A look at the field days ahead of Kentucky Derby 151
Updated: 11:17 PM EDT Apr 20, 2025
WE ARE TWO WEEKS FROM KENTUCKY DERBY. 151 I맥스카지노M KEN TAYLOR, JOINED BY KEVIN KIRSTEIN. YOU KNOW HIM AS RACING PR AT CHURCHILL DOWNS TURFWAY PARK, ALICE PARK AND AND KEVIN WITH THE DERBY SO CLOSE HERE, I WANT TO START WITH THE FAVORITE. JOURNALISM IS CLEARLY GOING TO BE THE FAVORITE ON THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY, ASSUMING HE GETS TO THE STARTING GATE. YEAH, THE EXCITEMENT IS JUST PALPABLE. KEN, IT맥스카지노S REALLY EXCITING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. JOURNALISM LOOKS TO BE THE DEFINED FAVORITE OF THIS YEAR맥스카지노S KENTUCKY DERBY. AFTER HE WON THE SANTA ANITA DERBY. HE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE IN THAT FIVE HORSE FIELD. HE WON맥스카지노T BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THAT SAME TROUBLE IN A 20 HORSE FIELD, BECAUSE THINGS ARE JUST A WHOLE LOT TOUGHER IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY. HE WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE DOING THAT. HE REMINDS ME OF HIS SIRE, CURLIN. IF YOU PUT A SIDE BY SIDE IMAGE OF THEM BACK TO BACK, IT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME. SO HE맥스카지노S A VERY STRIKING LOOKING SON OF CURLIN AND THE FAVORITE TO BEAT IN THIS YEAR맥스카지노S KENTUCKY DERBY. ARE YOU GOING TO BE BRINGING THAT UP, THOUGH? THE ONE THING CURLIN DIDN맥스카지노T WIN WAS THE KENTUCKY DERBY, AND BECAUSE JOURNALISM, IF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT I KNOW THAT THIS SMALL FIELDS ARE ARE SOMETHING YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT AND USE AGAINST HIM. BUT HE맥스카지노S SO IMPRESSIVE. HE WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. HORSES CAN맥스카지노T STOP AND START LIKE HE DID IN THE SANTA ANITA DERBY. SO HE맥스카지노S DONE EVERYTHING THE RIGHT WAY. IT맥스카지노S JUST I DON맥스카지노T KNOW IF HE맥스카지노S GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THAT SAME TROUBLE IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY IF HE WOULD, SAY, DRAW INSIDE OF THE FIELD. HE맥스카지노S DONE EVERYTHING THE RIGHT WAY. HE맥스카지노S GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY. THERE맥스카지노S JUST SOME LITTLE THINGS TO POKE ABOUT HIM IF HE EXPERIENCES THAT SAME TROUBLE IN THE DERBY. ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, JOURNALISM TRAINED BY MIKE MCCARTHY. LET맥스카지노S START AT THE TOP OF THE POINTS STANDINGS. BURNHAM SQUARE, THE WINNER OF THE BLUEGRASS STAKES. AND WILKES, A GUY VERY WELL KNOWN, OBVIOUSLY AT CHURCHILL DOWNS, LONG TIME ASSISTANT TO CARL NAFZGER AND BRIAN HERNANDEZ AS WELL, WHO WON THE DERBY IN THE OAKS LAST YEAR, CAME FLYING AN IMPRESSIVE WIN THERE IN THE BLUEGRASS. YEAH, THE ONE THING I THINK OVERALL LOOKING AT THIS KENTUCKY DERBY, THERE맥스카지노S A LOT OF HORSES THAT WANT TO BE TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE PACK EARLY. BURNHAM SQUARE IS NOT ONE OF THOSE HORSES. SO IF YOU HAVE TO THINK THAT THE HORSE IS AT THE FRONT OF THE PACK ARE GOING TO RUN TOO FAST, TOO SOON, HE WILL BE COMING WITH THAT SAME RUN AS HE DID IN THE BLUEGRASS. YOU맥스카지노RE RIGHT. YOU CAN맥스카지노T HELP BUT ROOT FOR IAN WILKES, WHO IS JUST A LOCAL GUY. NOW HE맥스카지노S ORIGINALLY FROM AUSTRALIA. BRIAN HERNANDEZ JR OF COURSE WE KNOW THE STORY. LAST YEAR WITH MYSTIC DAN AND THORPEDO AND THE CONNECTIONS ARE THERE. IAN HAS TASTED THE ROSES BEFORE WHEN HE WAS WITH CARL NAFZGER, WITH UNBRIDLED AND STREET SENSE. INTERESTING TIDBIT THE EXERCISE RIDER FOR BURNHAM SQUARE WAS ALSO THE SAME EXERCISE RIDER FOR STREET SENSE, SO A LOT OF SIMILARITIES THERE. AND OF COURSE, STREET SENSE DIDN맥스카지노T GET THE JOB DONE IN THE BLUEGRASS, BUT HE WENT ON TO WIN THE KENTUCKY DERBY. I AND THE THE