Road to the Kentucky Derby Contenders
To earn a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate, horses will need to earn points in the designated Road to the Derby races.
2024–2025 Horse Leaderboard
- American
- European - Middle East
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RANKHORSEOWNERTRAINERJOCKEYTOTAL POINTS
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SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Bashor, Dianne, Determined Stables, Masterson, Robert E., Ryan, Tom J., Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine
Bob Baffert
Garcia, Martin
40
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OWNER SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Bashor, Dianne, Determined Stables, Masterson, Robert E., Ryan, Tom J., Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine
TRAINER Bob Baffert
JOCKEY Garcia, Martin
BREEDER Robert Low & Lawana Low
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $1,256,000
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OWNER Silverton Hill Partnership
TRAINER Jessica Harrington
BREEDER Blue Diamond Stud Farm (UK) LTD (GB)
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $298,904
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2
Pegram, Michael E., Watson, Karl and Weitman, Paul
Bob Baffert
Ortiz Jr., Irad
15
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OWNER Pegram, Michael E., Watson, Karl and Weitman, Paul
TRAINER Bob Baffert
JOCKEY Ortiz Jr., Irad
BREEDER Mt. Brilliant Farm & Ranch LLC
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $520,000
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OWNER The Gredley Family
TRAINER James Owen
BREEDER Stetchworth & Middle Park Studs (GB)
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $181,305
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3
SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Bashor, Dianne, Determined Stables, Masterson, Robert E., Ryan, Tom J., Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine
Bob Baffert
Hernandez, Juan J.
11
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OWNER SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Bashor, Dianne, Determined Stables, Masterson, Robert E., Ryan, Tom J., Waves Edge Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine
TRAINER Bob Baffert
JOCKEY Hernandez, Juan J.
BREEDER Blue Heaven Farm & Curlin Syndicate
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $268,000
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OWNER Flanagan Racing
TRAINER Chad C. Brown
JOCKEY Prat, Flavien
BREEDER Rigney Racing LLC
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $480,000
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OWNER Godolphin, LLC
TRAINER Brendan P. Walsh
JOCKEY Gaffalione, Tyler
BREEDER Godolphin
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $368,750
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3
Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Peter M. Brant
Aidan O’Brien
10
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OWNER Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Peter M. Brant
TRAINER Aidan O’Brien
EARNINGS $275,403
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OWNER Rigney Racing, LLC
TRAINER Philip A. Bauer
JOCKEY Rosario, Joel
BREEDER Susan L Anderson Racing LLC
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $151,130
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OWNER Godolphin
TRAINER William I. Mott
JOCKEY Alvarado, Junior
BREEDER Godolphin
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $119,280
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OWNER Amo Racing USA
TRAINER Adrian Murray
JOCKEY Rispoli, Umberto
BREEDER Lynch Bages Ltd & Camas Park Stud
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $191,606
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9
JR Ranch, Marquee Bloodstock, High Step Racing and OGMA Investments, LLC
Gustavo Delgado
Castellano, Javier
8
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OWNER JR Ranch, Marquee Bloodstock, High Step Racing and OGMA Investments, LLC
TRAINER Gustavo Delgado
JOCKEY Castellano, Javier
BREEDER Gentry Stable LLC
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $232,500
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10
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B. and Smith, Der
Steven M. Asmussen
Torres, Cristian A.
5
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OWNER Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B. and Smith, Der
TRAINER Steven M. Asmussen
JOCKEY Torres, Cristian A.
