With the John Battaglia on Friday at Turfway Park and the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park and Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, here’s a look at the Kentucky Derby prep races, schedule, leaderboard and list of trainers who have finished in the top three of a points qualifying race.
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KENTUCKY DERBY LEADERBOARD
1 — Mandaloun 52
2 —Essential Quality 30
3 — Midnight Bourbon 26
4 — Proxy 24
5 — Keepmeinmind 18
6 — Rombauer 14
7 — Medina Spirit 14
8 — Spielberg 13
9 — Jackie’s Warrior 12
10 — Capo Kane 12
11 — Hot Rod Charlie 10
12 — Get Her Number 10
13 — Sittin On Go 10
14 — Risk Taking 10
15 — Candy Man Rocket 10
16 — Greatest Honour 10
17 — Caddo River 10
18 — Brooklyn Strong 10
19 — Life Is Good 10
20 — Cowan 8
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KENTUCKY DERBY PREP RACES
— Iroquois
Sept. 5, 2020
Grade 3 at Churchill Downs
Points 10-4-2-1
1st — Sittin on Go (Dale Romans)
2nd — Midnight Bourbon (Steve Asmussen)
3rd — Super Stock (Steve Asmussen)
— American Pharoah
Sept. 26, 2020
Grade 1 at Santa Anita Park
Points 10-4-2-1
1st — Get Her Number (Peter Miller)
2nd — Rombauer (Michael McCarthy)
3rd — Spielberg (Bob Baffert)
— Breeders Futurity
Oct. 3, 2020
Grade 1 at Keeneland
Points 10-4-2-1
1st — Essential Quality (Brad Cox)
2nd — Keepmeinmind (Robertino Diodoro)
3rd — Super Stock (Steve Asmussen)
— Champagne
Oct. 10, 2020
Grade 1 at Belmont Park
Points 10-4-2-1
1st — Jackie’s Warrior (Steve Asmussen)
2nd — Reinvestment Risk (Chad Brown)
3rd — Midnight Bourbon (Steve Asmussen)
— Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
Nov. 6, 2020
Grade 1 at Keeneland
Points 20-8-4-2
1st — Essential Quality (Brad Cox)
2nd — Hot Rod Charlie (Doug O’Neill)
3rd — Keepmeinmind (Roberto Diodoro)
— Kentucky Jockey Club
Nov. 28, 2020
Churchill Downs
Points 10-4-2-1
1st — Keepmeinmind (Roberto Diodoro)
2nd — Smiley Sobotka (Dale Romans)
3rd — Arabian Prince (Dallas Stewart)
— Remsen
Dec. 5, 2020
Grade 2 at Aqueduct
1st — Brooklyn Strong (Velazquez Daniel)
2nd — Ten for Ten (Shug McGaughey)
3rd — Known Agenda (Todd Pletcher)
— Springboard Mile
Dec. 18, 2020
Remington Park
10-4-2-1
1st — Senor Buscador (Todd Fincher)
2nd — Cowan (Steve Asmussen)
3rd — Red N Wild (Terry Eoff)
— Los Alamitos Futurity
Dec. 19, 2020
Grade 2 at Los Alamitos
10-4-2-1
1st — Spielberg (Bob Baffert)
2nd — The Great One (Doug O’Neill)
3rd — Petruchio (Richard Mandella)
— Jerome
Jan. 1, 2021
Aqueduct
10-4-2-1
1st — Capo Kane (Wyner Harold)
2nd — Eagle Orb (Rudy Rodriguez)
3rd — Hold the Salsa (Richard Lugovich)
— Sham
Jan. 2, 2021
Grade 3 at Santa Anita Park
10-4-2-1
1st — Life Is Good (Bob Baffert)
2nd — Medina Spirit (Bob Baffert)
3rd — Parnelli (John Shirreffs)
— Lecomte
Jan. 16, 2021
Grade 3 at Fair Grounds
10-4-2-1
1st — Midnight Bourbon (Steve Asmussen)
2nd — Proxy (Michael Stidham)
3rd — Mandaloun (Brad Cox)
— Smarty Jones
Jan. 22, 2021
Oaklawn Park
10-4-2-1
1st — Caddo River (Brad Cox)
2nd — Cowan (Steve Asmusen)
3rd — Big Thorn (Steve Asmussen)
— Robert B. Lewis
Jan. 30, 2021
Grade 3 at Santa Anita Park
10-4-2-1
1st — Medina Spirit (Bob Baffert)
2nd — Roman Centurian (Simon Callaghan)
3rd — Hot Rod Charlie (Doug O’Neill)
— Holy Bull
Jan. 30, 2021
Grade 3 at Gulfstream Park
10-4-2-1
1st — Greatest Honour (Shug McGaughey)
2nd — Tarantino (Rodolphe Brisset)
3rd — Prime Factor (Todd Pletcher)
— Withers
Feb. 6, 2021
Grade 3 at Aqueduct
10-4-2-1
1st — Risk Taking (Chad Brown)
2nd — Overtook (Todd Pletcher)
3rd — Capo Kane (Wyner Harold)
— Sam F. Davis
Feb. 6, 2021
Grade 3 at Tampa Bay Downs
10-4-2-1
1st — Candy Man Rocket (Bill Mott)
2nd — Nova Rags (Bill Mott)
3rd — Hidden Stash (Victoria Oliver)
— El Camino Real Derby
Feb. 13, 2021
Golden Gate Fields
10-4-2-1
1st — Rombauer (Michael McCarthy)
2nd — Javanica (Eion Harty)
3rd — Govenor’s Party (Daniel Franko)
— Risen Star
Feb. 13, 2021
Grade 2 at Fair Grounds
50-20-10-5
1st — Mandaloun (Brad Cox)
2nd — Proxy (Michael Stidham)
3rd — Midnight Bourbon (Steve Asmussen)
— John Battaglia Memorial
Feb. 26, 2021
Turfway Park
