2016 Kentucky Derby Point Standings

The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a 34-race series that awards points to the Top 4 finishers in each race. The Top 20 point earners will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 142nd running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade 1) on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Earnings in non-restricted stakes races serve as a tie-breaker. The Kentucky Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975. At least 20 horses have entered the 1 1⁄4-mile race for 3-year-olds every year since 2004, and 15 of the last 17 years.

Rank	Horse	Trainer	Points	Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings
1	Gun Runner	Steve Asmussen	151	$849,200
2	Nyquist	Doug O'Neill	130	$3,289,000
3	Exaggerator	Keith Desormeaux	126	$1,628,000
4	Outwork	Todd Pletcher	120	$660,000
5	Brody's Cause	Dale Romans	114	$1,100,000
6	Creator	Steve Asmussen	110	$690,000
7	Lani	Mikio Matsunaga	100	$1,300,119
8	Mor Spirit	Bob Baffert	84	$616,800
9	Mohaymen	Kiaran McLaughlin	80	$807,750
10	Danzing Candy	Cliff Sise Jr.	60	$290,000
11	Destin	Todd Pletcher	51	$338,000
12	Suddenbreakingnews	Donnie Von Hemel	50	$637,000
13	$+ Oscar Nominated	Mike Maker	50	$321,360
14	Shagaf	Chad Brown	50	$270,000
15	Whitmore	Ron Moquett	44	$400,000
16	Tom's Ready	Dallas Stewart	44	$270,670
17	My Man Sam	Chad Brown	40	$200,000
18	Majesto	Gustavo Delgado	40	$190,000 (Career: $239,500)
19	Trojan Nation	Paddy Gallagher	40	$190,000 (Career: $213,290)
20	Mo Tom	Tom Amoss	32	$268,326
21	Fellowship	Mark Casse	32	$206,590
22	Adventist	Leah Gyarmati	32	$155,000
23	Laoban	Eric Guillot	32	$142,000
24	Dazzling Gem	Brad Cox	30	$150,000
25	Cherry Wine	Dale Romans	25	$145,000
26	Discreetness	Williams Fires	10	$251,011