Saturday, May 4, 2019, the Run for the Roses takes place with Kentucky Derby 145 at Churchill Downs. Here at racingdudes.com, we never stop thinking about that first Saturday in May. No matter if you’re looking for 2019 Kentucky Derby contenders, entries, odds, 2018 results and payouts, news, Kentucky Derby prep race schedule, point standings and leaderboard, Kentucky Derby Future Wager odds, picks and tips, or handicapping advice, you will have the most updated information here.

2019 KENTUCKY DERBY CONTENDERS

RANK	HORSE	TRAINER	LAST START	NEXT START
1	Improbable (City Zip)	Bob Baffert	1st, Los Alamitos Futurity (G1)	???
2	Game Winner (Candy Ride)	Bob Baffert	1st, Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1)	???
3	Mucho Gusto (Mucho Macho Man)	Bob Baffert	1st, Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3)	???
4	War of Will (War Front)	Mark Casse	1st, Risen Star Stakes (G2)	???
5	Instagrand (Into Mischief)	Jerry Hollendorfer	1st, Best Pal Stakes (G2)	???
6	Hidden Scroll (Hard Spun)	Bill Mott	1st, MSW at Gulfstream Park 1/26/18	Fountain of Youth Stakes
7	Signalman (General Quarters)	Kenny McPeek	1st, Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2)	Fountain of Youth Stakes
8	Gunmetal Gray (Exchange Rate)	Jerry Hollendorfer	2nd, Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3)	???
9	Harvey Wallbanger (Congrats)	Kenny McPeek	1st, Holy Bull Stakes (G2)	Fountain of Youth Stakes
10	Country House (Lookin At Lucky)	Bill Mott	2nd, Risen Star Stakes (G2)	???
11	Vekoma (Candy Ride)	George Weaver	1st, Nashua Stakes (G3)	Fountain of Youth Stakes
12	Global Campaign (Curlin)	Stanley M. Hough	1st, Allowance at Gulfstream Park on 2/9/10	Fountain of Youth Stakes
13	Galilean (Uncle Mo)	Jerry Hollendorfer	1st, California Cup Derby	???
14	Mind Control (Stay Thirsty)	Gregory D. Sacco	1st, Jerome Stakes	Gotham Stakes
15	Tax (Arch)	Danny Gargan	1st, Withers Stakes (G3)	???
16	Anothertwistafate (Scat Daddy)	Blaine D. Wright	1st, El Camino Real Derby	???
17	Bourbon War (Tapit)	Mark Hennig	1st, Allowance Race at Gulfstream Park	Fountain of Youth Stakes
18	Well Defined (With Distinction)	Kathleen O'Connell	1st, Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3)	???
19	Super Steed (Super Saver)	Larry. Jones	1st, Southwest Stakes (G3)	???
20	Sueno (Atreides)	Keith Desormeaux	2nd, Southwest Stakes (G3)	???

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2018-2019 ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY

The Kentucky Derby 145 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.

2018-19 Kentucky Derby Prep Season (19 races)

