Graded Earnings – Kentucky Derby 137

Daily Racing News
by Jack McKinney
Posted on March 28, 2011
 

Kentucky Derby Graded Stakes Earnings for 2011 updated with the latest results from the Kentucky Derby Prep races on Saturday and Sunday. The 137th Kentucky Derby is just 40 days away on May 7th when the gals put on their big hats, we all enjoy some mint juleps and the horses, jockeys and trainers all run for the roses to win the Kentucky Derby in what is known as the greatest two minutes in sports and the sport of kings.

Confirmed Kentucky Derby entrants are beginning to become available, Twice the Appeal, Mucho Macho Man, Pants On Fire, Animal Kingdom and Decisive Moment will all prepare to travel to Louisville Kentucky for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Kentucky Derby Graded Earnings for 2011 as of 3/28/2011:

 

#

Horse

Trainer

Earnings

1

Uncle Mo

Todd Pletcher

$1,260,000

2

Gourmet Dinner

Steven Standridge

$780,000

3

Pants On Fire

Kelly Breen

$623,000

4

J P’s Gusto

Joseph Petalino

$541,500

5

Soldat

Kiaran McLaughlin

$510,000

6

Comma to the Top

Peter Miller

$471,000

7

Twice the Appeal

Jeff Bonde

$400,000

8

Mucho Macho Man

Katherine Ritvo

$370,000

9

Decisive Moment

Juan Arias

$301,000

10

Animal Kingdom

H. Motion

$285,000

11

Astrology

Steven Asmussen

$281,893

12

The Factor

Bob Baffert

$270,000

13

Stay Thirsty

Todd Pletcher

$260,000

14

Jaycito

Bob Baffert

$250,000

15

To Honor and Serve

William Mott

$250,000

16

Santiva

Eddie Kenneally

$240,254

17

Dialed In

Nicholas Zito

$240,000

18

Watch Me Go*

Kathleen O’Connell

$232,500

19

Premier Pegasus

Myung Cho

$228,000

20

Nehro

Steven Asmussen

$200,000

21

Archarcharch

William Fires

$180,000

22

Anthony’s Cross

Eoin Harty

$162,000

23

Brethren

Todd Pletcher

$155,000

24

Master of Hounds

Aidan O’Brien

$150,804

25

Madman Diaries*

Wesley Ward

$150,000

26

Blue Laser

Mark Casse

$143,502

27

Willcox Inn

Michael Stidham

$139,000

28

Silver Medallion

Steven Asmussen

$124,334

29

Sweet Ducky

Herman Brown

$120,000

30

Maybesomaybenot*

Michael Maker

$111,196

31

Lou Brissie

Neil Howard

$99,043

32

Ruler On Ice*

Kelly Breen

$96,000

33

Air Support*

Claude McGaughey III

$95,000

34

Rockin Heat*

Reade Baker

$92,981

35

Flashpoint

Richard Dutrow, Jr.

$90,000

36

Joes Blazing Aaron*

Allan Hunter, Jr.

$90,000

37

Major Gain

Wayne Catalano

$86,370

38

Mountain Town*

Richard Dutrow, Jr.

$80,000

39

Caleb’s Posse

Donnie Von Hemel

$71,504

40

Nacho Saint*

Kelly Breen

$70,500

41

Wilkinson

Neil Howard

$70,000

42

Crimson Knight*

Gerald Bennett

$70,000

43

Elite Alex

Timothy Ritchey

$65,000

44

Sway Away

Jeff Bonde

$61,500

45

Norman Asbjornson*

Christopher Grove

$50,000

 

*Possible late nomination.

Kentucky Derby favorite Uncle Mo is training in Florida at the Palm Meadows training facility in Florida along with Soldat and  Stay Thirsty. Uncle Mo is scheduled to make his final Kentucky Derby Prep race on April 9th at Aqueduct in the Wood Memorial before being shipped to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby.

Join me as I handicap a weekly Kentucky Derby Prep Race and share my weekly Kentucky Derby Top 20 rankings.

Cheers,

Jack

 

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