Kentucky Derby 2026 Prep Races & Point Standings
Which 3-year-olds are earning their way to Churchill Downs? Updated after every qualifying race.
Point Standings (as of 4/18/26)
| Rank | Horse | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commandment | 150 | ||
| 2 | Further Ado | 135 | ||
| 3 | Renegade | 125 | ||
| 4 | So Happy | 115 | ||
| 5 | Fulleffort | 110 | ||
| 6 | The Puma | 106 | ||
| 7 | Silent Tactic | 100 | ||
| 8 | Emerging Market | 100 | ||
| 9 | Albus | 100 | ||
| 10 | Potente | 100 | ||
| 11 | Pavlovian | 70 | ||
| 12 | Right to Party | 65 | ||
| 13 | Incredibolt | 60 | ||
| 14 | Golden Tempo | 60 | ||
| 15 | Ottinho | 56 | ||
| 16 | Stark Contrast | 50 | ||
| 17 | Iron Honor | 50 | ||
| 18 | Danon Bourbon (JPN) | Japan | ||
| 19 | Wonder Dean (JPN) | Euro/Mideast | ||
| 20 | Six Speed | Euro/Mideast | ||
Field cutoff | ||||
| 21 | Chief Wallabee | 50 | ||
| 22 | Chip Honcho | 49 | ||
Prep Races
| Date | Race | Track | Gr. | Dist. | Purse | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/13/25 | Iroquois | Churchill | III | 1m | $300,000 | Spice Runner | Comport | Vost | Nothing Personal | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 9/27/25 | Juddmonte Royal Lodge* | Newmarket (GB) | II | 1m (T) | $157,475 | Bow Echo (IRE) | Humidity (GB) | Action (IRE) | Pacific Avenue (IRE) | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 9/27/25 | Beresford* | Curragh (IRE) | II | 1m (T) | $120,801 | Hawk Mountain (IRE) | Geryon (IRE) | Al Haarith (IRE) | Shaihaan (IRE) | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 10/4/25 | Breeders' Futurity | Keeneland | I | 1 1/16m | $650,000 | Ted Noffey | Blackout Time | Litmus Test | Diciassette | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 10/4/25 | Champagne | Belmont (at Big A) | I | 1m | $500,000 | Napoleon Solo | Talkin | Universe | It's Our Time | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 10/4/25 | American Pharoah | Santa Anita | I | 1 1/16m | $300,000 | Intrepido | Desert Gate | Plutarch | Civil Liberty | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 10/5/25 | Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere* | Longchamp (FR) | I | about 7f (T) | $432,977 | Puerto Rico (IRE) | Nighttime (FR) | Rayif (IRE) | Campacite (FR) | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 10/25/25 | William Hill Futurity Trophy* | Doncaster (GB) | I | 1m (T) | $275,259 | Hawk Mountain (IRE) | Action (IRE) | Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) | Rochfort Bridge (IRE) | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 10/26/25 | Street Sense | Churchill | III | 1 1/16m | $200,000 | Incredibolt | Universe | Very Connected | I Did I Did | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 10/31/25 | BC Juvenile | Del Mar | I | 1 1/16m | $2,000,000 | Ted Noffey | Mr. A. P. | Brant | Litmus Test | 30/15/9/6/3 |
