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Crown Of Thorns - 2008 Kentucky Derby Contender

Crown Of Thorns - 2008 Kentucky Derby Contender.

Trainer: Richard Mandella
Jockey: Victor Espinoza
Owner: B. Wayne Hughes
Breeder: Clover Leaf Farms II, Inc.
2007 Record: 0-0-0 in 1 start

Crown of Thorns is by Repent, who finished 13th on last year's Leading Freshman Sire list. After winning the Kentucky Cup Juvenile (gr. III), Repent finished a fine second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) to Johannesburg, defeating the likes of Officer and Came Home. As a three-year-old Repent won the Risen Star Stakes (gr. III) and the Louisiana Derby (gr. II), but his career highlight came later that year via a game second in the Travers Stakes (gr. I) where he fell short of catching Medaglia d'Oro by just a half-length. From kentuckyderby.com.

Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) winner Crown of Thorns has suffered an injury to his left front leg and will miss all three Triple Crown races, said horse trainer Richard Mandella.

The Florida-bred Crown of Thorns sold for $300,000 at the 2007 OBS March Two-Year-Olds in Training sale.

2008 Kentucky Derby 134 Entries With Jockeys, Trainers & Morning Line Odds

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6/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Pyro
Trainer: Steve Asmussen Jockey: Shaun Bridgmohan
4/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Colonel John
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30/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Z Humor
Trainer: Bill Mott Jockey: Rene Douglas
20/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Smooth Air
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15/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Monba
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30/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Adriano
Trainer: Graham Motion Jockey: Edgar Prado
20/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Denis of Cork
Trainer: David Carroll Jockey: Calvin Borel
20/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Cowboy Cal
Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez
20/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Recapturetheglory
Trainer: Louie Roussel, III Jockey: E. T. Baird
15/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Gayego
Trainer: Paulo Lobo Jockey: Mike Smith
3/1 ML Kentucky Derby Odds Big Brown
Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr. Jockey: Kent Desormeaux