winner of the Wood Memorial (GI), turned in his second work since his arrival at Churchill Downs as he breezed five furlongs in company with stablemate Gato Go Win after the break for track maintenance.

The son of Stephen Got Even covered the distance in 1:01.60 under Joe Talamo, the 19-year-old Louisiana native who is scheduled for his first Kentucky Derby ride aboard trainer Jeff Mullins colt in the big race on Saturday, May 2.

I Want Revenge broke off about two lengths behind his workmate and was clocked in fractions of :12.40, :25, and :37.20. The Kentucky Derby contender had narrowed Gato Go Wins advantage to a length after three-eighths of a mile and was a neck in front of his stablemate when the pair passed the finish line. I Want Revenge galloped out six furlongs in 1:15.20.

I thought it was a great work, Talamo said. I think it was exactly what we wanted. We had another horse in front of him to give him something to look at the last part. We sat right off of him and finished the last part, just like we wanted and galloped out good and strong. I give him an A-plus.

I Want Revenge worked over a muddy track in his first serious training move at Churchill Downs. Talamo was also aboard for that move and said the track was not much different on Tuesday, although it was officially listed as fast.

I didnt think it was too fast today it was still kind of mushy on top, he said. Last week it rained a lot the day before and it wasnt sloppy, but it was a little bit cuppy. And today it was the same thing like about three or four inches on top were kind of mushy. So it was kind of the same track, but I felt like he got over it great. I put him right behind that other horse and he got a lot of dirt in his face, and he took it like nothing.

Mullins said I Want Revenge would have one more piece of serious training over the Churchill Downs strip before the Derby.

Hell have an easy half (mile) next Tuesday, he said. We just want to keep him on the ground. We wont ask him for much. Well just let him open his lungs up and stretch his legs. We wont ask him to do a whole lot.

MINE THAT BIRD Double Eagle Ranch and Bueno Suerte Equines Mine That Bird was scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs on Tuesday night after completing a two-day van trip from Sunland Park near El Paso.

Trained by Bernie Woolley Jr., Mine That Bird will be housed in Barn 42, Stall 22 and be ridden in Derby 135 by Calvin Borel, who won the roses in 2007 aboard Street Sense.

MUSKET MAN Eric Fein and Vic Carlsons Musket Man was one of the first horses on the track Tuesday morning, galloping 1 miles under exercise rider Salvador Dominguez.

Trainer Derek Ryan said that Musket Man would probably have his final work on Saturday and may visit the starting gate prior to the Derby.

Eibar Coa has the mount.

PAPA CLEM Bo Hirschs Papa Clem walked the shedrow at Barn 10A for a second consecutive day after a five-furlong work on Sunday.

He will go back to the track in the morning, trainer Gary Stute said. He will probably work again Saturday and Ill probably have Larry Sterling handle the work. He worked him for me in Arkansas.

Rafael Bejarano will ride Papa Clem in the Kentucky Derby.

PIONEEEROF THE NILE Zayat Stables LLCs Pioneerof the Nile brought a smile to the face of three-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert with a sharp five-furlong work over a fast track just after the break for track maintenance.

Joe Steiner was in the saddle as the son of 2003 Kentucky Derby runner-up and Belmont Stakes (GI) winner Empire Maker covered the distance in 1:00.80. The time was the fourth-fastest of 19 at the distance over a surface that seemed to be playing slower as the morning wore on.

Pioneerof the Nile, who made the recent Santa Anita Derby (GI) his fourth consecutive stakes victory, covered the distance in fractional times of :12.20, :24.20, and :36.40. He galloped out six furlongs in 1:13.40.

Baffert said the work was actually longer than the five furlongs credited to the colt by Churchill Downs clockers.

He looked good he skipped right over it, said Baffert. I ended up working him seven-eighths and let him gallop out strong. I got him in :26-and three, and he galloped out all the way down the backside. So it was a good little work and it was not really hard on him.

Baffert is pleased with the way Pioneerof the Nile is getting over the sandy loam surface at Churchill Downs. He has raced exclusively on turf and synthetic surfaces in his eight career starts.

It was nice and relaxed I didnt want to do too much, Baffert said. It looked like he skipped over it, because I know the track, with the rain, was a little bit deep. I had some other horses work and some horses struggled over it. But he has taken to it great, so far. I like what I see.

Baffert said Pioneerof the Nile would work one more time before the May 2 Derby, most likely on Monday or Tuesday of next week. Eclipse Award-winning jockey Garrett Gomez will ride the colt in the Run for the Roses.

