Check this blog daily for all the latest updates on Kentucky Derby contenders and other news as the Run for the Roses is now just 27 days away.

The aftermath: Beaten Wood favorite Uncle Mo appeared sound and physically healthy on Sunday, a day after suffering his first career defeat. The quarter he grabbed at the start of the race doesn’t appear to be a serious problem. Trainer Todd Pletcher said the colt will have blood work done on Tuesday to determine if any internal problems contributed to Saturday’s result; Pletcher said the tests are routine for any horse in his barn that doesn’t perform up to expectations.

Toby tuckered out: Trainer Graham Motion said that Wood winner Toby’s Corner was sound but tiring following his hard-charging win on Saturday. "He’s been laying down all morning," Motion said. Toby’s Corner, a son of 2005 Wood winner Bellamy Road, will return to Motion’s training base at Fair Hill in Maryland. The colt will work once between now and the Derby, with that work coming on Fair Hill’s Tapeta training track a week out from the big race.

Moving on: A few days ago, Midnight Interlude and Comma To The Top weren’t under Derby consideration. But now, the 1-2 finishers in the Santa Anita Derby are moving on to Kentucky. Midnight Interlude, in just his fourth career start, gave trainer Bob Baffert a nice consolation win after he was forced to scratch favored Jaycito. The colt, who broke his maiden in his previous start, will have to overcome the hurdle of running in the Kentucky Derby without having started as a 2-year-old. Comma To The Top wasn’t under Derby consideration because trainer Peter Miller was concerned about his distance limitations; but after a game second on Saturday, Miller says the connections will reconsider, with a final decision coming early Derby week.

All systems go: Rebel winner The Factor, who could inherit Derby favoritism with a victory in Saturday’s Arkansas Derby, completed his preparations for that race by easily going six furlongs in 1:12.20 at Santa Anita on Sunday. Under jockey Martin Garcia, he galloped out a mile in 1:38.20.

Oaks watch: Fox Hill Farm’s Joyful Victory stamped her ticket to the Oaks with a runaway score in the Grade 2 Fantasy Stakes at Oaklawn. Arienza, a daughter of Horse of the Year Azeri, suffered her first defeat in three starts, checking in second. She likely won’t have the graded earnings to move on to the Oaks. … A full sister to Ashland winner Lilacs and Lace was foaled just fours after her big sister upset the Grade 1 event.