Recapturetheglory another late Triple Crown nominee
Recapturetheglory, a maiden winner entered in Saturday’s Illinois Derby (G2), has been added to the list of late nominees for the Triple Crown series.
With the addition, 11 three-year-olds were made eligible to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), Preakness Stakes (G1), and Belmont Stakes (G1) for the $6,000 late nomination fee.
The late entries push the total number of nominations to 460, equaling a record set last year.
Louie Roussel III trains Recapturetheglory, a Cherokee Run colt bred in Kentucky by Charles Jacobi. Roussel owns Recapturetheglory in partnership with Ronald Lamarque.