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RECORD PLETCHER ARMY, UNBEATEN CHAMP SHARED BELIEF
TOP 413 EARLY NOMINATIONS TO 2014 TRIPLE CROWN
Record-Shattering 42 Horses Nominated by Eclipse Award-Winning Trainer Pletcher
LOUISVILLE, KY. (Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014) – A record-shattering army of 42 talented and promising young stars from the
stable of six-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher and 2-year-old stars of 2013 headed by unbeaten champion
Shared Belief and stakes winners Honor Code and Cairo Prince top a roster of 413 3-year-old Thoroughbreds – an 11.9%
increase from last year – that are early nominees to compete in the 2014 Triple Crown, the coveted series of American classic
races that includes the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), the $1.5 millionguaranteed Preakness (GI) and the $1.5 million-guaranteed Belmont Stakes (GI).
The 413 total is the highest since 2008, when 449 horses were made eligible for the three-race series during the early
nomination phase.
The 2013 Triple Crown series attracted 369 early nominations. Thirteen horses were added during the late nomination
phase, which brought total Triple Crown nominations for 2013 to 382.
Nominations to the 2014 Triple Crown opened Jan. 2 and closed on Jan. 25, and required payment of a $600 fee for
each nominated horse. The 2014 late nomination period, which requires a payment $6,000 for each nominated 3-year-old,
opened Sunday, Jan. 26 and continues through Saturday, March 22.
The 2014 Triple Crown series opens on Saturday, May 3 with the 140th running of the 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby at
Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The 139th Preakness, the 1 3/16-mile second jewel, is set for Saturday, May 17 at Pimlico
Race Course in Baltimore, Md. The 146th running of the Belmont Stakes, its 1 ½-mile final leg, is scheduled for Saturday,
June 7 at Belmont Park, in Elmont, N.Y.
The number of horses made eligible for the Triple Crown by Pletcher, who has three Triple Crown victories to his
credit, comprises 10.2% of the overall early nomination total. It is easily the highest total for an individual trainer since host tracks
Churchill Downs, Pimlico Race Course and Belmont Park adopted a joint nominating process in 1986. Pletcher set the previous
record for nominations by a trainer when he made 32 horses Triple Crown-eligible in 2012.
Most prominent among the Pletcher nominees are Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith’s Havana,
a gray/roan son of Dunkirk who won the Champagne (GI) at Belmont Park and experienced his only setback in three races in a
runner-up finish to the now-retired New Year’s Day in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) at Santa Anita; Ken and
Sarah Ramsey’s We Miss Artie, winner of the Breeders’ Futurity (GI) at Keeneland; and a collection of promising recent
winners that includes WinStar Farm’s Commissioner, WinStar Farm and Twin Creeks Racing’s Constitution, Alto Racing’s
Anchor Down, Let’s Go Stable’s Harpoon, Stonestreet Stable’s Hartford and Magnier, Tabor and Smith’s Matterhorn.
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Pletcher also nominated a pair of stakes-winning fillies to the Triple Crown in Repole Stable’s Stopchargingmaria,
winner of Aqueduct’s Demoiselle (GII), and Glencrest Farm’s unbeaten Onlyforyou, who took Gulfstream Park’s Forward Gal
(GII) on Jan. 25.
Outside of the swarm of Pletcher trainees, the early nominations to the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes
are highlighted by the presence of Jungle Racing LLC, KMN Racing LLC, Jerry Hollendorfer, Jason Litt, Alex Solis II and
George Todaro’s unbeaten Shared Belief, the Hollendorfer-trained Eclipse Award champion 2-year-old of 2013 and winner of
the CashCall Futurity (GI); Harvey Clark, Craig Robertson, Paul Braverman III and Namcook Stable’s Cairo Prince, a
dazzling winner of the Grade II Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park in his first start of 2014 for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin; Lane’s
End Racing and Dell Ridge Farm LLC’s Honor Code, winner of the Remsen (GII) at Aqueduct; and William S. Farish and
E. J. Hudson Jr.’s Top Billing, a son of 2007 Preakness winner and two-time Horse of the Year Curlin and an impressive
winner of a Jan. 25 allowance race at Gulfstream Park. Honor Code and Top Billing are trained by Hall of Famer Shug
McCaughey, who earned his first Kentucky Derby victory in 2013 with Phipps Stable and Stuart Janney III’s homebred Orb
and won the 1989 Belmont Stakes with Ogden Phipps’ Easy Goer.