LAST HORSE TO COME OUT OF THE BLUEGRASS AND WIN THE KENTUCKY DERBY WAS STRIKE THE GOLD. IT맥스카지노S BEEN A WHILE. IT맥스카지노S BEEN IT맥스카지노S BEEN A LONG TIME BETWEEN DRINKS AND THE RESCHEDULED BLUEGRASS, WHICH SOME PEOPLE STILL TALK ABOUT. WITH THE WEATHER SITUATION DOWN AT KEENELAND. BUT YEAH, BURNHAM SQUARE WAS IMPRESSIVE AND HE맥스카지노LL BE COMING WITH THAT LATE RUN IN THE DERBY. I LIKE THE THE CLOSERS PERSONALLY. IT HASN맥스카지노T WORKED OUT FOR ME THAT THAT THAT OFTEN, BUT ONE WHO I LIKED, I LOVED HIS LAST PREP RACE, I THINK VERY IMPRESSIVE. YOU TALK ABOUT TROUBLE IN IN A BIGGER FIELD EVEN THAN THE SANTA ANITA DERBY. SANDMAN WINNING THE ARKANSAS DERBY, AND MARK KASEY IS ONE OF THE ONE OF MY FAVORITES, A GREAT GUY, HALL OF FAME TRAINER. BE GOOD TO SEE HIM GET A DERBY WIN AND SANDMAN맥스카지노S BEEN AT CHURCHILL. I KNOW YOU맥스카지노VE BEEN WATCHING HIM. YEAH, HE맥스카지노S BEEN AT CHURCHILL AND YOU CAN맥스카지노T MISS HIM. HE맥스카지노S A STRIKING GRAY SON OF TAPIT. AND THE ONE THING WITH HORSES THAT ARE SIRED BY TAP, BUT THEY USUALLY DON맥스카지노T GET MENTALLY MORE MATURE UNTIL THEY맥스카지노RE AN OLDER AGE. SO MAYBE UNTIL THEY맥스카지노RE 4 OR 5 YEAR OLD YEARS, HE맥스카지노S ONLY THREE. HE맥스카지노S STILL SHOWING THAT LITTLE BIT OF MENTAL IMMATURITY. HE SHOWED THAT DOWN IN ARKANSAS, IN THE ARKANSAS DERBY IN FRONT OF 68,000 PEOPLE, INCREASED THAT BY 100,000 ON KENTUCKY DERBY DAY. AND I JUST DON맥스카지노T KNOW IF HE맥스카지노S GOING TO BE QUITE MENTALLY READY TO WIN THE KENTUCKY DERBY. OBVIOUSLY, A BIG STORY GOING INTO THIS DERBY. BOB BAFFERT BACK AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. AND HE맥스카지노LL COME WITH HE맥스카지노S GOT A COUPLE. WE DON맥스카지노T TAKE TWO THREE. RODRIGUEZ THOUGH COMING OFF THE WIN IN THE WOOD MEMORIAL WAS WAS DEFINITELY IMPRESSIVE THAT DAY. HE DEFINITELY WAS. HE맥스카지노S ONE OF THOSE HORSES IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY THAT I WANT TO BE. TOWARDS THE FRONT END OF THE PACK, HE맥스카지노LL BE RIDDEN BY HALL OF FAMER MIKE SMITH. HE. THE ONE THING WITH RODRIGUEZ IS HE REALLY HAD THAT BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN THE WOOD MEMORIAL. HE HAS A FULL CONFIDENCE BOOSTER LEADING INTO THE KENTUCKY DERBY. THAT맥스카지노S ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO LOOK AT WITH HORSES IS HORSES THAT ARE SORT OF ON THAT UPWARD TRAJECTORY. FOR THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY. HE SORT OF SEEMS THAT WAY SOMETIMES. IT맥스카지노S JUST ALL THE CONFIDENCE IT TAKES FOR HORSES TO NOW, YOU KNOW, RUN TO THEIR FULL ABILITY. HE DIDN맥스카지노T DO SO IN CALIFORNIA WHEN HE WASN맥스카지노T ABLE TO GET THE LEAD IN A COUPLE OF THOSE PREP RACES. BUT IF HE맥스카지노S GOING TO BE ON THE FRONT END OF THE DERBY, HE MIGHT HAVE THAT BIG ENOUGH HEART TO HOLD ON TO GRAB A PIECE OF THINGS IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY. WHAT ABOUT SOME OTHER HORSES, YOU THINK? I MEAN, THERE맥스카지노S A TON OF I MEAN, TASTIC WINNER, THE LOUISIANA DERBY TAPESTRY, ONE OF THE FLORIDA DERBY FLYING GAMBIT. BRAD COX HAS A COUPLE. THE LOUISVILLE NATIVE. YEAH. LOUISVILLE NATIVE BRAD COX. HE HAS TO PAYNE STREET WHO WON THE FLORIDA DERBY AND FLYING GAMBIT. I맥스카지노D SORT OF LEAN TOWARDS TO PAYNE STREET BEING HIS BETTER HORSE. YOU맥스카지노RE GOING TO PAN BECAUSE THEY SAID TO PAN AND I THOUGHT THEY SAID, TAPPING. LET맥스카지노S SETTLE IT NOW. WELL, I맥스카지노M I맥스카지노M GOING WITH WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY? I THOUGHT THEY SAID IT WAS TAPPING. YEAH, WHATEVER. TRAVIS STONE맥스카지노S THE NAME ON THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY. OH, WELL, WE맥스카지노LL BRING HIM IN. HE맥스카지노LL BE HERE NEXT WEEK. IT맥스카지노S LIKE LOUISVILLE. LOUISVILLE, LOUISVILLE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. RIGHT. BUT BRAD COX, HORSE, HE WON THE