BREEDER Capital Bloodstock
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay or Brown
EARNINGS $781,100
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OWNER Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing LLC
TRAINER Brian Lynch
BREEDER Mark Stanley
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $163,060
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OWNER Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor
TRAINER Aidan O’Brien
EARNINGS $140,710
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OWNER J C Smith
TRAINER Andrew Balding
BREEDER Littleton Stud (GB)
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $43,375
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OWNER Westerberg, Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier & Derrick Smith
TRAINER Joseph O'Brien
BREEDER Mrs. Ann Marie O'Brien (IRE)
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $24,680
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OWNER Valene Farms LLC
TRAINER Dallas Stewart
JOCKEY Santana Jr., Ricardo
BREEDER Coteau Grove Farms, LLC
SEX Colt
COLOR Gray or Roan
EARNINGS $105,638
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13
D. J. Stable LLC, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Stables
Mark E. Casse
Hernandez Jr., Brian Joseph
4
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OWNER D. J. Stable LLC, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Stables
TRAINER Mark E. Casse
JOCKEY Hernandez Jr., Brian Joseph
BREEDER Lothenbach Stables Inc
SEX Colt
COLOR Gray or Roan
EARNINGS $86,595
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OWNER Leslie A. Amestoy, Pierre Jean Amestoy Jr. & Roger K. Beasley
TRAINER Tim Yakteen
BREEDER Clearsky Farms
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay
EARNINGS $96,000
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OWNER Al Shaqab Racing, Haras d’Etreham & Mustapha Bekhti
TRAINER Mario Baratti
EARNINGS $92,787
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OWNER Rocker O Ranch, LLC
TRAINER Keith Desormeaux
BREEDER Breed First LLC
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay
EARNINGS $33,025
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OWNER CJ Thoroughbreds and Delia Nash
TRAINER Dale Romans
BREEDER Delia Nash
SEX Colt
COLOR Gray
EARNINGS $31,200
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OWNER AMO Racing Limited
TRAINER Ralph Beckett
SEX Colt
COLOR Chestnut
EARNINGS $17,225
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OWNER Juddmonte
TRAINER Andrew Balding
BREEDER Juddomnte Farms LTD (GB)
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $11,688
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OWNER Ben Arbib, Sir Martyn Arbib & Aziz Kheir
TRAINER Paul & Oliver Cole
EARNINGS $15,641
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OWNER Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
TRAINER Aidan O'Brien
SEX Colt
EARNINGS $8,747
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Masaaki Matsushima, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor
Aidan O'Brien
2
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TRAINER Aidan O'Brien
SEX Colt
EARNINGS $5,196
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15
Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Merriebelle Irish Farm Ltd.
Aidan O’Brien
1
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TRAINER Aidan O’Brien
EARNINGS $247,149
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OWNER BBN Racing, LLC
TRAINER Victoria H. Oliver
JOCKEY Concepcion, Axel
BREEDER David Baxter
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
EARNINGS $66,873
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OWNER P Hickman & Nicholas Jones
TRAINER Charlie Fellowes
SEX Colt
EARNINGS $44,735
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OWNER Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
TRAINER Aidan O'Brien
SEX Colt
EARNINGS $35,071
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OWNER Triple V Racing, LLC
TRAINER Todd Fincher
BREEDER Gary Broad - Walmac Farm, LLC
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay
EARNINGS $8,006
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Horse Info to Know
Horse breeds for the Kentucky Derby are Thoroughbred horses and are exclusively bred naturally. The foundation sires for Thoroughbred horses, or founding fathers, are the Darley Arabian (1700), Godolphin Arabian (1724) and Byerly Turk (1679).
No matter when a Thoroughbred horse is born, every Thoroughbred shares the same birthday of January 1st!
Horses can have an affinity to certain track surfaces and conditions. There are horses who thrive on grassy turf and others who may dominate on dirt. In both scenarios, even soft ground versus firm, or sloppy dirt can provide an advantage to horses who may be more comfortable with the changes. Yes, horses will naturally play in water puddles!
Horses who run in the Kentucky Derby are often purchased at horse auctions by their current owners. These sales, such as Keeneland, OBS, or Fasig-Tipton, can conduct horse sales for a specific age or context of the horses; like breeding stock versus two-year-olds in training and mixed age or sex.
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