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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table Stakes | C | B | Thunder Gulch | Pretty Tricky | Destinaire Farm | Frank Betancourt | Oxbow Racing Llc |
| Take The Points | C | Gr/ro | Even The Score | Ginger Ginger | Phoenix Farm | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Partners |
| Taqarub | C | B | Aldebaran | Honor Bestowed | Hank Snowden, Lynn Snowden & Johnphillips | Kiaran P. Mclaughlin | Shadwell Stable |
| Terrain | G | Ch | Sky Mesa | Minery | Adele B. Dilschneider | Albert M. Stall, Jr. | Adele B. Dilschneider |
| The Big Dunkin | C | Ch | Giant's Causeway | Muskoka Dawn | Paget Bloodstock | Nicholas P. Zito | Ol Memorial Stable |
| The Jackal | C | Dk B/ | Forest Wildcat | Puff O Luck | Mr. & Mrs. R. David Randal | Richard A. Violette, Jr. | Earle I. Mack |
| The Major | C | Dk B/ | Thunder Gulch | Circus Toons | Ironwater Farms Joint Venture | Jerry Hollendorfer | Bell, Jr., Thomas R., Daniels, Phil, Hollendorfer, Jerry And Todaro, George |
| The Pamplemousse | C | Gr/ro | Kafwain | Comfort Zone | Clarkland Farm | Julio C. Canani | Bienstock And Winner Stable, Solis, Ii, A., Strauss, J., Lenner, T., Davenport |
| Theregoesjojo | C | B | Brahms | Slewie Blues | Bob K Sliger | Kenneth G. Mcpeek | Samotowka Stables, Llc, Delfiner Partners, Krall, George And Magdalena Racing |
| They're Late | C | B | Mineshaft | Whitewater | Donald & R. Mary Zuckerman, As Tenantsby The Entireties | Nicholas P. Zito | Robert V. Lapenta |
| Tiz True | C | B | Tiznow | Amelia | Alexander Groves Matz, Llc | David E. Hofmans | Tarabilla Farms, Inc. |
| Tizallaboutme | C | Dk B/ | Tiznow | Mrs Miniver | Max Trotter | Rodrigo A. Ubillo | William Price |
| Tizwhen | C | B | Tiznow | Printemps (chi) | Amerman Racing Llc | Robert J. Frankel | Amerman Racing Stables Llc |
| Toby The Coal Man | C | Dk B/ | Mineshaft | Major Melissa | Ias Management | Nicholas P. Zito | Robert V. Lapenta |
| Tone It Down | C | Dk B/ | Medaglia D'oro | Chattin | Barbara Cross Graham | William R. Komlo | M And D Stable |
| Top Seed | C | B | Grand Slam | Bronze Route | Capistrano Thoroughbreds | Michael J. Trombetta | Meyerhoff, Harry C. And Tom O. |
| Total Gentleman | C | Dk B/ | Unbridled's Song | President's Girl | Twin Creeks Farm, Taylor Made Farm Inc,louis Brooks & Rancho San M | Steven M. Asmussen | Twin Creeks Farm |
| Toulouse Lautrec | C | B | More Than Ready | Lac Du Printemps | David Bowman & Dr. Carl Chan | Richard A. Violette, Jr. | Earle I. Mack |
| Tranquil Manner | C | B | A.p. Indy | Composure | Darley | Kiaran P. Mclaughlin | Darley Stable |
| Turk | C | B | Vindication | Turkana | Ten Broeck Farm Inc | Bob Baffert | Natalie J. Baffert |
| Two Brash | C | Ch | Awesome Again | Impolite | Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings Llc. | John C. Kimmel | Gold Mark Farm Llc |