2022 Kentucky Derby Field - Barber Road
Last Updated: 05/05/2022 at 9:30 AM ET
Barber Road is a 3 year old colt owned by WSS Rcaing LLC. Barber Road was bred in Kentucky by Susan Perredter and Jidy Cury. Barber Road is trained by John Alexander and jockeyed by Rey Gitierez.
Barbee Road is ranked #13 overall with a total of 58 points and $589.000 in non restricted stakes earnings. Barber Road has one 1st place finish in the Stater Allowance, four 2nd place finishes in the Arkansas Derby, Smarty Jones Stakes, Southwest Stakes and the Lively Shively Stakes, and a 3rd place finish in the Rebel Stakes.
John Ortiz has only been training solo since 2016, and he to chance to getting into the Kentucky with Barber Road. Barber Road was a $15,000 Keeneland November weanling purchase in 2019.
Barber Road is sired by the Race Day, a multiple Grade 2-winning son of Tapit, from mare Encounter.
Coming from a family that has produced stakes winners including Susan’s Angel, Copingaway, Eloquack, and Seacliff. Stamina may be an issue. But if he can hold up has massive potential in this year's Derby at 30-1 odds $100 bet pays $3000.