Pioneerof the Nile has a record of 5-0-1 in eight races and has earned $1,234,200.

SQUARE EDDIE J. Paul Reddams Square Eddie arrived at Churchill Downs around mid-afternoon on Tuesday following a van ride from Lexingtons Keeneland, where he had been stabled since running third in last Saturdays Grade III Coolmore Lexington Stakes.

Trainer Doug ONeill, who was back at his Southern California base, said he would come to Louisville on Sunday.

ONeill said that no riding assignment has been finalized for Square Eddie.

WEST SIDE BERNIE George and Lori Halls West Side Bernie galloped a mile and five-eighths with trainer Kelly Breen in the saddle before the renovation break.

Stewart Elliott has the riding assignment on West Side Bernie.

Trainer D Wayne Lukas said Tuesday morning that Rafael Bejarano will ride Be Fair in the 135th Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) on May 1.

Owned by Thomas Van Meter and Charles Kidder, Be Fair walked the shedrow at Barn 44 a day after a five-eighths of a mile breeze.

FITZ JUST RIGHT/JUSTWHISTLEDIXIE The West Point Thoroughbreds Oaks hopeful duo of Fitz Just Right and Justwhistledixie are scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs on Wednesday afternoon after training at Keeneland.

Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, the two fillies will be stabled in Barn 42, Stalls 8-9 upon arrival.

Ramon Dominguez is slated to ride Fitz Just Right and Julien Leparoux has the mount on Justwhistledixie, whom he rode to victory in the Grade II Bonnie Miss in her most recent start on March 29.

GABBYS GOLDEN GIRL Patti and Hal Earnhardts Gabbys Golden Girl walked the shedrow at Barn 33 a day after working five furlongs in 1:02 for trainer Bob Baffert.

Shes good, said Baffert. Shes tough, but man, that Rachel Alexandra is something.

Baffert said Gabbys Golden Girl would likely work Sunday or Monday to complete her preparation for the Kentucky Oaks.

Victor Espinoza has the Oaks riding assignment.

NAN J. Paul Reddams Nan galloped a mile after the renovation break with exercise rider Jose Castanon up.

Trainer Craig Dollase said that Corey Nakatani will ride Nan in the Oaks. The High Yield filly is scheduled to work Friday or Saturday.

RACHEL ALEXANDRA L and M Partners Rachel Alexandra galloped a mile and a half before the renovation break under regular exercise rider Rudy Gallegos.

Calvin Borel, who has ridden Rachel Alexandra to four consecutive victories, has the Oaks riding assignment.

CHOCOLATE CANDY The Sid and Jenny Craig Trusts Chocolate Candy visited the paddock and then galloped a mile and a half over a muddy Churchill Downs track Monday morning with exercise rider Lindsey Molina up.

Galen May, assistant to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, said Chocolate Candy would work Tuesday morning, most likely after the break.

We are going to work all of them tomorrow, May said referring to Rendezvous, who is being pointed to Saturdays Grade III Derby Trial, Sugar Mint (IRE), a candidate for the Humana Distaff (Grade I) or Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (Grade II).

DESERT PARTY/REGAL RANSOM The Godolphin duo of Regal Ransom and Desert Party jogged Monday morning with exercise rider Bob Chapman handling the duties on both.

Regal Ransom was the first colt out shortly after the track opened at 6 oclock and Desert Party follows about an hour later.

Rick Mettee, assistant to trainer Saeed bin Suroor, is due to be back in Louisville on Wednesday. Henry Spiller is overseeing morning training in Mettees absence.

FLAT OUT Oxbow Racings Flat Out galloped a mile and three-quarters under exercise rider Walter Aguilar early Monday morning.

Trainer Charles Scooter Dickey remains hopeful Flat Out can get into the Derby field despite having only $32,500 in graded stakes earnings. If Flat Out does not make the Derby field, Dickey said there are three or four options out there, but we havent made a decision.

FLYING PRIVATE Grand Slam Farm LLCs Flying Private galloped Monday morning under exercise rider Taylor Carty for trainer D. Wayne Lukas.

Lukas said the son of 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus would likely work Tuesday morning, weather permitting.

Robby Albarado is scheduled to ride Flying Private in Kentucky Derby 135.

GENERAL QUARTERS Owner-trainer Tom McCarthy sent Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Grade I) winner General Quarters out for a mile and a half gallop under exercise rider Julie Sheets.

