The Class of 2010

These are the names that will be known in Derby lore, will we have a favorite or an upset. Here are the fields for the 2010 Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby.

11th (5:45)
Kentucky Oaks (G1)
1 1/8 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $500,000
Prg. # PP Horse Jockey Trainer Wt. Claim $ Equip. Med. ML
1 1 It's Tea Time Garcia Alan Arnold George R II 121 LA 15-1
2 2 Jody Slew Mena M Calhoun W. B 121 LA 30-1
3 3 Quiet Temper Albarado R J Romans Dale 121 LA 10-1
4 4 Age of Humor Maragh R Maker Michael J 121 LA 30-1
5 5 Blind Luck Bejarano R Hollendorfer Jerry 121 L 6-5
6 6 Beautician Solis A McPeek Kenneth G 121 LA 15-1
7 7 Crisp Rosario J Sadler John W 121 LA 8-1
8 8 Tidal Pool Borel C H Lukas D Wayne 121 LA 8-1
9 9 Bella Diamante Smith M E Milligan Allen 121 LA 30-1
10 10 Champagne d'Oro Garcia M Guillot Eric 121 L 30-1
11 11 Evening Jewel Desormeaux K J Cassidy James 121 L 10-1
12 12 Ailalea Velazquez J R Pletcher Todd A 121 Blk-On LA 15-1
13 13 Amen Hallelujah Leparoux J R Dutrow, Jr. R E 121 L 8-1
14 14 Joanie's Catch Lopez P Rose Barry R 121 LA 30-1

It's Tea Time finished second to Evening Jewel in her last race and is a Wise Girl choice (instead of Wise Guy). Jody Slew and Quiet Temper battled in New Orleans with Jody Slew winning two races, and Quiet Temper 1. However, the race that Quiet Temper won has produced the last 2 winners of the Oaks (Proud Spell and Rachel Alexandra). Age of Humor finished in front of the highey regarded Cascading at Turfway. What can I say about Blind Luck? She's coming out of a race that produced last year's winner (Rachel), she's a much better horse on dirt and she showed in her last race. Beautician maybe better a mile, Crisp did beat Blind Luck, but everything went wrong for BL that day. Tidal Pool was second to BL last time out at Oaklawn and has the defending jockey on her back. I don't know much about Bella Diamante, Champagane d' Oro is trying to become the second Medaglia d' Oro filly to win this race. Evening Jewel won the Ashland defeating It's Tea Time and She Be Wild. Alialea's trainer has won this race before, don't count her out. Amen Hallelujah is probley a better sprinter, and Joanie's Catch will have to channel her inner Hal's Hope to have a chance.

11th (6:24)
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1)
1 1/4 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $2,000,000
Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Lookin At Lucky Gomez G K 126 Blk-Off LA
2 Ice Box Lezcano J 126 LA
3 Noble's Promise Martinez W 126 LA
4 Super Saver Borel C H 126 LA
5 Line of David Bejarano R 126 LA
6 Stately Victor Garcia Alan 126 LA
7 American Lion Flores D R 126 LA
8 Dean's Kitten Albarado R J 126 LA
9 Make Music for Me Rosario J 126 LA
10 Paddy O'Prado Desormeaux K J 126 LA
11 Devil May Care Velazquez J R 121 Blk-On LA
12 Conveyance Garcia M 126 LA
13 Jackson Bend Smith M E 126 LA
14 Mission Impazible Maragh R 126 LA
15 Discreetly Mine Castellano J J 126 LA
16 Awesome Act Leparoux J R 126 LA
17 Dublin Thompson T J 126 LA
18 Backtalk Mena M 126 L
19 Homeboykris Dominguez R A 126 L
20 Sidney's Candy Talamo J 126 LA

Lookin at Lucky sadly should be renamed Looking at Unlucky, I think the 1 hole does hurt him, but the fact a def. closer is on his outside is a plus. Ice Box is trying to become the third Florida Derby winner to wear the roses in 5 years (Barbaro in 06 and Big Brown in 08). Noble's Promise is supposed to be a miler, but has outrun his pedigree. Super Saver has the defending jockey on his back and could be Todd Pletcher's best chance to get off the Derby ofer. Line of David may scratch due to a possible muddy track, but he will be part of the pace if he stays in, he's the first Derby starter for his sire Lion Heart. Stately Victor is the first Derby starter for his sire Ghostzapper, won the Bluegrass last time out. American Lion could be Eion Harty's best chance at a Derby win, he was an asst. to Bob Baffert before. Dean's Kitten is the first starter for his sire Kitten's Joy, he won the Lane's End. Make Music for Me is replacing Interactif who was pulled for grass races later in the year, should he win, his trainer Alexis Barba will be the first female trainer to win the Derby. Paddy O' Prado went from maiden to graded stakes winner to G1 placed in 2 starts (broke his maiden on turf, finished second in the Bluegrass). Devil May Care will try to become the first filly to win the Derby since Winning Colors did in 1988, my one concern about her is her consistancy. Conveyance will be part of the pace, and could become the first Dubai owned horse to win the Derby. Jackson Bend was a horse who probley was a little bit overhyped for most of the year, but comes in off a second place finish in the Wood Memorial. Mission Impazible is could be the fastest one coming at the end of the race. Awesome Act will become the first Euro to win a TC race since Go and Go won the Belmont in 1990. Dublin has been hit and miss since his Hopeful win last year and is the first starter in the Derby for his sire Afleet Alex. Should the sloppy conditions arrive, that will help Backtalk, who is 2004 Derby winner Smarty Jones' first starter. Homeboykris has Joe Torre as an owner... and that's it, he's the first Derby starter for his sire Roman Ruler. Sidney's Candy will have to overcome that 20 post with the twenty year old Joe Talemo in the saddle.

That's it those are your fields for this year's Oaks and Derby. Friday I will have my picks for both undercards and the Oaks and Derby. Don't forget there is a Live Chat tomorrow night at 7pm. I hope to see everyone there!