2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby Thoroughbred horse racing series
The 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2024 Kentucky Derby , which was held on May 4. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field. There were three separate paths for horses to take to qualify for the Derby: the main Road consisting of races in North America (plus one in Dubai), the Japan Road consisting of four races in Japan, and the European road consisting of seven races in England, Ireland and France. The top five finishers in the specified races received points, with higher points awarded in the major prep races in March and April. Earnings in non-restricted stakes races acted as a tie breaker.
For 2024, there are several changes in the Road to the Kentucky Derby . In the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby , there were of 37 races, with 22 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 15 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season . In 2024, the following changes were introduced:[ a]
Second-place points in all qualifying races have been increased to create added separation from second and third-place finishers
Third- and fourth-place points in races that award 100 points to winner have been decreased from 100-40-30-20-10 to 100-50-25-15-10
The Grade III Street Sense Stakes , held on October 29 at Churchill Downs was added to the Early Prep Season
The Grade III Sham Stakes was included in the original list of events, but Santa Anita Park did not schedule the event in 2024
Santa Anita Park decreased the distance of the Robert B. Lewis Stakes from 1+ 1 ⁄16 miles to one mile
The El Camino Real Derby was removed from the Early Prep Season
For the Sunland Park Derby at Sunland Park, the qualification points were decreased from 50-20-15-10-5 to 20-10-6-4-2 and the distance of the event was decreased from 1+ 1 ⁄8 to 1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
Standings
The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races for the main series.[ 2]
Entrants that have been nominated are ranked in the standings.[ 3]
As of May 1, 2024
Rank[ 2]
Horse
Points
Earnings[ b]
Trainer
Owner
Ref
1
Sierra Leone
155
$871,250
Chad C. Brown
Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier , Michael Tabor , Westerburg , Brook T. Smith & Peter Brant
[ 4]
2
Fierceness
136
$1,646,100
Todd A. Pletcher
Repole Stable
[ 5]
3
Catching Freedom
125
$802,000
Brad H. Cox
Albaugh Family Stables
[ 6]
4
Stronghold
125
$742,800
Philip D'Amato
Eric M. & Sharon Waller
[ 7]
5
Resilience
110
$416,000
William I. Mott
Emily Bushnell & Ric Waldman
[ 8]
6
Forever Young (JPN )
100
$1,769,919
Yoshito Yahagi
Susumu Fujita
[ 9]
7
Endlessly
100
$658,000
Michael McCarthy
Amerman Racing
[ 10]
bypassing[ c]
Timberlake
81
$1,132,500
Brad H. Cox
WinStar Farm & Siena Farm
[ 12]
8
Dornoch
75
$472,375
Danny Gargan
West Paces Racing, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Two Eight Racing & Pine Racing Stables
[ 4]
9
Just a Touch
75
$247,500
Brad H. Cox
Qatar Racing, Resolute Racing & Marc Detampel
[ 13]
10
Track Phantom
70
$300,000
Steven M. Asmussen
L and N Racing, Clark O. Brewster, Jerry Caroom & Breeze Easy
[ 14]
11
West Saratoga
67
$363,640
Larry Demeritte
Harry L. Veruchi
[ 15]
12
Just Steel
65
$628,295
D. Wayne Lukas
BC Stables
[ 6]
13
Honor Marie[ d]
65
$448,455
Whitworth D. Beckman
Ribble Farms, Michael H. Eiserman, Earl I. Silver, Kenneth E. & Daniel Fishbein
[ 16]
14
Domestic Product
60
$260,500
Chad C. Brown
Klaravich Stables
[ 17]
15
Catalytic
50
$186,000
Saffie Joseph Jr.
Tami Bobo, Julie Davies & George G. Isaacs
[ 18]
bypassing[ e]
Deterministic
50
$180,000
Christophe Clement
St. Elias Stable , Ken Langone, C. Steven Duncker & Vicarage Stable
[ 13]
16
Society Man[ f]
50
$141,875
Danny Gargan
West Racing, Dean & Patti Reeves, Carl & Yurie Pascarella & GMP Stables
[ 21]
17
Mystik Dan
46
$550,050
Kenneth G. McPeek
Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing & Daniel Hamby
[ 6]
injured[ g]
No More Time
45
$194,380
Jose D'Angelo
Morplay Racing
[ 23]
18–scratched[ h]
Encino
40
$323,880
Brad H. Cox
Godolphin Racing
[ 25]
19
Grand Mo the First
40
$164,250
Victor Barboza Jr.
