The 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2022 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 7. The field for the Derby is limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field. There are 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 four finishers in the specified races receive points, with higher points awarded in the major prep races in March and April. Earnings in non-restricted stakes races act as a tie breaker.
For 2022, the main Road to the Kentucky Derby resembled the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby, consisting of 37 races, one more event than in 2021, with 21 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 16 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season with the following changes:[a]
- The inaugural Gun Runner Stakes at the Fair Grounds was added as part of the Prep season
- Qualification points were not awarded to any horse trained by any individual who was suspended from racing in the 2022 Kentucky Derby or any trainer directly or indirectly employed, supervised, or advised by a suspended trainer. This rule was introduced in response to Churchill Down's suspension of trainer Bob Baffert following a positive drug test by one of his horses in the 2021 Kentucky Derby.[2]
Standings
[edit]The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races for the main series. As none of the offers on the Japan Road or European Road were accepted, all twenty positions in the Derby starting gate will qualify via the main series. The rankings are from the April 25 update of the Kentucky Derby leaderboard,[3] updated for the May 1 announcement that Early Voting would bypass the race.[4]
Rank[3] | Horse | Points | Earnings[b] | Trainer | Owner | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Epicenter | 164 | $940,000 | Steven Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | [5] |
2 | Zandon | 114 | $663,500 | Chad C. Brown | Jeff Drown | [6] |
3 | White Abarrio | 112 | $769,650 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Racing Stable & La Milagrosa Stable | [7] |
4 | Mo Donegal | 112 | $561,500 | Todd A. Pletcher | Donegal Racing | [6] |
5 | Tiz the Bomb | 110 | $1,012,210 | Kenneth G. McPeek | Magdelena Racing | [8] |
6 | Cyberknife | 100 | $752,000 | Brad H. Cox | Gold Square | [9] |
7 | Crown Pride (JPN) | 100 | $671,544 | Koichi Shintani | Teruya Yoshida | [10] |
8 | Taiba | 100 | $450,000 | Tim Yakteen | Zedan Racing | [11] |
9 | Simplification | 74 | $482,150 | Antonio Sano | Tami Bobo | [12] |
10 | Smile Happy | 70 | $499,410 | Kenneth G. McPeek | Lucky Seven Stable | [7] |
11[c] | Classic Causeway | 66 | $466,100 | Brian A. Lynch | Kentucky West Racing & Clarke M. Cooper | [15] |
ill[16] | Slow Down Andy | 60 | $475,000 | Doug F. O'Neill | Reddam Racing | [17] |
12 | Tawny Port | 60 | $351,400 | Brad H. Cox | Peachtree Stable | [18] |
13 | Barber Road | 58 | $589,700 | John Ortiz | WSS Racing | [19] |
injured[20] | Un Ojo | 54 | $661,250 | Ricky Courville[d] | Cypress Creek Equine | [22] |
withdrawn[e] | Forbidden Kingdom | 50 | $392,000 | Richard E. Mandella | MyRacehorse & Spendthrift Farm | [23] |
bypass[4] | Early Voting | 50 | $277,500 | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables | |
injured[24] | Morello | 50 | $242,500 | Steven Asmussen | Blue Lion Thoroughbreds, Craig Taylor & Diamond T Racing | [25] |
14 | Messier | 40[f] | $390,000 | Tim Yakteen | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables et al. | [11] |
15 | Zozos | 40 | $200,000 | Brad H. Cox | Barry & Joni Butzow | [26] |
16 | Summer Is Tomorrow[g] | 40 | $200,000 | Bhupat Seemar | Michael Hilary & Negar Burke | [10] |
