Afleet Alex New Leader on Graded Earnings List
Updated: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:34 PM
Posted: Monday, April 18, 2005 10:03 AM
Photo: Sunny Taylor/Coady Photography
Arkansas Derby victory moved Afleet Alex to the top of the list of Kentucky Derby contenders by graded stakes earnings.
From Kentuckyderby.comThe Kentucky Derby is limited to 20 starters. If more than 20 horses enter the race, eligibility is determined by the amount of graded stakes earnings. The list below contains all the horses that are current possible entrants in the Derby and their graded stakes earnings. This list will be updated as often as required, and by no means reflects the actual runners in the Derby. Derby entrants will be drawn on Wednesday, May 4.
Updated: Saturday, April 16
Rank, Horse Name, Earnings
1--Afleet Alex, $1,245,000
2--Wilko, $1,004,515
3--High Fly, $796,500
4--Consolidator, $632,250
5--Bellamy Road, $570,000
6--Bandini, $525,000
7--High Limit, $510,000
8--Flower Alley, $500,000
9--Buzzards Bay, $480,000
10--Sun King, $402,500
11--Greater Good, $391,344
12--Greeley's Galaxy*, $300,000
13--Survivalist, $240,000
14--Rockport Harbor, $235,700
15--Noble Causeway, $190,000
16--Giacomo, $184,300
17--Storm Surge, $182,640
18--Closing Argument, $165,000
19--Vicarage, $162,500
20--General John B, $150,000
21--Spanish Chestnut, $124,000
22--Andromeda's Hero, $115,000
23--Actxecutive, $51,280
24--Going Wild, $47,500
26--Rush Bay, $44,640
27--Southern Africa, $32,790
24--Sort It Out, $ 0
* Not nominated to the Kentucky Derby. All original nominees are preferred over supplemental nominees.
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