# 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby

The 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2024 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 4. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field. There were three separate paths for horses to take to qualify for the Derby: the main Road consisting of races in North America (plus one in Dubai), the Japan Road consisting of four races in Japan, and the European road consisting of seven races in England, Ireland and France. The top five finishers in the specified races received points, with higher points awarded in the major prep races in March and April. Earnings in non-restricted stakes races acted as a tie breaker.
For 2024, there are several changes in the Road to the Kentucky Derby. In the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby, there were of 37 races, with 22 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 15 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season. In 2024, the following changes were introduced:
* Second-place points in all qualifying races have been increased to create added separation from second and third-place finishers
* Third- and fourth-place points in races that award 100 points to winner have been decreased from 100-40-30-20-10 to 100-50-25-15-10
* The Grade III Street Sense Stakes, held on October 29 at Churchill Downs was added to the Early Prep Season
* The Grade III Sham Stakes was included in the original list of events, but Santa Anita Park did not schedule the event in 2024
* Santa Anita Park decreased the distance of the Robert B. Lewis Stakes from 1+1⁄16 miles to one mile
* The El Camino Real Derby was removed from the Early Prep Season
* For the Sunland Park Derby at Sunland Park, the qualification points were decreased from 50-20-15-10-5 to 20-10-6-4-2 and the distance of the event was decreased from 1+1⁄8 to 1+1⁄16 miles

