Ebony

• Owner: Boss Inc.
• Derby stats: 1 start and win
• Breed: Dutch Warmblood
• Color: Dark brown
• Sex: Gelding
• Year foaled: 2000
• Personality: “He’s the ultimate show horse. He knows his job and loves doing it,” owner Holly Bossert says. “He’s spoiled rotten and loves and demands your attention, but only on his time and schedule.”
• Barn name: SunnyBoy

What makes him suited to the derby courses?: “He loves to jump and is a game little horse,” trainer Rachel Kennedy says.