Triple Crown 2026: Early nominations draw 367 horses
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A total of 367 of the world’s top 3-year-old Thoroughbreds became eligible to compete in the 2026 Triple Crown series during the early nomination phase, which closed Monday, Jan. 26.
This year’s early nominees span the globe and include several horses who have already made an impact on the road to the Kentucky Derby, led by graded-stakes winners Further Ado, Golden Tempo, Intrepido, Litmus Test, Napoleon Solo, Nearly and Paladin.
Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher led all trainers with 31 nominees, followed by Bob Baffert (23), Chad Brown (22), Brad Cox (21) and Daisuke Takayanagi (14).
International representation included 37 horses from Japan, led by Godolphin’s Pyromancer, winner of the Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun.
The 2026 Triple Crown series will begin with the 152nd running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2 at Churchill Downs. The series continues with the $2 million Preakness Stakes at 1 3/16 miles on Saturday, May 16 at Laurel Park, and concludes with the $2 million Belmont Stakes at Saratoga at 1 1/4 miles on Saturday, June 6.
Last year, there were 373 early nominees and another five late nominations.
Early Triple Crown nominees by the numbers:
281 Kentucky-bred nominees, most of any state. Others: Japan (37), New York (11), Florida (10), California (7), Pennsylvania (5), Ireland (3), Maryland (3), Virginia (3), Indiana (2), Ontario (2), Great Britain (1), Louisiana (1), Minnesota (1) and New Jersey (1).
171 bay-colored horses. Other colors: dark bay/brown (84), chestnut (68), gray/roan (42) and gray (3).
127 trainers with horses nominated to the Triple Crown.
55 stakes winners nominated. 19 graded stakes winners.
31 horses nominated from Todd Pletcher’s barn, followed by Bob Baffert (23), Chad Brown (22), Brad Cox (21) and Daisuke Takayanagi (14)
16 horses sired by Not This Time, the most of any stallion. Others: Gun Runner (15), Into Mischief (14), Nyquist (14), Constitution (13) and Maxfield (12).
11 fillies nominated: Bella Ballerina (trainer Brendan Walsh), Belle of the Barn (Caio Caramori), Counting Stars (Mark Casse), Dancin in Old Town (Keith Desormeaux), Energy Issei (Daisuke Takayanagi), Goldmunze (Daisuke Takayanagi), Perfect Town (Steve Asmussen), Ten Time Top (Daisuke Takayanagi), Tokai Ma Cherie (Daisuke Takayanagi), Unnatamsa (Daisuke Takayanagi) and Zany (Todd Pletcher).
Jan. 1, 2023 – Earliest foal among nominees: Star Ship.
May 24, 2023 – Latest foals among nominees: Silver Prince.
Three-year-olds not nominated during the early phase can join the Triple Crown trail by making a late payment of $6,000 by Monday, April 6.
Thirteen horses have swept the Triple Crown: Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), American Pharoah (2015) and Justify (2018).
