Blog of a Horse Racing Enthusiast

Wildcat Red won the G2 Fountain of Youth and followed that up with a second place finish in the G1 Florida Derby. He's run seven races in his young career, never finishing worse than third and he's also handled increasing distance very well.

We Miss Artie is an Artie Schiller and Athena's Gift colt who won the G1 Breeders' Futurity in October of last year. He finished 8th in the G2 Fountain of Youth, but was able to collect enough points to qualify for the Kentucky Derby with a win in the G3 Spiral Stakes.

Samraat is a Noble Causeway sired colt who went undefeated in his first five starts, including wins in the G3 Gotham Stakes and the G3 Withers. He finished second in the G1 Wood Memorial to Wicked Strong but has more than enough points to qualify for the Run for the Roses.

Hoppertunity is an Any Given Saturday and Refugee colt trained by Bob Baffert. After a 4th place finish in the G2 Risen Star, he rebounded for a win in the G2 Rebel Stakes. He finished second to California Chrome in the Santa Anita Derby and looks primed for a good run in Kentucky.

Chitu is a Bob Baffert trained Henny Hughes and Sea Gift colt. He finished second in the G2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes and a win in the G3 Sunland Derby gave him enough points to qualify for the Run for the Roses.

Midnight Hawk is a Midnight Lute and Miss Wineshine colt who won the G3 Sham Stakes in January. He followed that win with a show in the G2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes, and places in the G2 San Felipe and G2 Sunland Derby.

Ring Weekend is a Tapit colt who won the Tampa Bay Derby and finished second in the Calder Derby. Trainer Graham Motion has him training at Fair Hill until just before the Derby.

California Chrome was #12 on the Kentucky Derby list as of the first of April, but his dominating victory in the Santa Anita Derby has catapulted him up the leader board and put him in first with 150 points heading into the Kentucky Derby. He is undefeated in all three of his starts this year and he's looked good in his latest workouts.

Tapiture is a Tapit and Free Spin Colt who broke his maiden in the G2 Kentucky Jockey Club last November. He followed that performance with a win in the G3 Southwest Stakes and a place in the G2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

General A Rod is a Roman Ruler colt who finished first, second and third respectively in the Gulfstream Park Derby, the G2 Fountain of Youth, and the G1 Florida Derby. Based on those performances, he's earned enough points to run for the roses in the Kentucky Derby.