A list of early 2020 Triple Crown nominees was released Wednesday morning, with 347 3-year-olds currently eligible to compete in the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1), May 16 Preakness (G1), and June 6 Belmont S. (G1).
Nominees were made eligible through a $600 payment. The count of 347 was down 15 horses from last year’s 362 early nominees to the 2019 Triple Crown.
Horses not nominated to the Triple Crown can subsequently be made eligible for $6,000 during the late nomination period which continues through March 30. After that date, horses can become eligible through a supplemental fee due at the time of entry for any of the three races.
Juvenile colt champion Storm the Court, scheduled to make his season debut in Sunday’s San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita, heads the list of nominees. The nominations list also includes seven fillies, Finite and Taraz most notably, and 35 horses based outside of North America. Japan and Ireland account for 31 of the 35.
Todd Pletcher trains 26 Triple Crown nominees, Steve Asmussen 12, and Bob Baffert, the all-time leading trainer of Triple Crown race winners, conditions 19 nominees.
Calumet Farm leads all owners with 13 nominees, while horses bred by Godolphin account for nine nominees. First-crop sire and 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah leads all stallions with 15 offspring nominated.
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| Horse Name | Trainer Last Name | Sire Name |
| Time to Testify | Desormeaux | Declaration of War |
| Answer In | Cox | Dialed In |
| Perfect Revenge | Joseph, Jr. | I Want Revenge |
| Zimba Warrior | Desormeaux | Khozan |
| Choice of Mine (AUS) | O’Brien | Redoute’s Choice (AUS) |
| Fighting Seabee | McPeek | Summer Front |
| Doctrinaire | Desormeaux | Wicked Strong |
| Hail to the Chief | Ward | Danza |
| Don Bourbon | Wilkes | Tiznow |
| Express Pharoah | Delgado | American Pharoah |
| Positively Awesome | Nicks | Awesome of Course |
| Dreams Untold | Servis | Smarty Jones |
| Fort Knox | Desormeaux | Goldencents |
| Mr. Hustle | Attfield | Declaration of War |
| Thousand Words | Baffert | Pioneerof the Nile |
| Chinggis Khan | Ganbat | Orb |
| Mkfancy (FR) | Brandt | Makfi (GB) |
| Shotski | O’Dwyer | Blame |
| Violent City | Wilkes | Violence |
| Dieu du Vin (JPN) | Kato | Declaration of War |
| Fort Myers | O’Brien | War Front |
| Mr. Big News | Calhoun | Giant’s Causeway |
| No Parole | Amoss | Violence |
| Top Draw | Hernandez | Into Mischief |
| Untitled | Casse | Khozan |
| Believe Now | McCarthy | Uncle Mo |
| Blackberry Wine | Sharp | Oxbow |
| High Velocity | Baffert | Quality Road |
| Wrecking Crew | Miller | Sky Kingdom |
| The Falcon | Quartarolo | Union Rags |
| Portos | Pletcher | Tapit |
| Western Smoke | Dollase | Take Charge Indy |
| Bourbon Street | Brisset | Curlin |
| Carpe Omnious | Pletcher | Carpe Diem |
| Idol | Baltas | Curlin |
| Liam’s Lucky Charm | Nicks | Khozan |
| Mr. Kringle | Terranova II | Shakin It Up |
| Sharecropper | Stall, Jr. | Pioneerof the Nile |
| Mine Not Mine | Russell | Golden Lad |
| Phantom Boss | Periban | Shackleford |
