2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby

The 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2021 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 1. The field for the Derby is limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field. There were three separate paths for horses to take to qualify for the Derby: the main Road consisting of races in North America (plus one in Dubai), the Japan Road consisting of four races in Japan, and seven European races in England, Ireland and France. The top four finishers in the specified races received points, with higher points awarded in the major prep races in March and April. Earnings in non-restricted stakes races acted as a tie breaker.

The 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby suffered major disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the postponement of the 2020 Derby itself to September. For 2021, the main Road to the Kentucky Derby will instead resemble the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby, consisting of 36 races, 20 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 16 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season except for the following changes:[lower-alpha 1]

  • The John Battaglia Memorial Stakes, which was added to the Road in 2020, was retained as part of the Prep season for 2021
  • The Jeff Ruby Steaks, which in 2019 and 2020 was a "Wild Card" event, was moved to the Championship Second leg of series with an increase of qualification points – with 1st 100 points, 2nd 40 points, 3rd 20 points and 4th 10 points

For the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby, horses which ran in qualifying events with the medication furosemide (Lasix) did not receive any qualification points.[2]

Standings

The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races for the main series and the leaderboard rank as of April 25.[3] The Kentucky Derby was won by Mandaloun, who qualified in a Sixth place finished in the Louisiana Derby. He was new winner of the race after the original winner Medina Spirit was disqualified after testing positive for Betamethasone. The trainer of Medina Spirit Bob Baffert got suspended by Churchill Downs for two years.

