2016 Road to the Kentucky Derby

The field for the Kentucky Derby is limited each year to 20 horses, with two 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field. To determine eligibility, Churchill Downs developed the Road to the Kentucky Derby, which gives points to the top four finishers in specified races.[1] The 2016 season consists of 34 races, 19 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 15 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season. Earnings in non-restricted stakes act as a tie breaker. Gun Runner finished first in the standings thanks to wins in the Risen Star Stakes and Louisiana Derby, then finished third in the Kentucky Derby. Nyquist, who finished second in the qualification standings, won the Derby.

Main article: Road to the Kentucky Derby

Standings
Rank Horse Points[2] Earnings[nb 1] Trainer Owner Ref
1 Gun Runner 151 $849,200 Steven M. Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC & Three Chimneys Farm [3]
2 Nyquist 130 $3,289,000 Doug F. O'Neill Reddam Racing LLC [4]
3 Exaggerator 126 $1,628,000 Keith Desormeux Big Chief Racing, LLC, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Rocker O Ranch, LLC et al. [5]
4 Outwork 120 $660,800 Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stable [6]
5 Brody's Cause 114 $1,100,000 Dale L. Romans Albaugh Family Stable [7]
6 Creator 110 $690,000 Steven M. Asmussen WinStar Farm LLC [8]
7 Lani 100 $1,300,119 Mikio Matsunaga Yoko Maeda [9]
8 Mor Spirit 84 $616,800 Bob Baffert Michael Lund Petersen [10]
9 Mohaymen 80 $807,750 Kiaran P. McLaughlin Shadwell Stable [11]
10 Danzing Candy 60 $290,000 Clifford W. Sise Jr. Halo Farms, Jim & Dianne Bashor [12]
11 Destin 51 $338,000 Todd A. Pletcher Twin Creeks Racing Stables, LLC [13]
12 Suddenbreakingnews 50 $637,000 Donnie K. Von Hemel Samuel F. Henderson [14]
--- Cupid 50 $540,000 Bob Baffert Michael B. Tabor, Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith [15]
13 Oscar Nominated[nb 2] 50 $321,360 Michael J. Maker Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey [16]
14 Shagaf 50 $270,000 Chad Brown Shadwell Stable [17]
15 Whitmore 44 $400,000 Ron Moquett Robert V. LaPenta, Harry T. Rosenblum, Southern Springs Stables [18]
16 Tom's Ready 44 $270,670 Dallas Stewart G M B Racing (Gayle Benson) [19]
17 My Man Sam 40 $200,000 Chad Brown Sheep Pond Partners, Newport Stables LLC, Jay W. Bligh [20]
18 Majesto 40 $190,000 Gustavo Delgado Grupo 7C Racing Stable [21]
19 Trojan Nation 40 $190,000 Paddy Gallagher Julie Gilbert & Aaron Sones [22]
--- Polar River 40
20 Mo Tom 32 $268,326 Thomas M. Amoss G M B Racing (Gayle Benson) [23]
--- Fellowship 32 $206,590 Mark Casse Jacks or Better Farm, Inc. (Fred & Jane Brei) [24]
--- Adventist 32 $155,000 Leah Gyarmati Treadway Racing Stable (Jeff Treadway) [25]
21 Laoban 32 $142,000 Eric Guillot McCormick Racing LLC & Southern Equine Stable LLC [26]
--- Dazzling Gem 30 $145,000 Brad Cox Steve Landers Racing LLC [27]
--- Uncle Lino 29 $174,000 Eric Guillot Tom Mansor, Purple Shamrock Racing, Gary Sherlock [28]
22 Cherry Wine 25 $145,000 Dale L. Romans William Pacella, Frank L. Jones, Jr., Frank Shoop [29]
--- Sunny Ridge 23
--- Collected 21
--- Azar 20
--- Foreamo 20
--- Yu Change 20
--- Zulu 20
--- Flexibility 15
--- Greenpointcrusader 14
--- Swipe 12
--- Airoforce 10
--- Cocked and Loaded 10
--- Discreetness 10
--- Frank Conversation 10
--- Matt King Coal 10
--- Riker 10
--- Star Hill 10
--- Surgical Strike 10
--- Vale Dori 10
--- Vorticity 8
--- Kasseopia 6
--- Rated R Superstar 6
--- Awesome Speed 5
--- Candy My Boy 5
--- Rafting 5
--- Two Step Time 5
--- Gordy Florida 4
--- Let's Meet in Rio 4
--- One More Round 4
--- Synchrony 4
--- Toews On Ice 4
--- Tusk 4
--- American Dubai 2
--- Found Money 2
--- Gift Box 2
--- Harlan Punch 2
--- Holliday Don 2
--- I Will Score 2
--- I'malreadythere 2
--- In Equality 2
--- Portfolio Manager 2
--- Sail Ahoy 2
--- Tizarunner 2
--- Unbridled Outlaw 2
--- Uncle Walter 2
--- Bird of Trey 1
--- Conquest Big E 1
--- Conquest Windycity 1
--- Direct Message 1
--- Dressed in Hermes 1
--- Luna de Loco 1
--- Rare Candy 1
--- San Dimas 1
--- Sticksstatelydude 1
--- Urlacher 1
--- Van Damme 1
  • Entrants for Kentucky Derby in blue
  • "Also eligible" for Kentucky Derby in green
  • Sidelined/Inactive/No longer under Derby Consideration/Not Triple Crown nominated in gray
  • Winner of Kentucky Derby in bold

