Here are the final leaderboards for Kentucky Derby, Oaks 2026
The final leaderboard for Kentucky Derby 2026 was pared down to 36 after the last three meaningful qualifiers were run Saturday.
Saturday's Grade 3 Lexington offers 20-10-6-4-2 points to the top five finishers, but that's not enough for any of the starters to be one of the 20 in the gate at Churchill Downs for the run for the roses.
The entries will include the 17 with the most points, with non-restricted earnings as a tie-breaker. Next up are two from the Euro-Mideast road to the Kentucky Derby, one from the Japan road and four also-eligibles.
Commandment, winner of the Florida Derby (G1) and Fountain of Youth (G2) for trainer Brad Cox, holds the no. 1 spot with 150 points. Stablemate Further Ado is second with 135, followed by Renegade, So Happy and Fulleffort.
If the field were drawn today, the four also-eligibles would be Iron Honor, Chief Wallabee, Chip Honcho and Intrepido. But that's likely to change before the draw on April 25.
These rankings, and those for the Kentucky Oaks below, do not include horses who were listed by Churchill Downs as being sidelined, inactive or no longer under consideration for the Derby or Oaks.
2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby
| Rank | Horse | Pts | Trainer | Earnings * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commandment | 150 | Brad Cox | $943,020 |
| 2 | Further Ado | 135 | Brad Cox | $1,068,095 |
| 3 | Renegade | 125 | Todd Pletcher | $1,002,500 |
| 4 | So Happy | 115 | Mark Glatt | $444,000 |
| 5 | Fulleffort | 110 | Brad Cox | $507,900 |
| 6 | The Puma | 106 | Gustavo Delgado | $428,000 |
| 7 | Silent Tactic | 100 | Mark Casse | $1,020,130 |
| 8 | Emerging Market | 100 | Chad Brown | $600,000 |
| 9 | Albus | 100 | Riley Mott | $400,000 |
| 10 | Potente | 100 | Bob Baffert | $220,000 |
| 11 | Pavlovian | 70 | Doug O'Neill | $527,000 |
| 12 | $-Right to Party | 65 | Kenny McPeek | $176,000 |
| 13 | Incredibolt | 60 | Riley Mott | $424,570 |
| 14 | Golden Tempo | 60 | Cherie DeVaux | $300,000 |
| 15 | Ottinho | 56 | Chad Brown | $267,750 |
| 16 | Class President | 50 | Todd Pletcher | $569,700 |
| 17 | Stark Contrast | 50 | Michael McCarthy | $439,900 |
| 18 | Danon Bourbon | Japan RTKD | Manabu Ikezoe | $222,762 |
| 19 | Wonder Dean | Euro-Mideast RTKD | Daisuke Takayanagi | $725,172 |
| 20 | Six Speed | Euro-Mideast RTKD | Bhupat Seemar | $314,366 |
| 21 | Iron Honor | 50 | Chad Brown | $182,500 |
| 22 | Chief Wallabee | 50 | Bill Mott | $175,800 |
| 23 | Chip Honcho | 49 | Steve Asmussen | $190,000 |
| 24 | Intrepido | 38 | Jeff Mullins | $290,000 |
| 25 | Universe | 38 | Kenny McPeek | $244,650 |
| 26 | Grittiness | 36 | Todd Pletcher | $150,000 |
| 27 | Nearly | 35 | Todd Pletcher | $220,450 |
| 28 | Bravaro | 35 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | $118,700 |
| 29 | Litmus Test | 34 | Bob Baffert | $429,688 |
| 30 | Talkin | 30 | Danny Gargan | $233,625 |
| 31 | Great White | 30 | John Ennis | $144,003 |
| 32 | Napoleon Solo | 25 | Chad Summers | $316,520 |
| 33 | Ocelli | 25 | Whit Beckman | $80,200 |
| – | +Vitruvian Man | 25 | Doug O'Neill | $60,000 |
| 35 | Confessional | 15 | Brad Cox | $55,000 |
* Non-restricted earnings
+ Not nominated to the Triple Crown
$ = Paid $6,000 late-nomination fee
Kentucky Oaks leaderboard
The Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifiers wrapped up Saturday, and Meaning moved into the top spot with 126 points after winning the Santa Anita Oaks (G2). She's followed by Life of Joy, Percy's Bar and Bella Ballerina.
Fourteen will be drawn as starters for the Oaks, with four also-eligibles. For now, those four are Paradise, Bottle of Rouge, Bank Shot and Lorelei Lee. Entries for the Oaks will be drawn April 25 as well.
2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Oaks
| Rank | Horse | Pts | Trainer | Earnings * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meaning | 126 | Michael McCarthy | $280,000 |
| 2 | Life of Joy | 122 | Brad Cox | $401,420 |
| 3 | Percy's Bar | 114 | Ben Colebrook | $962,808 |
| 4 | Bella Ballerina | 110 | Brendan Walsh | $498,440 |
| 5 | Counting Stars | 100 | Mark Casse | $834,156 |
| 6 | Prom Queen | 100 | Brad Cox | $151,900 |
| 7 | Always a Runner | 100 | Chad Brown | $110,000 |
| 8 | Explora | 95 | Bob Baffert | $1,016,250 |
| 9 | Zany | 80 | Todd Pletcher | $345,625 |
| 10 | She Be Smooth | 75 | Todd Pletcher | $146,020 |
| 11 | My Miss Mo | 75 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | $113,200 |
| 12 | Search Party | 67.5 | Mark Casse | $409,025 |
| 13 | Luv Your Neighbor | 65 | Mike Stidham | $151,500 |
| 14 | Pashmina | 63 | Rob Atras | $81,500 |
| 15 | Paradise | 62.5 | Brad Cox | $134,000 |
| 16 | Bottle of Rouge | 57.5 | Bob Baffert | $517,000 |
| 17 | Bank Shot | 56 | Ryan Hanson | $56,000 |
| 18 | $-Lorelei Lee | 50 | Mike Maker | $179,040 |
| 19 | Labwah | 50 | Salem bin Ghadayer | $130,704 |
| 20 | Forced Entry | 50 | Bob Baffert | $60,500 |
| 21 | Brooklyn Blonde | 50 | Michael McCarthy | $40,000 |
| 22 | Taken by the Wind | 48.75 | Kenny McPeek | $145,460 |
| 23 | Dazzling Dame | 40.75 | Brittany Russell | $263,525 |
| 24 | On Time Girl | 35 | Brad Cox | $293,345 |
| 25 | $-Lovely Grey | 35 | Kelsey Danner | $93,650 |
| 26 | Nycon | 33.75 | Whit Beckman | $81,700 |
| 27 | Star Actress | 25 | Bill Mott | $74,063 |
| 28 | French Blue | 25 | Bob Baffert | $16,000 |
| 29 | Resist | 21 | Tommy Drury Jr. | $46,200 |
* Non-restricted stakes earnings
+ Not nominated to the Kentucky Oaks
$ Paid late nomination fee