## Standings

The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races for the main series. Entrants that have been nominated are ranked in the standings.
    As of May 1, 2024
| Rank | Horse | Points | Earnings | Trainer | Owner |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 155 | $871,250 | Chad C. Brown | Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, Westerburg, Brook T. Smith & Peter Brant |
| 2 | Fierceness | 136 | $1,646,100 | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable |
| 3 | Catching Freedom | 125 | $802,000 | Brad H. Cox | Albaugh Family Stables |
| 4 | Stronghold | 125 | $742,800 | Philip D'Amato | Eric M. & Sharon Waller |
| 5 | Resilience | 110 | $416,000 | William I. Mott | Emily Bushnell & Ric Waldman |
| 6 | Forever Young (JPN) | 100 | $1,769,919 | Yoshito Yahagi | Susumu Fujita |
| 7 | Endlessly | 100 | $658,000 | Michael McCarthy | Amerman Racing |
| bypassing | Timberlake | 81 | $1,132,500 | Brad H. Cox | WinStar Farm & Siena Farm |
| 8 | Dornoch | 75 | $472,375 | Danny Gargan | West Paces Racing, R. A. Hill Stable, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Two Eight Racing & Pine Racing Stables |
| 9 | Just a Touch | 75 | $247,500 | Brad H. Cox | Qatar Racing, Resolute Racing & Marc Detampel |
| 10 | Track Phantom | 70 | $300,000 | Steven M. Asmussen | L and N Racing, Clark O. Brewster, Jerry Caroom & Breeze Easy |
| 11 | West Saratoga | 67 | $363,640 | Larry Demeritte | Harry L. Veruchi |
| 12 | Just Steel | 65 | $628,295 | D. Wayne Lukas | BC Stables |
| 13 | Honor Marie | 65 | $448,455 | Whitworth D. Beckman | Ribble Farms, Michael H. Eiserman, Earl I. Silver, Kenneth E. & Daniel Fishbein |
| 14 | Domestic Product | 60 | $260,500 | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables |
| 15 | Catalytic | 50 | $186,000 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Tami Bobo, Julie Davies & George G. Isaacs |
| bypassing | Deterministic | 50 | $180,000 | Christophe Clement | St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, C. Steven Duncker & Vicarage Stable |
| 16 | Society Man | 50 | $141,875 | Danny Gargan | West Racing, Dean & Patti Reeves, Carl & Yurie Pascarella & GMP Stables |
| 17 | Mystik Dan | 46 | $550,050 | Kenneth G. McPeek | Lance Gasaway, 4 G Racing & Daniel Hamby |
| injured | No More Time | 45 | $194,380 | Jose D'Angelo | Morplay Racing |
| 18–scratched | Encino | 40 | $323,880 | Brad H. Cox | Godolphin Racing |
| 19 | Grand Mo the First | 40 | $164,250 | Victor Barboza Jr. | Granpollo Stables |
| bypassing | Common Defense | 37 | $253,450 | Kenneth G. McPeek | David A. Bernsen, Michael & Tony Holmes & Norevale Farm |
| 20 | T O Password (JPN) | Japan | $120,474 | Daisuke Takayanagi | Tomoya Ozasa |
| 21 | Epic Ride | 35 | $198,654 | John Ennis | Welch Racing |
| bypassing | Hades | 30 | $193,550 | Joseph Orseno | D. J. Stable & Robert Cotran |
| bypassing | Uncle Heavy | 30 | $167,500 | Robert E. Reid Jr. | Michael Milam |
| bypassing | El Grande O | 30 | $151,000 | Linda Rice | Barry K. Schwartz |
| bypassing | Seize the Grey | 27 | $113,163 | D. Wayne Lukas | MyRacehorse |
| bypassing | Le Dom Bro | 25 | $131,000 | Eniel Cordero | Vicente Stella Stables |
| not nominated | E J Won the Cup | 25 | $126,000 | Doug F. O'Neill | Superfecta King Stable |
| bypassing | Pandagate | 25 | $100,206 | Christophe Clement | Adelphi Racing Club, Madaket Stables, Corms Racing Stable & On The Rise |
| bypassing | Tuscan Gold | 25 | $100,000 | Chad C. Brown | William H. Lawrence, Walmac Farm & Stonestreet Stables |
| bypassing | Protective | 25 | $75,000 | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable |
| injured | Locked | 19 | $538,050 | Todd A. Pletcher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Walmac Farm |
| bypassing | Liberal Arts | 19 | $262,825 | Robert Medina | Evan & Stephen Ferraro |
| bypassing | Curlin's Kaos | 19 | $64,400 | Antonio Garcia | Zephyr Racing & Alfred Pais |
| bypassing | Mc Vay | 19 | $48,500 | John Shirreffs | C R K Stable |
| bypassing | Informed Patriot | 18 | $225,140 | Steven M. Asmussen | J. Kirk Robison & Judy Robison |
| bypassing | Northern Flame | 18 | $143,800 | Kenneth G. McPeek | John C. Oxley, Harold Lerner & AWC Stables |
| bypassing | Lucky Jeremy | 16 | $124,200 | William Morey | Jeremy Ramsland |
| bypassing | Scatify | 16 | $42,000 | John W. Sadler | West Point Thoroughbreds |
| bypassing | The Wine Steward | 15 | $276,010 | Michael J. Maker | Paradise Farms & David Staudacher |
| bypassing | Mendelssohn Bay | 15 | $164,366 | Bhupat Seemar | Suited & Booted Racing Syndicate |
| not nominated | Frankie's Empire | 15 | $163,100 | Michael Yates | Frank DeLuca |
| bypassing | Lonesome Boy | 15 | $94,314 | Hugo Padilla | Pat Chinn & Mullan Chinn |
| bypassing | Triple Espresso | 15 | $76,600 | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable & St. Elias Stables |
| bypassing | Conquest Warrior | 15 | $46,500 | Claude R. McGaughey III | Courtlandt Farms |
| 22 | Mugatu | 14 | $30,107 | Jeff Engler | Average Joe Racing Stables & Dan Wells |
