Points Leaders: 2020-21 Road to the Derby
Below is a breakdown of the current points leaders in the 2020-21 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Points are earned via the 20-race Kentucky Derby Prep Season and the 16-race Kentucky Derby Championship Series.
Additionally, find the points leaderboards for thoroughbreds competing in the European Road to the Kentucky Derby and the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby here as well.
Latest update made on: January 18th, 2021
2020-21 Points Standings from Road to the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and Championship Series
Every year hundreds of Thoroughbreds compete in races that aide in preparing to run a distance of 1 1/4 miles, known as the classic distance, that the Kentucky Derby distance is held.
| HORSE | POINTS | STAKES EARNINGS | RTKD RACES WON |
|---|
Essential Quality | 30 | $1,280,000 | Breeders' Futurity, Breeders' Cup Juvenile |
Keepmeinmind | 18 | $379,040 | Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes |
Midnight Bourbon | 16 | $190,000 | Lecomte Stakes |
Jackie's Warrior | 12 | $457,500 | Champagne Stakes |
Spielberg | 12 | $212,000 | Los Alimitos Futurity |
Get Her Number | 10 | $186,000 | American Pharoah Stakes |
Sittin On Go | 10 | $139,800 | Iroquois Stakes |
Brooklyn Strong | 10 | $82,500 | Remsen Stakes |
Capo Kane | 10 | $82,500 | Jerome Stakes |
Life Is Good | 10 | $60,000 | Shame Stakes |
Hot Rod Charlie | 8 | $340,000 | None |
Cowan | 4 | $290,477 | None |
Rombauer | 4 | $120,500 | None |
Reinvestment Risk | 4 | $120,000 | None |
Super Stock | 4 | $78,450 | None |
Ten for Ten | 4 | $50,000 | None |
The Great One | 4 | $40,500 | None |
Proxy | 4 | $40,000 | None |
Smiley Sobotka | 4 | $38,400 | None |
Eagle Orb | 4 | $30,000 | None |
Medina Spirit | 4 | $20,000 | None |
Arabian Prince | 2 | $28,063 | None |
Petruchio | 2 | $24,000 | None |
Waspirant | 2 | $24,000 | None |
Mandaloun | 2 | $20,000 | None |
Hold The Salsa | 2 | $19,125 | None |
Swill | 2 | $18,600 | None |
Known Agenda | 2 | $18,000 | None |
Parnelli | 2 | $12,000 | None |
Pickin' Time | 1 | $157,925 | None |
Red Flag | 1 | $72,000 | None |
Therideofalifetime | 1 | $39,500 | None |
Upstriker | 1 | $20,833 | None |
Civil War | 1 | $19,000 | None |
Santa Cruiser | 1 | $8,000 | None |
2020-21 Points Standings from European Road to the Kentucky Derby
Among the known North American Kentucky Derby prep-race series is a relatively new European trail to earn a reserved spot in the world's most famous Thoroughbred horse race.
| HORSE | POINTS | STAKES EARNINGS | RTKD RACES WON |
|---|
Essential Quality | 30 | $1,280,000 | Breeders' Futurity, Breeders' Cup Juvenile |
Keepmeinmind | 18 | $379,040 | Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes |
Midnight Bourbon | 16 | $190,000 | Lecomte Stakes |
Jackie's Warrior | 12 | $457,500 | Champagne Stakes |
Spielberg | 12 | $212,000 | Los Alimitos Futurity |
Get Her Number | 10 | $186,000 | American Pharoah Stakes |
Sittin On Go | 10 | $139,800 | Iroquois Stakes |
Brooklyn Strong | 10 | $82,500 | Remsen Stakes |
Capo Kane | 10 | $82,500 | Jerome Stakes |
Life Is Good | 10 | $60,000 | Shame Stakes |
Hot Rod Charlie | 8 | $340,000 | None |
Cowan | 4 | $290,477 | None |
Rombauer | 4 | $120,500 | None |
Reinvestment Risk | 4 | $120,000 | None |
Super Stock | 4 | $78,450 | None |
Ten for Ten | 4 | $50,000 | None |
The Great One | 4 | $40,500 | None |
Proxy | 4 | $40,000 | None |
Smiley Sobotka | 4 | $38,400 | None |
Eagle Orb | 4 | $30,000 | None |
Medina Spirit | 4 | $20,000 | None |
Arabian Prince | 2 | $28,063 | None |
Petruchio | 2 | $24,000 | None |
Waspirant | 2 | $24,000 | None |
Mandaloun | 2 | $20,000 | None |
Hold The Salsa | 2 | $19,125 | None |
Swill | 2 | $18,600 | None |
Known Agenda | 2 | $18,000 | None |
Parnelli | 2 | $12,000 | None |
Pickin' Time | 1 | $157,925 | None |
Red Flag | 1 | $72,000 | None |
Therideofalifetime | 1 | $39,500 | None |
Upstriker | 1 | $20,833 | None |
Civil War | 1 | $19,000 | None |
Santa Cruiser | 1 | $8,000 | None |
2019-20 Points Standings from Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby
In an effort to continue the relationship and interest from our industry parterners abroad, the Kentucky Derby has teamed with Japan to run a series of races that will culminate in a reserved spot for the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby points leader on Derby Day
| HORSE | POINTS | STAKES EARNINGS | RTKD RACES WON |
|---|
Essential Quality | 30 | $1,280,000 | Breeders' Futurity, Breeders' Cup Juvenile |
Keepmeinmind | 18 | $379,040 | Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes |
Midnight Bourbon | 16 | $190,000 | Lecomte Stakes |
Jackie's Warrior | 12 | $457,500 | Champagne Stakes |
Spielberg | 12 | $212,000 | Los Alimitos Futurity |
Get Her Number | 10 | $186,000 | American Pharoah Stakes |
Sittin On Go | 10 | $139,800 | Iroquois Stakes |
Brooklyn Strong | 10 | $82,500 | Remsen Stakes |
Capo Kane | 10 | $82,500 | Jerome Stakes |
Life Is Good | 10 | $60,000 | Shame Stakes |
Hot Rod Charlie | 8 | $340,000 | None |
Cowan | 4 | $290,477 | None |
Rombauer | 4 | $120,500 | None |
Reinvestment Risk | 4 | $120,000 | None |
Super Stock | 4 | $78,450 | None |
Ten for Ten | 4 | $50,000 | None |
The Great One | 4 | $40,500 | None |
Proxy | 4 | $40,000 | None |
Smiley Sobotka | 4 | $38,400 | None |
Eagle Orb | 4 | $30,000 | None |
Medina Spirit | 4 | $20,000 | None |
Arabian Prince | 2 | $28,063 | None |
Petruchio | 2 | $24,000 | None |
Waspirant | 2 | $24,000 | None |
Mandaloun | 2 | $20,000 | None |
Hold The Salsa | 2 | $19,125 | None |
Swill | 2 | $18,600 | None |
Known Agenda | 2 | $18,000 | None |
Parnelli | 2 | $12,000 | None |
Pickin' Time | 1 | $157,925 | None |
Red Flag | 1 | $72,000 | None |
Therideofalifetime | 1 | $39,500 | None |
Upstriker | 1 | $20,833 | None |
Civil War | 1 | $19,000 | None |
Santa Cruiser | 1 | $8,000 | None |