Derby Connections

| Birthplace | Champions | Color | Disqualifications | Fastest Runners |

| Favorites | Fillies | Geldings | Margins | Nominees | Number of Starters |

| Post Positions | Pre-Derby Campaigns | Prep Races | Sires | Track Condition |

The Triple Crown nomination procedure was initiated in 1986. The largest number of nominees to the Triple Crown was 452 in 1986. Before that time, the largest number of Derby nominees was 432 in 1981, the smallest, 32, in 1913.

The following is a listing of Triple Crown nominees since 1986, including early and late totals.

YEAR	EARLY	LATE	TOTAL
1986	422	30	452
1987	398	24	422
1988	381	20	401
1989	381	13	394
1990	315	33	348
1991	369	8	377
1992	389	18	407
1993	342	25	367
1994	354	9	363
1995	317	7	324
1996	354	7	361
1997	375	13	388
1998	384	6	390
1999	396	11	407
2000	387	13	400
2001	440	7	447
2002	405	12	417
2003	446	8	454
2004	434	14	448
2005	358	14	372

| Birthplace | Champions | Color | Disqualifications | Fastest Runners |

| Favorites | Fillies | Geldings | Margins | Nominees | Number of Starters |

| Post Positions | Pre-Derby Campaigns | Prep Races | Sires | Track Condition |

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