| bypassing | Nash | 13 | $164,000 | Brad H. Cox | Godolphin Racing |
| injured | Drum Roll Please | 13 | $112,500 | Brad H. Cox | Gold Square |
| bypassing | Agate Road | 10 | $214,750 | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable & St. Elias Stables |
| bypassing | Otto the Conqueror | 10 | $207,500 | Steven M. Asmussen | Three Chimneys Farm |
| bypassing | Alotaluck | 10 | $180,360 | Ty Garrett | Eleanor Martin |
| bypassing | Dancing Groom | 10 | $88,902 | Antonio Sano | Eduardo Soto |
| not nominated | Woodcourt | 10 | $79,275 | Cipriano Contreras | Contreras Stable |
| bypassing | Maximus Meridius | 10 | $48,000 | Robert Reid Jr. | LC Racing, Cash is King & Robert Reid Jr. |
| bypassing | Navy Seal | 10 | $42,668 | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor |
| bypassing | Tapalo | 10 | $35,000 | John W. Sadler | Saratoga Glen Farm |
| bypassing | Real Macho | 10 | $30,000 | Rohan Crichton | Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Rohan Crichton, Daniel L. Walters & Dennis Smith |
| bypassing | Good Money | 10 | $30,000 | Chad C. Brown | Calumet Farm |
| not nominated | Risk It | 8 | $83,838 | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys Farm |
| bypassing | Moonlight | 7 | $59,000 | Todd A. Pletcher | Town and Country Racing & Madaket Stables |
| bypassing | Lat Long | 6 | $36,500 | Kenneth G. McPeek | Walking L Thoroughbreds |
| bypassing | Lightline | 6 | $31,500 | Brad H. Cox | Albaugh Family Stables |
| not nominated | Dilger (IRE) | 6 | $29,400 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Michael J. Ryan |
| bypassing | Blue Eyed George | 6 | $27,740 | Michael McCarthy | BG Stables |
| not nominated | Glengarry | 5 | $332,025 | Doug Anderson | Aaron Kennedy, Toby Joseph & Doug Anderson |
| not nominated | General Partner | 5 | $140,000 | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables |
| bypassing | Real Men Violin | 5 | $82,050 | Kenneth G. McPeek | Tilted Shamrock Stables |
| bypassing | Dimatic | 5 | $78,750 | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds |
| bypassing | Awesome Road | 5 | $60,008 | Brad H. Cox | Albaugh Family Stables |
| bypassing | Khanate | 5 | $28,000 | Todd A. Pletcher | Calumet Farm |
| inactive | Snead | 5 | $20,000 | Brendan Walsh | Imagine Racing & Margaret Fauber |
| bypassing | Capital Idea | 5 | $12,000 | Christophe Clement | Reeves Thoroughbred Racing |
| bypassing | Heartened | 5 | $10,500 | Todd A. Pletcher | St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven C. Duncker & Vicarage Stable |
| bypassing | Inveigled | 4 | $72,250 | Jane Cibelli | Mark B. Grier |
| bypassing | Footprint | 4 | $63,600 | Kenneth G. McPeek | Greg McDonald |
| bypassing | Elysian Meadows | 4 | $32,500 | William I. Mott | Team Penney Racing |
| bypassing | Secret Chat | 4 | $27,120 | Roderick Rodriguez | Gelfenstein Farm |
| bypassing | Gettysburg Address | 4 | $26,200 | Brad H. Cox | WinStar Farm & Siena Farm |
| bypassing | Deposition | 4 | $22,500 | Uriah St. Louis | Uriah St. Louis |
| injured | Ethan Energy | 4 | $8,000 | Brad H. Cox | Stonestreet Stables |
| not nominated | Magic Grant | 3 | $134,250 | Eddie Milligan Jr. | Willis Horton Racing |
| bypassing | Be You | 3 | $66,500 | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable |
| not nominated | Generous Tipper | 3 | $57,750 | Kenneth G. McPeek | Walking L Thoroughbreds |
| inactive | Stretch Ride | 3 | $39,025 | Dale L. Romans | West Point Thoroughbreds |
| not nominated | Gold Sweep | 2 | $149,300 | Steven M. Asmussen | Mike McCarty |
| not nominated | Raging Torrent | 2 | $80,000 | Doug F. O'Neill | Great Friends Stables & Mark Davis |
| bypassing | Fulmineo | 2 | $61,000 | Arnaud Delacour | Starlight Racing & Mark B. Grier |
| not nominated | Third Street | 2 | $25,380 | Shawn H. Davis | Shawn H. Davis & Bill Carnes |
| inactive | Regalo | 2 | $10,000 | Brittany Russell | Harry Papaleo |
| bypassing | Moonlit Sonata | 2 | $8,000 | Tim Yakteen | Soma Racing Stable |
| inactive | Ode to Balius | 2 | $6,160 | Concepcion Torres | Arnaldo Monge |
| bypassing | Tizzy Indy | 2 | $4,000 | J. Keith Desormeaux | Calumet Farm |
| not nominated | Sweet Soddy J | 1 | $165,250 | Raymond Ginter Jr. | Built Wright Stables |
| euthanized | Where's Chris | 1 | $110,500 | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Nice Guys Stable |
| inactive | Air Cav | 1 | $33,500 | Brad H. Cox | Calumet Farm |
| not nominated | Rothschild | 1 | $26,500 | Tim Yakteen | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Dianne Bashor, Robert E. Masterson, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan & Tom Ryan |
| not nominated | My Buddy Mel | 1 | $24,000 | Danny Pish | Heider Racing Stables, Duffy's Racing Stable & Striking Stables |
| not nominated | Ace of Clubs | 1 | $19,500 | Doug F. O'Neill | RJ Racing, Fritz Brothers Racing, Pappas Horse Racing & Pablo A. Suarez |
| inactive | Edified | 1 | $16,797 | Steven M. Asmussen | Courtlandt Farms |
Legend:
 Qualified for the Derby
 Also eligible
 Scratched
 Injured/Bypassing/Inactive/Not nominated

