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Here is my latest look at the contenders for the Kentucky Derby. All the major preps are over now, and the favorites are starting to sort themselves out. Triple Crown nominations and the Experimental Free Handicap (with dual qualifiers) are out and late nominations closed on March 26. Keep an eye on this page as I will be updating it regularly as the preps are run and more info is available.
Be sure to click the link on each horse's name to view full info, stats, and a photo where available. Jockey assignments are very tentative at this point and probably won't firm up until sometime in April. A star next to the dosage index indicates a dual qualifier.
Best Beyer figure have been added to all profiles and top contenders have been put in order of their graded stakes earnings. Expect lots of new links to be added to profiles now that we are in the final stretch.
Triple Crown quick links:
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Horse | Trainer | Dosage | Jockey |
Afleet Alex | Tim Ritchey | 2.11 * | Jeremy Rose |
Wilko | Craig Dollase | 7.00 | Corey Nakatani |
High Fly | Nick Zito | 2.00 | Jerry Bailey |
Bellamy Road | Nick Zito | 3.50 | Javier Castellano |
Bandini | Todd Pletcher | 3.57 | John Velazquez |
High Limit | Bobby Frankel | 2.50 | Ramon Dominguez |
Flower Alley | Todd Pletcher | 1.73 | Jorge Chavez |
Buzzards Bay | Jeff Mullins | 1.50 | Mark Guidry |
Sun King | Nick Zito | 3.00 * | Edgar Prado |
Greater Good | Robert Holthus | 4.00 | John McKee |
Greeley's Galaxy | Glen Stute | 4.00 | Kent Desormeaux |
Coin Silver | Todd Pletcher | 1.82 | Pat Valenzuela |
Noble Causeway | Nick Zito | 2.08 | Gary Stevens |
Giacomo | John Shirreffs | 4.33 | Mike Smith |
Storm Surge | Dallas Stewart | 4.60 | Robby Albarado |
Closing Argument | Kiaran McLaughlin | 4.00 | Cornelio Velasquez |
Spanish Chestnut | Patrick Biancone | 2.60 | Joe Bravo |
Andromeda's Hero | Nick Zito | 2.78 | Rafael Bejarano |
Sort It Out | Bob Baffert | 1.67 | Brice Blanc |
Don't Get Mad | Ron Ellis | 2.27 | Tyler Baze |
Going Wild | D. Wayne Lukas | 1.91 | Jose Valdivia Jr. |
Off The Trail | |||
Blues and Royals | Saeed bin Suroor | 3.50 | sick |
Consolidator | D. Wayne Lukas | 3.57 * | fractured sesamoids |
Declan's Moon | Ron Ellis | 3.50 * | chipped knee |
Defer | Shug McGaughey | 3.32 | unlikely now |
Dubleo | Todd Pletcher | 2.14 | likely to stay on turf |
Fusaichi Rock Star | Bob Baffert | 4.00 | unlikely |
Fusaichi Samurai | Neil Drysdale | 3.24 | injury |
Galloping Grocer | Dominick Schettino | 4.00 * | back to NY-bred races |
General John B | Roger Stein | 1.22 | tendon injury |
Harlington | Todd Pletcher | 1.78 | injury |
Lost In The Fog | Steve Gilchrist | 2.47 | not nominated |
Magna Graduate | Patrick Byrne | 3.00 | unlikely |
Park Avenue Ball | James Ryerson | 2.56 | unlikely |
Proud Accolade | Todd Pletcher | 4.33 | unlikely |
Rockport Harbor | John Servis | 1.67 * | laying off now |
Roman Ruler | Bob Baffert | 4.45 | quarter crack |
Rush Bay | Tom Amoss | 2.14 | unlikely |
Scipion | Patrick Biancone | 2.20 | condylar fracture |
Survivalist | Shug McGaughey | 3.16 | staying at Belmont |
Sweet Catomine | Julio Canani | 2.00 * | retired |
Texcess | Paul Aguirre | 3.00 | unlikely now |
NTRA Three-Year-Old Poll 05/02/05 HORSE A-S STS-1-2-3 PTS PVS PROBABLE NEXT START 1. Bellamy Road (8) 3-C 2-2-0-0 109 1 5/7 Kentucky Derby 2. Bandini (1) 3-C 4-3-1-0 94 3 5/7 Kentucky Derby 3. Afleet Alex 3-C 3-2-0-0 92 2 5/7 Kentucky Derby 4. High Fly (1) 3-C 4-3-0-1 75 4 5/7 Kentucky Derby 5. High Limit 3-C 2-1-1-0 57 5 5/7 Kentucky Derby 6. Noble Causeway 3-C 4-2-2-0 41 6 5/7 Kentucky Derby 7. Lost In The Fog (1) 3-C 3-3-0-0 32 8 5/14 Golden Bear BC 8. Sun King 3-C 3-2-0-0 31 7 5/7 Kentucky Derby 9. Wilko 3-C 2-0-01 30 9 5/7 Kentucky Derby 10. Sis City 3-F 2-2-0-0 22 - UndecidedA_S: Age-Sex, Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, F-filly.
Other Horses Receiving Votes: Buzzard's Bay-16, Don't Get Mad-14, Greeley's Galaxy-12, Greater Good-11, Coin Silver-8, Flower Alley-7, Consolidator-4, Scrappy T-4, Memorette-1
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