DATE	RACE	RACETRACK	DISTANCE	POINTS	WINNER
Sep 15, 2018	Iroquois	Churchill Downs	1 1/16 Miles	10-4-2-1	Cairo Cat
Sep 29, 2018	American Pharoah	Santa Anita	1 1/16 Miles	10-4-2-1	Game Winner
Oct 6, 2018	Champagne	Belmont Park	1 Mile	10-4-2-1	Complexity
Oct 6, 2018	Breeders’ Futurity	Keeneland	1 1/16 Miles	10-4-2-1	Knicks Go
Nov 2, 2018	Breeders’ Cup Juvenile	Churchill Downs	1 1/16 Miles	20-8-4-2	Game Winner
Nov 24, 2018	Kentucky Jockey Club	Churchill Downs	1 1/16 Miles	10-4-2-1	Signalman
Dec 1, 2018	Remsen	Aqueduct	1 1/8 Miles	10-4-2-1	Maximus Mischief
Dec 8, 2018	Los Alamitos Futurity	Los Alamitos	1 1/16 Miles	10-4-2-1	Improbable
Dec 16, 2018	Springboard Mile	Remington Park	1 Mile	10-4-2-1	Long Range Toddy
Jan 1, 2019	Jerome	Aqueduct	1 Mile 70 Yards	10-4-2-1	Mind Control
Jan 5, 2019	Sham	Santa Anita	1 Mile	10-4-2-1	Gunmetal Gray
Jan 19, 2019	Lecomte	Fair Grounds	1 Mile 70 Yards	10-4-2-1	War of Will
Jan 25, 2019	Smarty Jones	Oaklawn Park	1 Mile	10-4-2-1	Gray Attempt
Feb 2, 2019	Robert B. Lewis	Santa Anita	1 1/16 Miles	10-4-2-1	Mucho Gusto
Feb 2, 2019	Withers	Aqueduct	1 1/8 Miles	10-4-2-1	Tax
Feb 2, 2019	Holy Bull	Gulfstream Park	1 1/16 Miles	10-4-2-1	Harvey Wallbanger
Feb 9, 2019	Sam F. Davis	Tampa Bay Downs	1 1/16 Miles	10-4-2-1	Well Defined
Feb 16, 2019	El Camino Real Derby	Golden Gate	1 1/8 Miles (S)	10-4-2-1	Anothertwistafate
Feb 18, 2019	Southwest	Oaklawn Park	1 1/16 Miles	10-4-2-1	Super Steed

2019 Kentucky Derby Championship Series (16 races)

DATE	RACE	RACETRACK	DISTANCE	POINTS	WINNER
Feb 16, 2019	Risen Star	Fair Grounds	1 1/16 Miles	50-20-10-5	War of Will
Mar 2, 2019	Fountain of Youth	Gulfstream Park	1 1/16 Miles	50-20-10-5
Mar 9, 2019	Gotham	Aqueduct	1 1/16 Miles	50-20-10-5
Mar 9, 2019	San Felipe	Santa Anita	1 1/16 Miles	50-20-10-5
Mar 9, 2019	Tampa Bay Derby	Tampa Bay Downs	1 1/16 Miles	50-20-10-5
Mar 9, 2019	Jeff Ruby Steaks	Turfway Park	1 1/8 Miles (S)	20-8-4-2
Mar 16, 2019	Rebel	Oaklawn Park	1 1/16 Miles	50-20-10-5
Mar 23, 2019	Louisiana Derby	Fair Grounds	1 1/8 Miles	100-40-20-10
Mar 24, 2019	Sunland Derby	Sunland Park	1 1/8 Miles	50-20-10-5
Mar 30, 2019	UAE Derby	Meydan Racecourse	1 3/16 Miles	100-40-20-10
Mar 30, 2019	Florida Derby	Gulfstream Park	1 1/8 Miles	100-40-20-10
Apr 6, 2019	Wood Memorial	Aqueduct	1 1/8 Miles	100-40-20-10
Apr 6, 2019	Blue Grass	Keeneland	1 1/8 Miles	100-40-20-10
Apr 6, 2019	Santa Anita Derby	Santa Anita	1 1/8 Miles	100-40-20-10
Apr 13, 2019	Arkansas Derby	Oaklawn Park	1 1/8 Miles	100-40-20-10
Apr 13, 2019	Lexington	Keeneland	1 1/16 Miles	20-8-4-2

2018-19 European Road to the Kentucky Derby (7 races)

DATE	RACE	RACETRACK	DISTANCE	POINTS	WINNER
Sep 29, 2018	+Juddmonte Royal Lodge	Newmarket (GB)	1 Mile (T)	10-4-2-1	Mohawk
Sep 30, 2018	+Juddmonte Beresford	Naas (Ire)	1 Mile (T)	10-4-2-1	Japan
Oct 7, 2018	+Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère	Longchamp	1 Mile (T)	10-4-2-1	Royal Marine
Oct 27, 2018	+Racing Post Trophy	Doncaster (GB)	1 Mile (T)	10-4-2-1	Magna Grecia
Mar 1, 2019	+Patton	Dundalk (Ire)	1 Mile (S)	20-8-4-2
Mar 6, 2019	+Road to the Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes	Kempton Park (GB)	1 Mile (S)	20-8-4-2
April 11, 2019	Cardinal Condition Stakes	Chelmsford City (GB)	1 Mile (S)	30-12-6-3