17 | Charge It | 40 | $188,000 | Todd A. Pletcher | Whisper Hill Farm | [27] |
18 | Happy Jack | 30 | $142,000 | Doug F. O'Neill | Calumet Farm | [23] |
19 | Pioneer of Medina | 25 | $116,000 | Todd A. Pletcher | Sumaya U.S. Stable | [28] |
bypass | Emmanuel | 25 | $111,700 | Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm & Siena Farm | [29] |
bypass | Pappacap | 24 | $609,000 | Mark E. Casse | Rustlewood Farm | [30] |
bypass | In Due Time | 24 | $113,800 | Kelly Breen | Edge Racing, Medallion Racing & Parkland Thoroughbreds | [29] |
20 | Ethereal Road | 22 | $231,000 | D. Wayne Lukas | Aaron Sones | [31] |
bypass | Grantham | 21 | $85,000 | Michael J. Maker | Three Diamonds Farm | [22] |
21 | Rich Strike | 21 | $74,500 | Eric Reed | RED TR-Racing | [8] |
bypass | ƒ Secret Oath | 20 | $436,707 | D. Wayne Lukas | Briland Farm | [9] |
22 | Rattle N Roll | 20 | $344,000 | Kenneth G. McPeek | Lucky Seven Stable | [15] |
23 | Bye Bye Bobby | 20 | $176,700 | Todd Fincher | B4 Farms | [32] |
bypass | Island Falcon (IRE) | 20 | $100,000 | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | [10] |
24 | Skippylongstocking | 20 | $86,350 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Daniel Alonso | [33] |
bypass | Dean's List | 20 | $72,000 | Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm & Siena Farm | [25] |
25 | Major General | 18 | $251,525 | Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm & Siena Farm | [34] |
26 | Golden Glider | 15 | $87,250 | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber, Penny & Manfred Conrad | [29] |
inactive | Shipsational | 14 | $75,000 | Edward Barker | Iris Smith Stable | [35] |
inactive | Jack Christopher | 10 | $275,000 | Chad C. Brown | Jim Bakke, Gerald Isbister, Coolmore Stud & Peter M. Brant | [36] |
inactive[h] | Make It Big | 10 | $240,000 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Red Oak Stable | [37] |
bypass | Dash Attack | 10 | $180,834 | Kenneth G. McPeek | Catalyst Stable, Magdalena Racing, Kevin J. Pollard & Patty Slevin | [19] |
bypass | Doppelganger | 10 | $154,500 | Tim Yakteen | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, et al. | [9] |
not nominated[38] | Pepper Spray | 10 | $144,956 | Edward J. Kereluk | Roys Mansur | [32] |
bypass | Call Me Midnight | 10 | $138,500 | J. Keith Desormeaux | Peter L. Cantrell | [39] |
bypass | Courvoisier | 10 | $93,750 | Kelly Breen | Hill 'n' Dale & James Spry | [40] |
bypass | Dowagiac Chief | 10 | $93,150 | Thomas M. Amoss | Michael McLoughlin | [18] |
bypass | O Captain | 10 | $76,500 | Gustavo Delgado | OGMA Investments & Towell & Jack Hardin Jr. | [29] |
not nominated[38] | Bendoog | 10 | $74,500 | Bhupat Seemar | Mohammed Khaleel Ahmed | [10] |
bypass | Golden Code | 10 | $36,000 | Todd A. Pletcher | Calumet Farm | [25] |
bypass | Kavod | 7 | $286,500 | Chris Hartman | James Rogers & Michael Robinson | [19] |
bypass | Commandperformance | 6 | $200,000 | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable | [36] |
inactive[i] | Mackinnon | 5 | $296,000 | Doug F. O'Neill | ERJ Racing, Madaket Stables & Dave Kenney | [41] |
bypass | Life Is Great | 5 | $48,000 | Robert Klesaris | E.V. Racing Stable | [25] |
bypass | Fowler Blue | 5 | $29,250 | Luis Mendez | William A. Branch & Arnold R. Hill | [32] |
not nominated[38] | Beautiful Art | 5 | $24,000 | Simon Callaghan | Kaleem Shah | [23] |
not nominated[38] | Double Thunder | 4 | $320,350 | Todd A. Pletcher | Phoenix Thoroughbred | [15] |
bypassing | Giant Game | 4 | $180,000 | Dale L. Romans | West Point Thoroughbreds & Albaugh Family Stables | [42] |
