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Saturday, April 14. Oaklawn Park has its big day of the year, featuring the Arkansas Derby, preceded by the Count Fleet, Oaklawn Handicap, and Northern Spur stakes.
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While the Arkansas Derby is the highlight race of the day, the other stakes races will be entertaining, and we will be paying special attention to the MSW’s and Northern Spur to see how those 3yos measure up.
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As for the Arkansas Derby, no less than 7 horses are attempting to stamp a Kentucky Derby ticket. 2 of the field of 9 already have their ticket, including the favorite Magnum Moon, and Quip, who is out of his league again, but still has his Derby ticket intact either way.
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The most realistic shots at the Run for the Roses belong to Solomini, ranked 2nd in our top 25 and needing just a 4th place finish. Dream Baby Dream will need 2nd and Combatant 3rd for their shot at glory.
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Others not mentioned above will need to win the race to get into the big one the first Saturday in May. Chances of that are slim.
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Doug’s Kentucky Derby Double Dozen is updated after each Derby prep race weekend.
Last update: April 9, 2018
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One thing has remained the same since November: Good Magic has remained #1 and Solomini #2 on our charts, as other rankings flapped around in the wind with every stakes winner. Bolt D’Oro has remained in the top 5. McKinzie is off the trail.
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Good Magic was even #1 after his disappointing 3rd place finish in the Fountain of Youth in March. Now he has proved his 2yo form was no fluke while easily winning the G2 Blue Grass Stakes and regaining the points lead.
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Vino Rosso put up a spectacular win in the Wood G2, passing favorite Enticed like he was standing still, to move into our top 10, and give us enough excellence for a RAN box in the Kentucky Derby, which won last year and usually does not win in consecutive years.
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The big surprise this year is how well the young Storm Cats are doing, with 8 likely to make the Kentucky Derby field, including 4 Scat Daddy colts. Horses from Storm Cat sireline have never won the Derby, but this year could be another where a curse is broken, like most others have this century.
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Keep in mind that these are not point rankings, which are on another page. But points are shown in order to see which horses are deficient so far, and where they need to finish in their next prep to get the required points to qualify.
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This year the cut expected to be 42 minimum as predicted last week, and even then Lone Sailor may not make it if the Japan champion ships. That means Hofburg and Firenze Fire will likely not make the field, even though they’re better than many others that will make it, unless there are multiple withdrawals.
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Horses in bold have another prep race scheduled before the big one.
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Rank	Horse	Sire	SL	Trainer	Last	Race	Date	Pts	Next (Probable)	Need
1	Good Magic	Curlin	RAN	Chad Brown	1st	Blue Grass G2	7-Apr	134	Kentucky Derby 5/5
2	Solomini	Curlin	RAN	Bob Baffert	2nd	Rebel G2	17-Mar	34	Arkansas Derby 4/14	4th
3	Audible	Into Mischief	SC	Todd Pletcher	1st	Fla Derby G1	31-Mar	110	Kentucky Derby 5/5
4	Justify	Scat Daddy	SC	Bob Baffert	1st	SA Derby G1	7-Apr	100	Kentucky Derby 5/5
5	Bolt d’Oro	Medaglia D’Oro	ND	Mick Ruis	2nd	SA Derby G1	7-Apr	104	Kentucky Derby 5/5
6	Magnum Moon	Malibu Moon	API	Todd Pletcher	1st	Rebel G2	17-Mar	50	Arkansas Derby 4/14
7	Vino Rosso	Curlin	RAN	Todd Pletcher	1st	Wood Mm G2	7-Apr	107	Kentucky Derby 5/5
8	Mendelssohn	Scat Daddy	SC	Aiden O’brien	1st	UAE Derby G2	31-Mar	100	Kentucky Derby 5/5
