Cherry Wine

CHERRY WINE (c, Paddy O'Prado–C.S. Royce, by Unbridled's Song)

Apr. 8 TDN Top 12 Rank: Unlisted

O/B-Pacella Racing, Frank L. Jones Jr., Frank Shoop. T-Dale Romans

Last Start: 3rd, GI Blue Grass S., KEE, April 9

Next Start: GI Kentucky Derby, CD, May 7

He may go down in history as perhaps the most talented horse not to get into the GI Kentucky Derby. With 25 points, he's currently 22nd on the list and could fall further after more points are handed out in the GI Arkansas Derby Saturday. He may not be the best 3-year-old in training, but he's certainly not the 22nd best. That was proven when he ran a solid third last week in the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. He missed running second by merely a head in that affair, a head that might have cost him a spot in the Derby starting gate.