Even without racing this weekend, Todd Pletcher's colt shoots to the top of our rankings while previous No. 1, Verrazano, falls to No. 3 despite winning the Wood Memorial.
Although he didn't race this past weekend, Revolutionary moves to the top of the Kentucky Derby rankings.
The 3-year-old colt has now won three starts in a row, including the Mar. 30 Louisiana Derby in his last start.
Former number one choice Verrazano drops to number three on the list after winning the Wood Memorial by three-quarters of a length. I'm thinking the Derby distance of a mile-and-a-quarter may get to him, while Goldencents, who Louisville basketball head coach Rick Pitino owns 5% of, rises to second off a powerful win in the Santa Anita Derby.
Number four on the list is Orb, winner of the Fountain of Youth Stakes and the Florida Derby, who will likely need a new jockey as I think John Velazquez will stay aboard the undefeated Verrazano if he?s healthy after fracturing a rib in a spill at Aqueduct on Sunday.
Normandy Invasion rounds out the top five after a solid second-place finish in the Wood, earning him a much needed 40 points in the Derby qualifying system to ensure himself a spot in the starting gate.
Itsmyluckyday is number six, having finished second in the Florida Derby in his last start when he returned from a layoff and could move forward in the Derby.
Java's War can move up the list from seventh on Saturday when he tries the Polytrack in the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
On Sunday, the colt worked a bullet five furlongs in 1:00.56 at Gulfstream for trainer Ken McPeek.
Vyjack suffered his first loss in the Wood and falls to number eight, while a pair of horses trained by D. Wayne Lukas round out the top 10 with Will Take Charge, who starts in Saturday's Blue Grass and Oxbow, who starts Saturday in the Arkansas Derby from Oaklawn Park.
Flashback fell completely off the list after suffering a chipped knee when finishing second in the Santa Anita Derby and will miss the May 4 Kentucky Derby.
Revolutionary
Trainer: T. Pletcher
Jockey: J. Castellano
Last race: Louisiana Derby 1-neck
Next race: Kentucky Derby 5/4
Comment: Has run fast and has overcome adversity;
Pool 3 odds: 12-1
Goldencents
Trainer: D. O?Neill
Jockey: K. Krigger
Last race: Santa Anita Derby 1, 1-1/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Rebounded with a huge performance on Saturday.
Pool 3 odds: 49-1
Verrazano
Trainer: T. Pletcher
Jockey: J. Velazquez
Last race: Wood Memorial 1-3/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Stayed undefeated with gutsy score in Wood.
Pool 3 odds: 7-1
Orb
Trainer: C. McGaughey
Jockey: J. Velazquez
Last race: Florida Derby 1, 2-3/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: I?m guessing Velazquez will stick with Verrazano.
Pool 3 odds: 13-1
Normandy Invasion
Trainer: C. Brown
Jockey: J. Castellano
Last race: Wood Memorial 2-3/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Earned much-needed points with solid second in last. Pool 3 odds: 18-1
Itsmyluckyday
Trainer: E. Plesa
Jockey: E. Trujillo
Last race: Florida Derby 2, 2-3/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Has run some fast figures but distance is question.
Pool 3 odds: 10-1
Java?s War
Trainer: K. McPeek
Jockey: W. Martinez
Last race: Tampa Bay Derby 2-3
Next race: Blue Grass 4/13
Comment: Drilled a bullet 5f in 1:00.56 on Sunday at Gulfstream.
Pool 3 odds: 31-1
Vyjack
Trainer: R. Rodriguez
Jockey: J. Rosario
Last race: Wood Memorial 3-1
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Was game while suffering first loss of career.
Pool 3 odds: 10-1
Will Take Charge
Trainer: W. Lukas
Jockey: J. Court
Last race: Rebel 1-head
Next race: Blue Grass
Comment: Breezed 5f in 1:01 at Oaklawn on Friday.
Pool 3odds: 19-1
Oxbow
Trainer: W. Lukas
Jockey: G. Stevens
Last race: Rebel 2-head
Next race: Arkansas Derby 4/13
Comment: Worked 6f in 1:14.60 at Oaklawn on Friday.
Pool 3 odds: 21-1
Govenor Charlie
Trainer: B. Baffert
Jockey: M. Garcia
Last race: Sunland Derby 1-5
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Drilled 4f in :49 on Friday at Santa Anita.
Pool 3 odds: Field
Lines Of Battle
Trainer: A. O?Brien
Jockey: R. Moore
Last race: UAE Derby 1, 1-1/2
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Will try to become the first Dubai-Derby winner.
Pool 3 odds: Field
Mylute
Trainer: T. Amoss
Jockey: S. Bridgmohan
Last race: Louisiana Derby 2-neck
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Breezed 4f at Churchill on Sunday in :50.20.
Pool 3 odds: Field
Overanalyze
Trainer: T. Pletcher
Jockey: R. Bejarano
Last race: Gotham 5, 4-1/4
Next race: Arkansas Derby
Comment: Needs a big effort on Saturday for Repole.
Pool 3 odds: 49-1
Super Ninety Nine
Trainer: B. Baffert
Jockey: M. Garcia
Last race: Santa Anita Derby 3, 9-3/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Could be the speed of the Derby if he goes.
Pool 3 odds: Field.
Other Pool 3 odds: Code West 29-1, Den?s Legacy 43-1, Falling Sky 95-1, Hear the Ghost 15-1, Mr Palmer 54-1, Noble Tune 50-1, Palace Malice 42-1, Shanghai Bobby 18-1, Shakin It Up 36-1, Uncaptured 31-1, War Academy 18-1, Field 5-1
Although he didn't race this past weekend, Revolutionary moves to the top of the Kentucky Derby rankings.
