![]() The Wood Memorial has produced only one horse to get a placing in the Derby and that came in 2019 via a disqualification.Īnimal Kingdom and John Velazquez were victorious by 2-1/4 lengths in a gritty Kentucky Derby run. In my opinion, the race isn’t a relevant Derby prep, as no horse has made any impact in the Kentucky Derby without at least one U.S. Derby is certainly one the big races lacking in the productivity category. Over the past decade, not all eight preps have been productive when it comes to success on Derby Day. Note: In the pandemic year of 2020, Authentic finished second in the Santa Anita Derby, but his final prep was in the Haskell Stakes in July at Monmouth Park before winning the Kentucky Derby which was moved to September. Unplaced in Derby (12): Taiba, Messier, Happy Jack, Rock Your World, Game Winner, Roadster, Bolt d’Oro, Gormley, Mor Spirit, Bolo, Candy Boy, Goldencents. Kentucky Derby Tri Finishers (3): Battle of Midway, Exaggerator, Dortmund. Kentucky Derby Winners (3): Authentic, Justify, California Chrome. Unplaced in Derby (16): Mo Donegal, Bourbonic, Dynamic One, Tax, Vino Rosso, Enticed, Irish War Cry, Outwork, Trojan Nation, Frosted, Tencendur, Wicked Strong, Samraat, Normandy Invasion, Verrazano, Vyjack Finished fourth in 2019 Kentucky Derby and placed third following the disqualification of the winner. Kentucky Derby Tri Finishers (1): *Tacitus. Unplaced in Derby (19): Smile Happy, Highly Motivated, Win Win Win, Vekoma, Flameaway, Free Drop Billy, Practical Joke, McCraken, Irap, Brody’s Cause, My Man Sam, Carpe Diem, Danzig Moon, Ocho Ocho Ocho, Dance with Fate, Medal Count, Charming Kitten, Palace Malice, Java’s War. Kentucky Derby Tri Finishers (4): Zandon, Essential Quality, Mr. Ridden by Florent Geroux, who got dumped in the post parade, Cyberknife won the 2022 Arkansas Derby for trainer Brad Cox. Z, Far Right, Ride on Curlin, Overanalyze, Frac Daddy. Unplaced in Derby (15): Cyberknife, Barber Road, Super Stock, Improbable, Magnum Moon, Solomini, Classic Empire, Suddenbreakingnews, Creator, Whitmore, Mr. Kentucky Derby Tri Finishers (2): Lookin at Lee, Danza. *Finished second in the 2019 Kentucky Derby and placed first via disqualification. Kentucky Derby Winners (2): *Country House, American Pharoah. ![]() *Disqualified from 1 st to 17 th in 2019 Kentucky Derby Unplaced in Derby (17): White Abarrio, Charge It, Simplification, Greatest Honour, Known Agenda, Soup and Sandwich, *Maximum Security, Bodexpress, Hofburg, Gunnavera, State of Honor, Majesto, Upstart, Materiality, General a Rod, Wildcat Red, Itsmyluckyday Kentucky Derby Tri Finishers (2): Code of Honor, Audible Kentucky Derby Winners (3): Always Dreaming, Nyquist, Orb Unplaced in Derby (7): Tiz the Bomb, Like the King, Sainthood, Fast and Accurate, Oscar Nominated, We Miss Artie, Giant Finish Rich Strike famously winning the 148th Kentucky Derby. Unplaced in Derby (15): Zozos, Pioneer of Medina, Midnight Bourbon, O Besos, By My Standards, Spinoff, Lone Sailor, Noble Indy, Girvin, Patch, Tom’s Ready, War Story, Intense Holiday, Vicar’s in Trouble, Mylute. Kentucky Derby Tri Finishers (6): Epicenter, Hot Rod Charlie, Gun Runner, Commanding Curve, Golden Soul, Revolutionary. *In February of 2022, Medina Spirit, who crossed the finish line first in the 2021 Kentucky Derby, was disqualified following a positive drug test, thereby, runner-up, Mandaloun, was named the winner. Unplaced in Derby (9): Crown Pride, Summer is Tomorrow, Plus Que Parfait, Gray Magician, Mendelssohn, Thunder Snow, Lani, Mubtaahij, Lines of Battle. Horses listed in bold type are Triple Crown winners. In the ‘Unplaced in Derby’ category, those horses either finished first, second or third in their final listed prep race, but finished out of the top three in the Kentucky Derby. Over the past decade, the elite eight preps listed below, (with this year’s calendar date), indicate horses that used each prep race as a final stop and how they fared in Louisville. Also, finishing third, fourth or fifth in one of these major races could also propel a horse into the Derby depending on how many previous points a horse accumulated in prior preps. No matter what a horse has or has not done from the previous fall all the way up through the spring, these major Derby prep races are worth so many points that it would take only a win or a second-place finish to secure a spot in the Derby starting gate on the first Saturday in May. ![]() Wins and places are crucial for horses to work their way into the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby. The eight races of this final leg offer 100-40-30-20-10 points to the top five finishers. Also, this weekend and extending into April, the world of Thoroughbred racing will showcase their own version of the ‘Elite Eight’, with point totals doubling as horses look to confirm their spot in the 148 th Kentucky Derby where an equine champion will be crowned on May 6 th in Louisville.
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