2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby Preliminary races prior to 2017 Kentucky Derby
The 2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2017 Kentucky Derby , which was held on May 6. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby gives points to the top four finishers in specified races. The 2017 season consisted of 35 races, 19 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 16 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season . Earnings in non-restricted stakes acted as a tie breaker. The races for the 2017 series were mostly the same as in the 2016 series, except that the Sam F. Davis stakes replaced the Iroquois Stakes.[ 1]
On September 12, 2016, Churchill Downs announced the introduction of a separate Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby , which consisted of two races: the Cattleya Sho on November 26, 2016, and the Hyacinth on February 19, 2017. The winner of this series was offered one of the 20 positions available in the Kentucky Derby starting gate.[ 1] However, the offer was declined by the connections of the winner, Epicharis, and those of the two runners-up. Therefore, all 20 positions and the 'also eligibles' were determined through the regular Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Standings
The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races. Entries for the Kentucky Derby were taken on May 3.[ 2] The race was won by Always Dreaming.[ 3]
As of May 3, 2017
Rank[ 4]
Horse
Points
Earnings[ a]
Trainer
Owner
Ref
1
Girvin
150
$849,800
Joe Sharp
Brad Grady
[ 5]
2
Classic Empire
132
$2,093,820
Mark Casse
John C. Oxley
[ 6]
3
Gormley
125
$884,000
John Shirreffs
Jerry and Ann Moss
[ 7]
4
Irap
113
$760,000
Doug O'Neill
Reddam Racing
[ 8]
5
Irish War Cry
110
$676,660
H. Graham Motion
Isabelle de Tomaso
[ 9]
6
Thunder Snow (IRE)
100
$1,621,063
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin Racing
[ 10]
7
Always Dreaming
100
$589,000
Todd Pletcher
Brooklyn Boyz Stables, MeB Racing, St Elias Stables et al.
[ 11]
8
Gunnevera
84
$1,137,800
Antonio Sano
Peacock Racing
[ 12]
9
Practical Joke
74
$966,000
Chad Brown
Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence
[ 13]
10
J Boys Echo
63
$305,000
Dale Romans
Albaugh Family Stables
[ 12]
11
State of Honor
62
$310,564
Mark Casse
Conrad Farms
[ 14]
injured[ 15]
Mastery
60
$480,000
Bob Baffert
Cheyenne Stables
[ 8]
not nominated[ 16]
Conquest Mo Money
60
$370,000
Miguel Hernandez
Judge Lanier Racing
[ 17]
12
Tapwrit
54
$325,570
Todd Pletcher
Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred & Robert LaPenta
[ 14]
bypass[ 18]
Malagacy
50
$570,000
Todd Pletcher
Sumaya U.S. Stable
[ 19]
13
Hence
50
$401,129
Steve Asmussen
Calumet Farm
[ 20]
14[ b]
Fast and Accurate
50
$320,712
Michael Maker
Kendall Hansen
[ 21]
declined[ c]
Epicharis (JPN)
40
$851,195
Kiyoshi Hagiwara
U Carrot Farm
[ 23]
15
McCraken
40
$385,048
Ian Wilkes
Whitham Thoroughbreds
[ 24]
16
Battle of Midway
40
$224,000
Jerry Hollendorfer
Fox Hill Farms
[ 25]
17
Patch
40
$200,000
Todd Pletcher
Calumet Farm