Rank[3] Horse Points Earnings[lower-alpha 2] Trainer Owner Ref
1 Essential Quality 140 $2,210,000 Brad H. Cox Godolphin Stables [4]
2 Hot Rod Charlie[lower-alpha 3] 110 $962,000 Doug F. O'Neill Roadrunner Racing, Boat Racing & Strauss Bros Racing [6]
3 Super Stock 109 $709,000 Steve Asmussen Erv Woolsey & Keith Asmussen [7]
4 Like the King 104 $161,300 Wesley A. Ward M Racing Group [8]
5 Known Agenda 102 $461,000 Todd Pletcher St. Elias Stable [9]
bypassing[10] Rebel's Romance (IRE)[lower-alpha 4] 100 $510,000 Charlie Appleby Godolphin Stables [11]
6 Rock Your World 100 $510,000 John W. Sadler Hronis Racing & Talla Racing [12]
7 Bourbonic 100 $400,000 Todd Pletcher Calumet Farm [13]
bypassing[14] Greatest Honour 80 $366,240 Claude R. McGaughey III Courtlandt Farms [15]
8 Medina Spirit 74 $290,000 Bob Baffert Zedan Racing Stables [16]
bypassing[17] Concert Tour 70 $820,000 Bob Baffert Gary & Mary West [18]
9 Midnight Bourbon 66 $430,000 Steven M. Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds [19]
injured[20] Life Is Good 60 $240,000 Bob Baffert China Horse Club & WinStar Farm [16]
bypassing[21] Weyburn[lower-alpha 5] 60 $215,000 James Jerkens Chiefswood Stables [22]
10 Mandaloun* 52 $270,000 Brad H. Cox Juddmonte Farms [23]
bypassing[lower-alpha 6] Caddo River 50 $320,000 Brad H. Cox Shortleaf Stable [24]
11[lower-alpha 7] Highly Motivated 50 $271,000 Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables [22]
12 Helium[lower-alpha 8] 50 $255,492 Mark E. Casse D. J. Stable [26]
bypassing[lower-alpha 9] Panadol[lower-alpha 10] 40 $240,000 Salem bin Ghadayer Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum [11]
13 Soup and Sandwich 40 $161,000 Mark E. Casse Live Oak Plantation [29]
14 Dynamic One 40 $140,000 Todd Pletcher Repole Stable, Phipps Stable & St. Elias Stable [22]
bypassing[lower-alpha 7] Crowded Trade 40 $135,000 Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables [22]
15 Sainthood 40 $47,000 Todd Pletcher China Horse Club & WinStar Farm [30]
bypassing[31] Proxy 36 $170,000 Michael Stidham Godolphin Stables [23]
bypassing[lower-alpha 11] Rombauer 34 $260,500 Michael W. McCarthy John & Diane Fradkin [33]
16 Hidden Stash 32 $130,000 Victoria Oliver BBN Racing [34]
bypassing[lower-alpha 12] Dream Shake 30 $126,000 Peter Eurton Dunwoody Farm [36]
17 O Besos 25 $116,000 Gregory Foley L. Barrett Bernard, Tagg Team Racing and West Point Thoroughbreds [37]
not nominated[38] Drain the Clock 20 $273,950 Saffie Joseph Jr. Slam Dunk Racing, Madaket Stables, Wonder Stables & Michael Nentwig [39]
not nominated[38] New Treasure (IRE) 20 $271,245 John Gosden Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz [11]
bypass[lower-alpha 13] Get Her Number 20 $242,667 Peter Miller Gary Barber [33]
bypass[lower-alpha 14] Hozier 20 $230,000 Bob Baffert WinStar Farm, SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Golconda Stables, Siena Farm & Robert Masterson [18]
18Scratched[lower-alpha 15] King Fury 20 $207,595 Kenny McPeek Fern Circle Stables & Three Chimneys Farm [42]
bypassing Hockey Dad[lower-alpha 16] 20 $20,800 Doug F. O'Neill Reddam Racing [30]
19 Keepmeinmind[lower-alpha 17] 18 $385,707 Robertino Diodoro Cypress Creek Equine, Arnold Bennewith & Spendthrift Farm [4]
spell Spielberg 17 $369,500 Bob Baffert SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Golconda Stables, Siena Farms [33]
bypassing[44] Jackie's Warrior 14 $532,500 Steven M. Asmussen Kirk J. & Judy Robison [45]
Nova Rags 14 $111,250 William I. Mott Michael P. Shanley [34]
Unbridled Honor 13 $57,500 Todd Pletcher Whisper Hill Farm [26]
retired[lower-alpha 18] Capo Kane 12 $115,500 Harold Wyner Bing Cherry Racing & Leonard Liberto [46]
Papetu 11 $68,425 Antonio Sano Magic Stables [15]
Moonlite Strike 11 $42,500 Saffie Joseph Jr. Sonata Stable [24]
not nominated[38] Hard Rye Guy 11 $14,100 Ian R. Wilkes Bourbon Lane Stable [8]
Risk Taking 10 $155,500 Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables [47]
Sittin On Go 10 $145,800 Dale L. Romans Albaugh Family Stables [19]
not nominated[38] Taheru Pegasus (JPN) 10 $127,121 Yukihiro Kato Yasuhiko Mori [11]
Candy Man Rocket 10 $120,000 William I. Mott Frank Fletcher Racing Operations [34]
20[lower-alpha 19] Brooklyn Strong 10 $112,500 Daniel Velazquez Mark Schwartz [9]
injured Big Lake 10 $100,000 Steven M. Asmussen Mike G. Rutherford [18]
Hush of a Storm 10 $47,710 William Morey Joseph P. Morey Jr. Revocable Trust [8]
Defunded 10 $45,000 Bob Baffert Karl Watson, Michael Pegram & Paul Weitman [12]
Tarantino 9 $74,650 Rodolphe Brisset SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Golconda Stables, Siena Farms & R. Masterson [15]
Roman Centurian 9 $38,000 Simon Callaghan Alberto Stable & Qatar Racing [48]
bypassing Cowan 8 $620,477 Steven M. Asmussen William & Corinne Heiligbrodt, Madaket Stables & Spendthrift Farm [49]
bypassing Freedom Fighter 5 $58,000 Bob Baffert SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Golconda Stables, Siena Farm & Robert Masterson [22]
not nominated[38] Reinvestment Risk 4 $120,000 Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables [45]
not nominated[lower-alpha 20] Javanica 4 $70,801 Eoin Harty Godolphin Racing [51]
not nominated[38] Ten for Ten 4 $50,000 Claude R. McGaughey III Courtlandt Farms [9]
bypassing Overtook 4 $50,000 Todd Pletcher Repole Stable, St. Elias Stable, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor [47]
The Great One 4 $47,000 Doug F. O'Neill ERJ Racing, Train Wreck Al Racing, Niall Brennan, Tom Fritz & William Strauss [52]
bypassing Starrininmydreams 4 $44,000 Dallas Stewart Stewart Racing Stable & WinStar Farm [42]
Smiley Sobotka 4 $40,400 Dale L. Romans Albaugh Family Stable [53]
not nominated[38] Eagle Orb 4 $40,000 Rudy Rodriguez E.V. Racing Stable [46]
Gretzky the Great 2 $223,621 Mark E. Casse Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Gary Barber [8]
bypassing[lower-alpha 21] Arabian Prince 2 $28,063 Dallas Stewart West Point Thoroughbreds & William Sandbrook [53]
Waspirant 2 $26,000 John Shirreffs Martin J. & Pam Wygod and Lessee [33]
Petruchio 2 $24,450 Richard E. Mandella Perry R. Bass II & Ramona S. Bass [52]
bypassing[lower-alpha 22] Prime Factor 2 $22,200 Todd Pletcher China Horse Club & WinStar Farm [15]
inactive[3] Hold the Salsa 2 $19,125 Richard J. Lugovich Richard J. Lugovich [46]
not nominated[38] Swill 2 $18,600 Brad H. Cox Kueber Racing & Ten Strike Racing [53]
inactive[3] Big Thorn 2 $16,000 Steven M. Asmussen Alex & Ann Lieblong [24]
Parnelli 2 $14,500 John Shirreffs C R K Stables [16]
not nominated[38] Govenor's Party 2 $12,500 Daniel Franko Daniel Franko [51]
inactive[3] Pickin' Time 1 $157,925 Kelly J. Breen John Bowers Jr. [9]
Red Flag 1 $84,000 John Shirreffs Jerome S. & Tina Moss [52]
not nominated[38] Therideofalifetime 1 $39,500 Ignacio Correas, IV Stephen L. Fidel [19]
not nominated[38] Woodhouse 1 $37,500 C. R. Trout Samuel F. Henderson [54]
not nominated[38] It's My House 1 $36,760 Jamey Thomas Doug Gans, Gary Jacobs, Larry M. Katz & Kevin Riggs [51]
not nominated[38] Boca Boy 1 $24,400 Cheryl Winebaugh Kenneth E. Fishbein [34]
not nominated[38] Civil War 1 $20,875 Thomas Albertrani Mark T. Anderson [45]
not nominated[38] Upstriker 1 $20,833 Ron Moquett William S. Sparks, Brereton C. Jones & Robert V. LaPenta [4]
bypassing Santa Cruiser 1 $19,500 J. Keith Desormeaux Calumet Farm [23]
not nominated[38] Royal Number 1 $15,000 Michael J. Trombetta Larry R. Johnson, R. D. M. Racing Stable & Michael J. Trombetta [47]

