The “Kentucky Derby Prep Season” is here and the action heats up with each series being worth more points as we approach the Kentucky Derby. The series runs from the Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs in mid-September through the John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park in early March. The 20 horses with the most points will earn a spot in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May. We will update this page after every weekend. In the meantime, check out all of our other Free Horse Picks.
| Rank | Horse | Points | Earnings | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 155 | $871,250 | Chad C. Brown |
| 2 | Fierceness | 136 | $1,646,100 | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 3 | Catching Freedom | 125 | $802,000 | Brad H. Cox |
| 4 | Stronghold | 125 | $742,800 | Philip D'Amato |
| 5 | Resilience | 110 | $416,000 | William I. Mott |
| 6 | Forever Young (JPN) | 100 | $1,769,919 | Yoshito Yahagi |
| 7 | Endlessly | 100 | $658,000 | Michael McCarthy |
| bypassing | Timberlake | 81 | $1,132,500 | Brad H. Cox |
| 8 | Dornoch | 75 | $475,375 | Danny Gargan |
| 9 | Just a Touch | 75 | $247,500 | Brad H. Cox |
| 10 | Track Phantom | 70 | $300,000 | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 11 | West Saratoga | 67 | $363,640 | Larry Demeritte |
| 12 | Just Steel | 65 | $628,295 | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 13 | Honor Marie | 65 | $448,455 | Whitworth D. Beckman |
| 14 | Domestic Product | 60 | $260,500 | Chad C. Brown |
| 15 | Catalytic | 50 | $186,000 | Saffie Joseph Jr. |
| 16 | Deterministic | 50 | $180,000 | Christophe Clement |
| 17 | Society Man | 50 | $147,875 | Danny Gargan |
| 18 | Mystik Dan | 46 | $550,050 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 19 | No More Time | 45 | $194,380 | Jose D'Angelo |
| 20 | Grand Mo the First | 40 | $164,250 | Victor Barboza Jr. |
| 21 | Common Defense | 37 | $253,450 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 22 | Epic Ride | 35 | $198,315 | John Ennis |
| 23 | Hades | 30 | $189,800 | Joseph Orseno |
| 24 | Uncle Heavy | 30 | $167,500 | Robert E. Reid Jr. |
| 25 | El Grande O | 30 | $151,000 | Linda Rice |
| 26 | Seize the Grey | 27 | $113,163 | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 27 | Le Dom Bro | 25 | $131,000 | Eniel Cordero |
| not nominated | E J Won the Cup | 25 | $126,000 | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 28 | Pandagate | 25 | $100,206 | Christophe Clement |
| 29 | Tuscan Gold | 25 | $100,000 | Chad C. Brown |
| 30 | Protective | 25 | $75,000 | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 31 | Encino | 20 | $88,280 | Brad H. Cox |
| injured | Locked | 19 | $538,050 | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 32 | Liberal Arts | 19 | $225,825 | Robert Medina |
| 33 | Curlin's Kaos | 19 | $64,400 | Antonio Garcia |
| 34 | Mc Vay | 19 | $48,500 | John Shirreffs |
| 35 | Northern Flame | 18 | $143,800 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 36 | Informed Patriot | 18 | $111,140 | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 37 | Little Jeremy | 16 | $119,200 | William Morey |
| 38 | Scatify | 16 | $42,000 | John W. Sadler |
| 39 | Mendelssohn Bay | 15 | $165,369 | Bhupat Seemar |
| not nominated | Frankie's Empire | 15 | $163,100 | Michael Yates |
| 40 | Triple Espresso | 15 | $118,600 | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 41 | Lonesome Boy | 15 | $94,314 | Hugo Padilla |
