8. Avery Island
Derby Points/Rank: 14 – 8th
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, 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.