*Mandaloun named was new winner of the race on February 12, 2022, after the original winner Medina Spirit was disqualified after testing positive for Betamethasone. The trainer of Medina Spirit, Bob Baffert got suspended by Churchill Downs for two years.

Legend:
Winner of Kentucky Derby in bold
  Entered in the Derby
  Injured/Bypassing/Inactive/Not nominated

Prep season

Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point (except the Breeders' Cup Juvenile: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points)

Race Distance Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Iroquois 1 mile $200,000 Churchill Downs Sep 5 2020 Sittin On Go Midnight Bourbon Super Stock Therideofalifetime [19]
American Pharoah 1+1⁄16 miles $301,000 Santa Anita Sep 26 2020 Get Her Number Rombauer Spielberg Waspirant [33]
Breeders' Futurity 1+1⁄16 miles $400,000 Keeneland Oct 3 2020 Essential Quality Keepmeinmind Super Stock Upstriker [4]
Champagne 1 mile $250,000 Belmont Oct 10 2020 Jackie's Warrior Reinvestment Risk Midnight Bourbon Civil War [45]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile 1+1⁄16 miles $2,000,000 Keeneland Nov 6 2020 Essential Quality Hot Rod Charlie Keepmeinmind Jackie's Warrior [6]
Kentucky Jockey Club 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Churchill Downs Nov 28 2020 Keepmeinmind Smiley Sobotka Arabian Prince Swill [53]
Remsen 1+1⁄8 miles $145,500 Aqueduct Dec 5 2020 Brooklyn Strong Ten for Ten Known Agenda Pickin' Time [9]
Springboard Mile 1 mile $200,000 Remington Dec 18 2020 Senor Buscador[lower-alpha 23] Cowan Red N Wild[lower-alpha 23] Saffa's Day[lower-alpha 23] [49]
Los Alamitos Futurity 1+1⁄16 miles $200,500 Los Alamitos Dec 19 2020 Spielberg The Great One Petruchio Red Flag [52]
Jerome 1 mile $145,500 Aqueduct Jan 1 2021 Capo Kane Eagle Orb Hold the Salsa Swill [46]
Sham 1 mile $100,000 Santa Anita Jan 2 2021 Life Is Good Medina Spirit Parnelli Waspirant [16]
Lecomte 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Fair Grounds Jan 16 2021 Midnight Bourbon Proxy Mandaloun Santa Cruiser [23]
Smarty Jones 1 mile $150,000 Oaklawn Jan 22 2021 Caddo River Cowan Big Thorn Moonlight Strike [24]
Holy Bull 1 mile $350,000 Gulfstream Jan 30 2021 Greatest Honour Tarantino Prime Factor Papetu [15]
Robert B. Lewis 1+1⁄16 miles $100,500 Santa Anita Jan 30 2021 Medina Spirit Roman Centurian Hot Rod Charlie Spielberg [48]
Withers 1+1⁄8 miles $250,000 Aqueduct Feb 6 2021 Risk Taking Overtook Capo Kane Royal Number [47]
Sam F. Davis Stakes 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Tampa Bay Feb 6 2021 Candy Man Rocket Nova Rags Hidden Stash Boca Boy [34]
El Camino Real Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $101,350 Golden Gate Feb 13 2021 Rombauer Javanica Govenor's Party It's My House [51]
John Battaglia Memorial Stakes 1+1⁄16 miles $82,830 Turfway Feb 26 2021 Hush of a Storm Like the King Gretzky the Great Hard Rye Guy [8]
Southwest 1+1⁄16 miles $750,000 Oaklawn Feb 27 2021[lower-alpha 24] Essential Quality Spielberg Jackie's Warror Woodhouse [54]