9	Noble Indy	Take Charge Indy	API	Todd Pletcher	1st	La Derby G2	24-Mar	110	Kentucky Derby 5/5
10	Runaway Ghost	Ghostzapper	ND	Todd Fincher	1st	Sunland Dby G3	25-Mar	50	Kentucky Derby 5/5
11	Hofburg	Soothing Touch	ND	Jose Ortiz	2nd	Fla Derby G1	31-Mar	40	Kentucky Derby 5/5
12	Lone Sailor	Majestic Warrior	API	Thomas Amoss	2nd	La Derby G2	24-Mar	42	Kentucky Derby 5/5
13	My Boy Jack	Creative Cause	SC	Keith Desormeaux	3rd	La Derby G2	24-Mar	32	Lexington 4/14	1st
14	Enticed	Medaglia D’Oro	ND	Kiaran McLaughlin	2nd	Wood Mm G2	7-Apr	103	Kentucky Derby 5/5
15	Free Drop Billy	Union Rags	ND	Dale Romans	3rd	Blue Grass G2	7-Apr	44	Kentucky Derby 5/5
16	Combatant	Scat Daddy	SC	Steve Asmussen	3rd	Rebel G2	17-Mar	22	Arkansas Derby 4/14	3rd
17	Dream Baby Dream	Into Mischief	SC	Steve Asmussen	2nd	Sunland Dby G3	25-Mar	20	Arkansas Derby 4/14	2nd
18	Flameaway	Scat Daddy	SC	Mark Casse	2nd	Blue Grass G2	7-Apr	70	Kentucky Derby 5/5
19	Firenze Fire	Poseidon’s Warrior	RAN	Jason Servis	4th	Wood Mm G2	7-Apr	39	Kentucky Derby 5/5
20	Promises Fulfilled	Shackleford	SC	Dale Romans	Last	Fla Derby G1	31-Mar	52	Kentucky Derby 5/5
21	Gronkowski	Lonhro	TTO	Jeremy Noseda	1st	Burradon	30-Mar	E50	Kentucky Derby 5/5
22	Bravazo	Awesome Again	ND	D. Wayne Lukas	8th	La Derby G2	24-Mar	54	Kentucky Derby 5/5
23	Quip	Distorted Humor	RAN	Rodolphe Brisset	1st	TB Derby G2	10-Mar	50	Arkansas Derby 4/14
24	Horse from Japan					Hyacinth	18-Feb		Kentucky Derby 5/5

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April 6 2018 will mark the first day of Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 4, which will have 2 more days available with different odds before it ends on Sunday evening.
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23 horses have individual entries in this pool, including the top 12 in points, other selected horses from the top 25 in points, and other horses that they expect to do something, like Justify. Bolt D’Oro is the slight ML favorite before Justify and Audible.
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Why they included Title Ready and Mississippi? I really don’t know. Obviously I would have included horses from our top 25 Double Derby Dozen before I included random horses that finished 3rd or 4th in their last prep.
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They have 5 horses listed that are going to the Arkansas Derby on 4/14, and only 4 of those max will make the KY Derby field. Meantime, they have only 1 listed from the Wood, and it’s likely 3 will get in.
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You will notice in the Grid below, we’ve highlighted the horses running this weekend. Blue for Blue Grass, Red for Santa Anita, and Brown for Wood. I invented that color coding.
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This means if you like the odds on those now, AND think they will do well in their race, you will want to bet them on Friday to get the Friday closing odds before they go down on Sat. Alternately if there is a surprise winner on Sat, the odds the field (24) will go down on Sat.
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Or you can just wait til Sunday when most people forgot about it already and are watching the last day of the Masters. You could get some good bargains on Sunday for that reason.
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View Derby Futures Pool 4 Grid Right Here Free.
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Tuesday, April 3. Kentucky Derby contenders are reranked again based on action last weekend. This week’s Double Derby Dozen top 25 contenders are ranked according to how I see it. Top 3 remain unchanged again.
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Audible moves up a bit due to his predictable Florida Derby victory, and Mendelssohn makes a rare top 10 appearance for horses that haven’t raced in the US.
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Next to each horse and trainer are where they finished last out, their next probable race, and what they need in that race (if anything) to get into the Kentucky Derby. The minimum points this year is estimated at 42.
