2016_Road_to_the_Kentucky_Derby

2016 Road to the Kentucky Derby

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The field for the Kentucky Derby is limited each year to 20 horses, with two 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field. To determine eligibility, Churchill Downs developed the Road to the Kentucky Derby, which gives points to the top four finishers in specified races.^[1] The 2016 season consists of 34 races, 19 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 15 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season. Earnings in non-restricted stakes act as a tie breaker. Gun Runner finished first in the standings thanks to wins in the Risen Star Stakes and Louisiana Derby, then finished third in the Kentucky Derby. Nyquist, who finished second in the qualification standings, won the Derby.

Standings

More information Rank, Horse ...

Rank	Horse	Points^[2]	Earnings^{[nb 1]}	Trainer	Owner	Ref
1	Gun Runner	151	$849,200	Steven M. Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC & Three Chimneys Farm	^[3]
2	Nyquist	130	$3,289,000	Doug F. O'Neill	Reddam Racing LLC	^[4]
3	Exaggerator	126	$1,628,000	Keith Desormeux	Big Chief Racing, LLC, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Rocker O Ranch, LLC et al.	^[5]
4	Outwork	120	$660,800	Todd A. Pletcher	Repole Stable	^[6]
5	Brody's Cause	114	$1,100,000	Dale L. Romans	Albaugh Family Stable	^[7]
6	Creator	110	$690,000	Steven M. Asmussen	WinStar Farm LLC	^[8]
7	Lani	100	$1,300,119	Mikio Matsunaga	Yoko Maeda	^[9]
8	Mor Spirit	84	$616,800	Bob Baffert	Michael Lund Petersen	^[10]
9	Mohaymen	80	$807,750	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	Shadwell Stable	^[11]
10	Danzing Candy	60	$290,000	Clifford W. Sise Jr.	Halo Farms, Jim & Dianne Bashor	^[12]
11	Destin	51	$338,000	Todd A. Pletcher	Twin Creeks Racing Stables, LLC	^[13]
12	Suddenbreakingnews	50	$637,000	Donnie K. Von Hemel	Samuel F. Henderson	^[14]
---	Cupid	50	$540,000	Bob Baffert	Michael B. Tabor, Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith	^[15]
13	Oscar Nominated^{[nb 2]}	50	$321,360	Michael J. Maker	Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey	^[16]
14	Shagaf	50	$270,000	Chad Brown	Shadwell Stable	^[17]
15	Whitmore	44	$400,000	Ron Moquett	Robert V. LaPenta, Harry T. Rosenblum, Southern Springs Stables	^[18]
16	Tom's Ready	44	$270,670	Dallas Stewart	G M B Racing (Gayle Benson)	^[19]
17	My Man Sam	40	$200,000	Chad Brown	Sheep Pond Partners, Newport Stables LLC, Jay W. Bligh	^[20]
18	Majesto	40	$190,000	Gustavo Delgado	Grupo 7C Racing Stable	^[21]
19	Trojan Nation	40	$190,000	Paddy Gallagher	Julie Gilbert & Aaron Sones	^[22]
---	Polar River	40
20	Mo Tom	32	$268,326	Thomas M. Amoss	G M B Racing (Gayle Benson)	^[23]
---	Fellowship	32	$206,590	Mark Casse	Jacks or Better Farm, Inc. (Fred & Jane Brei)	^[24]
---	Adventist	32	$155,000	Leah Gyarmati	Treadway Racing Stable (Jeff Treadway)	^[25]
21	Laoban	32	$142,000	Eric Guillot	McCormick Racing LLC & Southern Equine Stable LLC	^[26]
---	Dazzling Gem	30	$145,000	Brad Cox	Steve Landers Racing LLC	^[27]
---	Uncle Lino	29	$174,000	Eric Guillot	Tom Mansor, Purple Shamrock Racing, Gary Sherlock	^[28]
22	Cherry Wine	25	$145,000	Dale L. Romans	William Pacella, Frank L. Jones Jr., Frank Shoop	^[29]
---	Sunny Ridge	23
---	Collected	21
---	Azar	20
---	Foreamo	20
---	Yu Change	20
---	Zulu	20
---	Flexibility	15
---	Greenpointcrusader	14
---	Swipe	12
---	Airoforce	10
---	Cocked and Loaded	10
---	Discreetness	10
---	Frank Conversation	10
---	Matt King Coal	10
---	Riker	10
---	Star Hill	10
---	Surgical Strike	10
---	Vale Dori	10
---	Vorticity	8
---	Kasseopia	6
---	Rated R Superstar	6
---	Awesome Speed	5
---	Candy My Boy	5
---	Rafting	5
---	Two Step Time	5
---	Gordy Florida	4
---	Let's Meet in Rio	4
---	One More Round	4
---	Synchrony	4
---	Toews On Ice	4
---	Tusk	4
---	American Dubai	2
---	Found Money	2
---	Gift Box	2
---	Harlan Punch	2
---	Holliday Don	2
---	I Will Score	2
---	I'malreadythere	2
---	In Equality	2
---	Portfolio Manager	2
---	Sail Ahoy	2
---	Tizarunner	2
---	Unbridled Outlaw	2
---	Uncle Walter	2
---	Bird of Trey	1
---	Conquest Big E	1
---	Conquest Windycity	1
---	Direct Message	1
---	Dressed in Hermes	1
---	Luna de Loco	1
---	Rare Candy	1
---	San Dimas	1
---	Sticksstatelydude	1
---	Urlacher	1
---	Van Damme	1

