The document outlines how horses qualify for the Kentucky Derby starting gate by earning points in a series of 34 races leading up to the Derby. The top 20 point earners will earn a starting position in the Derby. It provides the current leaderboard rankings of horses and their points totals. It also lists rules around tiebreakers, filly qualifications, and other details about nominations and the post position draw.
The document outlines how horses qualify for the Kentucky Derby starting gate by earning points in a series of 34 races leading up to the Derby. The top 20 point earners will earn a starting position in the Derby. It provides the current leaderboard rankings of horses and their points totals. It also lists rules around tiebreakers, filly qualifications, and other details about nominations and the post position draw.
The document outlines how horses qualify for the Kentucky Derby starting gate by earning points in a series of 34 races leading up to the Derby. The top 20 point earners will earn a starting position in the Derby. It provides the current leaderboard rankings of horses and their points totals. It also lists rules around tiebreakers, filly qualifications, and other details about nominations and the post position draw.
The document outlines how horses qualify for the Kentucky Derby starting gate by earning points in a series of 34 races leading up to the Derby. The top 20 point earners will earn a starting position in the Derby. It provides the current leaderboard rankings of horses and their points totals. It also lists rules around tiebreakers, filly qualifications, and other details about nominations and the post position draw.
HOW TO GET INTO THE KENTUCKY DERBY STARTING GATE The Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by TwinSpires.com is a 34-race series that awards points to the Top 4 finishers in each race. The Top 20 point earners will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 140th running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The Kentucky Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975. At least 20 horses have entered the 1 -mile race for 3-year-olds every year since 2004, and 13 of the last 15 years. Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Horse Vicars in Trouble Toast of New York Constitution Intense Holiday Wildcat Red We Miss Artie Samraat Hoppertunity Chitu Midnight Hawk Ring Weekend California Chrome Tapiture General a Rod Albano Cairo Prince Uncle Sigh Vinceremos Harrys Holiday+ Commanding Curve Ride On Curlin Kristo Coastline Tamarando Strong Mandate Rise Up Giovanni Boldini Candy Boy In Trouble Noble Moon Amis Holiday Tanzanite Cat Commissioner Cleburne Conquest Titan Dance With Fate+ Casiguapo Financial Mogul East Hall Classic Giacnroll Asserting Bear Schoolofhardrocks Scotland Big Bazinga Laddie Boy Smart Cover Enterprising Arctic Slope Wicked Strong Gold Hawk Points 120 100 100 93 90 60 60 55 54 52 50 50 42 40 34 24 24 20 20 20 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 Owner(s) Ken & Sarah Ramsey Michael Buckley Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC & WinStar Farm LLC Starlight Racing (Jack & Laurie Wolf & Donald & Barbara Lucarelli) Honors Stable Corp. (Salvatore Delfino) Ken & Sarah Ramsey My Meadowview Farm (Leonard Riggio) Karl Watson, Mike Pegram & Paul Weitman Tanma Corporation (Susan Chu) Hill n Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. (John Sikura), Mike Kitchen, Mike Pegram, Mike Tice & Joel Quenneville St. Elias Stable (Vincent Viola) & West Point Thoroughbreds (Terry Finley et al) Steven Coburn & Perry Martin Ron Winchell J. Armando Rodriguez Brereton C. Jones Godolphin (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum et al), Namcook Stables (Terry Murray), Paul Braverman, Harvey Clarke & Craig Robertson III Wounded Warrior Stables (George Chip McEwen) & Anthony C. Robertson WinStar Farm & Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC Skychai Racing LLC, Terry Raymond & Jana Wagner West Point Thoroughbreds (Terry Finley et al) Daniel J. Dougherty Hronis Racing, LLC (Kosta Hronis) John C. Oxley Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams Robert C. Baker & William L. Mack Paul and Andrena Van Doren Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith C R K Stable LLC (Lee and Susan Searing) Team D Treadway Racing Stable (Jeff Treadway) Ivan Dalos James L. & Ywachetta H. Driver WinStar Farm LLC (Kenny Troutt) Donegal Racing (Jerry Crawford et al) Conquest Stables LLC (Ernie Semersky & Dory Newell) Sharon Alesia, Bran Jam Stable & Ciaglia Racing LLC All American Horses (Jorge Wagner) Klaravich Stables Inc. & William H. Lawrence H. Jack Hendricks & Roger Justice Lisa Guerrero & Joseph E. Besecker Bear Stables LTD (Danny Bear Dion) Amerman Racing LLC (John and Jerry Amerman) Harvey Clarke, Paul Braverman & Team D Derby Dreamers Racing Stable (Robert S. Bates) Kevin Jacobsen Donegal Racing (Jerry Crawford et al) Glen Hill Farm (Leonard Lavin) Shortleaf Stable, Inc. (John Ed Anthony) Centennial Farms (Don Little Jr.) Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC (Ron Winchell) Trainer Mike Maker Jamie Osborne Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Jose Garrofalo Todd Pletcher Rick Violette Jr. Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Bob Baffert Graham Motion Art Sherman Steve Asmussen Mike Maker Larry Jones Kiaran McLaughlin Gary Contessa Todd Pletcher Mike Maker Dallas Stewart Billy Gowan John Sadler Mark Casse Jerry Hollendorfer D. Wayne Lukas Tom Amoss Aidan OBrien John Sadler Tony Dutrow Leah Gyarmati Josie Carroll Cody Autrey Todd Pletcher Dale Romans Mark Casse Peter Eurton Mario Morales Rick Violette Jr. Bill Kaplan Lisa Guerrero Reade Baker David Hofmans Tony Dutrow Katerina Vassilieva Chuck Peery Dale Romans Tom Proctor Kenny McPeek Jimmy Jerkens Steve Asmussen Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings $760,000 $1,200,000 $600,000 $527,500 $665,000 $544,000 $450,000 $376,000 $440,000 $320,000 $210,000 $182,250 $420,738 $240,000 $190,000 $520,000 $150,000 $190,000 $150,956 $104,000 $154,387 $56,000 $129,679 $495,000 $472,500 $786,633 $345,678 $260,000 $190,000 $145,000 $136,145 $111,000 $104,000 $102,044 $180,945 $150,000 $271,050 $93,000 $77,550 $62,500 $31,432 $18,000 $45,000 $44,649 $42,599 $38,418 $138,800 $47,252 $40,000 $38,000
