Leader board for qualifying points to the 2013 Kentucky Derby, which will be run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 4, 2013. Churchill Downs has moved to a points system [1] to determine the field for the Derby, scrapping the previous system of graded stakes earnings. Points are earned by the top four finishers in designated Kentucky Derby prep races [2]. Earnings in non-restricted stakes races serve as a tie-breaker.
Kentucky Derby 2013 point standings
| Rank | Horse | Trainer | Points | Non-restricted Stakes Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orb | Shug McGaughey III | 150 | $840,000 |
| 2 | Verrazano | Todd Pletcher | 150 | $810,000 |
| 3 | Goldencents | Doug O'Neill | 129 | $1,208,000 |
| 4 | Java's War | Ken McPeek | 122 | $651,772 |
| 5 | Overanalyze | Todd Pletcher | 110 | $908,831 |
| 6 | Revolutionary | Todd Pletcher | 110 | $720,000 |
| 7 | Lines of Battle | Aidan O'Brien | 100 | $1,261,089 |
| 8 | Vyjack | Rudy Rodriguez | 70 | $505,000 |
| 9 | Will Take Charge | D. Wayne Lukas | 60 | $512,971 |
| 10 | Itsmyluckyday | Eddie Plesa, Jr. | 50 | $593,600 |
| 11 | Black Onyx | Kelly Breen | 50 | $317,130 |
| 12 | Palace Malice | Todd Pletcher | 50 | $200,000 |
| 13 | Normandy Invasion | Chad Brown | 44 | $258,000 |
| 14 | Frac Daddy | Ken McPeek | 44 | $240,596 |
| 15 | Mylute | Tom Amoss | 42 | $363,365 |
| 16 | Oxbow | D. Wayne Lukas | 36 | $346,000 |
| 17 | Falling Sky | John Terranova II | 30 | $207,500 |
| 18 | Charming Kitten | Todd Pletcher | 20 | $206,000 |
| 19 | Golden Soul | Dallas Stewart | 14 | $84,000 |
| 20 | Giant Finish | Tony Dutrow | 10 | $67,650 |
| 21 | Fear the Kitten | Mike Maker | 6 | $122,735 |
| 22 | Carving | Mike Puhich | 2 | $145,750 |
Not Triple Crown nominated - Elleval-IRE(40), Secret Number-GB (20), Show Some Magic (20), Carve (20), Giant Finish, (10), Joha (10 points); Steeler-IRE (10), River Seven (10), Dice Flavor (10), Snowboarder (10), General Election (8), Artigiano (4), Nina's Dragon (4), Pick of the Litter (4), Ruler of Love (4), Indiano Jones (2), Al Waab-IRE (2), Counting Days, (2), Hightail (1), Five Iron (1), Birdman-IRE (1), Archwarrior (1) & Stormy Holiday (1). Sidelined/Off the trail/inactive - Flashback (70), Ive Struck A Nerve (51), Hear The Ghost (50), Govenor Charlie (50), Violence (30), Uncaptured (30), Super Ninety Nine (30), Shanghai Bobby (24), Winning Cause (20), Code West (20), Tiz A Minister (20), Merit Man (20), Den's Legacy (20), Departing (20), Forty Tales (20), West Hills Giant (20), Dynamic Sky (13), Capo Bastone (12), Speak Logistics (11), Power Broker (10), Rydilluc (10), Mr Palmer (10), Abraham (10), Elnaawi (10), Narvaez (10), Texas Bling (9), Siete de Oros (7), He's Had Enough (6), Shakin It Up (5), Taken by the Storm (5), Tesseron (5), Majestic Hussar (5), Bern Identity (4), Know More (4), Fury Kapcori (4), Escapefromreality (4), Fortify (3), Clearly Now (2), Heaven's Runway (2), My Name is Michael (2), Always in a Tiz (2), Titletown Five (2), Delhomme (2), Cerro (2), Dewey Square (2), Manando (2), Dry Summer (1), Pataky Kid (1), Channel Isle (1), Amerigo Vespucci (1), Joshua's Comprise (1), Quinzieme Monarque (1), Little Jerry (1)
Road to the Kentucky Derby: Qualifying race schedule, results, video replays » [2]
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