FLORIDA THE BRAD COX HORSE WHO WON THE FLORIDA DERBY. LIGHTLY RACED HORSE. HE IS SORT OF ON THAT UPWARDS TRAJECTORY AS I JUST MENTIONED LIKE RODRIGUEZ. AND SO HE HAS A LOT OF CONFIDENCE COMING IN TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY. AND I THINK HE맥스카지노S A MAIN PLAYER. I HAVEN맥스카지노T SEEN HIM YET AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. HE맥스카지노S BEEN AT BRAD COX맥스카지노S FLORIDA BASE AT PAYSON PARK IN SOUTH FLORIDA. WE맥스카지노LL SEE HIM IN A FEW DAYS HERE AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. AND LET맥스카지노S JUST REALLY GET TO SEE WHAT THE FLORIDA DERBY TOOK OUT OF HIM, OR IF HE GREW A LITTLE BIT MENTALLY AFTER WINNING THAT RACE. FLYING GAMBIT WON THE JEFF RUBY STEAKS AT TURFWAY PARK. I THINK HE맥스카지노S ANOTHER HORSE THAT COULD MAKE THAT LAST TO FIRST MOVE TO MAYBE GRAB A PIECE OF THINGS AT A HUGE NUMBER. AND YOU MENTIONED HE WON THE TWINSPIRES.COM LOUISIANA DERBY. HE맥스카지노S SORT OF FORGOTTEN ABOUT. IT맥스카지노S BEEN SIX WEEKS AGO. THAT맥스카지노S A LONG TIME BETWEEN RACES NOW. AND A LOT OF HORSES HAVE JUMPED TO THE FRONT OF THE CLASS ON THIS LEADERBOARD, BUT HE맥스카지노S STILL LINGERING OUT THERE FOR HALL OF FAMER STEVE ASMUSSEN. AND MAYBE STEVE ASMUSSEN WILL BREAK HIS MAIDEN THIS YEAR맥스카지노S KENTUCKY DERBY. I THINK HE맥스카지노S ANOTHER HORSE THAT HAS A SHOT IN THIS YEAR맥스카지노S THIS YEAR맥스카지노S RACE. HE맥스카지노S COME SO CLOSE. ALL RIGHT KEVIN KIRSTEIN. THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE HORSES POINTING TO KENTUCKY DERBY 151 COMING UP IN JUST TWO WEEKS. KEVIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME MORE FREE TIME BECAUSE
A look at the field days ahead of Kentucky Derby 151
Updated: 11:17 PM EDT Apr 20, 2025
The 151st Kentucky Derby is close.A field of 20 3-year-olds will go to post on May 3 at Churchill Downs for this year맥스카지노s edition of the Run for the Roses. Horses have battled in prep races since last fall to try and get a spot into the starting gate and we're close to knowing the field for the Derby.A total of 24 horses are still being posted to the Derby off the Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard.At this point, the top 18 horses from points gained in the U.S. prep races are guaranteed a spot in the Derby field, while Luxor Cafe is in off the Japan Road to the Derby and Admire Daytona has a spot in the field off the Euro/Mideast Road to the Derby.There are four others that still want a spot in the race but will have to wait for any defections.Here맥스카지노s a look at each of the horses expected in the field, listed by points earned in prep races:Burnham Square (130) - The Blue Grass Stakes winner has more points than anyone because he also won the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream in February and was fourth in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. Trainer Ian Wilkes has only had one other Derby starter - eighth-place finisher McCracken in 2017. Burnham Square is a gelding and only nine have ever won the Derby with the last being Mine That Bird in 2009.Sandman (129) - The impressive Arkansas Derby winner is a gray son of Tapit and is trained by Mark Casse. Sandman raced three times at Churchill Downs as a 2-year-old with his best finish a third in the Street Sense Stakes.Journalism (122.5) - The Santa Anita Derby winner is on a four-race winning streak and is a heavy favorite going into the Derby. He맥스카지노s never finished out of the money in his five career starts - all in California - and trainer Mike McCarthy is making his second Derby trip. He was ninth with Endlessly last year.Tiztastic (119) - The son of Tiz the Law - the runner-up in the 2020 Derby - won the Louisiana Derby by more than two lengths and has three wins a second and two thirds in eight career starts for trainer Steve Asmussen.Tappan Street (110) - A $1 million purchase, the son of Into Mischief was an impressive winner of the Florida Derby. He맥스카지노s trying to become just the fifth horse to win the Derby after only three previous starts.. Is trained by Louisville native Brad Cox.Sovereignty (110) - The Fountain of Youth winner was a solid second in the Florida Derby and has been training well into the Derby. Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Sovereignty is trying to become the first Derby winner for Godolphin Stables. They are 0-for-12.Final Gambit (100) - The second of two entries for trainer Brad Cox, Final Gambit has never raced on the dirt surface. He started his career on turf and then went to the Tapeta where he won his last race - the Jeff Ruby Stakes.Coal Battle (95) - Trained by 72-year-old Derby first timer Lonnie Briley, Coal Battle has won five races at four different tracks - Oaklawn, Delta Downs, Remington, and Evangeline. He was third in his last start - the Arkansas Derby.Chunk of Gold (75) - Trainer Ethan West will be making his Derby debut with a son of Preservationist who has three straight runner-up finishes. He was second in the Louisiana Derby in his latest race and broke his maiden at Turfway Park in December.Citizen Bull (71.25) - One of two entries for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who is making his return to the Derby after missing the past three years and is seeking his seventh Derby winner. The 2-year-old champion won the Breeders맥스카지노 Cup Juvenile last fall. He won the Robert B. Lewis in his 3-year-old debut, but was fourth in the Santa Anita Derby.Owen Almighty (65) - The sixth-place finisher in the Blue Grass Stakes was headed to the Pat Day Mile on Derby Day until a change of plans on April 16.East Avenue (60) - Was the beaten favorite in the Breeders맥스카지노 Cup Juvenile last fall, lost that race when he stumbled badly at the start. East Avenue finished 10th in his first start as a 3-year-old in the Risen Start Stakes but made a valiant run and just lost the Blue Grass Stakes by a nose.Publisher (60) - Trainer Steve Rasmussen is still looking for his first Derby winner (he맥스카지노s 0-for-26) and Publisher is still looking for his first win (he맥스카지노s 0-for-7). A maiden hasn맥스카지노t won the Derby since Brokers Tip in 1933 and there맥스카지노s only been 13 to start since 1937.American Promise (55) - The Virginia Derby winner is trained by Hall of Famer and four-time Derby-winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas. The son of Triple Crown winner Justify will be the 51st starter - in his 31st Derby - for the 89-year-old Lukas. American Promise is the most experienced horse in the field with nine starts.Flying Mohawk (50) - The second-place finisher in the Jeff Ruby Stakes will be making his first start on a dirt surface. His first five races were on turf and the sixth was on the Tapeta surface at Turfway Park. Trainer Whit Beckman is a St. Xavier High School graduate and made his first Derby start last year with eighth-place finisher Honor Marie.Grande (50) - Trainer Todd Pletcher has the most starts of any trainer in Derby history, he맥스카지노s 2-for-65 but this son of Curlin is his only starter this year. Grande has only made three career starts and was second in the Wood Memorial in his last start.Built (45) - The son of Hard Spun was fifth in the Louisiana Derby in his last start but has two wins in six career starts, including the Gun Runner Stakes in December. Trainer Wayne Catalano has only had one Derby starter - Crypto Star was an also-ran in 1997.Luxor Cafe (Japan) - The son