| Silent Fury | Koriner | Violence |
| Divine Armor | Sadler | Include |
| Elusive Ruler | Wilkes | Empire Maker |
| Goalie | D’Amato | Bodemeister |
| Structor | Brown | Palace Malice |
| Awakened | McGaughey III | Curlin |
| Fancy Liquor | Maker | Lookin At Lucky |
| Fast Enough | Becerra | Eddington |
| Rowdy Yates | Asmussen | Morning Line |
| Bye Bye Melvin | Motion | Uncle Mo |
| Market Analysis | Pletcher | Honor Code |
| (17)Sheza Smoke Show | Pletcher | Liam’s Map |
| Bourbon Wisdom | Wilkes | Constitution |
| Vorst (JPN) | Miyamoto | Kizuna (JPN) |
| Dune of Pilat (FR) | O’Brien | Medaglia d’Oro |
| Modernist | Mott | Uncle Mo |
| Chestertown | Asmussen | Tapit |
| Blanket of Roses | Maker | Lookin At Lucky |
| Chamberlain | Alvarado | Brethren |
| Art Collector | Sharp | Bernardini |
| Brother Brad | Brown | Commissioner |
| King of Athens | O’Brien | War Front |
| Mayberry Deputy | McPeek | Majesticperfection |
| Reprobate | Drysdale | Blame |
| Monday Morning Qb | Reid, Jr. | Imagining |
| Ready Reward | Baffert | More Than Ready |
| Relentless Dancer | Maker | Midshipman |
| South Bend | Hough | Algorithms |
| All Eyes West | Servis | Street Sense |
| Greenbrier | Summers | Pioneerof the Nile |
| Life On Top | Jerkens | Carpe Diem |
| Soros | Delgado | Commissioner |
| Energizer | Asmussen | Uncle Mo |
| Vacation (JPN) | Takatsuki | Espoir City (JPN) |
| Exaulted | Eurton | Twirling Candy |
| If Id Told You | Mandella | Creative Cause |
| Silver State | Asmussen | Hard Spun |
| American Theorem | Papaprodromou | American Pharoah |
| Toledo | Brown | Into Mischief |
| Blazin Bode | Baltas | Bodemeister |
| Extraordinary | Brisset | Speightstown |
| Goliad | Mandella | War Front |
| Maxfield | Walsh | Street Sense |
| Pleasant Orb | Tagg | Orb |
| Hollywoodhellraisr | D’Amato | Race Day |
| Patrol | Casse | Liam’s Map |
| Tiz Rye Time | Wilkes | Tiznow |
| Ournationonparade | Ritvo | Cal Nation |
| Pharoah Cat | Lukas | American Pharoah |
| Jungle Runner | Asmussen | Candy Ride (ARG) |
| Verb | Desormeaux | Dialed In |
| Ajaaweed | McLaughlin | Curlin |
| Beachcombing | Baffert | Giant’s Causeway |
| Fore Left | O’Neill | Twirling Candy |
| Fredericktown | Miller | Constitution |
| Gouverneur Morris | Pletcher | Constitution |
| Precise Dancer | Navarro | Verrazano |
| Taishan | Baltas | Twirling Candy |
| Crypto Cash | McPeek | Majesticperfection |
| Laser Show (IRE) | bin Suroor | New Approach (IRE) |
| Palm Springs | Pletcher | Uncle Mo |
| Party Town | Brinkerhoff | Shackleford |
| Holy Muchacho | McPeek | Macho Uno |
| Life On the Road | Asmussen | Street Sense |
| Moon Over Miami | Mott | Malibu Moon |
| New Eagle | Maker | Street Boss |
| Eddy Forever | Baffert | Medaglia d’Oro |
| Excession | Asmussen | Union Rags |
| Five Tool Player | Servis | Medaglia d’Oro |
| Lane Way | Mandella | Into Mischief |
| Montauk Traffic | Rice | Cross Traffic |
| American Baby (JPN) | Shono | Bernardini |
| Dr Post | Pletcher | Quality Road |
| Marvin | Robertson | Cross Traffic |
| Ancient Land | Lambert | Monterey Jazz |
| Coming Up Roses | Maker | Animal Kingdom |
| Deviant | Pish | Daredevil |
