2018 Road to the Kentucky Derby

The 2018 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2018 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 5. 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 34 races in North America plus one in Dubai, the Japan Road consisting of three races in Japan, and a new European Road consisting of seven races in England, Ireland and France.

The races in the Road to the Kentucky Derby were held from September 2017 (when the horses were two) through April 2018 (when they had turned three). The top four finishers in the specified races earned points, with the highest point values awarded in the major preparatory races held in late March or early April. Earnings in non-restricted stakes acted as a tie breaker.[1]

Changes from 2017 series

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For 2018, several changes were made from the 2017 series:[2]

  • Race changes: Added the Springboard Mile to the main series. Added a third race to the Japan series.
  • Points system changes: Jeff Ruby Steaks, formally the Spiral Stakes moved to a "Wild Card" race, along with the Lexington Stakes. Points for these races will now be awarded on 20-8-4-2 basis, which is a decrease for the Jeff Ruby and an increase for the Lexington
  • Rules changes: European Road to the Kentucky Derby introduced on a similar basis to the Japan Road. Consists of seven races, four of them on the turf and three on a synthetic surface.

The Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes, which would have been the 36th race in the main series, was cancelled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.[3]

Main Road to the Kentucky Derby

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Standings

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The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races for the main series. Entries for the Derby were taken on May 1.[4][5]