[ 26]
bypass[ 18]
Battalion Runner
40
$140,000
Todd Pletcher
St. Elias Stable
[ 27]
bypass[ 28]
Cloud Computing
40
$115,000
Chad Brown
Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence
[ 29]
18
Untrapped
34
$210,000
Steve Asmussen
Michael Langford
[ 30]
19
Lookin At Lee
32
$428,600
Steve Asmussen
L and N Racing
[ 6]
injured[ 31]
El Areeb
30
$330,000
Cathal Lynch
M M G Stables
[ 32]
20
Sonneteer
30
$236,000
J. Keith Desormeaux
Calumet Farm
[ 19]
21
Royal Mo
30
$213,000
John Shirreffs
Jerry & Ann Moss
[ 33]
-
Local Hero
30
$140,000
Steven M. Asmussen
e Five Racing Thoroughbreds
[ 5]
-
Iliad
20
$220,000
Doug O'Neill
Kaleem Shah
[ 34]
22
Master Plan
20
$214,700
Todd Pletcher
Al Shaqab Racing, Winstar Farm & China Horse Club
[ 10]
-
Blueridge Traveler
20
$95,000
Kenneth McPeek
Horizon Stables
[ 21]
injured[ 35]
Not This Time
18
$430,210
Dale Romans
Albaugh Family
[ 36]
-
Wild Shot
17
$132,200
George Arnold
Calumet Farm
[ 6]
-
True Timber
16
$124,000
Kiaran McLaughlin
Calumet Farm
[ 32]
-
Guest Suite
15
$144,040
Neil Howard
Farish and Kilroy
[ 30]
-
Petrov
13
$195,000
Ron Moquett
Rialto Racing & Southern Springs Stables
[ 37]
-
No Dozing
12
$126,500
Arnaud Delacour
Lael Stables
[ 6]
-
Term of Art
11
$119,000
Doug O'Neill
Calumet Farm
[ 33]
-
Uncontested
11
$99,300
Wayne Catalano
Lapenta & Rosenblum
[ 24]
-
Lancaster Bomber
10
$417,430
Aidan O'Brien
Tabor, Smith & Magnier
[ 10]
One Liner
10
$300,000
Todd Pletcher
WinStar Farm , China Horse Club & SF Racing
[ 38]
-
Mo Town
10
$188,000
Anthony W. Dutrow
Magnier, Tabor, Smith, Team D
[ 39]
-
Senior Investment
10
$130,000
Kenneth McPeek
Fern Circle Stables
[ 40]
-
Zakaroff
10
$120,000
Steven Specht
Antone Metaxas
[ 41]
-
Three Rules
10
$142,240
Jose Pinchin
Shade Tree Thoroughbreds
[ 42]
euthanized[ 43]
Reach the World
10
$50,000
Bob Baffert
Don Alberto Stable
[ 25]
-
Convict Pike
10
$47,500
George R. Arnold
Ashbrook Farm
[ 21]
-
Hollywood Handsome
10
$40,000
Dallas Stewart
Mark H. Stanley
[ 26]
-
Talk Logistics
6
$60,100
Edward Plesa Jr.
Hardway Stables
[ 9]
Bonus Points
5
$52,500
Todd Pletcher
Three Diamonds Farm
[ 32]
-
Action Everyday
5
$15,000
St. Elias Stable
Todd Pletcher
[ 9]
bypass[ 44]
Klimt
4
$380,000
Bob Baffert
Kaleem Shah
[ 7]
-
Hot Sean
4
$180,000
Bob Baffert
Watson, Pegram & Weilman
[ 12]
-
Dangerfield
4
$171,500
Doug O'Neill
WC Racing & Zayat Stables
[ 12]
-
Syndergaard
4
$160,000
Todd Pletcher
Fein, McKenna, et al.
[ 13]
-
More Power to Him
4
$40,000
Faith Taylor
Brett Mason
[ 41]
-
American Anthem
4
$23,000
Bob Baffert
WinStar Farm , S F Bloodstock & China Horse Club
[ 45]
-
Warrior's Club
3
$27,528
Wayne Catalano
Churchill Downs Racing Club
[ 24]
-
Straight Fire
2
$96,000
J. Keith Desormeaux
Jungle Racing et al.
[ 7]
-
Recruiting Ready
2
$52,025
Horacio DePaz
Sagamore Farm
[ 36]
-
Favorable Outcome
2
$50,345
Chad Brown
Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence
[ 13]
-
Rowdy the Warrior
2
$34,429
Donnie Von Hemel
Robert Zoellner
[ 37]
-
Takaful
2
$31,500
Kiaran McLaughlin
Shadwell Stable
[ 39]
-
Tribal Storm
2
$24,000
Ed Moger Jr.
