2023 Kentucky Derby Picks, Betting, Contenders and Results

On Saturday, May 6, 2023, Mage won the 149th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) at Churchill Downs.

Whether you’re looking for 2023 Kentucky Derby contenders, entries, odds, 2023 results and payouts, news, Kentucky Derby prep race schedule, point standings and leaderboard, past performances, Kentucky Derby Future Wager odds, picks and tips, or handicapping advice, you will have the most updated information here.

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2023 KENTUCKY DERBY RESULTS AND PAYOUTS

Race Results

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Churchill Downs Race 12

May 06, 2023

#	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Win	Place	Show
8	Mage	J Castellano	G Delgado	$32.42	$14.58	$9.08
3	Two Phil’s	J Loveberry	L Rivelli	–	$10.44	$6.52
14	Angel of Empire	F Prat	B H Cox	–	–	$4.70

Wager Type	Numbers	Payoff	Pool
$0.50 Pick 3	7-5-8	$40.63	$1,671,572
$1 Daily Double	5-8	$58.02	$1,207,132
$0.50 Trifecta	8-3-14	$491.18	$31,279,549
$0.50 Pick 4	14-1/2/7-2/4/5-8	$1,318.35	$3,381,132
$1 Superfecta	8-3-14-11	$15,643.65	$13,771,238
$2 Exacta	8-3	$330.44	$26,302,048

RACE RECAP

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2023 KENTUCKY DERBY FIELD

SADDLE CLOTH	HORSE	TRAINER	JOCKEY	M/L ODDS
1	Hit Show	Brad Cox	Manny Franco	30/1
2	Verifying	Brad Cox	Tyler Gaffalione	15/1
3	Two Phil's	Larry Rivelli	Jareth Loveberry	12/1
4	Confidence Game	Keith Desormeaux	James Graham	20/1
5	Tapit Trice	Todd Pletcher	Luis Saez	5/1
6	Kingsbarns	Todd Pletcher	Jose Ortiz	12/1
7	Reincarnate	Tim Yakteen	John Velazquez	50/1
8	Mage	Gustavo Delgado	Javier Castellano	15/1
9	~~Skinner~~	~~John Shirreffs~~	~~Juan Hernandez~~	~~20/1~~
10	~~Practical Move~~	~~Tim Yakteen~~	~~Ramon Vazquez~~	~~10/1~~
11	Disarm	Steve Asmussen	Joel Rosario	30/1
12	Jace's Road	Brad Cox	Florent Geroux	15/1
13	Sun Thunder	Kenny McPeek	Brian Hernandez Jr.	50/1
14	Angel of Empire	Brad Cox	Flavien Prat	8/1
15	~~Forte~~	~~Todd Pletcher~~	~~Irad Ortiz Jr.~~	~~3/1~~
16	Raise Cain	Ben Colebrook	Gerardo Corrales	50/1
17	Derma Sotogake	Hidetaka Otonashi	Christophe Lemaire	10/1
18	Rocket Can	Bill Mott	Junior Alvarado	30/1
19	~~Lord Miles~~	~~Saffie Joseph Jr.~~	~~Paco Lopez~~	~~30/1~~
20	~~Continuar~~	~~Yoshito Yahagi~~	~~Ryusei Sakai~~	~~50/1~~
21	Cyclone Mischief	Dale Romans	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	30/1
22	Mandarin Hero	Terunobu Fujita	Kazushi Kimura	20/1
23	King Russell	Ron Moquett	Rafael Bejarano	50/1

2022 / 2023 ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY PREP RACES

The Kentucky Derby 149 field is based on a tiered point system in select races throughout the world. See below for the entire schedule of Kentucky Derby prep races.

2022 / 2023 Kentucky Derby Prep Season (21 races)

