Horse, next race Jockey, trainer Odds Comment
1. First Samurai, Feb. 4 Hutcheson Edgar Prado, Frank Brothers 12-1 Breezed 4f in :48.2 from gate Sat. at Gulfstream for 3-year-old debut; Brothers: “Just an easy work to let Edgar get a feel for him.”
2. Stevie Wonderboy, March 4 Santa Catalina Garrett Gomez, Doug O’Neill 10-1 Gomez, after attending Eclipse Awards with owner Merv Griffin: “He really loves the game and is enjoying what’s going on right now.”
3. Brother Derek, March 4 Santa Catalina Alex Solis, Dan Hendricks 15-1 Cal-bred colt returned to track last Wed. for first time since beating Stevie Wonderboy in Jan. 14 San Rafael.
4. Bluegrass Cat, Feb. 18 Sam Davis at Tampa Bay Downs John Velazquez, Todd Pletcher 15-1 Remsen winner drilled bullet 5f in 1:00 Sat. at Palm Meadows training center in preparation for 3-year-old debut.
5. Bob and John, Feb. 4 Sham Victor Espinoza, Bob Baffert 20-1 Espinoza, after allowance win last out: “It’s great to see he’s coming back to his best again. He’s improving every time out.”
6. A.P Warrior, undecided Alex Solis, Eoin Harty 20-1 A.P. Indy colt made 3-year-old debut yesterday evening in mile-and-sixteenth El Camino Real Derby at Bay Meadows.
7. Latent Heat, Santa Anita allowance Pat Valenzuela, Bobby Frankel 25-1 Earned outstanding speed number, 5 1/2, on Ragozin sheets for both career starts; will try two turns for first time next out.
8. Point Determined, Feb. 4 Sham David Flores, Bob Baffert 25-1 Worked 4f in :49.4 Wed. at Santa Anita; after breaking maiden by 5 ½ lengths, makes stakes debut Sat. going mile-and-eighth.
9. Private Vow, undecided Shaun Bridgmohan, Steve Asmussen 25-1 According to website privatevow.com, he’ll “try and emulate success of Smarty Jones and Afleet Alex” by prepping at Oaklawn Park.
10. Your Tent Or Mine, undecided Pat Valenzuela, Neil Drysdale 30-1 Son of Forest Camp has yet to post workout since finishing second as favorite in Dec. 17 Hollywood Futurity for Derby-winning trainer.
11. Barbaro, Feb. 4 Holy Bull Edgar Prado, Michael Matz 40-1 Worked 4f yesterday in :48.2 at Palm Meadows; undefeated in three starts on turf, tries dirt going mile-and-eighth in Holy Bull.
12. Lawyer Ron, Feb. 20 Southwest John McKee, Bob Holthus 40-1 Oaklawn-based Langfuhr colt already has raced 11 times, winning last three in runaways including Gr. 3 Risen Star by 8 1/4 lengths.