Curt and Lila Lanning
[ 41]
-
Win With Pride
2
$22,500
Todd Pletcher
Repole & St Elias Stables
[ 39]
-
Takeoff
2
$20,000
Mark Casse
John Oxley
[ 30]
-
Sheer Flattery
2
$18,000
Jerry Hollendorfer
Barrow, Robertson & Hollendorfer
[ 33]
-
Big Hit
2
$12,000
Philip D'Amato
Gary & Mary West
[ 45]
-
Midnight Pleasure
1
$54,000
Shelbe Ruis
Ruis Racing
[ 7]
Silver Dust
1
$54,857
Randy L. Morse
Tom Durant
[ 38]
-
Big Gray Rocket
1
$25,000
Bob Baffert
Frank Fletcher Racing
[ 13]
-
Ann Arbor Eddie
1
$32,000
Doug O'Neill
Reddam Racing
[ 41]
-
Bobby Abu Dhabi
1
$18,000
Peter Miler
Rockingham Ranch
[ 8]
-
Arklow
1
$8,000
Brad H. Cox
Donegal Racing
[ 30]
Winner of Kentucky Derby in bold
Entrants for Kentucky Derby in blue
"Also eligible" for Kentucky Derby in green
Sidelined/Inactive/No longer under Derby Consideration/Not nominated in gray
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 point)
Race
Distance
Purse
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref
Iroquois
1-1/16 miles
$150,000
Churchill Downs
Sep 17 2016
Not This Time
Lookin At Lee
Recruiting Ready
Honor Thy Father
[ 36]
FrontRunner
1-1/16 miles
$300,000
Santa Anita
Oct 1 2016
Gormley
Klimt
Straight Fire
Midnight Pleasure
[ 7]
Champagne
1-mile
$300,000
Belmont
Oct 8 2016
Practical Joke
Syndergaard
Favorable Outcome
Big Gray Rocket
[ 13]
Breeders' Futurity
1-1/16 miles
$400,000
Keeneland
Oct 8 2016
Classic Empire
Lookin at Lee
Wild Shot
No Dozing
[ 6]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
1-1/16 miles
$2,000,000
Santa Anita
Nov 5 2016
Classic Empire
Not This Time
Practical Joke
Lookin at Lee
[ 46]
Delta Downs Jackpot
1-1/16 miles
$1,000,000
Delta Downs
Nov 19 2016
Gunnevera
Hot Sean
Dangerfield
J Boys Echo
[ 12]
Remsen
1-1/8 miles
$300,000
Aqueduct
Nov 26 2016
Mo Town
No Dozing
Takaful
Win With Pride
[ 39]
Kentucky Jockey Club
1-1/16 miles
$150,000
Churchill Downs
Nov 26 2016
McCraken
Wild Shot
Warrior's Club
Uncontested
[ 24]
Los Alamitos Futurity
1-1/16 miles
$500,000
Los Alamitos
Dec 10 2016
Mastery
Irap
Dangerfield
Bobby Abu Dhai
[ 8]
Jerome
1-mile 70 yards
$200,000
Aqueduct
Jan 2 2017
El Areeb
Bonus Points
True Timber
Win With Pride
[ 32]
Sham
1-mile
$100,000
Santa Anita
Jan 7 2017
Gormley
American Anthem
Big Hit
Bird Is The Word
[ 45]
Smarty Jones
1-mile
$150,000
Oaklawn
Jan 16 2017
Uncontested
Petrov
Rowdy the Warrior
Warrior's Club
[ 37]
Lecomte
1-mile 70 yards
$200,000
Fair Grounds
Jan 21 2017
Guest Suite
Untrapped
Takeoff
Arklow
[ 30]
Holy Bull
1-1/16 miles
$350,000
Gulfstream
Feb 4 2017
Irish War Cry
Gunnevera
Classic Empire
Talk Logistics
[ 9]
Withers
1-1/16 miles
$200,000
Aqueduct
Feb 4 2017
El Areeb
True Timber
J Boys Echo
Bonus Points
[ 47]
Robert B. Lewis
1-1/16 miles
$150,000
Santa Anita
Feb 4 2017
Royal Mo
Irap
Sheer Flattery
Term of Art
[ 33]
Sam F. Davis Stakes
1-1/16 miles
$150,000
Tampa Bay
Feb 11 2017
McCraken
Tapwrit
State of Honor
Wild Shot
[ 14]
El Camino Real Derby
1-1/8 miles
$200,000
Golden Gate
Feb 18 2017
Zakaroff
More Power to Him
Tribal Storm
Ann Arbor Eddie[ d]
[ 41]
Southwest
1-1/16 miles
$500,000
Oaklawn
Feb 20 2017
One Liner
Petrov
Lookin At Lee
Silver Dust
[ 38]
Championship series
First leg of series
Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points
Race
Distance
Purse
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref
Risen Star
1-1/16 miles
$400,000
Fair Grounds
Feb 25 2017
Girvin
Untrapped
Local Hero
Guest Suite
[ 5]
Fountain of Youth
1-1/16 miles
$400,000
Gulfstream
Mar 4 2017
Gunnevera
Practical Joke
Three Rules
Talk Logistics
[ 42]
Gotham
1-1/16 miles
$500,000
Aqueduct
Mar 4 2017
J Boys Echo
Cloud Computing
El Areeb
Action Everyday
[ 29]
