Racing Dudes 2018 Top 20 Kentucky Derby Rankings #1

8. Avery Island

Derby Points/Rank: 14 – 7th

Race Record: (5) 3-1-0

Earnings: $365,332

Breeding: Street Sense – Kinda Spicy

Owner: Godolphin Racing

Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin

Last Race: Grade 3 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct, Finished 1st

Racing Dudes Fantasy League Owner: Mike “Saratoga Slim” Spector

Analysis: Avery Island had a tremendous 2018 debut, he easily taking home the Withers. The New York route to Kentucky seems logical for him, as all of his big victories have come over the Aqueduct surface. The win was also at a mile and 1/8, which was his second solid effort at that distance.