Kentucky Derby 2013 Point Standings

With only the two “wild-card” Derby prep races left for determining the horses that will race in the May 4 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs’ new points system used to determine the field of 20 on May 4 seems to have accomplished what it set out to do: Horses who have shown talent, ability, form and fit to make it the Derby distance get into the Derby field.

Rank	Horse	Trainer	Points	Non-restricted Stakes Earnings
1	Orb	Shug McGaughey III	150	$840,000
2	Verrazano	Todd Pletcher	150	$810,000
3	Goldencents	Doug O’Neill	129	$1,208,000
4	Java’s War	Ken McPeek	122	$651,772
5	Overanalyze	Todd Pletcher	110	$908,831
6	Revolutionary	Todd Pletcher	110	$720,000
7	Lines of Battle	Aidan O’Brien	100	$1,261,089
8	Vyjack	Rudy Rodriguez	70	$505,000
9	Will Take Charge	D. Wayne Lukas	60	$512,971
10	Itsmyluckyday	Eddie Plesa, Jr.	50	$593,600
11	Govenor Charlie	Bob Baffert	50	$400,000
12	Black Onyx	Kelly Breen	50	$317,130
13	Palace Malice	Todd Pletcher	50	$200,000
14	Normandy Invasion	Chad Brown	44	$258,000
15	Frac Daddy	Ken McPeek	44	$240,596
16	Mylute	Tom Amoss	42	$363,365
17	Oxbow	D. Wayne Lukas	36	$346,000
18	Super Ninety Nine	Bob Baffert	30	$308,000
19	Falling Sky	John Terranova II	30	$207,500
20	Den’s Legacy	Bob Baffert	20	$329,000
21	Charming Kitten	Todd Pletcher	20	$206,000
22	Code West	Bob Baffert	20	$90,000
23	Tiz a Minister	Paul Aguirre	20	$81,000
24	Golden Soul	Dallas Stewart	14	$84,000
25	Dynamic Sky	Mark Casse	13	$290,835
26	Power Broker	Bob Baffert	10	$245,000
27	Rydilluc	Gary Contessa	10	$127,500
28	Abraham	Todd Pletcher	10	$80,000
29	Elnaawi	Kiaran McLaughlin	10	$70,000
30	Giant Finish	Tony Dutrow	10	$65,250
31	Narvaez	Agustin Bezara	10	$50,000
32	Texas Bling	Danele Durham	9	$245,200
33	Siete de Oros	Ramon Preciado	7	$80,000
34	He’s Had Enough	Doug O’Neill	6	$442,000
35	Fear The Kitten	Mike Maker	6	$122,735
36	Shakin It Up	Bob Baffert	5	$150,000
37	Tesseron	Josie Carroll	5	$50,684
38	Taken by the Storm	Ken McPeek	5	$25,575
39	Capo Bastone	Todd Pletcher	4	$251,500
40	Heaven’s Runway	Joseph Martin	2	$115,198
41	My Name Is Michael	Bill Mott	2	$55,671
42	Always in a Tiz	Domenick Schettino	2	$43,000
43	Dewey Square	Dale Romans	2	$16,298
44	Manando	Bob Baffert	2	$12,000
45	Dry Summer	Joel Marr	1	$150,000
46	Amerigo Vespucci	Timothy Tullock Jr.	1	$71,334
47	Joshua’s Comprise	Barry Rose	1	$56,000
48	Quinzieme Monarque	Tom Albertrani	1	$31,500
49	Channel Isle	D. Wayne Lukas	1	$22,167
50	Little Jerry	Richard Baltas	1	$16,308

Two Derby preps remain – the Coolmore Lexington Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland, and the Derby Trial at Churchill Downs on April 27. Both offer 20 points for first and the winners could earn starting berths in the Derby if their connections desire.

Coolmore Lexington Stakes

Probables: Cerro, Examen, Hip Four Sixtynine, Johnny Handsome, Pick Of The Litter, Pure Fun, Taken By The Storm (5), Where’s Dominic and Winning Cause.

Derby Trial

Probables: Titletown Five, Sunbean

Note: Points only come into play if more than the maximum 20 horses enter the Derby. If there are 20 or fewer, all entrants run. Under the new system, fillies can earn points only if they run in open races, not races restricted to fillies. So, if the race doesn’t fill, a horse such as Dreaming of Julia could make the Derby field.

Only 20 spots to fill, with plenty on the Derby bubble. Who’s in? Who’s out? These remaining three weeks will give us the answer!