ATSWHATIMTALKNBOUT - B. Wayne Hughes and Biscuit Stables' Atswhatimtalknbout galloped two miles over a sloppy main track Friday morning at Churchill Downs. "It looked like he handled the mud fine. This was the first time he had ever been on it," trainer Ron Ellis said. Ellis plans to take Atswhatimtalknbout to the starting gate in the morning and then work the A.P. Indy colt on Sunday with Derby rider David Flores aboard.

BRANCUSI - Michael Tabor's Brancusi galloped a mile and a half over a fast Keeneland Race Course Friday morning with Derby rider Tony Farina up. "We are dry over here and it looks like you are wet over there," trainer Patrick Biancone said from Keeneland Friday morning. With the heavy rains of Friday morning in Louisville and more forecast for later in the day Friday, Biancone changed his plans about vanning to Louisville for a Saturday work and instead will work six furlongs at Keeneland in the morning. "I don't think the track will be too good there in the morning and it should be fast here, so we will stay here," Biancone said. Farina will be aboard for the work. Biancone does not plan to bring Brancusi to Churchill Downs for Derby 129 until late next week.

BUDDY GIL - Desperado Stables' Santa Anita Derby hero Buddy Gil stayed out of the rain and walked the shedrow at Barn 17 Friday morning. "He just had two hard races, so he can walk a day," said Amy Mullins, wife of trainer Jeff Mullins, who is overseeing Buddy Gil's preparations until her husband and jockey Gary Stevens return to Louisville on Sunday night. Buddy Gil is scheduled to work five furlongs on Monday morning.

EMPIRE MAKER/PEACE RULES - Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel had his two Kentucky Derby hopefuls on the track early Friday morning for a jog. Jose Cuevas was on Juddmonte Farms' Empire Maker, and Antonio Graell was on Peace Rules, who is owned by Edmund Gann. "Originally I was going to gallop them, but because of the track, I just jogged them, Frankel said. "If it had rained real hard, they would have just walked." Frankel said both colts would gallop in the morning and then work on Sunday after the break. Peace Rules got a little worked up coming off the track and, Graell jumped off and along with Frankel, led the colt back to Barn 43. NOTE TO MEDIA: Trainer Bobby Frankel has requested that media members wait until the end of training hours for interviews regarding his Kentucky Derby contenders and other horses pointed toward Derby Week stakes races at Churchill Downs. Mr. Frankel will meet with print and electronic media roughly 10 minutes after the close of training hours at 9:15 a.m. (EDT).

EYE OF THE TIGER - Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer's Coolmore Lexington runner-up Eye Of The Tiger is scheduled to ship to Churchill Downs on Saturday and will be housed in Barn 42. A work is scheduled for Monday.

FUNNY CIDE - Wood Memorial runner-up Funny Cide visited the starting gate and then galloped a mile and a half at a dry Belmont Park Friday morning under assistant trainer Robin Smullen. Funny Cide is scheduled to work a half-mile at Belmont on Tuesday and then ship to Louisville the next day. Jose Santos has the mount.

INDIAN EXPRESS/KAFWAIN/SENOR SWINGER - Trainer Bob Baffert's two main Derby hopes, Indian Express and Kafwain returned to the track Friday morning and jogged, as did Senor Swinger, who worked earlier this week on the turf and may wind up in the Crown Royal American Turf on May 2. "They will work again either Monday or Tuesday and Senor Swinger would not work on the grass," Baffert said. "I am leaning toward the Crown Royal with him, but I want to see how he does in his work." Tyler Baze has the call on Indian Express, and Pat Valenzuela will have his first Derby mount since 1993 when he rides Kafwain.

LONE STAR SKY - Buddy New's Lone Star Sky galloped a mile and a half shortly after 6 o'clock with exercise rider Kathy Sanchez up. The Tom Amoss trainee is scheduled to breeze Tuesday.

OFFLEE WILD - Azalea Stable's Offlee Wild was on the track shortly after 5:15 when it opened for training Friday morning and galloped a mile and a half under exercise rider Rob Smith. The Holy Bull winner may work early next week. "We are still taking it day by day, inch by inch,' said trainer T.V. Smith, who has 13 horses stabled in Barn 29 and is looking at his first Kentucky Derby starter. Robby Albarado has the mount.

OUTTA HERE - Bill Currin and Al Eisman's Outta Here walked the shedrow at Currin's barn at Hollywood Park, a day after working five furlongs in :59 4/5. "He's bouncing and feeling good this morning," Currin said. "He will jog in the morning and catch a plane at 4 o'clock Sunday morning and be in Louisville that afternoon." Currin is scheduled to arrive in Louisville on Monday morning. Kent Desormeaux has the mount.

SCRIMSHAW/TEN CENTS A SHINE - Trainer D. Wayne Lukas had both of his hopefuls on the track for gallops with Stacy Maker up. Ten Cents A Shine came out when the track opened and Lukas said the colt may work in the morning, depending on track condition. Scrimshaw was in the third set to go to the track. No rider has been named either colt.

SIR CHEROKEE - Arkansas Derby winner Sir Cherokee galloped a mile and a half Friday morning at Trackside under D.W. Fries. "He's as bright as a new penny," said trainer Michael Tomlinson. The Cherokee Run colt is scheduled to work Tuesday and Tomlinson indicated he may bring Sir Cherokee back to Churchill Downs to gallop on Sunday and have a paddock schooling session either Wednesday or Thursday. Terry Thompson has the call in Derby 129.

SUPAH BLITZ - Fountain Of Youth and Aventura runner-up Supah Blitz arrived at Churchill Downs by van from his home base at Calder Race Couse in Miami at 8:35 a.m. (EDT) Friday morning. He is stabled in Barn 14, Stall 20. Trainer Manny Tortora and jockey Rosemary Homeister Jr. are scheduled to arrive in Louisville on Sunday night.

TEN MOST WANTED - Illinois Derby winner Ten Most Wanted visited the paddock and then galloped a mile and an eighth before the renovation break under exercise rider Enrique Alferez. "He stood in the paddock like an old cow," said trainer Wally Dollase of the colt's first visit to the paddock. "He walked right in to Stall 3, which is my lucky number. This is my third Derby horse and the race is May 3." Dollase was happy with the way Ten Most Wanted handled the sloppy conditions. "His daddy (Deputy Commander) hated the mud, but he went perfect this morning," Dollase said. Pat Day has the call for Derby 129.

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