not nominated[38] | Tejano Twist | 4 | $177,070 | W. Bret Calhoun | Tom R. Durant | [5] |
bypassing | Cabo Spirit | 4 | $125,300 | George Papaprodromou | Kretz Racing | [43] |
bypassing | Stolen Base | 4 | $101,400 | Michael J. Maker | Three Diamonds Farm & Duece Greathouse | [8] |
not nominated[38] | Oviatt Class | 4 | $98,000 | J. Keith Desormeaux | James E. Downe | [30] |
not nominated[38] | Osbourne | 4 | $82,143 | Ron Moquett | Southern Springs Stables, The Estate of Floyd Sagely, Mark Tauber & Keith Johnston | [37] |
bypassing | Tough to Tame | 4 | $57,750 | Christopher Davis | Rittdiculous Gazmanian Stables | [34] |
bypassing | Smarten Up | 4 | $31,250 | Alfredo Velazquez | Happy Tenth Stable | [40] |
bypassing | Ben Diesel | 3 | $104,233 | Dallas Stewart | Willis Horton Racing | [7] |
inactive[j] | Wit | 2 | $312,500 | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable, St. Elias Stable & Gainesway Stable | [36] |
inactive[k] | Cooke Creek | 2 | $79,250 | Jeremiah O'Dwyer | Cheyenne Stable | [40] |
bypassing | Red Knobs | 2 | $53,075 | Dale L. Romans | Jim Bakke & Gerald Isbister | [34] |
bypassing | Midnight Chrome | 2 | $32,500 | Tyler Servis | Alexandria Stable | [6] |
bypassing | Gilded Age | 2 | $30,000 | William I. Mott | Grandview Equine & Don Alberto Stable | [22] |
bypassing | Ignitis | 2 | $29,643 | D. Wayne Lukas | Holy Cow Stable | [19] |
bypassing | Volcanic | 2 | $34,000 | Mark E. Casse | Breeze Easy | [35] |
not nominated[38] | Grael | 2 | $13,465 | Brendan Walsh | Godolphin | [8] |
not nominated[38] | Surfer Dude | 2 | $12,000 | Dallas Stewart | Mark H. & Nancy W. Stanley | [5] |
not nominated[38] | Del Mo | 2 | $12,000 | Doug F. O'Neill | Glenn Sorgenstein, WC Racing, Train Wreck Al Racing Stables & William Strauss | [44] |
bypassing | My Prankster | 1 | $121,380 | Todd A. Pletcher | Lawana L. & Robert E. Low | [36] |
bypassing | American Sanctuary | 1 | $104,600 | Christopher Davis | Dare To Dream Stable | [15] |
bypassing | Strike Hard | 1 | $42,500 | Matthew Williams | Miracle's International Trading | [35] |
not nominated[38] | Kevin's Folly | 1 | $41,250 | Thomas M. Amoss | Michael McLoughlin | [5] |
bypassing | Galt | 1 | $32,000 | William I. Mott | OXO Equine | [12] |
not nominated[38] | Durante | 1 | $24,000 | Doug F. O'Neill | Roadrunner Racing & William Strauss | [17] |
not nominated[38] | Mr Jefferson | 1 | $17,750 | Michael J. Trombetta | R. Larry Johnson | [6] |
bypassing | Bourbon Heist | 1 | $14,438 | Ian R. Wilkes | Bourbon Lane Stable | [34] |
bypassing | Trafalgar[l] | 1 | $12,000 | Albert Stall Jr. | Columbine Stable | [39] |
inactive[m] | Sir London | 1 | $12,000 | Simon Callaghan | AMO Racing USA & Qatar Racing Limited | [43] |
bypassing | Unbridled Bomber | 1 | $10,250 | Jim Ryerson | Edward C. Potash, Brad Yankanich & James T. Ryerson | [40] |
bypassing | Il Bellator | 1 | $6,000 | Jose Bautista | Edward A. & Theresa DeNike | [44] |
Legend:
Nominated
May bypass the Derby
Injured/Bypassing/Inactive/Not nominated
ƒ – Filly
Prep season
[edit]Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point (except the Breeders' Cup Juvenile: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points)
Race | Distance | Purse | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iroquois | 1+1⁄16 miles | $300,000 | Churchill Downs | Sep 18 2021 | Major General | Tough to Tame | Red Knobs | Bourbon Heist | [34] |
American Pharoah | 1+1⁄16 miles | $301,000 | Santa Anita | Oct 1 2021 | Corniche[n] | Pappacap | Oviatt Class | Rockefeller[n] | [30] |
Champagne | 1 mile | $500,000 | Belmont | Oct 2 2021 | Jack Christopher | Commandperformance | Wit | My Prankster | [36] |
