Mystik Dan and Hit Show breezed this weekend for the last time before they race in the Grade 2, $500,000 Lukas Classic on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
The winner of Kentucky Derby 2024, Mystik Dan worked a half-mile in 47.6 seconds. Last year’s Dubai World Cup (G1) winner Hit Show drilled five furlongs in 59.4 seconds.
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Mystik Dan, owned by 4G Racing, Lance Gasaway, Daniel Hemby and Valley View Farm, was among the first horses on the track Saturday when training opened at 5:30 a.m. EDT. The Kenny McPeek trainee breezed with jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. aboard. He completed an opening quarter-mile in 24.6 seconds and galloped out five furlongs in 1:00.0, according to Churchill Downs clocker John Nichols.
Shortly after, McPeek sent out Sharaf Mohamad Alhariri and Lucky Seven Stable’s Rattle N Roll to work a half-mile. The multiple graded-stakes winner, unraced since an eighth-place finish in the Dubai World Cup more than five months ago, recorded a sharp move in 46.8 seconds under retired jockey Robby Albarado. Saturday’s work was Rattle N Roll’s third drill since returning to training. It followed three-furlong works of 36.0 seconds Sept. 6 and 35.6 last Saturday.
Hernandez has the call on Mystik Dan in the Lukas Classic from post 5. Julien Leparoux has the mount on Rattle N Roll from post 3.
Nearly two hours later, last year’s Lukas Classic winner Hit Show took to the track under jockey Florent Géroux. Owned by Wathnan Racing and trained by Brad Cox, Hit Show enters the Lukas Classic following another victory in the listed West Virginia Governor’s Cup, the same steppingstone he used before his Lukas Classic win a year ago. Oddly enough, Hit Show’s final work prior to last year’s Lukas Classic also was a five-furlong move in 59.4 seconds.
Géroux will be in the irons for Saturday’s race from post 2.
All seven contenders for the Lukas Classic are on site at Churchill Downs or its Trackside Louisville training center. Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Disarm, who shipped from Saratoga this week, was the final arrival. Trained by Steve Asmussen, the four-time winner went a half-mile in 48.6 seconds Sunday morning.
There were 43 graded-stakes winners on the Sunday work tab covering the U.S.
Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), a three-time Grade 1 winner (2025 Whitney, 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic, 2024 Blue Grass), worked four furlongs in 50.7 seconds at Saratoga on Sunday morning. It was the 29th fastest of 46 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Saratoga. In his last start he placed second in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) going 1 1/4 miles on the main track at Saratoga on Aug. 31 for trainer Chad Brown.
Citizen Bull (Into Mischief), a two-time Grade 1 winner (2024 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, 2024 American Pharoah), worked four furlongs in 47.0 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the fourth fastest of 124 works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he won the Shared Belief going one mile on the main track at Del Mar on Aug. 31 for trainer Bob Baffert.
Bottle of Rouge (Vino Rosso), a Grade 1 winner (2025 Del Mar Debutante), worked four furlongs in 47.6 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the 16th fastest of 124 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she won the Del Mar Debutante (G1) going seven furlongs on the main track at Del Mar on Sept. 6 for trainer Bob Baffert.
Brant (Gun Runner), a Grade 1 winner (2025 Del Mar Futurity), worked five furlongs in 1:01.8 at Santa Anita. It was the 59th fastest of 86 works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he won the Del Mar Futurity (G1) going seven furlongs on the main track at Del Mar on Sept. 7 for trainer Bob Baffert.
Cavalieri (Nyquist), a Grade 1 winner (2025 Beholder Mile), worked six furlongs in 1:13.0 at Santa Anita. It was the second fastest of three works at the distance. Her previous work was seven days ago going five furlongs at Santa Anita. In her last start she won the Beholder Mile (G1) going one mile on the main track at Santa Anita on March 8 for trainer Bob Baffert.
Fionn (Twirling Candy), a Grade 1 winner (2025 Belmont Oaks Invitational), worked four furlongs in 49.2 seconds at Churchill Downs. It was the 48th fastest of 79 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she won the Blackwood Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational (G3) going 1 5/16 miles on the turf at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 10 for trainer Brad Cox.