Early Triple Crown nominees
| Horse | Trainer | Sire | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Chad Brown | Upstart | $0 |
| Unnamed | Noriyuki Hori | Kitasan Black (JPN) | $0 |
| Unnamed | Philip Antonacci | Daredevil | $0 |
| Unnamed | Philip Antonacci | Street Sense | $0 |
| Unnamed | Todd Pletcher | Curlin | $0 |
| Aces Honor | Ethan West | Code of Honor | $99,690 |
| Acknowledgemeplz | Doug O'Neill | Bucchero | $84,000 |
| Act of Parliament | Brad Cox | Quality Road | $0 |
| Al Arqraah | Brad Cox | Uncle Mo | $6,800 |
| Albus | Riley Mott | Yaupon | $17,088 |
| Amberjack | Chad Brown | Complexity | $14,960 |
| American Call (JPN) | Koshiro Take | American Pharoah | $47,900 |
| Arbiter | Wesley Ward | Charlatan | $131,103 |
| Arborist | Todd Pletcher | Yaupon | $0 |
| Arcadia Cafe | Noriyuki Hori | Into Mischief | $82,738 |
| Arctic Beast | Mike Maker | Yaupon | $265,503 |
| Ardent Eye | Daisuke Takayanagi | Volatile | $3,687 |
| Argent Heir | Todd Pletcher | Silver State | $0 |
| Argos | Riley Mott | Nyquist | $297,018 |
| Army Man | Michael McCarthy | Battalion Runner | $58,800 |
| Associated | Whit Beckman | Yaupon | $15,771 |
| Atmos (JPN) | Koichi Tsunoda | Kitasan Black (JPN) | $49,783 |
| Attfield | Thomas Morley | Vekoma | $158,500 |
| Authentic Patriot | Bob Baffert | Authentic | $500 |
| Autobahn | Brad Cox | Nyquist | $7,200 |
| Balboa | Brittany Russell | Not This Time | $189,600 |
| Banksy's | David Fawkes | Paynter | $0 |
| Baytown Dreamer | Paul McEntee | Mendelssohn | $223,563 |
| Bearister | Keith Desormeaux | Tiz the Law | $3,600 |
| Bedeviled | Steve Asmussen | Gun Runner | $13,559 |
| Bella Ballerina | Brendan Walsh | Street Sense | $301,525 |
| Best Green (JPN) | Junji Tanaka | Smart Falcon (JPN) | $242,388 |
| Better America | Todd Pletcher | American Pharoah | $0 |
| Big Cuddle | Gary Capuano | Great Notion | $88,750 |
| Big Tech | H. Ray Ashford Jr. | Practical Joke | $1,429 |
| Bishop Booming | Chad Brown | Yaupon | $0 |
| Bitmap | Josie Carroll | Liam's Map | $0 |
| Blackout Time | Kenny McPeek | Not This Time | $210,691 |
| Blacksmith | Bob Baffert | Liam's Map | $61,600 |
| Boyd | Bob Baffert | Violence | $186,500 |
| Brant | Bob Baffert | Gun Runner | $408,000 |
| Bravaro | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Upstart | $203,500 |
| Brazilian Conexao | Eduardo Caramori | Bal a Bali (BRZ) | $33,513 |
| Bricklin | Rodolphe Brisset | Nyquist | $91,568 |
| Brigante | Doug O'Neill | More Than Ready | $87,500 |
| Buetane | Bob Baffert | Tiz the Law | $148,000 |
| Bull by the Horns | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Essential Quality | $31,975 |
| Buntus Foclora | Amelia Green | Thousand Words | $44,200 |
| Campobasso | Bob Baffert | Street Sense | $0 |
| Canaletto | Chad Brown | Into Mischief | $40,800 |
| Cannoneer | Brad Cox | Into Mischief | $93,675 |
| Captain Shreve | George Papaprodromou | Runhappy | $28,000 |
| Carson Street | Brendan Walsh | Street Sense | $110,400 |
| Chaos Agent | Josie Carroll | Independence Hall | $0 |
| Chayton | Bill Morey | West Coast | $47,498 |