Other current stars of the 3-year-old crop nominated to this spring’s Triple Crown include Robert Baker and William
Mack’s Strong Mandate, winner of the Hopeful (GI) at Saratoga for 78-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, whose
victory in the 2013 Preakness with Calumet Farm’s Oxbow was his record 14th triumph in a Triple Crown contest; Bond
Holder, winner of the Front Runner (GI) at Santa Anita for Reddam Racing LLC and Doug O’Neill, the owner and trainer
team who won the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness with I’ll Have Another; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams’ Tamarando,
the Hollendorfer-trained winner of the Del Mar Futurity (GI); Ron Winchell’s Tapiture, winner of the Kentucky Jockey Club
Stakes (GII) for trainer Steve Asmussen; Conquest Stable LLC’s Holy Bull runner-up Conquest Titan; Treadway Racing
Stable’s Noble Moon, winner of the recent Jerome (GII) at Aqueduct; Team D’s In Trouble, winner of the Belmont Futurity
(GII); and a trio of stakes winners owned by Ken and Sarah Ramsey, who recently earned Eclipse Awards that honor the
Nicholasville, Ky. couple as America’s top owners and breeders of 2013. Those stars – who are among eight Ramsey-owned
nominees – are the Chad Brown-trained Bobby’s Kitten, third to Outstrip in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (GI) at Santa
Anita and winner of the Pilgrim (GIII) over the Belmont Park grass; Vicar’s in Trouble, winner of the Lecomte (GIII) at Fair
Grounds for trainer Mike Maker; and We Miss Artie, the Pletcher-trained winner of the Dixiana Breeders’ Futurity (GI) over
the synthetic Polytrack surface at Keeneland Race Course.
Along with the pair of stakes-winning fillies nominated by Pletcher, the roster of Triple Crown nominees includes 12
other females. Most prominent among that group are Christopher Dunn and Loooch Racing’s Ria Antonia, winner by
disqualification of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (GI) at Santa Anita for trainer Jeremiah Englehart; Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine
Holdings’ unbeaten Streaming, the Bob Baffert-trained winner of the Hollywood Starlet (GI); and Charles Fipke’s Unbridled
Forever, winner of the Silverbulletday at Fair Grounds for trainer Dallas Stewart, who saddled Fipke’s Golden Soul to a runnerup finish to Orb in the 2013 Kentucky Derby. The most recent females to win the respective Triple Crown races were Winning
Colors (1988 Kentucky Derby), Rachel Alexandra (2009 Preakness) and Rags to Riches (2007 Belmont Stakes).
As usual, the American Triple Crown series attracted nominations for horses based beyond U.S. borders, headed by four
from the barn of Irish training champion Aidan O’Brien. His group, all owned by Magnier, Tabor and Smith, includes Giovanni
Boldini, who already has experience on American shores after finishing as the close runner-up to Outstrip in the Breeders’ Cup
Juvenile Turf; Oklahoma City, a British-bred son of Oasis Dream who finished second in Newmarket’s Autumn Stakes (GIII)
behind Kingston Hill, who won the Racing Post Trophy (GI) in his next start; and Michaelmas, a son of Elusive Quality and a
$525,000 weanling purchase at the 2011 Keeneland November Sale who was runner-up in last fall’s Killavullan (GIII) at Ireland’s
Leopardstown.
Of the 399 male nominees to the 2014 classics, 359 are colts, 30 are geldings and 10 are listed as ridglings.
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While Pletcher was the runaway leader in Triple Crown nominations by a single trainer, he was followed in that category
by Bob Baffert (18 nominations), Steve Asmussen (13) and Lukas (12). Pletcher’s Palace Malice won last year’s Belmont Stakes
to raise his Triple Crown win total to three following wins by Super Saver in the 2010 Kentucky Derby and the filly Rags to
Riches in the 2007 Belmont.
