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Ocelli is warming up as the Preakness field firms, while Golden Tempo has chosen to skip the race and target the Belmont Stakes, with Graham Motion’s barn providing updates for Preakness week and other prep races like the Peter Pan.
Curlin adds his first Kentucky Derby winner as Golden Tempo overtakes Renegade by a neck, with Ocelli in third. The victory caps Curlin’s standing as a premier sire, following a string of Derby runners-up and showcasing successful crosses (notably with Bernardini mares) that have produced top-level stakes performers and multiple continued Derby influences through his progeny and broodmare line.
Fulleffort, winner of the Jeff Ruby Steaks, will scratch from the GI Kentucky Derby due to a left-hind ankle chip, clearing a spot for maiden Ocelli to enter the Derby field for trainer Brad Cox.