Grade 2-winning 3-year-old Journalism and fellow sophomores Bullard and Madaket Road, who were both entered in the $1.25 million Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park Feb. 22, were among 229 horses to record timed workouts Feb. 16 at Santa Anita Park.
Journalism and Bullard are both trained by Michael McCarthy. Journalism, who won the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) in December, worked five furlongs in 1:00 4/5. The Curlin colt is expected to make his seasonal bow in the San Felipe Stakes (G2) March 1 going 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita. Grade 3 winner Bullard, most recently third in the San Vicente Stakes (G2) going seven furlongs Jan. 4 at Santa Anita, went five furlongs in 1:00 3/5. The Gun Runner colt was among 14 entered in the Rebel.
Madaket Road was joined on the work tab by 3-year-old stablemate Romanesque for trainer Bob Baffert. By Quality Road , Madaket Road worked six furlongs in a bullet 1:12. He exits a third in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) Feb. 1 at Santa Anita. Romanesque, who was second to stablemate Barnes in the San Vicente, drilled five furlongs from the gate in 1:00 1/5.
McCarthy also worked Look Forward, winner of the Santa Ynez for 3-year-old fillies Jan. 5, and grade 1 winner Formidable Man. Look Forward drilled five furlongs in :59 2/5, which was the second-fastest of 74 works at the distance. Formidable Man, most recently 12th in last month's Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1T) at Gulfstream Park, drilled four furlongs in :49 4/5.
Trainer Doug O'Neill worked graded stakes winners J B Strikes Back, Katonah, and Raging Torrent. J B Strikes Back and Katonah are both targeting the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) March 1. Katonah, winner of the San Pasqual Stakes (G2) Jan. 25, went five furlongs in 1:02. J B Strikes Back, who won the Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes (G2) Dec. 26, was timed going five furlongs in 1:03 1/5. Malibu Stakes (G1) winner Raging Torrent worked five furlongs in 1:00.
Trainer Jonathan Thomas worked graded winners Will Then and Mrs. Astor. Will Then, who's been off since Nov. 30 when winning the Jimmy Durante Stakes (G3T) at Del Mar, drilled four furlongs in :49 3/5. Mrs. Astor went four furlongs in :51 1/5. In her two most recent starts, Mrs. Astor won the Robert J. Frankel Stakes (G3T) in December at Santa Anita and Red Carpet Stakes (G3T) at Del Mar in November. She is a candidate for the Santa Ana Stakes (G3T) going 1 1/4 miles March 15 at Santa Anita.
El Potente, who earned his first stakes win in the Thunder Road Stakes (G3T) Feb. 1, returned to the tab with a four-furlong work in :49 for trainer Dan Blacker.