| 42 | Conquest Warrior | 15 | $46,500 | Claude R. McGaughey III |
| not nominated | Mugatu | 14 | $30,107 | Jeff Engler |
| 43 | Nash | 13 | $164,000 | Brad H. Cox |
| injured | Drum Roll Please | 13 | $112,500 | Brad H. Cox |
| 44 | Agate Road | 10 | $214,750 | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 45 | Otto the Conqueror | 10 | $207,500 | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 46 | Alotaluck | 10 | $105,360 | Ty Garrett |
| 47 | Dancing Groom | 10 | $88,902 | Antonio Sano |
| not nominated | Woodcourt | 10 | $78,275 | Cipriano Contreras |
| 48 | Maximus Meridius | 10 | $48,000 | Robert Reid Jr. |
| 49 | Navy Seal | 10 | $42,668 | Aidan O'Brien |
| 50 | Tapalo | 10 | $35,000 | John W. Sadler |
| 51 | Real Macho | 10 | $30,000 | Rohan Crichton |
| 52 | Good Money | 10 | $30,000 | Chad C. Brown |
| not nominated | Risk It | 8 | $83,838 | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 53 | Moonlight | 7 | $59,000 | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 54 | Lat Long | 6 | $32,500 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 55 | Lightline | 6 | $31,500 | Brad H. Cox |
| 56 | Blue Eyed George | 6 | $27,740 | Michael McCarthy |
| not nominated | Glengarry | 5 | $332,025 | Doug Anderson |
| 57 | The Wine Steward | 5 | $219,010 | Michael J. Maker |
| not nominated | General Partner | 5 | $140,000 | Chad C. Brown |
| 58 | Real Men Violin | 5 | $82,050 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 59 | Dimatic | 5 | $78,750 | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 60 | Awesome Road | 5 | $60,008 | Brad H. Cox |
| 61 | Khanate | 5 | $28,000 | Todd A. Pletcher |
| inactive | Snead | 5 | $20,000 | Brendan Walsh |
| 62 | Capital Idea | 5 | $12,000 | Christophe Clement |
| 63 | Heartened | 5 | $10,500 | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 64 | Inveigled | 4 | $59,750 | Jane Cibelli |
| 65 | Elysian Meadows | 4 | $32,500 | William I. Mott |
| 66 | Gettysburg Address | 4 | $26,200 | Brad H. Cox |
| 67 | Deposition | 4 | $22,500 | Uriah St. Louis |
| injured | Ethan Energy | 4 | $8,000 | Brad H. Cox |
| not nominated | Magic Grant | 3 | $134,250 | Eddie Milligan Jr. |
| 68 | Be You | 3 | $66,500 | Todd A. Pletcher |
| not nominated | Generous Tipper | 3 | $57,750 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| inactive | Stretch Ride | 3 | $39,025 | Dale L. Romans |
| not nominated | Gold Sweep | 2 | $149,300 | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 69 | Fulmineo | 2 | $61,000 | Arnaud Delacour |
| not nominated | Raging Torrent | 2 | $60,000 | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 70 | Footprint | 2 | $52,500 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| not nominated | Third Street | 2 | $25,380 | Shawn H. Davis |
| inactive | Regalo | 2 | $10,000 | Brittany Russell |
| 71 | Moonlit Sonata | 2 | $8,000 | Tim Yakteen |
| inactive | Ode to Balius | 2 | $6,160 | Concepcion Torres |
| 72 | Tizzy Indy | 2 | $4,000 | J. Keith Desormeaux |
| not nominated | Sweet Soddy J | 1 | $165,250 | Raymond Ginter Jr. |
| euthanized | Where's Chris | 1 | $110,500 | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. |
| inactive | Air Cav | 1 | $33,500 | Brad H. Cox |
| not nominated | Rothschild | 1 | $26,500 | Tim Yakteen |
| not nominated | My Buddy Mel | 1 | $24,000 | Danny Pish |
| not nominated | Ace of Clubs | 1 | $19,500 | Doug F. O'Neill |
| inactive | Edified | 1 | $16,797 | Steven M. Asmussen |
