Racing Dudes Top 20 Kentucky Derby Rankings #10

3. Carpe Diem

Derby Points/Rank: 164 points – 3rd

Race Record: (5) 4-1-0

Earnings: $1,519,800

Breeding: Giant’s Causeway – Rebridled Dreams

Owner: Winstar Farm and Stonestreet Stables

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Last Race: Keeneland: Grade 1 Bluegrass Stakes on 4/4/15, finished 1st

Analysis: He continues to impress, but I do not have him in the same conversation as the top two at this point.  He hasn’t shown the brilliance yet that the Baffert duo has, but he is rounding into form at the perfect time.  The Kentucky Derby will be his third race off of a layoff so that could mean an improvement.