The 3-year-old colt has now won three starts in a row, including the Mar. 30 Louisiana Derby in his last start.
Former number one choice Verrazano drops to number three on the list after winning the Wood Memorial by three-quarters of a length. I'm thinking the Derby distance of a mile-and-a-quarter may get to him, while Goldencents, who Louisville basketball head coach Rick Pitino owns 5% of, rises to second off a powerful win in the Santa Anita Derby.
Number four on the list is Orb, winner of the Fountain of Youth Stakes and the Florida Derby, who will likely need a new jockey as I think John Velazquez will stay aboard the undefeated Verrazano if he?s healthy after fracturing a rib in a spill at Aqueduct on Sunday.
Normandy Invasion rounds out the top five after a solid second-place finish in the Wood, earning him a much needed 40 points in the Derby qualifying system to ensure himself a spot in the starting gate.
Itsmyluckyday is number six, having finished second in the Florida Derby in his last start when he returned from a layoff and could move forward in the Derby.
Java's War can move up the list from seventh on Saturday when he tries the Polytrack in the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
On Sunday, the colt worked a bullet five furlongs in 1:00.56 at Gulfstream for trainer Ken McPeek.
Vyjack suffered his first loss in the Wood and falls to number eight, while a pair of horses trained by D. Wayne Lukas round out the top 10 with Will Take Charge, who starts in Saturday's Blue Grass and Oxbow, who starts Saturday in the Arkansas Derby from Oaklawn Park.
Flashback fell completely off the list after suffering a chipped knee when finishing second in the Santa Anita Derby and will miss the May 4 Kentucky Derby.
Revolutionary
Trainer: T. Pletcher
Jockey: J. Castellano
Last race: Louisiana Derby 1-neck
Next race: Kentucky Derby 5/4
Comment: Has run fast and has overcome adversity;
Pool 3 odds: 12-1
Goldencents
Trainer: D. O?Neill
Jockey: K. Krigger
Last race: Santa Anita Derby 1, 1-1/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Rebounded with a huge performance on Saturday.
Pool 3 odds: 49-1
Verrazano
Trainer: T. Pletcher
Jockey: J. Velazquez
Last race: Wood Memorial 1-3/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Stayed undefeated with gutsy score in Wood.
Pool 3 odds: 7-1
Orb
Trainer: C. McGaughey
Jockey: J. Velazquez
Last race: Florida Derby 1, 2-3/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: I?m guessing Velazquez will stick with Verrazano.
Pool 3 odds: 13-1
Normandy Invasion
Trainer: C. Brown
Jockey: J. Castellano
Last race: Wood Memorial 2-3/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Earned much-needed points with solid second in last. Pool 3 odds: 18-1
Itsmyluckyday
Trainer: E. Plesa
Jockey: E. Trujillo
Last race: Florida Derby 2, 2-3/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Has run some fast figures but distance is question.
Pool 3 odds: 10-1
Java?s War
Trainer: K. McPeek
Jockey: W. Martinez
Last race: Tampa Bay Derby 2-3
Next race: Blue Grass 4/13
Comment: Drilled a bullet 5f in 1:00.56 on Sunday at Gulfstream.
Pool 3 odds: 31-1
Vyjack
Trainer: R. Rodriguez
Jockey: J. Rosario
Last race: Wood Memorial 3-1
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Was game while suffering first loss of career.
Pool 3 odds: 10-1
Will Take Charge
Trainer: W. Lukas
Jockey: J. Court
Last race: Rebel 1-head
Next race: Blue Grass
Comment: Breezed 5f in 1:01 at Oaklawn on Friday.
Pool 3odds: 19-1
Oxbow
Trainer: W. Lukas
Jockey: G. Stevens
Last race: Rebel 2-head
Next race: Arkansas Derby 4/13
Comment: Worked 6f in 1:14.60 at Oaklawn on Friday.
Pool 3 odds: 21-1
Govenor Charlie
Trainer: B. Baffert
Jockey: M. Garcia
Last race: Sunland Derby 1-5
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Drilled 4f in :49 on Friday at Santa Anita.
Pool 3 odds: Field
Lines Of Battle
Trainer: A. O?Brien
Jockey: R. Moore
Last race: UAE Derby 1, 1-1/2
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Will try to become the first Dubai-Derby winner.
Pool 3 odds: Field
Mylute
Trainer: T. Amoss
Jockey: S. Bridgmohan
Last race: Louisiana Derby 2-neck
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Breezed 4f at Churchill on Sunday in :50.20.
Pool 3 odds: Field
Overanalyze
Trainer: T. Pletcher
Jockey: R. Bejarano
Last race: Gotham 5, 4-1/4
Next race: Arkansas Derby
Comment: Needs a big effort on Saturday for Repole.
Pool 3 odds: 49-1
Super Ninety Nine
Trainer: B. Baffert
Jockey: M. Garcia
Last race: Santa Anita Derby 3, 9-3/4
Next race: Kentucky Derby
Comment: Could be the speed of the Derby if he goes.
Pool 3 odds: Field.
Other Pool 3 odds: Code West 29-1, Den?s Legacy 43-1, Falling Sky 95-1, Hear the Ghost 15-1, Mr Palmer 54-1, Noble Tune 50-1, Palace Malice 42-1, Shanghai Bobby 18-1, Shakin It Up 36-1, Uncaptured 31-1, War Academy 18-1, Field 5-1
