The lead up to the Kentucky Derby consists of several races throughout the season that award points to the Top 4 finishers in each race. The top 20 point earners will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 148th running of the first leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 at Churchill Downs. One invitation will be extended to the top point earners in the Europe Road to the Kentucky Derby and one invitation will be extended to the top point earners in the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. The field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975. We will update this page every weekend and you can see our predictions for every race on our Free Horse Picks page.
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Kentucky Derby Points Standings
as of April 10th, 2022* - Denotes Not Nominated to Triple Crown
++ - Denotes Late Nomination to Triple Crown
| # | Horse | Trainer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epicenter | Steve Asmussen | 164 |
| 2 | Zandon | Chad Brown | 114 |
| 3 | White Abarrio | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | 112 |
| 4 | Mo Donegal | Todd Pletcher | 112 |
| 5 | Tiz the Bomb | Ken McPeek | 110 |
| 6 | Taiba | Tim Yakteen | 100 |
| 7 | Crown Pride (Jpn) | Koichi Shintani | 100 |
| 8 | Cyberknife | Brad Cox | 100 |
| 9 | Simplification | Antonio Sano | 74 |
| 10 | Smile Happy | Ken McPeek | 70 |
| 11 | Classic Causeway OUT | Brian Lynch | 66 |
| 12 | Slow Down Andy | Doug O'Neill | 60 |
| 13 | Barber Road | John Ortiz | 58 |
| 14 | Un Ojo | Ricky Courville | 54 |
| 15 | Early Voting | Chad Brown | 50 |
| 16 | Morello | Steve Asmussen | 50 |
| 17 | Forbidden Kingdom OUT | Richard Mandella | 50 |
| 18 | Messier | Tim Yakteen | 40 |
| 19 | Zozos | Brad Cox | 40 |
| 20 | Charge It | Todd Pletcher | 40 |
| 21 | Tawny Port | Brad Cox | 40 |
| 22 | Summer Is Tomorrow | Bhupat Seemar | 40 |
| 23 | Emmanuel OUT | Todd Pletcher | 25 |
| 24 | Pioneer of Medina | Todd Pletcher | 25 |
| 25 | Pappacap | Mark Casse | 24 |
| 26 | Grantham | Mike Maker | 21 |
| 27 | Ethereal Road | D. Wayne Likas | 20 |
| 28 | Rattle N Roll | Ken McPeek | 20 |
| 29 | ++ Bye Bye Bobby | Roimes Fincher | 20 |
| 30 | Island Fashion (Ire) | bin Suoor | 20 |
| 31 | In Due Time | Kelly Breen | 20 |
| 32 | Dean's List | Todd Pletcher | 20 |
| 33 | Secret Oath (f) | D. Wayne Lukas | 20 |
| 34 | Rich Strike | Eric Reed | 20 |
| 33 | ++ Skippylongstocking | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | 20 |
| 34 | Happy Jack | Doug O'Neill | 20 |
| 35 | Doppelganger | Tim Yakteen | 10 |
| 36 | ++ O Captain | Gustavo Delgado | 10 |
| 37 | Golden Code | Todd Pletcher | 10 |
| 38 | Major General | Todd Pletcher | 10 |
| 39 | * Pepper Spray | Edward Kereluk | 10 |
| 40 | Dash Attack | Ken McPeek | 10 |
| 41 | Courvoisier | Kelly Breen | 10 |
| 42 | Make It Big | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | 10 |
| 43 | Call Me Midnight | Keith Desormeaux | 10 |
| 44 | Dowagiac Chief | Tom Amoss | 10 |
| 45 | Happy Jack | Doug O'Neill | 10 |
| 46 | Jack Christopher | Chad Brown | 10 |
| 47 | Kavod | Chris Hartman | 7 |
| 48 | Commandperformance | Todd Pletcher | 6 |
| 49 | Mackinnon | Doug O'Neill | 5 |
| 50 | Giant Game | Dale Romans | 5 |
| 51 | Fowler Blue | Luis Mendez | 5 |
| 52 | Shipsational | Edward Barker | 4 |
| 53 | * Life is Great | Robert Klesaris | 4 |
| 54 | * Osbourne | Ron Moquett | 4 |
| 55 | * Double Thunder | Todd Pletcher | 4 |
| 56 | Tough to Tame | Christopher Davis | 4 |
| 57 | Wit | Todd Pletcher | 4 |
| 58 | Smarten Up | Alfredo Velazquez | 4 |
| 59 | Cabo Spirit | George Papaprodromou | 4 |
| 60 | Volcanic | Mark Casse | 4 |
| 61 | * Del Mo | Doug O'Neill | 4 |
| 62 | * Tejano Twist | Bret Calhoun | 4 |
| 63 | Stolen Base | Mike Maker | 4 |
| 64 | * Oviatt Class | Keith Desormeaux | 4 |
| 65 | Ben Diesel | Dallas Stewart | 3 |
| 66 | Ignitis | D. Wayne Lukas | 2 |
| 67 | Red Knobs | Dale Romans | 2 |
| 68 | Cooke Creek | Jeremiah O'Dwyer | 2 |
| 69 | * Surfer Dude | Dallas Stewart | 2 |
| 70 | Midnight Chrome | Tyler Servis | 2 |
| 71 | Gilded Age | Bill Mott | 2 |
| 72 | * Mr Jefferson | Mike Trombetta | 1 |
| 73 | * Durante | Doug O'Neill | 1 |
| 74 | * Kevin's Folly | Tom Amoss | 1 |
| 75 | Strike Hard | Matthew Williams | 1 |
| 76 | Trafalger | Al Stall | 1 |
| 77 | Unbridled Bomber | James Ryerson | 1 |
| 78 | Galt | Bill Mott | 1 |
| 79 | Sir London | Simon Callaghan | 1 |
| 80 | lL Bellator | Jose Bautista | 1 |
| 81 | Rich Strike | Eric Reed | 1 |
| 82 | My Prankster | Todd Pletcher | 1 |
| 83 | American Sanctuary | Christopher Davis | 1 |
| 84 | Bourbon Heist | Ian Wilkes | 1 |