Tampa Bay Derby
1-1/16 miles
$350,000
Tampa Bay
Mar 11 2017
Tapwrit
State of Honor
Wild Shot
No Dozing
[ 48]
San Felipe
1-1/16 miles
$300,000
Santa Anita
Mar 11 2017
Mastery
Iliad
Term of Art
Gormley
[ 34]
Rebel
1-1/16 miles
$900,000
Oaklawn
Mar 18 2017
Malagacy
Sonneteer
Untrapped
Petrov
[ 19]
Spiral
1-1/8 miles
$500,000
Turfway
Mar 25 2017
Fast and Accurate
Blueridge Traveler
Convict Pike
Kitten's Cat
[ 21]
Sunland Derby
1-1/8 miles
$800,000
Sunland Park
Mar 26 2017
Hence
Conquest Mo Money
Hedge Fund
Irap
[ 20]
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
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref
UAE Derby
1,900 metres ~1-3/16 miles
$2,000,000
Meydan
Mar 25 2017
Thunder Snow (IRE)
Epicharis (JPN)
Master Plan
Lancaster Bomber
[ 10]
Louisiana Derby
1-1/8 miles
$1,000,000
Fair Grounds
Apr 1 2017
Girvin
Patch
Local Hero
Hollywood Handsome
[ 26]
Florida Derby
1-1/8 miles
$1,000,000
Gulfstream
Apr 1 2017
Always Dreaming
State of Honor
Gunnevera
Impressive Edge
[ 11]
Wood Memorial
1-1/8 miles
$750,000
Aqueduct
Apr 8 2017
Irish War Cry
Battalion Runner
Cloud Computing
True Timber
[ 27]
Blue Grass Stakes
1-1/8 miles
$1,000,000
Keeneland
Apr 8 2017
Irap
Practical Joke
McCraken
J Boys Echo
[ 49]
Santa Anita Derby
1-1/8 miles
$1,000,000
Santa Anita
Apr 8 2017
Gormley
Battle of Midway
Royal Mo
Reach the World
[ 25]
Arkansas Derby
1-1/8 miles
$1,000,000
Oaklawn Park
Apr 15 2017
Classic Empire
Conquest Mo Money
Lookin At Lee
Sonneteer
[ 17]
"Wild Card"
Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point
Race
Distance
Purse
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref
Lexington
1-1/8 miles
$200,000
Keeneland
Apr 15 2017
Senior Investment
West Coast
No Dozing
Time to Travel
[ 40]
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 if necessary to the third-place finisher. If neither of the top three accept, this place in the starting gate reverts to the 20th-place finisher on the regular road to the Derby.[ 1] For 2017, the top three-finishers in the Japan Road declined the offer.[ 16]
Rank
Horse
Points
Trainer
Owner
Ref
1
Epicharis
50
Kiyoshi Hagiwara
U Carrot Farm
[ 23]
2
Mont Saint Legame
40
Koji Maki
Shinichi Yamashita
[ 50]
3
Adirato
20
Naosuke Sugai
Koji Yasuhara
[ 23]
4
Caucus
16
Hideaki Fujiwara
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
[ 50]
5
Hypernova
10
Hiroyuki Oneda
Junzo Miyakawa
[ 23]
6
Blanc Eclat
8
Ryo Takei
KT Racing
[ 50]
7
Foggy Night
5
Noriyuki Hori
Kaneko Makoto Holdings
[ 23]
8
Lavapies
4
Ryuki Okubo
Silk Racing
[ 50]
Race
Distance
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref
Cattleya Sho
1,600 m (about 1 mile)
Tokyo Racecourse
Nov 26 2016
Mont Saint Legame
Caucus
Blanc Eclat
Lavapies
[ 50]
Hyacinth
1,600 m (about 1 mile)
Tokyo Racecourse
Feb 19, 2017
Epicharis
Adirato
Hyper Nova
Foggy Night
[ 23]
Note: Cattleya Sho: 1st=40 points; 2nd=16 points; 3rd=8 points; 4th=4 points
Note: Hyacinth: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points
See also
Notes
^ Earnings from non-restricted stakes prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby serve as a tie-breaker.
^ Although not Triple Crown nominated, the owner of Fast and Accurate paid a late supplement fee of $200,000[ 16]
^ Although Epicharis also automatically qualified via the separate Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, the horse returned to Japan[ 22]
^ Disqualified from 2nd to 4th
References
External links
Season Standings 100-50-25-15-10 Point Races 50-25-15-10-5 Point Races 30-15-9-6-3 Point Races 20-10-6-4-2 Point Races 10-5-3-2-1 Point Races Euro/Mideast Point Races Japan Point Races Former Point Races