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Updated 'Road to the Kentucky Derby' Point Standings

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Updated "Road to the Kentucky Derby" Point Standings following Monday's Southwest. The Bob Baffert-trained Super Ninety Nine easily won the 1 1/16-mile race by 11 ¼ lengths over "sloppy" going and collected 10 points to debut at No. 10 on the leaderboard.

The Southwest marked the conclusion of the "Kentucky Derby Prep Season" races with a 10-4-2-1 point distribution. The multi-leg "Kentucky Derby Championship Series" begins Saturday (Feb. 25) with the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream and Risen Star at Fair Grounds. Points to the Top 4 finishers will increase to 50 for first, 20 for second, 10 for third and 5 for fourth. 

HOW TO GET INTO THE KENTUCKY DERBY STARTING GATE – The "Road to the Kentucky Derby" is a 36-race series that awards points to the Top 4 finishers in each race. The Top 20 point earners nominated to the Triple Crown will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 139th running of the Grade I, $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on Saturday, May 4. The Kentucky Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975. At least 20 horses have entered the 1 ¼-mile race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds every year since 2004, and 12 of the last 14 years. 

Rank

Horse

Points

Owner(s)

Trainer

Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings

1.

Shanghai Bobby

24

Starlight Racing (Jack & Laurie Wolf & Donald & Barbara Lucarelli et al), Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith

Todd Pletcher

$1,731,000

2.

Goldencents

24

W.C. Racing (Josh Kaplan & Glenn Sorgenstein), Dave Kenney & RAP Racing (Rick Pitino)

Doug O'Neill

$740,000

3.

Oxbow

11

Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley)

D. Wayne Lukas

$180,000

4.

Violence

10

Blackrock Thoroughbreds LLP (Steven Marshall)

Todd Pletcher

$495,000

5.

Itsmyluckyday

10

Trilogy Stable (Marion Montanari & David Melin) & Laurie Plesa

Eddie Plesa Jr.

$393,600

6.

Overanalyze

10

Repole Stable (Mike Repole)

Todd Pletcher

$296,381

7.

Uncaptured

10

John C. Oxley

Mark Casse

$292,374

8.

Den's Legacy

10

Westrock Stables LLC (Scott & Joe Ford)

Bob Baffert

$265,000

9.

Power Broker

10

Gary & Mary West

Bob Baffert

$210,000

10.

Super Ninety Nine

10

Tanma Corporation (Susan Chu)

Bob Baffert

$200,000

11.

Will Take Charge

10

Willis D. Horton

D. Wayne Lukas

$152,971

12.

Falling Sky

10

Newtown Anner Stud, James Covello & Joseph Bulger

John Terranova II

$122,500

t-13.

Flashback

10

Gary & Mary West

Bob Baffert

$120,000

t-13.

Revolutionary

10

WinStar Farm LLC (Kenny Troutt)

Todd Pletcher

$120,000

15.

Dynamic Sky

8

John C. Oxley

Mark Casse

$271,668

16.

He's Had Enough

6

Reddam Racing LLC (J. Paul Reddam)

Doug O'Neill

$430,000

17.

Fear the Kitten

6

Frank Irvin

Mike Maker

$84,890

18.

Tesseron

5

Donver Stable (Donna & Vern Dubinsky)

Josie Carroll

$49,017

19.

Bern Identity

4

George & Lori Hall

Kelly Breen

$572,000

20.

Capo Bastone

4

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman et al)

Todd Pletcher

$246,000

21.

Texas Bling

4

Hall's Family Trust (Lewis A. Hall)

Danele Durham

$211,200

22.

Know More

4

Reddam Racing LLC (J. Paul Reddam)

Doug O'Neill

$210,000

23.

Fury Kapcori

4

Rick Awtrey or Jerry Hollendorfer or George Todaro

Jerry Hollendorfer

$205,050

24.

Normandy Invasion

4

Fox Hill Farms Inc. (Rick Porter)

Chad Brown

$50,000

25.

Frac Daddy

4

Magic City Thoroughbred Partners (Carter Stewart)

Ken McPeek

$40,596

t-26.

Escapefromreality

4

MeB Stables LLC & Brooklyn Boyz Stables (Anthony & Mary Bonomo)

Dominick Schettino

$40,000

t-26.

Golden Soul

4

Charles Fipke

Dallas Stewart

$40,000

28.

Fortify

3

Godolphin (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum et al)

Mahmood Al Zarooni

$225,000

29.

Mylute

2

GoldMark Farm, LLC (T. Paul Bulmahn)

Tom Amoss

$159,365

30.