| Cherokee Nation | Bob Baffert | Not This Time | $42,605 |
| Chess Match | Todd Pletcher | Curlin | $0 |
| Chianti Town | Dallas Stewart | Speightstown | $0 |
| Chief Wallabee | Bill Mott | Constitution | $40,800 |
| Chip Honcho | Steve Asmussen | Connect | $160,475 |
| Cierto | Brendan Walsh | Into Mischief | $0 |
| Circle Tap | Dallas Stewart | Twirling Candy | $112,546 |
| Civic Charm | Bill Mott | Constitution | $0 |
| Civil Liberty | Doug O'Neill | Independence Hall | $70,000 |
| Class President | Todd Pletcher | Uncle Mo | $53,700 |
| Clocker Special | Rodolphe Brisset | Not This Time | $71,488 |
| Close the Gate | John Salzman Jr. | Engage | $30,600 |
| Code of Silence | Timothy Keefe | Blofeld | $131,015 |
| Code Review | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Uncle Mo | $40,800 |
| Colleague | Caio Caramori | Knicks Go | $12,405 |
| Colt Forty Seven | J. Keith Desormeaux | Bolt d'Oro | $87,670 |
| Come Up Roses (JPN) | Tamio Hamada | Leontes (JPN) | $87,561 |
| Commandment | Brad Cox | Into Mischief | $165,459 |
| Commerce | Bill Mott | Street Sense | $0 |
| Comport | Eddie Kenneally | Collected | $333,050 |
| Conducted | O. J. Jauregui | Mendelssohn | $159,600 |
| Confessional | Brad Cox | Essential Quality | $78,485 |
| Corona de Oro | Dallas Stewart | Bolt d'Oro | $22,140 |
| Counting Stars | Mark Casse | Honor A. P. | $230,606 |
| Courting | Todd Pletcher | Curlin | $66,850 |
| Creole Chrome | Joe Sharp | Volatile | $79,150 |
| Criteria | Chad Brown | Yaupon | $20,000 |
| Crossingthechannel | Mike Trombetta | Omaha Beach | $70,400 |
| Crude Velocity | Bob Baffert | Beau Liam | $0 |
| Crupper | Donnie Von Hemel | Candy Ride (ARG) | $21,165 |
| Curtain Call | Mark Casse | Tiz the Law | $108,250 |
| Dancin in Old Town | Keith Desormeaux | Tapit | $39,000 |
| Danon Andre (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Danon Kingly (JPN) | $0 |
| Danon Bourbon | Manabu Ikezoe | Maxfield | $49,082 |
| Danon History (JPN) | Noriyuki Hori | Epiphaneia (JPN) | $51,741 |
| Dark Omen | Aggie Ordonez | Om | $42,000 |
| Day One Starter | Shug McGaughey III | Upstart | $73,825 |
| D'code | Ray Ashford Jr. | Speightstown | $60,000 |
| Decisive Win | Doug O'Neill | Nyquist | $0 |
| Deep Tracks | John Shirreffs | Nyquist | $8,400 |
| Desert Gate | Bob Baffert | Omaha Beach | $246,000 |
| Dirty Rich | Peter Miller | Thousand Words | $135,337 |
| Doctrine | Brad Cox | Constitution | $40,800 |
| Dolan | Keith Desormeaux | Maxfield | $0 |
| Donegal Rocks | Todd Pletcher | Charlatan | $0 |
| Donegal Time | Todd Pletcher | Not This Time | $0 |
| Dorset (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Wootton Bassett (GB) | $663,644 |
| Double Entendre | Cherie DeVaux | Tapit | $1,800 |
| Dr. Kapur | Saffie Joseph Jr. | McKinzie | $89,643 |
| Dr. Sinatra | John Terranova II | Speightstown | $26,200 |
| Dragones | Steve Asmussen | Gun Runner | $46,000 |
| Duntov | Bob Baffert | Maxfield | $0 |
| Easterly | Brad Cox | Uncle Mo | $8,800 |
| Easy Company | Richard Mandella | Into Mischief | $14,000 |
| Easy Decision | Amelia Green | Charlatan | $0 |