2018-19 Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby (3 races)

DATE	RACE	RACETRACK	DISTANCE	POINTS	WINNER
Nov 24, 2018	Cattleya Sho	Tokyo Racecourse	1 Mile	10-4-2-1	Make Happy
Dec 19, 2018	Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun	Kawasaki Racecourse	1 Mile	20-8-4-2	Nova Lenda
Feb 17, 2019	Hyacinth	Tokyo Racecourse	1 Mile	30-12-6-3	Oval Ace
March 31, 2019	Fukuyru	Nakayama Racecourse	1 1/8 Miles	40-16-8-4

(T) = Turf
(S) = Synthetic

2019 KENTUCKY DERBY POINT STANDINGS

Leaderboard for qualifying points to the 2018 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	War of Will	60	Mark Casse	Gary Barber
2	Game Winner	30	Bob Baffert	Gary and Mary West
3	Country House	20	Bill Mott	Mrs. J.V. Shields, E.J.M. McFadden Jr. & LNJ Foxwoods (Larry, Nanci & Jaime Roth)
4	Knicks Go	18	Ben Colebrook	KRA Stud Farm
5	Signalman	18	Kenny McPeek	Lewis, Tommie M. and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek)
6	Gunmetal Gray	18	Jerry Hollendorfer	Hollendorfer LLC and West Point Thoroughbreds
7	Long Range Toddy	16	Steve Asmussen	Willis Horton Racing LLC
8	Mucho Gusto	14	Bob Baffert	Michael Lund Petersen
9	Maximus Mischief	12	“Butch” Reid Jr.	Cash is King LLC (Charles J. Zacney et al) & L C Racing LLC
10	Tax	12	Danny Gargan	Hugh Lynch & Corms Racing Stable
11	Super Steed	10	Larry Jones	Michael Pressley & Steed Jackson
12	Mind Control	10	Gregg Sacco	Red Oak Stable (Stephen Brunetti) & Madaket Stables LLC
13	Improbable	10	Bob Baffert	WinStar Farm LLC (Kenny Troutt), China Horse Club International Ltd. (Ah Khing Teo) & Starlight Racing (Jack Wolf et al)
14	Harvey Wallbanger	10	Kenny McPeek	Harold Lerner LLC, AWC Stables, Nehoc Stables, Scott K. Akman & Paul Braverman
15	Well Defined	10	Kathy O’Connell	Stonehedge LLC
16	Gray Attempt	10	Jinks Fires	Dwight Pruett
17	Anothertwistafate	10	Blaine Wright	Peter Redekop B. C. Ltd.
18	Roiland	10	Tom Amoss	James & Mary Durlacher
19	Hog Creek Hustle	9	Vickie Foley	Something Special Racing LLC (Patty Tipton)
20	Sueno	8	Keith Desormeaux	Silverton Hill LLC
21	Our Braintrust	6	Cathal Lynch	Cathal A. Lynch, Cathal A. & Stanton J. Smith Jr.
22	Code of Honor	4	Claude R. McGaughey III	W.S. Farish
23	Bankit	4	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (Ron Winchell) & Willis Horton Racing LLC
24	Everfast	4	Dale Romans	Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley)
25	Not That Brady	4	Rudy Rodriguez	Michael Imperio, Rudy R. Rodriguez & Lianna Stables, Inc.
26	Plus Que Parfait	4	Brenden Walsh	Imperial Racing, LLC
28	Kingly	4	Bob Baffert	Clearview Stables LLC (Bernard Cleary), RAC 04 Racing LLC & Michael Meegan
29	Mr. Money	2	Bret Calhoun	Allied Racing Stable, LLC
30	Rowayton	2	Jerry Hollendorfer	OXO Equine LLC
31	Manny Wah	2	Wayne Catalano	Susan Moulton
32	Standard Deviation	2	Chad Brown	Klaravich Stables, Inc.
33	Dunph	2	Mike Maker	Three Diamonds Farm & Joseph Besecker
34	Extra Hope	2	Richard Mandella	Jay Em Ess Stable (Samantha Siegel)
35	Much Better	2	Bob Baffert	Three Chimney's Farm LLC
36	Family Biz	2	Ed Barker	Danny J. Chen, James Cestaro & Campbell Road Stables
37	Limonite	2	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Willis Horton Racing LLC
38	More Ice	2	Jerry Hollendorfer	Hollendorfer LLC, Kenwood Racing Inc. & Richard Robertson
39	So Alive	2	Todd Pletcher	Robert V. LaPenta
40	Easy Shot	2	Keith Desormeaux	Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley)
41	Boldor	2	Steve Asmussen	Ed & Susie Orr
42	Sir Winston	1	Tracy Farmer	Mark Casse
43	Six Shooter	1	Paul Holthus	Dundalk 5 LLC, N P H Stable & Wes Herek
44	Gray Magician	1	Peter Miller	Wachtel Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, and Gary Barber
45	Tone Broke	1	Steve Asmussen	L and N Racing LLC (Lee Levinson)
46	Epic Dreamer	1	Kelly Breen	Epic Racing, LLC
47	Bourbon War	1	Mark Hennig	Bourbon Lane Stable (Jamie Hill) & Lake Star Stable
48	Counter Offer	1	Ian Wilkes	Six Column Stables LLC (Brad Stephens)
49	King for a Day	1	Todd Pletcher	Red Oak Stable (Brunetti)
50	Magnificent McCool	1	Doug O’Neill	Phoenix Thoroughbreds III (Amer Abdulaziz)
51	Gates of Dawn	1	John Servis	Leonard C. Green
52	Wicked Indeed	1	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (Ron Winchell)
53	Angelo's Pride	1	Bill Delia	Bill Delia, Anthony George & Mike Stone