Leading owners, either alone or in partnership, were Mrs. John Magnier and Michael Tabor, who shared ownership of
13 nominees. Their regular partner Derrick Smith owns 12 of the nominated horses, and was followed by Stonestreet Stables LLC
with nine nominees.
WinStar Farm LLC, owner of 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and Belmont Stakes winner Drosselmeyer,
led all breeders with nine nominees, either alone or in partnerships. The Estate of Edward Evans was next with eight, followed
by Darley’s seven nominees and six each for Brereton C. Jones and Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC.
Of the 413 nominated 3-year-olds, 388 were bred in the United States and Kentucky was the state of breeding for 302 of
those horses. Florida produced 29 nominees, and was followed by Virginia (13), New York (12) and Pennsylvania (10). Canada
produced 12 of the 15 horses bred in international locals. Nine were bred in Ireland.
Bernardini, winner of the 2006 Preakness, and Tapit each sired 16 nominees to rank as leading sires among early Triple
Crown nominees. Distorted Humor, Giant’s Causeway and Unbridled’s Song tied at 10.
The purses for the 2014 renewals of the Preakness and Belmont Stakes will be the richest in history. The Maryland
Jockey Club and the New York Racing Association increased the purses for their respective Triple Crown races by $500,000. The
boost to the Preakness purse is the first since an increase to $1 million-guaranteed in 1998, and the Belmont Stakes purse rose to
the $1 million level that same year. The Kentucky Derby purse climbed to $1 million guaranteed in 1996, and Churchill Downs
raised it to its current level in 2005.
The Kentucky Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975 and the horses that enter the starting gate for this
year’s running will be determined by points earned in the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” eligibility system, which debuted in
2013. If more than the maximum field of 20 horses is entered in the race, up to four “also eligible” entrants will be permitted. If
one or more starters are scratched prior to 9 a.m. (Eastern) on Friday, May 2, also-eligible horse with the highest preference in the
“Road to the Kentucky Derby” system will be allowed to replace the scratched horse or horses in the starting gate.
The Preakness field is limited to 14 starters and the Belmont Stakes allows a maximum of 16 horses.
Three-year-olds that are not nominated for the Triple Crown during its early or late nomination phases have a final
opportunity to become eligible to compete in one or all of the races through the payment of a supplemental nomination fee.
Due at the time of entry for either the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness or the Belmont Stakes, the supplemental fee process makes
a horse eligible for the remainder of the Triple Crown series. A supplemental nomination at the time of entry to the Kentucky
Derby requires payment of $200,000. The fee is $150,000 if paid prior to the Preakness or $75,000 at time of entry to the Belmont
Stakes.
Churchill Downs adjusted its supplemental nomination process this year to allow those nominations made prior to the
Kentucky Derby to be treated the same as original nominees. If a supplemental nominee has collected sufficient points to qualify
for the Derby field, that horse would be allowed to start over original nominees that possess lesser qualifications. Under its
previous policy, Churchill Downs gave preference to original nominees to the Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown over
supplemental nominees.
A sweep of the three Triple Crown races – one of the most difficult feats in all of sports – has been accomplished on
only 11 occasions. The roster of Triple Crown winners includes Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War
Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew
(1977) and Affirmed (1978).
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The 36-year gap since the most recent Triple Crown sweep by Affirmed in 1978 is the longest in the history of the series.
The previous record was the 25-year span between the 1948 Triple Crown earned by Citation and Secretariat’s record-shattering
three-race sweep in 1973.
The Triple Crown races produced three separate winners in 2013. Phipps Stable and Stuart Janney III’s Orb won the
Kentucky Derby, Calumet Farm’s Oxbow earned the victory in the Preakness and Dogwood Stable’s Palace Malice took the
Belmont Stakes.
A total of 51 3-year-olds have won two of the Triple Crown’s three races. Reddam Racing’s I’ll Have Another became
the most recent to do so when he won the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, but did not compete in the Belmont Stakes.
TRIPLE CROWN NOMINATION HISTORY
The Triple Crown nomination procedure was initiated in 1986. The largest number of nominees to the Triple Crown
was 460 in 2007 and 2008. Before 1986, the largest number of Kentucky Derby nominees was 432 in 1981; the smallest, 32, in
1913. The early nomination fee has been $600 from the start. The late nomination has been $6,000 since 1994. Prior to 1994, the
late nomination was $3,000 (1986-90) and $4,500 (1991-93). The following is a listing of Triple Crown nominees since 1986,
including early and late totals.