DATE	RACE	RACETRACK	DISTANCE	POINTS	WINNER
Sept. 17, 2022	Iroquois	Churchill Downs	1 1/16 M	10-4-3-2-1	Curly Jack
Oct. 1, 2022	Champagne	Aqueduct	1 M	10-4-3-2-1	Blazing Sevens
Oct. 8, 2022	Breeders’ Futurity	Keeneland	1 1/16 M	10-4-3-2-1	Forte
Oct. 8, 2022	American Pharoah	Santa Anita	1 1/16 M	10-4-3-2-1	Cave Rock
Nov. 4, 2022	Breeders’ Cup Juvenile	Keeneland	1 1/16 M	30-12-9-6-3	Forte
Nov. 26, 2022	Kentucky Jockey Club	Churchill Downs	1 1/16 M	10-4-3-2-1	Instant Coffee
Dec. 3, 2022	Remsen	Aqueduct	1 1/8 M	10-4-3-2-1	Dubyuhnell
Dec. 17, 2022	Los Alamitos Futurity	Los Alamitos	1 1/16 M	10-4-3-2-1	Practical Move
Dec. 17, 2022	Springboard Mile	Remington Park	1 M	10-4-3-2-1	Wildatlanticstorm
Dec. 26, 2022	Gun Runner	Fair Grounds	1 1/16 M	10-4-3-2-1	Jace’s Road
Jan. 1, 2023	Smarty Jones	Oaklawn Park	1 M	10-4-3-2-1	Victory Formation
Jan. 7, 2023	Jerome	Aqueduct	1 M	10-4-3-2-1	Lugan Knight
Jan. 8, 2023	Sham	Santa Anita	1 M	10-4-3-2-1	Reincarnate
Jan. 21, 2023	Lecomte	Fair Grounds	1 1/16 M	20-8-6-4-2	Instant Coffee
Jan. 28, 2023	Southwest	Oaklawn Park	1 1/16 M	20-8-6-4-2	Arabian Knight
Feb. 4, 2023	Holy Bull	Gulfstream Park	1 1/16 M	20-8-6-4-2	Rocket Can
Feb. 4, 2023	Robert B. Lewis	Santa Anita	1 1/16 M	20-8-6-4-2	Newgate
Feb. 11, 2023	Withers	Aqueduct	1 1/8 M	20-8-6-4-2	Hit Show
Feb. 11, 2023	Sam F. Davis	Tampa Bay Downs	1 1/16 M	20-8-6-4-2	Litigate
*Feb. 11, 2023	El Camino Real Derby	Golden Gate	1 1/8 M (AW)	10-4-3-2-1	Chase the Chaos
Mar. 4, 2023	John Battaglia Memorial	Turfway Park	1 1/16 M (AW)	20-8-6-4-2	Congruent

2023 Kentucky Derby Championship Series (16 races)

DATE	RACE	TRACK	DISTANCE	POINTS	WINNER
Feb. 18, 2023	Risen Star	Fair Grounds	1 1/8 M	50-20-15-10-5	Angel of Empire
Feb. 25, 2023	Rebel	Oaklawn Park	1 1/16 M	50-20-15-10-5	Confidence Game
Mar. 4, 2023	Gotham	Aqueduct	1 M	50-20-15-10-5	Raise Cain
Mar. 4, 2023	San Felipe	Santa Anita	1 1/16 M	50-20-15-10-5	Practical Move
Mar. 4, 2023	Fountain of Youth	Gulfstream Park	1 1/16 M	50-20-15-10-5	Forte
Mar. 11, 2023	Tampa Bay Derby	Tampa Bay Downs	1 1/16 M	50-20-15-10-5	Tapit Trice
Mar. 25, 2023	UAE Derby	Meydan Racecourse	1 3/16 M	100-40-30-20-10	Derma Sotogake
Mar. 25, 2023	Jeff Ruby Steaks	Turfway Park	1 1/8 M (AW)	100-40-30-20-10	Two Phil's
Mar. 25, 2023	Louisiana Derby	Fair Grounds	1 3/16 M	100-40-30-20-10	Kingsbarns
*Mar. 26, 2023	Sunland Derby	Sunland Park	1 1/8 M	50-20-15-10-5	Wild On Ice
Apr. 1, 2023	Florida Derby	Gulfstream Park	1 1/8 M	100-40-30-20-10	Forte
Apr. 1, 2023	Arkansas Derby	Oaklawn Park	1 1/8 M	100-40-30-20-10	Angel of Empire
*Apr. 8, 2023	Wood Memorial	Aqueduct	1 1/8 M	100-40-30-20-10	Lord Miles
*Apr. 8, 2023	Blue Grass	Keeneland	1 1/8 M	100-40-30-20-10	Tapit Trice
Apr. 8, 2023	Santa Anita Derby	Santa Anita	1 1/8 M	100-40-30-20-10	Practical Move
*Apr. 15, 2023	Lexington	Keeneland	1 1/16 M	20-8-6-4-2	First Mission

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2022 / 2023 European Road to the Kentucky Derby (7 races)