Rank[6] Horse Points Eligible
Earnings[a] 		Trainer Owner Ref
1 Magnum Moon 150 $1,140,000 Todd Pletcher Lawana & Robert Low [7]
2 Good Magic 134 $1,838,400 Chad Brown e Five Racing & Stonestreet Stables [8]
3 Audible 110 $803,520 Todd Pletcher WinStar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing [9]
4 Noble Indy 110 $640,000 Todd Pletcher WinStar Farm & Repole Stable [10]
5 Vino Rosso 107 $572,500 Todd Pletcher Repole & St Elias Stables [11]
6 Bolt d'Oro 104 $980,000 Mick Ruis Ruis Racing [12]
7 Enticed 103 $545,880 Kiaran McLaughlin Godolphin Racing [8]
8 Mendelssohn 100 $1,947,299 Aidan O'Brien Smith, Magnier & Tabor [13]
9 Justify 100 $600,000 Bob Baffert China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, WinStar Farm, Starlight Racing [14]
bypassing[b] Quip 90 $412,000 Rodolphe Brisset WinStar Farm, China Horse Club & SF Racing [16]
10[c] Flameaway 70 $672,260 Mark Casse John Oxley [11]
11 Solomini 54 $716,000 Bob Baffert Zayat Stables [12]
12 Bravazo 54 $359,913 D. Wayne Lukas Calumet Farm [18]
13 My Boy Jack 52 $622,000 J. Keith Desormeaux Don't Tell My Wife and Monomoy Stables [19]
14 Promises Fulfilled 52 $266,480 Dale Romans Robert Baron [20]
injured[21] Runaway Ghost 50 $456,350 Todd Fincher Joe Peacock [22]
15 Free Drop Billy 44 $597,200 Dale Romans Albaugh Family Stables [18]
16 Lone Sailor 42 $273,347 Thomas Amoss Tom Benson [18]
bypassing[d] Rayya 40 $600,000 Doug Watson Rashid bin Humaid al Nuaimi [23]
injured[24] McKinzie 40 $320,000 Bob Baffert Watson, Pegram & Wellman [25]
17 Hofburg 40 $192,000 William I. Mott Juddmonte Farms [26]
18 Firenze Fire 39 $647,500 Jason Servis Mr. Amore Stable [8]
19 Combatant 32 $350,000 Steve Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds & Willis Horton Racing [27]
20[e] Instilled Regard 29 $246,000 Jerry Hollendorfer OXO Equine LLC [29]
injured[f] Catholic Boy 24 $378,000 Jonathan Thomas Robert LaPenta [31]
bypassing[32] Snapper Sinclair 22 $301,810 Steve Asmussen Bloom Racing [33]
21 Blended Citizen[c] 22 $159,644 Doug O'Neill Greg Hall & Sayjay Racing [29]
bypassing[32] Reride 20 $298,000 Steve Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds [23]
Strike Power 20 $209,560 Mark Hennig Courtland Farms [34]
Dream Baby Dream 20 $176,000 Steve Asmussen Dream Baby Dream Racing Stable [22]
not nominated[35] Core Beliefs 20 $120,000 Peter Eurton Gary Broad [14]
Restoring Hope 20 $100,000 Bob Baffert Gary and Mary West [36]
Old Time Revival 20 $100,000 Kenneth Decker Fred Brei [37]
Mississippi 20 $96,000 Mark Casse Magnier, Tabor, Oxley, Smith and Jooste [26]
Peace 15 $123,000 Richard Mandella Spendthrift Farm & Town and Country Racing [38]
injured[39] Avery Island 14 $320,000 Kiaran McLaughlin Godolphin Racing [31]
Sporting Chance 12 $337,000 D. Wayne Lukas Robert Baker & William Mack [40]
Greyvitos[g] 12 $310,000 Adam Kitchingman Triple B Farms [27]
Givemeaminit 12 $196,000 Thomas Amoss Valleen Farms [43]
Pony Up 12 $101,580 Todd Pletcher Calumet Farm [29]
euthanized[44] Mourinho 11 $143,360 Bob Baffert Phoenix Thoroughbred III [45]
Gold Town 10 $251,342 Charlie Appleby Godolphin [23]
not nominated[35] The Tabulator 10 $186,750 Larry Rivelli Carolyn Wilson [46]
not nominated[35] Paved[h] 10 $60,000 Michael McCarthy Ciaglia Racing & Eclipse Thoroughbred [48]
Kanthaka 10 $168,000 Jerry Hollendorfer West Point Thoroughbreds [38]
World of Trouble 10 $145,000 Jason Servis Michael Dubb & Bethlehem Stables [16]
Lombo 10 $90,345 Michael Pender Michael Lombardi [49]
Seven Trumpets 9 $80,000 Dale Romans West Point Thoroughbreds [50]
Telekinesis 8 $40,000 Mark Casse Stonestreet Stables LLC [46]
Tiz Mischief 6 $80,900 Dale Romans Frank Jones Jr. [20]
Ayacara 5 $71,345 J. Keith Desormeaux Charles & Cynthia Marquis [12]
Title Ready 5 $45,000 Steve Asmussen Charles Fipke [7]
Machismo 5 $19,200 Anthony Quartarolo Looch Racing & Quartarolo [34]
not nominated[35] City Plan 4 $67,346 Eoin Harty Godolphin Racing [48]
Arawak 4 $63,156 Doug O'Neill[i] 3R Racing, S. Kah & C T R Stables [29]
All Out Blitz 4 $56,000 Simon Callaghan Kareem Shah, Inc. [19]
Principe Guilherme 4 $44,000 Steve Asmussen Three Chimneys Farm [33]
Coltandmississippi 3 $31,137 Todd Pletcher Teresa Viola Racing and St Elias Stable [50]
euthanized[51] Ten City 2 $83,300 Kenneth McPeek Tommie Lewis & Magdalena Racing [46]
not nominated[35] Tap Daddy 2 $65,000 Steve Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds [45]
not nominated[35] Kingsville 2 $44,000 Danny Pish Armstrong, Saenz & Pish [27]
Vouch 2 $25,000 Arnaud Delacour Lael Stables & Three Chimneys Farm [31]
Dark Vader 2 $50,000 Peter Eurton Alesia, Burns Racing, Ciaglia Racing & Christensen [49]
Marconi 2 $36,520 Todd Pletcher Bridlewood Farm, Magnier, Smith & Tabor [52]
Take the One O One 2 $36,345 J. Keith Desormeaux Jay Em Ess Stable [12]
not nominated[35] Zanesville 2 $9,600 Thomas Amoss Rosemont Farms [29]
not nominated[35] Kowboy Karma 1 $90,000 J. Larry Jones Jones, Jones & Pressley [8]
not nominated[35] Bode's Maker 1 $27,500 Allen Milligan Keane Thoroughbreds [45]
Zing Zang 1 $26,600 Steve Asmussen Jackpot Ranch [33]
not nominated[35] Night Strike 1 $26,000 W. Bret Calhoun Erich Brehm [27]
Lionite 1 $25,000 Steve Asmussen Winchell Thor. and Willis Horton Racing [18]
For Him 1 $24,000 Michael Pender Michael Lombardy [25]
High North 1 $17,200 Brad H. Cox Shortleaf Stable [20]
not nominated[35] Alkhaatam 1 $12,500 Chad Brown Shadwell Stable [31]
not nominated[35] Mugaritz 1 $11,840 Jonathan Wong Alejandro Mercado [48]
not nominated[35] Ebben 1 $10,671 Steve Margolis Craig Agular [46]
Regulate 1 $9,000 Bob Baffert Juddmonte Farms [49]
not nominated[35] Regalian 1 $7,500 Chris Engelhart Island Wind Racing [50]
Shivermetimbers 1 $6,000 Jerry Hollendorfer M. DeDomenico and West Point Thor. [19]

