Churchill Downs officials on Thursday released the complete qualifying-points schedules toward the 2020 Kentucky Derby and Oaks with no changes from what has become traditional. The Road to the Kentucky Derby once again consists of 35 races in the United States, with points awarded on a sliding scale in accordance to the relative importance of the prep races. Nineteen of those races are run as “prep season,” with most of them worth 10 points to the winner, while more meaningful races comprise the later “championship season,” with the winner getting 50 or 100 points.  In addition, there are seven designated points races in Europe and four in Japan, with one automatic Derby berth at stake from each region. The top 20 qualifiers whose connections choose to enter (plus up to four also-eligibles) will comprise the lineup for the 146th Derby on May 2, 2020. Likewise, qualifying points toward the 146th Kentucky Oaks on May 1, 2020, will be awarded in similar fashion. Thirty Oaks preps are on the schedule, the same as last year. As many as 14 (plus up to four also-eligibles) can be entered in the Oaks. The points system has been employed by Churchill since 2013. Six straight betting favorites won the Derby from 2013-18, after which Country House, a 65-1 shot, was awarded victory via disqualification in the 2019 running. The first points races toward the 2020 Derby and Oaks will be run Sept. 14 at Churchill with the Iroquois and Pocahontas, respectively, with points awarded on a 10-4-2-1 basis. Road to the Derby Date Race Distance Track 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 9/14/19 Iroquois 1 1/16 miles Churchill Downs 10 4 2 1 9/27/19 American Pharoah 1 1/16 miles Santa Anita 10 4 2 1 10/5/19 Champagne 1 mile Belmont 10 4 2 1 10/5/19 Breeders' Futurity 1 1/16 miles Keeneland 10 4 2 1 11/1/19 Breeders' Cup Juvenile 1 1/16 miles Santa Anita 20 8 4 2 11/30/19 Kentucky Jockey Club 1 1/16 miles Churchill Downs 10 4 2 1 Dec. 2019 Remsen 1 1/8 miles Aqueduct 10 4 2 1 Dec. 2019 Los Alamitos Futurity 1 1/16 miles Los Alamitos 10 4 2 1 12/15/19 Springboard Mile 1 mile Remington 10 4 2 1 Jan. 2020 Jerome 1 mile Aqueduct 10 4 2 1 Jan. 2020 Sham 1 mile Santa Anita 10 4 2 1 Jan. 2020 Lecomte 1 mile 70 yards Fair Grounds 10 4 2 1 1/24/20 Smarty Jones 1 mile Oaklawn 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 Robert B. Lewis 1 1/16 miles Santa Anita 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 Withers 1 1/8 miles Aqueduct 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 Holy Bull 1 1/16 miles Gulfstream 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 Sam F. Davis 1 1/16 miles Tampa Bay 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 El Camino Real Derby 1 1/8 miles (Synth) Golden Gate 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 Risen Star 1 1/16 miles Fair Grounds 50 20 10 5 2/17/19 Southwest 1 1/16 miles Oaklawn 10 4 2 1 March 2020 Fountain of Youth 1 1/16 miles Gulfstream 50 20 10 5 March 2020 Gotham 1 1/16 miles Aqueduct 50 20 10 5 March 2020 San Felipe 1 1/16 miles Santa Anita 50 20 10 5 March 2020 Tampa Bay Derby 1 1/16 miles Tampa Bay Downs 50 20 10 5 March 2020 Jeff Ruby Steaks 1 1/8 miles (AW) Turfway Park 20 8 4 2 3/14/20 