The major preps are in the books for the 2021 Kentucky Derby. All that’s in the way between now and May 1 are final workouts, a bit of good luck and the post position draw.

Our resident historians and handicappers with 1/ST BET and Xpressbet check back in with their Top 10 contenders for the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.

Jeff Siegel | @jsiegelracing 

#1 Essential Quality
#2 Rock Your World
#3 Known Agenda
#4 Hot Rod Charlie
#5 Highly Motivated
#6 Medina Spirit
#7 Midnight Bourbon
#8 Concert Tour
#9 Helium
#10 Soup and Sandwich

Jon White | @PostTimeJon

#1 Essential Quality
#2 Rock Your World
#3 Concert Tour
#4 Hot Rod Charlie
#5 Known Agenda
#6 Highly Motivated
#7 Medina Spirit
#8 Midnight Bourbon
#9 Mandaloun
#10 Super Stock

John DeSantis | @XBJohnnyD

#1 Essential Quality
#2 Hot Rod Charlie
#3 Rock Your World
#4 Known Agenda
#5 Concert Tour
#6 Highly Motivated
#7 Medina Spirit
#8 Midnight Bourbon
#9 Bourbonic
#10 O Besos

Jeremy Plonk | @HorsePlayerNow

#1 Essential Quality
#2 Known Agenda
#3 Highly Motivated
#4 Medina Spirit
#5 Rock Your World
#6 Hot Rod Charlie
#7 Midnight Bourbon
#8 Super Stash
#9 Caddo River
#10 Concert Tour