There will be 20 colts running in Saturday's 140th Kentucky Derby, unless someone becomes ill, or is injured. The race covers one and one-quarter miles on the main (dirt) track at Churchill Downs, outside of Louisville, Kentucky, and the purse is worth $2 million. Starting time is estimated at 6:24 P. m. (EDT). A few odd bits of information:
Commanding Curve is a ridgling.
Four colts are chestnut, sixteen are bay.
Starlight Racing, owner of Intense Holiday, joined up with Skychai Racing, owner of Harry's Holiday, and together purchased General a Rod last week.
13 colts were bred in Kentucky, 2 in Florida, 2 in New York, 1 in California, 1 in Louisiana, and 1 in Ontario, Canada.
There are 5 grade 1 race winners, 6 Grade 2 winners, 4 Grade 3 winners, 1 Black Type winner, 1 Listed winner, and 1 colt each placed in a Grade 1, Grade 2, and a Grade 3 race.
Twelve of the 20 colts entered have bloodlines that trace back to *Forli, the sire of our stallion of choice at Sleepy Hollow Horse Farm in Micanopy.
California Chrome is the morning line betting favorite - he is a flashy chestnut with a blaze and four white stockings. He has run in three races in his career, and has won all three by a (combined) total of 18 lengths.
Following is the listing of entries for the Kentucky Derby; listed first by Post Position, then by name, then the name of the jockey, morning betting line odds, and, if the colt is related to *Forli, there will be an "*" between the Jockey's name and the odds (odds were set by Mike Battaglia of Churchill Downs):
1. Vicar's In Trouble, Rosie Napravnik * 30 to 1
2. Harry's Holiday, Corey Lanerie * 50 to 1
3. Uncle Sigh, Irad Ortiz Jr * 30 to 1
4. Danza, Joe Bravo 10 to 1
5. California Chrome, Victor Espinoza * 5 to 2
6. Samraat, Jose Ortiz 5 to 1
7. We Miss Artie, Javier Castellano * 50 to 1
8. General a Rod, Joel Rosario * 15 to 1
9. Vinceremos, Jose Rococo Jr 30 to 1
10. Wildcat Red, Luis Saez 15 to 1
11. Hoppertunity, Mike E Smith * 6 to 1
12. Dance With Fate, Corey Nakatani * 20 to 1
13. Chitu, Martin Garcia * 20 to 1
14. Medal Count, Robby Albarado * 20 to 1
15. Tapiture, Ricardo Santana Jr 15 to 1
16. Intense Holiday, John Velazquez * 12 to 1
17. Commanding Curve, Shaun Bridgmohan 50 to 1
18. Candy Boy, Gary Stevens 20 to 1
19. Ride On Curlin, Calvin Borel 15 to 1
20. Wicked Strong, Rajiv Maragh * 8 to 1
More information on all the colts and fillies racing in the Kentucky Oaks on Friday, and the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, may be found at : http://www.bloodhorse.com/
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