Breeders' Futurity | 1+1⁄16 miles | $500,000 | Keeneland | Oct 9 2021 | Rattle N Roll | Double Thunder | Classic Causeway | American Sanctuary | [15] |
Breeders' Cup Juvenile | 1+1⁄16 miles | $2,000,000 | Del Mar | Nov 5 2021 | Corniche[o] | Pappacap | Giant Game | Commandperformance | [42] |
Kentucky Jockey Club | 1+1⁄16 miles | $400,000 | Churchill Downs | Nov 27 2021 | Smile Happy | Classic Causeway | White Abarrio | Ben Diesel | [7] |
Remsen | 1+1⁄8 miles | $250,000 | Aqueduct | Dec 4 2021 | Mo Donegal | Zandon | Midnight Chrome | Mr Jefferson | [6] |
Los Alamitos Futurity | 1+1⁄16 miles | $300,000 | Los Alamitos | Dec 11 2021 | Slow Down Andy | Messier[p] | Barossa[p] | Durante | [17] |
Springboard Mile | 1 mile | $401,200 | Remington | Dec 17 2021 | Make It Big | Osbourne | Concept[q] | Classic Moment[q] | [37] |
Gun Runner Stakes | 1+1⁄16 miles | $98,000 | Fair Grounds | Dec 26 2021 | Epicenter | Tejano Twist | Surfer Dude | Kevin's Folly | [5] |
Jerome | 1 mile | $150,000 | Aqueduct | Jan 1 2022 | Courvoisier | Smarten Up | Cooke Creek | Unbridled Bomber | [40] |
Smarty Jones | 1 mile | $250,000 | Oaklawn | Jan 1 2022 | Dash Attack | Barber Road | Ignitis | Kavod | [19] |
Sham | 1 mile | $100,000 | Santa Anita | Jan 1 2022 | Newgrange[r] | Rockefeller[r] | Oviatt Class | Mackinnon | [41] |
Lecomte | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | Fair Grounds | Jan 22 2022 | Call Me Midnight | Epicenter | Pappacap | Trafalgar | [39] |
Southwest | 1+1⁄16 miles | $750,000 | Oaklawn | Jan 29 2022 | Newgrange[s] | Barber Road | Ben Diesel | Kavod | [50] |
Withers | 1+1⁄8 miles | $250,000 | Aqueduct | Feb 5 2022 | Early Voting | Un Ojo | Gilded Age | Grantham | [22] |
Holy Bull | 1+1⁄16 miles | $250,000 | Gulfstream | Feb 5 2022 | White Abarrio | Simplification | Mo Donegal | Galt | [12] |
Robert B. Lewis | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | Santa Anita | Feb 6 2022 | Messier[t] | Cabo Spirit | Wharton[t] | Sir London | [43] |
Sam F. Davis Stakes | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | Tampa Bay | Feb 12 2022 | Classic Causeway | Shipsational | Volcanic | Strike Hard | [35] |
El Camino Real Derby | 1+1⁄8 miles | $102,700 | Golden Gate | Feb 12 2022 | Blackadder[u] | Mackinnon | Del Mo | Il Bellator | [44] |
John Battaglia Memorial Stakes | 1+1⁄16 miles | $125,000 | Turfway Park | Mar 5 2022 | Tiz the Bomb | Stolen Base | Grael | Rich Strike | [8] |
Championship series events
[edit]First leg of series
[edit]Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points
Race | Distance | Purse | Grade | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Risen Star | 1+1⁄8 miles | $400,000 | 2 | Fair Grounds | Feb 19 2022 | Epicenter | Smile Happy | Zandon | Pioneer of Medina | [28] |
Rebel | 1+1⁄16 miles | $1,000,000 | 2 | Oaklawn | Feb 26 2022 | Un Ojo | Ethereal Road | Barber Road | Kavod | [31] |
Gotham | 1 mile | $300,000 | 3 | Aqueduct | Mar 5 2022 | Morello | Dean's List | Golden Code | Life Is Great | [25] |
San Felipe | 1+1⁄16 miles | $401,000 | 2 | Santa Anita | Mar 5 2022 | Forbidden Kingdom | Doppelganger | Happy Jack | Beautiful Art | [23] |
Fountain of Youth | 1+1⁄16 miles | $400,000 | 2 | Gulfstream | Mar 5 2022 | Simplification | In Due Time | O Captain | Emmanuel | [29] |
Tampa Bay Derby | 1+1⁄16 miles | $350,000 | 2 | Tampa Bay | Mar 12 2022 | Classic Causeway | Grantham | Shipsational | Golden Glider | [53] |
Sunland Derby | 1+1⁄8 miles | $500,000 | 3 | Sunland Park | Mar 27 2022 | Slow Down Andy | Bye Bye Bobby | Pepper Spray | Fowler Blue | [32] |
Second leg of series
