Cloud Computing won't run in Kentucky Derby 2017

Churchill Downs announced Saturday that Cloud Computing has been removed from the list of possible runners in the Kentucky Derby on May 6.

Cloud Computing trainer Chad Brown said Tuesday he was leaning toward skipping the Kentucky Derby and entering the May 20 Preakness at Pimlico.

A son of Maclean’s Music, Cloud Computing is 1-1-1 in three career starts after finishing third in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 8 at Aqueduct.

“The horse has a run a lot in a short period of time,” Brown said Tuesday. “I don’t want to overwork him.”

The defection of Cloud Computing moves Untrapped to the No. 20 spot on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard. The Derby is limited to 20 entries.

Trained by Steve Asmussen, Untrapped finished sixth in the April 15 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. The Trappe Shot colt is 1-3-1 in six career starts.

Moving up to No. 21 on the points list is Lookin At Lee, followed by Sonneteer, RoyalMo and Local Hero.

Churchill Downs lists 19 of the top 20 horses in the points standings as “probable” to run in the Kentucky Derby. No. 13 Malagacy is listed as a “possible” starter. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Malagacy finished fifth in the Arkansas Derby and is scheduled to ship from Keeneland to Churchill on Monday.

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BATTALION RUNNER WORKS

David Grening of the Daily Racing Form reported Battalion Runner breezed four furlongs in 49.11 seconds on Saturday at the Belmont training track.

Trained by Pletcher, Battalion Runner is 2-2-0 in four career starts after finishing second in the Wood Memorial.

Jason Frakes can be reached at (502) 582-4046 and jfrakes@courier-journal.com.