He had a slow gallop over a muddy racetrack, McCarthy said. I didnt see too many going fast out there this morning.

Julien Leparoux has the Kentucky Derby riding assignment on General Quarters.

GIANT OAK The Virginia H. Tarra Trusts Giant Oak, runner-up in the Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) at Churchill Downs and the recent Illinois Derby (GII), is out of consideration for Kentucky Derby 135.

Trainer Chris Block told Churchill Downs officials on Monday that the homebred son of Giants Causeway would get some time off before focusing on a summer campaign that could include a return to the grass. Blocks colt won his racing debut over that surface.

Giant Oak was considered by many to be a major contender for the Run for the Roses after his strong effort in last falls Kentucky Jockey Club, but he had a star-crossed winter at Fair Grounds that included a fifth-place finish in the Risen Star (GII) and a fourth-place run in the Louisiana Derby (GII). He returned home to his Chicago base to run second to Musket Man in the Illinois Derby (GII), but Block said he continued to be concerned by the colts mental outlook. So Giant Oak will get some time off for freshening

Physically hes ready, mentally hes not, said Block by telephone. He just hasnt gone forward mentally enough. What Id be scared to death of is the experience of the Derby is tough on some of those 3-year-olds who arent mentally prepared. Im afraid wed take major steps backwards. Wed love to be there, but in the best interests of him, I think well wait it out and look for something else.

Block said a Kentucky Derby bid was tempting, but the ultimate decision to skip the race was not a difficult one.

It was pretty easy after we considered everything, he said. We waited to see how he came out of the Illinois Derby, and he came out of it good. Hes been good mentally since the race, but we kind of looked back over our experience of the last three or four races and I thought the only really solid performance was the race last fall there at Churchill. Things didnt go well in New Orleans where we could get a real good read, and Im not sure we learned a ton more in the Illinois Derby that would make us think that were worthy of running with those top 10 in the Kentucky Derby.

Giant Oak has a career record of 2-2-0 in seven races with earnings of $218,396.

I WANT REVENGE IEAH Stables, David Lanzman and Puglisi Racings I Want Revenge had a leisurely stroll through the barn area while some maintenance work was being done on the track Monday morning.

Just doing a little trail riding, said Bobby Troeger, assistant to trainer Jeff Mullins.

After trail riding was complete, I Want Revenge jogged in the mile chute and then galloped a mile under former jockey Joe Deegan.

I Want Revenge is scheduled to work Tuesday morning after the renovation break with jockey Joe Talamo coming in for the work.

MUSKET MAN Eric Fein and Vic Carlsons Musket Man jogged early Monday morning with exercise rider Salvador Dominguez up.

Trainer Derek Ryan, who never has started a horse at Churchill Downs, said Musket Man probably would work Saturday, weather permitting.

Eibar Coa has the Derby riding assignment on Musket Man.

PAPA CLEM Arkansas Derby (Grade II) winner Papa Clem walked the shedrow at Barn 10A on Monday morning, a day after working five furlongs in 1:04.60 on Sunday.

PIONEEROF THE NILE Zayat Stables Pioneerof the Nile galloped a little more than a mile and a half with exercise rider George Alvarez up after the renovation break.

He goes well over everything, but today was his first time on slop, trainer Bob Baffert said. Hes got a big, long stride. He seems to be more focused here than at Santa Anita.

Baffert, who has won the Kentucky Derby three times, plans to work Pioneerof the Nile on Tuesday morning.

I might wait until Wednesday, but the track was OK today and I dont see a problem, Baffert said. Hes pretty ready. Then he would come back next Monday or Tuesday.

Bafferts most recent Kentucky Derby win was in 2002 with War Emblem. He enjoyed his first Kentucky Derby success in 1997 with Silver Charm and won again the following year with Real Quiet.

Coming in that gate and seeing the Twin Spires with a contender, its like Here we are! There are a lot of great memories, Baffert said. I am going to have fun. Youve got to appreciate it, because you never know when you will be back.

Baffert said the key question with any Kentucky Derby horse is whether they can handle the mile and a quarter distance.

The distance is what separates a lot of them and that is one thing I love about this horse is the distance will not be a problem, Baffert said. People ask me to compare horses but he is maybe like Real Quiet, I knew hed get the mile and a quarter.

WEST SIDE BERNIE George and Lori Halls West Side Bernie galloped a mile and three-quarters with trainer Kelly Breen up.

