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 |
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1 | Timberlake | 66 | $1,033,750 | Brad H. Cox |
2 | Sierra Leone | 55 | $290,000 | Chad C. Brown |
3 | Track Phantom | 55 | $260,000 | Steven M. Asmussen |
4 | Fierceness | 36 | $1,069,500 | Todd A. Pletcher |
5 | Common Defense | 27 | $233,450 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
6 | Stronghold | 25 | $292,800 | Philip D'Amato |
7 | Catching Freedom | 25 | $202,000 | Brad H. Cox |
8 | Mystik Dan | 21 | $418,800 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
9 | Hades | 20 | $161,900 | Joseph Orseno |
10 | Uncle Heavy | 20 | $137,500 | Robert E. Reid Jr. |
11 | No More Time | 20 | $124,380 | Jose D'Angelo |
12 | Locked | 19 | $538,050 | Todd A. Pletcher |
13 | Liberal Arts | 19 | $220,325 | Robert Medina |
14 | Northern Flame | 18 | $138,000 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
15 | West Saratoga | 17 | $227,640 | Larry Demeritte |
16 | Just Steel | 15 | $365,795 | D. Wayne Lukas |
17 | Honor Marie | 15 | $248,455 | Whitworth D. Beckman |
18 | El Grande O | 15 | $115,000 | Linda Rice |
injured | Drum Roll Please | 13 | $112,500 | Brad H. Cox |
19 | Nash | 13 | $50,000 | Brad H. Cox |
20 | Agate Road | 10 | $204,750 | Todd A. Pletcher |
21 | Otto the Conqueror | 10 | $200,000 | Steven M. Asmussen |
22 | Dornoch | 10 | $177,500 | Danny Gargan |
23 | Alotaluck | 10 | $105,360 | Ty Garrett |
not nominated | Woodcourt | 10 | $67,875 | Cipriano Contreras |
24 | Domestic Product | 10 | $50,500 | Chad C. Brown |
25 | Resilience | 10 | $16,000 | William I. Mott |
not nominated | Risk It | 8 | $83,838 | Steven M. Asmussen |
26 | Informed Patriot | 8 | $58,640 | Steven M. Asmussen |
27 | Moonlight | 7 | $59,000 | Todd A. Pletcher |
28 | Little Jeremy | 6 | $98,800 | William Morey |
29 | Lightline | 6 | $30,000 | Brad H. Cox |
30 | Scatify | 6 | $24,000 | John W. Sadler |
31 | Lat Long | 6 | $20,000 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
32 | The Wine Steward | 5 | $219,010 | Michael J. Maker |
not nominated | Glengarry | 5 | $150,675 | Doug Anderson |
not nominated | General Partner | 5 | $140,000 | Chad C. Brown |
33 | Real Men Violin | 5 | $82,050 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
34 | Dancing Groom | 5 | $71,102 | Antonio Sano |
35 | Awesome Road | 5 | $60,008 | Brad H. Cox |
36 | Dimatic | 5 | $41,250 | Steven M. Asmussen |
37 | Khanate | 5 | $28,000 | Todd A. Pletcher |
38 | Snead | 5 | $20,000 | Brendan Walsh |
39 | Inveigled | 4 | $39,750 | Jane Cibelli |
40 | Gettysburg Address | 4 | $26,200 | Brad H. Cox |
41 | Deposition | 4 | $21,000 | Uriah St. Louis |
42 | Curlin's Kaos | 4 | $19,400 | Antonio Garcia |
43 | Mc Vay | 4 | $12,000 | John Shirreffs |
44 | Elysian Meadows | 4 | $10,000 | William I. Mott |
45 | Ethan Energy | 4 | $8,000 | Brad H. Cox |
not nominated | Magic Grant | 3 | $129,250 | Eddie Milligan Jr. |
not nominated | Generous Tipper | 3 | $57,750 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
46 | Be You | 3 | $54,000 | Todd A. Pletcher |
47 | Stretch Ride | 3 | $39,025 | Dale L. Romans |
not nominated | Gold Sweep | 2 | $149,300 | Steven M. Asmussen |
not nominated | Raging Torrent | 2 | $60,000 | Doug F. O'Neill |
48 | Fulmineo | 2 | $46,000 | Arnaud Delacour |
49 | Seize the Grey | 2 | $32,663 | D. Wayne Lukas |
not nominated | Third Street | 2 | $25,380 | Shawn H. Davis |
50 | Regalo | 2 | $9,000 | Brittany Russell |
51 | Moonlit Sonata | 2 | $8,000 | Tim Yakteen |
52 | Footprint | 2 | $4,000 | Kenneth G. McPeek |
53 | Tizzy Indy | 2 | $4,000 | J. Keith Desormeaux |
not nominated | Sweet Soddy J | 1 | $156,250 | Raymond Ginter Jr. |
euthanized | Where's Chris | 1 | $110,500 | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. |
54 | Air Cav | 1 | $32,000 | 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 |
55 | Edified | 1 | $16,797 | Steven M. Asmussen |