Winner of Kentucky Derby in bold

  • Entrants for Kentucky Derby in blue
  • "Also eligible" for Kentucky Derby in green
  • Sidelined/Not under Derby Consideration/Not nominated in gray

Prep season events

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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)

Race Distance Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Iroquois 1+1⁄16 miles $150,000 Churchill Downs Sep 16 2017 The Tabulator Hollywood Star Ten City Ebben [46]
FrontRunner 1+1⁄16 miles $301,380 Santa Anita Sep 30 2017 Bolt d'Oro Solomini Take the One O One Ayacara [12]
Champagne 1 mile $500,000 Belmont Oct 7 2017 Firenze Fire Good Magic Enticed Kowboy Karma [8]
Breeders' Futurity 1+1⁄16 miles $500,000 Keeneland Oct 7 2017 Free Drop Billy Bravazo Lone Sailor Lionite [18]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile 1+1⁄16 miles $2,000,000 Del Mar Nov 4 2017 Good Magic Solomini Bolt d'Oro Givemeaminit [43]
Delta Downs Jackpot 1+1⁄16 miles $1,000,000 Delta Downs Nov 18 2017 cancelled [3]
Kentucky Jockey Club 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Churchill Downs Nov 25 2017 Enticed Tiz Mischief Promises Fulfilled High North [20]
Remsen 1+1⁄8 miles $250,000 Aqueduct Dec 2 2017 Catholic Boy Avery Island Vouch Alkhaatam [31]
Los Alamitos Futurity 1+1⁄16 miles $300,000 Los Alamitos Dec 9 2017 McKinzie[j] Instilled Regard Solomini For Him [25]
Springboard Mile 1 mile $400,000 Remington Dec 17 2017 Greyvitos Combatant Kingsville Night Strike [27]
Sham 1 mile $100,345 Santa Anita Jan 6 2018 McKinzie All Out Blitz My Boy Jack Shivermetimbers [19]
Jerome 1 mile $150,000 Aqueduct Jan 13 2018[k] Firenze Fire Seven Trumpets Coltandmississippi Regalian [50]
Lecomte 1 mile & 70 yards $200,000 Fair Grounds Jan 13 2018 Instilled Regard Principe Guilherme Snapper Sinclair Zing Zang [33]
Smarty Jones 1 mile $150,000 Oaklawn Jan 15 2018 Mourinho Combatant Tap Daddy Bode's Maker [45]
Withers 1+1⁄8 miles $245,000 Aqueduct Feb 3 2018 Avery Island Firenze Fire Marconi Coltandmississippi [52]
Robert B. Lewis 1+1⁄16 miles $151,380 Santa Anita Feb 3 2018 Lombo Ayacara Dark Vader Regulate [49]
Holy Bull 1+1⁄16 miles $350,000 Gulfstream Feb 3 2018 Audible Free Drop Billy Tiz Mischief Enticed [9]
Sam F. Davis Stakes 1+1⁄16 miles $250,000 Tampa Bay Feb 10 2018 Flameaway Catholic Boy Vino Rosso Hollywood Star [11]
El Camino Real Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $100,900 Golden Gate Feb 17 2018 Paved City Plan Blended Citizen Mugaritz [48]
Southwest 1+1⁄16 miles $500,000 Oaklawn Feb 19 2018 My Boy Jack Combatant Sporting Chance Mourinho [40]

