Nov 18 2020
2025 Kentucky Derby Points
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The 2025 Kentucky Derby Championship Series Points are earned in Derby prep races which began with the September 2024 Iroquois G3 at Churchill Downs, and ended with the April Lexington G3 at Keeneland.
Updated March 24, 2025
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Point standings change weekly, so stay tuned here for the weekly updates.
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2025 Kentucky Derby Points Standings
RANK | HORSE | TRAINER | JOCKEY | TOTAL POINTS |
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1 | Tiztastic | Steven M. Asmussen | Rosario, Joel | 119 |
2 | Final Gambit | Brad H. Cox | Machado, Luan | 100 |
3 | Chunk of Gold | Ethan W. West | Jareth Loveberry | 75 |
4 | Coal Battle | Lonnie Briley | Vargas, Juan P. | 70 |
5 | Owen Almighty | Brian Lynch | Ortiz Jr., Irad | 65 |
6 | Citizen Bull | Bob Baffert | Garcia, Martin | 60 |
7 | Sovereignty | William I. Mott | Alvarado, Junior | 60 |
8 | American Promise | D. Wayne Lukas | Juarez, Nik | 55 |
9 | Flood Zone | Brad H. Cox | Gutierrez, Reylu | 50 |
10 | Flying Mohawk | D. Whitworth Beckman | Ramos, Joseph D. | 50 |
11 | Journalism | Michael W. McCarthy | Rispoli, Umberto | 47.5 |
12 | Getaway Car | Bob Baffert | Ortiz Jr., Irad | 46 |
13 | Built | Wayne M. Catalano | Ortiz, Jose L. | 45 |
14 | Chancer McPatrick | Chad C. Brown | Prat, Flavien | 35 |
15 | John Hancock | Brad H. Cox | Prat, Flavien | 35 |
16 | Maximum Promise | Kenneth G. McPeek | Dettori, Lanfranco | 33 |
17 | Madaket Road | Bob Baffert | Ortiz Jr., Irad | 31 |
18 | Poster | Eoin G. Harty | Velazquez, John R. | 31 |
19 | Burnham Square | Ian R. Wilkes | Zayas, Edgard J. | 30 |
20 | Sandman | Mark E. Casse | Torres, Cristian A. | 29 |
21 | Render Judgment | Kenneth G. McPeek | Hernandez Jr., Brian Joseph | 29 |
22 | Omaha Omaha | Michael E. Gorham | Mena, Raul E. | 26 |
23 | Speed King | Ron Moquett | Bejarano, Rafael | 25 |
24 | Instant Replay | Brad H. Cox | Geroux, Florent | 25 |
25 | River Thames | Todd A. Pletcher | Velazquez, John R. | 25 |
26 | Sand Devil | Linda Rice | Lezcano, Jose | 25 |
27 | Hill Road | Chad C. Brown | Gaffalione, Tyler | 24 |
28 | Rodriguez | Bob Baffert | Prat, Flavien | 21.25 |
29 | Captain Cook | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. | Franco, Manuel | 20 |
30 | California Burrito | Thomas Drury, Jr. | Moncada, Irving | 20 |
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This PDF from CDI has the full details on all the races and horses in the leaderboard: KentuckyDerby.com March 15
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Full race results and charts for all races on the Derby Preps page.
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Our previous estimate still stands: It will likely take anything over 40 points to stamp the Derby ticket.
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2024 Kentucky Derby points
2024 Kentucky Derby Final Points Standings
Pts | Horse Name | $takes | Trainer | Last Race |
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155 | Sierra Leone | $871,250 | Chad Brown | Blue Grass (1st) |
136 | Fierceness | $1,646,100 | Todd Pletcher | Florida Derby (1st) |
125 | Catching Freedom | $802,000 | Brad Cox | Louisiana Derby (1st) |
125 | Stronghold | $742,800 | Philip D’Amato | Santa Anita Derby (1st) |
110 | Resilience | $416,000 | William Mott | Wood Memorial (1st) |
100 | Forever Young (JPN) | $1,769,919 | Yoshito Yahagi | UAE Derby (1st) |
100 | Endlessly | $658,000 | Michael McCarthy | Jeff Ruby (1st) |
75 | Dornoch | $475,375 | Danny Gargan | Blue Grass (4th) |
75 | Just a Touch | $247,500 | Brad Cox | Blue Grass (2nd) |
70 | Track Phantom | $300,000 | Steve Asmussen | Louisiana Derby (4th) |
67 | West Saratoga | $363,640 | Larry Demeritte | Jeff Ruby (2nd) |
65 | Just Steel | $628,295 | D. Wayne Lukas | Arkansas Derby (2nd) |
65 | Honor Marie | $448,455 | Whitworth Beckman | Louisiana Derby (2nd) |
60 | Domestic Product | $260,500 | Chad Brown | Tampa Bay Derby (1st) |
50 | Catalytic | $186,000 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Florida Derby (2nd) |
50 | Society Man | $141,875 | Danny Gargan | Wood Memorial (2nd) |
46 | Mystik Dan | $550,050 | Kenneth McPeek | Arkansas Derby (3rd) |
40 | Encino | $323,136 | Brad Cox | Stonestreet (1st) |
40 | Grand Mo the First | $164,250 | Victor Barboza Jr. | Florida Derby (3rd) |
35 | Epic Ride | $198,315 | John Ennis | Blue Grass (3rd) |
40** | T O Password (JPN) | $120,474 | Daisuke Takayanagi | Fukuryu (1st) |
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2023 Kentucky Derby points
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2023 Kentucky Derby Points Standings
Horse | Rank | Pts | $takes |
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Forte | #01 | 190 | $2,359,730 |
Practical Move | #02 | 160 | $822,000 |
Angel of Empire | #03 | 154 | $1,026,375 |
Tapit Trice | #04 | 150 | $783,500 |
Two Phil's | #05 | 123 | $643,850 |
Lord Miles | #06 | 105 | $427,100 |
Derma Sotogake (JPN) | #07 | 100 | $1,112,319 |
Kingsbarns | #08 | 100 | $600,000 |
Raise Cain | #09 | 64 | $204,750 |
Rocket Can | #10 | 60 | $284,025 |
Hit Show | #11 | 60 | $277,500 |
Confidence Game | #12 | 57 | $610,480 |
Verifying | #13 | 54 | $369,750 |
Sun Thunder | #14 | 54 | $181,500 |
Wild On Ice | #15 | 50 | $366,400 |
Mage | #16 | 50 | $205,200 |
Blazing Sevens | #17 | 46 | $507,500 |
Disarm | #18 | 46 | $237,500 |
Reincarnate | #19 | 45 | $263,250 |
Continuar (JPN) | #20 | Invite | $289,954 |
Jace's Road | #21 | 45 | $200,350 |
Skinner | #22 | 45 | $174,500 |
Cyclone Mischief | #23 | 45 | $137,525 |
Major Dude | #24 | 40 | $401,595 |
Mandarin Hero (JPN) | #25 | 40 | $339,041 |
King Russell | #26 | 40 | $227,500 |
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The top horse from each of the Japan and Europe circuits may enter the Kentucky Derby if their owners desire, which would reduce the USA/UAE entries to 18.
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2023 Kentucky Derby Points for Japan and Europe
Div | Rank | Horse | Pts |
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Europa | 1 | Brave Emperor (IRE) | 32 |
Europa | 2 | Cairo (IRE) | 20 |
Europa | 3 | Stormy Entry | 6 |
Europa | 4 | Greenland (IRE) | 2 |
Japan | 1 | Continuar (JPN) | 40 |
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Updated weekly.
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