| Easy Pick | Mark Casse | Not This Time | $680 |
| Embry Show | Bob Baffert | Modernist | $0 |
| Emerging Market | Chad Brown | Candy Ride (ARG) | $0 |
| Emilio | Brad Cox | Charlatan | $0 |
| Encore Again (JPN) | Teiichi Konno | Nadal | $54,510 |
| Energy Issei (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Mozu Ascot (JPN) | $0 |
| Enfield | Conor Murphy | Revved Up | $0 |
| Enforced Agenda | George Weaver | Liam's Map | $64,750 |
| Englishman | Cherie DeVaux | Maxfield | $69,300 |
| Epic Desire | Todd Pletcher | Uncle Mo | $56,525 |
| Epic Summer | George Weaver | Vekoma | $55,615 |
| Ewing | Mark Casse | Knicks Go | $165,000 |
| Exosome | Kelsey Danner | Candy Ride (ARG) | $67,205 |
| Express Kid | Justin Evans | Bodexpress | $236,902 |
| Falcon Jet | Bob Baffert | Justify | $54,200 |
| Fancy Fairlane | Greg Foley | McKinzie | $11,000 |
| Fancy Gentleman | Danny Gargan | Authentic | $18,000 |
| Fifty Four Yarder | Kelly Von Hemel | Violence | $60,000 |
| Final Story | Brad Cox | Candy Ride (ARG) | $0 |
| First in Class | Riley Mott | McKinzie | $0 |
| Flamboyant | John Sadler | Liam's Map | $0 |
| Follow Up | Cherie DeVaux | Upstart | $0 |
| Forty Twenty | Robertino Diodoro | Candy Ride (ARG) | $13,430 |
| Fourth and One | Jeremiah Englehart | Maxfield | $114,000 |
| Fulleffort | Brad Cox | Liam's Map | $210,615 |
| Further Ado | Brad Cox | Gun Runner | $320,703 |
| Fuzzbuster | Vicki Oliver | Tiz the Law | $56,210 |
| Game for It | Chad Summers | Known Agenda | $38,500 |
| Ganda (JPN) | Makoto Saito | Hokko Tarumae (JPN) | $61,931 |
| Gaura Disco (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Chrysoberyl (JPN) | $33,994 |
| Geistreich (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Makfi (GB) | $25,197 |
| Gene King (JPN) | Makoto Saito | Contrail (JPN) | $148,321 |
| General Graham | Eddie Kenneally | Omaha Beach | $0 |
| Get Them Roses | Brendan Walsh | Practical Joke | $0 |
| Ghostwritten | Tim Yakteen | Ghostzapper | $4,320 |
| Gilded Bandit | Bill Mott | Charlatan | $0 |
| Givethedevilhisdue | Cherie DeVaux | Goldencents | $8,610 |
| Global Aviator | Rohan Crichton | Global Campaign | $31,425 |
| Golden Tempo | Cherie DeVaux | Curlin | $183,000 |
| Golden Tornado | Miguel Clement | McKinzie | $55,000 |
| Goldmunze (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Suave Richard (JPN) | $0 |
| Grand Slam Sam | Kenny McPeek | American Pharoah | $20,350 |
| Grant the Great | James Lawrence II | Munnings | $0 |
| Great White | John Ennis | Volatile | $62,152 |
| Greenwich Village | Bob Baffert | Quality Road | $91,000 |
| Grittiness | Todd Pletcher | Curlin | $28,750 |
| Growth Equity | Chad Brown | Nyquist | $20,000 |
| Guildmaster (IRE) | Thady Gosden | Teofilo (IRE) | $4,553 |
| Hadrian's Wall | Chad Brown | Curlin | $34,000 |
| Halogen | Todd Pletcher | City of Light | $2,040 |
| Hard to Borrow | Chad Brown | Not This Time | $0 |
| Hardtoblame | Jeremiah O'Dwyer | Hard Spun | $37,732 |
| Hawk | Carlos David | Adios Charlie | $62,570 |
| Herbs Bolt | Joe Sharp | Bolt d'Oro | $100,038 |