Rebel  1 1/16 miles Oaklawn 50 20 10 5 March 2020 Louisiana Derby 1 1/8 miles Fair Grounds 100 40 20 10 March 2020 Sunland Derby 1 1/8 miles Sunland 50 20 10 5 3/28/20 UAE Derby 1 3/16 miles Meydan 100 40 20 10 March 2020 Florida Derby 1 1/8 miles Gulfstream 100 40 20 10 April 2020 Wood Memorial 1 1/8 miles Aqueduct 100 40 20 10 April 2020 Blue Grass 1 1/8 miles Keeneland 100 40 20 10 April 2020 Santa Anita Derby 1 1/8 miles Santa Anita 100 40 20 10 April 2020 Lexington 1 1/16 miles Keeneland 20 8 4 2 4/11/20 Arkansas Derby 1 1/8 miles Oaklawn 100 40 20 10 European Road to the Derby 9/28/19 Royal Lodge 1 mile (T) Newmarket (GB) 10 4 2 1 9/29/19 Beresford 1 mile (T) Curragh (IRE) 10 4 2 1 10/6/19 Prix du Jean Luc Legardare 1 mile (T) Longchamp (FRA) 10 4 2 1 10/26/19 Vertem Futurity Trophy 1 mile (T) Doncaster (GB) 10 4 2 1 March 2020 Patton 1 mile (AW) Dundalk (IRE) 20 8 4 2 March 2020 Road to the Derby Condition 1 mile (AW) Kempton (GB) 20 8 4 2 April 2020 Cardinal Condition Stakes 1 mile (AW) Chelmsford (GB) 30 12 6 3 Japan Road to the Derby 11/23/19 Cattleya Sho 1 mile Tokyo n/a 10 4 2 1 12/18/19 Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun  1 mile Kawasaki n/a 20 8 4 2 TBA 2020 Hyacinth 1 mile Tokyo n/a 30 12 6 3 TBA 2020 Fukuryu Stakes 1 1/8 mile Nakayama n/a 40 16 8 4 Road to the Oaks Date Race Distance Track 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 9/14/19 Pocahontas 1 1/16 miles Churchill Downs 10 4 2 1 9/27/19 Chandelier 1 1/16 miles Santa Anita 10 4 2 1 10/4/19 Alcibiades 1 1/16 miles Keeneland 10 4 2 1 10/6/19 Frizette 1 mile Belmont 10 4 2 1 11/1/19 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 1 1/16 miles Santa Anita 20 8 4 2 11/30/19 Golden Rod 1 1/16 miles Churchill Downs 10 4 2 1 Dec. 2019 Demoiselle 1 1/8 miles Aqueduct 10 4 2 1 Dec. 2019 Starlet 1 1/16 miles Los Alamitos 10 4 2 1 Jan. 2020 Santa Ynez 1 mile Santa Anita 10 4 2 1 Jan. 2020 Silverbulletday 1 mile, 70 yards Fair Grounds 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 Forward Gal 7 furlongs Gulfstream 10 4 2 1 2/1/2020 Martha Washington 1 mile Oaklawn 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 Busanda 1 1/8 miles Aqueduct 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 Suncoast 1 mile 40 yards Tampa Bay Downs 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 Las Virgenes 1 mile Santa Anita 10 4 2 1 Feb. 2020 Rachel Alexandra 1 1/16 miles Fair Grounds 50 20 10 5 Feb. 2020 UAE Oaks 1 3/16 miles Meydan 50 20 10 5 March 2020 Davona Dale 1 mile Gulfstream 50 20 10 5 March 2020 Busher 1 mile Aqueduct 50 20 10 5 March 2020 Bourbonette Oaks 1 miles (AW) Turfway Park 20 8 4 2 3/7/20 Honeybee 1 1/16 miles Oaklawn 50 20 10 5 March 2020 Santa Ysabel 1 1/16 miles Santa Anita 50 20 10 5 March 2020 Fair Grounds Oaks 1 1/8 miles Fair Grounds 100 40 20 10 March 2020 Sunland Park Oaks 1 1/16 miles Sunland 50 20 10 5 March 2020 Gulfstream Park Oaks 1 1/16 miles Gulfstream 100 40 20 10 April 2020 Santa Anita Oaks 1 1/16 miles Santa Anita 100 40 20 10 April 2020 Gazelle 1 1/8 miles Aqueduct 100 40 20 10 April 2020 Ashland 1 1/16 miles Keeneland 100 40 20 10 April 2020 Beaumont 7 furlongs Keeneland 10 4 2 1 4/10/20 Fantasy 1 1/16 miles Oaklawn 100 40 20 10