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Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard Saturday, March 29, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Rank 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. Horse Awesome Sky Diamond Bachelor Rum Point Almost Famous Matuszak Son of a Preacher Buck Magic Ill Wrap It Up Points 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Owner(s) John C. Oxley Diamond 100 Racing Club LLC (Kin Hui), Mrs. Susan Magnier & Robert Trussel Reddam Racing, LLC (J. Paul Reddam) Chuck & Maribeth Sanford LLC George J. Prussian Terra Di Sienna Stables (Sal & Colleen Simeone) Katherine G. Ball Daniel Kramer & WestsideRentals.com (Mark Verge) Trainer Mark Casse Patrick Biancone Doug ONeill Pat Byrne Bill Mott Bret Calhoun Dave Fawkes Doug ONeill Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings $16,819 $96,770 $30,250 $28,579 $22,667 $11,500 $8,410 $6,000
NOTE: Bold-face indicates horses that earned points and/or non-restricted graded stakes earnings in previous week and/or entered to run in stakes engagement. + = Late Triple Crown nomination
SIDELINED / INACTIVE / NO LONGER UNDER DERBY CONSIDERATION / NOT TRIPLE CROWN NOMINATED Asmar-IRE (40, $557,500), Emirates Flyer-GB (20, $381,691), Havana (14, $660,000), Honor Code (14, $340,000), Bond Holder (11, $333,000), New Years Day (10, $1,100,000), Top Billing (10, $40,000), Surfing U S A (10, $35,000), Rebranded (5, $137,280), Smartys Echo (4, $82,000), Walt (4, $45,857), Go Greeley (2, $220,601), Roman Unbridled (2, $113,000), Rankhasprivileges (2, $100,250), Ontology (2, $77,250), Can the Man (1, $111,000) and Puppy Manners (1, $18,250) TIEBREAKERS If two or more horses have the same number of points, the tiebreaker is earnings in non-restricted stakes races. FILLIES If a filly wants to run in the Kentucky Derby she can, but shell have to earn her way into the field by accumulating points against open company just like the rest of the colts and geldings and be nominated to the Triple Crown. Additionally, any points earned by a filly in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series against open company will be credited to her point total in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series. DEAD-HEATS In the event of a dead-heat (tie) in a Road to the Kentucky Derby race, those horses will divide equally the points they would have received jointly had one beaten the other. SPLIT DIVISIONS In the event a Road to the Kentucky Derby race is split into divisions and each division awards its originally published purse money, points will be awarded as scheduled for each division. If the originally published purse is halved for each division, points will be halved as well. NOMINATIONS Horses born in 2011 can be made eligible to run in this years Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown with a $600 early payment due by Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. A late period for nominations at $6,000 each will close Saturday, March 22, 2014. In addition to the Triple Crown nomination fee, owners must pay $25,000 to enter the Derby by 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, and an additional $25,000 to start. A horse may be supplemented for $200,000. POST POSITION DRAW The Kentucky Derby post position draw a traditional pill pull in which horses entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine what stall a horse will break from the starting gate will be held at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at 5 p.m. ET (Live on NBC Sports Network). Up to 24 horses may enter the race and four horses can be listed as also eligible and would be ranked in order accordingly; they could draw into the field should any horse(s) be scratched before scratch time on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 9 a.m. ET. PRIZE MONEY The Kentucky Derby winner will receive a gold trophy plus an estimated $1.24 million payday. A total of $400,000 will be awarded to the runner-up, $200,000 to third, $100,000 to fourth and $60,000 to fifth. BACKGROUND Churchill Downs abandoned the graded stakes earnings criteria for the 2013 Kentucky Derby (used from 1986-2012) and proactively adopted a tiered point system to determine which horses would have preference for Americas greatest race. Today, a sliding scale of points is awarded to the Top 4 finishers in select races, and at the series end, the Top 20 point earners get first crack to start in the Kentucky Derby. METRICS Year-over-year betting on Kentucky Derby Championship Series races in 2013 increased 7% or $2.6 million to $39.6 million. Despite heavy rainfall throughout Kentucky Derby Day itself, Churchill Downs had record off-track wagering ($163.5 million), the second-highest all-sources betting handle in Derby history ($184.6 million) and a 9% jump in viewership on NBC to 16.2 million. ABOUT THE DERBY To have a horse draped in the garland of roses while raising the solid gold trophy high atop the Kentucky Derby winners stand is the Holy Grail for horsemen around the world. Restricted to 3-year-old Thoroughbreds, horses only have one chance to win the Kentucky Derby, and its quite an accomplishment just to receive a berth in the starting gate. Approximately 25,500 Thoroughbreds were foaled in North America three years ago in 2011, and if history is any indication, about one percent of the crop will be nominated to next springs Triple Crown. Only 20 will be allowed to Run for the Roses, as the Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975. At least 20 horses have entered the race since 2004, and 13 of the last 15 years. Once a horse earns its coveted Kentucky Derby berth, it, in most cases, will race the extended 1 -mile distance for the first time. A combination of speed and the stamina it takes to complete the final eighth of a mile in the Derby often determines a win or loss.