Entrants for Kentucky Derby in blue
"Also eligible" for Kentucky Derby in green
Sidelined/Inactive/No longer under Derby Consideration/Not Triple Crown nominated in gray
Winner of Kentucky Derby in bold

Prep season

Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point (except the Breeders' Cup Juvenile: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 point)

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Race	Distance	Surface	Purse	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Ref
Iroquois	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$150,000	Churchill Downs	Sep 12 2015	Cocked and Loaded	Rated R Superstar	Unbridled Outlaw	Conquest Windycity	^[30]
FrontRunner	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$300,000	Santa Anita	Sep 26 201	Nyquist	Swipe	Hollywood Don	Rare Candy	^[31]
Champagne	1-mile	Dirt	$300,000	Belmont	Oct 3 2015	Greenpointcrusader	Sunny Ridge	Portfolio Manager	Sail Ahoy	^[32]
Breeders' Futurity	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$400,000	Keeneland	Oct 3 2015	Brody's Cause	Exaggerator	Rated R Superstar	Sticksstatelydude	^[33]
Grey Stakes	1-1/16 miles	Synthetic	$150,000	Woodbine	Oct 4 2015	Riker	Kasseopia (GB)	Tizzarunner	Van Damme	^[34]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$2,000,000	Keeneland	Oct 31 2015	Nyquist	Swipe	Brody's Cause	Exaggerator	^[35]
Delta Downs Jackpot	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$1,000,000	Delta Downs	Nov 21 2015	Exaggerator	Sunny Ridge	Harlan Punch	Found Money	^[36]
Remsen	1-1/8 miles	Dirt	$300,000	Aqueduct	Nov 28 2015	Mohaymen	Flexibility	Gift Box	Sail Ahoy	^[37]
Kentucky Jockey Club	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$150,000	Churchill Downs	Nov 28 2015	Airoforce	Mor Spirit	Mo Tom	Gun Runner	^[38]
Los Alamitos Futurity	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$500,000	Los Alamitos	Dec 19 2015	Mor Spirit	Toews On Ice	I'malreadythere	Urlacher	^[39]
Jerome	1-mile 70 yards	Dirt	$200,000	Aqueduct	Jan 2 2016	Flexibility	Vorticity	In Equality	Bird of Trey	^[40]
Sham	1-mile	Dirt	$100,000	Santa Anita	Jan 9 2016	Collected	Let's Meet in Rio	Laoban	Found Money	^[41]
Lecomte	1-mile 70 yards	Dirt	$200,000	Fair Grounds	Jan 16 2016	Mo Tom	Tom's Ready	Uncle Walter	Destin	^[42]
Smarty Jones	1-mile	Dirt	$150,000	Oaklawn	Jan 18 2016	Discreetness	Gordy Florida	Synchrony	Luna de Loco	^[43]
Holy Bull	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$350,000	Gulfstream	Jan 30 2016	Mohaymen	Greenpointcrusader	Fellowship	Conquest Big E	^[44]
Withers	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$200,000	Aqueduct	Jan 30 2016	Sunny Ridge	Vorticity	Adventist	Flexibility	^[45]
Robert B. Lewis	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$150,000	Santa Anita	Feb 6 2016	Mor Spirit	Uncle Lino	I Will Score	Dressed in Hermes	^[46]
El Camino Real Derby	1-1/8 miles	Synthetic	$200,000	Golden Gate	Feb 13 2016	Frank Conversation	Tusk	Kasseopia (GB)	San Dimas	^[47]
Southwest	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$250,000	Oaklawn	Feb 15 2016	Suddenbreakingnews	Whitmore	American Dubai	Collected	^[48]