Granpollo Stables
[ 26]
bypassing[ 27]
Common Defense
37
$253,450
Kenneth G. McPeek
David A. Bernsen, Michael & Tony Holmes & Norevale Farm
[ 28]
20
T O Password (JPN )[ i]
Japan
$120,474
Daisuke Takayanagi
Tomoya Ozasa
21[ j]
Epic Ride
35
$198,654
John Ennis
Welch Racing
[ 25]
bypassing
Hades
30
$193,550
Joseph Orseno
D. J. Stable & Robert Cotran
[ 17]
bypassing
Uncle Heavy
30
$167,500
Robert E. Reid Jr.
Michael Milam
[ 29]
bypassing
El Grande O
30
$151,000
Linda Rice
Barry K. Schwartz
[ 30]
bypassing
Seize the Grey
27
$113,163
D. Wayne Lukas
MyRacehorse
[ 15]
bypassing
Le Dom Bro[ k]
25
$131,000
Eniel Cordero
Vicente Stella Stables
[ 31]
not nominated[ 3]
E J Won the Cup
25
$126,000
Doug F. O'Neill
Superfecta King Stable
[ 32]
bypassing
Pandagate
25
$100,206
Christophe Clement
Adelphi Racing Club, Madaket Stables, Corms Racing Stable & On The Rise
[ 9]
bypassing
Tuscan Gold
25
$100,000
Chad C. Brown
William H. Lawrence, Walmac Farm & Stonestreet Stables
[ 33]
bypassing
Protective
25
$75,000
Todd A. Pletcher
Repole Stable
[ 21]
injured[ 34]
Locked
19
$538,050
Todd A. Pletcher
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Walmac Farm
[ 35]
bypassing
Liberal Arts
19
$262,825
Robert Medina
Evan & Stephen Ferraro
[ 15]
bypassing
Curlin's Kaos
19
$64,400
Antonio Garcia
Zephyr Racing & Alfred Pais
[ 36]
bypassing
Mc Vay
19
$48,500
John Shirreffs
C R K Stable
[ 37]
bypassing
Informed Patriot
18
$225,140
Steven M. Asmussen
J. Kirk Robison & Judy Robison
[ 38]
bypassing
Northern Flame
18
$143,800
Kenneth G. McPeek
John C. Oxley , Harold Lerner & AWC Stables
[ 35]
bypassing
Lucky Jeremy
16
$124,200
William Morey
Jeremy Ramsland
[ 36]
bypassing
Scatify
16
$42,000
John W. Sadler
West Point Thoroughbreds
[ 37]
bypassing
The Wine Steward
15
$276,010
Michael J. Maker
Paradise Farms & David Staudacher
[ 35]
bypassing
Mendelssohn Bay
15
$164,366
Bhupat Seemar
Suited & Booted Racing Syndicate
[ 9]
not nominated[ 3]
Frankie's Empire
15
$163,100
Michael Yates
Frank DeLuca
[ 31]
bypassing
Lonesome Boy
15
$94,314
Hugo Padilla
Pat Chinn & Mullan Chinn
[ 21]
bypassing
Triple Espresso
15
$76,600
Todd A. Pletcher
Repole Stable & St. Elias Stables
[ 10]
bypassing
Conquest Warrior
15
$46,500
Claude R. McGaughey III
Courtlandt Farms
[ 18]
22[ l]
Mugatu
14
$30,107
Jeff Engler
Average Joe Racing Stables & Dan Wells
[ 25]
bypassing
Nash
13
$164,000
Brad H. Cox
Godolphin Racing
[ 14]
injured[ 39]
Drum Roll Please
13
$112,500
Brad H. Cox
Gold Square
[ 4]
bypassing
Agate Road
10
$214,750
Todd A. Pletcher
Repole Stable & St. Elias Stables
[ 23]
bypassing
Otto the Conqueror
10
$207,500
Steven M. Asmussen
Three Chimneys Farm
[ 40]
bypassing
Alotaluck
10
$180,360
Ty Garrett
Eleanor Martin
[ 36]
bypassing
Dancing Groom
10
$88,902
Antonio Sano
Eduardo Soto
[ 12]
not nominated[ 3]
Woodcourt
10
$79,275
Cipriano Contreras
Contreras Stable
[ 41]
bypassing
Maximus Meridius
10
$48,000
Robert Reid Jr.