European Road to the Kentucky Derby

RANK	HORSE	POINTS	TRAINER	OWNER
1	Royal Marine	10	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin
2	Magna Grecia	10	Aidan O'Brien	Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Flaxman Stables
3	Mohawk	10	Aidan O'Brien	Mr D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, Mr M Tab
4	Japan	10	Aidan O'Brien	Derrick Smith, Mrs J. Magnier & M. Tabor
5	Phoenix of Spain	4	Charlie Hills	Tony Wechsler & Ann Plummer
6	Broome	4	Aidan O'Brien	Michael B. Tabor, Mrs. John 'Susan' Magnier, and Derrick Smith
7	Sydney Opera House	4	Aidan O'Brien	Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith
8	Mount Everest	4	Aidan O'Brien	Flaxman Stables/Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith
9	Anodor	2	Freddie Head	Ecurie Jean and Louis Bouchard
10	West Australia	2	Aidan O'Brien	Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
11	Cape Of Good Hope	2	Aidan O'Brien	Mrs John Magnier,Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith
12	Power of Now	2	M. D. O'callaghan	Mr Michael O'Callaghan
13	Boitron	1	Richard Hannon Jr.	Gerard Augustin-Normand and Middleham Park Racing
14	Victory Command	1	Mark Johnston	Kingsley Park 10
15	Circus Maximus	1	Aidan O'Brien	Flaxman Stables & Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith
16	Sovereign	1	Aidan O'Brien	Mrs John Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith

Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby

RANK	HORSE	POINTS	TRAINER	OWNER
1	Oval Ace	30	Noboru Takagi	Tsuru Nishimori
2	Nova Lenda	20	Saito T	U. Carrot Farm
3	Derma Louvre	14	Toda Hirofumi	Hiroyuki Asanuma
4	Weitblick	12	Shoichiro Wada	U Carrot Farm
5	Make Happy	12	Koichi Shinkai	Kazuko Yoshida
6	Gal Vihara	4	Hagiwara, Kiyoshi	U. Carrot Farm
7	Kingen	4	Kunihide Matsuda	Godolphin
8	Master Fencer	3	Koichi Tsunoda	Katsumi Yoshizawa
9	Johaan	2	Yasuyuki Takahashi	Cypress Holdings LLC
10	Romantico	1	Kazuo Fujisawa	Nobutaka Tada

