Correction to This Article
A previous version of this chart incorrectly listed one of the Kentucky Derby contenders. The horse's name is Z Fortune, not Z Capture.
A previous version of this chart incorrectly listed one of the Kentucky Derby contenders. The horse's name is Z Fortune, not Z Capture.
Kentucky Derby Contenders
Today's prep races: Grade II $325,000 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland); $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes (Pimlico).
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| Horse | Sire | Trainer | Next Race |
| 1. Colonel John | Tiznow | Eion Harty | Kentucky Derby |
| With Pyro's perplexing defeat, Santa Anita Derby winner looks tougher. | |||
| 2. Gayego | Gilded Time | Paulo Lobo | Kentucky Derby |
| Proved he's not just a synthetic track sprinter by winning the Arkansas Derby. | |||
| 3. War Pass | Cherokee Run | Nick Zito | Kentucky Derby |
| Fast and loaded with class, but ability to get 1 1/4 -mile distance is a concern. | |||
| 4. Pyro | Pulpit | Steve Asmussen | Kentucky Derby |
| Dud in the Blue Grass Stakes has the hive buzzing. Give him a mulligan, or rule him out? | |||
| 5. Big Brown | Boundary | Richard Dutrow Jr. | Kentucky Derby |
| The likely Derby favorite off his monstrous score in the Florida Derby. | |||
| 6. Tomcito | Street Cry | Dante Zanelli Jr. | Lexington Stakes |
| Acid test time for Peruvian star, who has yet to race on Polytrack. | |||
| 7. Cowboy Cal | Giant's Causeway | Todd Pletcher | Kentucky Derby |
| Many dismiss his second-place finish in the Blue Grass Stakes, but he held on well. | |||
| 8. Monba | Maria's Mon | Todd Pletcher | Kentucky Derby |
| Breathing operation after last-place finish in Fountain of Youth led to Blue Grass victory. | |||
| 9. Tale of Ekati | Tale of the Cat | Barclay Tagg | Kentucky Derby |
| Wood Memorial winner is elegant and has decent late punch. | |||
| 10. Z Capture | Siphon | Steve Asmussen | Kentucky Derby |
| Fine late move off wide turns to finish second to Gayego in Arkansas. |
-- John Scheinman