LC Racing, Cash is King & Robert Reid Jr.
[ 13]
bypassing
Navy Seal
10
$42,668
Aidan O'Brien
Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
[ 9]
bypassing
Tapalo
10
$35,000
John W. Sadler
Saratoga Glen Farm
[ 32]
bypassing
Real Macho
10
$30,000
Rohan Crichton
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Rohan Crichton, Daniel L. Walters & Dennis Smith
[ 31]
bypassing
Good Money
10
$30,000
Chad C. Brown
Calumet Farm
[ 26]
not nominated[ 3]
Risk It
8
$83,838
Steven M. Asmussen
Winchell Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys Farm
[ 15]
bypassing
Moonlight
7
$59,000
Todd A. Pletcher
Town and Country Racing & Madaket Stables
[ 38]
bypassing
Lat Long
6
$36,500
Kenneth G. McPeek
Walking L Thoroughbreds
[ 42]
bypassing
Lightline
6
$31,500
Brad H. Cox
Albaugh Family Stables
[ 29]
not nominated[ 3]
Dilger (IRE )
6
$29,400
Saffie Joseph Jr.
Michael J. Ryan
[ 43]
bypassing
Blue Eyed George
6
$27,740
Michael McCarthy
BG Stables
[ 25]
not nominated[ 3]
Glengarry
5
$332,025
Doug Anderson
Aaron Kennedy, Toby Joseph & Doug Anderson
[ 40]
not nominated[ 3]
General Partner
5
$140,000
Chad C. Brown
Klaravich Stables
[ 12]
bypassing
Real Men Violin
5
$82,050
Kenneth G. McPeek
Tilted Shamrock Stables
[ 16]
bypassing
Dimatic
5
$78,750
Steven M. Asmussen
Winchell Thoroughbreds
[ 41]
bypassing
Awesome Road
5
$60,008
Brad H. Cox
Albaugh Family Stables
[ 16]
bypassing
Khanate
5
$28,000
Todd A. Pletcher
Calumet Farm
[ 30]
inactive[ m]
Snead
5
$20,000
Brendan Walsh
Imagine Racing & Margaret Fauber
[ 14]
bypassing
Capital Idea
5
$12,000
Christophe Clement
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing
[ 13]
bypassing
Heartened
5
$10,500
Todd A. Pletcher
St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven C. Duncker & Vicarage Stable
[ 26]
bypassing
Inveigled
4
$72,250
Jane Cibelli
Mark B. Grier
[ 17]
bypassing
Footprint
4
$63,600
Kenneth G. McPeek
Greg McDonald
[ 14]
bypassing
Elysian Meadows
4
$32,500
William I. Mott
Team Penney Racing
[ 23]
bypassing
Secret Chat
4
$27,120
Roderick Rodriguez
Gelfenstein Farm
[ 43]
bypassing
Gettysburg Address
4
$26,200
Brad H. Cox
WinStar Farm & Siena Farm
[ 38]
bypassing
Deposition
4
$22,500
Uriah St. Louis
Uriah St. Louis
[ 29]
injured[ n]
Ethan Energy
4
$8,000
Brad H. Cox
Stonestreet Stables
[ 42]
not nominated[ 3]
Magic Grant
3
$134,250
Eddie Milligan Jr.
Willis Horton Racing
[ 40]
bypassing
Be You
3
$66,500
Todd A. Pletcher
Repole Stable
[ 44]
not nominated[ 3]
Generous Tipper
3
$57,750
Kenneth G. McPeek
Walking L Thoroughbreds
[ 35]
inactive[ o]
Stretch Ride
3
$39,025
Dale L. Romans
West Point Thoroughbreds
[ 16]
not nominated[ 3]
Gold Sweep
2
$149,300
Steven M. Asmussen
Mike McCarty
[ 12]
not nominated[ 3]
Raging Torrent
2
$80,000
Doug F. O'Neill
Great Friends Stables & Mark Davis
[ 44]
bypassing
Fulmineo
2
$61,000
Arnaud Delacour
Starlight Racing & Mark B. Grier
[ 23]
not nominated[ 3]
Third Street
2
$25,380
Shawn H. Davis
Shawn H. Davis & Bill Carnes
[ 40]
inactive[ p]
Regalo
2
$10,000
Brittany Russell
Harry Papaleo
[ 30]
bypassing
Moonlit Sonata
2
$8,000
Tim Yakteen
Soma Racing Stable
[ 37]
inactive[ q]
Ode to Balius
2
$6,160
Concepcion Torres
Arnaldo Monge
[ 25]
bypassing
Tizzy Indy
2
$4,000
J. Keith Desormeaux
Calumet Farm
[ 42]
not nominated[ 3]
Sweet Soddy J
1
$165,250
Raymond Ginter Jr.