Year
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
Early
Noms
413 (+11.9%)
369
398
364
366
401
449
450
426
358
434
446
405
440
387
396
384
375
354
317
354
342
389
369
315
381
381
398
422
Late
Noms
Due March 22
13
20
13
6
11
11
10
14
14
14
8
12
7
13
11
6
13
7
7
9
25
18
8
33
13
20
24
30
Total
Noms
413
382
418
377
372
412
460
460
440
372
448
454
417
447
400
407
390
388
361
324
363
367
407
377
348
394
401
422
452
* Estimated
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North American
Foal Crop
25,500*
28,260
32,304
35,250
37,493
38,100
38,361
37,948
37,066
35,976
37,901
37,755
36,929
36,021
35,143
35,366
34,983
35,341
37,140
38,438
41,804
44,143
48,235
49,221
50,917
51,296
50,430
49,241
47,236
% of
Foal Crop
1.6%
1.4%
1.3%
1.1%
1.0%
1.1%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.2%
1.1%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.9%
1.0%
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TRIPLE CROWN NOMINATIONS STATS AT A GLANCE
GENDER
Colts
Geldings
Fillies
Ridglings
TOTAL
359
30
14
10
413
86.9%
7.3%
3.4%
2.4%
FILLIES
Dame Dorothy (f)
Got Lucky (f)
Indy’s Million (f)
Joint Return (f)
Jojo Warrior (f)
Onlyforyou (f)
Our Amazing Rose (f)
Ria Antonia (f)
Samantha Nicole (f)
Stopchargingmaria (f)
Stormy Point (f)
Streaming (f)
Testa Rossi-FR (f)
Unbridled Forever (f)
COLOR
Bay
Dark Bay/Brown
Chestnut
Gray/Roan
TOTAL
176
111
80
46
413
42.6%
26.9%
19.3%
11.1%
BIRTHPLACE
(United States)
Kentucky
Florida
Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Maryland
Louisiana
Arizona
Illinois
Michigan
New Jersey
West Virginia
TOTAL
302
29
13
12
10
7
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
388
73.1%
7.0%
3.1%
2.9%
2.4%
1.7%
1.2%
1.0%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
BIRTHPLACE
(International)
Canada
Ireland
Great Britain
France
TOTAL
12
9
3
1
25
2.9%
2.2%
0.7%
0.2%
CAREER EARNINGS LEADERS
Ria Antonia (f)
$1,156,140
Rise Up
$810,633
Havana
$708,000
Stopchargingmaria (f)
$548,000
Wired Bryan
$537,474
Cairo Prince
$512,000
Tamarando
$505,120
Oklahoma City-GB
$500,359
Shared Belief
$451,200
Strong Mandate
$432,900
Honor Code
$388,000
No Nay Never
$367,999
Bond Holder
$366,000
Testa Rossi-FR (f)
$355,439
California Chrome
$354,850
We Miss Artie
$327,000
Best Plan Yet
$312,960
Casiguapo
$287,250
Streaming (f)
$287,000
Bobby’s Kitten
$285,500
GRADE/GROUP I WINNERS
Bond Holder
Havana
No Nay Never
Ria Antonia
Shared Belief – Champion 2-Year-Old Male
Streaming
Strong Mandate
Tamarando
We Miss Artie
GRADE/GROUP II WINNERS
Bashart
Cairo Prince
Honor Code
In Trouble
Noble Moon
Onlyforyou
Stopchargingmaria
Tapiture
Wired Bryan
GRADE/GROUP III WINNERS
Ami’s Holiday
Bobby’s Kitten
Cleburne
Craftsman-IRE
Dunkin Bend
Global View
Midnight Hawk
Mr Speaker
Poker Player
Rise Up