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2013-14 ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY
34 Races (16 Championship Series Races) Kentucky Derby Prep Season (18 races) Date Sept. 7 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Nov. 2 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Nov. 30 Jan. 4 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Race Iroquois FrontRunner Champagne Breeders Futurity Grey Breeders Cup Juvenile Delta Downs Jackpot Remsen Kentucky Jockey Club Jerome Sham Lecomte Smarty Jones Holy Bull Withers Robert B. Lewis El Camino Real Derby Southwest Racetrack Churchill Downs Santa Anita Belmont Park Keeneland Woodbine Santa Anita Delta Downs Aqueduct Churchill Downs Aqueduct Santa Anita Fair Grounds Oaklawn Park Gulfstream Park Aqueduct Santa Anita Golden Gate Oaklawn Park Distance 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/16 Miles 1 Mile 1 1/16 Miles (S) 1 1/16 Miles (S) 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/8 Miles 1 1/16 Miles 1 Mile 70 Yards 1 Mile 1 Mile 70 Yards 1 Mile 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/8 Miles (S) 1 1/16 Miles 1st Cleburne (10) Bond Holder (10) Havana (10) We Miss Artie (10) Amis Holiday (10) New Years Day (10) Rise Up (10) Honor Code (10) Tapiture (10) Noble Moon (10) Midnight Hawk (10) Vicars in Trouble (10)
Tanzanite Cat (10) Cairo Prince (10) Samraat (10) Candy Boy (10) Tamarando (10) Tapiture (10)
2nd Smart Cover (4) Dance With Fate (4) Honor Code (4) Smartys Echo (4) Big Bazinga (4) Havana (4) Casiguapo (4) Cairo Prince (4) Laddie Boy (4) Classic Giacnroll (4) Kristo (4) Albano (4) Walt (4) Conquest Titan (4) Uncle Sigh (4) Chitu (4) Dance With Fate (4) Strong Mandate (4)
4th Ride On Curlin (1) Can the Man (1) Casiguapo (1) Rum Point (1) Bond Holder (1) Roman Unbridled (1) Intense Holiday (1) Buck Magic (1) Matuszak (1) Ill Wrap It Up (1) Roman Unbridled (1) Son of a Preacher (1) Almost Famous (1) Classic Giacnroll (1) Diamond Bachelor (1)
Puppy Manners (1) Coastline (1)
Kentucky Derby Championship Series (16 races)
Date Feb. 22 Feb. 22 March 1 March 8 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 23 March 29 March 29 March 29 April 5 April 5 April 12 April 12 April 19 Race Fountain of Youth Risen Star Gotham San Felipe Tampa Bay Derby Rebel Spiral Sunland Derby UAE Derby Florida Derby Louisiana Derby Wood Memorial Santa Anita Derby Arkansas Derby Blue Grass Lexington Racetrack Gulfstream Park Fair Grounds Aqueduct Santa Anita Tampa Bay Downs Oaklawn Park Turfway Park Sunland Park Meydan Racecourse Gulfstream Park Fair Grounds Aqueduct Santa Anita Oaklawn Park Keeneland Keeneland Distance 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/16 Miles 1 1/8 Miles (S) 1 1/8 Miles 1 3/16 Miles (S) 1 1/8 Miles 1 1/8 Miles 1 1/8 Miles 1 1/8 Miles 1 1/8 Miles 1 1/8 Miles (S) 1 1/16 Miles (S) 1st Wildcat Red (50) Intense Holiday (50) Samraat (50) California Chrome (50)
Ring Weekend (50) Hoppertunity (50) We Miss Artie (50) Chitu (50) Toast of New York (100)
2nd General a Rod (20) Albano (20) Uncle Sigh (20) Midnight Hawk (20) Vinceremos (20) Tapiture (20) Harrys Holiday (20)
