Tapit Trice has earned $883,650 in his short career, and his owners are still more than $416,000 in the hole. That's because this son of Tapit cost $1.3 million, the biggest price paid at auction for a horse in this year's Kentucky Derby field. But money can't buy you a Kentucky Derby winner; only one of the 30 Derby starters to be sold at auction for at least $700,000 since 1982 won the blanket of roses: the $4 million Fusaichi Pegasus in 2000.

5 Tapit Trice (5-1)

• Trainer Todd Pletcher
• Jockey Luis Saez
• Last race First in the Blue Grass Stakes by a neck
• Career record 5 starts: 4 wins, 1 third
• Career earnings $883,650
• Best career Beyer Speed Figure 99 (2023 Blue Grass Stakes)
• Sire Tapit

Below, we'll dig further into Tapit Trice as part of our series profiling all the horses competing in the 149th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6. We'll look back into his past performances, what questions need to be answered on Saturday and analyze how the post draw affects his chances.

Kentucky Derby profiles: 1 Hit Show | 2 Verifying | 3 Two Phil's | 4 Confidence Game | 5 Tapit Trice | 6 Kingsbarns | 7 Reincarnate | 8 Mage | 9 Skinner | 10 Practical Move | 11 Disarm | 12 Jace's Road | 13 Sun Thunder | 14 Angel of Empire | 15 Forte | 16 Raise Cain | 17 Derma Sotogake | 18 Rocket Can | 19 Lord Miles | 20 Continuar

So what key information could decide how Tapit Trice performs in the Kentucky Derby? And how does the post draw affect his chances? ... Join SportsLine now to get a full profile on Tapit Trice and every other horse in the Kentucky Derby!