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.
CURRENT ODDS
2023–2024 Horse Leaderboard
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ENTRIESHORSEOWNERTRAINERCURRENT ODDSMORNING LINE ODDS
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West Paces Racing LLC, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding LLC, Two Eight Racing LLC & Pine Racing Stables
Danny Gargan
21-1
20-1
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OWNER West Paces Racing LLC, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding LLC, Two Eight Racing LLC & Pine Racing Stables
TRAINER Danny Gargan
JOCKEY Luis Saez
BREEDER Grandview Equine
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE April 22, 2021
JOCKEY Luis Saez
EARNINGS $472,375
TOTAL POINTS 75
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2
Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith, Derrick, Westerberg, Rocket Ship Racing, LLC and Brant, Peter M.
Chad Brown
5-1
3-1
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OWNER Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith, Derrick, Westerberg, Rocket Ship Racing, LLC and Brant, Peter M.
TRAINER Chad Brown
JOCKEY Tyler Gafflione
BREEDER Debby M. Oxley
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE March 31, 2021
JOCKEY Tyler Gafflione
EARNINGS $871,250
TOTAL POINTS 155
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OWNER Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing LLC & Daniel Hamby III
TRAINER Kenny McPeek
JOCKEY Brian Hernandez, Jr.
BREEDER Lance Gasaway, Daniel Hamby & 4GRacing LLC
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE March 4, 2021
JOCKEY Brian Hernandez, Jr.
EARNINGS $550,050
TOTAL POINTS 46
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OWNER Albaugh Family Stables LLC
TRAINER Brad Cox
JOCKEY Flavien Prat
BREEDER WinStar Farm
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE March 8, 2021
JOCKEY Flavien Prat
EARNINGS $802,000
TOTAL POINTS 125
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OWNER Tami Bobo, Julie Davies & George G. Isaacs
TRAINER Saffie Joseph Jr.
JOCKEY Jose Ortiz
BREEDER Fred W. Hertrich III
SEX Colt
COLOR Brown
BIRTHPLACE Colt
FOAL DATE March 21, 2021
JOCKEY Jose Ortiz
EARNINGS $186,00
TOTAL POINTS 50
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OWNER BC Stables LLC
TRAINER Wayne Lukas
JOCKEY Keith Asmussen
BREEDER Summerhill Farm
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE March 9, 2021
JOCKEY Keith Asmussen
EARNINGS $628,295
TOTAL POINTS 65
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OWNER Ribble Farms LLC
TRAINER Whit Beckman
JOCKEY Ben Curtis
BREEDER Royce Pulliam
SEX Colt
COLOR Brown
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE May 4, 2021
JOCKEY Ben Curtis
EARNINGS $448,455
TOTAL POINTS 65
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8
Qatar Racing (Sheikh Fahad Al Thani), Resolute Racing & Marc Detampel
Brad Cox
10-1
10-1
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OWNER Qatar Racing (Sheikh Fahad Al Thani), Resolute Racing & Marc Detampel
TRAINER Brad Cox
JOCKEY TBD
BREEDER Don Alberto Corporation
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE May 5, 2021
JOCKEY TBD
EARNINGS $247,500
TOTAL POINTS 75
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OWNER Godolphin LLC
TRAINER Brad Cox
JOCKEY TBD
BREEDER Godolphin
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE March 14, 2021
JOCKEY TBD
EARNINGS $323,136
TOTAL POINTS 40
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OWNER Tomoya Ozasa
TRAINER Daisuke Takayanagi
JOCKEY Kimura Kazushi
BREEDER Yanagawa Bokujo
SEX Colt
COLOR Brown
BIRTHPLACE Japan
FOAL DATE May 20, 2021
JOCKEY Kimura Kazushi
EARNINGS $161,743
TOTAL POINTS 40
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OWNER Susumu Fujita
TRAINER Yoshito Yahagi
JOCKEY Ryusei Sakai
BREEDER Northern Racing
