LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The mutuel field, the 24th or “all others” option, was a huge favorite as expected when the first of five pools in the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern following a four-day wagering window.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The mutuel field, the 24th or “all others” option, was a huge favorite as expected when the first of five pools in the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern following a four-day wagering window.
Grade 2, $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, 1 1/16 miles, Churchill Downs, Nov. 27, 2021
(10 Derby qualifying points for first, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)
Winner: Smile Happy, by Runhappy
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Corey Lanerie
Owner: Lucky Seven Stable
Beyer Speed Figure: 90
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The first of five pools in the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens Thursday at noon Eastern, along with the Derby Sires Future Wager. Both pools close at 6 p.m. Sunday following four days of betting.
Grade 3, $300,000 Iroquois Stakes, 1 1/16 miles, Churchill Downs, Sept. 18, 2021
(10 Derby qualifying points for first, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)
Winner: Major General, by Constitution
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Javier Castellano
Owner: WinStar Farm and Siena Farm
Beyer Speed Figure: 76
Grade 1, $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, 1 1/16 miles, Del Mar, Nov. 5, 2021
(0 Derby qualifying points for first, 8 for second, 4 for third, 2 for fourth)
Winner: Corniche, by Quality Road
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Mike Smith
Owner: Speedway Stables LLC
Beyer Speed Figure: 91
Grade 1, $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity, 1 1/16 miles, Keeneland, Oct. 9, 2021
(10 Derby qualifying points for first, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)
Winner: Rattle N Roll, by Connect
Trainer: Ken McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
Owner: Lucky Seven Stable
Beyer Speed Figure: 81
Grade 1, $500,000 Champagne, one mile, Belmont Park, Oct. 2, 2021
(10 Derby qualifying points for first, 4 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth)
Winner: Jack Christopher, by Munnings
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
Owner: Jim Bakke, Gerald Isbister, Coolmore Stud, and Peter Brant
Beyer Speed Figure: 102
Grade 1, $301,000 American Pharoah Stakes, 1 1/16 miles, Santa Anita, Oct. 1, 2021
(0 Derby qualifying points for first, 4 for second, 2 for third, 0 for fourth)
Winner: Corniche, by Quality Road
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Jockey: Mike Smith
Owner: Speedway Stables LLC
Beyer Speed Figure: 85
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – First, Major General outdueled the stubborn favorite, Stellar Tap. Then, he held off a late charge from longshot Tough to Tame. And then, he had to wait even longer, circling under the lights beneath the twin spires while jockey Javier Castellano hopped off to make his case to the stewards on the phone following a claim of foul.
Churchill Downs will not award Kentucky Derby qualifying points to any horse that is trained by an individual that is banned by the track for the 2022 running of the race, the track announced on Friday.