Full Serrano (Full Mast), a Grade 1 winner (2024 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile), worked six furlongs in 1:12.4 at Santa Anita. It was the fastest of three works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going five furlongs at Santa Anita. In his last start he won an allowance race going one mile on the main track at Del Mar on Sept. 1 for trainer John Sadler.
Gaming (Game Winner), a Grade 1 winner (2024 Del Mar Futurity), worked six furlongs in 1:13.0 at Santa Anita. It was the second fastest of three works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Santa Anita. In his last start he placed third in the Shared Belief going one mile on the main track at Del Mar on Aug. 31 for trainer Bob Baffert.
Gold Phoenix (Belardo), a Grade 1 winner (2023 Frank E. Kilroe Mile), worked four furlongs in 48.6 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the 25th fastest of 43 works at the distance. His previous work was six days ago going four furlongs at Santa Anita. In his last start he won the Del Mar Handicap (G2) going 1 3/8 miles on the turf at Del Mar on Aug. 30 for trainer Phil D’Amato.
Power Squeeze (Union Rags), a Grade 1 winner (2024 Alabama), worked five furlongs in 1:03.4 at Monmouth Park. It was the seventh fastest of 12 works at the distance. Her previous work was 15 days ago going four furlongs at Monmouth Park. In her last start she placed third in the Serena’s Song going one mile and 70 yards on the main track at Monmouth Park on May 11 for trainer Jorge Delgado.
Sweet Azteca (Sharp Azteca), a Grade 1 winner (2024 Beholder Mile), worked four furlongs in 49.2 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the 69th fastest of 124 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she won the Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) going 6 1/2 furlongs on the main track at Del Mar on Aug. 24 for trainer Richard Baltas.
Trikari (Oscar Performance), a Grade 1 winner (2024 Belmont Derby Invitational), worked five furlongs in 1:01.6 at Fair Hill. It was the fastest of eight works at the distance. His previous work was six days ago going four furlongs at Fair Hill. In his last start he placed third in the Prince George’s County going 1 1/8 miles on the turf at Laurel Park on June 28 for trainer Graham Motion.
Cabo Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile), a two-time Grade 2 winner (2024 John Henry Turf Championship, 2022 Twilight Derby), worked five furlongs in 1:01.4 at Santa Anita. It was the 47th fastest of 86 works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he placed third in the Del Mar Mile (G2) going one mile on the turf at Del Mar on Aug. 30 for trainer George Papaprodromou.
Dr. Venkman (Ghostzapper), a two-time Grade 2 winner (2025 Pat O’Brien, 2024 San Diego Handicap), worked four furlongs in 47.0 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the fourth fastest of 124 works at the distance. His previous work was nine days ago going four furlongs at Santa Anita. In his last start he won the Pat O’Brien (G2) going seven furlongs on the main track at Del Mar on Aug. 23 for trainer Mark Glatt.
Hang the Moon (Uncle Mo), a two-time Grade 2 winner (2024 Rodeo Drive, 2024 John C. Mabee), worked four furlongs in 47.8 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the ninth fastest of 43 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she placed fifth in the John C. Mabee (G2) going 1 1/8 miles on the turf at Del Mar on Sept. 6 for trainer Phil D’Amato.
Sugar Fish (Accelerate), a two-time Grade 2 winner (2024 Zenyatta, 2024 Summertime Oaks), worked five furlongs in 1:01.0 at Santa Anita. It was the 35th fastest of 86 works at the distance. Her previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Santa Anita. In her last start she placed fifth in the Tranquility Lake going one mile on the main track at Del Mar on Sept. 1 for trainer Jeff Mullins.
Banishing (Ghostzapper), a Grade 2 winner (2025 Charles Town Classic), worked four furlongs in 50.8 seconds at Churchill Training. It was the fifth fastest of seven works at the distance. His previous work was five days ago going three furlongs at Churchill Training. In his last start he won the Charles Town Classic (G2) going 1 1/8 miles on the main track at Charles Town on Aug. 22 for trainer David Jacobson.
Dubyuhnell (Good Magic), a Grade 2 winner (2022 Remsen), worked four furlongs in 49.8 seconds at Saratoga. It was the 15th fastest of 46 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Saratoga. In his last start he placed fifth in an allowance race going seven furlongs on the main track at Saratoga on Aug. 29 for trainer Bill Mott.