Championship series events

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First leg of series

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Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points

Race Distance Purse Grade Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Risen Star 1+1⁄16 miles $400,000 2 Fair Grounds Feb 17 2018 Bravazo Snapper Sinclair Noble Indy Instilled Regard [10]
Fountain of Youth 1+1⁄16 miles $400,000 2 Gulfstream Mar 3 2018 Promises Fulfilled Strike Power Good Magic Machismo [34]
Tampa Bay Derby 1+1⁄16 miles $355,000 2 Tampa Bay Mar 10 2018 Quip Flameaway World of Trouble Vino Rosso [16]
Gotham 1 mile $300,000 3 Aqueduct Mar 10 2018 Enticed Old Time Revival Free Drop Billy Firenze Fire [37]
San Felipe 1+1⁄16 miles $400,690 2 Santa Anita Mar 10 2018 Bolt d'Oro[l] McKinzie Kanthaka Peace [38]
Rebel 1+1⁄16 miles $900,000 2 Oaklawn Mar 17 2018 Magnum Moon Solomini Combatant Title Ready [7]
Sunland Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $800,000 3 Sunland Park Mar 25 2018 Runaway Ghost Dream Baby Dream Peace Seven Trumpets [22]

Second leg of series

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These races are the major preps for the Kentucky Derby, and are thus weighted more heavily. Note: 1st=100 points; 2nd=40 points; 3rd=20 points; 4th=10 points

Race Distance Purse Grade Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Louisiana Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $1,000,000 2 Fair Grounds Mar 24 2018 Noble Indy Lone Sailor My Boy Jack Givemeamint [55]
UAE Derby 1,900 metres
(~1+3⁄16 miles) 		$2,000,000 2 Meydan Mar 31 2018 Mendelssohn Rayya Reride Gold Town [23]
Florida Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $1,100,000 1 Gulfstream Mar 31 2018 Audible Hofburg Mississippi Catholic Boy [26]
Wood Memorial 1+1⁄8 miles $1,000,000[m] 2 Aqueduct Apr 7 2018 Vino Rosso Enticed Restoring Hope Firenze Fire [36]
Blue Grass Stakes 1+1⁄8 miles $1,000,000 2 Keeneland Apr 7 2018 Good Magic Flameaway Free Drop Billy[n] Sporting Chance [57]
Santa Anita Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $1,000,345 1 Santa Anita Apr 7 2018 Justify Bolt d'Oro Core Beliefs Instilled Regard [14]
Arkansas Derby 1+1⁄8 miles $1,000,000 1 Oaklawn Park Apr 14 2018 Magnum Moon Quip Solomini Combatant [58]

"Wild Card" events

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Note: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 point

Race Distance Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Spiral[o] 1+1⁄8 miles $202,400 Turfway Mar 17 2018 Blended Citizen Pony Up Arawak Zanesville [29]
Lexington 1+1⁄8 miles $200,000 Keeneland Apr 14 2018 My Boy Jack Telekinesis Pony Up Greyvitos [60]

Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby

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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 four finishers. If neither of the top four accept, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby. Eligible Earnings, defined as career earnings through April 14, 2018, serves as the tie-break if two or more horses have the same number of points.[1][61][62] For 2018, none of the invitations was accepted.[6]

Qualification table

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The top four horses (colored brown within the standings) are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Derby provided the horse is nominated.