10-4-2-1
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Southwest Stakes
Feb. 27, 2021
Grade 3 at Oaklawn Park
10-4-2-1
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Fountain of Youth
Feb. 27, 2021
Grade 2 at Gulfstream Park
50-20-10-5
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Gotham
March 6, 2021
Grade 3 at Aqueduct
50-20-10-5
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Tampa Bay Derby
March 6, 2021
Grade 2 at Tampa Bay Downs
50-20-10-5
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— San Felipe
March 6, 2021
Grade 2 at Santa Anita Park
50-20-10-5
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Rebel Stakes
March 13, 2021
Grade 2 at Oaklawn park
50-20-10-5
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Louisiana Derby
March 20, 2021
Grade 2 at Fair Grounds
100-40-20-10
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Jeff Ruby Steaks
March 27, 2021
Grade 3 at Turfway Park
100-40-20-10
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Florida Derby
March 27, 2021
Grade 1 at Gulfstream Park
100-40-20-10
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— UAE Derby
March 27, 2021
Meydan Racecourse
100-40-20-10
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Blue Grass Stakes
April 3, 2021
Grade 2 at Keeneland
100-40-20-10
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Santa Anita Derby
April 3, 2021
Grade 1 at Santa Anita Park
100-40-20-10
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Wood Memorial
April 3, 2021
Grade 2 at Aqueduct
100-40-20-10
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Arkansas Derby
April 10, 2021
Grade 1 at Oaklawn Park
100-40-20-10
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
— Lexington Stakes
April 10, 2021
Grade 3 at Keeneland
20-8-4-2
1st —
2nd —
3rd —
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TRAINERS
— Steve Asmussen
Big Thorn - 3rd in Smarty Jones
Cowan - 2nd in Springboard Mile; 2nd in Smarty Jones
Jackie’s Warrior - 1st in Champagne
Midnight Bourbon - 1st in Lecomte; 2nd in Iroquois; 3rd in Champagne; 3rd in Risen Star
Super Stock - 3rd in Iroquois; 3rd in Breeders’ Futurity
— Bob Baffert
Life is Good - 1st in Sham
Medina Spirit - 1st in Robert B. Lewis; 2nd in Sham
Spielberg - 1st in Los Alamitos Futurity 3rd in American Pharoah
— Rodolphe Brisset
Tarantino - 2nd in Holy Bull
— Chad Brown
Reinvestment Risk - 2nd in Champagne
Risk Taking - 1st in Withers
— Simon Callaghan
Roman Centurian - 2nd Robert B. Lewis
— Brad Cox
Caddo River - 1st in Smarty Jones
Essential Quality - 1st in Breeders Futurity; 1st in Breeders Cup Juvenile
— Velazquez Daniel
Brooklyn Strong - 1st in Remsen
— Robertino Diodoro
Keepmeinmind - 1st in Kentucky Jockey Club; 2nd in Breeders Futurity; 3rd in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
— Terry Eoff
Red N Wild - 3rd in Springboard Mile
— Todd Fincher
Senor Buscador - 1st in Springboard Mile
— Daniel Franko
Govenor’s Party - 3rd in El Camino Real Derby
— Wyner Harold
Capo Kane - 1st in Jerome; 3rd in Withers
— Eion Harty
Javanica - 2nd in El Camino Real Derby
Richard Lugovich
Hold the Salsa - 3rd in Jerome
— Richard Mandella
Petruchio - 3rd in Los Alamitos Futurity
— Michael McCarthy
Rombauer - 1st in El Camino Real Derby; 2nd in American Pharoah
— Shug McGaughey
Greatest Honour - 1st in Holy Bull
Ten for Ten - 2nd in Remsen
— Peter Miller
Get Her Number - 1st in American Pharoah
— Bill Mott
Candy Man Rocket - 1st in Sam F. Davis
Nova Rags - 2nd in Sam F. Davis
— Doug O’Neill
Hot Rod Charlie - 2nd in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile; 3rd in Robert B. Lewis
The Great One - 2nd in Los Alamitos Futurity
— Victoria Oliver
Hidden Stash - 3rd in San F. Davis
— Todd Pletcher
Known Agenda - 3rd in Remsen
Overtook - 2nd in Withers
Prime Factor - 3rd in Holy Bull
— Rudy Rodriguez
Eagle Orb - 2nd in Jerome
— Dale Romans
Sittin on Go - 1st in Iroquois
Smiley Sobotka - 2nd in Kentucky Jockey Club
— John Shirreffs
Parnelli — 3rd in Sham
— Michael Stidham
Proxy — 2nd in Lecomte; 2nd in Risen Star
— Dallas Stewart
Arabian Prince — 3rd in Kentucky Jockey Club
