Thread by @KentuckyDerby

Fun Facts about the 2024 Kentucky Derby contenders, a thread 🧵

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#1 Dornoch

Dornoch is a full brother to 2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage! If he were to win on Saturday, it would be the first time that two full siblings have won the Run for the Roses.

#2 Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone was purchased at auction for $2.3 million, the most expensive purchase price in the Kentucky Derby field this year.

#3 Mystik Dan

Mystik Dan is a homebred for some of his owners, Lance Gasaway, Daniel Hamby & 4G Racing, LLC, who own the colt in partnership with Valley View Farm.

#4 Catching Freedom

Catching Freedom was bred by WinStar Farm who bred 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, and were a part of the ownership group for 2018 winner Justify.

#5 Catalytic

Catalytic’s grandsire Union Rags won the 2012 Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown.

#6 Just Steel

With 11 races on his resume, Just Steel is the most experienced horse in the field.

#7 Honor Marie

Honor Marie's birthday is Derby Day - May 4th!

#8 Just a Touch

Just a Touch is one of two horses in the field sired by Kentucky Derby + Triple Crown winner Justify! The other contender, Just Steel, will start from post seven.

#9 Encino was scratched

#10 T O Password (JPN)

T O Password (JPN) won the final race of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby last time out
to earn entry into the 150th Run for the Roses

#11 Forever Young (JPN)

Forever Young's road to the Kentucky Derby took his connections from Japan to the Saudi Derby and UAE Derby before traveling to Kentucky.

#12 Track Phantom

Track Phantom's jockey, Joel Rosario, won the 2013 Kentucky Derby aboard Orb.

#13 West Saratoga

West Saratoga was purchased for $11,000 as a yearling, the lowest purchase price of the field. He has earned over $460,000 since that purchase!

#14 Endlessly

Endlessly is a homebred for his owners, John and Jerry Amerman, who are longtime Thoroughbred owners and breeders.

@coadymediagroup #15 Domestic Product

Domestic Product is a homebred for owner Klaravich Stable, who owned the colt's sire, Practical Joke, on the racetrack.

@coadymediagroup #16 Grand Mo the First

The colt's jockey Emisael Jaramillo won the Venezulan Triple Crown three times before moving to the United States in 2015.

#17 Fierceness

Fierceness won the 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and was chosen as Champion Two Year Old Male in 2023.

#18 Stronghold

Stronghold is the first Derby qualifier for trainer Phil
D’Amato and will be the first Derby mount for jockey Antonio Fresu.

#19 Resilience

Resilience and fellow contender Fierceness were both born and raised at the same farm, Lane's End in Versailles, Kentucky.

#20 Society Man

Society Man is one of two horses in the field trained by Danny Gargan. His stablemate Dornoch will start from post position one.

#21 Epic Ride

Epic Ride will be the first Kentucky Derby starter for Kentucky-based trainer John Ennis