2019 KENTUCKY DERBY TRAIL TRACKER

The Derby Trail Tracker monitors and lists all the 2019 Kentucky Derby contenders and where they will be running next. Updated by Saratoga Slim, the races along the Derby trail with Kentucky Derby points (and a couple important preps without points) are listed and the potential runners (with trainer last name in parentheses) are categorized as follows:

·         Probable: connections (trainer / owner) have said they are planning to run their horse in this race

·         Possible: connections (trainer / owner) have named this race as a possible place that their horse may run

·         Speculative: based on quotes from connections and past trainer trends, these are educated guesses on where the horse may run on the Derby Trail

2018-19 KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER

Placing a Kentucky Derby Future Wager gives you the opportunity to lock down horses that you think will be in the Kentucky Derby starting gate, but usually at a much better price than what you would see on Kentucky Derby Day because the field is still unknown.

The dates and results for the 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager are:

November 22-25, 2018 (CLOSED)
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 

November 22-25, 2018 (CLOSED)
Kentucky Derby Sire Wager

February 8-10, 2019 (CLOSED)
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2

March 8-10, 2019
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3

March 8-10, 2019
Kentucky Oaks/Derby Double Future Wager

April 5-7, 2019
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4

2018 KENTUCKY DERBY RESULTS AND PAYOUTS

Race Recap/Replay

On Saturday, May 5, 2018, Trainer Bob Baffert and Jockey Mike Smith teamed up with Justify to win Kentucky Derby 144 at Churchill Downs. With the win, Justify became the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the Run for the Roses while not having raced once as a 2-year-old.

The win by Justify kept his spotless record intact through four career starts. The son of Scat Daddy increased his career bankroll to $2,098,000 for owners China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, and WinStar Farm. Get results and payouts to the 2018 Kentucky Derby below. Also, be on the lookout for our upcoming 2019 Kentucky Oaks/Derby Wagering Guide.

#	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	WIN	PLACE	SHOW
7	Justify	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	7.80	6.00	4.40
6	Good Magic	Jose Ortiz	Chad Brown		9.20	6.60
5	Audible	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher			5.80

WAGER TYPE	NUMBERS	PAYOFF	POOL	CARRYOVER
$0.50 Pick 3	4-9-7 (3 Correct)	$3,274.55	$1,441,992
$0.50 Pick 3	Oaks/Forester/Derby-14-9-7 (3 Correct)	$103.75	$815,162
$0.50 Pick 4	10-4-9-7 (4 Correct)	$69,885.15	$3,992,911
$0.50 Pick 5	7-10-4-9-7 (5 Correct)	$620,827.65	$2,923,064
$2.00 Pick 6 Jackpot	6-7-10-4-9-7 (5 Correct)	$17,116.80	$1,316,707	$770,264
$1.00 Daily Double	9-7	$44.10	$1,284,770
$1.00 Daily Double	Oaks/Derby-14-7	$16.60	$3,057,250
$2.00 Exacta	7-6	$69.60	$24,522,025
$0.50 Trifecta	7-6-5	$70.70	$32,770,619
$1.00 Superfecta	7-6-5-15	$19,618.20	$13,099,357
$1.00 Super High Five	7-6-5-15-10	$183,580.20	$470,844
$2.00 Future Wager	Oaks/Derby Exacta 14-12	$35.50	$69,725
$2.00 Future Wager	Pool 1 Exacta 24-10	$52.40	$58,931
$2.00 Future Wager	Pool 1-24	$4.40	$177,103
$2.00 Future Wager	Pool 2 Exacta 24-10	$69.80	$102,162
$2.00 Future Wager	Pool 2-24	$7.00	$363,389
$2.00 Future Wager	Pool 3 Exacta 12-10	$245.80	$123,074
$2.00 Future Wager	Pool 3-12	$14.40	$277,469
$2.00 Future Wager	Pool 4 Exacta 12-8	$81.00	$145,845
$2.00 Future Wager	Pool 4-12	$8.40	$339,036
$2.00 Future Wager	Sire Exacta 15-4	$505.20	$15,222
$2.00 Future Wager	Sire-15	$54.80	$27,731