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2002 Kentucky Derby Second Tier

This list is horses who have moved off my top contenders page for one reason or another. If they improve in their next out, they can move back up but most likely they will not have any further serious impact on the Triple Crown trail.

Triple Crown quick links:

• Top Derby Contenders - the first tier prospects
• Off the Trail - horses who are definitely no going to the Derby due to injury, etc.
• Graded Stakes Earnings - this is what determines who gets in the Derby
• Late Triple Crown Nominees - 12 more were added after March 30th
• Triple Crown Nominees - 405 horses were nominated in the early round this year. Check out the full list sorted by horse, sire, owner, and trainer
• Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool Three - wagering is closed and odds for all 3 pools are posted
• Road to the Roses Fantasy Challenge - Pick your stable and win prizes in Churchill Downs' Road to the Roses Fantasy Challenge.
• Derby Tickets and Seats - how to get them
• Derby Ticket Requests - what really happens once you send one in to Churchill Downs
• Triple Crown Trail (updated weekly)
• Experimental Free Handicap
• Past Performances - for just about every conceivable prospect from BRIS
• Past Performances - for the top 50 prospects from Blood Horse and TSN
• Injury Report - who is off the trail?
• Kentucky Derby 128 from Daily Racing Form
• Road to the Triple Crown from Thoroughbred Times
• Triple Crown Mania from the Blood Horse
• Triple Crown Index - the master list with even more info