Built Wright Stables
[ 30]
euthanized [ 45]
Where's Chris
1
$110,500
Richard E. Dutrow Jr.
Nice Guys Stable
[ 4]
inactive[ r]
Air Cav
1
$33,500
Brad H. Cox
Calumet Farm
[ 12]
not nominated[ 3]
Rothschild
1
$26,500
Tim Yakteen
SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Dianne Bashor, Robert E. Masterson, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan & Tom Ryan
[ 44]
not nominated[ 3]
My Buddy Mel
1
$24,000
Danny Pish
Heider Racing Stables, Duffy's Racing Stable & Striking Stables
[ 40]
not nominated[ 3]
Ace of Clubs
1
$19,500
Doug F. O'Neill
RJ Racing, Fritz Brothers Racing, Pappas Horse Racing & Pablo A. Suarez
[ 7]
inactive[ s]
Edified
1
$16,797
Steven M. Asmussen
Courtlandt Farms
[ 15]
Legend:
Qualified for the Derby
Also eligible
Scratched
Injured/Bypassing/Inactive/Not nominated
Prep season
Initial prep events
Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=5 points; 3rd=3 points; 4th=2 points; 5th=1 point (except the Breeders' Cup Juvenile: 1st=30 points; 2nd=15 points; 3rd=9 points; 4th=6 points; 5th=3 points)
Race
Distance
Purse
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Ref
Iroquois
1 mile
$300,000
Churchill Downs
Sep 16 2023
West Saratoga
Risk It
Liberal Arts
Seize the Grey
Edified
[ 15]
Champagne
1 mile
$500,000
Aqueduct
Oct 7 2023
Timberlake
General Partner
Dancing Groom
Gold Sweep
Air Cav
[ 12]
American Pharoah
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$301,500
Santa Anita
Oct 7 2023
Muth [ t]
Wine Me Up[ t]
Be You
Raging Torrent
Rothschild
[ 44]
Breeders' Futurity
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$580,750
Keeneland
Oct 7 2023
Locked
The Wine Steward
Generous Tipper
Northern Flame
West Saratoga
[ 35]
Street Sense
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$199,000
Churchill Downs
Oct 29 2023
Liberal Arts
Moonlight
Informed Patriot
Gettysburg Address
Northern Flame
[ 38]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$2,000,000
Santa Anita
Nov 3 2023
Fierceness
Muth [ u]
Locked
Timberlake
Prince of Monaco[ u]
[ 5]
Kentucky Jockey Club
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$400,000
Churchill Downs
Nov 25 2023
Honor Marie
Real Men Violin
Stretch Ride
Risk It
Awesome Road
[ 16]
Remsen
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$250,000
Aqueduct
Dec 2 2023
Dornoch
Sierra Leone
Drum Roll Please
Moonlight
Where's Chris
[ 4]
Springboard Mile
1 mile
$300,000
Remington
Dec 15 2023
Otto the Conqueror
Glengarry
Magic Grant
Third Street
My Buddy Mel
[ 40]
Los Alamitos Futurity
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$200,000
Los Alamitos
Dec 16 2023
Wynstock[ v]
Stronghold
Coach Prime[ v]
Wine Me Up[ v]
Ace of Clubs
[ 7]
Gun Runner Stakes
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$98,000
Fair Grounds
Dec 23 2023
Track Phantom
Snead
Nash
Footprint
Risk It
[ 14]
Smarty Jones
1 mile
$300,000
Oaklawn
Jan 1 2024
Catching Freedom
Just Steel
Informed Patriot
Gettysburg Address
Mystik Dan
[ 6]
Jerome
1 mile
$145,500
Aqueduct
Jan 6 2024
Drum Roll Please
El Grande O
Khanate
Regalo
Sweet Soddy J
[ 30]
Sham
1 mile
$100,000
Santa Anita
Jan 7 2024
Race not scheduled [ w]
Select prep events
Note: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points
Race
Distance
Purse
Grade
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Ref
Lecomte
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$194,000
3
Fair Grounds
Jan 20 2024
Track Phantom
Nash
Lat Long
Ethan Energy
Tizzy Indy
[ 42]
Southwest
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$800,000
3
Oaklawn
Feb 3 2024[ x]
Mystik Dan
Just Steel
Liberal Arts
Awesome Road
Common Defense
[ 28]
Holy Bull
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$260,000
3
