The lead up to the Kentucky Derby consists of 36 races 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 147th running of the first leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday, May 1st, 2021 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 5th, 2021*Not Eligible
| # | Horse | Trainer | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essential Quality | Brad Cox | 140 | $2,210,000 |
| 2 | Hot Rod Charlie | Doug O'Neill | 110 | $962,000 |
| 3 | Like a King | Wesley Ward | 104 | $164,500 |
| 4 | Known Agenda | Todd Pletcher | 102 | $461,100 |
| 5 | Rock Your World | John Sadler | 100 | $510,000 |
| 6 | Bourbonic | Todd Pletcher | 100 | $450,000 |
| 7 | Rebel's Romance (Ire) | Charlie Appleby | 100 | $510,000 |
| 8 | Greatest Honour | Shug McGaughey | 80 | $295,740 |
| 9 | Medina Spirit | Bob Baffert | 74 | $290,000 |
| 10 | Midnight Bourbon | Steve Asmussen | 66 | $430,000 |
| 11 | Life is Good OUT | Bob Baffert | 60 | $240,000 |
| 12 | Weyburn | James Jerkens | 60 | $165,000 |
| 13 | Mandaloun | Brad Cox | 52 | $260,000 |
| 14 | Highly Motivated | Chad Brown | 50 | $271,000 |
| 15 | Helium | Mark Casse | 50 | $255,492 |
| 16 | Concert Tour | Bob Baffert | 50 | $720,000 |
| 17 | Soup and Sandwich | Mark Casse | 40 | $161,000 |
| 18 | Dynamic One | Todd Pletcher | 40 | $140,000 |
| 19 | Saint Hood | Todd Pletcher | 40 | $47,000 |
| 20 | Crowded Trade | Chad Brown | 40 | $135,000 |
| 21 | Rombauer | Mike McCarthy | 34 | $260,500 |
| 22 | Proxy | Michael Stidham | 34 | $160,000 |
| 23 | Hidden Stash | Victoria Oliver | 32 | $130,000 |
| 24 | Dream Shake | Peter Eurton | 30 | $126,000 |
| 25 | O Besos | Greg Voley | 25 | $116,000 |
| 26 | Hockey Dad | Doug O'Neill | 20 | $19,000 |
| 27 | Hozier | Bob Baffert | 20 | $200,000 |
| 28 | *Drain the Clock | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | 20 | $120,000 |
| 29 | Keepmeinmind | Robertino Diodoro | 18 | $379,040 |
| 30 | Spielberg | Bob Baffert | 17 | $206,000 |
| 31 | Nova Rags | Bill Mott | 14 | $111,250 |
| 32 | Jackie's Warrior | Steve Asmussen | 14 | $457,500 |
| 33 | Capo Kane OUT | Harold Wyner | 12 | $112,500 |
| 34 | Moonlite Strike | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | 11 | $7,500 |
| 35 | Hard Rye Guy | Ian Wilkes | 11 | $16,575 |
| 36 | Papetu | Antonio Sano | 11 | $39,925 |
| 37 | Big Lake | Steve Asmussen | 10 | $100,000 |
| 38 | Candy Man Rocket | Bill Mott | 10 | $137,500 |
| 39 | Caddo River | Brad Cox | 10 | $90,000 |
| 40 | Risk Taking | Chad Brown | 10 | $137,500 |
| 41 | Brooklyn Strong | Daniel Velazquez | 10 | $82,500 |
| 42 | Sittin On Go | Dale Romans | 10 | $137,800 |
| 43 | Get Her Number | Peter Miller | 10 | $186,000 |
| 44 | Defunded | Bob Baffert | 10 | $43,710 |
| 45 | Hush of a Storm | William Morey | 10 | $43,710 |
| 46 | Super Stock | Steve Asmussen | 9 | $109,000 |
| 47 | Tarantina | Rodolphe Brisset | 9 | $58,400 |
| 48 | Unbridled Honor | Todd Pletcher | 8 | $17,500 |
| 49 | Roman Centurian | Simon Callaghan | 8 | $20,000 |
| 50 | Freedom Fighter | Bob Baffert | 8 | $58,000 |
| 51 | Cowan | Steve Asmussen | 8 | $320,477 |
| 52 | *Reinvestment Risk | Chad Brown | 4 | $120,000 |
| 53 | The Great One | Doug O'Neill | 4 | $40,500 |
| 54 | *Javanica (f) | Eoin Harty | 4 | $20,000 |
| 55 | Smiley Sobotka | Dale Romans | 4 | $38,400 |
| 56 | Overtook | Todd Pletcher | 4 | $50,000 |
| 57 | *Eagle Orb | Rudy Rodriquez | 4 | $30,000 |
| 58 | *Ten for Ten | Shug McGaughey | 4 | $30,000 |
| 59 | Gretzky the Great | Mark Casse | 2 | $7,050 |
| 60 | *Swill | Brad Cox | 2 | $9,600 |
| 61 | Hold the Salsa | Richard Lugovich | 2 | $19,125 |
| 62 | Waspirant | John Shirreffs | 2 | $24,000 |
| 63 | *Govenor's Party | Daniel Franco | 2 | $12,000 |
| 64 | Big Thorn | Steve Asmussen | 2 | $16,000 |
| 65 | Prime Factor | Todd Pletcher | 2 | $19,200 |
| 66 | Arabian Prince | Dallas Stewart | 2 | $19,200 |
| 67 | Petruchio | Richard Mandella | 2 | $24,000 |
| 68 | *Therideofalifetime | Ignacio Correas | 1 | $39,500 |
| 69 | Pickin' Time | Kelly Breen | 1 | $9,000 |
| 70 | Red Flag | John Shirreffs | 1 | $72,000 |
| 71 | Parnelli | John Shirreffs | 1 | $12,000 |
| 72 | *Civil War | Tom Albertrani | 1 | $15,000 |
| 73 | Woodhouse | C. R. Trout | 1 | $37,500 |
| 74 | *Royal Number | Michael Trombetta | 1 | $15,000 |
| 75 | *Boca Boy | Cheryl Winebaugh | 1 | $15,000 |
| 76 | It's My House | Jamey Thomas | 1 | $6,000 |
| 77 | *Upstriker | Ron Moquett | 1 | $20,000 |
| 78 | Santa Cruiser | Keith Desormeaux | 1 | $8,000 |
