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Afleet Alex, who was 3rd in the 2005 Kentucky Derby, is the only top 3 finisher in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile to place in the Derby since 1999.

Breeders' Cup Kentucky Derby Jinx Stats

There has been much made of the Kentucky Derby jinx apparently attached to winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, but only for the winners. I decided it would be interesting to take a look at the stats for the top three finishers and how they did in the Kentucky Derby. Sad to say, the jinx seems to apply there too, although not as strongly as to the winner. Only two horses who finished in the top three in the Juvenile have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby: Spend A Buck (3rd in 1984) and Alysheba (3rd in 1986). Since then it has been a very long dry spell.

The best a Juvenile winner has managed is 3rd in the Kentucky Derby: Timber Country in 1994 and Chief's Crown in 1984. Of the 66 horses who have finished first, second, or third in the Juvenile between 1984 and 2005, 34 have failed to even start in the Derby and only nine have managed to finish at least third. Timber Country, winner of the Juvenile in 1994, is the only winner to go onto win a Triple Crown race, the 1995 Preakness.

Here is a chart listing all the horses who have finished in the top three in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile with the Kentucky Derby placings. I have also included notes for those who won the Preakness or Belmont. Overall, I would say be very wary of any horses coming out of that race unless they are truly exceptional.

Year	First	Second	Third	Derby Results			Other Triple Crown Impact
2006	Street Sense	Circular Quay	Great Hunter	?	?	?
2005	Stevie Wonderboy	Henny Hughes	First Samurai	-	-	-
2004	Wilko	Afleet Alex	Sun King	6th	3rd	15th	Afleet Alex won the Preakness and Belmont
2003	Action This Day	Minister Eric	Chapel Royal	6th	16th	-
2002	Vindication	Kafwain	Hold That Tiger	-	-	-
2001	Johannesburg	Repent	Siphonic	8th	-	-
2000	Macho Uno	Point Given	Street Cry	-	5th	-	Point Given won the Preakness and Belmont
1999	Anees	Chief Seattle	High Yield	13th	-	15th
1998	Answer Lively	Aly's Alley	Cat Thief	10th	-	3rd
1997	Favorite Trick	Dawson's Legacy	Nationalore	8th	-	9th
1996	Boston Harbor	Acceptable	Ordway	-	-	-
1995	Unbridled's Song	Hennessy	Editor's Note	5th	-	6th	Editor's Note won the Belmont
1994	Timber Country	Eltish	Tejano Run	3rd	6th	2nd	Timber Country won the Preakness
1993	Brocco	Blumin Affair	Tabasco Cat	4th	3rd	6th	Tabasco Cat won the Preakness and Belmont
1992	Gilded Time	It'sali'lknownfact	River Special	-	-	-
1991	Arazi	Bertrando	Snappy Landing	8th	-	17th
1990	Fly So Free	Take Me Out	Lost Mountain	5th	-	12th
1989	Rhythm	Grand Canyon	Slavic	-	-	-
1988	Is It True	Easy Goer	Tagel	-	2nd	-	Easy Goer was 2nd in the Preakness and won the Belmont
1987	Success Express	Regal Classic	Tejano	-	5th	-
1986	Capote	Qualify	Alysheba	eased	-	1st	Alysheba won the Preakness and was 4th in the Belmont
1985	Tasso	Storm Cat	Scat Dancer	-	-	-
1984	Chief's Crown	Tank's Prospect	Spend A Buck	3rd	7th	1st	Tank's Prospect won the Preakness

Triple Crown quick links:

• Summer Bird upsets in the Belmont Stakes (G1) - He rallied on the outside to win by 2 3/4 lengths over Dunkirk and Mine That Bird. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
• The 2009 Belmont Stakes Field - A photo of each of the 10 horses in the race on the way to the post parade with a link to their profile.
• More Belmont Stakes Photos - A collection of 13 more photos from the weekend
• Manhattan Handicap (G1) and Just a Game Stakes (G1) Results - On the Belmont undercard, Gio Ponti won over Marsh Side and Better Talk Now in the Manhattan Handicap, while Diamondrella beat favorite Forever Together in the Just a Game Stakes. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
• Acorn Stakes (G1), True North Handicap (G2), and Woody Stephens Stakes (G2) Results - Also on the Belmont undercard, Gabby's Golden Gal upset favorite Justwhistledixie in the Acorn, top choice Fabulous Strike beat defending champ Benny the Bull in the True North Handicap, and Munnings won by 5 1/4 lengths in the Woody Stephens Stakes. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
• Brooklyn Handicap (G2) and Hill Prince Stakes - Eldaafer got up by a nose to win the Brooklyn Handicap over pacesetter Nite Light in the slop, with favorite Rising Moon third. In the Hill Prince Stakes, which was taken off the turf, Despite the Odds drew away to win by 7 1/2 lengths. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
• 2009 Belmont Stakes Entries - A field of 10 was entered with Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness runner-up Mine That Bird the 2-1 morning line favorite from post 7. Get the entries, post positions, odds, and free past performances here.
• 2009 Belmont Contenders Analysis - trying and pick the winner by matching the profile of a Belmont winner.
• Belmont contender past performances - free from DRF
• Belmont Stakes Friday Workouts - Photos of 5 of the Belmont Stakes horses on the sloppy track in the rain Friday morning, including Mine That Bird. Get the details and photos here.
• Belmont Weather Forecasts - up to 15 days in advance
• Belmont Contenders Weekend Workouts - Five of the likely entrants for next weekend's Belmont Stakes had timed works at Belmont Park on May 30-31, including Charitable Man and Dunkirk. Get the details and photos here.
• Rachel Alexandra wins the Preakness - She led most of the way and was ahead by 4 at the top of the stretch, then held off Mine That Bird by a length. Musket Man was another 1/2 length back in third. Get the results, chart, and photos here.
• The 2009 Preakness Field - A photo of each of the 13 horses
• Preakness undercard stakes results - There were 7 other stakes on the card, most of them grade 2 or 3, including the Dixie Stakes (G2) won by Parading.
• Preakness past performances - free from DRF
• Fillies in the Belmont Stakes - 22 fillies have run in the Belmont and 3 have won, including Rags to Riches in 2007
• Belmont Stakes official site - lots of news here
• Belmont Stakes 101 - lots of basic information on the history of the race, handicapping the Preakness, or travelling there in person.
• Belmont Stakes Winners - with breeding, connections, time, odds, etc.
• Kentucky Derby Results and Photos - all the details about Mine That Bird's win plus tons of photos from Derby week at Churchill Downs.
• Triple Crown Trail - 2009 prep race schedule with results
• Blood Horse Triple Crown Mania - lots of good info here
• Thoroughbred Times Road to the Triple Crown - contenders, stats, and other info.
• DRF Belmont Stakes Special - Lots of good info like past winners preps, contenders, past performances, and latest news.
• 2009 Triple Crown Nominations - 401 horses were nominated by the January 24 early deadline. View the list sorted by name, sire, trainer, or owner.
• 2009 Triple Crown Late Nominations - 11 more horses nominated by March 28 for a $6000 fee were announced on April 1st
• Triple Crown Trivia Quiz - test your knowledge of the Derby, Preakness, and Belmont and compete with others.
• 2008 Triple Crown Recap - all 2008 Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont articles including results and photos for all 3 races.
• Triple Crown Index - the master list with even more info
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