[edit]Theses races are the major preps for the Kentucky Derby, and are thus weighted more heavily. Note: 1st=100 points; 2nd=40 points; 3rd=20 points; 4th=10 points
Race | Distance | Purse | Grade | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louisiana Derby | 1+3⁄16 miles | $1,000,000 | 2 | Fair Grounds | Mar 26 2022 | Epicenter | Zozos | Pioneer Of Medina | Rattle N Roll | [26] |
UAE Derby | 1,900 metres (~1+3⁄16 miles) |
$2,000,000 | 2 | Meydan | Mar 26 2022 | Crown Pride | Summer Is Tomorrow | Island Falcon | Bendoog | [10] |
Florida Derby | 1+1⁄8 miles | $1,000,000 | 1 | Gulfstream | Apr 2 2022 | White Abbarrio | Charge It | Simplification | Pappacap | [27] |
Arkansas Derby | 1+1⁄8 miles | $1,250,000 | 1 | Oaklawn Park | Apr 2 2022 | Cyberknife | Barber Road | Secret Oath | Doppelganger | [9] |
Jeff Ruby | 1+1⁄8 miles | $600,000 | 3 | Turfway | Apr 2 2022 | Tiz The Bomb | Tawny Port | Rich Strike | Dowagiac Chief | [18] |
Blue Grass Stakes | 1+1⁄8 miles | $1,000,000 | 1 | Keeneland | Apr 9 2022 | Zandon | Smile Happy | Emmanuel | Golden Glider | [54] |
Santa Anita Derby | 1+1⁄8 miles | $750,000 | 1 | Santa Anita | Apr 9 2022 | Taiba[v] | Messier | Happy Jack | Armagnac | [11] |
Wood Memorial | 1+1⁄8 miles | $750,000 | 2 | Aqueduct | Apr 9 2022 | Mo Donegal | Early Voting | Skippylongstocking | A.P.'s Secret | [33] |
"Wild Card" events
[edit]Note: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points
Race | Distance | Purse | Grade | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lexington | 1+1⁄16 miles | $398,750 | 3 | Keeneland | Apr 16 2022 | Tawny Port | Major General | In Due Time | Ethereal Road | [55] |
Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby
[edit]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 four finishers. As none of the offers were accepted, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby.[3]
Race | Distance | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattleya Sho | 1,600 metres (~1 mile) |
Tokyo Racecourse | Nov 27 2021 | Consigliere | Café Karma | Geraldo Barows | World Connector | [56] |
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | 1,600 metres (~1 mile) |
Kawasaki Racecourse | Dec 15 2021 | Dry Stout | Combustion | Praelude | Sekifu | [57][58] |
Hyacinth | 1,600 metres (~1 mile) |
Tokyo Racecourse | Feb 20 2022 | Combustion | Geraldo Barows | ƒ Sea Vixen | El Paso | [59][60] |
Fukuryu | 1,800 metres (~1+1⁄8 miles) |
Nakayama Racecourse | Mar 26 2022 | ƒ Delicada | Notturno | Peisha Es | Odilon | [61] |
Note:
Cattleya Sho: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points
Hyacinth: 1st=30 points; 2nd=12 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=3 points
Fukuyru : 1st=40 points; 2nd=16 points; 3rd=8 points; 4th=4 points
ƒ Filly
- Qualification table
The top four horses (colored brown within the standings) are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Derby provided the horse is nominated.[62]
Rank | Horse | Points | Eligible Earnings |
Trainer | Owner | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Delicada | 40 | $273,623 | Naohiro Yoshida | Teruya Yoshida | [62] |
2 | Combustion | 38 | $557,666 | Keizo Ito | Godolphin | [62] |
3 | Dry Scout | 20 | $524,096 | Mitsunori Makiura | [62] | |
4 | Notturno | 16 | $179,305 | Hidetaka Otonashi | Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd. | [62] |
5 | Geraldo Barows | 14 | $191,039 | Ryo Terashima | Hirotsugu Inokuma | [62] |
6 | Consigliere | 10 | $357,738 | Yukio Inagaki | Kazumi Yoshida | [62] |
7 | Piesha Es | 8 | $157,855 | Kazuo Konishi | Naoto Kitajo | [62] |
8 | Sea Vixon | 6 | $150,509 | Kazuo Fujisawa | Yuji Hasegawa | [62] |