Championship series events

The following events were included as part of the Championship series.[1]

First leg of series

Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points

Race Distance Purse Grade Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Risen Star 1+1⁄8 miles $400,000 2 Fair Grounds Feb 13 2021 Mandaloun Proxy Midnight Bourbon O Besos [37]
Fountain of Youth 1+1⁄16 miles $300,000 2 Gulfstream Feb 27 2021 Greatest Honour Drain the Clock Papetu Tarantino [39]
Tampa Bay Derby 1+1⁄16 miles $350,000 2 Tampa Bay Mar 6 2021 Helium Hidden Stash Moonlight Strike Unbridled Honor [26]
Gotham 1 mile $300,000 3 Aqueduct Mar 6 2021 Weyburn Crowded Trade Highly Motivated Freedom Fighter [22]
San Felipe 1+1⁄16 miles $301,000 2 Santa Anita Mar 6 2021 Life Is Good Medina Spirit Dream Shake Roman Centurian [36]
Rebel 1+1⁄16 miles $1,000,000 2 Oaklawn Mar 13 2021 Concert Tour Hozier Big Lake Super Stock [18]
Sunland Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $700,000 3 Sunland Park Mar 30 2021 Cancelled[lower-alpha 25]

Second leg of series

These races are the major preps for the Kentucky Derby, and are thus weighted more heavily. Note: 1st=100 points; 2nd=40 points; 3rd=20 points; 4th=10 points

Race Distance Purse Grade Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Louisiana Derby 1+3⁄16 miles $1,000,000 2 Fair Grounds Mar 20 2021 Hot Rod Charlie Midnight Bourbon O Besos Proxy [58]
UAE Derby 1,900 metres
(~1+3⁄16 miles)		 $2,000,000 2 Meydan Mar 27 2021 Rebel's Romance (IRE) Panadol New Treasure (IRE) Takeru Pegasus (JPN) [11]
Jeff Ruby Steaks 1+1⁄8 miles $243,325 3 Turfway Mar 27 2021 Like The King Sainthood Hockey Dad Hard Rye Guy [30]
Florida Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $770,000 1 Gulfstream Mar 27 2021 Known Agenda Soup and Sandwich Greatest Honour Nova Rags [29]
Blue Grass Stakes 1+1⁄8 miles $800,000 2 Keeneland Apr 3 2021 Essential Quality Highly Motivated Rombauer Hidden Stash [59]
Santa Anita Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $752,000 1 Santa Anita Apr 3 2021 Rock Your World Medina Spirit Dream Shake Defunded [12]
Wood Memorial 1+1⁄8 miles $750,000 2 Aqueduct Apr 3 2021 Bourbonic Dynamic One Crowded Trade Weyburn [13]
Arkansas Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $1,000,000 1 Oaklawn Park Apr 10 2021 Super Stock Caddo River Concert Tour Get Her Number [7]

"Wild Card" event

Note: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points

Race Distance Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Lexington Stakes 1+1⁄8 miles $200,000 Keeneland Apr 10 2021 King Fury Unbridled Honor Starrininmydreams Proxy [42]

Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby is intended to provide a place in the Derby starting gate to the top finisher in the series. If the connections of that horse decline the invitation, their place is offered to the second-place finisher and so on through the top four finishers. If neither of the top four accept, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby.