DATE	RACE	RACETRACK	DISTANCE	POINTS	WINNER
Sept. 24, 2022	Juddmonte Royal Lodge	Newmarket (GB)	1 M (T)	10-4-3-2-1	The Foxes (IRE)
Sept. 24, 2022	Alan Smurfit Memorial Beresford	Curragh (IRE)	1 M (T)	10-4-3-2-1	Crypto Force (GB)
Oct. 2, 2022	Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère	Longchamp (FR)	7 F (T)	10-4-3-2-1	Belbek (FR)
Oct. 22, 2022	Vertem Futurity Trophy	Doncaster (GB)	1 M (T)	10-4-3-2-1	Auguste Rodin (IRE)
*March 3, 2023	Patton	Dundalk (IRE)	1 M (AW)	20-8-6-4-2	Cairo
*March 15, 2023	Road to the Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes	Kempton (GB)	1 M (AW)	20-8-6-4-2	Brave Emperor
*April 1, 2023	Cardinal Condition Stakes	Chelmsford City (GB)	1 M (AW)	30-12-9-6-3	Bold Act

2022 / 2023 Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby (4 races)

DATE	RACE	RACETRACK	DISTANCE	POINTS	WINNER
Nov. 26, 2022	Cattleya	Tokyo (JRA)	1 M	10-4-3-2-1	Continuar (JPN)
Dec. 14, 2022	Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun	Kawasaki (NAR)	1 M	20-8-6-4-2	Derma Sotogake
*Feb. 19, 2023	Hyacinth	Tokyo (JRA)	1 M	30-12-9-6-3	Perriere
*March 25, 2023	Fukuryu	Nakayama (JRA)	1 1/8 M	40-16-12-8-4	Mitono O

* = Race dates and distances to be announced by host track; date based on recent historical placement. … Schedule subject to change. … (AW) = Synthetic.

*“Road to the Kentucky Derby” series will not award points to any horse trained by any individual who is suspended from racing in the 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) or any trainer directly or indirectly employed, supervised, or advised by a suspended trainer.

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2022 / 2023 KENTUCKY DERBY POINT STANDINGS

Leaderboard for qualifying points to the 2023 Kentucky Derby. Points are earned by the top four finishers in designated qualifying Kentucky Derby prep races listed above. The Kentucky Derby field is reserved for the top 20 point earners. Two positions in the Kentucky Derby starting gate – one from Japan and one from Europe – will be extended to the horse that accrues the most points in their respective series.

America Road to the Kentucky Derby

RANK	HORSE	POINTS	TRAINER	OWNER
1	Forte	190	Todd Pletcher	Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
2	Practical Move	160	Tim Yakteen	Amestoy, Jr., Pierre Jean, Amestoy, Leslie A. and Beasley, Roger K.
3	Angel of Empire	154	Brad Cox	Albaugh Family Stables LLC (Dennis Albaugh)
4	Tapit Trice	150	Todd Pletcher	Whisper Hill Farm (Amanda Pope) & Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck)
5	Two Phil's	123	Larry Rivelli	Patricia’s Hope LLC & Phillip Sagan
6	Lord Miles	105	Saffie Joseph, Jr.	Vegso Racing Stable
7	Derma Sotogake	100	Hidetaka Otonashi	Hiroyuki Asanuma
8	Kingsbarns	100	Todd Pletcher	Spendthrift Farm LLC
9	Raise Cain	64	Ben Colebrook	Andrew N. Warren & Rania Warren
10	Rocket Can	60	Bill Mott	Frank Fletcher Racing Operations Inc.
11	Hit Show	60	Brad Cox	Gary & Mary West
12	Confidence Game	57	Keith Desormeaux	Don't Tell My Wife Stables
13	Verifying	54	Brad Cox	Poulin, Jonathan, Westerberg, Magnier, Mrs. John, Smith, Derrick and Tabor, Michael B.
14	Sun Thunder	54	Kenny McPeek	R.T Racing Stable & Cypress Creek Equine
15	Mage	50	Gustavo Delgado	OGMA Investments LLC, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing LLC & CMNWLTH
16	Disarm	46	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
17	Reincarnate	45	Tim Yakteen	SF Racing LLC (Gavin Murphy), Starlight Racing (Jack Wolf), Madaket Stables LLC (Sol Kumin & Jason Monteleone), Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables LLC (Barbara Banke), Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC (W. Gregg Slager) & Catherine Donovan
18	Jace's Road	45	Brad Cox	West Point Thoroughbreds and Albaugh Family Stables LLC
19	Skinner	45	John Shirreffs	C R K Stable LLC
20	Continuar	Japan RTKD Invite	Yoshito Yahagi	Lion Race Horse Co. Ltd.
21	Cyclone Mischief	45	Dale Romans	Albaugh Family Stables LLC
22	Major Dude	40	Todd Pletcher	Spendthrift Farm LLC
23	Mandarin Hero	40	Terunobu Fujita	Hiroaki Arai
24	King Russell	40	Ron Moquett	Brereton C. Jones & Naber Racing LLC (Roger Naber)