9 | Praelude | 4 | $191,189 | [62] | ||
10 | Odilon | 4 | $170,109 | Tamio Hamada | Yuki Hashimoto | [62] |
11 | Café Karma | 6 | $150,470 | Masaaki Koga | Koichi Nishikawa | [62] |
12 | El Paso | 3 | $111,006 | Ryo Takei | Isonami Isamu F Co., Ltd. | [62] |
13 | Sekifu | 2 | $755,881 | [62] | ||
14 | World Connector | 1 | $86,152 | Kazuo Fujisawa | Mataichiro Yamamoto | [62] |
Notes:
- brown highlight – qualified
- grey highlight – did not qualify
European Road to the Kentucky Derby
[edit]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. As none of the offers were accepted, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby.[3]
The series consists of seven races – four run on the turf in late 2021 when the horses are age two, plus three races run on a synthetic surface in early 2022.
Race | Distance | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Royal Lodge Stakes | 1 mile | Newmarket | Sep 25 2021 | Royal Patronage | Coroebus | Unconquerable | Masekela | [63] |
Beresford Stakes | 1 mile | The Curragh | Sep 25 2021 | Luxembourg | Manu Et Corde | Tuwaiq | Swan Bay | [64] |
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère | 1400 metres (6 furlongs & 211 yards) |
Longchamp | Oct 3 2021 | Angel Bleu | Noble Truth | Ancient Rome | Accakaba | [65] |
Vertem Futurity Trophy | 1 mile | Doncaster | Oct 23 2021 | Luxembourg | Sissoko | Bayside Boy | Hannibal Barca | [66] |
Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes | 1 mile | Kempton Park | Mar 2 2022 | Blue Trail | Harrow | Find | Havana Goldrush | [67] |
Patton Stakes | 1 mile | Dundalk | Mar 4 2022 | Juncture | Morning Soldier | Sister Bridget | In Ecstasy | [68] |
Cardinal Stakes | 1 mile | Chelmsford City | Mar 31 2022 | Dark Moon Rising | Harrow | Find | Blue Trail | [69] |
Note:
- the four races in 2021 for two-year-olds: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point
- the first two races in 2022: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points
- The Cardinal Condition Stakes: 1st=30 points; 2nd=12 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=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.[62]
Rank | Horse | Points | Eligible Earnings |
Trainer | Owner | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dark Moon Rising | 30 | $7,536 | Kevin Ryan | Angie Bailey | [62] |
2 | Blue Trail | 23 | $0 | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | [62] |
3 | Luxembourg | 20 | $232,082 | Aidan O'Brien | Westerberg, J Magnier, M Tabor & D Smith | [62] |
4 | Harrow | 20 | $8,792 | Andrew Balding | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing – Wisteria | [62] |
5 | Angel Bleu | 10 | $572,160 | Ralph Beckett | Marc Chan | [62] |
6 | Royal Patronage | 10 | $155,467 | Mark Johnston | Highclere T'Bred Racing – Woodland Walk | [62] |
7 | Find | 10 | $0 | John & Thady Gosden | Prince A. A. Faisal | [62] |
8 | Noble Truth | 4 | $148,484 | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | [62] |
9 | Coroebus | 4 | $75,735 | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin | [62] |
10 | Sissoko | 4 | $61,621 | Aidan O'Brien | J Carthy | [62] |
11 | Manu Et Corde | 4 | $29,903 | Jim Bolger | J.S. Bolger | [62] |
12 | Bayside Boy | 2 | $220,755 | Roger Varian | Teme Valley & Ballylinch Stu | [62] |
13 | Ancient Rome | 2 | $166,830 | Andre Fabre | Michael Tabor | [62] |
14 | Unconquerable | 2 | $45,914 | Aidan O'Brien | Atlantic Thoroughbreds | [62] |
15 | Tuwaiq | 2 | $20,665 | Ger Lyons | Dr. Ali Al Mutairi | [62] |
16 | Havana Goldrush | 2 | $0 | Stan Moore | J S Moore & B Galloway | [62] |
17 | Accakaba | 1 | $86,152 | Christophe Ferland | Wertheimer & Frere | [62] |
