7 colts are late nominations for the Triple Crown

Summer Is Tomorrow, runner-up in the Grade 2 UAE Derby, is among seven 3-year-olds who were made eligible to compete in the 2022 Triple Crown with a $6,000 late nomination payment that was due Monday.

With seven nominees during the Jan. 30-March 28 late nomination phase (pending late mail), 321 horses are now eligible to compete in the Triple Crown’s three-race series.

The Triple Crown opens Saturday, May 7, for the 148th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby, run at 1 1/4 miles at Churchill Downs. The 147th running of the $1.25 million Preakness, its 1 3/16-mile second jewel, is set for Saturday, May 21, at Pimlico Race Course. The 154th running of the $1.25 million Belmont Stakes (GI), the final leg run at 1 1/2 miles, is Saturday, June 11, at Belmont Park.

Other late Triple Crown nominees:

• UAE 2000 Guineas winner Azure Coast

• Sunland Derby (G3) runner-up Bye Bye Bobby

• Fountain of Youth (G2) third-place finisher O Captain

• Private Term Stakes winner Shake Em Loose

• Recent allowance winner Skippylongstocking

• and maiden winner Win the Day.

Any horse not nominated during the early or late phases can become Triple Crown eligible through a supplemental nomination payment due at the time of entry for each Triple Crown race: Kentucky Derby ($200,000), Preakness ($150,000), and Belmont ($50,000).