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horse racing kentucky derby2016 Kentucky Derby Entries

Updated: 05/04/2016

Entries for the Kentucky Derby closed Wednesday morning with 22 horses entered. The top 20 points horses remain in and there will be two also eligible horses - Laoban and Cherry Wine. Oscar Nominated was supplemented by owner Ken Ramsey for $200,000 so the Derby purse will be $2,391,600 if 20 horses start, with the winner getting $1,631,400. Entries have been drawn and post positions and morning line odds have been added.

Below is list of entries with their trainer, jockey, and dosage index and dual qualifiers have been marked with a * by their dosage index. Each horse names links to a profile with lots of info and a photo. Jockey assignments are now final and confirmed. You can get the latest free past performances from BRISnet here (scroll down to Nyquist).

Triple Crown quick links:

HorsePostTrainerDosageJockeyOdds
1Trojan NationPatrick Gallagher3.44 Aaron Gryder50-1
2SuddenbreakingnewsDonnie Von Hemel4.20Luis Quinonez20-1
3CreatorSteve Asmussen3.00 Ricardo Santanna Jr.10-1
4Mo TomTom Amoss1.55  Corey Lanerie20-1
5Gun RunnerSteve Asmussen1.25 Florent Geroux10-1
6My Man SamChad Brown3.00 Irad Ortiz Jr.20-1
7Oscar NominatedMike Maker2.53 Julien Leparoux50-1
8LaniMikio Matsunaga1.92  Yutaka Take30-1
9DestinTodd Pletcher1.43  Javier Castellano15-1
10WhitmoreRon Moquett2.38  Victor Espinoza20-1
11ExaggeratorKeith Desormeaux3.40 *Kent Desormeaux8-1
12Tom's ReadyDallas Stewart3.00  Brian Hernandez Jr.30-1
13NyquistDoug O'Neill7.00  Mario Gutierrez3-1
14MohaymenKiaran McLaughlin3.00 *Junior Alvarado10-1
15OutworkTodd Pletcher11.00 John Velazquez15-1
16ShagafChad Brown3.80Joel Rosario20-1
17Mor SpiritBob Baffert1.57 *Gary Stevens12-1
18MajestoGustavo Delgado2.33 Emisael Jaramillo30-1
19Brody's CauseDale Romans1.38 *Luis Saez12-1
20Danzing CandyClifford Sise Jr.3.80  Mike Smith15-1
Also Eligible
21LaobanEric Guillot3.00 Cornelio Velasquez50-1
22Cherry WineDale Romans3.80 Robby Albarado30-1
* = dual qualifier

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