| 11/29/25 | KY Jockey Club | Churchill | II | 1 1/16m | $400,000 | Further Ado | Universe | Soldier N Diplomat | Very Connected | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 11/29/25 | Cattleya+ | Tokyo (JPN) | about 1m | $199,591 | Satono Voyage (JPN) | Don Erectus (JPN) | Arcadia Cafe (JPN) | Every Possible (JPN) | 10/5/3/2/1 | |
| 12/6/25 | Remsen | Aqueduct | II | 1 1/8m | $250,000 | Paladin | Renegade | Balboa | Courting | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 12/13/25 | Los Alamitos Futurity | Los Alamitos | II | 1 1/16m | $200,000 | Litmus Test | Blacksmith | Provenance | Acknowledgemeplz | 10/5/3/2/1 |
| 12/17/25 | Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun+ | Kawasaki (JPN) | about 1m | $469,818 | Pyromancer (JPN) | Tamamo Freesia (JPN) | Best Green (JPN) | Ayasan Jotaro (JPN) | 20/10/6/4/2 | |
| 12/20/25 | Springboard Mile | Remington | 1m | $300,000 | Express Kid | Arctic Beast | Royalamerican | Western Man | 10/5/3/2/1 | |
| 12/20/25 | Gun Runner | Fair Grounds | 1 1/16m | $100,000 | Chip Honcho | Liberty National | Crown the Buckeye | Quality Mischief | 10/5/3/2/1 | |
| 1/3/26 | Smarty Jones | Oaklawn | 1 1/16m | $250,000 | Strategic Risk | Silent Tactic | Baytown Dreamer | Sleepingonfreedom | 10/5/3/2/1 | |
| 1/3/26 | Jerome | Aqueduct | 1m | $150,000 | My World | Balboa | Enforced Agenda | Freedom's Echo | 10/5/3/2/1 | |
| 1/17/26 | Lecomte | Fair Grounds | III | 1 1/16m | $250,000 | Golden Tempo | Mesquite | Carson Street | Chip Honcho | 20/10/6/4/2 |
| 1/23/26 | UAE 2000 Guineas | Meydan (UAE) | III | 1m | $700,000 | Six Speed | Devon Island | Union Security | Lino Padrino | 20/10/6/4/2 |
| 1/31/26 | Holy Bull | Gulfstream | III | 1 1/16m | $275,000 | Nearly | Bravaro | Project Ace | Cannoneer | 20/10/6/4/2 |
| 2/6/26 | Southwest | Oaklawn | III | 1 1/16m | $1,000,000 | Silent Tactic | Soldier N Diplomat | Buetane | Rancho Santa Fe | 20/10/6/4/2 |
| 2/6/26 | Withers | Aqueduct | 1 1/8m | $200,000 | Talk to Me Jimmy | Grittiness | Ottinho | Schoolyardsuperman | 20/10/6/4/2 | |
| 2/7/26 | Robert B. Lewis | Santa Anita | III | 1m | $100,000 | Plutarch | Intrepido | Secured Freedom | Desert Gate | 20/10/6/4/2 |
| 2/7/26 | Sam F. Davis | Tampa Bay | 1 1/16m | $250,000 | Renegade | Wayne's Law | The Puma | Game for It | 20/10/6/4/2 | |
| 2/14/26 | Risen Star | Fair Grounds | II | 1 1/8m | $500,000 | Paladin | Chip Honcho | Golden Tempo | Universe | 50/25/15/10/5 |
| 2/14/26 | Saudi Derby | King Abdulaziz (SAU) | III | 1m | $1,500,000 | Al Haram (IRE) | Obliteration | Satono Voyage (JPN) | Wonder Dean (JPN) | 30/15/9/6/3 |
| 2/15/26 | Sunland Derby | Sunland | 1 1/16m | $500,000 | Pavlovian | Express Kid | Bricklin | Daneyko | 20/10/6/4/2 | |
| 2/20/26 | Dubai Road to KY Derby | Meydan (UAE) | II | 1 3/16m | $217,840 | Brotherly Love (GB) | Duke of Immatin | Lino Padrino | Sary Shayan | 20/10/6/4/2 |