| Hermes Gang (JPN) | Ryo Takei | Bricks and Mortar | $35,504 |
| He's Inevitable | Jena Antonucci | Justify | $0 |
| Hey Dey | Tommy Drury Jr. | Liam's Map | $0 |
| Hickman Creek | Brad Cox | Constitution | $0 |
| Hifumi (JPN) | Koichi Ishizaka | Pyro | $165,244 |
| High Ideal | Doug O'Neill | Quality Road | $26,000 |
| High Oak | Brad Cox | Blame | $321,725 |
| High Rise (IRE) | Wesley Ward | Frankel (GB) | $0 |
| Hikaru Seven (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Admire Lead (JPN) | $45,287 |
| Hiroshino Momiji (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Anju Roscuro (JPN) | $23,299 |
| Home of the Brave | Mark Hennig | Upstart | $41,250 |
| Honor the Goat | Brittany Russell | Honor A. P. | $69,200 |
| Hopeinitall | Robert Falcone Jr. | Into Mischief | $14,100 |
| Horizon | Bob Baffert | Quality Road | $42,000 |
| Hurricane Remy | Bill Mott | Uncle Mo | $0 |
| I Took a One Way | Mark Casse | Not This Time | $210,250 |
| If I Should Fall | Wesley Ward | Not This Time | $6,225 |
| In Love Again | Brad Cox | Not This Time | $0 |
| In the Footsteps | Todd Pletcher | Frosted | $14,400 |
| Indy Storm | Mark Casse | Violence | $105,050 |
| Innovation | Cherie DeVaux | Curlin | $109,000 |
| Irish Vow | Doug O'Neill | The Big Beast | $28,080 |
| Iron Dome | Patrick Biancone | Adios Charlie | $33,400 |
| Iruka (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Big Arthur (JPN) | $0 |
| It's the Kid (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Into Mischief | $33,495 |
| Jack of Swords | Scott Becker | Sharp Azteca | $92,125 |
| Jemboy | Butch Reid Jr. | Tapit | $145,250 |
| Jendonte | Rodolphe Brisset | Dialed In | $151,650 |
| Jetswitch (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Pyro | $42,632 |
| Jim Dandy Man | Amoss Tom | Into Mischief | $0 |
| Jiro Time (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Not This Time | $48,135 |
| John Wilkes | Thomas Van Berg | Bolt d'Oro | $75,025 |
| Jollification | Brad Cox | Connect | $0 |
| Joust Master | Butch Reid Jr. | Frosted | $160,525 |
| Jr the Baller | Jorge Duarte Jr. | Bolt d'Oro | $89,560 |
| Justice Moon | Bill Mott | Bolt d'Oro | $135,700 |
| Kamui Bianca (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Golden Horn (GB) | $33,495 |
| Kinzuka (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Gold Allure (JPN) | $43,728 |
| Knicks Dynasty | Brad Cox | Knicks Go | $16,200 |
| Koide (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Meisho Bowler (JPN) | $37,003 |
| Lair of Dreams | Dale Romans | Bolt d'Oro | $14,000 |
| Legend of Cairo | Dale Romans | Cairo Prince | $71,550 |
| Legend of Pegasus | Brad Cox | Constitution | $67,140 |
| Lei You Thunder (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Pyro | $33,495 |
| Likeable | Wesley Ward | Upstart | $0 |
| Living Large | Brad Cox | Justify | $0 |
| Lockstocknpharoah | Tommy Drury Jr. | American Pharoah | $28,719 |
| Lucky Kid (JPN) | Yukihiro Kato | Discreet Cat | $97,751 |
| Mac Lir (JPN) | Takahisa Tezuka | Lord Kanaloa (JPN) | $129,084 |
| Mach Seven | Jose D'Angelo | Girvin | $400 |
