A complete of 373 3-year-old Thoroughbreds, led by champion 2-year-old male Citizen Bull, had been made eligible to this yr’s Triple Crown collection with a $600 early nomination cost that was due Jan. 27.
This yr’s complete represents a 7.8% enhance from final yr’s 346 early nominations. A report 69 Japan-based horses, educated by 33 completely different conditioners, had been nominated, which shattered final yr’s report of 47.
Sixty of the nominees have already received stakes races, together with the highest 10 level leaders on the Street to the Kentucky Derby: Citizen Bull, Pace King, Coal Battle, Burnham Sq., Disco Time, Captain Cook dinner, Constructed, Gaming, Getaway Automotive and Jonathan’s Approach. The checklist additionally contains Grade 1 winners Chancer McPatrick and East Avenue.
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The nominations function a number of of the game’s prime conditioners, led by Corridor of Fame coach Todd Pletcher, who has 32 horses nominated. Different main trainers embody Bob Baffert (21), Brad Cox (14), Chad Brown (13) and Kenny McPeek (12).
The Triple Crown will start with the 151st working of the $5 million Kentucky Derby Offered by Woodford Reserve Could 3 over 1 ¼ miles at Churchill Downs. The collection continues with the $2 million Preakness Stakes at 1 3/16 miles Could 17 at Pimlico Race Course, and concludes with the $2 million Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course over 1 ¼ miles June 7.
Early Triple Crown Nominees by the Numbers
$3,200,000 – Highest-priced public public sale buy: Barnes (2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale).
$1,421,000 – Highest lifetime earnings: Citizen Bull
268 Kentucky-bred nominees, essentially the most of any state or nation. Others: Japan (54), Florida (14), New York (11), Maryland (9), Louisiana (4), Pennsylvania (3), Ontario (2), Virginia (2), California (1), France (1), Iowa (1), Eire (1), Ohio (1) and West Virginia (1).
181 bay-colored horses. Different colours: Darkish bay/brown (89), chestnut (69), grey/roan (30), grey (4).
146 trainers with horses nominated to the Triple Crown.
60 stakes winners nominated.
32 horses nominated from coach Todd Pletcher’s barn, adopted by Bob Baffert (21), Brad Cox (14), Chad Brown (13) and Kenny McPeek (12).
21 horses sired by Into Mischief , essentially the most of any stallion. Others: Not This Time (14), Nyquist (13), Structure (11), Curlin (11), Gun Runner (11) and Uncle Mo (11).
20 geldings nominated.
Seven fillies nominated: Magnificence Reigns (coach Invoice Mott), Mistress (Yoshito Yahagi), Necessity (Norm Casse), Promised Gene (Yuki Uehara), Queen’s Chocolat (Koichi Shintani), Velvet Satan (Mike Tomlinson) and Vilja Lied (Masayuki Nishimura).
Three ridglings nominated.
Could 29, 2022 – Newest foal amongst nominees: Gunmetal.
Jan. 8, 2022 – Earliest foal amongst nominees: Promised Gene.
Three-year-olds not nominated through the early part can nonetheless be a part of the Triple Crown path by making a late cost of $6,000 by April 7, at www.thetriplecrown.com.
13 horses have swept the Triple Crown: Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), Conflict Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Depend Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Quotation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), American Pharoah (2015) and Justify (2018).