Gulfstream
Feb 3 2024
Hades
Domestic Product
Fierceness
Inveigled
Dancing Groom
[ 17]
Robert B. Lewis [ y]
1 mile
$201,000
3
Santa Anita
Feb 3 2024
Nysos[ z]
Wine Me Up[ z]
Scatify
Mc Vay
Moonlit Sonata
[ 37]
Withers
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$250,000
3
Aqueduct
Feb 3 2024
Uncle Heavy
El Grande O
Lightline
Deposition
Khanate
[ 29]
Sam F. Davis Stakes
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$200,000
3
Tampa Bay
Feb 10 2024
No More Time
Agate Road
West Saratoga
Elysian Meadows
Fulmineo
[ 23]
Sunland Park Derby [ aa]
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$400,000
3
Sunland Park
Feb 18 2024
Stronghold
Alotaluck
Lucky Jeremy
Curlin's Kaos
Informed Patriot
[ 36]
John Battaglia Memorial
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$142,500
Turfway
Mar 2 2024
Encino
Epic Ride
Blue Eyed George
Mugatu
Ode to Balius
[ 25]
Championship series events
First leg of series
Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=25 points; 3rd=15 points; 4th=10 points; 5th=5 points
Race
Distance
Purse
Grade
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Ref
Risen Star
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$400,000
2
Fair Grounds
Feb 17 2024
Sierra Leone
Track Phantom
Catching Freedom
Resilience
Honor Marie
[ 8]
Rebel
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$1,250,000
2
Oaklawn
Feb 24 2024
Timberlake
Common Defense
Northern Flame
Woodcourt
Dimatic
[ 41]
Fountain of Youth
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$400,000
2
Gulfstream
Mar 2 2024
Dornoch
Le Dom Bro
Frankie's Empire
Real Macho
Dancing Groom
[ 31]
Gotham
1 mile
$300,000
3
Aqueduct
Mar 2 2024
Deterministic
Just a Touch
El Grande O
Maximus Meridius
Capital Idea
[ 13]
San Felipe
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$294,000
2
Santa Anita
Mar 3 2024[ ab]
Imagination[ ac]
Wine Me Up[ ac]
Mc Vay
Scatify
—
[ 51]
Tampa Bay Derby [ ad]
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$350,000
2
Tampa Bay
Mar 9 2024
Domestic Product
No More Time
Grand Mo the First
Good Money
Heartened
[ 26]
Second leg of series
These races are the major preps for the Kentucky Derby, and are thus weighted more heavily.Note: 1st=100 points; 2nd=50 points; 3rd=25 points; 4th=15 points; 5th=10 points
Race
Distance
Purse
Grade
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Ref
Louisiana Derby
1+ 3 ⁄16 miles
$1,000,000
2
Fair Grounds
Mar 23 2024
Catching Freedom
Honor Marie
Tuscan Gold
Track Phantom
Common Defense
[ 33]
Jeff Ruby
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$700,000
3
Turfway
Mar 23 2024
Endlessly
West Saratoga
Seize the Grey
Triple Espresso
Lucky Jeremy
[ 10]
UAE Derby
1,900 metres(~1+ 3 ⁄16 miles )
$1,000,000
2
Meydan
Mar 30 2024
Forever Young
Auto Bahn[ ae]
Pandagate
Mendelssohn Bay
Navy Seal
[ 9]
Florida Derby
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$1,000,000
1
Gulfstream
Mar 30 2024
Fierceness
Catalytic
Grand Mo The First
Conquest Warrior
Hades
[ 18]
Arkansas Derby
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$1,500,000
1
Oaklawn Park
Mar 30 2024
Muth [ af]
Just Steel
Mystik Dan
Timberlake
Informed Patriot
[ 53]
Blue Grass Stakes
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$995,782
1
Keeneland
Apr 6 2024
Sierra Leone
Just a Touch
Epic Ride
Dornoch
Mugatu
[ 54]
Santa Anita Derby
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$750,000
1
Santa Anita
Apr 6 2024
Stronghold
Imagination[ ag]
E J Won the Cup
Curlin's Kaos
Tapalo
[ 32]
Wood Memorial
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$750,000
2
Aqueduct
Apr 6 2024
Resilience
Society Man
Protective
Lonesome Boy
Uncle Heavy
[ 21]
"Wild Card" events
