2010 Short List of Kentucky Derby Winners as of 3-30-10

Contributed By Big Daddy No Bucks
Posted on 3/30/10 8:35 PM

The 3-28/29-20 races didn't rock my list of of Derby hopefuls. Only the 10th horse in my watch list changed. With the exception of Endorsement's surprise win in the Sunland Derby the weekend's races were lackluster at best. Endorsement beat the popular derby hopefuls Tempted to Tapit and Conveyance going away. The DRF gave the spoiler Endorsement a Beyer Speed Figure of 101 as well (second only to Eskendereya). As a result Discreetly Mine gets the boot and Endorsement takes the number 10 slot on my short list.

Next weekend's races should narrow the herd of potential Derby contenders considerably. Both the Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby are loaded with talent, and are likely to greatly impact who stays on the Derby trail and who will be seeking softer fields.

I'll post the most recent version of my short list every Tuesday up to Derby Day, so come back regularly to see how "astray" I go!

No.	Horse	Pool 3 Odds	Trainer	Possible Jockey
1	Lookin' At Lucky	6-1	Bob Baffert	Garrett K. Gomez
2	Ice Box	12-1	Nicholas P. Zito	Jose Lezcano
3	Dublin	15-1	D. Wayne Lukas	Corey S. Nakatani
4	Eskendereya	5-1	Todd A. Pletcher	John R. Velazquez
5	Noble's Promise	12-1	Kenneth G. Mcpeek	Robby J. Albarado
6	Pleasant Prince	20-1	Wesley A. Ward	Julien R. Leparoux
7	Awesome Act	15-1	Jeremy Noseda	Julien R. Leparoux
8	Odysseus	20-1	Thomas Albertrani	Rajiv Maragh
9	Rule	20-1	Todd A. Pletcher	John R. Velazquez
10	Endorsement	Field Horse	Shannon Ritter	Robby J. Albarado