The field for the 125th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 1, 1999.
|
Post |
Horse |
Odds |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Comment |
| 1 |
Adonis | 20-1 |
Jorge Chavez |
Nick Zito |
Redeemed himself with win in Wood Memorial |
| 2 |
Three Ring | 20-1 |
John R. Velazquez |
Eddie Plesa Jr. |
The Derby has never been too kind to fillies |
| 3 |
Ecton Park | 7-1 |
Robbie Davis |
Elliott Walden |
Coming off an uninspiring Arkansas Derby run |
| 4 |
Stephen Got Even | 4-1 |
Chris McCarron |
Nick Zito |
Zito's best chance with Wondertross out |
| 5 |
Aljabr | -- |
Daragh O'Donahue |
Saeed Bin Suroor |
Scratched |
| 6 |
Excellent Meeting | 6-1 |
Kent Desormeaux |
Bob Baffert |
Filly could impress enough to run with the boys |
| 7 |
Desert Hero | 19-1 |
Corey Nakatani |
Richard Mandella |
Inexperience could come back to haunt him |
| 8 |
Answer Lively | 25-1 |
Craig Perret |
Bobby Barnett |
Displaced soft palate won't keep him from running |
| 9 |
Valhol | 7-1 |
Willie Martinez |
Dallas Keen |
Ready to run, thanks to judge's ruling |
| 10 |
K One King | 7-1 |
Alex Solis |
Akiko Gothard |
Late threat gets new rider for the Derby |
| 11 |
Cat Thief | 7-1 |
Mike Smith |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Always in contention but has fallen short |
| 12 |
Worldly Manner | 15-1 |
Jerry Bailey |
Saeed Bin Suroor |
Dubai horse is a mystery |
| 13 |
Kimberlite Pipe | 7-1 |
Robby Albarado |
Dallas Stewart |
Respectable fourth in the Blue Grass Stakes |
| 14 |
Prime Timber | 12-1 |
David Flores |
Bob Baffert |
Another Baffert horse, another threat to win it all |
| 15 |
General Challenge | 6-1 |
Gary Stevens |
Bob Baffert |
A legitimate threat to give Baffert his third straight |
| 16 |
First American | 40-1 |
Eddie Delahoussaye |
Eduardo Caramori |
Got here with a win over a weak field in Flamingo |
| 17 |
Charismatic | 30-1 |
Chris Antley |
D. Wayne Lukas |
Surprise win in Lexington got him in |
| 18 |
Vicar | 5-1 |
Shane Sellers |
Carl Nafzger |
Impressive in preps, should be in the thick of things |
| 19 |
Menifee | 5-1 |
Pat Day |
Elliott Walden |
Surprise win in Blue Grass has him thinking roses |
| 20 |
Lemon Drop Kid | 7-1 |
Jose Santos |
Scotty Schulhofer |
Final Derby tuneup was a dud |