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Rank	Horse	Sire	SL	Trainer	Last	Race	Date	Pts	Next (Probable)	Need
1	Good Magic	Curlin	RAN	Chad Brown	3rd	FOY G2	3-Mar	34	Blue Grass 4/7	4th
2	Solomini	Curlin	RAN	Bob Baffert	2nd	Rebel G2	17-Mar	34	Arkansas Derby 4/14	4th
3	McKinzie	Street Sense	RAN	Bob Baffert	1DQ	San Felipe G2	10-Mar	40	Lexington 4/14	4th
4	Audible	Into Mischief	SC	Todd Pletcher	1st	Fla Derby G1	31-Mar	110	Kentucky Derby 5/5
5	Bolt d’Oro	Medaglia D’Oro	ND	Mick Ruis	2nd	San Felipe G2	10-Mar	64	Santa Anita Dby 4/7
6	Magnum Moon	Malibu Moon	API	Todd Pletcher	1st	Rebel G2	17-Mar	50	Arkansas Derby 4/14
7	Justify	Scat Daddy	SC	Bob Baffert	1st	AOCM56k	11-Mar	0	Santa Anita Dby 4/7	1st
8	Mendelssohn	Scat Daddy	SC	Aiden O’brien	1st	UAE Derby G2	31-Mar	100	Kentucky Derby 5/5
9	Noble Indy	Take Charge Indy	API	Todd Pletcher	1st	La Derby G2	24-Mar	110	Kentucky Derby 5/5
10	Runaway Ghost	Ghostzapper	ND	Todd Fincher	1st	Sunland Dby G3	25-Mar	50	Kentucky Derby 5/5
11	Hofburg	Soothing Touch	ND	Jose Ortiz	2nd	Fla Derby G1	31-Mar	40	Kentucky Derby 5/5
12	Lone Sailor	Majestic Warrior	API	Thomas Amoss	2nd	La Derby G2	24-Mar	42	Kentucky Derby 5/5
13	My Boy Jack	Creative Cause	SC	Keith Desormeaux	3rd	La Derby G2	24-Mar	32	Arkansas Derby 4/14	4th
14	Enticed	Medaglia D’Oro	ND	Kiaran McLaughlin	1st	Gotham G3	10-Mar	63	Wood Mem 4/7
15	Free Drop Billy	Union Rags	ND	Dale Romans	3rd	Gotham G3	10-Mar	24	Blue Grass 4/7	3rd
16	Combatant	Scat Daddy	SC	Steve Asmussen	3rd	Rebel G2	17-Mar	22	Arkansas Derby 4/14	3rd
17	Dream Baby Dream	Into Mischief	SC	Steve Asmussen	2nd	Sunland Dby G3	25-Mar	20	Lexington 4/14	1st
18	Flameaway	Scat Daddy	SC	Mark Casse	2nd	TB Derby G2	10-Mar	30	Blue Grass 4/7	3rd
19	Firenze Fire	Poseidon’s Warrior	RAN	Jason Servis	4th	Gotham G3	10-Mar	29	Wood Mem 4/7	3rd
20	Promises Fulfilled	Shackleford	SC	Dale Romans	Last	Fla Derby G1	31-Mar	52	Kentucky Derby 5/5
21	Gronkowski	Lonhro	TTO	Jeremy Noseda	1st	Burradon	30-Mar	E50	Kentucky Derby 5/5
22	Bravazo	Awesome Again	ND	D. Wayne Lukas	8th	La Derby G2	24-Mar	54	Kentucky Derby 5/5
23	Quip	Distorted Humor	RAN	Rodolphe Brisset	1st	TB Derby G2	10-Mar	50	Blue Grass 4/7
24	Old Time Revival	Brethren	RAN	Kenneth Decker	2nd	Gotham G3	10-Mar	20	Wood Mem 4/7	2nd
25	Blended Citizen	Proud Citizen	RAN	Doug O’neill	1st	Jeff Ruby G3	17-Mar	20	Blue Grass 4/7	2nd
26	Horse from Japan					Hyacinth	18-Feb		Kentucky Derby 5/5
27	Instilled Regard	Arch	TTO	Jerry Hollendorfer	4th	Risen Star G2	17-Feb	19	Santa Anita Dby 4/7	2nd

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Last 2 listed because they might be in the field. In that case they will likely be ranked 19th and 20th.

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FP Margin Gate OR Horse Wgt (Kgs) Equipment Trainer Jockey
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1st 5 117 Vazirabad (FR) 57.5 A De Royer-Dupré Christophe Soumillon
2rd 1 7 110 Sheikhzayedroad (GB) 57.5 H D Simcock Martin Harley
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FP Margin Gate OR Horse Wgt (Kgs) Equipment Trainer Jockey
1st 4 117 Mendelssohn (USA) 57.0 B A O’Brien Ryan Moore
2rd 18.5 1 105 Rayya (USA) 55.0 D Watson Patrick Dobbs
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4th 1.75 5 113 Gold Town (GB) 57.0 CP C Appleby William Buick
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FP Margin Gate OR Horse Wgt (Kgs) Equipment Trainer Jockey
1st 10 114 Jungle Cat (IRE) 57.0 B C Appleby James Doyle
2rd 0.5 5 114 Stormy Liberal (USA) 57.0 TT P Miller Joel Rosario
3rd 1.5 9 112 Conquest Tsunami (CAN) 57.0 TT P Miller Victor Espinoza
4th 1.25 2 110 Washington Dc (IRE) 57.0 B TT A O’Brien Ryan Moore
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2rd HD 2 112 X Y Jet (USA) 57.0 B TT J Navarro Emisael Jaramillo
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2rd 3.25 7 117 Vivlos (JPN) 55.0 H Y Tomomichi Cristian Demuro
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Saturday, March 31. Biggest day of the year at Gulfstream Park, headlined by the Florida Derby G1 and some great undercard races: the Pan Am G2, GP Oaks G2, Honey Fox G3, Gulfstream Park Hardacre Mile G2, other stakes races and great MSW’s.
