With nine late nominees during the Jan. 23-March 29 late nomination phase (pending late mail), there are now 335 horses eligible to compete in the Triple Crown's three race series. The 2021 Triple Crown opens Saturday, May 1 with the 147th running of the 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The 146th Preakness, its 1 3/16-mile second jewel, is set for Saturday, May 15 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. The 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes, the series' 1 ½-mile final leg, is scheduled for Saturday, June 5 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

Other late Triple Crown nominees: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum's UAE Derby (G2) runner-up Panadol; Reddam Racing's Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) third-place finisher Hockey Dad; Larry Katz' Turf Paradise Derby winner It's My House; Michael Dubb and Bethlehem Stables' three-time winner Maythehorsebwithu; Phillip Ward's stakes-placed Tiz Mandate; MyRacehorse.com, Medallion Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds and Edward Kelly's European transfer Carrothers; and Clark M Cooper Family Trust, Mia Familia Racing Stable and Wade Jacobsen's two-time winner Back Ring Luck.

Any horse not nominated during the early or late phases can become Triple Crown eligible through a supplemental nomination payment due at the time of entry for each Triple Crown race: Kentucky Derby ($200,000), Preakness ($100,000), and Belmont ($50,000).

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Breaking on terms from the extreme outside barrier, Mickael Barzalona had guided Panadol to the lead by the time they passed under the wire the first time. The advantage down the backstretch was three-quarters of a length while Speight'spercomete (Speightstown) perched three-wide. The stalkers began to close in approaching the quarter pole and the Uruguayan invader El Patriota (Uru) (Ecologo {Arg}) began to make up ground, but none of them proved any match for Panadol, who kicked two lengths clear at the top of the lane. Speight'spercomete bravely saw off the challenge of El Patriota to secure runners-up honours, but Panadol was ultimately three-quarters of a length the best.

Said pilot Mickael Barzalona, “He is the kind of horse we want on this kind of surface, especially in Meydan. Today he felt even greener than on his first race, so I really appreciate that he had a second run this season before going for the UAE Derby. He does the distance well, he has got some good talent, and we will see whether he is able to perform on [Dubai] World Cup night.”

“He has only recently started with us,” said Salem bin Ghadayer. “We had two options with him, either to go directly to the (UAE) Derby or give him one more run, just to give him a little more experience. I spoke with HH Sheikh Hamdan and his opinion was to give him one more run. The horse showed that he could recover well. We hope to carry on till the last goal.”

Panadol is out of the winning Dixieland Band mare Arradoul, and he becomes her third stakes horse and first stakes winner, she having already produced the listed-placed Backwood Bay (Girolamo) and Permanent Vacation (Elusive Quality). Arradoul is a half-sister to the two-time listed winner and multiple group-placed Ender's Sister (A.P. Indy), who produced the GI Forego S. and GI Albert G. Vanderbilt H. winner A.P. Indian (Indian Charlie), as well as the GII Indiana Derby victor Tiz Shea D (Tiznow). Arradoul and Ender's Sister are also siblings to Ender's Shadow (A.P. Indy), a listed winner and Grade III-placed. Arradoul has a 2-year-old filly by Alpha named Alarra, and was bred to Runhappy and Audible in the past two seasons.

Saturday's Results:
AL BASTAKIYA (SPONSORED BY ARABIAN ADVENTURES)-Listed, $150,000, Meydan, 3-6, NH3yo & SH3yo, 1900m, 1:58.13, ft.
1–PANADOL, 121, c, 3, by Flatter
1st Dam: Arradoul, by Dixieland Band
2nd Dam: Gold Rush Queen, by Seeking the Gold
3rd Dam: Fit For A Queen, by Fit to Fight
1ST STAKES WIN. ($180,000 2yo '20 OBSJUN) O-Sheikh
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Chester Broman &
Mary R Broman (NY); T-Salem bin Ghadayer; J-Mickael
Barzalona. $90,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $103,479. *1/2
to Permanent Vacation (Elusive Quality), SP-Ven; and
Backwood Bay (Girolamo), SP-US, $107,000.
2–Speight'spercomete, 121, c, 3, Speightstown–Perfect La
Comete, by Perfect Soul (Ire). O/B-Charles Fipke (KY); T-Doug
Watson. $30,000.
3–El Patriota (Uru), 131, c, 3, Ecologo (Arg)–Patria Mia (Arg), by
Pure Prize. O-Stud La Pomme; B-De La Pomme (URU);
T-Antonio Cintra Pereira. $15,000.
Margins: 3/4, 2HF, NK.
Also Ran: Fire Group, Endifaa (GB), Grand Dubai (Ire), Mayehaab (GB), Effectif (Arg), Khatun (GB), Nayefah, Sharp Spun (GB), Leopardo.
Click for the Racing Post result. VIDEO.

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“He's a nice horse and did it very well today and showed good quality,” said jockey Mickael Barzalona. “At home, I got up on him in his last gallop and I could feel he was very green, but I was very pleased with him [today]. He was very professional. They asked me if I thought he could get farther and I think he can.”

WATCH: Panadol impresses on debut

The winner is a half to the SP Backwood Bay (Girolamo), $107,000; Permanent Vacation (Elusive Quality), SP-Ven; and to the dam of SW Celandine (Street Sense), SP Lazarus Project (Discreetly Mine) and GIII Pilgrim S. runner-up J. S. Choice (Congrats). Arradoul has since produced Alarra, a 2-year-old filly by Alpha and was covered by Audible last spring after missing to Runhappy the year prior. This is the extended family of GI Forego S. and GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt S. hero A. P. Indian (Indian Charlie), as well as GII Indiana Derby winner Tiz Shea D (Tiznow). Sales history: $180,000 2yo '20 OBSJUN. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $13,479. Click for the Racing Post chart.
O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohd Al Maktoum. B-Chester & Mary R. Broman (NY). T-Salem bin Ghadayer.

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