## Prep season
### Initial prep events

Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=5 points; 3rd=3 points; 4th=2 points; 5th=1 point (except the Breeders' Cup Juvenile: 1st=30 points; 2nd=15 points; 3rd=9 points; 4th=6 points; 5th=3 points)
| Race | Distance | Purse | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Ref |
| Iroquois | 1 mile | $300,000 | Churchill Downs | Sep 16 2023 | West Saratoga | Risk It | Liberal Arts | Seize the Grey | Edified | |
| Champagne | 1 mile | $500,000 | Aqueduct | Oct 7 2023 | Timberlake | General Partner | Dancing Groom | Gold Sweep | Air Cav | |
| American Pharoah | 1+1⁄16 miles | $301,500 | Santa Anita | Oct 7 2023 | Muth | Wine Me Up | Be You | Raging Torrent | Rothschild | |
| Breeders' Futurity | 1+1⁄16 miles | $580,750 | Keeneland | Oct 7 2023 | Locked | The Wine Steward | Generous Tipper | Northern Flame | West Saratoga | |
| Street Sense | 1+1⁄16 miles | $199,000 | Churchill Downs | Oct 29 2023 | Liberal Arts | Moonlight | Informed Patriot | Gettysburg Address | Northern Flame | |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile | 1+1⁄16 miles | $2,000,000 | Santa Anita | Nov 3 2023 | Fierceness | Muth | Locked | Timberlake | Prince of Monaco | |
| Kentucky Jockey Club | 1+1⁄16 miles | $400,000 | Churchill Downs | Nov 25 2023 | Honor Marie | Real Men Violin | Stretch Ride | Risk It | Awesome Road | |
| Remsen | 1+1⁄8 miles | $250,000 | Aqueduct | Dec 2 2023 | Dornoch | Sierra Leone | Drum Roll Please | Moonlight | Where's Chris | |
| Springboard Mile | 1 mile | $300,000 | Remington | Dec 15 2023 | Otto the Conqueror | Glengarry | Magic Grant | Third Street | My Buddy Mel | |
| Los Alamitos Futurity | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | Los Alamitos | Dec 16 2023 | Wynstock | Stronghold | Coach Prime | Wine Me Up | Ace of Clubs | |
| Gun Runner Stakes | 1+1⁄16 miles | $98,000 | Fair Grounds | Dec 23 2023 | Track Phantom | Snead | Nash | Footprint | Risk It | |
| Smarty Jones | 1 mile | $300,000 | Oaklawn | Jan 1 2024 | Catching Freedom | Just Steel | Informed Patriot | Gettysburg Address | Mystik Dan | |
| Jerome | 1 mile | $145,500 | Aqueduct | Jan 6 2024 | Drum Roll Please | El Grande O | Khanate | Regalo | Sweet Soddy J | |
| Sham | 1 mile | $100,000 | Santa Anita | Jan 7 2024 | Race not scheduled | Race not scheduled | Race not scheduled | Race not scheduled | Race not scheduled | Race not scheduled |