Note: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points
Race
Distance
Purse
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Ref
Lexington
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$365,500
Keeneland
Apr 13 2024
Encino
The Wine Steward
Dilger (IRE )
Secret Chat
Footprint
[ 43]
European Road to the Kentucky Derby
The European Road to the Kentucky Derby is designed on a similar basis to the Japan Road and is intended to provide a place in the Derby starting gate to the top finisher in the series. If the connections of that horse decline the invitation, their place is offered to the second-place finisher and so on. If neither of the top four accept, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby.
The series consists of seven races – four run on the turf in late 2023 when the horses are age two, plus three races run on a synthetic surface in early 2024.
Note:
the four races in 2023 for two-year-olds: 1st=10 points; 2nd=5 points; 3rd=3 points; 4th=2 points; 5th=1 point
the first two races in 2024: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points
The Cardinal Condition Stakes: 1st=30 points; 2nd=15 points; 3rd=9 points; 4th=6 points 5th=3 points
Qualification Table
The top four horses (colored brown within the standings) are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Derby provided the horse is nominated.
Rank
Horse
Points
Eligible Earnings
Trainer
Owner
Ref
not nominated
Bracken's Laugh
30
$7,577
Richard Hughes
Bernardine & Sean Mulryan
not nominated
Bergamasco
23
$0
Jack Davison
JPD Partnership
not nominated
Notable Speech
20
$0
Charlie Appleby
Godolphin
not nominated
Orne
15
$141,212
John & Thady Gosden
Al Shaqab Racing
not nominated
Capulet
12
$46,909
Aiden O'Brien
Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
not nominated
Rosallion
10
$204,855
Richard Hannon
Shiekh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
not nominated
Ancient Wisdom
10
$202,894
Charlie Appleby
Godolphin
not nominated
Deepone
10
$91,103
Paddy Tworney
Vimal Khosla
not nominated
Ghostwriter
10
$86,506
Clive Cox
J. C. Smith
not nominated
Nerano
10
$0
Joseph O'Brien
R & S Racing
not nominated
Cuban Tiger
10
$0
Karl Burke
Shiekh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
1
Navy Seal
8
$12,688
Aiden O'Brien
Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
Notes:
brown highlight – qualified
grey highlight – did not qualify
Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby
The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby is intended to provide a place in the Derby starting gate to the top finisher in the series. If the connections of that horse decline the invitation, their place is offered to the second-place finisher and so on through the top five finishers.
Note:
ƒ Filly
Cattleya Sho: 1st=10 points; 2nd=5 points; 3rd=3 points; 4th=2 points; 5th=1 point
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points
Hyacinth: 1st=30 points; 2nd=15 points; 3rd=9 points; 4th=6 points; 5th=3 points
Fukuyru : 1st=40 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=12 points; 4th=8 points; 5th=4 points
Qualification Table
The top five horses (colored brown within the standings) are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Derby provided the horse is nominated.
Rank
Horse
Points
Eligible Earnings
Trainer
Owner
Ref
1
T O Password
40
$120,474
Daisuke Takayanagi
Tomoya Ozasa
qualified
2
Ramjet
30
$273,343
Shozo Sasaki
Koji Maeda
3
Forever Young
20
$569,451
Yoshito Yahagi
Susumu Fujita
4
Arare Tabashiru
20
$168,430
Yasuhiro Nemoto
Mitsuhiro Fukuda
not nominated
Unquenchable
18
$140,848
Mizuki Takayanagi
Godolphin Racing
not nominated
Amber Doll
12
$73,941
Tatsuya Yoshioka
Yoshizawa Holdings Co. Ltd.
