In addition to Mark Valeski's solid but unspectacular drill the other Derby worker of the morning was OPTIMIZER who looked quite good in an easy maintenance move. The Lukas hopeful, who now needs just one defection to make the Derby gate, went evenly without any urging in :24.1, :36.3 and :48.3. All who have watched the English Channel bay agreed he looked the best he has since returning from Arkansas..
Joggers included PROSPECTIVE, BODEMEISTER and DULLAHAN. As discussed on ATR this morning, Bodemeister will not make observers 'ooh' or 'ahh' going by as he drags himself around in the morning. West Coast and Oaklawn binoc crowd say it's just his way in the a.m. and he's one of those horses who is different in the p.m. Dullahan showed good energy going through his jog and displays that high knee action of a turf goer. Prospective appeared to simply be getting out of the stall..
Expecting a newsworthy Tuesday with Mamma Kimbo and Bodemeister on the worktab and Bob Baffert arriving..
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