Derby Glory Awaits One Lucky Sophomore

May 1st, 2014 by Jen Ferguson

Art by Jen Ferguson

Twenty 3-year-olds will be running for much more than the $2,000,000 purse in Saturday's 140th Kentucky Derby. The first leg of the Triple Crown is the chance of a lifetime for these colts and one of the most important races of the year in North America.

California Chrome has won four stakes in a row and will go postward as the favorite but the Derby won't be easy- sophomore standouts Wicked Strong, Dance With Fate and Intense Holiday have lined up to face him plus a slew of consistent stakes performers. Who will wear the blanket of roses? The world will find out Saturday evening.

$2-million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands

Saturday, Churchill Downs, Race 11, Post Time 6:24

1 ¼ miles, dirt, 3-year-olds

Television: NBC coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET

P#	PP	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	ML Odds
1	1	Vicar's in Trouble	Rosie Napravnik	Mike Maker	20-1
2	2	Harry's Holiday	Corey Lanerie	Mike Maker	50-1
3	3	Uncle Sigh	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Gary Contessa	30-1
4	4	Danza	Joe Bravo	Todd Pletcher	8-1
5	5	California Chrome	Victor Espinoza	Art Sherman	5-2
6	6	Samraat	Jose Ortiz	Rick Violette	15-1
7	7	We Miss Artie	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	50-1
8	8	General a Rod	Joel Rosario	Mike Maker	15-1
9	9	Vinceremos	Joe Rocco Jr.	Todd Pletcher	30-1
10	10	Wildcat Red	Luis Saez	Jose Garoffalo	15-1
11		Hoppertunity	SCRATCHED
12	11	Dance With Fate	Corey Nakatani	Peter Eurton	20-1
13	12	Chitu	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	20-1
14	13	Medal Count	Robby Albarado	Dale Romans	20-1
15	14	Tapiture	Ricardo Santana Jr.	Steve Asmussen	12-1
16	15	Intense Holiday	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	8-1
17	16	Commanding Curve	Shaun Bridgmohan	Dallas Stewart	50-1
18	17	Candy Boy	Gary Stevens	John Sadler	15-1
19	18	Ride On Curlin	Calvin Borel	William Gowan	15-1
20	19	Wicked Strong	Rajiv Maragh	Jimmy Jerkens	6-1
21	20	Pablo Del Monte	SCRATCHED