Solitary Ranger
Testa Rossi-FR
Vicar’s in Trouble
GRADE/GROUP I PLACED
Arctic Slope
Bobby’s Kitten
Candy Boy
Casiguapo
Giovanni Boldini
Honor Code
Ride On Curlin
Smarty’s Echo
Stopchargingmaria
Testa Rossi-FR
GRADE/GROUP II PLACED
Awesome Sky
Big Sugar Soda
Celtic Moon
Classic Giacnroll
Conquest Titan
Danza
Financial Mogul
Got Lucky (f)
Intense Holiday
Laddie Boy
Matador
Oklahoma City-GB
Scotland
Sir John Hawkins
GRADE/GROUP III PLACED
Albano
Big Bazinga
Brother Soldier
Cabo Cat
Free Eagle-IRE
Gold Hawk
Kobe’s Back
Kristo
Michaelmas
Royal Banker-GB
Smart Cover
BASED OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA
Bookrunner
Mikel Delzangles (France)
Chief Barker-IRE
Richard Hannon (England)
Fascinating Rock-IRE
Dermot Weld (Ireland)
Free Eagle-IRE
Dermot Weld (Ireland)
Gambrinus
Dermot Weld (Ireland)
Giovanni Boldini
Aidan O’Brien (Ireland)
Good Tradition-IRE
Dermot Weld (Ireland)
Lolo El Canonero
Rafael Herrera (Peru)
Michaelmas
Aidan O’Brien (Ireland)
Mr Lexis
Rafael Herrera (Peru)
Oklahoma City-GB
Aidan O’Brien (Ireland)
Orange Grove-GB
Toby Coles (England)
Sir John Hawkins
Aidan O’Brien (Ireland)
Toast of New York
Jamie Osborne (England)
AUCTION PURCHASE PRICE
Pacific
$1,800,000
Heyaarat
$1,650,000
Sassicaia
$1,600,000
Gala Award
$1,550,000
Prominence
$1,100,000
Mosler
$1,050,000
Edison
$950,000
Shathoor
$850,000
Indy’s Million
$725,000
Hartford
$700,000
Samantha Nicole
$700,000
Elmazeed
$675,000
Giovanni Boldini
$675,000
Decisive Edge
$650,000
Matterhorn
$625,000
Pearl Spectre
$600,000
Havana
$575,000
Diamond Bachelor
$570,000
Athens
$550,000
Conquest Top Gun
$525,000
Lord Trondor
$525,000
Michaelmas
$525,000
Tap It Rich
$510,000
Almost Famous
$500,000
Global View
$500,000
Harpoon
$500,000
Hines
$500,000
Kristo
$500,000
Monopolize
$500,000
Mushin
$500,000
Souperfast
$500,000
OBSMAR13
KEESEP12
FTFMAR13
KEESEP12
FTSAUG12
KEESEP12
FTFMAR13
KEESEP12
KEESEP12
KEESEP12
KEENOV12
KEESEP12
FTSAUG12
FTFMAR13
FTFMAR13
KEESEP12
BARMAR13
BARMAR13
KEESEP12
OBSOPN13
FTFMAR13
KEENOV11
KEESEP12
FTFMAR13
KEESEP12
KEESEP12
KEESEP12
KEESEP12
KEEAPR13
FTFMAR13
KEESEP12
TRAINERS
Todd Pletcher
Bob Baffert
Steve Asmussen
D. Wayne Lukas
Mark Casse
Chad Brown
Kenny McPeek
Bill Mott
Carla Gaines
Mike Maker
Doug O’Neill
Dale Romans
Kiaran McLaughlin
Michael Dilger
Richard Mandella
Wayne Catalano
Tony Dutrow
Jerry Hollendorfer
Shug McGaughey III
Peter Miller
Dermot Weld
Craig Dollase
Jimmy Jerkens
Eddie Kenneally
Kristin Mulhall
Aidan O’Brien
John Sadler
John Shirreffs
42
18
13
12
11
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
10.2%
HALL OF FAME TRAINERS
Bob Baffert
18
D. Wayne Lukas
12
Bill Mott
10
Richard Mandella
6
Jerry Hollendorfer
5
Shug McGaughey III
5
Nick Zito
3
Roger Attfield
1
KENTUCKY DERBY-WINNING TRAINERS