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Japan
FOAL DATE February 24, 2021
JOCKEY Ryusei Sakai
EARNINGS $1,769,919
TOTAL POINTS 100
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12
L and N Racing LLC, Brewster, Clark O., Caroom, Jerry and Breeze Easy, LLC
Steve Asmussen
41-1
20-1
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OWNER L and N Racing LLC, Brewster, Clark O., Caroom, Jerry and Breeze Easy, LLC
TRAINER Steve Asmussen
JOCKEY Joel Rosario
BREEDER Breeze Easy, LLC
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE February 17, 2021
JOCKEY Joel Rosario
EARNINGS $300,000
TOTAL POINTS 70
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OWNER Harry L. Veruchi
TRAINER Larry Demeritte
JOCKEY Jesus Castanon
BREEDER Two Hearts Farm II LLC (KY)
SEX Colt
COLOR Gray
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE March 19, 2021
JOCKEY Jesus Castanon
EARNINGS $363,640
TOTAL POINTS 67
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OWNER Amerman Racing LLC
TRAINER Michael McCarthy
JOCKEY Umberto Rispoli
BREEDER Mrs Jerry Amerman
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE March 25, 2021
JOCKEY Umberto Rispoli
EARNINGS $658,000
TOTAL POINTS 100
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OWNER Klaravich Stables Inc.
TRAINER Chad Brown
JOCKEY Irad Ortiz, Jr.
BREEDER Klaravich Stables
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE February 22, 2021
JOCKEY Irad Ortiz, Jr.
EARNINGS $260,500
TOTAL POINTS 60
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OWNER Granpollo Stables LLC
TRAINER Victor Barboza Jr.
JOCKEY Emisael Jaramillo
BREEDER John D. Gunther
SEX Colt
COLOR Dark Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE February 16, 2021
JOCKEY Emisael Jaramillo
EARNINGS $164,250
TOTAL POINTS 40
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OWNER Repole Stable
TRAINER Todd Pletcher
JOCKEY John Velazquez
BREEDER Repole Stables, Inc.
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE March 28, 2021
JOCKEY John Velazquez
EARNINGS $1,646,100
TOTAL POINTS 136
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OWNER Eric M. Waller & Sharon Waller
TRAINER Phil D'Amato
JOCKEY Antonio Fresu
BREEDER Eric Waller & Sharon Waller
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE January 24, 2021
JOCKEY Antonio Fresu
EARNINGS $742,800
TOTAL POINTS 125
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OWNER Emily Bushnell & Ric Waldman
TRAINER Bill Mott
JOCKEY Junior Alvarado
BREEDER Pam & Martin Wygod
SEX Colt
COLOR Bay
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE March 24, 2021
JOCKEY Junior Alvarado
EARNINGS $416,000
TOTAL POINTS 110
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20
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing; West Paces Racing; GMP Stables; and Carl & Yurie Pascarella
Danny Gargan
46-1
50-1
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OWNER Reeves Thoroughbred Racing; West Paces Racing; GMP Stables; and Carl & Yurie Pascarella
TRAINER Danny Gargan
JOCKEY Frankie Dettori
BREEDER SF Bloodstock LLC
SEX Gelding
COLOR Chestnut
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE April 19, 2021
JOCKEY Frankie Dettori
EARNINGS $141,875
TOTAL POINTS 50
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OWNER Welch Racing LLC
TRAINER John Ennis
JOCKEY Adam Beschizza
BREEDER Fred W. Hertrich III
SEX Colt
COLOR Brown
BIRTHPLACE Kentucky
FOAL DATE May 17, 2021
JOCKEY Adam Beschizza
EARNINGS $198,315
TOTAL POINTS 35
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OWNER Average Joe Racing Stables Ltd. & Dan Wells
TRAINER Jeff Engler
JOCKEY Joe Talamo
BREEDER JSM Equine, LLC
SEX Colt
COLOR Chestnut
BIRTHPLACE KY
FOAL DATE April 17, 2021
JOCKEY Joe Talamo
EARNINGS $30,107
TOTAL POINTS 14
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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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