Race Distance Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Cattleya Sho 1,600 metres
(~1 mile)		 Tokyo Racecourse Nov 28 2020 Lemon Pop Takeru Pegasus Plus Ultra Shin Yomoginesu [60]
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun 1,600 metres
(~1 mile)		 Kawasaki Racecourse Dec 16 2020 Alain Barows Ranryo O Luce d'Oro Taisei Again [61]
Hyacinth 1,600 metres
(~1 mile)		 Tokyo Racecourse Feb 21 2021 La Perouse Probatio Ladybug Takeru Pegasus [62]
Fukuryu 1,800 metres
(~1+1⁄8 miles)		 Nakayama Racecourse Mar 27 2021 God Selection Meisho Murakumo Gold Higher Taisei Again [63]

Note: Cattleya Sho: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points
Hyacinth: 1st=30 points; 2nd=12 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=3 points
Fukuyru : 1st=40 points; 2nd=16 points; 3rd=8 points; 4th=4 points

Qualification Table

The top four horses (colored brown within the standings) are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Derby provided the horse is nominated.[64]

Rank Horse Points Eligible
Earnings		 Trainer Owner Ref
1 God Selection 40 $309,883 Teiichi Konno [64]
2 La Perouse 30 $264,868 Kazuo Fujisawa [64]
3 Alain Barows 20 $781,045 Masato Hayashi [64]
4 Meisho Murakumo 16 $218,390 Yusuke Wada [64]
5 Probatio 12 $192,317 Tsuyoshi Tanaka [64]
6 Lemon Pop 10 $223,757 Hiroyasu Tanaka [64]
7 Ranryo O 8 $464,673 Satoshi Kokubo [64]
8 Gold Higher 8 $206,298 Ryuji Okubo [64]
9 Takeru Pegasus 7 $202,970 Yukhiro Kato [64]
10 Taisei Again 6 $230,033 Takeshi Matsushita [64]
11 Ladybug 6 $179,923 Yoshihito Kitade [64]
12 Luce d'Oro 4 $308,574 Yutaka Takahashi [64]
13 Plus Ultra 2 $155,794 Takahisa Tezuka [64]
14 Shin Yomoginesu 1 $105,547 Keizo Ito [64]

Notes:

  • brown highlight – qualified
  • grey highlight – did not qualify

European Road to the Kentucky Derby

The European Road to the Kentucky Derby is designed on a similar basis to the Japan Road and is intended to provide a place in the Derby starting gate to the top finisher in the series. If the connections of that horse decline the invitation, their place is offered to the second-place finisher and so on. If neither of the top four accept, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby.

The series consists of seven races – four run on the turf in late 2020 when the horses are age two, plus three races run on a synthetic surface in early 2021.

Race Distance Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Royal Lodge Stakes 1 mile Newmarket Sep 26 2020 New Mandate Ontario Cobh Gear Up [65]
Beresford Stakes 1 mile The Curragh Sep 26 2020 High Definition Monaasib Snapraeterea Sir Lucan [66]
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère 1,600 metres
(about 1 mile)		 Longchamp Oct 4 2020 Sealiway Nando Parrado Laws Of Indices Libertine [67]
Vertem Futurity Trophy 1 mile Doncaster Oct 24 2020 Mac Swiney One Ruler Baradar Cobh [68]
Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes 1 mile Kempton Park Mar 3 2021 Highland Avenue Sergeant Tibbs Oo De Lally Bodroy [69]
Patton Stakes 1 mile Dundalk Mar 5 2021 My Generation Rocky Sky Messidor Rebel Step [70]
Cardinal Stakes 1 mile Chelmsford City Apr 1 2021 Fundamental Qaader Moraaheq Quintillus [71]

Note:

  • the four races in 2020 for two-year-olds: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point
  • the first two races in 2021: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points
  • The Cardinal Condition Stakes: 1st=30 points; 2nd=12 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=3 points
Qualification Table

The top four horses (colored brown within the standings) are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Derby provided the horse is nominated.[64]

