Thirteen New Kentucky Derby Nominations

Daily Racing News
by Jack McKinney
Posted on March 30, 2011
  

Thirteen new horses have been added to the nominations list for the 2011 Triple Crown races. This makes a total of 377 nominees who are now eligible to run in the $2 million guaranteed Kentucky Derby (GI) at Churchill Downs on May 7, the $1 million Preakness (GI) at Pimlico on May 21 and the $1 million Belmont Stakes (GI) at Belmont Park on June 11.

Early nominations to the Triple Crown closed on Saturday, January 22 with 364 3-year-old entries headed by unbeaten juvenile champion Uncle Mo. Early Triple Crown nominations required a fee of $600. The late nomination period closed at midnight on Saturday, March 26 and required a fee of $6,000. All three races will be televised live on NBC Sports.

The horses made eligible for the 2011 Triple Crown in the late nomination period include:

Beer Meister
Bowman’s Causeway
Joe’s Blazing Aaron
Lagoon of Diamonds
Nacho Saint
Norman Asbjornson
Ruler On Ice
Saratoga Red
Smoke It Right
Swift Warrior
Truman’s Commander
War Pact
Watch Me Go

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