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Steve Haskin's Derby Report: Stars Filling up Derby Dream Barn (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33272)
Dan Hendricks clutched several carrots in his hand, as he watched Brother Derek get his morning bath following the colt's first gallop over the Churchill Downs strip. Just then, someone from a passing car on Longfield Avenue shouted, "Go, Brother, go!" For the first time, Derby electricity was in the air. Blood-Horse (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33272)

Derby Trainers Gearing Up for Big Weekend of Workouts (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33268)
Friday was another relatively quiet day on the backside at Churchill Downs, as none of the 22 horses being pointed toward the May 6 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) worked on a dry sunny morning. Blood-Horse (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33268)

Pellegrino Provides Upset in Keeneland Finale (http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33278)
Pellegrino, a grade I winner overlooked at odds of 24-1, took the lead with less than an eighth of a mile remaining and gamely held off two challengers to win the $200,000 Fifth Third Elkhorn Stakes (gr. IIIT) Friday, the final day of Keeneland's spring meeting. Blood-Horse (http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33278)

Attendance Marks Fall at Keeneland Stand (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33279)
Keeneland established record total and average daily attendance figures during its 2006 spring race meet held April 7 to 28. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33279)

Chicago trainer Paulik arrested, charged with using 'elephant juice' (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63430&subsec=1)
Illinois law enforcement authorities arrested Chicago-based trainer Donald M. Paulik on Monday on charges that he injected the mare Texas Tree with the banned substance etorphine before two wins at Hawthorne Race Course last fall. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63430&subsec=1)

Grade 2 winner Bluesthestandard retired (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63443&subsec=2)
Multiple graded stakes winner Bluesthestandard was retired Friday, a day after his connections were pressured into scratching him from a $10,000 claiming race at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PlaceName>Hollywood</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Park</st1:PlaceType> over concerns about the nine-year-old gelding's health. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63443&subsec=2)

First Samurai Diagnosed With Broken Ribs (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33261)
Bruce Lunsford and Lansdon Robbins III's multiple graded stake winner First Samurai was discovered Wednesday to have two broken ribs likely suffered when struck by the starting gate at the outset of the April 15 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland. Blood-Horse (http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33261)

Atlantic City Races On--But in Which Direction? (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33269)
With two of its four live racing days complete for 2006, questions remain as to what Greenwood Racing intends to do with aging Atlantic City Race Course, which opened in 1946 and currently serves as a year-round simulcast facility for patrons in southern New Jersey. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33269)

Aragorn made eligible for Breeders' Cup (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63440&subsec=1)
Grade 2 winner Aragorn (Ire) became the first horse of racing age to be nominated to the Breeders' Cup program on Friday, a day prior to his scheduled start in the San Francisco Breeders' Cup Mile Handicap (G2) at Golden Gate Fields. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63440&subsec=1)

Champion Personal Ensign showcased in public service announcement (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63445&subsec=1)
Unbeaten champion Personal Ensign, winner of the 1988 Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) and 1996 Broodmare of the Year, is appearing in television public service announcements to promote the role that lab animals play in the advancement of equine veterinary medicine. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63445&subsec=1)

TV Crews Visit Bluegrass Region to Tape Programs (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33249)
Television crews from ABC and NBC blanketed the Bluegrass region the week of April 24 to tape separate features on the area. Blood-Horse (http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=33249)