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Dortmund, Firing Line work at SA

Kentucky Derby aspirants DORTMUND and FIRING LINE worked shortly after 7:45 this morning at Santa Anita.

Dortmund broke off first, and went five furlongs in 58.80 seconds under jockey Martin Garcia. He worked alone for trainer Bob Baffert.

Firing Line worked in company under Gary Stevens. He started three lengths back, caught his workmate -- Footstepsinbronze -- at the sixteenth pole and drew away impressive. He was given an official time of 1:00.40. Trainer Simon Callaghan had him in 59.80 seconds, and galloping out six furlongs in 1:12.

Both were very well. Firing Line has continued to thrive with time between races and looms a major player off his narrow defeat to Dortmund in the Robert Lewis. Because his prep will have been the least-recent, he has become an overlooked runner in this very competitive Derby, but he's doing very well.

"It was an ideal work," said Callaghan, who wanted Firing Line to sit off his company, which he did. This is a colt who is far more cooperative than he was months ago.

Dortmund was his typically strong self. He's not as flashy a work horse as stablamate American Pharoah, for instance, but he went about his business very well today.

Both Dortmund and Firing Line will remain at Santa Anita and have their final Derby works next Saturday before flying to Kentucky next Sunday.