Championship series

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Earnings from non-restricted stakes prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby.

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Oscar Nominated was not Triple Crown nominated, so needed to pay a $200,000 supplement to enter

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The Sunland Derby was not eligible in 2016 because of quarantine restrictions associated with an outbreak of equine herpevirus

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2016_Road_to_the_Kentucky_Derby

2016 Road to the Kentucky Derby

Standings

Prep season

Championship series

First leg of series

Second leg of series

See also

References

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Race	Distance	Surface	Purse	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Ref
Risen Star	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$400,000	Fair Grounds	Feb 20 2016	Gun Runner	Forevamo	Mo Tom	Candy My Boy	^[50]
Fountain of Youth	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$400,000	Gulfstream	Feb 27 2016	Mohaymen	Zulu	Fellowship	Awesome Speed	^[51]
Gotham	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$500,000	Aqueduct	Mar 5 2016	Shagaf	Laoban	Adventist	Sunny Ridge	^[52]
San Felipe	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$300,000	Santa Anita	Mar 12 2016	Danzing Candy	Mor Spirit	Exaggerator	Uncle Lino	^[53]
Tampa Bay Derby	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$350,000	Tampa Bay Downs	Mar 12 2016	Destin	Outwork	Star Hill	Rafting	^[54]
Rebel	1-1/16 miles	Dirt	$700,000	Oaklawn	Mar 19 2016	Cupid	Whitmore	Creator	Cherry Wine	^[55]
Spiral	1-1/8 miles	Synthetic	$500,000	Turfway	Apr 2 2016	Oscar Nominated	Azar	Surgical Strike	Two Step Time	^[56]
~~Sunland Derby~~^{[nb 3]}					n/a					^[49]

Race	Distance	Surface	Purse	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Ref
UAE Derby	~1-3/16 miles	Dirt	$2,000,000	Meydan Racecourse	Mar 26 2016	Lani	Polar River	Yu Change	Vale Dori	^[57]
Louisiana Derby	1-1/8 miles	Dirt	$1,000,000	Fair Grounds	Mar 26 2016	Gun Runner	Tom's Ready	Dazzling Gem	Mo Tom	^[58]
Florida Derby	1-1/8 miles	Dirt	$1,000,000	Gulfstream	Apr 2 2016	Nyquist	Majesto	Fellowship	Mohaymen	^[59]
Wood Memorial	1-1/8 miles	Dirt	$1,000,000	Aqueduct	Apr 9 2016	Outwork	Trojan Nation	Adventist	Matt King Coal	^[60]
Blue Grass Stakes	1-1/8 miles	Dirt	$1,000,000	Keeneland	Apr 9 2016	Brody's Cause	My Man Sam	Cherry Wine	Laoban	^[61]
Santa Anita Derby	1-1/8 miles	Dirt	$1,000,000	Santa Anita	Apr 9 2016	Exaggerator	Mor Spirit	Uncle Lino	Danzing Candy	^[62]
Arkansas Derby	1-1/8 miles	Dirt	$1,000,000	Oaklawn Park	Apr 16 2016	Creator	Suddenbreakingnews	Whitmore	Dazzling Gem	^[63]