| Hishi Taizan (JPN) | Tsunoda | Tosen Homareboshi (JPN) |
| Juggernaut | Desormeaux | Goldencents |
| Mischevious Alex | Servis | Into Mischief |
| Thirsty Junior | Hernandez | Stay Thirsty |
| Cost Basis | Brown | Into Mischief |
| Charlatan | Baffert | Speightstown |
| Merchants of Cool | Ward | Trappe Shot |
| (17)Fashion Storm | Mandella | Candy Ride (ARG) |
| Cafe Pharoah | Hori | American Pharoah |
| Finite | Asmussen | Munnings |
| Jess Mo | Huffman | Uncle Mo |
| Mister Candy Ride | McPeek | Candy Ride (ARG) |
| Myamanoi | Gargan | Temple City |
| Double Crown | Ritvo | Bourbon Courage |
| Necker Island | Hough | Hard Spun |
| Weekend in Court | Rice | Court Vision |
| Snap Chap | Chatlos | Into Mischief |
| Summer Kid | Delgado | Lemon Drop Kid |
| Bango | Foley | Congrats |
| Mongol Altai | Ganbat | Temple City |
| Telephone Talker | Brown | Wicked Strong |
| Amen Corner | O’Dwyer | Malibu Moon |
| As Seen On Tv | Breen | Lookin At Lucky |
| Candy Tycoon | Pletcher | Twirling Candy |
| Big City Bob | Duarte, Jr. | Shanghai Bobby |
| Boating Party | Asmussen | Curlin |
| Chance It | Joseph, Jr. | Currency Swap |
| Ete Indien | Biancone | Summer Front |
| No Shirt No Shoes | Anderson | Shackleford |
| Silver Prospector | Asmussen | Declaration of War |
| Villainous | Englehart | Wicked Strong |
| Friar’s Road | McCarthy | Quality Road |
| Paradise Forever | Polanco | Taste of Paradise |
| Americanus | Hennig | War Front |
| Dreamonmebaby | Hartman | Constitution |
| Kowalski | Lukas | Will Take Charge |
| Moonlander | Pletcher | Malibu Moon |
| Poe | Alvarado | Brethren |
| Steely Danza | Margolis | Danza |
| Will Sing for Wine | Mott | Will Take Charge |
| Greenback | Desormeaux | Paynter |
| Honor A. P. | Shirreffs | Honor Code |
| Quality Warrior | Lukas | Quality Road |
| Saratogian | Brisset | Empire Maker |
| Shashashakemeup | Desormeaux | Shackleford |
| Three Technique | Englehart | Mr Speaker |
| Azul Coast | Baffert | Super Saver |
| Gold Street | Asmussen | Street Boss |
| Pingxiang | Mori | Speightstown |
| Dennis’ Moment | Romans | Tiznow |
| Kanderel | Mandella | Candy Ride (ARG) |
| Shivaree | Nicks | Awesome of Course |
| Disc Jockey | Joseph, Jr. | Bodemeister |
| Ellis Island | Pletcher | Will Take Charge |
| Fire Lance (JPN) | Takahashi | Pyro |
| Forever Poe | Chatlos | Colonel John |
| Our Country | Weaver | Constitution |
| Tagano Beauty (JPN) | Nishizono | Henny Hughes |
| Ugo (JPN) | Takahashi | Gold Allure (JPN) |
| Veteran | Mandella | Quality Road |
| War Stopper | Rodriguez | Declaration of War |
| (17)Argent Affair | Chatlos | Verrazano |
| American Seed | Fujioka | Tapit |
| Anneau d’Or | Wright | Medaglia d’Oro |
| Chapalu | Delacour | Flatter |
| Next Revolt | Blacker | Revolutionary |
| Silver Ratio | Pletcher | Liam’s Map |
| Fame to Famous | Mc Allen | Tapit |
| Seize the Day | Baffert | Carpe Diem |
| Tiz the Law | Tagg | Constitution |
| Churn N Burn | Wilkes | Liam’s Map |
| Distant Vista (IRE) | D’Amato | Footstepsinthesand (GB) |
| Ima Pharoah | Pletcher | American Pharoah |
| Meru | Duarte, Jr. | Sky Mesa |
| New World Tapestry | O’Brien | War Front |