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 Surface Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Iroquois 1-1/16 miles Dirt $150,000 Churchill Downs Sep 12 2015 Cocked and Loaded Rated R Superstar Unbridled Outlaw Conquest Windycity [30]
FrontRunner 1-1/16 miles Dirt $300,000 Santa Anita Sep 26 201 Nyquist Swipe Hollywood Don Rare Candy [31]
Champagne 1-mile Dirt $300,000 Belmont Oct 3 2015 Greenpointcrusader Sunny Ridge Portfolio Manager Sail Ahoy [32]
Breeders' Futurity 1-1/16 miles Dirt $400,000 Keeneland Oct 3 2015 Brody's Cause Exaggerator Rated R Superstar Sticksstatelydude [33]
Grey Stakes 1-1/16 miles Synthetic $150,000 Woodbine Oct 4 2015 Riker Kasseopia (GB) Tizzarunner Van Damme [34]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile 1-1/16 miles Dirt $2,000,000 Keeneland Oct 31 2015 Nyquist Swipe Brody's Cause Exaggerator [35]
Delta Downs Jackpot 1-1/16 miles Dirt $1,000,000 Delta Downs Nov 21 2015 Exaggerator Sunny Ridge Harlan Punch Found Money [36]
Remsen 1-1/8 miles Dirt $300,000 Aqueduct Nov 28 2015 Mohaymen Flexibility Gift Box Sail Ahoy [37]
Kentucky Jockey Club 1-1/16 miles Dirt $150,000 Churchill Downs Nov 28 2015 Airoforce Mor Spirit Mo Tom Gun Runner [38]
Los Alamitos Futurity 1-1/16 miles Dirt $500,000 Los Alamitos Dec 19 2015 Mor Spirit Toews On Ice I'malreadythere Urlacher [39]
Jerome 1-mile 70 yards Dirt $200,000 Aqueduct Jan 2 2016 Flexibility Vorticity In Equality Bird of Trey [40]
Sham 1-mile Dirt $100,000 Santa Anita Jan 9 2016 Collected Let's Meet in Rio Laoban Found Money [41]
Lecomte 1-mile 70 yards Dirt $200,000 Fair Grounds Jan 16 2016 Mo Tom Tom's Ready Uncle Walter Destin [42]
Smarty Jones 1-mile Dirt $150,000 Oaklawn Jan 18 2016 Discreetness Gordy Florida Synchrony Luna de Loco [43]
Holy Bull 1-1/16 miles Dirt $350,000 Gulfstream Jan 30 2016 Mohaymen Greenpointcrusader Fellowship Conquest Big E [44]
Withers 1-1/16 miles Dirt $200,000 Aqueduct Jan 30 2016 Sunny Ridge Vorticity Adventist Flexibility [45]
Robert B. Lewis 1-1/16 miles Dirt $150,000 Santa Anita Feb 6 2016 Mor Spirit Uncle Lino I Will Score Dressed in Hermes [46]
El Camino Real Derby 1-1/8 miles Synthetic $200,000 Golden Gate Feb 13 2016 Frank Conversation Tusk Kasseopia (GB) San Dimas [47]
Southwest 1-1/16 miles Dirt $250,000 Oaklawn Feb 15 2016 Suddenbreakingnews Whitmore American Dubai Collected [48]