| Magazzini | Michael McCarthy | Maxfield | $0 |
| Mailata | Butch Reid Jr. | Maximus Mischief | $159,500 |
| Make My Day | Todd Pletcher | Gun Runner | $0 |
| Manawa | Bill Mott | Not This Time | $0 |
| Mapped Flight | Todd Pletcher | Liam's Map | $680 |
| Marauder | Steve Asmussen | Gun Runner | $24,786 |
| Max Capacity | Richard Sillaman | Maxfield | $94,500 |
| Max Haste | Mike Stidham | Maxfield | $0 |
| Maximus Prime | Anthony Mitchell | Maximus Mischief | $83,282 |
| Meanstepper | Ron Moquett | Nyquist | $22,000 |
| Memory | Bob Baffert | Uncle Mo | $0 |
| Mesquite | Cherie DeVaux | Union Rags | $120,675 |
| Michael | Peter Miller | Maclean's Music | $0 |
| Minorinconvenience | Amelia Green | Mendelssohn | $133,350 |
| Mischief Ride | Bobby Barnett | Maximus Mischief | $1,165 |
| Mo Koko | Librado Barocio | Mo Town | $0 |
| Mojacar | Cherie DeVaux | Essential Quality | $6,600 |
| Montana Jet | Peter Miller | Instagrand | $0 |
| Moonstrocity | Jena Antonucci | Tiz the Law | $0 |
| Mount Errigal | Todd Pletcher | Maxfield | $0 |
| Mr. A. P. | Vladimir Cerin | American Pharoah | $403,000 |
| Mr. Miracle | Chad Brown | Curlin | $10,200 |
| Municipal | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Nyquist | $6,440 |
| My World | Brad Cox | Essential Quality | $217,750 |
| Napoleon Solo | Chad Summers | Liam's Map | $319,000 |
| Nearly | Todd Pletcher | Not This Time | $249,900 |
| New Fund | Riley Mott | Maxfield | $0 |
| Newton | Bob Baffert | Munnings | $0 |
| Noble Affair | Steve Asmussen | Vekoma | $38,450 |
| Noble Edition | Brad Cox | Into Mischief | $0 |
| Not to Worry | Cherie DeVaux | Street Sense | $0 |
| Obliteration | Steve Asmussen | Violence | $593,550 |
| Ocelli | Whit Beckman | Connect | $29,600 |
| Omaha Front | Bhupat Seemar | Omaha Beach | $32,022 |
| One More Freud | Robert Hess Jr. | Tonalist | $85,850 |
| Only I Can Fix It | Todd Pletcher | American Pharoah | $0 |
| Ottinho | Chad Brown | Quality Road | $56,950 |
| Our Forefathers | Peter Eurton | Constitution | $4,975 |
| Our Magical Moon | Mark Casse | Good Magic | $95,000 |
| Ovechkin | Mark Hennig | Nyquist | $1,318 |
| Oxford Street | Chad Brown | Uncle Mo | $0 |
| Paladin | Chad Brown | Gun Runner | $184,250 |
| Palladion (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Rey de Oro (JPN) | $48,035 |
| Pataliputra (JPN) | Ryo Takei | American Patriot | $72,149 |
| Pauillac | Chad Brown | Gun Runner | $0 |
| Pavlovian | Doug O'Neill | Pavel | $116,450 |
| Pay the Piper | Chad Brown | Twirling Candy | $680 |
| Payton's Hammer | Caio Caramori | Game Winner | $0 |
| Peace On Earth | Gary Mandella | Blame | $0 |
| Perfect Town | Steve Asmussen | Speightstown | $0 |
| Peripoli | Timothy Hamm | Vino Rosso | $14,430 |
| Plutarch | Bob Baffert | Into Mischief | $132,000 |
| Potente | Bob Baffert | Into Mischief | $42,000 |
| Powershift | Todd Pletcher | Constitution | $0 |
| Presidential Power | Todd Pletcher | Constitution | $0 |
| Pretty Boy Miah | Jeremiah Englehart | Beau Liam | $14,000 |
| Probably Dreaming | Philip D'Amato | Improbable | $198,200 |
| Project Ace | Dale Romans | War of Will | $101,995 |
