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List of contenders for the 2012 Kentucky Derby on May 5 at Churchill Downs, ranked by graded stakes earnings. The Kentucky Derby field is limited to 20 horses; if more than 20 enter, the entries are determined by the amount of graded stakes earnings each horse has accumulated.
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2012 Kentucky Derby contenders ranked by graded stakes earnings |
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| Rank | Horse | Trainer | Earnings |
| 1 | Hansen | Michael Maker | $1,550,000 |
| 2 | Daddy Long Legs | Aidan O'Brien | $1,294,030 |
| 3 | Union Rags | Michael Matz | $1,170,000 |
| 4 | Dullahan | Dale Romans | $855,000 |
| 5 | Creative Cause | Mike Harrington | $836,000 |
| 6 | Gemologist | Todd Pletcher | $703,855 |
| 7 | Sabercat | Steve Asmussen | $701,429 |
| 8 | Take Charge Indy | Patrick Byrne | $698,400 |
| 9 | Bodemeister | Bob Baffert | $660,000 |
| 10 | I'll Have Another | Doug O'Neill | $601,000 |
| 11 | Daddy Nose Best | Steve Asmussen | $545,558 |
| 12 | Liaison | Bob Baffert | $393,000 |
| 13 | Alpha | Kiaran McLaughlin | $380,000 |
| 14 | Prospective | Mark Casse | $367,327 |
| 15 | Trinniberg | Bisnath Parboo | $324,500 |
| 16 | Done Talking | Hamilton Smith | $311,000 |
| 17 | Went the Day Well | Graham Motion | $282,000 |
| 18 | Rousing Sermon | Jerry Hollendorfer | $270,000 |
| 19 | El Padrino | Todd Pletcher | $250,000 |
| 20 | Optimizer | D. Wayne Lukas | $184,708 |
| 21 | Castaway | Bob Baffert | $162,000 |
| 22 | Currency Swap | Teresa Pompay | $150,000 |
| 22 | The Lumber Guy | Michael Hushion | $150,000 |
| 24 | Hierro | Steve Asmussen | $141,886 |
| 25 | My Adonis | Kelly Breen | $140,000 |
| 26 | Brother Francis | James Cassidy | $135,000 |
| 27 | All Squared Away* | Wesley Ward | $129,400 |
| 28 | Battle Hardened | Eddie Kenneally | $127,000 |
| 29 | Genten | Yoshito Yahagi | $123,826 |
| 30 | Stirred Up | Bob Baffert | $116,000 |
* Not nominated to Triple Crown. Would require $200,000 supplement and could not get into the Derby field ahead of any original or late nominee.
I'am going to Box: Hansen, Bodemeister,Gemologist,Daddy Nose Best, Daddy
Long Legs. for $1 in a tri,= $120.
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I 'm quite the creative guy who hopes to go from rags to riches, I enjoy playing
poker, and believe in gettin' er done.
Therefore, My KD picks are Creative Cause, Union Rags, Dullahan,
and if I like feel like a Superfecta, then I'll use the best drop from the sky
horse......Done Talking
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The Kentucky derby will be a hard fought race if the track conditions are dry and normal. More then likely the race in the front after about a mile into the race will be between hansen and take charge indy. These two horses can easily go the distance but they will have to hold on during the final furlong at Dullanhan and Union Rags and creative cause. On the other hand, if the race track is wet, just play hansen all the way. He will probably win the race by five lenghts or more in a wet track agains this horses. This could be a similar race to the one went Point given took charge of teh race few years ago from the middle of teh race to the end to win easily. Hansen is capable to do just that. He is being losing a couple of races but he fought hard all the way down to the wire, indicating that he still a great contender. Especially because the closes time to a record of the track at 1 and 1/8 of a mile was performed by dullanhan and hansen. They were only 1.5 seconds of the record of the track, while all other horses the best they can do is 2 seconds or worse of the track record at teh mile and 1/8. This means that they must really run the final furlong without any issues in order to have a change at catching hansen and dullanhan. My pick to win the Derby is Hansen first, Dullanham second, Union Rags third, Creative Cause four, and Bodemeister fifth. The rest of the horses are still unproven horses because neither one of them hav e run their races closed to a record pace for their distances. So they have a lot of work to do. For example, Gemologist and Alpha were 3.5 seconds of the the track record. I will have another was 2.6 second of the track record. Daddy long legs was 2.05 seconds of the track record. So looking at teh odds for any horse coming from behind to win this years kentucky derby is too hard considering that there will be twenty horses on the race and many issues going on for all the horses trying to come from behind. I think that Hansen wil steal this race from the beggining to the end.
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If the sprinters set the pace this race could go to a long shot. A couple have turned the 1/4 in 22+,,,pretty quick
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Watch union Rags with Julien Leparoux-Julien owns the Kentucky circuit.
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Watch Union Rags with Julien Leparoux.
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Hey everyone, love to read all your comments concerning the Derby
NOW READ THIS
Alpha boys and girls , the horses name is Alpha
Ramon , love you as a money jock, but people, when you get injured like
Ramon did with his shoulder, you are NOT 100 percent rideing horses
for a while, Ramon was hurting riding Alpha in the Wood , no doubt about it.
Great, let Ramon ride Hansen, you will give Alpha a better shot winning with
Alan Garcia if his connections decide to use him, which personally its a no
brainer. Take all day long, Alpha all with All Alpha at a price. That little horse
is getting no respect, none.
ALPHA
PROSPECTIVE\
DADDY KNOWS BEST
SABERCAT
and if it is an off track, throw UNION RAGS in the mix and your life will change
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Bodemeister is the only horse with 3 triple digit beyers. Only 3 other horses have 1 triple digit beyer. I think you guys are missing something here. Throw on Smith, who always gives his horse a chance and keeps them in the clear...watch out!
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GEMOLOGIST ----UNION RAGS----DALLAHAN---CREATIVE CAUSES----
BODEMEITER IN THAT ORDER....I THINK THAT BODEMEISTER COULD HANG ON FOR THIRD...GOOD LUCK TO ALL.
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Hi everyone peace to all
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