### Select prep events

Note: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points
| Race | Distance | Purse | Grade | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Lecomte | 1+1⁄16 miles | $194,000 | 3 | Fair Grounds | Jan 20 2024 | Track Phantom | Nash | Lat Long | Ethan Energy | Tizzy Indy |
| Southwest | 1+1⁄16 miles | $800,000 | 3 | Oaklawn | Feb 3 2024 | Mystik Dan | Just Steel | Liberal Arts | Awesome Road | Common Defense |
| Holy Bull | 1+1⁄16 miles | $260,000 | 3 | Gulfstream | Feb 3 2024 | Hades | Domestic Product | Fierceness | Inveigled | Dancing Groom |
| Robert B. Lewis | 1 mile | $201,000 | 3 | Santa Anita | Feb 3 2024 | Nysos | Wine Me Up | Scatify | Mc Vay | Moonlit Sonata |
| Withers | 1+1⁄8 miles | $250,000 | 3 | Aqueduct | Feb 3 2024 | Uncle Heavy | El Grande O | Lightline | Deposition | Khanate |
| Sam F. Davis Stakes | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | 3 | Tampa Bay | Feb 10 2024 | No More Time | Agate Road | West Saratoga | Elysian Meadows | Fulmineo |
| Sunland Park Derby | 1+1⁄16 miles | $400,000 | 3 | Sunland Park | Feb 18 2024 | Stronghold | Alotaluck | Lucky Jeremy | Curlin's Kaos | Informed Patriot |
| John Battaglia Memorial | 1+1⁄16 miles | $142,500 | | Turfway | Mar 2 2024 | Encino | Epic Ride | Blue Eyed George | Mugatu | Ode to Balius |

## Championship series events
### First leg of series

Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=25 points; 3rd=15 points; 4th=10 points; 5th=5 points
| Race | Distance | Purse | Grade | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Risen Star | 1+1⁄8 miles | $400,000 | 2 | Fair Grounds | Feb 17 2024 | Sierra Leone | Track Phantom | Catching Freedom | Resilience | Honor Marie |
| Rebel | 1+1⁄16 miles | $1,250,000 | 2 | Oaklawn | Feb 24 2024 | Timberlake | Common Defense | Northern Flame | Woodcourt | Dimatic |
| Fountain of Youth | 1+1⁄16 miles | $400,000 | 2 | Gulfstream | Mar 2 2024 | Dornoch | Le Dom Bro | Frankie's Empire | Real Macho | Dancing Groom |
| Gotham | 1 mile | $300,000 | 3 | Aqueduct | Mar 2 2024 | Deterministic | Just a Touch | El Grande O | Maximus Meridius | Capital Idea |
| San Felipe | 1+1⁄16 miles | $294,000 | 2 | Santa Anita | Mar 3 2024 | Imagination | Wine Me Up | Mc Vay | Scatify | — |
| Tampa Bay Derby | 1+1⁄16 miles | $350,000 | 2 | Tampa Bay | Mar 9 2024 | Domestic Product | No More Time | Grand Mo the First | Good Money | Heartened |