Todd Pletcher
42
Bob Baffert
18
D. Wayne Lukas
12
Doug O’Neill
8
Shug McGaughey III
5
John Shirreffs
4
Graham Motion
3
Nick Zito
3
John Servis
2
Barclay Tagg
2
Michael Matz
1
TODD PLETCHER NOMINEES
All in Blue
All Tied Up
Anchor Down
Atreides
Bashart
Camden Street
Canzoni
Commissioner
Constitution
Dame Dorothy
Danza
Divine Oath
Edison
Gala Award
Global Strike
Goodnewsisnonews
Got Lucky
Harpoon
Hartford
Havana
Hines
Holy Wildcat
Intense Holiday
Killer Crossover
King Cyrus
Lord Trondor
Madd Exchange
Master Lightning
Matterhorn
Misconnect
Monopolize
New Saloon
Onlyforyou
Our Amazing Rose
Pacific
Palace Gate
Pax in Terra
Stopchargingmaria
Surfing U S A
Trail Blaze
Vinceremos
We Miss Artie
OWNERS (includes partnerships)
Mrs. John Magnier
13
Michael Tabor
13
Derrick Smith
12
Stonestreet Stables LLC
9
Donegal Racing
8
Ken & Sarah Ramsey
8
Calumet Farm
7
John C. Oxley
7
WinStar Farm LLC
7
Zayat Stables, LLC
7
Anstu Stables, Inc.
6
Repole Stable
6
West Point Thoroughbreds
6
Centennial Farms
4
Darley Stable
4
Charles E. Fipke
4
Alex & JoAnn Lieblong
4
Reddam Racing LLC
4
Shadwell Stable
4
Warren B. Williamson
4
KENTUCKY DERBY-WINNING OWNERS
Michael Tabor
13
Calumet Farm
7
John C. Oxley
7
WinStar Farm LLC
7
Reddam Racing LLC
4
Jerry & Ann Moss
2
Mike Pegram
2
Team Valor International
2
Claiborne Farm
1
Double Eagle Ranch
1
& Buena Suerte Equine
Stuart Janney III
1
Phipps Stable
1
BREEDERS (includes partnerships)
WinStar Farm, LLC
9
Estate of Edward P. Evans
8
Darley
7
Brereton C. Jones
6
Stonestreet Thoroughbred
6
Holdings LLC
Bluegrass Hall, LLC
5
Betz
4
Gainesway Thoroughbreds
4
Machmer Hall
4
Ken & Sarah Ramsey
4
Williamson Racing LLC
4
LEADING SIRES
Bernardini
Tapit
Distorted Humor
Giant’s Causeway
Unbridled’s Song
Medaglia d’Oro
Pulpit
Candy Ride (ARG)
Malibu Moon
Smart Strike
Tiznow
Harlan’s Holiday
Indian Charlie
Roman Ruler
Street Sense
Tale of the Cat
War Front
Afleet Alex
Broken Vow
Kitten’s Joy
Pioneerof the Nile
Curlin
Exchange Rate
Lemon Drop Kid
Rockport Harbor
Sky Mesa
Tiz Wonderful
16
16
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
STALLIONS WHO SIRED KENTUCKY DERBY
WINNERS
Distorted Humor
10
Malibu Moon
7
Birdstone
4
Dynaformer
4
Street Cry (IRE)
4
Elusive Quality
3
Flower Alley
3
KENTUCKY DERBY-WINNING SIRES
Street Sense
7
Big Brown
3
Fusaichi Pegasus
2
Giacomo
1
Smarty Jones
1
MISCELLANEOUS
Maidens
Unraced Horses
Did Not Races at age 2
Not Based in North America
Grade/Group I Winners
Grade/Group II Winners
Grade/Group III Winners
Grade/Group I Placed
Grade/Group II Placed
Grade/Group III Placed
Career Earnings $100,000+
$300,000+ Auction Purchase
188
81
116
14
9
9
13
10
14
11
59
78
45.5%
19.6%
28.1%
3.4%
2.2%
2.2%
3.1%
2.4%
3.4%
2.7%
14.3%
18.9%
2014 TRIPLE CROWN NOMINEES
Legend
(g) = gelding
