Contender Profile: Adriano

Status for Derby: Uncertain
Graded Earnings: $325,000
Future Odds: 38/1
Owner: Courtlandt Farms
Trainer: H. Graham Motion

Has perhaps the best distance pedigree in the field, but any horse by A.P. Indy out of a Mr. Prospector mare will be bred to do everything. Ran very modest figures as a two-year-old, but has run a pair of good ones at three, winning a turf N1X by 6 3/4 (90 BSF) and taking the G2 Lane's End (92 BSF) while wide. Six of seven starts have come on synthetic or grass. In only start on actual dirt, was beaten badly in G2 Fountain of Youth (70 BSF), put to a constant drive and didn't seem to handle the surface, although far outside post didn't help matters. Not sure that was enough to suggest that he can't run on dirt, but it certainly didn't inspire confidence in his versatility. Won Lane's End impressively, but likely didn't beat much. Would seem to be overmatched in the Derby at this point, but he's not one to throw out of the bottom of exotics, as one thing he does appear to possess is staying power.