| Say When | Meaux | Girolamo |
| Woopigsooie | Ortiz | Secret Circle |
| Airstreem | Asmussen | Tapit |
| Czechmight | Baltas | Street Sense |
| Tizamagician | Mandella | Tiznow |
| Ra’ad | Baffert | Twirling Candy |
| (17)Kittery Point | Pletcher | Liam’s Map |
| Atone | Albertrani | Into Mischief |
| By Your Side | Kenneally | Constitution |
| Magic Mojo | Jerkens | Uncle Mo |
| August Indy | Ercanbrack | James Street |
| Eight Rings | Baffert | Empire Maker |
| Farragut | Quick | Afleet Alex |
| Mexican Wonder Boy | Gutierrez | Can the Man |
| Talkin Malice | Scherer | Palace Malice |
| West Sider | Baffert | Uncle Mo |
| Spice Is Nice | Pletcher | Curlin |
| Cool Devil | Pletcher | Daredevil |
| Cross Court | Delgado | Cross Traffic |
| Secret Camelot | Trombetta | Jersey Town |
| Forza Di Oro | Mott | Speightstown |
| Full Flat | Mori | Speightstown |
| Secret Rules | Mott | Secret Circle |
| Bank | Asmussen | Bernardini |
| Digital | Calhoun | Into Mischief |
| Mastering | Baffert | Street Sense |
| Sounion | Lynch | Liam’s Map |
| Bonspiel | Jerkens | Curlin |
| Dances With Stars (IRE) | O’Brien | Sea The Stars (IRE) |
| Rag Tag | Pletcher | Union Rags |
| Went | Lukas | Twirling Candy |
| Dudley Square | Pletcher | Into Mischief |
| Money Moves | Pletcher | Candy Ride (ARG) |
| Screech | McGee | Tonalist |
| The Big Kahuna | Pletcher | Bayern |
| Alpha Sixty Six | Pletcher | Liam’s Map |
| Astaire | Albertrani | Tapit |
| Background | Puhich | Khozan |
| Disturbin Bourbon | Hennig | Palace Malice |
| Masterday | Zerpa | New Year’s Day |
| Monarch of Egypt | O’Brien | American Pharoah |
| Something Natural | Cox | Violence |
| Ancient Warrior | Hollendorfer | Constitution |
| Lynn’s Map | Casse | Liam’s Map |
| Mishriff (IRE) | Gosden | Make Believe (GB) |
| Royal Dornoch (IRE) | O’Brien | Gleneagles (IRE) |
| Vasariano | Baffert | Bernardini |
| Explosive | Mandella | Liam’s Map |
| Letmeno | Wilkes | Twirling Candy |
| Sole Volante | Biancone | Karakontie (JPN) |
| Caracaro | Delgado | Uncle Mo |
| Enforceable | Casse | Tapit |
| Coltor (IRE) | Weld | Free Eagle (IRE) |
| Stock Deal | Lukas | Curlin |
| Halo Again | Asmussen | Speightstown |
| Informative | St. Lewis | Bodemeister |
| Sonneman | Hennig | Curlin |
| Nile River | Fujiwara | American Pharoah |
| Ready to Roll | Calhoun | City Zip |
| Scabbard | Kenneally | More Than Ready |
| Spa City | McLaughlin | Street Sense |
| Striking Speed | Rice | Brilliant Speed |
| Karakontieparadise | Carroll | Karakontie (JPN) |
| Royal Act | Eurton | American Pharoah |
| American Code | Baffert | American Pharoah |
| Candy Machine | Brown | Candy Ride (ARG) |
| Code Runner | Asmussen | Honor Code |
| Kid Mercury | Motion | Lemon Drop Kid |
| Oorah | Jerkens | Honor Code |
| Gimme Some Mo | Pletcher | Uncle Mo |
| Green Light Go | Jerkens | Hard Spun |
| Hero d’Oro | Brown | Medaglia d’Oro |
| Mongolian Halo | Ganbat | More Than Ready |
| Santos Dumont | Asmussen | Street Sense |
| Censored | Baffert | Hard Spun |
| Chase Tracker | Pletcher | Verrazano |
| Longonot (JPN) | Takayanagi | Pyro |
| Mo Mosa | Maker | Uncle Mo |
