2011 Kentucky Derby Contenders

Follow the Kentucky Derby Prep races here and pick your derby favorite.

PP	Horse	Sire	Trainer	Jockey	Odds
1	Archarcharch	Arch	W. Fires	J. Court	10:1
2	Brilliant Speed	Dynaformer	T. Albertrani	J. Rosario	30:1
3	Twice The Appeal	Succesful Appeal	J. Bonde	C. Borel	20:1
4	Stay Thirsty	Bernardini	T. Pletcher	R. Dominguez	20:1
5	Decisive Moment	With Distinction	J. Arias	K. Clark	30:1
6	Comma to the Top	Bwana Charlie	P. Miller	P. Valenzuela	30:1
7	Pants On Fire	Jump Start	K. Breen	A. Napravnik	20:1
8	Dialed In	Mineshaft	N. Zito	J. Leparoux	4:1
9	Derby Kitten	Kittens Joy	M. Maker	J. Castellano	30:1
10	Twinspired	Harla's Holiday	M. Maker	M. Smith	30:1
11	Master Of Hounds	Kingmambo	A. Obrien	G. Gomez	30:1
12	Santiva	Giant's Causeway	E. Kenneally	S. Bridgmohan	30:1
13	Mucho Macho Man	Macho Uno	K. Ritvo	R. Maragh	12:1
14	Shackleford	Forestry	D. Romans	J. Castanon	12:1
15	Midnight Interlude	War Chant	B. Baffert	V. Espinoza	10:1
16	Animal Kingdom	Leroidesanimaux	H. Motion	R. Albarado	30:1
17	Soldat	War Front	K. McLaughlin	A. Garcia	12:1
18	Uncle Mo	Indian Charlie	T. Pletcher	J. Velazquez	9:2
19	Nehro	Mineshaft	S. Asmussen	C. Nakatani	6:1
20	Watch Me Go	Giant's Causeway	K. O'Connell	R. Bejarano	50:1

The Kentucky Derby field is limited to 20 horses. If more than 20 horses enter the race, the final entries are determined by the amount of graded stakes earnings each horse has accumulated. When making Kentucky Derby future bets, consider whether or not the horse you are betting on will have the necessary graded stakes earnings to be in the top 20 earners. The Grade 1 races with the higher purses (Santa Anita Derby, Florida Derby, Wood Memorial, Bluegrass Stakes, etc.) are run later in the spring and horses that run well in those prep races will end up with higher graded earnings. To be considered a safe bet, a horse typically needs around $200,000 in graded earnings to make the Derby.