| 2/21/26 | John Battaglia Memorial | Turfway | 1 1/16m (S) | $175,000 | Great White | Fulleffort | Maximus Prime | Baytown Dreamer | 20/10/6/4/2 | |
| 2/22/26 | Hyacinth+ | Tokyo (JPN) | about 1 mile | $244,767 | Lucky Kid (JPN) | Don Erectus (JPN) | Itterasshai (JPN) | Boku Mada Nemuiyo (JPN) | 30/15/9/6/3 | |
| 2/25/26 | Road to KY Derby Condition* | Kempton (GB) | 1m (S) | $74,760 | Hidden Force (GB) | Venetian Prince (GB) | Tadej (GB) | Utmost Good Faith (GB) | 20/10/6/4/2 | |
| 2/27/26 | Patton* | Dundalk (IRE) | 1m (S) | $40,122 | Blanc de Blanc | Whatchadoin (IRE) | Redemption Road (GB) | Flanker Jet (GB) | 20/10/6/4/2 | |
| 2/28/26 | Fountain of Youth | Gulfstream | II | 1 1/16m | $425,000 | Commandment | Chief Wallabee | Solitude Dude | Bravaro | 50/25/15/10/5 |
| 2/28/26 | Gotham | Aqueduct | III | 1m | $300,000 | Iron Honor | Crown the Buckeye | Right to Party | Exhibition Only | 50/25/15/10/5 |
| 3/1/26 | Rebel | Oaklawn | II | 1 1/16m | $1,000,000 | Class President | Silent Tactic | Litmus Test | Blackout Time | 50/25/15/10/5 |
| 3/7/26 | San Felipe | Santa Anita | II | 1 1/16m | $200,000 | Potente | Robusta | So Happy | Secured Freedom | 50/25/15/10/5 |
| 3/7/26 | Tampa Bay Derby | Tampa Bay | III | 1 1/16m | $400,000 | The Puma | Further Ado | Canaletto | Redland Rebels | 50/25/15/10/5 |
| 3/14/26 | Virginia Derby | Colonial Downs | 1 1/8m | $500,000 | Incredibolt | Grittiness | Confessional | Buetane | 50/25/15/10/5 | |
| 3/21/26 | Louisiana Derby | Fair Grounds | II | 1 3/16m | $1,000,000 | Emerging Market | Pavlovian | Golden Tempo | Universe | 100/50/25/15/10 |
| 3/21/26 | Jeff Ruby Steaks | Turfway | III | 1 1/8m (S) | $777,000 | Fulleffort | Stark Contrast | Medici | Stop the Car | 100/50/25/15/10 |
| 3/28/26 | Arkansas Derby | Oaklawn | I | 1 1/8m | $1,500,000 | Renegade | Silent Tactic | Taptastic | Full Serrano | 100/50/25/15/10 |
| 3/28/26 | Florida Derby | Gulfstream | I | 1 1/8m | $1,000,000 | Commandment | The Puma | Chief Wallabee | Nearly | 100/50/25/15/10 |
| 3/28/26 | UAE Derby | Meydan (UAE) | II | 1 3/16m | $1,000,000 | Wonder Dean (JPN) | Six Speed | Pyromancer (JPN) | Brotherly Love (GB) | 100/50/25/15/10 |
| 3/28/26 | Fukuryu+ | Nakayama (JPN) | 1 1/8m | $230,697 | Danon Bourbon (JPN) | Don Erectus (JPN) | Charlie (JPN) | Itterasshai (JPN) | 40/20/12/8/4 | |
| 4/4/26 | Blue Grass | Keeneland | I | 1 1/8m | $1,250,000 | Further Ado | Ottinho | Talkin | Creole Chrome | 100/50/25/15/10 |
| 4/4/26 | Santa Anita Derby | Santa Anita | I | 1 1/8m | $500,000 | So Happy | Potente | Vitruvian Man | Intrepido | 100/50/25/15/10 |
| 4/4/26 | Wood Memorial | Aqueduct | II | 1 1/8m | $750,000 | Albus | Right to Party | Ocelli | Bravaro | 100/50/25/15/10 |
| 4/11/26 | Lexington | Keeneland | III | 1 1/16m | $400,000 | Trendsetter | The Hell We Did | Corona de Oro | I Did I Did | 20/10/6/4/2 |
| 5/2/26 | Kentucky Derby | Churchill | I | 1 1/4m | $5,000,000 |