Triple Crown Tracker: The latest on 27 from the classic races
Of the 19 horses in the 2021 Kentucky Derby, 17 have raced again since the Run for the Roses. Of those, two horses (Essential Quality and Mandaloun) have earned a graded-stakes win.
Also noteworthy among 2021 Derby horses is Super Stock, who won the Ellis Park Derby on Sunday, as well as Soup and Sandwich, who has returned to work. The colt had suffered from a displaced soft palate in the Run for the Roses.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Medina Spirit | 3rd, Preakness Stakes | Worked 6f Thursday at DMR |
| 2nd | Mandaloun | 1st, Haskell Stakes (G1), July 17 at MTH | Out for six weeks. |
| 3rd | Hot Rod Charlie | 7nd, Haskelll Stakes (G1) | Probable for Pennsylvania Derby (G1) |
| 4th | Essential Quality | 1st, Jim Dandy (G2) Saturday at SAR. | Probable for Travers (G1) |
| 5th | O Besos | 2nd Matt Winn (G3), May 29 at CD | No works since June 29. |
| 6th | Midnight Bourbon | 6th, Haskell Stakes | Worked 5f Sunday at SAR |
| 7th | Keepmeinmind | 2nd, Jim Dandy (G2) | Worked 4f Saturday at SAR |
| 8th | Helium | 3rd, War Chant, June 26 at CD | Worked 5f Wednesday at SAR |
| 9th | Known Agenda | Belmont Stakes | No works since Belmont Stakes |
| 10th | Highly Motivated | Kentucky Derby | Worked 5f Aug. 8 at SAR |
| 11th | Sainthood | 5th, Belmont Derby (G1), July 10 | Raced July 10. |
| 12th | Like the King | 2nd, Kent (G3), July 3 at DEL | Worked 5f Tuesday at KEE |
| 13th | Bourbonic | 3rd, West Virginia Derby (G3) | Raced Aug. 7 |
| 14th | Hidden Stash | Kentucky Derby | Out until fall |
| 15th | Brooklyn Strong | 4th, Pegasus Stakes | No works since July 3 |
| 16th | Super Stock | 1st, Ellis Park Derby | Raced Sunday |
| 17th | Rock Your World | 6th, Belmont Stakes | Possible for Pacific Classic (G1) |
| 18th | Dynamic One | 1st, Curlin Stakes, July 30 at SAR | Worked 4f Friday at SAR |
| 19th | Soup and Sandwich | Kentucky Derby | Worked 4f Tuesday at CAA |
For the Preakness, which had a slimmer field of 10 horses, seven have raced since. None have managed to earn a win after the Preakness.
Third-place finisher Medina Spirit has returned to the work tab in recent weeks, including a six-furlong drill Thursday at Del Mar.
| Preakness | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rombauer | 3rd, Belmont Stakes, June 5. | Out for 60 days |
| 2nd | Midnight Bourbon | 6th, Haskell | |
| 3rd | Medina Spirit | Preakness | |
| 4th | Keepmeinmind | Jim Dandy | Possible for Travers |
| 5th | Crowded Trade | 3rd, Amsterdam (G2), Aug. 1 at SAR | Worked 4f Sunday at SAR |
| 6th | Unbridled Honor | Preakness | Worked 5f Aug. 8 at SAR |
| 7th | France Go de Ina | 8th, Belmont Stakes | |
| 8th | Risk Taking | 4th, SAR allowance race | Raced Aug. 7 |
| 9th | Concert Tour | Preakness | No works since Preakness |
| 10th | Ram | 2nd in EP allowance race | Raced Aug. 7 |
For the final crown jewel, which featured a field of eight, only three have had a return race. The returning horses have a combined record of 3: 1-0-1 since the Belmont.
The lone win came for Essential Quality in the Jim Dandy (G2). Bourbonic finished third in the West Virginia Derby (G3).
| Belmont | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Essential Quality | 1st, Jim Dandy | Worked 5f Saturday at SAR |
| 2nd | Hot Rod Charlie | 7nd, Haskell Stakes | |
| 3rd | Rombauer | Belmont Stakes | Last worked 7/9 at SA |
| 4th | Known Agenda | Belmont Stakes | No works since Belmont Stakes |
| 5th | Bourbonic | 3rd, West Virginia Derby | |
| 6th | Rock Your World | Belmont Stakes | Worked 6f Sunday at DMR |
| 7th | Overtook | Belmont Stakes | Last worked July 5 |
| 8th | France Go de Ina | Belmont Stakes | Back in Japan |