PP HORSE;JOCKEY;TRAINER;ODDS
15 Rock Your World;Rosario;Sadler;5-1
Set a rapid pace and kept on running winning the Grade I Santa Anita Derby by 4-widening lengths, and the unbeaten colt has a world class rider.
14 Essential Quality;Saez;Cox;2-1
Is an unbeaten multiple Grade I winner, who was a champion 2-year-old, and his will to win may be the difference.
9 Hot Rod Charlie;Prat;O'Neill;8-1
Was very good winning the Grade II Louisiana Derby in front-running fashion, and he was narrowly defeated by Essential Quality in the 2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
1 Known Agenda;IOrtiz;Pletcher;6-1
Proved an 11-length allowance victory was no fluke when he returned to post a clear stalk-and-pounce-win in the Grade I Florida Derby. Keeping super-star rider Irad Ortiz Jr.
7 Mandaloun;Geroux;Cox;15-1
Won a fast renewal of the Risen Star, but he faltered as a solid favorite in the Louisiana Derby. Expect a rebound following some powerful subsequent breezes.
17 Highly Motivated;Castellano;Brown;10-1
Got to the front under kind fractions and nearly held off Essential Quality when second in the Grade II Blue Grass. May have to rally in this quicker field.
8 Medina Spirit;Velazquez;Baffert;15-1
Was forwardly placed when second best as an odds-on favorite in the Santa Anita Derby, and trainer Bob Baffert knows how to win this race.
10 Midnight Bourbon;Smith;Asmussen;20-1
Has been training smartly at Churchill since a second-place finish in the Louisiana Derby, and he figures to be forwardly positioned.
18 Super Stock;Santana;Asmussen;30-1
May have had a nice trip when winning the Arkansas Derby by 2 lengths, but he is an improving and experienced colt who is disrespected at morning-line odds.
6 O Besos;Pedroza;Foley;20-1
Finished with energy in a third-place finish in the Louisiana Derby, and clockers at Churchill have loved how he is training.
16 King Fury;Hernandez;McPeek;20-1
Splashed his way to victory in the Grade III Lexington at Keeneland, and he did win the Street Sense as a juvenile at Churchill Downs.
11 Dynamic One;JOrtiz;Pletcher;20-1
May have struck the front a tad too soon when caught in the final strides of the Grade-II Wood Memorial at Aqueduct.
20 Bourbonic;Carmouche;Pletcher;30-1
Closed determinedly to win the Wood Memorial at a whopping 72-1 odds.
19 Soup and Sandwich;Gaffalione;Casse;30-1
Has only three career races, but he did make the lead when second in the Florida Derby, and he has enough speed to get position into the first turn.
4 Keepmeinmind;Cohen;Diodoro;50-1
Has disappointed in two graded stakes in 2021, but he won a Grade II at Churchill as a juvenile, and recent works have been upbeat.
12 Helium;Leparoux;Casse;50-1
Rallied from far back to win the Tampa Derby, but the unbeaten colt has not been running fast enough to be a major threat.
13 Hidden Stash;Bejarano;Oliver;50-1
Followed a narrow loss in the Tampa Derby with a dull fourth-place effort in the Blue Grass.
3 Brooklyn Strong;Rispoli;Velazquez;50-1
Was a one-paced fifth in the Wood Memorial, and his only competitive Beyer figure came over a sloppy track at Aqueduct.
5 Sainthood;Lanerie;Pletcher;50-1
Finished second in a slow graded stake at Turfway, and his previous race was a photo-finish maiden victory at Fair Grounds.
2 Like the King;Van Dyke;Ward;50-1
Is a graded-stake winner on synthetic, but his two races on dirt surfaces have been poor.