Below is the complete list of early nominees to Triple Crown 2009. There were 401 nominees during the early nomination process, which closed Jan. 24 with payment of $600 per horse. Late nominations can be made at a cost of $6,000, by the deadline of March 28.
| NAME | SEX | COLOR | SIRE | DAM | BREEDER | TRAINER | OWNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D C Tapit | C | Gr/ro | Tapit | Eaves | Ags Thoroughbreds Ltd. | Mike R. Mitchell | Zayat Stables, Llc |
| Danger To Society | C | B | Harlan's Holiday | Elrose | Starlight Stables 1, Llc | Kenneth G. Mcpeek | Robbins Iii, Lansdon B. And Delaney, Samuel P. |
| Degree Of Power | C | B | Storm Cat | Apple Of Kent | Juddmonte Farms, Inc. | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms, Inc. |
| Denver | C | Ch | Fusaichi Pegasus | Screamer | Donald & R. Mary Zuckerman, As Tenantsby The Entireties | Todd A. Pletcher | Zuckerman, Donald S. And Roberta Mary |
| Derive | C | Ch | Cozzene | Fluttery Danseur | Stewart Armstrong | Richard E. Mandella | B. Wayne Hughes |
| Desert Party | C | B | Street Cry (ire) | Sage Cat | David Smith & Steven Sinatra | Saeed Bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing Llc |
| Deus Ex Machina | C | B | Storm Cat | Ellie's Moment | Phillips Racing Partnership | Richard E. Mandella | Darby Dan Farm |
| Devil On The Roof | C | Dk B/ | Vindication | Zinfandoll | Thomas L. Nichols & Maxine Nichols | C. Beau Greely | Thomas L. Nichols |
| D'oro Diablo | C | Dk B/ | Medaglia D'oro | Dancehall Floozy | Robert G. Harvey | Eddie Kenneally | Robert Harvey |
| Dream Now | C | Gr/ro | Medaglia D'oro | Striking Distance | Mr. & Mrs. John Glenney Jr. | Julio C. Canani | Bloodstock Management Services, Inc. And Preston Wood Farm Llc |
| Dream Of Kaylee | C | B | Cactus Ridge | Witchkin | J M Stables, Inc. | Robert B. Hess, Jr. | Schroeder Farm, Llc, Borchetta, Martha And Boran, Alberta |
| Driving Snow (gb) | C | Gr/ro | Verglas (ire) | Dazzling Dancer (gb) | Castlemartin Stud And Skymarc Farm | Darrin Miller | Silverton Hill Llc |
| Dubinsky | C | Ch | Toccet | Breath Of Life | Cloyce C. Clark, Jr. | Patrick L. Reynolds | Pompa, Jr., Paul, P. And Clover Four Stable |
| Duc De Savoie | C | B | Harlan's Holiday | Tee For Three | Brereton C. Jones | Dermot K. Weld | Dr. M.w.j. Smurfit |
| Dueling Alex | C | B | Medaglia D'oro | Rosie Dooley | Mary A. Sullivan | Cam M. Gambolati | Ol Memorial Stable And Glasscock, C. E. |
| Dumar | C | B | Maria's Mon | Mispillion | Millennium Farms | Steven M. Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable |
| Dunkirk | C | Gr/ro | Unbridled's Song | Secret Status | W. S. Farish, James Elkins &w. T. Webber Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Magnier, John Mrs., Smith, Derrick And Tabor, Michael |
| Dynamic Host | C | Dk B/ | Dynaformer | Hosta | Gaynor Rupert | C. Beau Greely | Drakenstein Stud |
| Dynamoor | C | B | Dynaformer | Catumbella | Jamm, Ltd & Mill Ridge Farm, Ltd | James A. Jerkens | Centennial Farms |