The Derby

There are lots of different ways to get the Kentucky Derby. TDN had an excellent article summarizing all you need to know from an ownership perspective:

1. Tiz the Law – FT yearling $110,000 – freshman sire/stamina stakes dam
2. Honor AP – FT yearling $850,000 – freshman sire/stamina stakes dam
3. King Guillermo – OBS 2-yr old $150,000 – Uncle Mo/miler (2 start,75) dam
4. Thousand Words – KE yearling $1,000,000 – Pio Nile/sprinter stakes dam
5. Enforceable – KE yearling $775,000 RNA – Tapit/sprinter stakes, dam
6. Authentic – KE yearling $350,000 – Into Mis/sprinter (2 start, 100) dam
7. Sole Volante – KE yr $6,000, OBS $20,000 – miler/stamina (5 start) dam
8. Necker Island – KE yr $250,000 – Hard Spun/sprinter (4 start, 75) dam
9. NY Traffic – FT 2 yr old $27,000 RNA – 2nd year sire/stamina (2 st, 75) dam
10. Max Player – KE yearling $150,000 RNA – freshman sire/stamina stakes dam
11. South Bend – FT yr $47,000 RNA, OBS $70,000 – Algo/sprinter stakes dam
12. Mr Big News – FT yr $95,000 – Giants Causeway/stamina (6 start) dam
13. Money Moves – OBS $975,000 – Candy Ride/sprinter stakes dam
14. Attachment Rate – KE yr $200,000 – Hard Spun/stamina (6 st, 50) dam
15. Finnick the Fierce – Homebred – Dialed In/sprinter (8 start,80) dam
16. Storm the Court – FT yr $5,000, OBS $60,000 – LA-bred sire/sprinter (100)
17. Major Fed – homebred – Ghostzapper/stamina (10 starts,90)
18. Winning Impression – KE yr $17,000, OBS $77,000 – Paynter/stamina (90)

Conclusions:

1. 16 of the 18 went through the sales ring – that is stunning
2. all of the dams were runners, but 5 never ran better than an 80 equibase fig
3. 7 of the dams were stakes winners
4. 9 dams were stamina oriented and 9 were sprinters, its a tie
5. 7 horses went 2-yr old in training sales, 9 only sold as yearlings
6. 4 of the horses were RNAed
7. 6 sold for less than $100,000, 4 sold for $100,000 to $200,000, 6 sold for $200+
8. 6 sold at FT, 6 at OBS, 8 at KE (some sold twice)