| Props | J. Keith Desormeaux | Street Sense | $34,911 |
| Puerto Rico (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Wootton Bassett (GB) | $647,704 |
| Pyromancer (JPN) | Keiji Yoshimura | Pyro | $396,606 |
| Quality Mischief | Brad Cox | Into Mischief | $30,360 |
| Quiet Power | Shug McGaughey III | Tapit | $38,000 |
| Radar Lock | Eddie Kenneally | Dialed In | $0 |
| Ramblin | Bobby Barnett | Ghostzapper | $36,138 |
| Rancho Santa Fe | Brad Cox | Tapit | $139,957 |
| Ready to Rumble (JPN) | Ryo Takei | Danon Premium (JPN) | $0 |
| Reagan's Honor | Cherie DeVaux | Honor A. P. | $39,300 |
| Rebel Instinct | Chad Brown | Into Mischief | $63,750 |
| Reclamation | Christopher Davis | Caracaro | $65,000 |
| Redland Rebels | Patrick Biancone | Uncle Chuck | $87,000 |
| Renegade | Todd Pletcher | Into Mischief | $79,000 |
| Resolute Will | Chad Brown | Constitution | $0 |
| Rio Grande | Bob Baffert | Justify | $28,500 |
| Robusta | Doug O'Neill | Accelerate | $42,500 |
| Rock Ptarmigan (JPN) | Koichi Ishizaka | Siskin | $169,664 |
| Rockies Balboa | Dale Romans | Girvin | $78,465 |
| Roger That Dana | Luis Ramirez | Awesome Slew | $103,200 |
| Romantic Ride | Vladimir Cerin | Clubhouse Ride | $23,900 |
| Royal Causeway | Dallas Stewart | Not This Time | $45,515 |
| Royal Crescent | Brendan Walsh | Quality Road | $7,480 |
| Sabino Canyon | Bob Baffert | Maxfield | $0 |
| Saint Lazare (JPN) | Kazutomo Mori | Chrysoberyl (JPN) | $62,083 |
| Salloom | Bhupat Seemar | Authentic | $26,958 |
| San Giovanni | Todd Pletcher | Knicks Go | $0 |
| Schoolyardsuperman | Chad Brown | Practical Joke | $63,750 |
| Scope | Todd Pletcher | Gun Runner | $41,100 |
| Sculcos Folly | Rick Dutrow Jr. | Redesdale | $74,900 |
| Sea Strike | Chad Brown | Midshipman | $0 |
| Secured Freedom | Tim Yakteen | Practical Joke | $45,600 |
| Seize the Throne (JPN) | Mikio Matsunaga | Kizuna (JPN) | $133,790 |
| Sharons Beach | Jonathan Thomas | Omaha Beach | $15,400 |
| Sharons Pharoah | Jonathan Thomas | American Pharoah | $0 |
| Sigfrid | Todd Pletcher | Not This Time | $0 |
| Silent Tactic | Mark Casse | Tacitus | $99,422 |
| Silver Prince | Ron Moquett | Cairo Prince | $20,000 |
| Silver Shot | Steve Asmussen | Gun Runner | $7,200 |
| Silver Syndicate | Ron Moquett | Liam's Map | $0 |
| Silver Talent | Chad Brown | Constitution | $0 |
| Sir George | Michael Gorham | Street Sense | $9,000 |
| Sistema Solar (JPN) | Hiroki Kawashima | Le Vent Se Leve (JPN) | $55,280 |
| Six Speed | Bhupat Seemar | Not This Time | $202,183 |
| Sleepingonfreedom | Kenny McPeek | Independence Hall | $127,935 |
| Smoovin Saturday | Michael McCarthy | I'll Have Another | $101,250 |
| So Happy | Mark Glatt | Runhappy | $156,000 |
| Soldier N Diplomat | Steve Asmussen | Army Mule | $185,634 |
| Solitude Dude | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Yaupon | $176,070 |
| Sorrentino | Todd Pletcher | Gun Runner | $0 |
| Souper Caliber | Mark Casse | Gun Runner | $38,138 |
| Spartacus | Todd Pletcher | Curlin | $680 |
| Spirit of Royal | Dallas Stewart | Global Campaign | $96,164 |