18 | Masekela | 1 | $86,252 | Andrew Balding | Mick & Janice Mariscotti | [62] |
19 | Hannibal Barca | 1 | $15,385 | Joseph O'Brien | Ecurie Ama Zingteam | [62] |
20 | Swan Bay | 1 | $5,240 | Joseph O'Brien | Lloyd J Williams Syndicate | [62] |
Notes:
- brown highlight – qualified
- grey highlight – did not qualify
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Classic Causeway's connections were originally thinking of bypassing the Derby but decided on April 25 to enter after training well.[13][14]
- ^ Un Ojo was temporarily trained by Anthony Dutrow when he was shipped to New York for the Withers Stakes[21]
- ^ Forbidden Kingdom was withdrawn from consideration after finishing last in the Santa Anita Derby. He is being evaluated for a trapped epiglottis, a condition that constricts a horse's breathing.[13]
- ^ Before the Santa Anita Derby, Messier was trained by Bob Baffert and thus did not earn any points for his earlier starts.
- ^ Summer Is Tomorrow was a late nominee. He is ranked behind Zozos based on career earnings, the third tie-breaker.
- ^ Make It Big has not had any workouts and seems to be off the Kentucky Derby trail[3]
- ^ Mackinnon has not had any workouts and seems to be off the Kentucky Derby trail[3]
- ^ Wit has not had any workouts and seems to be off the Kentucky Derby trail[3]
- ^ Cooke Creek has not had any workouts and seems to be off the Kentucky Derby trail[3]
- ^ Trafalgar is ahead of Sir London and Galt in the standings due to higher stakes earned from non-restricted stakes[3]
- ^ Sir London has not had any workouts and seems to be off the Kentucky Derby trail[3]
- ^ a b Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2022 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Corniche and Rockefeller are trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2023.[45]
- ^ Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2022 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Corniche is trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2023.[45]
- ^ a b Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2022 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Messier and Barossa are trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2023. Messier was transferred before the Santa Anita Derby to Tim Yaskteen.[46]
- ^ a b Horses that ran with medication (Lasix) do not receive any points towards qualification. Concept and Classic Moment received no points from the Springboard Mile.[47]
- ^ a b Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2022 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Newgrange and Rockefeller are trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2023.[48]
- ^ Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2022 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Newgrange is trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2023.[49]
- ^ a b Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2022 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Messier and Wharton are trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2023. After this win, Messier and fellow Baffert-trained horse Taiba were transferred to Tim Yakteen in order to earn points.[51]
- ^ Horse trained by an individual suspended from the 2022 Kentucky Derby does not receive any qualification points. Blackadder is trained by Bob Baffert who is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. through 2023.[52]
- ^ In order to be eligible for Road to the Kentucky Derby points, Taiba and Messier were transferred to Tim Yakteen.
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