Ky. Derby 2025: Late nominees include UAE Derby top finishers

Japan-based Admire Daytona and UAE-based Heart of Honor, the top two finishers in the Group 2 UAE Derby, headline five 3-year-olds made eligible to compete in the 2025 Triple Crown through a late $6,000 payment that was due Monday.

Both are eligible for Kentucky Derby 2025 after Saturday's race at Meydan put them in the top two spots on the Euro-Mideast road to the run for the roses.

The other late nominees, pending late mail, are Brereton’s Baytown, Colloquial and Just a Fair Shake.

Brereton's Breakdown earned 10 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby with his fifth-place finish in the Arkansas Derby (G1). Neither Colloquial or Just a Fair Shake has any Derby points.

In total, 378 3-year-olds are now eligible for the Triple Crown series, which consists of the $5 million Kentucky Derby, the $2 million Preakness Stakes and the $2 million Belmont Stakes.

Horses not originally nominated can be supplemented for $200,000 to become eligible for all three races or $50,000 for the Kentucky Derby only. After the Derby, supplemental nominations are $150,000 for eligibility to the Preakness and Belmont Stakes or $50,000 for the Belmont only.