Argentum
- Owner: Alta Basaldua
- Derby stats: 10 starts; 3 wins
- Breed: Oldenburg
- Color: Dark grey
- Sex: Gelding
- Year foaled: 2001
- Personality: “He’s a sweet horse that loves his job,” owner Alta says. “But he can get a little cocky and thinks everything and everyone should be afraid of him.”
- Barn name: Gem
What makes him suited to the derby courses?: The challenging courses pique his interest. “The spookier the jump, the better he performs,” rider and trainer Peter Pletcher says.