of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, Luxor Cafe has won four straight races and earned a spot via the Japanese Road to the Derby. He won the Fukurya Stakes in his last start and was flying in the final stages of the race.Admire Daytona (Euro/Mideast) - A winner of the UAE Derby in Dubai, the Japanese-bred Admire Daytona is bred by Japan맥스카지노s Northern Farm, which is where last year맥스카지노s Derby runner-up Forever Young was also bred. The UAE Derby winner has never won the Kentucky Derby.Neoequos (39) - The third-place finisher in the Florida Derby has two wins, two seconds, and two thirds in seven career starts. Here are the others hoping to get in: Render Judgement (39) - Trained by last year맥스카지노s Derby winner Kenny McPeek, Render Judgement was fifth in the Blue Grass Stakes in his last start.Baeza (37.5) - The runner-up in the Santa Anita Derby doesn맥스카지노t have enough points to quality at this point because the short field in that prep race cut the points back. If he makes the race, many believe the son of McKinzie will be a major player. Trainer John Shirreffs won the Derby with Giacomo in 2005.California Burrito (20) - The John Battaglia winner at Turfway Park, California Burrito was a favorite in the Jeff Ruby맥스카지노s Stakes but finished seventh.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 151st Kentucky Derby is close.
A field of 20 3-year-olds will go to post on May 3 at Churchill Downs for this year맥스카지노s edition of the Run for the Roses. Horses have battled in prep races since last fall to try and get a spot into the starting gate and we're close to knowing the field for the Derby.
A total of 24 horses are still being posted to the Derby off the Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard.
At this point, the top 18 horses from points gained in the U.S. prep races are guaranteed a spot in the Derby field, while Luxor Cafe is in off the Japan Road to the Derby and Admire Daytona has a spot in the field off the Euro/Mideast Road to the Derby.
There are four others that still want a spot in the race but will have to wait for any defections.
Here맥스카지노s a look at each of the horses expected in the field, listed by points earned in prep races:
- Burnham Square (130) - The Blue Grass Stakes winner has more points than anyone because he also won the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream in February and was fourth in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. Trainer Ian Wilkes has only had one other Derby starter - eighth-place finisher McCracken in 2017. Burnham Square is a gelding and only nine have ever won the Derby with the last being Mine That Bird in 2009.
- Sandman (129) - The impressive Arkansas Derby winner is a gray son of Tapit and is trained by Mark Casse. Sandman raced three times at Churchill Downs as a 2-year-old with his best finish a third in the Street Sense Stakes.
- Journalism (122.5) - The Santa Anita Derby winner is on a four-race winning streak and is a heavy favorite going into the Derby. He맥스카지노s never finished out of the money in his five career starts - all in California - and trainer Mike McCarthy is making his second Derby trip. He was ninth with Endlessly last year.
- Tiztastic (119) - The son of Tiz the Law - the runner-up in the 2020 Derby - won the Louisiana Derby by more than two lengths and has three wins a second and two thirds in eight career starts for trainer Steve Asmussen.
- Tappan Street (110) - A $1 million purchase, the son of Into Mischief was an impressive winner of the Florida Derby. He맥스카지노s trying to become just the fifth horse to win the Derby after only three previous starts.. Is trained by Louisville native Brad Cox.