| Stan Theman Musial | Michael McCarthy | Bolt d'Oro | $0 |
| Star Ship (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Lovely Day (JPN) | $33,495 |
| Stark Contrast | Michael McCarthy | Caravaggio | $342,800 |
| Start the Ride | Dan Blacker | Upstart | $96,750 |
| Steel | Bill Mott | Tapit | $0 |
| Steel Imperium | Caio Caramori | Essential Quality | $0 |
| Stop the Car | Brendan Walsh | Maximum Security | $119,913 |
| Storming | Danny Gargan | Curlin | $0 |
| Straitshootinlarry | J. Keith Desormeaux | Authentic | $1,800 |
| Strategic Risk | Mark Casse | Noble Bird | $392,300 |
| Street Beast | Ben Colebrook | Street Sense | $885,784 |
| Sweeping Shadow | Lisa Lewis | Girvin | $31,340 |
| Swift Blade | Brad Cox | Quality Road | $33,564 |
| T O Kaiser (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Kitasan Black (JPN) | $35,122 |
| Tagano Abandonne (JPN) | Koichi Tsunoda | Mozu Ascot | $113,647 |
| Talk to Me Jimmy | Rudy Rodriguez | Modernist | $53,600 |
| Talkin | Danny Gargan | Good Magic | $156,250 |
| Tariff Mindset | Chad Brown | Tiz the Law | $0 |
| Tarkenton | John Shirreffs | Curlin | $0 |
| Ted Noffey | Todd Pletcher | Into Mischief | $1,657,963 |
| Ten Magic Hour (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Pyro | $0 |
| Ten Time Top (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Nadal | $0 |
| Thailand | Wesley Ward | Not This Time | $80,880 |
| The Big Con (GB) | Miguel Clement | Dark Angel (IRE) | $85,740 |
| The Hell We Did | Todd Fincher | Authentic | $41,538 |
| The Puma | Gustavo Delgado | Essential Quality | $14,280 |
| Thomas | Jorge Delgado | Charlatan | $0 |
| Thunder Buck | Brendan Walsh | Gun Runner | $38,293 |
| Thunderously | Bill Mott | Gun Runner | $40,800 |
| Time for Music | Steve Asmussen | Not This Time | $97,933 |
| Time to Roll | Horacio De Paz | Not This Time | $97,090 |
| Titan King | Ron Moquett | Liam's Map | $0 |
| Toga Twist | Jeremiah Englehart | Omaha Beach | $67,500 |
| Tokai Ma Cherie (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Drefong | $296,865 |
| Touch of Fire | Brad Cox | Constitution | $32,400 |
| Treadstone | Greg Compton | Tapit | $50,000 |
| Two Out Hero | Kevin Attard | War Front | $133,795 |
| Universe | Kenny McPeek | Global Campaign | $239,650 |
| Unnatamsa (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Pyro | $14,397 |
| Veblen | Bill Mott | Tapit | $0 |
| Versailles Road | Todd Pletcher | Quality Road | $11,155 |
| Very Connected | Kenny McPeek | Connect | $130,025 |
| Vivo Stavolta | Cherie DeVaux | Not This Time | $0 |
| Whine Country | Riley Mott | Tapit | $0 |
| White Tiger | Brad Cox | Constitution | $95,800 |
| Wild Cat Curlin | Roger Attfield | Curlin | $0 |
| Wild Warrior | Gary Capuano | Improbable | $72,950 |
| Winston Ave | Bob Baffert | Quality Road | $16,200 |
| Wonder Dean (JPN) | Daisuke Takayanagi | Dee Majesty (JPN) | $115,541 |
| Zany | Todd Pletcher | American Pharoah | $161,500 |
| Zihnal | Jonathan Thomas | Quality Road | $0 |
| Zimmer | Mike Stidham | Maclean's Music | $0 |
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