California Works: Grade I Winners Highlight Tab, Tenma Has First Work Since Oaks

[Wandering Eyes]

Champion MGISW Citizen Bull (Into Mischief) and SW & MGISP Vodka With a Twist (Thousand Words) were on the work list Saturday at Santa Anita Park with a six-furlong move from each as other notable names made an appearance in the morning hours.

The Bob Baffert-trained Citizen Bull posted the co-bullet move of three, clocking the six panels in 1:12.20 in his second work since finishing in the back half of the GI Kentucky Derby field. The filly, trained by Philip D'Amato, went from the blocks for her move, and came in at the 1:12.20 mark with the notes saying 'handily from the gate'. Vodka With a Twist had been slated for the Miss Preakness Stakes at Pimlico but was scratched from the contest.

Baffert also sent out GISW Tenma (Nyquist) in her first appearance since finishing fourth in the GI Kentucky Oaks. The daughter of Nyquist drilled four furlongs in :48.60, the 35th fastest of 71 on the morning.

MGSW Spirit of Makena (Ghostzapper) worked five furlongs in 1:04.20 for trainer George Papaprodromou. The 6-year-old has had a steady string of works since coming off an 18-month layoff Mar. 29 to run a respectable third in the GII San Carlos Stakes. Another to recently return from an extended break was MGSP Judge Miller (Curlin)–an 11 1/2-month break, to be exact, when he annexed a classy allowance optional claimer May 4–and he was spotted Saturday morning breezing a half-mile in :48.40 (23/71) for trainer Mark Glatt.

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