### Second leg of series

These races are the major preps for the Kentucky Derby, and are thus weighted more heavily. Note: 1st=100 points; 2nd=50 points; 3rd=25 points; 4th=15 points; 5th=10 points
| Race | Distance | Purse | Grade | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Louisiana Derby | 1+3⁄16 miles | $1,000,000 | 2 | Fair Grounds | Mar 23 2024 | Catching Freedom | Honor Marie | Tuscan Gold | Track Phantom | Common Defense |
| Jeff Ruby | 1+1⁄8 miles | $700,000 | 3 | Turfway | Mar 23 2024 | Endlessly | West Saratoga | Seize the Grey | Triple Espresso | Lucky Jeremy |
| UAE Derby | 1,900 metres (~1+3⁄16 miles) | $1,000,000 | 2 | Meydan | Mar 30 2024 | Forever Young | Auto Bahn | Pandagate | Mendelssohn Bay | Navy Seal |
| Florida Derby | 1+1⁄8 miles | $1,000,000 | 1 | Gulfstream | Mar 30 2024 | Fierceness | Catalytic | Grand Mo The First | Conquest Warrior | Hades |
| Arkansas Derby | 1+1⁄8 miles | $1,500,000 | 1 | Oaklawn Park | Mar 30 2024 | Muth | Just Steel | Mystik Dan | Timberlake | Informed Patriot |
| Blue Grass Stakes | 1+1⁄8 miles | $995,782 | 1 | Keeneland | Apr 6 2024 | Sierra Leone | Just a Touch | Epic Ride | Dornoch | Mugatu |
| Santa Anita Derby | 1+1⁄8 miles | $750,000 | 1 | Santa Anita | Apr 6 2024 | Stronghold | Imagination | E J Won the Cup | Curlin's Kaos | Tapalo |
| Wood Memorial | 1+1⁄8 miles | $750,000 | 2 | Aqueduct | Apr 6 2024 | Resilience | Society Man | Protective | Lonesome Boy | Uncle Heavy |

### "Wild Card" events

Note: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points
| Race | Distance | Purse | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Ref |
| Lexington | 1+1⁄8 miles | $365,500 | Keeneland | Apr 13 2024 | Encino | The Wine Steward | Dilger (IRE) | Secret Chat | Footprint | |

## European Road to the Kentucky Derby

The European Road to the Kentucky Derby is designed on a similar basis to the Japan Road and is intended to provide a place in the Derby starting gate to the top finisher in the series. If the connections of that horse decline the invitation, their place is offered to the second-place finisher and so on. If neither of the top four accept, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby.
The series consists of seven races – four run on the turf in late 2023 when the horses are age two, plus three races run on a synthetic surface in early 2024.
| Race | Distance | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Beresford Stakes | 1 mile | The Curragh | Sep 23 2023 | Deepone | Chief Little Rock | Grosvenor Square | Navy Seal | Stromberg |
| Royal Lodge Stakes | 1 mile | Newmarket | Sep 30 2023 | Ghostwriter | Al Musmak | Capulet | Macduff | Son |
| Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère | 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs) | Longchamp | Oct 1 2023 | Rosallion | Unquestionable | Beauvatier | Henry Adams | Zabiari |
| Kameko Futurity Trophy | 1 mile | Doncaster | Oct 28 2023 | Ancient Wisdom | Devil's Point | God's Window | Deira Mile | Dancing Gemini |
| European Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes | 1 mile | Kempton Park | Feb 21 2024 | Notable Speech | Cuban Tiger | Solomon | Arctic Thunder | Blown Away |
| Patton Stakes | 1 mile | Dundalk | Mar 1 2024 | Bergamasco | Nerano | Navy Seal | — | — |
| Cardinal Stakes | 1 mile | Chelmsford City | Apr 6 2024 | Bracken's Laugh | Orne | Capulet | Under The Sun | Bergamasco |
Note:
* the four races in 2023 for two-year-olds: 1st=10 points; 2nd=5 points; 3rd=3 points; 4th=2 points; 5th=1 point
* the first two races in 2024: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points
* The Cardinal Condition Stakes: 1st=30 points; 2nd=15 points; 3rd=9 points; 4th=6 points 5th=3 points

