Far Right (Notional) continued preparations for the Apr. 11 GI Arkansas Derby with a five-furlong work at Oaklawn Thursday in 1:00.80. He worked in company and galloped out six furlongs in 1:14.80.
“I've read all the quotes from the Derby trainers over the years,” trainer Ron Moquett said after the work. “It doesn't matter whether they worked 1:05 or :58, it was: 'Exactly what they were looking for.' As long as he came back good, that's all I care about.”
Far Right is coming off wins in the Jan. 19 Smarty Jones S. and Feb. 22 GIII Southwest S. The chestnut has been listed as a colt in previous races, but will be listed as a ridgling going forward.
“He was always a ridgling,” Moquett said. “He's always been the same way. We never changed the papers on anything, but we just wanted to make sure we had it clear going forward.”
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