(Classic Causeway may be back in the running for the 148th Kentucky Derby / Photo by Holly M. Smith)

Classic Causeway, who jumped into the chatter for this year’s Kentucky Derby after starting the year with back-to-back wins in the G3 Sam F. Davis Stakes and the G2 Tampa Bay Derby, may not be out of the running.

Not yet.

Not. Just. Yet.

After working at Churchill Downs on Saturday for trainer Brian Lynch, it now appears that the 3YO son of Giant’s Causeway may be inching his way back into the 20-horse field.

The chestnut colt — who did run 2nd in the G2 KY Jockey Club Stakes over the Churchill Downs dirt last November — worked on Saturday in Louisville. He went 5 furlongs in an impressive 1:00.80 — which was the 22nd best time out of 70 to clock the distance.

The only real hiccup in Classic Causeway’s career, to date, came in his last start in the G1 Florida Derby. After pressing the lead for much of the early going, the colt backed up and finished 11th and last in the field.

Soon after that event, trainer Brian Lynch announced that the colt would most likely sit out this year’s Kentucky Derby and be pointed to races farther down the road.

The key words there may have been “most likely.”

Now, it appears that the connections may be rethinking that strategy, after the colt has now put in two solid works since arriving at Churchill Downs from Florida.

Now, it appears that Classic Causeway is once again a serious contender for this year’s field.

It will be interesting to see if this colt, who likes to run on the lead, will make the race or not.

Stay tuned.