Kentucky Derby Qualifiers and Post Positions
Here is an updated look at 20 of the top contenders for this year's Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2009. Some of the bigger preps have run and new horses have entered the scene while last year's 2-year-old champ Midshipman has a leg injury and off the trail.
| # | Silks | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Owner | Breeder |
|---|
| 1 |
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West Side Bernie | Kelly Breen |
Stewart Elliott |
George & Lori Hall |
Polo Green Stable & Andrew Savas |
| 2 |
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Musket Man | Derek Ryan |
Eibar Coa |
Eric Fein & Vic Carlson |
Jim E. Nelson & Sergio de Sousa |
| 3 |
 | Mr. Hot Stuff | Eoin Harty |
TBA |
WinStar Farm LLC |
WinStar Farm LLC |
| 4 |
| Advice | Todd Pletcher |
|
WinStar Farm LLC |
WinStar Farm LLC |
| 5 |
| Hold Me Back | Bill Mott | Kent Desormeaux | WinStar Farm LLC | WinStar Farm LLC |
| 6 |
 |
Friesan Fire | Larry Jones |
TBA |
Fox Hill Farms and Vinery Stables |
Grapestock LLC |
| 7 |
 | Papa Clem | Gary Stute |
Rafael Bejarano |
Bo Hirsch |
Bo Hirsch |
| 8 |
 | Mine That Bird | Bennie Woolley Jr. | Calvin Borel | Double Eagle Ranch & Bueno Suerte Equine | Lamantia, Blackburn & Needham/Betz Thoroughbreds |
| 9 |
 |
Join in the Dance |
Todd Pletcher |
Chris DeCarlo |
Jake Ballis, Rashard Lewis, Reagan Swinbank, Reed Ballis & William Swinbank |
The Answer LLC |
| 10 |
 |
Regal Ransom | Saeed bin Suroor |
Alan Garcia |
Godolphin |
Diamond A Racing Corp. |
| 11 |
 | Chocolate Candy | Jerry Hollendorfer |
Mike Smith |
Sid & Jenny Craig Trust |
Sid & Jenny Craig Trust |
| 12 |
 |
General Quarters | Thomas R. McCarthy |
Julien Leparoux |
Thomas R. McCarthy |
Mr. & Mrs. R. David Randal |
| 13 |
 |
I Want Revenge | Jeff Mullins |
TBA |
David J. Lanzman |
David J. Lanzman |
| 14 |
|
Atomic Rain | Kelly Breen |
Joe Bravo |
George & Lori Hall |
William L.S. Landes III, Laura Landes & Sarah Landes |
| 15 |
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Dunkirk | Todd Pletcher |
Edgar Prado |
Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith |
W.S. Farish, James Elkins & Temple Webber Jr. |
| 16 |
 |
Pioneerof the Nile | Bob Baffert |
TBA |
Zayat Stables, LLC |
Zayat Stables, LLC |
| 17 |
 |
Summer Bird | Tim Ice |
Chris Rosier |
Drs. Kalarikkal K. & Vilasini D. Jayaraman |
Drs. Kalarikkal K. & Vilasini D. Jayaraman |
| 19 |
|
Desert Party | Saeed bin Suroor |
TBA |
Godolphin |
David Smith and Steven Sinatra |
| 20 |
 | Flying Private | D. Wayne Lukas |
Robby Albarado |
Grand Slam Farm |
John & Martha Jane Mulholland |
Off the Trail
| # | Silks | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Owner | Breeder |
|---|
| |
Midshipman | Saeed bin Suroor |
TBA |
Godolphin |
Stonerside Stable |
|  |
Quality Road | James Jerkens |
TBA |
Edward Evans |
Edward Evans |
| | Old Fashioned | Larry Jones |
TBA |
Fox Hill Farms, Inc. |
Rod and Lorraine Rodriguez |
|  |
The Pamplemousse | Julio Canani |
Alex Solis |
Bienstock and Winner Stables et al |
Clarkland Farm |
|  |
Stardom Bound | Bobby Frankel |
TBA |
IEAH Stables |
John Youngblood, Fletcher & Carolyn Gray |
| |
Vineyard Haven | Saeed bin Suroor |
TBA |
Godolphin |
Lynne Scace |
|  | Beethoven | John Ward | TBA | John Oxley | Deerbrook Racing |
|  |
Square Eddie | Doug O'Neill |
TBA |
J. Paul Reddam |
Kinghaven Farms |
|  |
Win Willy | McLean "Mac" Robertson |
Cliff Berry |
Jer-Mar Stables |
Overbrook Farm |
