The Road To The Kentucky Derby | 2023
About the Road to the Kentucky Derby
The 149th running of the $3 million guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) will be run Saturday, May 6, 2023 and for the eighth consecutive year, a tiered point system in select races will determine who qualifies to America’s greatest race. Each year 20 horses have the once in a lifetime chance to run in the Kentucky Derby. To earn a spot in the starting gate, they must travel along the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of designated races at tracks across the country and around the world. Points are awarded to the top four finishers in each race. The 20 horses with the most points will earn a spot in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May.
Road To The Kentucky Derby // Upcoming Schedule
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| RACE | TRACK | DATE | POINTS |
| Iroquois | Churchill Downs | 17-Sep-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Juddmonte Royal Lodge | Newmarket | 24-Sep-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Alan Smurfit Memorial Beresford | Curragh | 24-Sep-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Champagne | Belmont At The Big A | 1-Oct-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere | Longchamp | 2-Oct-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| American Pharoah | Santa Anita Park | 8-Oct-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Breeders’ Futurity | Keeneland | 8-Oct-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Vertem Futurity Trophy | Doncaster | 22-Oct-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Breeders’ Cup Juvenile | Keeneland | 4-Nov-22 | 30-12-9-6-3 |
| Kentucky Jockey Club | Churchill Downs | 26-Nov-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Cattleya | Tokyo Racecourse | 26-Nov-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Remsen | Aqueduct | 3-Dec-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun | Kawasaki | 14-Dec-22 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
| Los Alamitos Futurity | Los Alamitos Race Course | 17-Dec-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Springboard Mile | Remington Park | 17-Dec-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Gun Runner | Fair Grounds | 26-Dec-22 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Smarty Jones | Oaklawn Park | 1-Jan-23 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Jerome | Aqueduct | 7-Jan-23 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Sham | Santa Anita Park | 8-Jan-23 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Lecomte | Fair Grounds | 21-Jan-23 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
| Southwest | Oaklawn Park | 28-Jan-23 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
| Holy Bull | Gulfstream Park | 4-Feb-23 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
| Robert B. Lewis | Santa Anita Park | 4-Feb-23 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
| Withers | Aqueduct | 11-Feb-23 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
| Sam F. Davis | Tampa Bay Downs | 11-Feb-23 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
| El Camino Real Derby | Golden Gate Fields | 11-Feb-23 | 10-4-3-2-1 |
| Risen Star | Fair Grounds | 18-Feb-23 | 50-20-15-10-5 |
| Hyacinth | Tokyo Racecourse | 19-Feb-23 | 30-12-9-6-3 |
| Rebel | Oaklawn Park | 25-Feb-23 | 50-20-15-10-5 |
| Patton | Dundalk | 3-Mar-23 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
| Fountain of Youth | Gulfstream Park | 4-Mar-23 | 50-20-15-10-5 |
| Gotham | Aqueduct | 4-Mar-23 | 50-20-15-10-5 |
| San Felipe | Santa Anita Park | 4-Mar-23 | 50-20-15-10-5 |
| John Battaglia Memorial | Turfway Park | 4-Mar-23 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
| Tampa Bay Derby | Tampa Bay Downs | 11-Mar-23 | 50-20-15-10-5 |
| Road to the Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes | Kempton Park | 15-Mar-23 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
| UAE Derby | Meydan Racecourse | 25-Mar-23 | 100-40-30-20-10 |
| Louisiana Derby | Fair Grounds | 25-Mar-23 | 100-40-30-20-10 |
| Jeff Ruby Steaks | Turfway Park | 25-Mar-23 | 100-40-30-20-10 |
| Fukuryu | Nakayama | 25-Mar-23 | 40-16-12-8-4 |
| Sunland Derby | Sunland Park | 26-Mar-23 | 50-20-15-10-5 |
| Florida Derby | Gulfstream Park | 1-Apr-23 | 100-40-30-20-10 |
| Arkansas Derby | Oaklawn Park | 1-Apr-23 | 100-40-30-20-10 |
| Cardinal Condition Stakes | Chelmsford city | 1-Apr-23 | 30-12-9-6-3 |
| Wood Memorial | Aqueduct | 8-Apr-23 | 100-40-30-20-10 |
| Blue Grass | Keeneland | 8-Apr-23 | 100-40-30-20-10 |
| Santa Anita Derby | Santa Anita Park | 8-Apr-23 | 100-40-30-20-10 |
| Lexington | Keeneland | 15-Apr-23 | 20-8-6-4-2 |
