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First Resort, who won the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill Downs in his last start Nov. 30, worked a bullet at Turfway on Monday morning. His five-furlong time of 59.4 seconds was fastest of 10 over the distance. It was his fifth work since his graded-stakes victory and the third since a one-month gap in drills between late December and late January.

Trained by Eoin Harty, First Resort is a Godolphin homebred by Uncle Mo out of the Grade 1-winning mare Fair Maiden, whom Harty also trained for Godolphin. First Resort broke his maiden on debut in July 5 in a dirt sprint at Ellis Park and ran second in the Saratoga Special (G2) behind Showcase. His only off-the-board finish came when he was fourth in the Summer Stakes (G1) on the Woodbine lawn.

As of Sunday First Resort was 50-1 in the Kentucky Derby futures book at Caesars in Las Vegas. That lengthened from 45-1 the week before. The price in Las Vegas is similar to his closing price in the third Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which ended Jan. 19. In that pool, First Resort closed at 49-1.

These three horses in Kentucky Derby futures worked across the country Monday morning:

First Resort (Uncle Mo), a Grade 2 winner (2024 Kentucky Jockey Club), worked five furlongs in 59.4 seconds at Turfway Park on Monday morning. It was the fastest of 10 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going six furlongs at Turfway Park. In his last start he won the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) going 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Churchill Downs on Nov. 30 for trainer Eoin Harty.

Romanesque (Practical Joke) worked five furlongs in 1:00.0 at Santa Anita on Monday morning. It was the second fastest of 29 works at the distance. His previous work was 16 days ago going five furlongs at Santa Anita. In his last start he placed second in the San Vicente (G2) going seven furlongs on the main track at Santa Anita on Jan. 4 for trainer Bob Baffert.

Tiztastic (Tiz the Law) worked five furlongs in 1:00.0 at Oaklawn on Monday morning. It was the fastest of seven works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Oaklawn. In his last start he placed third in the Southwest (G3) going 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Oaklawn on Jan. 25 for trainer Steve Asmussen.