Six Days Away From the Kentucky Derby

It looks like there will be a full starting gate of twenty colts for the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, 5 May.  If none of the entries is injured, or becomes ill, there will be eight chestnut and twelve bay colts in the field.  Four of the colts were sired by Scat Daddy, who passed away at the age of 11.  Three colts are sire by Curlin, and two by Medaglio d'Oro.  So the field of 20 will represent the offspring of 14 stallions.
   Following is a current list of the top possibilities to run - they are in no particular order - and I have listed the sire (in italics) behind the name of the colt.
1.    Combatant    Scat Daddy
2.    Audible   Into Mischief
3.    Magnum Moon   Malibu Moon
4.    Noble Indy    Take Charge Indy
5.    Flameaway   Scat Daddy
6.    Vino Rosso   Curlin
7.    Bolt d'Oro   Medaglio d'Oro
8.    Bravazo   Awesome Again
9.    Enticed   Medaglio d'Oro
10.  Firenze Fire   Poseidon's Warrior
11.  Justify   Scat Daddy
12.  Promises Fulfilled   Shackleford
13.  Free Drop Billy   Union Rags
14.  Good Magic   Curlin
15.  Hofburg   Tapit
16.  Instilled Regard   Arch
17.  Mendelssohn   Scat Daddy
18.  Solomini   Curlin
19.  Lone Sailor   Majestic Warrior
20.  My Boy Jack   Creative Cause

Trainer D. Wayne Lukas will be sending his 49th hopeful, Bravazo, out to Run for the Roses this year.  Lukas, who turned 82 in March, has trained and saddled the winners of 14 Triple Crown races and 20 Breeders Cup races.  He has been awarded 5 Eclipse awards, and has trained 25 Eclipse winning horses.  (I might have to root for Bravazo this year....)