Lookin At Lucky Leads 2010 Triple Crown Nominees
Lookin At Lucky heads a long list of 366 three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies that have been nominated for this year’s Triple Crown races.
Lookin At Lucky was the 2 year old Eclipse champion of 2009, despite a loss in the Breeder’s Cup by a head to Vale of York, who is also nominated.
The sport’s attendance has plummeted in recent years and, hoping to capitalize on the success of Rachel Alexandra, Triple Crown organizers noted that Eclipse-winning two-year-old filly She Be Wild was also nominated. Other fillies entered include Blind Luck, winner of the Oak Leaf stakes and third in the Breeder’s Cup Juvenile Fillies.
Usually there are over 400 horses nominated for the Triple Crown, but organizers are confident that more entries will make the final nomination deadline of March 27 after some of the early Kentucky Derby prep races have been run.
Owners of the entrants will have to fork out $6000 in a late nomination fee.
Only 358 colts and fillies were nominated in 2005 due to the affects of mare reproductive loss syndrome which decimated Kentucky farms from 2001 – 2003. Horses have a gestation of 11 months. Only three year olds are allowed to run in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes.
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