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Updated: 05/01/2002
As expected, Harlan's Holiday is the favorite but only a lukewarm one at 9-2 morning line. Co-second favorites are Buddha and Came Home at 5-1 with Johannesburg and Medaglia d'Oro both at 6-1. Everyone else is at odds of 15-1 and up. The race is quite contentious so a long shot winner would not be unusual.
Note: Buddha scratched Friday morning due to a bruised foot. He is expected to start in the Preakness if it heals quickly. Corey Nakatani has also taken off Blue Burner so Pat Day picked up the mount.
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Below are the entries for the 128th Kentucky Derby. As expected, the field was oversubscribed with 24 entrants and some worthy contenders were eliminated due to lack of graded earnings, including Sunday Break. In a surprise move, Baffert and Pegram entered Danthebluegrassman who had been dropped from consideration since his last place finish in the Santa Anita Derby. Apparently he was training well and they decided to have a try at the big prize.
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | M/L Odds |
| 1 | Johannesburg | O'Brien | Stevens | 6-1 |
| 2 | Wild Horses | Pletcher | Douglas | 50-1 |
| 3 | Perfect Drift | Johnson | Delahoussaye | 15-1 |
| 4 | Lusty Latin | Mullins | Corbett | 30-1 |
| 5 | War Emblem | Springer | Espinoza | 20-1 |
| 6 | Ocean Sound | Cassidy | Solis | 50-1 |
| 7 | Request for Parole | Margolis | Albarado | 20-1 |
| 8 | Essence of Dubai | bin Suroor | Flores | 15-1 |
| 9 | Medaglia d'Oro | Frankel | Pincay | 6-1 |
| 11 | Private Emblem | Asmussen | Meche | 20-1 |
| 12 | Castle Gandolfo | O'Brien | Bailey | 20-1 |
| 13 | Proud Citizen | Lukas | Smith | 30-1 |
| 14 | Harlan's Holiday | McPeek | Prado | 9-2 |
| 15 | Came Home | Gonzalez | McCarron | 5-1 |
| 16 | Saarland | McGaughey | Velazquez | 15-1 |
| 17 | Danthebluegrassman | Baffert | Desormeaux | 50-1 |
| 18 | It'sallinthechase | Brown | Martin | 50-1 |
| 19 | Easy Grades | West | Chavez | 20-1 |
| 20 | Blue Burner | Mott | Day | 30-1 |
Triple Crown quick links:
- Derby Poll - Who do you think will win? NEW!
- Kentucky Oaks Entries - entries, odds, and past performances. NEW!
- Current Derby Odds from Vegas Insider NEW!
- Free Past Performances - Free Daily Racing Form past performances for the Kentucky Derby contenders. NEW!
- Graded Stakes Earnings - this is what determines who gets in the Derby
- Injury Report - who is off the trail?
- Late Triple Crown Nominees - 12 additional horses were nominated by the March 30th deadline for late nominations
- Triple Crown Nominees - 405 horses were nominated in the early round this year. Check out the full list sorted by horse, sire, owner, and trainer
- Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool Three - results for all three pools now available
- Road to the Roses Fantasy Challenge - Pick your stable and win prizes in Churchill Downs' Road to the Roses Fantasy Challenge.
- Derby Tickets and Seats - how to get them
- Derby Ticket Requests - what really happens once you send one in to Churchill Downs
- Triple Crown Trail (updated weekly)
- Experimental Free Handicap
- Kentucky Derby 128 from Daily Racing Form
- Courier-Journal Derby Coverage - lots here from the local paper
- Road to the Triple Crown from Thoroughbred Times
- Triple Crown Mania from the Blood Horse
- Triple Crown Index - the master list with even more info
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