5
Aigle Noir
10
$422,168
Hidetaka Otonashi
Shadai Race Horse Co.
6
Amante Bianco
10
$224,966
Keisuke Miyata
Silk Racing Co. Ltd.
7
Habire
9
$91,421
Ryo Takei
Shinichi Koga
not nominated
La Oracion
8
$121,858
Makoto Saito
DMM Dream Club Co. Ltd.
Notes:
brown highlight – qualified
grey highlight – did not qualify
Controversy
Owner Amr Zedan of Grade 1 Arkansas Derby winner Muth , on April 3, filed a temporary injunction that would require Churchill Downs to allow his horse into the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby (G1) field. Muth is trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert , who is suspended from entering and racing horses at tracks owned by Churchill Downs. The suspension was extended last summer. On April 18, Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry denied Zedan's temporary injunction motion after three hearings to schedule matters and hear arguments.[ 67] Perry's ruling was appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals on April 24, but the order was upheld.[ 68]
See also
Notes
^ See the following list[ 1] for details
^ Earnings from non-restricted stakes prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby serve as a tie-breaker.
^ Connections of Timberlake have declared that the horse will bypass the Kentucky Derby[ 11]
^ Honor Marie was originally owned by Legion Racing who sold the horse to Ribble Farms. After winning the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, in 2024 additional part-owners were added.
^ Connections of Deterministic have decided that the horse will bypass the Kentucky Derby[ 19]
^ Originally, Society Man was owned by West Racing, Danny Gargan & GMP Stables, but after the Wood Memorial, Danny Gargan sold his part and West Racing also sold a partial interest to form a new partnership[ 20]
^ No More Time after a workout on April 14 suffered an injury and x-rays revealed a condylar fracture of the left front leg[ 22]
^ Encino drew into the starting field but was scratched after training on April 30 when he was considered "off", and "diagnosed with a soft tissue strain that will require 30 days off".[ 24]
^ T O Password accepted as Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier
^ Epic Ride entered the Kentucky Derby field as an also eligible, but after the scratching of Encino enters the Kentucky Derby as a starter
^ Originally Le Dom Bro was not nominated for the Triple Crown, but after his placing in the Fountain Of The Youth Stakes connections paid the late payment fee for nomination to the Triple Crown
^ Mugatu entered the Kentucky Derby field as an also eligible
^ Off the Derby Trail[ 2]
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^ a b Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2024 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Muth and Wine Me Up are trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2024.[ 46]
^ a b Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2024 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Muth and Prince of Monaco are trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2024.[ 46]
^ a b c Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2024 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Wynstock, Coach Prime and Wine Me Up are trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2024.[ 46]
^ Originally the Sham Stakes was on the list of qualification event on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, but later Santa Anita Park announced their stakes schedule for the 2023–24 winter season and they did not schedule the Sham Stakes in 2024[ 47]
^ Originally the Southwest Stakes was scheduled for January 27, 2024 but due to a cancellation of racing from January 19–21 at Oaklawn Park, the administration of the track moved all events back one week.[ 48]
^ In 2024 the distance of the Robert B. Lewis Stakes was decreased from 1+ 1 ⁄16 miles to one mile[ 47]
^ a b Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2024 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Nysos and Wine Me Up are trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2024.[ 46]
^ In 2024 the distance of the Sunland Park Derby was decreased from 1+ 1 ⁄8 miles to 1+ 1 ⁄16 miles[ 49]
^ Originally, the San Felipe Stakes was scheduled to be held on March 2, 2024, but due to expected inclement weather forecasted for that day the track's administration moved the day's meeting to Sunday, March 3, 2024[ 50]
^ a b Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2024 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Imagination and Wine Me Up are trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2024.[ 46]
^ The Tampa Bay Derby was held with limited betting due to failure of the totalisator system[ 52]
^ As a four-year-old Southern Hemisphere bred, Auto Bahn is ineligible to enter the Kentucky Derby. Thus he was not awarded any qualification points
^ Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2024 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Muth is trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2024.[ 46]
^ Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2024 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Imagination is trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2024.[ 46]
^ There were only three starters in the Patton Stakes
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