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Being that it’s today’s race and track of the week, you get today’s Gulfstream Grid for free here.
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The Florida Derby will be responsible for sending at least 2 horses and likely more to the Kentucky Derby in May. Fountain of Youth winner Promises Fulfilled is already in the big one, but runner up Strike Power must pick up some points today. A 3rd or better will get him in.
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Tampa Bay Derby runner up Catholic Boy also at least a 3rd place finish to get in the Ky Derby. Holy Bull winner Audible will be heavily favored but with only 10 points on the board, will need a top 2 finish to get in, which basically puts him in the same boat as the rest of the field.
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March 27, 2018. It’s about that time to take a look at who is already in this year’s Kentucky Derby field for 2018, being that it is less than 6 weeks away. Then the fun part: we’ll analyze those that could, should, or would get in.
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Based on last year’s model, which used the same point system and assigned races as this year’s with a couple exceptions, the cutoff would be at 32 points, which means Keith Desormeaux may once again get the last horse in.
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Last year Keith got Sonneteer with 30 points as the last horse in, but it was based on a few defections by higher ranked horses, and there were 2 other horses with 30 points that did NOT get in.
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This year there are 6 races left worth 100-40-20-10 each, meaning that 12 new horses could automatically have at least 40 points on the board. Of course, this is unlikely, as most of them have prepped before and already have points. Plus the Lexington stakes is worth 20 for a bubble horse.
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Indeed, at least 10 of the horses scheduled for the remaining races already have at least 30 points, and several others have at least 10. And these are the most likely horses to finish in the money in these preps. So, it will definitely not be 12 new horses. But about 6 wouldn’t be out of the question.
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In addition, Japan and Europe will likely send at least 1 horse between them. Therefore we shall set the bar at 32 points for qualification now.
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Refer to the current points chart as of March 26 (the next qualifying races on March 31 with the Florida and UAE Derbies) for the current standings. Full Kentucky Derby Point Standings Here
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Rank	Horse	Trainer	Points	$takes
1	Noble Indy	Todd Pletcher	110	$640,000
2	Bolt d’Oro	Mick Ruis	64	$780,000
3	Enticed	Kiaran McLaughlin	63	$360,880
4	Bravazo	D. Wayne Lukas	54	$359,913
5	Promises Fulfilled	Dale Romans	52	$256,480
6	Magnum Moon	Todd Pletcher	50	$540,000
7	Runaway Ghost	Todd Fincher	50	$520,310
8	Quip	Rodolphe Brisset	50	$212,000
9	Lone Sailor	Tom Amoss	42	$273,347
10	McKinzie	Bob Baffert	40	$320,000
11	Good Magic	Chad Brown	34	$1,238,400
12	Solomini	Bob Baffert	34	$616,000
13	My Boy Jack	Keith Desormeaux	32	$502,000
14	$ – Flameaway	Mark Casse	30	$472,260
15	Firenze Fire	Jason Servis	29	$582,500
16	Free Drop Billy	Dale Romans	24	$497,200
17	Snapper Sinclair	Steven Asmussen	22	$321,810
18	Combatant	Steven Asmussen	22	$300,000
19	Blended Citizen	Doug O’Neill	22	$129,644
20	Strike Power	Mark Hennig	20	$199,560
21	Dream Baby Dream	Steven Asmussen	20	$176,000
22	Old Time Revival	Kenneth Decker	20	$80,000
23	Instilled Regard	Jerry Hollendorfer	19	$196,000
24	Peace	Richard Mandella	15	$123,000
25	Catholic Boy	Jonathan Thomas	14	$330,000
26	Avery Island	Kiaran McLaughlin	14	$320,000
27	Givemeaminit	Dallas Stewart	12	$196,000
28	Greyvitos	Adam Kitchingman	10	$300,000
29	Audible	Todd Pletcher	10	$208,320
29	The Tabulator	Larry Rivelli	10	$186,750
30	Kanthaka	Jerry Hollendorfer	10	$168,000
31	World of Trouble	Jason Servis	10	$145,000
32	Lombo	Michael Pender	10	$90,345
32	f-Paved	Michael McCarthy	10	$60,000

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Now, we have about 13 horses that are likely to go as long as they are healthy. Plus we can probably expect at least 1 horse from Japan or Europe. So that gives us 14. 6 more are needed, so this is where the fun starts.