Rank[6] Horse Points Eligible
Earnings 		Trainer Owner Ref
1^ Sumahama 30 $291,287 R. Takahashi Sanshisuimei Co. Ltd. [62][63]
2~ Ruggero 16 $220,861 Y. Shikato Takashi Muraki [62][64]
3~ Taiki Ferveur 12 $240,689 M. Makiura U. Taiki Farm [62][63]
4^ Le Vent Se Leve 10 $463,935 K. Hagiwara G1 Racing Co. [62][65]
5 Don Fortis 4 $436,916 M. Makiura K. Yamada [62]
6 Mic Ben Hur 4 $122,696 Y. Hatakeyama Kiratto One Co., Ltd. [62]
7 Great Time 3 $186,586 Hideaki Fujiwara Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd. [62]
8 Haseno Pyro 2 $263,981 K. Sato F. Hasegawa [62]
9 Meiner Yukitsubaki 2 $179,190 N. Takagi K. Thoroughbred Club Ruffian [62]
10 Dark Repulser 1 $200,920 T. Kanari Akira Katayama [62]
11 Bronze Key 1 $75,979 K. Tsunoda Hiroshi Hatasa [62]

^ - not nominated

~ - declined offer to participate

Events

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Race Distance Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Cattleya Sho 1,600 metres
(~1 mile) 		Tokyo Racecourse Nov 25 2017 Ruggero Mic Ben Hur Meiner Yukitsubaki Bronze Key [64]
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun 1,600 metres
(~1 mile) 		Kawasaki Racecourse Dec 13 2017 Le Vent Se Leve Don Fortis Haseno Pyro Dark Repulser [66][65]
Hyacinth 1,600 metres
(~1 mile) 		Tokyo Racecourse Feb 18 2018 Sumahama Taiki Ferveur Ruggero Great Time [63]

Note: Cattleya Sho and Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points Note: Hyacinth: 1st=30 points; 2nd=12 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=3 points

European Road to the Kentucky Derby

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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. Eligible Earnings, defined as non-restricted stakes earnings through April 14, 2018, serves as the tie-break if two or more horses have the same number of points. If non-restricted stakes earnings happen to be identical, career earnings through April 14, 2018 would be used to break the tie.[61][62]

The series consists of seven races – four run on the turf in late 2017 when the horses are age two, plus three races run on a synthetic surface in early 2018.

Qualification table

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The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races for the European series. The top four horses (colored brown within the standings) were eligible for the invitation to participate in the Kentucky Derby, provided the horse was nominated. The connections of Gronkowski, who finished first with 50 points, accepted the invitation but Gronkowski subsequently became ill and had to miss the race.[28] The second-place finisher, Mendelssohn, separately qualified on the main Road by winning the UAE Derby.[23]

Rank[67] Horse Points Eligible
Earnings 		Trainer Owner Ref
1 - ill Gronkowski 50 $99,945 Jeremy Noseda Phoenix Thoroughbreds[p] [69]
2 - qualified on main Road Mendelssohn 20 $1,947,299 Aidan O'Brien Smith, Magnier & Tabor [13]
3 - not nominated Saxon Warrior 20 $245,017 Aidan O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
4 - not nominated Roaring Lion 14 $136,807 John Gosden Qatar Racing Limited [70]
Iconic Sunset 12 $30,139 James Tate Saeed Manana
Happily 10 $543,648 Aidan O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
Threeandfourpence 8 $53,150 Aidan O'Brien Smith, Magnier & Tabor [71]
Court House 8 John Gosden Princess Haya of Jordan
Dark Acclaim 6 $30,139 Marco Botti Middleham Park Racing & Partners
Seahenge 4 $144,705 Aidan O'Brien Smith, Magnier & Tabor
Olmedo 4 $113,505 Jean-Claude Rouget Ecurie Antonio Caro & Gerard Augustin-Normand
Nelson 4 $99,826 Aidan O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
Delano Roosevelt 4 $38,074 Aidan O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
Fortune's Pearl 4 $1,800 Andrew Balding Qatar Racing Limited
Purser 3 $19,215 John Gosden Prince Khalid Abdullah
Masar 2 $101,264 Charles Appleby Godolphin Racing LLC
The Pentagon 2 $71,981 Aidan O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
Mildenberger 2 $64,634 Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Warm The Voice 2 $12,904 Brendan Duke Mrs. J.S. Bolger
Ventura Knight 2 $33,654 Mark Johnston Middleham Park Racing XXXVII [72]
Blackgold Fairy 2 $15,164 Michael Halford Zhang Yuesheng [73]
Verbal Dexterity 1 $280,269 Jim Bolger Mrs. J.S. Bolger
Kew Gardens 1 $58,741 Aidan O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor
Woodmax 1 $23,610 Nicolas Clement M J Jooste [74]
Petrus 1 $11,454 Brian Meehan GPM Moreland [75]

