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Nominees

The Triple Crown nomination procedure was initiated in 1986. The largest number of nominees to the Triple Crown was 461 last year in 2007. 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
2006 427 14 441
2007 450 11 461

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