Graded Earnings – Kentucky Derby
Graded earnings for the 137th Kentucky Derby on May 7th and Churchill Downs presented by Yum! Brands for the guaranteed $2 Million purse and televised on NBC have been updated. We are just over a month away from the 2011 Kentucky Derby and still have a number of races that can help the increase graded earnings for one of our Kentucky Derby contenders and catapult them into the top 20 graded earnings list.
Graded earnings opportunities remaining for our Kentucky Derby contenders are:
|
Date |
Race |
Grade |
Distance |
Track |
Purse |
|
8-Apr-11 |
Transylvania |
III |
1 1/16 Miles (Turf) |
Keeneland |
$100,000 |
|
9-Apr-11 |
Santa Anita Derby |
I |
1 1/8 Miles |
Santa Anita Park |
$1,000,000 |
|
9-Apr-11 |
Wood Memorial |
I |
1 1/8 Miles |
Aqueduct |
$750,000 |
|
9-Apr-11 |
Illinois Derby |
III |
1 1/8 Miles |
Hawthorne |
$250,000 |
|
16-Apr-11 |
Arkansas Derby |
I |
1 1/8 Miles |
Oaklawn Park |
$1,000,000 |
|
16-Apr-11 |
Toyota Blue Grass |
I |
1 1/8 Miles |
Keeneland |
$750,000 |
|
23-Apr-11 |
Jerome |
II |
1 Mile |
Aqueduct |
$150,000 |
|
23-Apr-11 |
Coolmore Lexington |
III |
1 1/16 Miles |
Keeneland |
$200,000 |
|
30-Apr-11 |
The Cliff’s Edge Derby Trial |
III |
1 Mile |
Churchill Downs |
$200,000 |
Graded Earnings as of today:
|
# |
Horse |
Trainer |
Earnings |
|
1 |
Uncle Mo |
Todd Pletcher |
$1,260,000 |
|
2 |
Dialed In |
Nicholas Zito |
$840,000 |
|
3 |
Pants On Fire |
Kelly Breen |
$623,000 |
|
4 |
J P’s Gusto |
Joseph Petalino |
$541,500 |
|
5 |
Soldat |
Kiaran McLaughlin |
$540,000 |
|
6 |
Master of Hounds |
Aidan O’Brien |
$441,884 |
|
7 |
Twice the Appeal |
Jeff Bonde |
$400,000 |
|
8 |
Mucho Macho Man |
Katherine Ritvo |
$370,000 |
|
9 |
To Honor and Serve |
William Mott |
$350,000 |
|
10 |
Decisive Moment |
Juan Arias |
$301,000 |
|
11 |
Animal Kingdom |
H. Motion |
$285,000 |
|
12 |
Astrology |
Steven Asmussen |
$281,893 |
|
13 |
The Factor |
Bob Baffert |
$270,000 |
|
14 |
Stay Thirsty |
Todd Pletcher |
$260,000 |
|
15 |
Jaycito |
Bob Baffert |
$250,000 |
|
16 |
Santiva |
Eddie Kenneally |
$240,254 |
|
17 |
Watch Me Go |
Kathleen O’Connell |
$232,500 |
|
18 |
Premier Pegasus |
Myung Cho |
$228,000 |
|
19 |
Shackleford |
Dale Romans |
$212,000 |
|
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 |
Blue Laser |
Mark Casse |
$143,502 |
|
25 |
Flashpoint |
Richard Dutrow, Jr. |
$140,000 |
|
26 |
Willcox Inn |
Michael Stidham |
$139,000 |
|
27 |
Silver Medallion |
Steven Asmussen |
$124,334 |
|
28 |
Sweet Ducky |
Herman Brown |
$120,000 |
|
29 |
Travelin Man |
Todd Pletcher |
$120,000 |
|
30 |
Lou Brissie |
Neil Howard |
$99,043 |
|
31 |
Ruler On Ice |
Kelly Breen |
$96,000 |
|
32 |
Joes Blazing Aaron |
Allan Hunter, Jr. |
$90,000 |
|
33 |
Major Gain |
Wayne Catalano |
$86,370 |
|
34 |
Caleb’s Posse |
Donnie Von Hemel |
$71,504 |
|
35 |
Nacho Saint |
Kelly Breen |
$70,500 |
|
36 |
Wilkinson |
Neil Howard |
$70,000 |
|
37 |
Elite Alex |
Timothy Ritchey |
$65,000 |
|
38 |
Sway Away |
Jeff Bonde |
$61,500 |
|
39 |
Twinspired |
Michael Maker |
$47,500 |
|
40 |
Indiano* |
Martin Wolfson |
$44,400 |
|
41 |
Surrey Star (IRE) |
James Cassidy |
$44,257 |
|
42 |
Classic Legacy |
Bob Baffert |
$41,756 |
|
43 |
Jakesam |
Jerry Hollendorfer |
$40,000 |
|
44 |
Alexander Pope (IRE) |
Aidan O’Brien |
$40,000 |
|
45 |
Abjer (FR) |
Ismail Mohammed |
$36,235 |
*Possible late nomination
Graded earnings leader and Kentucky Derby favorite 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. Will this be the first time in over ten years that we will enter the Kentucky Derby with a graded earnings leader and odds favorite at a price of less than 2/1? Only time will tell!
Join me as I handicap a weekly Kentucky Derby Prep Race, keep you updated on the graded earnings and share my weekly Kentucky Derby Top 20 contender rankings in this final month before the Kentucky Derby.
Cheers,
Jack
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