### Qualification Table

The top four horses (colored brown within the standings) are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Derby provided the horse is nominated.
| Rank | Horse | Points | Eligible Earnings | Trainer | Owner |
| not nominated | Bracken's Laugh | 30 | $7,577 | Richard Hughes | Bernardine & Sean Mulryan |
| not nominated | Bergamasco | 23 | $0 | Jack Davison | JPD Partnership |
| not nominated | Notable Speech | 20 | $0 | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| not nominated | Orne | 15 | $141,212 | John & Thady Gosden | Al Shaqab Racing |
| not nominated | Capulet | 12 | $46,909 | Aiden O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor |
| not nominated | Rosallion | 10 | $204,855 | Richard Hannon | Shiekh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum |
| not nominated | Ancient Wisdom | 10 | $202,894 | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| not nominated | Deepone | 10 | $91,103 | Paddy Tworney | Vimal Khosla |
| not nominated | Ghostwriter | 10 | $86,506 | Clive Cox | J. C. Smith |
| not nominated | Nerano | 10 | $0 | Joseph O'Brien | R & S Racing |
| not nominated | Cuban Tiger | 10 | $0 | Karl Burke | Shiekh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum |
| 1 | Navy Seal | 8 | $12,688 | Aiden O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor |
Notes:
* brown highlight – qualified
* grey highlight – did not qualify

## Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby is intended to provide a place in the Derby starting gate to the top finisher in the series. If the connections of that horse decline the invitation, their place is offered to the second-place finisher and so on through the top five finishers.
| Race | Distance | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Cattleya Stakes | 1,600 metres (~1 mile) | Tokyo Racecourse | Nov 25 | Amante Bianco | George Tesoro | Unquenchable | Star Turn | ƒ More Than Once |
| Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | 1,600 metres (~1 mile) | Kawasaki Racecourse | Dec 13 | Forever Young | Aigle Noir | Saint Honore | Nasty Weather | Satono Phoenix |
| Hyacinth | 1,600 metres (~1 mile) | Tokyo Racecourse | Feb 18 | Ramjet | Unquenchable | Habire | Logi Adelaide | Chikappa |
| Fukuryu | 1,800 metres (~1+1⁄8 miles) | Nakayama Racecourse | Mar 23 | T O Password | Arare Tabashiru | Amber Doll | La Oracion | Sunrise Soleil |
Note:
ƒ Filly
Cattleya Sho: 1st=10 points; 2nd=5 points; 3rd=3 points; 4th=2 points; 5th=1 point Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points Hyacinth: 1st=30 points; 2nd=15 points; 3rd=9 points; 4th=6 points; 5th=3 points Fukuyru : 1st=40 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=12 points; 4th=8 points; 5th=4 points

### Qualification Table

The top five horses (colored brown within the standings) are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Derby provided the horse is nominated.
| Rank | Horse | Points | Eligible Earnings | Trainer | Owner | Ref |
| 1 | T O Password | 40 | $120,474 | Daisuke Takayanagi | Tomoya Ozasa | qualified |
| 2 | Ramjet | 30 | $273,343 | Shozo Sasaki | Koji Maeda | |
| 3 | Forever Young | 20 | $569,451 | Yoshito Yahagi | Susumu Fujita | |
| 4 | Arare Tabashiru | 20 | $168,430 | Yasuhiro Nemoto | Mitsuhiro Fukuda | |
| not nominated | Unquenchable | 18 | $140,848 | Mizuki Takayanagi | Godolphin Racing | |
| not nominated | Amber Doll | 12 | $73,941 | Tatsuya Yoshioka | Yoshizawa Holdings Co. Ltd. | |
| 5 | Aigle Noir | 10 | $422,168 | Hidetaka Otonashi | Shadai Race Horse Co. | |
| 6 | Amante Bianco | 10 | $224,966 | Keisuke Miyata | Silk Racing Co. Ltd. | |
| 7 | Habire | 9 | $91,421 | Ryo Takei | Shinichi Koga | |
| not nominated | La Oracion | 8 | $121,858 | Makoto Saito | DMM Dream Club Co. Ltd. | |
Notes:
* brown highlight – qualified
* grey highlight – did not qualify

## Controversy

Owner Amr Zedan of Grade 1 Arkansas Derby winner Muth, on April 3, filed a temporary injunction that would require Churchill Downs to allow his horse into the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby (G1) field. Muth is trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who is suspended from entering and racing horses at tracks owned by Churchill Downs. The suspension was extended last summer. On April 18, Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry denied Zedan's temporary injunction motion after three hearings to schedule matters and hear arguments. Perry's ruling was appealed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals on April 24, but the order was upheld.