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First of all, we’ll start with the obvious 32 point bubble horse My Boy Jack. Desormeaux could wait to see if he gets in but will likely race him again in the Arkansas Derby to pick up a few more points. Keith races his horses more often than others, including this horse, running him 3 weeks back twice, albeit on turf. This one has only prepped 3 times this year and may do one more.
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The two with 34 points are both running in 100 point preps and will likely pick up additional points of some sort in their final preps so I think we can safely say they are in if healthy.
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Ranking the possible additional qualifiers:
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1. Audible was the Holy Bull G2 winner in early February, and only has 10 points, but Pletcher is so confident in him that he will only prep him once more in the Florida Derby this weekend, which he will probably win. Plus we have him ranked #7.
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2. Justify currently has 0 points and hasn’t run in a stakes race yet, but we have him ranked 8th, and many have him ranked higher. A top 2 finish in the Arkansas Derby will get him in, and if he continues as he has done in his first 2 this year, that will be no problem.
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3. Strike Power has 20 points and didn’t do enough to catch a lollygagging pace in the Fountain of Youth. He’s ready for business in the Fla Derby and will need to finish top 3.
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4. Firenze Fire has been up and down and hasn’t done enough yet, but just a 4th place finish in the Wood will likely be enough to get him in with 10 more points.
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5. Free Drop Billy has 5 top 2 finishes, 1 third, and only 1 finish out of the money in the BC Juvenile. We expect him to pick up some points in the Blue Grass and qualify.
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6. Gold Town will likely be the UAE Derby favorite, and has won 2 in a row at Meydan for Godolphin, who has been less enthusiastic about shipping to Kentucky in recent years, but will do so if they believe he’s good enough.
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7. Combatant also has only 1 finish out of the top 3, a 4th place in his first maiden race. It’s unclear where he will prep next, but he is likely to pick up some points in a top 4 finish. If he finishes top 3 he’ll get in.
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The remaining horses are on the outside looking in.
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8. Flameaway has 30 points and will need a top 4 finish in the Blue Grass to get in. Good Magic, Blended Citizen, Free Drop Billy, Quip, and Flameaway are all fighting for those same spots, so it won’t be easy, but 4th is all he needs.
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9. Blended Citizen was not impressive on dirt but has 3 ITM finishes since switching to polytrack, most recently getting up for a nice Jeff Ruby Steaks win. Now he will need a top 3 finish in the Blue Grass on dirt, with the above contenders, so he has his work cut out.
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10. Catholic Boy has 14 points, 3 wins, 1 fourth, and recently a 2nd place in the Sam Davis stakes. All his marbles are in the Florida Derby where he will need to beat out at least 1 of Audible, Strike Power, and Promises Fulfilled, as well as maybe 6 or more others, for 3rd place.
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11. Dream Baby Dream ran his first graded stakes race in the Sunland Derby G3 on March 24, and it was his most impressive yet, closing for a strong 2nd, his best lifetime finish after getting 3rd in his previous 4. He may break his maiden in the Lexington Stakes to get in.
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12. Instilled Regard has not done much wrong, with 2 wins, 2 2nds, and a 3rd, except finish 4th in the Risen Star G2 in Feb, leaving him short on points. He will need a top 3 finish in the Santa Anita Derby to get in.

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Get the full Kentucky Derby 2018 Grid here when available.

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Monday, March 26. The Double Derby Dozen, or Doug’s top 25 Kentucky Derby contenders, has been reranked again this week after the latest action.
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A slight shakeup at the top has been made since Noble Indy and Runaway Ghost broke through with impressive victories in their final Derby preps.
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Regardless, most of the top 10 remained unchanged, and Good Magic and Solomini remain 1 and 2. Both will likely prove their rankings on April 7 as shown.
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This is not the Derby Point Ranking, it is independent ranking by this site based on the Kentucky Derby Preps.
