nov 3 - malt looking magic

C P West: - C P West galloped 1 ½ m under exercise rider Carlos Correa Friday morning to tune up for a start in the Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

The son of Came Home, who easily broke his maiden in his debut at Saratoga and finished a close second behind King of the Roxy in the Futurity at Belmont, will be making only his third start in the Juvenile.

"If he had four or five starts, the experts would say he's had too many races for a 2-year-old and that's why he can't compete in the Triple Crown," trainer Nick Zito said. "You can't win. But the bottom line is: He's a talented colt."

Rafael Bejarano, who rode C P West in his maiden-breaker, will return to the saddle for the Juvenile.

Circular Quay: - Circular Quay's 1 ¼ m gallop Friday should be enough to have the Thunder Gulch colt ready for Saturday.

"His only loss has been on Polytrack," trainer Todd Pletcher said, "and I am tossing all of those race out. He is strong, healthy and training great, and I am very excited that he is 2-for-2 at Churchill Downs."

Got the Last Laugh: - Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott had the Zayat Stables colt gallop 1 3/8 m Friday.

"He's doing fine," Mott said. "He went real well. Looked good, came back good, feeling good."

Got the Last Laugh finished fifth, beaten 13 ½ lengths in the Champagne after winning the first two starts of his career, including a dead-heat victory in the Arlington-Washington Breeders' Cup Futurity.

"It was sort of a non-effort, actually," Mott said. "Hopefully, it's just a throw-out race. If you compared it to his first two, it wasn't anything near as good as his Arlington-Washington race."

Mott said he is satisfied with the way the colt has trained for the Juvenile.

"He's done well," Mott said. "He's been fine. He's not a big flashy workhorse or anything. He's more of a workmanlike type of guy."

Great Hunter: - In his final serious exercise before his date Saturday in the Juvenile, the colt that's never been worse than second in his six career starts went for his usual 1 ½ m gallop under exercise rider Antonio Romero.

Trainer Doug O'Neill said of his stable's top juvenile, "He's doing fantastic. The similarities to 'Stevie' (last year's Juvenile winner for O'Neill, Stevie Wonderboy) are still there for us. He's a big, strong and very mature-acting colt. He's already a Grade I two-turn winner. All of those things have us pretty excited."

As for how he'll do in the 1 1/16 m race against morning-line favorite Circular Quay, who he defeated in Keeneland's Breeders' Futurity, O'Neill said, "He's a real tiger. He's in the lucky seven hole. He has enough speed to put himself in a good spot."

Corey Nakatani has the mount.

King of the Roxy: - It was another easy morning for King of the Roxy, who galloped 1 ¼ m Friday.

"He's run some nice races and showed us that he likes to compete," trainer Todd Pletcher said. "The distance is his biggest concern, but it shouldn't be problem if he settles."

Malt Magic: - Trainer Bob Baffert said the Cherokee Run colt galloped 1 m Friday under exercise rider Mick Jenner.

Malt Magic is owned by Zayat Stables, which has another Juvenile starter, Got the Last Laugh, trained by Bill Mott.

Pegasus Wind: - Robert Baker and William Mack's Pegasus Wind spent another morning in the mile chute jogging and galloping for 12 minutes under regular exercise rider Stacy Prior.

The Friday morning activity capped off an unorthodox week that included a quarter-mile breeze through the lane Tuesday and two days spent exclusively in the mile chute.

"He has done everything right and I want to run tomorrow," Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. "I don't need another work. Sometimes you get the feeling you wanted to do something different or tweak something, but I am comfortable with where he is and ready to go. We are not going to change anything for him. We are going to let him run and hopefully he will be around at the finish."

Mike Luzzi, who rode Pegasus Wind to a third-place finish in the Champagne in his most recent start, has the mount Saturday and will break from post 10.

Principle Secret: - The 5-1 fourth choice in the 14-horse Juvenile field had a 1 ½ m gallop on the main track at Churchill Downs Friday morning.

Principle Secret, a near-black colt by the Storm Cat stallion Sea of Secrets, has two wins and a second in three starts, including a pair of stakes.

Trainer Christopher Paasch indicated he's happy with his horse's preparations.

"So far, so good," the conditioner said Friday at Barn 43. "We're going forward."

Victor Espinoza will ride Principle Secret for the first time Saturday.

Scat Daddy: - After paddock schooling on Thursday and galloping 1 ¼ m Friday morning, Scat Daddy settled in for a quiet day. Trainer Todd Pletcher is expecting a big race from the young colt.

"I think he is going to be tough because he is bred for the distance and I think he is going to love two turns," Pletcher said. "Plus, we really loved his race in the Champagne. He showed us he could rate behind horses, and finish up strong."

Skip Code: - Charles Laloggia's Skip Code galloped 1 ½ m under exercise rider Jose Castanon Friday morning.

The Mark Casse trainee will break from post 14 under Patrick Husbands.

"We need to have a quick pace in front of us and have a good trip into the first turn," said Casse of what he would like to see Saturday.

Stormello: - Norfolk Stakes winner Stormello had a look at the Churchill Downs paddock Friday morning before galloping 1 ½ m over the main track as he moved one day closer Saturdays Juvenile.

Street Sense: - Because the track was a bit "crusty" when it was time for Street Sense to jog Friday, trainer Carl Nafzger had him walk the shedrow of Barn 26 for 20 minutes under exercise rider Mark Cutler.

"He's very happy," Cutler said of the Street Cry colt, who jogged an easy 4f in

50 4/5 Thursday. "He's just a quiet-natured horse. He'll do more - you've just got to push the button and he'll do what you want. Some horses act up when they walk the shed. They hear the noises and it upsets them, but nothing bothers him."

Nafzger noted his 20-1 shot has never been worse than third. "If our horse goes out and executes, I've got a good shot," he said. "But if he doesn't finish, we're going to get buried. He has to do it. We can't do it."

Teuflesberg: - Trainer Jamie Sanders had several horses working at Victory Haven near Lexington Friday morning and couldn't get to Churchill Downs in time for her to take Teuflesberg out to the track, which closed at 8 a.m. Noting he had just worked 3f in 38 4/5 two days earlier, she said he would be fine just walking the shedrow of Barn 36 for 30 to 45 minutes.

"We'll just try to get him to relax this morning, and then he'll school in the paddock this afternoon," she said. "We'll gallop short tomorrow morning."

U D Ghetto: - Lucky Seven Stable's homebred U D Ghetto schooled in the paddock and then galloped 1 5/8 m under exercise rider Celia Corcoran, who reported that the son of Honour and Glory was "sharp as a knife" Friday morning.

Trainer Tony Reinstedler, whose barn is 2-for-2 for the meet, likes what he sees from U D Ghetto, who will break from post 12 under Mike Smith.

"I am satisfied with where he is. He has been training very well and I am pleased with the way he is coming into the race," said Reinstedler, who has 18 horses under his care.

The Louisville native was asked what he would like to see from U D Ghetto in the Juvenile.

"I'd like to see him behave in the paddock and be settled going into the gate," Reinstedler said. "I think that is going to be important. I think the outside post will help him immensely because he doesn't have to be standing very long."