130th Kentucky Derby Official Entries
May 1, 2004; Churchill Downs

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Full field of 20 entered for Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The Cliff's Edge was made the slight 4-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby and drew the No. 11 post Wednesday.

A field of 20 3-year-olds was entered for the 1 1/4 -mile race, with undefeated Arkansas Derby winner Smarty Jones the second choice at 9-2. Tapit was the third choice at 8-1.

In 2002, Harlan's Holiday was 9-2, the highest morning line favorite since the line was first published in 1949.

Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia had a tough time picking between The Cliff's Edge, trained by Nick Zito, and Smarty Jones, who is 6-0 in his career.

``You can't knock Smarty Jones' record. The Cliff's Edge got a little bit better (speed) number in the Blue Grass,'' Battaglia said. ``Nick Zito has won the Derby twice and The Cliff's Edge has won two races at Churchill Downs. Very, very close, but that's what swung me.''

Zito couldn't believe the 50-1 odds -- highest in the race -- assigned to his other entry, Birdstone, the son of 1996 Derby winner Grindstone.

Post	Horse	M/L	Jockey/Trainer 
1. Limehouse	30-1	J. Santos/Todd Pletcher  
2. Song of the Sword 	30-1	N. Arroyo Jr./J. Pedersen
3. Lion Heart 	10-1	M. Smith/P. Biancone 
4. Action This Day	30-1	D. Flores/R. Mandella
5. Wimbledon	15-1	J. Bailey/B. Baffert 
6. Friends Lake 	15-1	R. Migliore/J. Kimmel 
7. Minister Eric	30-1	P. Day/R. Mandella
8. Master David 	12-1	A. Solis/R. Frankel
9. St Averil		30-1	T. Baze/R. Becerra
10. Imperialism 	15-1	K. Desormeaux/K. Mulhall. 
11. The Cliff's Edge 	4-1	S. Sellers/N. Zito 
12. Borrego		20-1	V. Espinoza/B. Greely
13. Birdstone	50-1	E. Prado/N. Zito
14. Read the Footnotes	12-1	R. Albarado/R. Violette
15. Smarty Jones	9-2	S. Elliott/J. Servis  
16. Castledale	15-1 	J. Valdivia Jr./J. Mullins
17. Pollard's Vision	20-1	J. Velazquez/T. Pletcher 
18. Tapit 		8-1	R. Dominguez/M. Dickinson
19. Pro Prado	30-1	J. McKee/R. Holthus 
20. Quintons Gold Rush	20-1	C. Nakatani/S. Asmussen