1.   But David Hofmans, who trains Touch Gold, felt that he could win the double prize if his colt won the Classic.

2.   He sent Thunder Gulch to Gulfstream Park two years ago, and the colt won the Fountain of Youth and the Kentucky Derby.

3.   He tried to make a case that the colt could win.

4.   Lukas, who trained Tabasco Cat last year when the colt won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, said four would be nice.

5.   More than one jockey argued that the best colt did not win.

6.   Needless to say, a West Virginia-bred colt has never won the Derby, even if they do very well at Mountaineer Park.

7.   Smith thinks the colt can win from off the pace.

8.   The colt won the Kentucky Derby recently and finished second in the Preakness.

9.   The colt won the Lexington, the Belmont Stakes and the Haskell, but ran ninth and last in the Classic.

10.   The Cryptoclearance colt has won four of six races, with two seconds.