Carving

2

Jill Baffert & Bode Miller

Bob Baffert

$145,500

31.

Java's War

2

Charles Fipke

Ken McPeek

$131,772

32.

Heaven's Runway

2

K.K. Jayaraman & V. Devi Jayaraman

Joseph Martin

$111,198

33.

Siete de Oros

2

Ramon Preciado

Ramon Preciado

$60,000

34.

Clearly Now

2

Irma Desrochers & Leonard Zenith

Brian Lynch

$55,086

35.

My Name Is Michael

2

Watchel Stable, Barry Butzer & Dominion Bloodstock

Bill Mott

$50,171

36.

Always in a Tiz

2

MeB Stables LLC (Mary Ellen Bonomo) & Brooklyn Boyz Stables (Anthony Bonomo Sr.)

Dominick Schettino

$39,000

37.

Delhomme

2

WinStar Farm LLC (Kenny Troutt) & Twin Creeks Racing (Randy Gullatt & Steve Davison et al)

Todd Pletcher

$25,000

38.

Dewey Square

2

Sienna Farms, LLC (Anthony Manganaro)

Dale Romans

$16,298

39.

Manando

2

Kaleem Shah Inc.

Bob Baffert

$12,000

40.

Pataky Kid

1

Swifty Farms Inc. (Don & Dana Myers)

Tom Proctor

$110,714

41.

Amerigo Vespucci

1

Aldie Germania Farms Inc.

Timothy Tullock Jr.

$70,000

42.

Dry Summer

1

Michael Britt or Sam House

Jeff Mullins

$66,000

43.

Joshua's Comprise

1

Rose Family Stable

Barry Rose

$56,000

44.

Ive Struck a Nerve

1

Matthew Bryan

Keith Desormeaux

$28,000

45.

Quinzieme Monarque

1

John M.B. O'Connor

Tom Albertrani

$20,000

46.

Channel Isle

1

Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley)

D. Wayne Lukas

$15,000

47.

Speak Logistics

1

Hardaway Stables, Inc. (Ralph Nabavi)

Eddie Plesa Jr.

$12,500

48.

Little Jerry

1

Jaam Racing, Inc. (Jason Tackitt) & Riley Racing Stable (Jerry Fialkowski)

Richard Baltas

$12,000

 

KENTUCKY DERBY PREP SEASON POINTS EARNED THIS WEEK:

 

Race

1st (Points)

2nd (Points)

3rd (Points)

4th (Points)

El Camino Real Derby

*Dice Flavor  (10)

*Nina's Dragon (4)

*Counting Days (2)

Carving (1)

Southwest

Super Ninety Nine (10)

Fear the Kitten (4)

Heaven's Runway  (2)

Channel Isle  (1)

 

* The Top 3 finishers in the El Camino Real Derby were not early Triple Crown nominees

 

NOT TRIPLE CROWN NOMINATED – Joha (10 points); Steeler-IRE (10), River Seven (10), Dice Flavor (10), Artigiano (4), Nina's Dragon (4), Indiano Jones (2), Al Waab-IRE (2), Counting Days (2), Hightail (1), Five Iron (1), Birdman-IRE (1), Archwarrior (1) & Stormy Holiday (1)

 

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 she'll 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.

 

SCHEDULE CHANGES – No changes to the 2013 schedule are planned at this time. Churchill Downs officials will review which races will be included in the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" series annually. Plans call for the schedule of races to be announced each July.

 

NOMINATIONS – Horses born in 2010 were made eligible to run in this year's Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown with a $600 early payment that was due Jan. 26, 2013. A late period for nominations at $6,000 each will close Saturday, March 23, 2013. In addition to the Triple Crown nomination fee, owners must pay $25,000 to enter the Derby by 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, and an additional $25,000 to start. If there are less than 24 Triple Crown nominees entered, 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, May 1, 2013, 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 3, 2013 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.

 

KENTUCKY DERBY PREP SEASON

(Points: 10-4-2-1)

 

Day

Date

DD

WD

Gr.

Purse

Race

Distance

Track

Sat.

Sept. 29

217

31

II

$158,994

Juddmonte Royal Lodge

1 M (T)

Newmarket

Sat.

Sept. 29

217

31

I

$250,000

FrontRunner

1 1/16 M

Santa Anita

Sat.

Oct. 6

210

30

I

$400,000

Foxwoods Champagne

1 M

Belmont Park

Sat.

