Welcome to Preakness Week! Updates on Preakness Stakes contenders and other news as the second jewel of the Triple Crown is now just six days away.

Derby winner watch: WinStar Farm's Super Saver galloped nine furlongs Saturday morning at Churchill Downs under the watchful eye of trainer Todd Pletcher, who returned to Louisville this weekend. The colt will work a half mile Monday morning under jockey Calvin Borel, then board a charter flight Wednesday bound for Baltimore.

Musical riders: Jockey Garrett Gomez was officially taken off Lookin at Lucky on Saturday, but quickly picked up the mount on Dublin for the Preakness. Gomez has been aboard Lookin at Lucky in all of the colt's career starts, but the duo encountered troubled trips in the Rebel and Santa Anita Derby, with trainer Bob Baffert publicly berating Gomez after the latter. Lookin at Lucky was then sixth as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby after another nightmare trip. Baffert is expected to confirm whether or not Lookin at Lucky will move on to the Preakness tomorrow after the colt trains. Martin Garcia, who rode stablemate Conveyance in the Derby, is a strong candidate to take the mount.

Saturday works: California invader Caracortado, who won the first five starts of his career before tasting defeat, turned in his final work Saturday morning at Santa Anita, covering seven furlongs in 1:24.60. Jockey Paul Atkinson, who will have his first Preakness mount, was aboard. At Churchill Downs, contender First Dude fired off five furlongs in 1:00.60.

Sunday works: Derby Trial runner-up Aikenite, trained by Pletcher and owned by Dogwood Stables, worked five furlongs in company in 1:01.40 Sunday morning at Churchill Downs. He'll fly to Baltimore with stablemate Super Saver on Wednesday. Florida Derby runner-up Pleasant Prince, who was excluded from the Derby field based on graded earnings, worked a brisk five furlongs in :59 flat at Keeneland.

On the slate: Expected to work Monday at Churchill Downs - in addition to Super Saver - are Preakness contenders Dublin, Hurricane Ike, Northern Giant and Yawanna Twist. At Delaware Park, A Little Warm is expected to work.

On the bubble: As of Sunday, 15 horses were still considered candidates for the Preakness: Super Saver, Lookin at Lucky, Mission Impazible, Paddy O'Prado, Dublin, Aikenite, Jackson Bend, A Little Warm, Hurricane Ike, Caracortado, Pleasant Prince, Yawanna Twist, Schoolyard Dreams, Northern Giant and First Dude. Preakness starters are determined by a three-tier process if the field is oversubscribed. The first seven runners are selected based on graded stakes earnings; the next four by all stakes earnings; and the final three by overall lifetime earnings. If the field does oversubscribe when entries are taken Wednesday, First Dude would be the horse excluded.

Notes: Fountain of Youth and Wood Memorial winner Eskendereya, withdrawn for Kentucky Derby consideration six days before the race with a leg injury, has been retired after extensive veterinary examination. Jess Jackson, owner of Curlin and Rachel Alexandra, has bought into the colt, but he and co-owner Ahmed Zayat have made no decisions about a stud deal. ... Even though it's Preakness Week, the Belmont field is already beginning to develop. Derby runner-up Ice Box is expected to arrive at the Oklahoma Training Track in Saratoga this week to begin preparations. Game On Dude, winner of the Lone Star Derby this weekend, and Fly Down, who took the Dwyer at Belmont on Saturday, are expected to move on to the race, along with Dwyer runner-up Drosselmeyer.