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2013 Kentucky Derby Point Standings

2013 Kentucky Derby Point Standings

View a sortable list of Derby contenders with points, earnings, and rank!

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 Thursday, April 25, 2013
Ive Struck a Nerve Injured, Off Derby Trail

Ive Struck a Nerve Injured, Off Derby Trail

Ive Struck a Nerve, the 135-1 upset winner of the Feb. 23 Risen Star Stakes (gr. II), sustained an ankle injury during a workout the morning of March 9 and is off the Triple Crown trail.

 Saturday, March 09, 2013
THS: Gotham Stakes

THS: Gotham Stakes

Tom LaMarra and Pete Denk handicap the Gotham Stakes and the Santa Anita Handicap.

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 Thursday, February 28, 2013
Bigger, Better Oaklawn Meet Opens Jan. 11

Bigger, Better Oaklawn Meet Opens Jan. 11

Oaklawn Park's 2013 meet opens Jan. 11 with a scheduled record purse structure, new veterinary examination policies and new claiming rules, an injury database to aid commission vets, and an influx of new racing talent.

 Friday, January 11, 2013
Jerome, Busanda Kick Off NY 3-Year-Old Season

Jerome, Busanda Kick Off NY 3-Year-Old Season

It's a long way from the first Saturday in January to the first Saturday in May, but the $200,000 Jerome Stakes (gr. II) and the $100,000 Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack could serve as a road map to the future.

 Thursday, January 03, 2013
Overanalyze, Uncaptured Now on Road to Derby

Overanalyze, Uncaptured Now on Road to Derby

Victories by Overanalyze and Uncaptured in group II stakes Nov. 24 propelled the 2-year-olds into the numbers four and five positions, respectively, in the standings on the "Road to the Kentucky Derby."

 Monday, November 26, 2012
Goldencents Takes Jackpot Wire-to-Wire

Goldencents Takes Jackpot Wire-to-Wire

Goldencents went wire-to-wire in the $1 million Delta Jackpot (gr. III) at Delta Downs Nov. 17, setting quick early fractions and responding with something more to hold off a late run from 9-5 favorite Bern Identity.

 Saturday, November 17, 2012
BC Winner Hightail Heads Jackpot Nominations

BC Winner Hightail Heads Jackpot Nominations

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint winner Hightail heads 15 pre-entries to this year's $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III), which celebrates its 10th anniversary Nov. 17.

 Tuesday, November 06, 2012
KY Derby Points System Launches Sept. 29

KY Derby Points System Launches Sept. 29

The revamped "Road to the Kentucky Derby" series kicks off Sept. 29 with points awarded to the top four finishers in the Juddmonte Royal Lodge (Eng-II) at Newmarket and the FrontRunner Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.

 Thursday, September 27, 2012
Churchill Revamps Derby Qualifying System

Churchill Revamps Derby Qualifying System

Churchill Downs announced major changes in the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" and Kentucky Oaks June 14, with a points system that rewards top finishes in selected races from this fall through the 2013 edition of the classics.

 Thursday, June 14, 2012
New-Look Televised Racing Series to Begin

New-Look Televised Racing Series to Begin

"The Road to the Kentucky Derby," a four-Saturday package of televised stakes that stemmed from recommendations in the 2011 McKinsey and Company report, will begin March 24 with the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (gr. III).

 Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Churchill Downs Launches Derby, Oaks Sites

Churchill Downs launched the official Web site for the 2007 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and the official 2007 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) Web site.

 Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Steve Haskin's Road to the Kentucky Derby: On To The Downs

This is our last weekly report. Starting Monday we'll be filing a daily Derby Doings report detailing all the morning's activities. We'll cover the works, gallops, and jogs, and also the overall appearance of the horses as they graze in the afternoon

 Friday, April 18, 2003

Steve Haskin's Road to the Kentucky Derby: Let the Frankel Follies Begin

If you think this year's road to the Kentucky Derby has been a bizarre one, imagine how scrambled your brain would be right now if Bobby Frankel hadn't brought some semblance of normalcy to the proceedings.

 Monday, April 14, 2003

Steve Haskin's Road to the Kentucky Derby: Off the Beaten Path (Pt. II)

You're traveling on the Kentucky Derby trail, a trail not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Twilight Zone?

 Monday, March 24, 2003

Steve Haskin's Road to the Kentucky Derby: It's Alive!

Dr. Frankelstein's greatest creation finally came to life last Saturday, but even the good doctor didn't expect Empire Maker to run amok the way he did, destroying everything in his path.

 Monday, March 17, 2003

Steve Haskin's Road to the Kentucky Derby: Will Peace Follow War?

What better named horse to follow War Emblem than Peace Rules? Although Peace Rules dominated the Louisiana Derby, there's a lot more to this race. We'll also try to figure out where the Santa Anita Oaks and El Camino Real Derby fit in the Derby picture.

 Monday, March 10, 2003