Kentucky Derby Graded Stakes Earnings 2012

Daily Racing News
by Jack McKinney
Posted on March 19, 2012
 

Kentucky Derby Graded Stakes earnings for 2012. The Kentucky Derby Prep races are underway and the Kentucky Derby is just 47 days away presented by Yum! Brands at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

Graded Stakes earnings are used to determine the eligibility of a horse to make it into the starting gate in conjunction with their prepaid entry fee for the Triple Crown Nominations.

Every week I will be updating the Kentucky Derby Contenders ranked by Graded Stakes earnings for 2012 list so check back every weekend as we make yet another “Run for the Roses”.

 

 

2012 Kentucky Derby contenders ranked by graded stakes earnings

Rank

Horse

Trainer

Earnings

1

Hansen

Michael Maker

$1,400,000

2

Union Rags

Michael Matz

$1,070,000

3

Creative Cause

Mike Harrington

$686,000

4

Sabercat

Steve Asmussen

$601,429

5

Wrote (IRE)

Aidan O’Brien

$556,630

6

Secret Circle

Bob Baffert

$470,000

7

Dullahan

Dale Romans

$405,000

8

Liaison

Bob Baffert

$393,000

9

Prospective

Mark Casse

$365,452

10

On Fire Baby (f)

Gary Hartlage

$286,729

11

El Padrino

Todd Pletcher

$200,000

12

Optimizer

D. Wayne Lukas

$181,375

13

Alpha

Kiaran McLaughlin

$180,000

14

Trinniberg*

Bisnath Parboo

$174,500

15

Rousing Sermon

Jerry Hollendorfer

$170,000

16

I’ll Have Another

Doug O’Neill

$151,000

17

Castaway

Bob Baffert

$150,000

17

Currency Swap

Teresa Pompay

$150,000

19

Daddy Nose Best

Steve Asmussen

$145,558

20

My Adonis

Kelly Breen

$130,000

21

Battle Hardened

Eddie Kenneally

$127,000

22

Brother Francis

James Cassidy

$120,000

23

Mr. Bowling

Larry Jones

$115,848

24

Lucky Chappy (IRE)

Graham Motion

$115,000

25

Jack’s In The Deck

Robin Graham

$105,000

26

Gemologist

Todd Pletcher

$103,855

27

Longview Drive

Jerry Hollendorfer

$102,834

28

Scatman

Michael Lauer

$100,000

29

Fly Lexis Fly

Arturo Morales

$99,481

30

Take Charge Indy

Patrick Byrne

$98,400

31

Daddy Long Legs

Aidan O’Brien

$94,030

32

State of Play

Graham Motion

$90,000

32

Howe Great

Graham Motion

$90,000

34

Zip Top (IRE)

James Bolger

$85,244

35

Empire Way

Mike Harrington

$85,000

35

Jake Mo*

Allen Milligan

$85,000

37

News Pending

Dale Romans

$80,000

38

Shared Property

Thomas Amoss

$79,700

39

Motor City

Ian Wilkes

$78,383

40

Golden Ticket*

Kenneth McPeek

$70,000

41

Z Dager

Steve Asmussen

$65,000

42

Power World

Bill Mott

$61,354

43

Mark Valeski

Larry Jones

$60,000

43

Bodemeister

Bob Baffert

$60,000

45

Midnight Transfer

Carla Gaines

$36,000

 

* – Not nominated to Triple Crown

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