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Patch Adams, who is entered for Saturday’s Grade 3, $1
million Southwest Stakes, had a bullet workout in his final drill before the
Kentucky Derby 2025 points prep at Oaklawn.
A maiden winner by Into Mischief breezed five furlongs in
1:00.2 at Payson Park. It was the fastest of 17 workouts going that distance Sunday
at the Florida training center.
Trained by Brad Cox, Patch Adams was one of the nine workers
Sunday who appears either in national pari-mutuels or Nevada fixed-odds futures
for the Derby.
Patch Adams (Into Mischief) worked five furlongs
in 1:00.2 at Payson Park on Sunday morning. It was the fastest of 17 works at
the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going five furlongs at
Payson Park. In his last start he won a maiden race going seven furlongs on the
main track at Churchill Downs on Nov. 30 for trainer Brad Cox.
Gunmetal (Gun Runner) worked four furlongs in
49.6 seconds at Payson Park on Sunday morning. It was the 37th fastest of 93
works at the distance. His previous work was eight days ago going four furlongs
at Payson Park. In his last start he won a maiden race going six furlongs on
the main track at Fair Grounds on Dec. 26 for trainer Brad Cox.
Tappan Street (Into Mischief) worked five furlongs in 1:00.2 at
Payson Park on Sunday morning. It was the fastest of 17 works at the distance.
His previous work was eight days ago going four furlongs at Payson Park. In his
last start he won a maiden race going seven furlongs on the main track at
Gulfstream Park on Dec. 28 for trainer Brad Cox.
Aviator Gui (Uncle Mo) worked four furlongs in 49.6 seconds at
Payson Park on Sunday morning. It was the 37th fastest of 93 works at the
distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he
placed second in the Remsen (G2) going 1 1/8 miles on the main track at
Aqueduct on Dec. 7 for trainer Chad Brown.
Romanesque (Practical Joke) worked four furlongs in 48.6 seconds at
Santa Anita on Sunday morning. It was the 18th fastest of 69 works at the
distance. This was his first work since his last race. 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.
Clock Tower (Not This Time), a Grade 3 winner (2024 Cecil B.
DeMille), worked five furlongs in 1:00.4 at Santa Anita on Sunday morning. It
was the fifth fastest of 76 works at the distance. His previous work was seven
days ago going five furlongs at Santa Anita. In his last start he won the Cecil
B. DeMille (G3) going one mile on the turf at Del Mar on Dec. 1 for trainer
Wesley Ward.
Tux (Tapit) worked five furlongs in 1:02.0 at Payson Park on Sunday
morning. It was the sixth fastest of 17 works at the distance. His previous
work was eight days ago going four furlongs at Payson Park. In his last start
he placed third in the Remsen (G2) going 1 1/8 miles on the main track at
Aqueduct on Dec. 7 for trainer Bill Mott.
Tiztastic (Tiz the Law) worked four furlongs in 49.8 seconds at
Fair Grounds on Sunday morning. It was the 21st fastest of 40 works at the
distance. His previous work was seven days ago going five furlongs at Fair
Grounds. In his last start he placed third in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2)
going 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Churchill Downs on Nov. 30 for trainer
Steve Asmussen.
Rapture (Uncle Mo) worked four furlongs in 49.6 seconds at Payson
Park on Sunday morning. It was the 37th fastest of 93 works at the distance.
His previous work was seven days ago going five furlongs at Payson Park. In his
last start he placed second in a maiden race going one mile on the main track
at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 14 for trainer Brad Cox.
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