The Factor is new No. 1 in AP's Derby Top 10
April 11, 2011As Uncle Mo was finishing third in the Wood Memorial over the weekend, race caller Tom Durkin exclaimed ... ``and the Kentucky Derby is up for grabs!''
It sure is.
With Uncle Mo losing for the first time, there's a new No. 1 in The Associated Press' latest Run to the Roses Top 10 list of Derby contenders: The Factor.
The speedy 3-year-old gray colt moves up from No. 3 and could wind up as the Derby favorite May 7 if he can win the $1 million Arkansas Derby on Saturday. The Factor has won his last three starts going wire-to-wire.
Wood winner Toby's Corner moves into the Top 10 for the first time at No. 6, with Midnight Interlude at No. 8 after winning the Santa Anita Derby. Uncle Mo slips to No. 3. Florida Derby winner Dialed In remains No. 2.