Following the publication of the entries on Tuesday, ante-post favourite Pierre Bonnard (Camelot) is among 88 colts in contention for the Betfred Derby, which takes place at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 6 and offers record prize-money of £2 million in 2026.The unbeaten Pierre Bonnard, who was last seen winning October's G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud, features in a bumper list of 24 entries for Aidan O'Brien, the most successful trainer in the history of the Classic with 11 wins. The Ballydoyle contingent also includes the first three from last year's G1 Futurity Trophy at Doncaster – Hawk Mountain (Wootton Bassett), Action (Frankel) and Benvenuto Cellini (Frankel) – along with GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Gstaad (Starspangledbanner) and Puerto Rico (Wootton Bassett), who completed a Group 1 double at two when landing the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and Criterium International.Whilst O'Brien would appear all but certain to hold a strong hand at Epsom on the first Saturday in June, it remains to be seen whether legendary US trainer Bob Baffert will break new ground by saddling a Derby runner. A six-time winner of the Kentucky Derby, Baffert is responsible for Greenwich Village (Quality Road), who gained his third career victory in Sunday's Pasadena Stakes at Santa Anita. If travelling to Epsom, Greenwich Village would be the first US-trained runner in the Derby since 1993.Tom Ryan of joint-owners SF Racing said, “We are incredibly grateful to The Jockey Club for extending an invitation to the Betfred Derby for Greenwich Village. It was a wonderful and unexpected surprise for all of us, and something we don't take lightly. It's a very intriguing opportunity, and we'll be giving it serious thought as we map out his path from the winter into the spring.“We've loved seeing how he's progressed, stretching out from six and a half furlongs to a mile on the turf, and he keeps finding and finishing through adversity, which is what you want to see from a developing three-year-old. He's a big, powerful colt – and he's bred to keep moving forward as distances increase. The Derby distance is the great unknown.”Ryan added, “We will be guided by Bob Baffert when it comes to making a decision. When we originally purchased him, we had the Kentucky Derby in mind. It would be quite a pivot if he ended up in Epsom Downs.”The 88 entries also include a pair of possible contenders from Japan – the Takeshi Okumura-trained Akkan (Hawkbill) and Yuta Sato's Choreo Sequence (Saturnalia). Akkan is the winner of two of his six starts to date, while Choreo Sequence followed a winning debut at Tokyo with a fourth-place finish in the G3 Kisaragi Sho at Kyoto earlier this month.ParisLongchamp maiden winner Ebiyar (Siyouni) is the sole French-trained entry for Francis-Henri Graffard and the Aga Khan Studs, while Joseph O'Brien is responsible for four of the remaining six entries from Ireland, including James J Braddock (Zarak), a six-length winner at the Curragh when last seen. Paddy Twomey has entered the unraced State Of Wyoming (Night Of Thunder), while Fozzy Stack's Listed winner Thesecretadversary (St Mark's Basilica) completes the potential Irish challenge at this stage.Meanwhile, Charlie Appleby leads the home defence with nine entries as he seeks his third Derby success, ahead of John and Thady Gosden with seven entries and Andrew Balding with six.At 25/1, the Owen Burrows-trained Raaheeb – a Sea The Stars full-brother to the multiple Group 1 winners Baaeed and Hukum – is the pick of the British contingent with sponsors Betfred. Pierre Bonnard heads the market at 6/1.The post Unbeaten Pierre Bonnard and US-Trained Greenwich Village Among 88 Derby Entries appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.