TDN Top Triple Crown Contenders

Zandon

Epicenter

Smile Happy

Messier

Simplification

Mo Donegal

Tiz the Bomb

Barber Road

Charge It

Taiba

White Abarrio

Classic Causeway

Crown Pride (Jpn)

Pioneer of Medina

Tawny Port

Cyberknife

Zozos

Ethereal Road

Summer Is Tomorrow

Happy Jack

Triple Crown Top 12 Archive

  • March 4, 2024

    TDN Sophomore Top 12: Getting Ready To March Into Nine-Furlong Proving Grounds

    We're at the two-month mark for the GI Kentucky Derby, and we're on the cusp of the major prep races getting extended to nine furlongs and beyond. Not all of the Triple Crown-caliber horses on this list, however, are pointing for the first Saturday in May. 1) NYSOS (c, Nyquist–Zetta Z, by Bernardini) 'TDN Rising

  • February 20, 2024

    TDN Sophomore Top 12: 'Rising Stars' Anchor Top Three Spots

    You may have noticed a change in the title of this column, from “Derby Top 12” to “Sophomore Top 12.” Churchill Downs, Inc., has barred trainer Bob Baffert from competing in the GI Kentucky Derby, and that left us in a quandary over how to assess the nation's best 3-year-old prospects. It didn't seem right

  • February 5, 2024

    TDN Derby Top 12: Ace On Top, Rest of Deck Gets a Good Reshuffling

    As if ranking the contenders for the GI Kentucky Derby isn't enough of a challenge in and of itself, the crystal ball-gazing becomes even more hazy when you factor in the ban imposed by Churchill Downs, Inc., on trainees from Bob Baffert's stable (click here for a more detailed writeup on this subject). Even though

  • January 9, 2024

    TDN Derby Top 12: Dreams of Roses Take the Chill out of January

    We're inside the 120-day mark for the 150th GI Kentucky Derby, and the pecking order is hazily taking shape. There's a speculative, forward-thinking element (read: lots of guesswork) built into the equation, with the goal of projecting how these still-developing horses will blossom over the next four months. Get tied on and enjoy the ride.

  • May 8, 2023

    Top to Bottom: Derby Rundown

    This week's Triple Crown feature examines the trips of GI Kentucky Derby runners in detail from first to last: 1) Mage (No. 12 in TDN pre-race rankings) Mage, the little horse who could, was a characteristic beat slow out of the starting gate. Javier Castellano let him roll with the flow as the field sorted

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