Alternation Might Shoot for Arkansas Derby

4/2/2011 4:11 PM  | bloodhorse.com
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Pin Oak Stable's Alternation pleased his connections April 2 with an under-control workout at Oaklawn Park as the 3-year-old colt attempts to prove his meltdown in the gate of the Rebel Stakes (gr. II) is behind him. If so, he could take another swing in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. I) April 16.

“I was very happy with it,” said trainer Donnie Von Hemel, who watched on-track from his pony as Alternation and jockey Luis Quinonez officially posted a five-furlong breeze in 1:01 2/5. “He broke a little slow in the first part of it, but thereafter, each quarter seemed to get a little better. I was happy, especially with the way he moved down the lane.”
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