West Side Bernie, second to I Want Revenge in the Wood Memorial (Grade I) in his most recent start, is slated to be ridden in the Kentucky Derby by Stewart Elliott, who piloted Smarty Jones to victory in the 2004 Derby.

As for a work schedule, Breen said, I dont think he will breeze until next week.

KENTUCKY DERBY 135 ARRIVAL SCHEDULE Two prospective Kentucky Derby starters are scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs on Tuesday according to Director of Stalls Mike Hargrave.

Double Eagle Ranch and Bueno Suerte Equines Mine That Bird is due in tomorrow night after vanning from Sunland Park. Trained by Bennie Woolley Jr., Mine That Bird will be stabled in Barn 42, Stall 22.

J. Paul Reddams Square Eddie, third in last Saturdays Coolmore Lexington Stakes (Grade II) at Keeneland, is scheduled to arrive Tuesday afternoon and will be housed in Barn 17.

Anticipated to arrive on Wednesday is Drs. K.K. and Vilasini Jayaramans Summer Bird, trained by Tim Ice. Summer Bird will be going to Barn 42, Stall 11.

Coming Thursday are WinStar Farms Mr. Hot Stuff and Jer-Mar Stables Win Willy.

Trained by Eoin Harty, Mr. Hot Stuff will be going into Barn 41 and Win Willy, trained by Mac Robertson, will be housed in Barn 45.

Another WinStar runner, Hold Me Back, is at Keeneland and will move into Bill Motts Barn 19 when he ships to Churchill Downs.

Vinery Stables and Fox Hill Farms Friesan Fire, trained by Larry Jones, is expected to arrive Friday afternoon and will be stabled in Barn 45.

Not expected to arrive until April 28 are Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabors Dunkirk, who will go into Barn 34 with trainer Todd Pletchers string, and Edward P. Evans Quality Road, trained by James Jerkens. No barn assignment has been made for Quality Road.

Three-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Eddie Maple were elected Monday to the National Museum of Racings Hall of Fame.

Other inductees announced by the museum in Saratoga Springs are steeplechase trainer Janet Elliot and horses Ben Nevis II, Tiznow and Silverbulletday, a mare trained by Baffert.

Elliot becomes the first woman trainer elected to the Hall of Fame and just the second overall. Jockey Julie Krone was elected in 2000.

Baffert won the Derby and Preakness with Silver Charm, Real Quiet and War Emblem, but failed to complete the Triple Crown sweep in the Belmont Stakes each time.

He has trained the winners of eight Triple Crown races, seven Breeders Cup races and has handled 10 champions, including Silverbulletday.

Baffert started out training quarter horses before making the switch to thoroughbreds in the late 1970s. Through 2008, Baffert ranked fifth among trainers in career earnings at $134.8 million.

Its the ultimate honor you can receive as a horse trainer in the business, said Baffert, who credited his father, Bill, a quarter horse trainer, with getting him started in racing. Its really emotional for me. Im basically a product of my dad getting me going.

Maple won 4,398 races over a 34-year career. He retired in 1998.

Im tickled to death, Maple said. Its just a great honor. I enjoyed riding all those years and to have something like this come back is really, really thrilling.

He won the Belmont Stakes on Temperence Hill and Creme Fraiche, and he rode Secretariat to victory in the Canadian International, the colts final start.

It was a pretty touching moment for a lot of people, Maple recalled.

Among Maples other stakes-winning mounts were the Woody Stephens-trained quartet of Conquistador Cielo, Devils Bag, Swale and Forty Niner.

The Irish-born Elliot worked for Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard for nearly a decade before opening her own stable in 1979. She won the inaugural running of the Breeders Cup Steeplechase in 1986 with Census, and trained champions Corregio and Flat Top. Elliot ranks third in career earnings by a steeplechase trainer.

Silverbulletday won 15 of 23 career starts, earned $3,093,207 and was the champion in 1998-99, winning six races as a 2-year-old, including the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies, and another five the following year.

The California-bred Tiznow won eight of 15 starts and earned $6,427,830. He was the 3-year-old male champion and Horse of the Year in 2000 and the older male champion in 2001 while becoming the only two-time winner of the Breeders Cup Classic.

Ben Nevis II was bred in Great Britain and was brought to the U.S. by the late Redmond Stewart Jr. The horse won the 1977 and 1978 runnings of the Maryland Hunt Club, a demanding event over four miles and 22 fences. In 1980, he won Englands Grand National, becoming just the third U.S.-based horse to finish first.

The induction ceremonies are Aug. 14.