(r) = ridgling
(f) = filly
Unnamed
(11)Winning Point
(11)Shake Off
(11)Miss Shop
(11)Unfold the Rose
A
Act
Adams Note
Afleet Moss
Albano
Alex Inc (g)
All Call (g)
All Cash (r)
All My Trails
All Tied Up
All in Blue
Allstar
Almost Famous
Alpha Roadster
American Progress
Ami's Holiday
Anchor Down
Aniar
Arctic Slope
Artemus Coalmine
Asserting Bear
Athens
Atreides
Awesome Sky
B
Baratti
Bashart
Bay of Plenty
Bayern
Best Plan Yet
Big Bazinga (g)
Big Guy Ian
Big Sugar Soda
Big Tuff
Bigger Picture
Bitters 'n Bourbon
Blarp
Bobby's Kitten
Bond Holder
Bookrunner
Bourbon Sense
Bourbonize (g)
Breitling Flyer
Brilliant Messi
Bro Rodrigeaux
Brother Soldier
Buck Magic
Bury Pacer (IRE)
C
C J's Awesome
C. Zee
Cabo Cat
Cairo Prince
California Chrome
Camden Street
Can'thelpbelieving (IRE)
Canadian Winner
Candelazo
Candir
Candy Boy
Candy Dandy
Canzoni
Casiguapo
Cautious Giant
Celtic Moon (r)
Charge Now
Chas's Legacy (g)
Chelios
Cherubim
Chief Barker (IRE)
Chitu
Chocolate Fox (g)
Chu Chu Johnnie
Class Leader
Classic Giacnroll
Cleburne
Coastline
Coltimus Prime
Commander Lute
Commanding Curve (r)
Commandment
Commissioner
Conquest Afleet
Conquest Titan
Conquest Top Gun
Constitution
Cool Samurai (g)
Coup de Grace
Cousin Stephen
Craftsman (IRE)
Crushed It
Culprit
Cut the Net
D
D'cajun Cat
Dame Dorothy (f)
Danza
Day of Fury
De Facto
Deceived
Decisive Edge
Dench
Diamond Bachelor
Divine Oath
Donegal's Song
Dublin Up
Dunkin Bend
Dylan Ward
Dynamic Impact
E
East Hall (g)
Edison
Einstein Affair
Eirigh
El Nino Terrible
Elevated
Elmazeed
Emmett Park (g)
Empire Crown
Empire Dreams
Empower
Encryption
Enterprising
Excessive Kid
Exit Stage Left
Extrasexyhippzster
F
Fascinating Rock (IRE)
Fast Anna
Financial Mogul
Fire Starter
Flat Gone
Fleet Gold Digger
Footstepsinbronze (IRE)
Free Eagle (IRE)
G
Gala Award
Gambler's Ghost
Gambrinus
Gara Gattino
Garen
General Jack
General a Rod
Giancarlo
Gift Diamond
Giovanni Boldini
Global Strike
Global View
Go Black Tie
Gold Hawk
Gone as Wind
Good Times Rambles
Good Tradition (IRE)
Goodnewsisnonews
Got Lucky (f)
Grand Strand
Grateful Life
Grazen's Hope
Greyfell (g)
Grizzly Song
Guggenheim
H
Harbor Bound (g)
Harbor Fog
Harpoon
Hartford
Havana
Heat Star
Hesinfront
Heyaarat
High Bidder
High Ransom
Hines
Holy Wildcat
Home Run Kitten
Honesto
Honor Code (r)
Honorable Judge
Hoppertunity
Humbert Street
Hurricane Ray
Hurricane Turn
Hy Kodiak Warrior
I
I Earned It Baby
I'll Wrap It Up
I'mbetterthangood
Icy Ride
In Trouble
Indian Brut
Indian Fighter
Indianapolis
Indy's Million (f)
Infosec
Intense Holiday
Interchange
Irish You Well
Ironicus
J
J Kat
Jeremy's Song
Jimmy Connors
Joint Return (f)
Jojo Warrior (f)
Juba
Justin Zee
K
Karma King
Kendall's Boy
Kid Cruz
Killer Crossover
King Cyrus
Knock Em Flat
Kobe's Back
Kowboy Boots
