The Todd Pletcher barn had a busy morning Jan. 13 with 2023 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by TAA hero Fierceness and Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes hopefuls Dynamic One and Grand Aspen turning in workouts at Palm Beach Downs.

Repole Stable’s Fierceness, the likely champion 2-year-old after his scintillating 6 ¼-length victory in the Juvenile, remains on target for his sophomore debut in the Feb. 3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

“He worked super this morning,” Pletcher said. “We still have a long way to go but so far everything is going according to plan.”

The 3-year-old son of City of Light worked five furlongs in 1:01.17 in company with 2023 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity victor Locked, recording his fifth timed breeze since receiving a brief respite following his win in the Nov. 3 Juvenile at Santa Anita Park.

Pletcher has mapped out a different schedule for Fierceness than he did for 2022 champion 2-year-old male Forte, who made the first start of his 3-year-old campaign in the 2023 Fountain of Youth Stakes.

“Last year Forte needed a little time off after the Breeders’ Cup but in Fierceness’ case he only had three races (as opposed to Forte’s five starts as a juvenile) so he was fresh and doing well so we didn’t have to let him down totally (after the Breeders’ Cup),” Pletcher said. “We’re just getting him ticking now for the Holy Bull. We like the spacing of that race to the Florida Derby and then the Florida Derby five weeks to Kentucky.”

The Hall of Fame trainer has been pleased by Fierceness’ development as a newly turned 3-year-old thus far.

“Physically he’s done well. He’s put on some weight,” Pletcher said. “He’s gotten a bit stronger as you would hope. He’s such a laid-back horse so in his daily gallops he doesn’t show you a whole lot but when you breeze him like we did this morning he just looks awesome.”

Locked also was recording his fifth breeze since the Juvenile, where he was third behind his stablemate. Campaigned in partnership by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm, the Gun Runner colt scored a game victory in the Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland last October after breaking his maiden at Saratoga Race Course. Finishing slightly behind Fierceness in their work, he was credited with a final time of 1:01.27 for the five furlongs.

Fierceness currently sits atop Churchill Downs’ points leaderboard for the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve with 30 – all earned in the Juvenile – while Locked is in the second position with 19 (10 from the Breeders’ Futurity and 9 from the Juvenile).

Pegasus World Cup contenders Dynamic One (recently added to the invitation list for the $3 million race Jan. 27) and Grand Aspen each worked Saturday morning. Dynamic One, winner of the 2022 Suburban Stakes, clocked five furlongs in a bullet :59.31 while Grand Aspen, runner-up in the Dec. 30 Harlan’s Holiday Stakes, breezed a half-mile in :48.40.