Junko Kondo’s Admire Daytona (JPN) and Jim & Claire Limited’s Heart of Honor (GB), the respective top two finishers in the UAE Derby (Grade II), headline five 3-year-olds made eligible to compete in the 2025 Triple Crown through a late $6,000 payment that was due Monday.

The other late nominees (pending late mail) are Baytown Partnership and Trawitzki Thoroughbreds’ Brereton’s Baytown; Harrell Ventures and Starlight Racing’s Colloquial; and LaShawna Lynch’s Just a Fair Shake.

In total, 378 3-year-olds are now eligible for the Triple Crown series, which consists of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI), the $2 million Preakness Stakes (GI) and the $2 million Belmont Stakes (GI).

Horses not originally nominated can be supplemented for $200,000 to become eligible for all three races, or $50,000 for the Kentucky Derby only. After the Derby, supplemental nominations are $150,000 for eligibility to the Preakness and Belmont Stakes or $50,000 for the Belmont only.

MIDLANTIC CONNECTIONS

• Brereton’s Baytown, though Kentucky-bred, broke his maiden at Charles Town Dec. 11 for trainer Paul McEntee and later won a claiming race at Laurel. He most recently was fifth in the Arkansas Derby…
• Just a Fair Shake is based at Laurel Park in the barn of Daniel McKenzie. He has two wins from three starts and ran third behind Pascaline and Studlydoright in the off-the-turf Laurel Futurity. He is nominated to the Federico Tesio Stakes April 19 at Laurel, which is a “win and in” race for the Preakness…