A list of 10 finalists have been released for induction into the US Hall of Fame in 2015.

The Class of 2015 has been determined by a 14-member nominating committee. The candidates were selected from 68 initial nominees as suggested by turf journalists, thoroughbred racing participants and racing fans.

Of the 10 finalists, four will be elected to the Hall of Fame as determined by the highest total votes by Hall of Fame voters with the results of the voting on contemporary candidates announced on April 20.

An induction ceremony honouring the 2015 Hall of Fame members will be held at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 7.

The finalists are jockeys Chris Antley, Victor Espinoza, Corey Nakatani and Craig Perret; thoroughbreds Black Tie Affair, Kona Gold, Lava Man and Xtra Heat and trainers King Leatherbury and David Whiteley.

Two-time GI Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Chris Antley accumulated 3,480 wins beginning in 1983, before his death in 2000 at age 34.

A winner of 127 graded stakes races amongst 293 overall stakes victories, Antley scored in the 1991 and 1999 editions of the Run for the Roses with Strike the Gold and Charismatic, who also took the G1 Preakness. His mounts earned $92,261,894.

Victor Espinoza has won 3188 races since he starting riding in 1993 and has career earnings of $171,130,260.

He recorded a Kentucky Derby-Preakness double with California Chrome last year and won the same two races in 2002 with War Emblem (Our Emblem). To date Espinoza, has collected 209 graded stakes from 412 total stakes victories.

Since 1988, Corey Nakatani has won 3766 races of which 599 were stakes and 332 were at the graded level. His mounts’ earnings stand at $224,484,846 and he has 10 Breeders’ Cup wins to his credit.

Rounding out the jockey finalists is Craig Perret, who rode from 1967-2005. He was the leading apprentice jockey by earnings in 1967 and won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 1990. Perret scored in the 1987 GI Belmont S. with Bet Twice and also won the Kentucky Derby with Unbridled in 1990. His mounts’ earnings stand at $113,837,299.

Black Tie Affair was Horse of the Year and Eclipse Champion Older Male in 1991 with six graded-stakes wins in his final six appearances including the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic.

He was owned by Edward P. Swyer before being sold as a 3-year-old to Jeffrey Sullivan. He earned $3,370,694 with a record of 45-18-9-6 for trainers Walter Reese and Ernie T. Poulos.

Owned by trainer Bruce Headley, Irwin and Andrew Molasky and Michael Singh’s High Tech Stable, Eclipse Champion Sprinter Kona Gold won that title in 2000 off the back of wins in the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint, G2 Ancient Title S., G2 Bing Crosby, G2I Potrero Grand S. and G2I Palos Verdes H.

He appeared in the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint five times from a career of 30-14-7-2 with earnings of $2,293,384.

Fan favorite Lava Man, who became one of the top claims in history after being haltered for $50,000 by STD Racing Stable and Jason Wood, tops the list for most G1 races won by a California-bred at seven.

From a career record of 47-17-8-5 and $5,268,706 in earnings, the Doug O’Neill-trained gelding took three consecutive editions of the GI Hollywood Gold Cup and back-to-back runnings of the GI Santa Anita Hcp.

He was also the first horse to complete the Hollywood Gold Cup Santa Anita H. Pacific Classic G1 triple.

A champion at three in 2001 for trainer John Salzman Sr. fleet-footed filly Xtra Heat won a staggering total of 25 stakes races, including the GI Prioress S.

An earner of $2,398,635, the short-distance specialist compiled a record of 35-26-5-2 with 10 graded stakes wins, including the GII Vagrancy H., GII Genuine Risk H., GII Astarita S. and GII Beaumont S.

King Leatherbury began training in 1959 and is still going strong at 81.

Currently ranked fourth amongst all trainers with 6449 wins, he has accumulated 52 training titles in Maryland and has career purse earnings of $62,792,375.

Retired trainer David Whiteley, son of Hall of Famer Frank Whiteley Jr., trained three champions in a career that lasted from 1970-1995.

His win percentage was a stellar 33%, with 678 wins from 2,068 starters. He saddled 1979 GI Belmont S. Coastal, who derailed the Triple Crown attempt of champion Spectacular Bid and accumulated career earnings of $11,837,823.

To be considered for a Hall of Fame nomination as a contemporary candidate, trainers must have been active for 25 years and jockeys must have been active 20 years. Horses are under consideration for the Hall of Fame after they have been retired for five calendar years.

The requirements for jockeys and trainers may be waived, but a five-year waiting period is required before they become eligible for candidacy. If any potential nominees have not been active in the past 25 years, they are still eligible through the historic review process.