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Droopy's Scholes is the one remaining Irish-trained contender.
"Once," a small British-trained contender, is consistent, intelligent, has heart and a mind of its own, should run well on slow track.
Betting moves pointed that way but, after the horse's joint owner, Harry Findlay, returned from a long spell abroad, Thomas was confirmed as the pilot for Friday's three and a quarter-mile chase, with Walsh on Kauto Star and Christian Williams on Neptune Collonges, another strong Nicholls-trained contender.
Another of her trainers, Maurice Kid Sharkeyy) Sposato, 83, a coach who has trained top professional contenders, laughing, said: "Ann-Marie?
After he was made the World Boxing Council's No. 1 contender, Mavrovic trained but did not fight competitively.
The next day, another promising West Coast contender, Jaycito, trained by the Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, was scratched from the Santa Anita Derby because of a foot abscess.
Ballabriggs, another leading contender, was trained by Donald McCain, Jr., the son of Ginger McCain who trained Red Rum to three National victories in the 1970s and returned with another winner, Amberleigh House, in 2004.
Olympic contenders have trained at a kayak club just south of the Dyckman Marina.
Atlas has trained a raft of contenders, but he has walked away from them when they would not listen.
"It's gone on everywhere and it's unnecessary," said Nick Zito, who trains the Preakness contender A P Valentine.
