2014 Kentucky Derby Chart

Below is the official chart for the 2014 Kentucky Derby followed by the chart comments: 

CALIFORNIA CHROME rated kindly three wide and just off of a contested pace, moved between runners to challenge leaving the five sixteenths marker, poked a head in front with a quarter to go, shook clear when roused, increased his advantage a furlong out, kept on under right handed rousing then held sway.

COMMANDING CURVE, unhurried early, raced three wide nearing the half mile marker, advanced between runners departing the far turn, swung eight wide entering the stretch and closed nicely.

DANZA was shuffled back in the opening stages, dropped to the rail for the run into the first turn, was maneuvered to the three path leaving the five furlong marker, gathered momentum under a strong ride into the far turn, progressed between runners past the three eighths marker, edged up behind foes approaching the quarter pole, awaited room nearing the furlongs, steered out bumping MEDAL COUNT, straightened away and churned on with interest.

WICKED STRONG stumbled at the break, drifted in bumping CANDY BOY when five wide into the first turn, came in again tightening DANCE WITH FATE and GENERAL A ROD leaving the six furlong marker, leveled into stride between horses entering far turn, gained nearing the lane, altered in to avoid DANZA in mid stretch, continued to weave through traffic and finished willingly.

SAMRAAT was brushed at the start then bumped racing between rivals into the first turn, recovered and gained a forward spot four wide, lodged a bid outside the winner near the quarter pole, continued willing chase past the furlongs grounds but was outfinished.

DANCE WITH FATE was jostled between horses at the break, shuffled back around the first turn, was bumped and shut off when WICKED STRONG came in leaving the three quarter pole, recovered and commenced a four wide run leaving the far turn, angled seven wide for the drive and kept trying to the wire.

RIDE ON CURLIN dove towards the rail soon after the break, settled well off the pace while remaining inside, steadied off heels when making headway into the lane, altered course nine wide inside three sixteenths pole, wandered outward despite right handed urging inside the sixteenth pole and had a belated gain.

MEDAL COUNT was shuffled back upon entering the first turn, settled between foes four wide near the five furlong marker, took closer order when ridden between runners heading to the quarter pole, steadied sharply after being bumped by DANZA in mid stretch, angled in late and finished fairly well. CHITU , away awkwardly, tightened rivals when angling down in the first furlong, vied two wide outside of UNCLE SIGH down the backstretch, was joined by the winner nearing the quarter pole, disputed the issue to the eighth pole then surrendered. 

WE MISS ARTIE angled towards the rail in the opening sixteenth, steadied off the heels of VINCEREMOS, near the five and a half furlong marker, moved off the rail and advanced with COMMANDING CURVE into the lane, shifted out widest in upper stretch, gained past the eighth pole then failed to sustain. GENERAL A ROD was taken to rate off the pace, steadied in close quarters leaving the six furlong pole, dropped towards the rail for the run around the final turn, moved back out in upper stretch, made some progress past the eighth pole, angled back to the inside steadied when tightened up near the wire.

INTENSE HOLIDAY bumped with SAMRAAT when six wide into the first turn, angled in a path to stalk the pace, was within reach under urging nearing the lane, angled out, pursued to mid stretch then weakened under left handed pressure.

CANDY BOY steadied along between runners nearing the first, bumped and swerved outward after taking up near the seven eighths pole, dropped off the pace while continuing wide, drifted about in upper stretch and failed to recover.

UNCLE SIGH drifted in foes early, set a pressured pace towards the rail, battled inside rivals past the five sixteenths marker then faltered in upper stretch.

TAPITURE broke awkwardly, steadied along between foes nearing the first turn, was forced out near the seven eighths marker, continued four to five wide chasing the pace, raced in close quarters in upper stretch then succumbed.

HARRY'S HOLIDAY was roughed up between foes as UNCLE SIGH drifted in near the three sixteenths pole the first time around, pulled his way forward while a bit rank between rivals, remained in range to the far turn, dropped back and was eased late.

VINCEREMOS was squeezed back early, then steadied along behind foes into and around the first turn, angled towards the rail for the backstretch run and tired inside after seven furlongs.

WILDCAT RED bobbled and bumped with DANCE WITH FATE at the break, steadied soon after, was shuffled back near the seven eighths pole, lost ground five to six wide down the backstretch and faltered nearing the far turn.

VICAR'S IN TROUBLE checked and was bounced around inside foes in the opening sixteenth, was a bit rank to place, settled into stride in about the two path nearing the backstretch, made steady progress to loom a presence a half mile out, came under urging near the three eighths pole failed to on, stopped and was eased.