Liguria (War Front), a Grade 2 winner (2025 Buena Vista), worked five furlongs in 1:00.6 at Santa Anita. It was the 23rd fastest of 86 works at the distance. Her previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Santa Anita. In her last start she placed seventh in the Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2) going 1 1/16 miles on the turf at Del Mar on Aug. 9 for trainer Michael McCarthy.
Neptune’s Storm (Stormy Atlantic), a Grade 2 winner (2019 Hill Prince), worked four furlongs in 48.4 seconds at Sweetwater Downs. It was the faster of two works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he won an allowance race going 5 1/2 furlongs on the main track at Elko County Fair on Sept. 1 for trainer Chris Reid Mitchell.
Scylla (Tapit), a Grade 2 winner (2024 Fleur de Lis), worked five furlongs in 1:00.5 at Saratoga. It was the fastest of three works at the distance. Her previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Saratoga. In her last start she placed second in the Ballerina (G1) going seven furlongs on the main track at Saratoga on Aug. 23 for trainer Bill Mott.
Balnikhov (Adaay), a three-time Grade 3 winner (2024 Dinner Party, 2023 San Francisco Mile, 2022 Bryan Station), worked four furlongs in 48.2 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the 18th fastest of 43 works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he placed eighth in the Del Mar Handicap (G2) going 1 3/8 miles on the turf at Del Mar on Aug. 30 for trainer Phil D’Amato.
Super Chow (Lord Nelson), a three-time Grade 3 winner (2024 Maryland Sprint, 2024 Tom Fool Handicap, 2024 Toboggan), worked four furlongs in 51.8 seconds at Monmouth Park. It was the 79th fastest of 86 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Monmouth Park. In his last start he placed second in the Rumson going five furlongs on the main track at Monmouth Park on Aug. 31 for trainer Jorge Delgado.
Lammas (Heeraat), a two-time Grade 3 winner (2024 San Francisco Mile, 2022 Berkeley Handicap), worked five furlongs in 1:01.4 at Santa Anita. It was the 47th fastest of 86 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Santa Anita. In his last start he placed fifth in an allowance race going 1 3/8 miles on the turf at Del Mar on Aug. 2 for trainer Jeff Mullins.
Little Vic (Practical Joke), a two-time Grade 3 winner (2025 Fred W. Hooper, 2023 Tom Fool Handicap), worked four furlongs in 51.0 seconds at Monmouth Park. It was the 67th fastest of 86 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Monmouth Park. In his last start he placed 13th in the Godolphin Mile (G2) going about one mile on the dirt at Meydan on April 5 for trainer Juan Ávila.
Mission of Joy (Kitten’s Joy), a two-time Grade 3 winner (2023 Regret, 2023 Florida Oaks), worked four furlongs in 48.6 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the 25th fastest of 43 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she placed third in the John C. Mabee (G2) going 1 1/8 miles on the turf at Del Mar on Sept. 6 for trainer Phil D’Amato.
Packs a Wahlop (Creative Cause), a two-time Grade 3 winner (2022 Zuma Beach, 2022 Del Mar Juvenile Turf), worked five furlongs in 1:00.2 at Santa Anita. It was the 12th fastest of 86 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Santa Anita. In his last start he placed third in an allowance race going one mile on the main track at Del Mar on Sept. 1 for trainer John Sadler.
Queen Maxima (Bucchero), a two-time Grade 3 winner (2025 Unbridled Sidney, 2025 Monrovia), worked four furlongs in 50.2 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the 40th fastest of 43 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she placed sixth in the Green Flash Handicap (G3) going five furlongs on the turf at Del Mar on Aug. 30 for trainer Jeff Mullins.
Anglophile (English Channel), a Grade 3 winner (2023 Dueling Grounds Derby), worked four furlongs in 48.8 seconds at Churchill Downs. It was the 32nd fastest of 79 works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he placed seventh in the Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational (G2) going 1 1/2 miles on the turf at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 6 for trainer Brian Lynch.
Big City Lights (Mr. Big), a Grade 3 winner (2024 Palos Verdes), worked four furlongs in 46.8 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the second fastest of 124 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Santa Anita. In his last start he won the California Cup Sprint going six furlongs on the main track at Santa Anita on Jan. 18 for trainer Richard Mandella.
