He won easily each time, but any one of half a dozen other Derby prospects could probably have posted similarly impressive-looking victories.

It is, however, a competitive field that includes at least one serious Derby prospect.

He gears much of his operation toward finding Derby prospects and getting them to the race.

Only five 3-year-olds were entered, none of them a prominent Derby prospect.

"I think he would have been a Derby prospect," Lukas said.

We had other 2-year-olds we could have run, but he's our best one now and our best Derby prospect for next year.

Two other Derby prospects will put undefeated records into weekend races.

He finished third to a pair of long shots, and was downgraded as a Derby prospect.

Lukas thinks he may have an even better Derby prospect in Houston, a winner of his only start.

Lukas's Derby prospects simply were not good enough.