Events

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Race Location Distance Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Beresford Stakes IRE 1 mile Curragh Racecourse Sep 24 2017 Saxon Warrior Delano Roosevelt Warm The Voice Kew Gardens [76]
Royal Lodge Stakes GB 1 mile Newmarket Racecourse Sep 30 2017 Roaring Lion Nelson Mildenberger Petrus [77]
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère FR 1,600 metres
(~1 mile) 		Chantilly Racecourse Oct 1 2017 Happily Olmedo Masar Woodmax [78]
Racing Post Trophy GB 1 mile Doncaster Racecourse Oct 28 2017 Saxon Warrior Roaring Lion The Pentagon Verbal Dexterity [79]
Road to the Kentucky Derby Stakes GB 1 mile Kempton Park Racecourse Mar 7 2018[q] Gronkowski Court House Fortune's Pearl Ventura Knight [81]
Patton Stakes IRE 1 mile Dundalk Racecourse Mar 9 2018[r] Mendelssohn Threeandfourpence Seahenge Blackgold Fairy [83]
Burradon Stakes GB 1 mile & 5 yards Newcastle Racecourse Mar 30 2018 Gronkowski Iconic Sunset Dark Acclaim Purser [84]

Points offered:

  • the four races in 2017 for two-year-olds: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points
  • the first two races in 2018: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points
  • the Burradon Stakes: 1st=30 points; 2nd=12 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=3 points

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Earnings from non-restricted stakes prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby serve as a tie-breaker.
  2. ^ Connections of Quip decided to bypass the race for the Preakness Stakes[15]
  3. ^ a b Late nomination fee paid was paid before March 19 for the following horses: Runaway Ghost, Flameaway, Blended Citizen, Arawak and All Out Blitz.[17]
  4. ^ Rayya is a filly who has also qualified for the Kentucky Oaks
  5. ^ Combatant moved into the 20th position with the withdrawal due to illness of Gronkowski on April 23[28]
  6. ^ Catholic Boy bled during the Florida Derby and was sent to recover thereby missing the Triple Crown races[30]
  7. ^ On 5 January 2018, Greyvitos underwent surgery after X-rays revealed small bone chips in both of his front knees.[41] He returned to training on 26 February[42]
  8. ^ Paved is a filly that is not nominated for the Kentucky Derby[47]
  9. ^ Arawak was originally trained by Wesley Ward but was transferred to Doug O'Neill after finishing third in the Jeff Ruby Steaks[17]
  10. ^ Solomini finished first but was disqualified to third
  11. ^ Originally the Jerome Stakes was scheduled for January 1 but due to the prolonged extreme cold weather, it was postponed[53] until January 13[54]
  12. ^ McKinzie finished first but was disqualified to second
  13. ^ Originally The Wood Memorial was to have a purse of $750,000 but was raised to $1 million when a Grade 1 winner started in the event.[56] Firenze Fire was a winner of the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes.[8]
  14. ^ Sporting Chance finished third but was disqualified to fourth
  15. ^ The Spiral Stakes is known as the Jeff Ruby Steaks for commercial reasons.[59]
  16. ^ Rob Gronkowski, the football player, bought a share of Gronkowski, the horse, in April.[68]
  17. ^ Originally the Road to the Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes was scheduled for March 1 but due to the snow associated with the European cold wave the event was postponed until March 7[80]
  18. ^ Originally the Patton Stakes was scheduled for March 2 but due to the bitter cold and snowy weather, it was postponed until March 9[82]

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