Welcome to the 2018 Kentucky Derby Rankings! Each week leading up to the race, we will provide our Top 20 Kentucky Derby Prospects, as well as updates with the latest news on each horse. You can also visit our Kentucky Derby page for loads of information including the latest news, rankings, prep race schedules, our Derby Trail Tracker, the Kentucky Derby point standings, and much more! This weekend is a “bye week” with no Derby prep races on the calendar, so let’s take a look at the rankings heading into it:
1. Good Magic
Derby Points/Rank: 24 – 2nd
Race Record: (3) 1-2-0
Earnings: $1,216,600
Breeding: Curlin – Glinda the Good
Owner: e Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables
Trainer: Chad Brown
Last Race: Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Stakes at Del Mar; Finished 1st
Racing Dudes Fantasy League Owner: Curtis “Magic” Kalleward
Analysis: The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champ and 2 Year Old Horse of the Year has been working out well leading up to his 2018 debut race in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Everything seems to be there with this horse: great connections, solid breeding, and a running style that will be tough to beat on the first Saturday in May. He’s now less than two weeks away from his 2018 debut.