- Sovereignty (110) - The Fountain of Youth winner was a solid second in the Florida Derby and has been training well into the Derby. Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Sovereignty is trying to become the first Derby winner for Godolphin Stables. They are 0-for-12.
- Final Gambit (100) - The second of two entries for trainer Brad Cox, Final Gambit has never raced on the dirt surface. He started his career on turf and then went to the Tapeta where he won his last race - the Jeff Ruby Stakes.
- Coal Battle (95) - Trained by 72-year-old Derby first timer Lonnie Briley, Coal Battle has won five races at four different tracks - Oaklawn, Delta Downs, Remington, and Evangeline. He was third in his last start - the Arkansas Derby.
- Chunk of Gold (75) - Trainer Ethan West will be making his Derby debut with a son of Preservationist who has three straight runner-up finishes. He was second in the Louisiana Derby in his latest race and broke his maiden at Turfway Park in December.
- Citizen Bull (71.25) - One of two entries for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who is making his return to the Derby after missing the past three years and is seeking his seventh Derby winner. The 2-year-old champion won the Breeders맥스카지노 Cup Juvenile last fall. He won the Robert B. Lewis in his 3-year-old debut, but was fourth in the Santa Anita Derby.
- Owen Almighty (65) - The sixth-place finisher in the Blue Grass Stakes was headed to the Pat Day Mile on Derby Day until a change of plans on April 16.
- East Avenue (60) - Was the beaten favorite in the Breeders맥스카지노 Cup Juvenile last fall, lost that race when he stumbled badly at the start. East Avenue finished 10th in his first start as a 3-year-old in the Risen Start Stakes but made a valiant run and just lost the Blue Grass Stakes by a nose.
- Publisher (60) - Trainer Steve Rasmussen is still looking for his first Derby winner (he맥스카지노s 0-for-26) and Publisher is still looking for his first win (he맥스카지노s 0-for-7). A maiden hasn맥스카지노t won the Derby since Brokers Tip in 1933 and there맥스카지노s only been 13 to start since 1937.
- American Promise (55) - The Virginia Derby winner is trained by Hall of Famer and four-time Derby-winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas. The son of Triple Crown winner Justify will be the 51st starter - in his 31st Derby - for the 89-year-old Lukas. American Promise is the most experienced horse in the field with nine starts.
- Flying Mohawk (50) - The second-place finisher in the Jeff Ruby Stakes will be making his first start on a dirt surface. His first five races were on turf and the sixth was on the Tapeta surface at Turfway Park. Trainer Whit Beckman is a St. Xavier High School graduate and made his first Derby start last year with eighth-place finisher Honor Marie.
- Grande (50) - Trainer Todd Pletcher has the most starts of any trainer in Derby history, he맥스카지노s 2-for-65 but this son of Curlin is his only starter this year. Grande has only made three career starts and was second in the Wood Memorial in his last start.
Built (45) - The son of Hard Spun was fifth in the Louisiana Derby in his last start but has two wins in six career starts, including the Gun Runner Stakes in December. Trainer Wayne Catalano has only had one Derby starter - Crypto Star was an also-ran in 1997.- Luxor Cafe (Japan) - The son of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, Luxor Cafe has won four straight races and earned a spot via the Japanese Road to the Derby. He won the Fukurya Stakes in his last start and was flying in the final stages of the race.
- Admire Daytona (Euro/Mideast) - A winner of the UAE Derby in Dubai, the Japanese-bred Admire Daytona is bred by Japan맥스카지노s Northern Farm, which is where last year맥스카지노s Derby runner-up Forever Young was also bred. The UAE Derby winner has never won the Kentucky Derby.
- Neoequos (39) - The third-place finisher in the Florida Derby has two wins, two seconds, and two thirds in seven career starts.
Here are the others hoping to get in:
- Render Judgement (39) - Trained by last year맥스카지노s Derby winner Kenny McPeek, Render Judgement was fifth in the Blue Grass Stakes in his last start.
- Baeza (37.5) - The runner-up in the Santa Anita Derby doesn맥스카지노t have enough points to quality at this point because the short field in that prep race cut the points back. If he makes the race, many believe the son of McKinzie will be a major player. Trainer John Shirreffs won the Derby with Giacomo in 2005.
- California Burrito (20) - The John Battaglia winner at Turfway Park, California Burrito was a favorite in the Jeff Ruby맥스카지노s Stakes but finished seventh.