Bold Journey (Hard Spun), a Grade 3 winner (2023 Fall Highweight Handicap), worked three furlongs in 36.7 seconds at Saratoga. It was the fastest of 13 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Saratoga. In his last start he placed second in the Disco Partner going 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf at Saratoga on Aug. 31 for trainer Bill Mott.
Dancing Buck (War Dancer), a Grade 3 winner (2022 Belmont Turf Sprint), worked four furlongs in 49.8 seconds at Belmont Park. It was the 56th fastest of 119 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Belmont Park. In his last start he placed sixth in the Disco Partner going 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf at Saratoga on Aug. 31 for trainer Michelle Nevin.
Desert Gate (Omaha Beach), a Grade 3 winner (2025 Best Pal), worked four furlongs in 47.8 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the 17th fastest of 124 works at the distance. This was his first work since his last race. In his last start he placed second in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) going seven furlongs on the main track at Del Mar on Sept. 7 for trainer Bob Baffert.
Destino d’Oro (Bolt d’Oro), a Grade 3 winner (2025 Pucker Up), worked four furlongs in 50.4 seconds at Churchill Downs. It was the 70th fastest of 79 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she placed sixth in the Blackwood Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational (G3) going 1 5/16 miles on the turf at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 10 for trainer Brad Cox.
Disarm (Gun Runner), a Grade 3 winner (2023 Matt Winn), worked four furlongs in 48.6 seconds at Churchill Downs. It was the 22nd fastest of 79 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going five furlongs at Saratoga. In his last start he placed fifth in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) going 1 1/4 miles on the main track at Saratoga on Aug. 31 for trainer Steve Asmussen.
Highestdistinction (Point of Entry), a Grade 3 winner (2023 International Turf Cup), worked four furlongs in 51.2 seconds at Monmouth Park. It was the 75th fastest of 86 works at the distance. His previous work was seven days ago going four furlongs at Monmouth Park. In his last start he placed second in an allowance race going 1 1/16 miles on the turf at Colonial Downs on July 11 for trainer Lindsay Schultz.
Himika (Curlin), a Grade 3 winner (2025 Sorrento), worked five furlongs in 59.4 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the fastest of 86 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she placed fourth in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) going seven furlongs on the main track at Del Mar on Sept. 6 for trainer Bob Baffert.
Jungle Peace (Bungle Inthejungle), a Grade 3 winner (2025 Senorita), worked five furlongs in 1:00.4 at Santa Anita. It was the 13th fastest of 21 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she placed fifth in the Music City (G2) going 6 1/2 furlongs on the turf at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 6 for trainer Phil D’Amato.
Nic’s Style (Uncaptured), a Grade 3 winner (2025 Hurricane Bertie), worked four furlongs in 49.8 seconds at Saratoga. It was the 15th fastest of 46 works at the distance. Her previous work was eight days ago going four furlongs at Saratoga. In her last start she won the Hurricane Bertie (G3) going 6 1/2 furlongs on the main track at Gulfstream Park on March 8 for trainer Bill Mott.
Om N Joy (Om), a Grade 3 winner (2025 Torrey Pines), worked four furlongs in 48.4 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the 40th fastest of 124 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she won the Torrey Pines (G3) going one mile on the main track at Del Mar on Aug. 30 for trainer Aggie Ordóñez.
Public Assembly (More Than Ready), a Grade 3 winner (2025 Royal Heroine), worked four furlongs in 50.8 seconds at Santa Anita. It was the 113th fastest of 124 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she placed fourth in the John C. Mabee (G2) going 1 1/8 miles on the turf at Del Mar on Sept. 6 for trainer Phil D’Amato.
Scalable (Speightstown), a Grade 3 winner (2024 Monmouth Oaks), worked four furlongs in 50.0 seconds at Saratoga. It was the 19th fastest of 46 works at the distance. Her previous work was six days ago going four furlongs at Saratoga. In her last start she won the Interborough going seven furlongs on the main track at Aqueduct on Jan. 25 for trainer Todd Pletcher.
Waves of Mischief (Into Mischief), a Grade 3 winner (2024 Pucker Up), worked four furlongs in 47.6 seconds at Churchill Downs. It was the sixth fastest of 79 works at the distance. This was her first work since her last race. In her last start she placed seventh in the One Dreamer going one mile and 70 yards on the turf at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 4 for trainer Brendan Walsh.