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Rank	PtRk	Horse	Sire	SL	Trainer	Last	Race	Date	Pts	Next (Probable)
1	11	Good Magic	Curlin	RAN	Chad Brown	3rd	FOY G2	3-Mar	34	Blue Grass 4/7
2	12	Solomini	Curlin	RAN	Bob Baffert	2nd	Rebel G2	17-Mar	34	Wood Mem 4/7
3	10	McKinzie	Street Sense	RAN	Bob Baffert	1DQ	San Felipe G2	10-Mar	40	SA Derby 4/7
4	6	Magnum Moon	Malibu Moon	API	Todd Pletcher	1st	Rebel G2	17-Mar	50	Arkansas Derby 4/14
5	2	Bolt d’Oro	Medaglia D’Oro	ND	Mick Ruis	2nd	San Felipe G2	10-Mar	64	SA Derby 4/7
6	1	Noble Indy	Take Charge Indy	API	Todd Pletcher	1st	La Derby G2	24-Mar	110	Kentucky Derby 5/5
7	29	Audible	Into Mischief	SC	Todd Pletcher	1st	Holy Bull G2	3-Feb	10	Fla Derby 3/31
8		Justify	Scat Daddy	SC	Bob Baffert	1st	AOCM56k	11-Mar	0	Arkansas Derby 4/14
9	7	Runaway Ghost	Ghostzapper	ND	Todd Fincher	1st	Sunland Dby G3	25-Mar	50	Kentucky Derby 5/6
10	9	Lone Sailor	Majestic Warrior	API	Thomas Amoss	2nd	La Derby G2	24-Mar	42	Kentucky Derby 5/5
11	13	My Boy Jack	Creative Cause	SC	Keith Desormeaux	3rd	La Derby G2	24-Mar	32	Arkansas Derby 4/14
12	5	Promises Fulfilled	Shackleford	SC	Dale Romans	1st	FOY G2	3-Mar	52	Fla Derby 3/31
13	3	Enticed	Medaglia D’Oro	ND	Kiaran McLaughlin	1st	Gotham G3	10-Mar	63	Wood Mem 4/7
14	16	Free Drop Billy	Union Rags	ND	Dale Romans	3rd	Gotham G3	10-Mar	24	Blue Grass 4/7
15	20	Strike Power	Speightstown	RAN	Mark Hennig	2nd	FOY G2	3-Mar	20	Fla Derby 3/31
16	18	Combatant	Scat Daddy	SC	Steve Asmussen	3rd	Rebel G2	17-Mar	22	Arkansas Derby 4/14
17	21	Dream Baby Dream	Into Mischief	SC	Steve Asmussen	2nd	Sunland Dby G3	25-Mar	20	Lexington 4/14
18	15	Firenze Fire	Poseidon’s Warrior	RAN	Jason Servis	4th	Gotham G3	10-Mar	29	Wood Mem 4/7
19	14	Flameaway	Scat Daddy	SC	Mark Casse	2nd	TB Derby G2	10-Mar	30	Blue Grass 4/7
20	3	Bravazo	Awesome Again	ND	D. Wayne Lukas	8th	La Derby G2	24-Mar	54	Kentucky Derby 5/5
22	23	Instilled Regard	Arch	TTO	Jerry Hollendorfer	4th	Risen Star G2	17-Feb	19	SA Derby 4/7
23	8	Quip	Distorted Humor	RAN	Rodolphe Brisset	1st	TB Derby G2	10-Mar	50	Blue Grass 4/7
24	19	Blended Citizen	Proud Citizen	RAN	Doug O’neill	1st	Jeff Ruby G3	17-Mar	20	Blue Grass 4/7
25	22	Old Time Revival	Brethren	RAN	Kenneth Decker	2nd	Gotham G3	10-Mar	20	Wood Mem 4/7
25	25	Catholic Boy	More Than Ready	TTO	Jonathan Thomas	2nd	Sam Davis G3	10-Feb	14	Fla Derby 3/31

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Sunday March 25. Sunland Park is hosting a bunch of stakes races, culminating in the Sunland Derby G3, featuring a large field of horses which have not won a Triple Crown prep race yet. Some have not even run in a prep, so it will be interesting to see who emerges of the 12.
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Saturday, March 24. Fairgrounds has its big race day of the spring meet featuring the Louisiana Derby G2 after the Fairgrounds Oaks G2, Muniz Memorial G2, New Orleans Handicap G2, and several other assorted stakes races.
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In the featured Derby, Risen Star G2 winner Bravazo will take on Southwest G3 winner My Boy Jack, and a field of horses that have never won anything special. In this race another horse could stamp their Kentucky Derby ticket, besides Bravazo who already has.
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