Oct. 6

210

30

I

$400,000

Dixiana Breeders' Futurity

1 1/16 M (S)

Keeneland

Sun.

Oct. 7

209

30

III

$229,677

Grey

1 1/16 M (S)

Woodbine

Sat.

Nov. 3

182

26

I

$1,818,000

Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile

1 1/16 M

Santa Anita

Sat.

Nov. 17

168

24

III

$1,000,000

Delta Downs Jackpot

1 1/16 M

Delta Downs

Sat.

Nov. 24

161

23

II

$250,000

Remsen

1 1/8 M

Aqueduct

Sat.

Nov. 24

161

23

II

$177,150

Kentucky Jockey Club

1 1/16 M

Churchill Downs

Sat.

Dec. 15

140

20

I

$750,000

CashCall Futurity

1 1/16 M (S)

Betfair Hollywood Park

Sat.

Jan. 5

119

17

III

$100,000

Sham

1 M

Santa Anita

Sat.

Jan. 19

105

15

III

$200,000

Lecomte

1 M 70 Y

Fair Grounds

Mon.

Jan. 21

103

15

 

$150,000

Smarty Jones

1 M

Oaklawn Park

Sat.

Jan. 26

98

14

III

$400,000

Holy Bull

1 1/16 M

Gulfstream Park

Sat.

Feb. 2

91

13

II

$200,000

Robert B. Lewis

1 1/16 M

Santa Anita

Sat.

Feb. 2

91

13

III

$200,000

Sam F. Davis

1 1/16 M

Tampa Bay Downs

Sat.

Feb. 2

91

13

III

$200,000

Withers

1 1/16 M

Aqueduct

Sat.

Feb. 16

77

11

III

$200,000

El Camino Real Derby

1 1/8 M (S)

Golden Gate

Mon.

Feb. 18

75

11

III

$300,000

Southwest

1 1/16 M

Oaklawn Park

 

 

KENTUCKY DERBY CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

First Leg of Series (Points: 50-20-10-5)

 

Day

Date

DD

WD

Gr.

Purse

Race

Distance

Track

Sat.

Feb. 23

70

10

II

$400,000

Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth

1 1/16 M

Gulfstream Park

Sat.

Feb. 23

70

10

II

$400,000

Risen Star

1 1/16 M

Fair Grounds

Sat.

Mar. 2

63

9

III

$400,000

Gotham

1 1/16 M

Aqueduct

Sat.

Mar. 9

56

8

II

$350,000

Tampa Bay Derby

1 1/16 M

Tampa Bay Downs

Sat.

Mar. 9

56

8

II

$300,000

San Felipe

1 1/16 M

Santa Anita

Sat.

Mar. 16

49

7

II

$600,000

Rebel

1 1/16 M

Oaklawn Park

Sat.

Mar. 23

42

6

III

$550,000

Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral

1 1/8 M (S)

Turfway Park

Sun.

Mar. 24

41

6

III

$800,000

Sunland Derby

1 1/8 M

Sunland Park

 

Second Leg of Series (Points: 100-40-20-10)

Day

Date

DD

WD

Gr.

Purse

Race

Distance

Track

Sat.

Mar. 30

35

5

I

$1,000,000

Florida Derby

1 1/8 M

Gulfstream Park

Sat.

Mar. 30

35

5

II

$1,000,000

Louisiana Derby

1 1/8 M

Fair Grounds

Sat.

Mar. 30

35

5

II

$2,000,000

UAE Derby

1 3/16 M (S)

Meydan

Sat.

Apr. 6

28

4

I

$1,000,000

Wood Memorial

1 1/8 M

Aqueduct

Sun.

Apr. 6

28

4

I

$750,000

Santa Anita Derby

1 1/8 M

Santa Anita

Sat.

Apr. 13

21

3

I

$1,000,000

Arkansas Derby

1 1/8 M

Oaklawn Park

Sat.

Apr. 13

21

3

I

$750,000

Toyota Blue Grass

1 1/8 M (S)

Keeneland

 

Wild Card (Points: 20-8-4-2)

 

Day

Date

DD

WD

Gr.

Purse

Race

Distance

Track

Sat.

Apr. 20

14

2

III

$200,000

Coolmore Lexington

1 1/16 M (S)

Keeneland

Sat.

Apr. 27

7

1

III

$175,000

Derby Trial

1 M

Churchill Downs

 DD = Days until May 4 Kentucky Derby; WD = Weeks until May 4 Kentucky Derby; Gr. = Grade; M = Miles; Y = Yards; F = Furlongs; (T) = Turf; (S) = Synthetic