Kentucky Derby Horses!!!

1.) Street Sense
Jockey – Calvin Borel
Trainer – Carl Nafzger
Owner – Jim Tafel LLC
Pedigree – Sire: Street Cry; Dam: Bedazzle

Dark bay almost black colt seems to get better with age. Street Sense won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by ten lengths, the largest winning margin in the history of the race and second longest margin of victory in the Breeders’ Cup altogether. As a two year old, Street Sense was still very immature. When he turned three, Carl Nafzger, his trainer, said Street Sense had grown into a man and was no longer an immature boy. Street Sense has never finished worse than third in his life. A good thing that will help him in the Derby is that Churchill Downs is his home and favorite racetrack. Sired by the Dubai World Cup winner Street Cry and out of the mare Bedazzle, he was bred to go a mile and a quarter.








2.) Curlin
Jockey – Robby Albarado
Trainer – Steven Asmussen
Owner – Stonestreet Stables, Padua
Stables, George Bolton
Pedigree – Sire: Smart Strike; Dam:
Sherriff’s Deputy

Undefeated chestnut colt has been very impressive in every start of his career, including a win in the Arkansas Derby by 10½ lengths. If he can just get by Street Sense in the Derby, he can sweep the Triple Crown. Curlin likes to sit slightly off the pace, but the question is out the window how he’ll beat Street Sense at the rival’s home track. Curlin is also trying to become the first horse since 1882 to win the Derby having not raced at two.










3.) Nobiz Like Shobiz
Jockey – Cornelio Velasquez
Trainer – Barclay Tagg
Owner – Elizabeth Valando
Pedigree – Sire: Albert the Great; Dam:
Nightstorm

Nobiz Like Shobiz possesses the kind of pure talent that excites fans of the game. Since the addition of blinkers, he has been rank, fighting his rider for the whole race. That is something he can’t do in the Derby. In the Wood Memorial, his last race, he had to dig down deep to hold off Sightseeing, who was closing fast. He wore himself out by fighting the rider in that race. He needs to relax a little if he’s going to have a good chance of withstanding the mile and a quarter.









4.) Scat Daddy
Jockey – Edgar Prado
Trainer – Todd Pletcher
Owner – James Scatuorchio, Michael
Tabor
Pedigree – Sire: Johannesburg; Dam: Love
Style

Florida Derby winner figures to follow in the great Barbaro’s footsteps. Scat Daddy is trained by Todd Pletcher, who is the Eclipse Award winning trainer for the third straight year, but has never won a Kentucky Derby (0 for 14). The first stakes winner sired by Johannesburg, Scat Daddy has never finished worse than fourth in his career. The handsome dark bay colt is ridden by Edgar Prado, who just won his second straight Florida Derby and his looking for his second consecutive Kentucky Derby (he rode Barbaro to victory in the 2006 Derby).







5.) Circular Quay
Jockey – John Velazquez
Trainer – Todd Pletcher
Owner – Michael and Doreen Tabor
Pedigree – Sire: Thunder Gulch; Dam:
Circle of Life

This beautiful chestnut colt is another Todd Pletcher horse who is trying to become the first horse in a VERY long time to win the Derby off of an eight-week layoff or longer. He has a tendency to find trouble in his races, and comes from very far behind. When he’s in the clear, he can really run. His sire, Thunder Gulch, won the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in 1995, nearly sweeping the Triple Crown.









6.) Cowtown Cat
Jockey – Fernando Jara
Trainer – Todd Pletcher
Owner – Winstar Farm Bill Casner, et al
and Gulf Coast Farm
Pedigree – Sire: Distorted Humor; Dam:
Tom’s Cat

Impressive winner of the Illinois Derby gets better with every race. ANOTHER Todd Pletcher horse with tons of talent.
















7.) Hard Spun
Jockey: Mario Pino
Trainer: Larry Jones
Owner: Fox Hill Farms; Inc.
Pedigree: Sire – Danzig; Dam – Turkish
Tryst

Extremely talented colt has only been beaten once in his career, but that was because he did not like the track. He seems to like Churchill Downs, which is a plus. Hard Spun has posted a bullet fast work at Churchill, and that should help him.












8.) Tiago
Jockey: Mike Smith
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Owner: Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Moss
Pedigree: N/A

The Santa Anita Derby winner shows talent, but has only won once against G1 company, and that G1 field was extremely soft. Tiago is a half-brother to Giacomo, the 2005 Kentucky Derby winner. Both horses have a similar running style.













9.) Great Hunter
Jockey: Corey Nakatani
Trainer: Doug O’ Neill
Owner: J. Paul Reddam
Pedigree: N/A

Robert B. Lewis winner had a bad trip in the Blue Gass Stakes last time out, when Teuflesberg drifted out widely in the stretch, forcing Corey to check him sharply. Was third to Street Sense in the BC Juvenile, and has been shown to approve of Churchill Downs. He will a threat if he gets a lane.











10.) Any Given Saturday
Jockey: Garrett Gomez
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Owner: Winstar Farm; Padua Stables
Pedigree: N/A

This horse may be a little tired going into the Derby. He lost a hard battle with Street Sense in the Tampa Bay Derby, then Nobiz Like Shobiz ran him ino the ground in the Wood Memorial. He has great talent, but he might be too exhausted in the Derby. If he’s not, he has a great chance.












Other horses entered in the Derby with jockeys:

Dominican – Rafael Bejarano
Storm in May – Juan Leyva
Teuflesberg – Stewart Elliott
Liquidity – David Flores
Bwana Bull – Javier Castellano
Imawildandcrazyguy – Mark Guidry
Zanjero – Shaun Bridgmohan
Sam P. – Ramon Dominguez
Stormello – Kent Desormeaux
Sedgefield – Julien Leparoux