Booklet Trainer:   John T. Ward Jr. Jockey:   Foaling Date:   2-19-99 Breeding:   Notebook - Crafty Bobbie by Bob's Dusty Dosage Profile:   3-4-6-0-3 Dosage Index/CD:   1.67   0.25 2-year-old Record: 5 starts 4-0-1   $339,700 Note: Seemed to run out of gas in the Blue Grass despite the slow pace and is likely to skip the Derby. Perhaps he has hit his distance limit? Blood Horse profile Churchill Downs profile Courier-Journal profile with detailed analysis Daily Racing Form profile Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Changeintheweather Trainer:   David Bell Jockey:   Jorge Chavez Foaling Date:   3-13-99 Breeding:   Gone West - Meteor Colony by Pleasant Colony Dosage Profile:   10-5-16-2-3 Dosage Index/CD:   1.77   0.47 2-year-old Record: 3 starts 2-0-0   $207,840 Note: Canadian invader with strong pedigree and dosage profile bombed in the Illinois Derby. Blood Horse profile Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree D'Coach Trainer:   Shug McGaughey Jockey:   Foaling Date:   4-2-99 Breeding:   Dehere - Catatonic by Big Spruce Dosage Profile:   2-5-12-4-3 Dosage Index/CD:   1.00   0.04 2-year-old Record: 2 starts 1-1-0   $33,400 Note: Second in the Count Fleet Stakes and Whirlaway at Aqueduct with late rallies but stank up the track in the Florida Derby. Great dosage. Blood Horse profile Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Easyfromthegitgo Trainer:   Steve Asmussen Jockey:   Donnie Meche Foaling Date:   4-21-99 Breeding:   Dehere - Montera by Easy Goer Dosage Profile:   7-5-14-0-0 Dosage Index/CD:   2.71   0.73 2-year-old Record: 5 starts 2-3-0   $68,925 Graded Stakes Earnings:   $202,965 Note:Third in the Lexington and likely to skip the Derby since the owners already have a Derby horse in Private Emblem. Blood Horse profile Churchill Downs profile Courier-Journal profile with detailed analysis Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Equality Trainer:   Graham Motion Jockey:   Ramon A. Dominguez Foaling Date:   1-18-99 Breeding:   Mt. Livermore - Equilibrate by Gone West Dosage Profile:   12-1-8-1-2 Dosage Index/CD:   2.43   0.83 2-year-old Record: 3 starts 1-0-1   $22,650 Note:Tampa Bay Derby winner couldn't win the Aventura Stakes, although he was gaining at the end. Blood Horse profile Full pedigree High Star Trainer:   Nick Zito Jockey:   Foaling Date:   1-26-99 Breeding:   Private Terms - Polember by Polish Navy Dosage Profile:   7-7-8-0-0 Dosage Index/CD:   4.50   0.95 2-year-old Record: 4 starts 1-0-1   $50,700 Note:Second in an allowance at Gulfstream Park and was highly touted for the Florida Derby but bombed in it. It was later announced he bled badly and his future plans are now uncertain. Blood Horse profile Daily Racing Form profile Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Jack's Silver Trainer:   James Cassidy Jockey:   Foaling Date:   3-16-99 Breeding:   Soft Gold - Little Ricky by Runaway Groom Dosage Profile:   6-1-7-0-0 Dosage Index/CD:   3.00   0.93 2-year-old Record: 2 starts 0-0-1   $5,160 Note: Maiden brother of Jamaican Rum closed quickly to get second in the San Vicente at Santa Anita. Real contender or just a fluke? Doesn't seem to have started since. Full pedigree Mayakovsky Trainer:   Patrick Biancone Jockey:   Pat Valenzuela Foaling Date:   3-21-99 Breeding:   Matty G - Joy to Raise by Raise a Man Dosage Profile:   8-1-3-6-0 Dosage Index/CD:   1.40   0.61 2-year-old Record: 2 starts 1-1-0   $64,600 Note:Won the Gotham Stakes in his 2002 debut but faded to 4th in the Santa Anita Derby after going to his knees at the start. Was skipping the Derby for the Derby Trial, but when that came up sloppy, he scratched. Blood Horse profile Churchill Downs profile Daily Racing Form profile - includes workout notes Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Monthir Trainer:   Mark Hennig Jockey:   Foaling Date:   1-15-99 Breeding:   Gulch - Caress by Storm Cat Dosage Profile:   9-3-10-2-0 Dosage Index/CD:   2.43   0.79 2-year-old Record: 5 starts 1-2-0   $63,120 Note: Second by a nose in the Hutcheson Stakes but followed it up with a 5th place finish in the Florida Derby. Last out was third in the Bay Shore Stakes. Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Saratoga Blues Trainer:   Tony Dutrow Jockey:   Mario Pino Foaling Date:   3-30-99 Breeding:   Twining - Time for a Wedding by Manila Dosage Profile:   9-2-12-2-5 Dosage Index/CD:   1.31   0.27 2-year-old Record: 2 starts 2-0-0   $40,650 Note: Was expected to skip the Derby for the Preakness, but after his awful performance in the Spiral he may skip both. No word yet but he may have injured himself in the race. Blood Horse profile Churchill Downs profile Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Showmeitall Trainer:   Manny Tortora Jockey:   Foaling Date:   5-10-99 Breeding:   All Gone - Show Legs by Silent Screen Dosage Profile:   4-9-15-2-0 Dosage Index/CD:   2.16   0.50 2-year-old Record: 6 starts 3-1-1   $68,000 Note: Winner of the Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream Park finished dead last in the Tampa Bay Derby. Blood Horse profile Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Sunday Break Trainer:   Neil Drysdale Jockey:   Gary Stevens Foaling Date:   4-19-99 Breeding:   Forty Niner - Catequill by Storm Cat Dosage Profile:   11-5-13-0-3 Dosage Index/CD:   2.37   0.66 2-year-old Record: 2 starts 0-1-1   $12,720 Graded Stakes Earnings:   $82,500 Note: Japanese bred ran much straighter in the Wood Memorial and hung tough to finish third. Will he have enough graded earnings to get in the Derby? The answer was no. Blood Horse profile Call to the Derby Post analysis Churchill Downs profile Courier-Journal profile with detailed analysis Daily Racing Form profile - includes workout notes Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Take Charge Lady Trainer:   Ken McPeek Jockey:   Tony D'Amico Foaling Date:   2-4-99 Breeding:   Dehere - Felicita by Rubiano Dosage Profile:   5-6-10-1-0 Dosage Index/CD:   2.67   0.68 *dual qualifier* 2-year-old Record: 5 starts 3-1-0   $371,716 Note:Filly can't seem to lose this year against her peers. Entered in the Oaks rather than the Derby, as she should have been. Churchill Downs profile Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Tracemark Trainer:   Craig Dollase Jockey:   Jason Lumpkins Foaling Date:   2-27-99 Breeding:   Conquistador Cielo - Juta's Fame by Danzig Dosage Profile:   12-8-13-0-1 Dosage Index/CD:   3.53   0.88 2-year-old Record: 9 starts 0-2-1   $45,984 Graded Stakes Earnings:   $26,444 Note:Winner of the California Derby. Connections say he is going in the Derby but he hardly has any graded earnings so lots of horses will have to drop out first. Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree U S S Tinosa Trainer:   Jerry Hollendorfer Jockey:   Kent Desormeaux Foaling Date:   2-12-99 Breeding:   Foxhound - Angel Puss by Wolf Power Dosage Profile:   4-6-16-2-0 Dosage Index/CD:   1.80   0.43 2-year-old Record: 7 starts 2-3-1   $122,319 Graded Stakes Earnings:   $83,750 Note:Never even in the hunt for the Santa Anita Derby last out but still pointing to the Derby. Not enough earnings to make the field. Blood Horse profile Churchill Downs profile Daily Racing Form profile - includes workout notes Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Werblin Trainer:   Eduardo Inda Jockey:   Foaling Date:   1-30-99 Breeding:   Unbridled's Song - Roll Over Baby by Rollin On Over Dosage Profile:   3-4-5-0-2 Dosage Index/CD:   2.11   0.43 2-year-old Record: 2 starts 2-0-0   $55,200 Note: Third in the San Vicente and the San Raphael at Santa Anita but couldn't manage to win the San Pedro as the heavy favorite. Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree Windward Passage Trainer:   Steve Asmussen Jockey:   Chris McCarron Foaling Date:   3-3-99 Breeding:   Captain Bodgit - Storm Runner by Miswaki Dosage Profile:   7-0-10-1-0 Dosage Index/CD:   2.00   0.72 2-year-old Record: 3 starts 1-0-1   $32,020 Graded Stakes Earnings:   $100,000 Note:Winner of the Rebel deadheated for third in the Arkansas Derby. Definitely headed to Kentucky but was shut out of the Derby by lack of earnings. Blood Horse profile Call to the Derby Post analysis Churchill Downs profile Daily Racing Form profile - includes workout notes Thoroughbred Times profile Full pedigree

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