Rank Horse Points Eligible
Earnings		 Trainer Owner Ref
1 Fundamental 30 $0 John & Thady Gosden [64]
2 My Generation 20 $26,490 Joseph O'Brien [64]
3 Highland Avenue 20 $0 Charlie Appleby [64]
4 Qaader 12 $26,568 Mark Johnston [64]
5 Sealiway 10 $235,281 Frederic Rossi Le Haras de La Gousserie & Guy Pariente [64]
6 Mac Swiney 10 $232,127 Jim Bolger Jackie Bolger [64]
7 New Mandate 10 $90,436 Ralph Beckett [64]
8 High Definition 10 $55,830 Aidan O'Brien [64]
9 Rocky Sky 8 $8,531 Ross O'Sullivan [64]
10 Sergeant Tibbs 8 $0 Robyn Brisland [64]
11 Moraaheq 6 $0 Roger Varian [64]
12 Nando Parrado 4 $164,769 Clive Cox [64]
13 One Ruler 4 $101,005 Charlie Appleby [64]
14 Ontario 4 $49,261 Aidan O'Brien [64]
15 Monaasib 4 $17,680 Kevin Prendergast [64]
16 Messidor 4 $4,041 Joseph O'Brien [64]
17 Oo De Lally 4 $0 Andrew Balding [64]
18 Cobh 3 $52,500 Clive Cox [64]
19 Quintillus 3 $0 Charlie Appleby [64]
20 Laws of Indices 2 $95,500 Ken Condon [64]
21 Baradar 2 $31,380 Roger Varian [64]
22 Snapraeterea 2 $24,574 Joseph O'Brien [64]
23 Rebel Step 2 $1,796 Andrew Slattery [64]
24 Bodroy 2 $0 John Butler [64]
25 Gear Up 1 $138,515 Mark Johnston Teme Valley 2 [64]
26 Libertine 1 $25,155 Fabrice Vermeulen [64]
27 Sir Lucan 1 $3,722 Aidan O'Brien [64]

Notes:

  • brown highlight – qualified
  • grey highlight – did not qualify

See also

Notes
  1. See the following list[1] for details
  2. Earnings from non-restricted stakes prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby serve as a tie-breaker.
  3. Hot Rod Charlie was trained by Leandro Moro for the Louisiana Derby while O'Neill served a 10-day suspension[5]
  4. Rebel's Romance is ahead of Rock Your World in the standings due to higher stakes earned from non-restricted stakes, the second tie-breaker[3]
  5. Weyburn's connections paid late nomination fees
  6. Shortleaf Stable removed Caddo River after an elevated temperature on April 25
  7. Trainer Chad Brown has indicated he is likely to have only one starter in the Derby, with a preference for starting Highly Motivated in the Derby and Crowded Trade in the Preakness[25]
  8. Helium's connections paid late nomination fees
  9. Trainer Salem Bin Ghadayer had originally planned to enter but decided to withdraw after their travel plans from Dubai fell through.[27][28]
  10. Panadol's connections paid late nomination fees
  11. Rombauer's connections decided to bypass the Kentucky Derby in preference for a start in The Preakness[32]
  12. Dream Shake will instead be pointed to the Pat Day Mile[35]
  13. Although still showing on the official leaderboard, trainer Peter Miller told the Daily Racing Form that Get Her Number would bypass the Derby after an unsatisfactory workout on April 24[40]
  14. Hozier's connections ruled him out of consideration for the Derby on April 23[35]
  15. King Fury was scratched when he was diagnosed with a fever.[41]
  16. Hockey Dad's connections paid a late nomination fee in March
  17. In November 2020 the original owners Southern Equine Stables sold their interests in Keepmeinmind. In February 2021, Spendthrift Farm acquired a 50% share from Cypress Creek Equine and Arnold Bennewith.[43]
  18. Capo Kane was retired after sustaining an injury prior to the Wood Memorial
  19. Brooklyn Strong's connections were originally planning to bypass the race but decided to add him to the also eligible list on April 24[3]
  20. Javanica is a filly that is not nominated for the Kentucky Derby[50]
  21. Arabian Prince's connections have decided to bypass the Kentucky Derby
  22. Prime Factor's connections have decided to bypass the Kentucky Derby
  23. Horses that ran with medication (Lasix) do not receive any points towards qualification. Senor Buscador, Red N Wild and Saffa's Day received no points from the Springboard Mile.[2]
  24. The Southwest Stakes was originally scheduled for Presidents' Day, 15 February 2021 but was moved to the following Saturday due to pending inclement weather.[55] However, due to the prolonged inclement weather Oaklawn Park postponed the event for another week.[56]
  25. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States the New Mexico racing regulator cancelled the Sunland Park meeting for 2021[57]

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