Championship series

First leg of series

Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points The Sunland Derby was not eligible in 2016 because of quarantine restrictions associated with an outbreak of equine herpesvirus.[49]

Race Distance Surface Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Risen Star 1-1/16 miles Dirt $400,000 Fair Grounds Feb 20 2016 Gun Runner Forevamo Mo Tom Candy My Boy [50]
Fountain of Youth 1-1/16 miles Dirt $400,000 Gulfstream Feb 27 2016 Mohaymen Zulu Fellowship Awesome Speed [51]
Gotham 1-1/16 miles Dirt $500,000 Aqueduct Mar 5 2016 Shagaf Laoban Adventist Sunny Ridge [52]
San Felipe 1-1/16 miles Dirt $300,000 Santa Anita Mar 12 2016 Danzing Candy Mor Spirit Exaggerator Uncle Lino [53]
Tampa Bay Derby 1-1/16 miles Dirt $350,000 Tampa Bay Downs Mar 12 2016 Destin Outwork Star Hill Rafting [54]
Rebel 1-1/16 miles Dirt $700,000 Oaklawn Mar 19 2016 Cupid Whitmore Creator Cherry Wine [55]
Spiral 1-1/8 miles Synthetic $500,000 Turfway Apr 2 2016 Oscar Nominated Azar Surgical Strike Two Step Time [56]
Sunland Derby[nb 3] n/a [49]

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 Surface Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
UAE Derby ~1-3/16 miles Dirt $2,000,000 Meydan Racecourse Mar 26 2016 Lani Polar River Yu Change Vale Dori [57]
Louisiana Derby 1-1/8 miles Dirt $1,000,000 Fair Grounds Mar 26 2016 Gun Runner Tom's Ready Dazzling Gem Mo Tom [58]
Florida Derby 1-1/8 miles Dirt $1,000,000 Gulfstream Apr 2 2016 Nyquist Majesto Fellowship Mohaymen [59]
Wood Memorial 1-1/8 miles Dirt $1,000,000 Aqueduct Apr 9 2016 Outwork Trojan Nation Adventist Matt King Coal [60]
Blue Grass Stakes 1-1/8 miles Dirt $1,000,000 Keeneland Apr 9 2016 Brody's Cause My Man Sam Cherry Wine Laoban [61]
Santa Anita Derby 1-1/8 miles Dirt $1,000,000 Santa Anita Apr 9 2016 Exaggerator Mor Spirit Uncle Lino Danzing Candy [62]
Arkansas Derby 1-1/8 miles Dirt $1,000,000 Oaklawn Park Apr 16 2016 Creator Suddenbreakingnews Whitmore Dazzling Gem [63]
"Wild Card"

Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point

Race Distance Surface Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Lexington 1-1/8 miles Dirt $150,000 Keeneland Apr 16 2016 Collected One More Round Synchrony Direct Message [64]
Notes
  1. Earnings from non-restricted stakes prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby.
  2. Oscar Nominated was not Triple Crown nominated, so needed to pay a $200,000 supplement to enter
  3. The Sunland Derby was not eligible in 2016 because of quarantine restrictions associated with an outbreak of equine herpevirus

See also

References
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