By Dick Downey
Updated March 19, 2012 @ 10:04 a.m. ET

Fourteen horses are considered probable for the $2 million Group 2 U.A.E. Derby on March 31.

A release from Dubai Racing Club named the multi-national group. Of the 14, six are nominated to the Triple Crown:

--Daddy Long Legs (KY), based in Ireland and trained by Aidan O'Brien;

--Genten (KY), Japan, Yoshito Yahagi;

--Lucky Chappy (IRE), United States, Graham Motion;

--Red Duke (KY), Great Britain, John Quinn;

--Wrote (IRE), Ireland, Aidan O'Brien; and

--Yang Tse Kiang (FR), France, Richard Chotard.

Five of the projected starters, Burano (IRE), Entifaadha (GB), Falls of Lora (IRE), Kinglet (KY) and Mickdaam (IRE), weren't early-nominated to the Triple Crown.

Balada Sale (ARG), Boby Di (BRZ) and Helmet (AUS) are ineligible for the Kentucky Derby. Southern Hemisphere-breds considered 3-year-olds in the U.A.E., are 4-year-olds under North American racing rules.

Only three of the six Triple Crown nominees have raced this year: Genten, Lucky Chappy and Yang Tse Kiang.

Daddy Long Legs was last seen finishing twelfth of 13 in the Grade I Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

Red Duke finished eighth of nine in the Group 1 Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Oct. 8.

Wrote won the Grade I Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf on Nov. 5.

In 2012, Genten has made two starts, both on the dirt. He won on Jan 5, and on Feb. 18, he stretched out to a mile in the Hyacinth  Stakes in Japan. Coming from far off the pace after breaking from post 15, Genten finished second by a half-length to Darley's Fleet Street.  This race was reportedly Sheik  Mohammed's first official win as an owner in Japan. The Hyacinth is not a graded race but is still an important race -- horses must qualify with earnings to be eligible.

Lucky Chappy was beaten a nose by Daddy Nose Best in the Grade III El Camino Real Derby on Feb. 18.

On March 6, Yang Tse Kiang won a race called the Prix Du Lieutenant on Polytrack at Chantilly -- only four ran in the 9 1/2-furlong affair. He was second in the Group 3 Prix De Conde at Longchamp on Oct. 16.

Wrote has punched his ticket to the Kentucky Derby -- if connections so desire. He sits atop all foreign-based runners nominated to the Triple Crown with $556,630 in graded stakes earnings.

Wrote's stable mate, Daddy Long Legs, has $94,030 in graded earnings and ranks number 29 on the list maintained by Churchill Downs. Genten, the Japanese-based horse, has $123,826, and is ranked number 21. Red Duke has  $90,823 (30), and Yang Tse Kiang has $22,211 (63).

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