| Mr. Monomoy | Cox | Palace Malice |
| Shoplifted | Asmussen | Into Mischief |
| Tons of Gold | Delgado | Tonalist |
| Prince of Pharoahs | Rice | American Pharoah |
| Wells Bayou | Cox | Lookin At Lucky |
| American Butterfly | Lukas | American Pharoah |
| Earner | Asmussen | Carpe Diem |
| Express Train | Shirreffs | Union Rags |
| Fifty Grand | Lukas | American Pharoah |
| Inter Miami | Delgado | Big Drama |
| King Ashoka | Baffert | Uncle Mo |
| Prodigious Bay | Moquett | Bayern |
| Bourbon Bay | Hennig | Bayern |
| Close Shave | Motion | Uncle Mo |
| Cernan | Asmussen | Malibu Moon |
| Major Fed | Foley | Ghostzapper |
| Play the Wildcard | Hollendorfer | Jack Milton |
| Cool Runnings | Desormeaux | American Pharoah |
| Great Power | Callaghan | Blame |
| Independence Hall | Trombetta | Constitution |
| Johnnie Merle (IRE) | House | Invincible Spirit (IRE) |
| Centurion | Jerkens | Pioneerof the Nile |
| Clepat | Yahagi | American Pharoah |
| Sycamore Run | Sharp | Street Sense |
| No Salt | Mott | Tonalist |
| Ready Soul | Attfield | More Than Ready |
| Shekhem (IRE) | Weld | Zoffany (IRE) |
| Guaco | Delgado | Maclean’s Music |
| Ryan’s Cat | Chapman | Kitten’s Joy |
| Finnick the Fierce | Hernandez | Dialed In |
| Unrighteous | Pletcher | Violence |
| King Khozan | Mott | Khozan |
| Mongolian Point | Ganbat | Animal Kingdom |
| Thunder Code | Shirreffs | Honor Code |
| Premier Star | Navarro | Tapiture |
| Fifty Cents | Summers | Goldencents |
| Taraz | Cox | Into Mischief |
| Convict | Contessa | Constitution |
| Corral Nocturne | Fujiwara | Emcee |
| Mailman Money | Calhoun | Goldencents |
| Nadal | Baffert | Blame |
| Yaugau (JPN) | Sugai | Gold Allure (JPN) |
| Max Player | Rice | Honor Code |
| Ny Traffic | Joseph, Jr. | Cross Traffic |
| Daimei Corrida (JPN) | Morita | Eskendereya |
| Fried Rice King | Pletcher | Bernardini |
| Hit the Road | Blacker | More Than Ready |
| Pellar Tate | Chatlos | Pioneerof the Nile |
| Encoder | Sadler | English Channel |
| Fantastic Day | Baffert | Medaglia d’Oro |
| First Line | Noda | First Samurai |
| Semper Fi | Pletcher | Carpe Diem |
| Laddie Liam | Contessa | Golden Lad |
| Kentucky Summer | Asmussen | Tapit |
| Kingmeister | Hennig | Bodemeister |
| Authentic | Baffert | Into Mischief |
| Danon Pharaoh (JPN) | Yahagi | American Pharoah |
| Storm the Court | Eurton | Court Vision |
| High Holy | Miller | Great Notion |
| Super John | Servis | Super Saver |
| Battle of Liege | O’Brien | War Front |
| Gear Jockey | Arnold, II | Twirling Candy |
| Invader | Ward | War Front |
| Sturgill | Broberg | Take Charge Indy |
| American Face | Toda | Tapit |
| Or’effice | Hennig | Medaglia d’Oro |
| Ronithelimodriver | Servis | Medaglia d’Oro |
| Shirl’s Speight | Attfield | Speightstown |
| Country Grammer | Brown | Tonalist |
| Basin | Asmussen | Liam’s Map |
| Farmington Road | Pletcher | Quality Road |
| Special Day | Hollendorfer | Tiznow |
| The Stiff | McCarthy | Danza |
| Attachment Rate | Romans | Hard Spun |
| Mongolian Kingdom | Ganbat | Animal Kingdom |
| Lucky Asset | House | Honor Code |
| Distorted Sky | Mott | Distorted Humor |
*Listed by foaling date
