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Originally Posted by Dunbar

Sorry if this has already been discussed...I couldn't find a thread on it.

There were 10 owners who paid the $6000 to get their horses nominated to the Triple Crown. The rational for some of these is a mystery to me:

from "Bloodstock Journal"

Godolphin Racing's BARRIER REEF (Mizzen Mast), trained by Saeed bin Suroor, who was last seen capturing the February 2 Whirlaway S. at Aqueduct;

John T.L. Jones' BIG GLEN (Cactus Ridge), a Frank Brothers trainee who most recently landed the March 22 Rushaway S. at Turfway Park;

Fox Hill Farm's filly EIGHT BELLES (Unbridled's Song), who won the March 16 Honeybee S. (G3) at Oaklawn Park for horseman Larry Jones;


Bernard and Bea Oxenberg's HEY BYRN (Put It Back), conditioned by Eddie Plesa Jr. and fourth in Saturday's Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park;

Russata Stable's JAZZ IN THE PARK (Ecton Park), who is coming off a sharp Fair Grounds allowance score on March 14 for horseman Bobby Barnett;

Super Horse Inc.'s KINSALE KING (Yankee Victor), a Jesse Mendoza pupil who broke his maiden at Santa Anita on March 16;

B. Wayne Hughes' MY PAL CHARLIE (Indian Charlie), trained by Albert Stall Jr. and a solid runner-up in the March 8 Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds;

Brereton Jones' filly PROUD SPELL (Proud Citizen), a stablemate of Eight Belles from the Larry Jones barn, who is exiting a victory in the March 8 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2);

Charlotte Wrather's ROSSO CORSA (Ferrari [Ger]), who landed a March 7 maiden at Santa Anita for conditioner Darrell Vienna;

and Peachtree Stable's SPURRIER (Dixieland Band), a Todd Pletcher pupil who is coming off an allowance/optional claiming victory at Aqueduct on March 5.

Did Hey Byrn run a good enough race to shell out $6K? And how about the two maiden winners?

--Dunbar

They were due before the Florida Derby so that is why Hey Byrn was nominated. Rossa Corsa is going in the Santa Anita Handicap. No clue who Kinsale King is or what rationale they would have for nominating him.