Kristo
Kulboyz
L
Laddie Boy
Lawly's Goal (g)
Lawmaker
Legend
Leif Erikson
Life Is a Joy (g)
Little Curlin
Logan's Lotto
Lolo El Canonero
Long Station
Lord Trondor
Los Borrachos
Louden's Gray
Louies Flower
M
Madd Exchange
Majestic Sunset
Manaus
Mangusta
Manhattan Johnnie
Master Lightning
Matador
Matterhorn
Matuszak
Me Myself I
Medal Count
Mental Iceberg (g)
Mexikoma
Michaelmas
Midnight Hawk
Mill Creek
Minister Henny (g)
Mischieviously
Misconnect (r)
Money Fan
Monopolize (r)
Moon Gun
Morning Calm
Mosler
Mr Lexis
Mr Speaker
Mr. Candy
Mr. Discipline
Mr. Excavator
Mr. Itkins
Mr. Ticker Talker
Mushin
N
New Saloon
No Nay Never
Noble Cornerstone (g)
Noble Moon
Notability
Nowhere to Run
O
Oklahoma City (GB)
Oliver Zip
Oltre' Oro
Only I Know
Onlyforyou (f)
Oogeley Eye
Orange Grove (GB)
Our Amazing Rose (f)
Our Caravan
P
Pablo Del Monte
Pacific
Paganol
Palace Gate
Papa Turf
Passage of Power (g)
Pax in Terra
Pearl Spectre
Pegasus Protocol
Penobscot
Poker Player
Postor
Prominence
Q
Quick Indian
R
Recall Dynaformer
Red N Black Attack
Red Outlaw (g)
Rhythm Blues
Ria Antonia (f)
Ride On Curlin
Rident
Ring Weekend (g)
Rise Up
Road Boss
Robert Noble
Roger Rocket
Roman Fire
Rough Passage
Royal Banker (GB)
Rprettyboyfloyd (r)
Rum Point
Russian Humor
S
Salisbury Knight
Samantha Nicole (f)
Samraat
Sassicaia
Sawyer's Hill
Schivarelli
School On a Hill
Schoolofhardrocks
Scotland
Seldom Seen Slim (r)
Shackleford Banks (g)
Shared Belief (g)
Shathoor
Sheikinator
Silent Ruler
Simon Kenton
Sir John Hawkins
Skestos (g)
Skydive (g)
Smack Smack (g)
Smart Cover
Smarty's Echo
Snuggley Bear
So Lonesome (g)
Social Inclusion
Solitary Ranger
Son of Dixie
Son of a Preacher
Sonny Inspired (g)
Souperfast
Sportscaster
Spot (g)
Squidalem
Stockholder
Stopchargingmaria (f)
Storming Inti
Stormy Point (f)
Streaming (f)
Street Gent
Street Prancer
Street Strategy
Striking Forest
Stroll to Victory
Strong Mandate
Strong Stipulation
Superlooper
Surfing U S A
T
Taco Gem
Tale of Honor
Talent Show (g)
Tall Boy
Tamarando
Tanzanite Cat
Tap It Rich (r)
Tapiture
Tashir
Teniente Coronel
Testa Rossi (FR) (f)
Texas Ryano
Texas Two Step
The Admiral
The Big Beast
The Custodian
The Morning Guys
Thunder Moon
Thunder Run
Thundergram
Timiyan
Tiz Marvelous
Toast of New York
Tonalist
Toowindytohaulrox
Top Billing
Top Fortitude
Toston (g)
Tout
Trail Blaze
Twentytwentyvision
U
Ulanbator
Unbridled Forever (f)
Uncle Sigh
Undertaker
Unknown Road (r)
Unstoppable Colby
Uptown Rythem
V
Va Banque
Van Fraassen
Vegas Strip
Venetian Mask
Vicar's in Trouble
Victory Nor Defeat
Vigorish
Vinceremos
W
Walt
We Miss Artie
We're All Set
Whats Up Big Guy
Who's Z Daddy
Wicked Strong
Wildcat Red
Win Lion Win (g)
Wired Bryan
Wise Move
Wry
Wynhurst
X
Xtra Luck
Z
Z B Coolidge
Z Lucky
Zahadoom
Zingarelli (IRE)