The connections of both Dream Shake and Hozier have taken their colts out of consideration for the 2021 Kentucky Derby, allowing the Ken McPeek-trained King Fury to move into the 20th spot on the leaderboard.
Dream Shake, third last out in the Santa Anita Derby for trainer Peter Eurton, will head to the Pat Day Mile, while the Bob Baffert-trained Hozier, sixth in the Arkansas Derby, was first confirmed out of the Run for the Roses by Blood-Horse's Byron King. The latter colt worked six furlongs in 1:16.00 Friday morning at Churchill Downs, slowest of three at the distance.
King Fury, a son of Curlin, won the G3 Lexington Stakes last out under jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr. The chestnut colt was making his first start of 2021 in that race, following a win in the Street Sense Overnight Stakes as a 2-year-old.
On the bubble now is Keepmeinmind for trainer Robertino Diodoro, at 21st on the leaderboard.
Likely starters in the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) for 3-year-olds at 1 1/4 miles on Saturday, May 1 in order of preference (with possible jockey and trainer):
- Essential Quality (Luis Saez, Brad Cox);
- Hot Rod Charlie (Flavien Prat, Doug O'Neill);
- Super Stock (Ricardo Santana Jr., Steve Asmussen);
- Like the King (Drayden Van Dyke, Wesley Ward);
- Known Agenda (Irad Ortiz Jr., Todd Pletcher);
- Rock Your World (Joel Rosario, John Sadler);
- Bourbonic (Kendrick Carmouche, Todd Pletcher);
- Medina Spirit (John Velazquez, Bob Baffert);
- Midnight Bourbon (Mike Smith, Steve Asmussen);
- Mandaloun (Florent Geroux, Brad Cox);
- Caddo River (TBA, Brad Cox);
- Highly Motivated (Javier Castellano, Chad Brown);
- Helium (Julien Leparoux, Mark Casse);
- Soup and Sandwich (Tyler Gaffalione, Mark Casse);
- Dynamic One (Jose Ortiz, Todd Pletcher);
- Sainthood (TBA, Todd Pletcher);
- Hidden Stash (Rafael Bejarano, Vicki Oliver);
- O Besos (Marcelino Pedroza, Greg Foley);
- Get Her Number (TBA, Peter Miller);
- King Fury (Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek);
- Keepmeinmind (David Cohen, Robertino Diodoro);
- Starrininmydreams (TBA, Dallas Stewart)
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