Road to Kentucky Derby 2024: Standings after 13 points preps
Drum Roll Please joined the top 10 in the points standings for Kentucky Derby 2024 after his win in the Jerome on Saturday at Aqueduct.
The Hard Spun colt trained by Brad Cox earned 10 points for the win, adding to the 3 he earned with his third-place finish in the Grade 2 Remsen. The only other win for Drum Roll Please came when he broke his maiden during the Belmont at the Big A meet after two tries at Saratoga.
The second- through fifth-place finishers made their first appearances on the leaderboard, with El Grande O earning 5 points, Khanate picking up 3, Regalo getting 2 and Sweet Soddy J getting 1.
The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 takes a break this weekend after concluding the round of preps that awarded 10 qualifying points to the winner.
The road picks up next weekend with the Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, the first in a series of races that offer 20-10-6-4-2 points to the top five qualified finishers.
| Horse | Points | Trainer | Earnings* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Fierceness | 30 | Todd Pletcher | $1,045,000 |
| 2. Locked | 19 | Todd Pletcher | $538,050 |
| 3. Timberlake | 16 | Brad Cox | $435,000 |
| 4. Liberal Arts | 13 | Robert Medina | $152,325 |
| 5. Drum Roll Please | 13 | Brad Cox | $112,500 |
| 6. West Saratoga | 11 | Larry Demeritte | $197,640 |
| 7. Honor Marie | 10 | Whit Beckman | $240,455 |
| 8. Otto the Conqueror | 10 | Steve Asmussen | $180,000 |
| 9. Dornoch | 10 | Danny Gargan | $177,500 |
| 10. Catching Freedom | 10 | Brad Cox | $162,000 |
| 11. Track Phantom | 10 | Steve Asmussen | $60,000 |
| 12. Risk It | 7 | Steve Asmussen | $80,163 |
| 13. Moonlight | 7 | Todd Pletcher | $55,000 |
| 14. Informed Patriot | 6 | Steve Asmussen | $47,000 |
| 15. The Wine Steward | 5 | Mike Maker | $219,010 |
| 16. Just Steel | 5 | D. Wayne Lukas | $198,545 |
| 17. Glengarry | 5 | Doug Anderson | $150,675 |
| 18. General Partner | 5 | Chad Brown | $140,000 |
| 19. Real Men Violin | 5 | Kenny McPeek | $78,050 |
| 20. El Grande O | 5 | Linda Rice | $65,000 |
| 21. Stronghold | 5 | Phil D'Amato | $60,000 |
| 22. Sierra Leone | 5 | Chad Brown | $50,000 |
| 23. Snead | 5 | Brendan Walsh | $20,000 |
| 24. Gettysburg Address | 4 | Brad Cox | $26,200 |
| 25. Magic Grant | 3 | Eddie Milligan Jr. | $78,000 |
| 26. Dancing Groom | 3 | Antonio Sano | $63,752 |
| 27. Generous Tipper | 3 | Kenny McPeek | $57,750 |
| 28. Be You | 3 | Todd Pletcher | $54,000 |
| 29. Stretch Ride | 3 | Dale Romans | $39,025 |
| 30. Northern Flame | 3 | Kenny McPeek | $34,875 |
| 31. Khanate | 3 | Todd Pletcher | $18,000 |
| 32. Nash | 3 | Brad Cox | $10,000 |
| 33. Gold Sweep | 2 | Steve Asmussen | $158,300 |
| 34. Raging Torrent | 2 | Doug O'Neill | $60,000 |
| 35. Seize the Grey | 2 | D. Wayne Lukas | $32,663 |
| 36. Third Street | 2 | Shawn Davis | $22,500 |
| 37. Regalo | 2 | Brittany Russell | $9,000 |
| 38. Footprint | 2 | Greg McDonald | $4,000 |
| 39. Sweet Soddy J | 1 | Raymont Ginter Jr. | $136,250 |
| 40. Where's Chris | 1 | Richard Dutrow | $110,500 |
| 41. Rothschild | 1 | Tim Yakteen | $26,500 |
| 42. My Buddy Mel | 1 | Danny Pish | $24,000 |
| 43. Air Cav | 1 | Brad Cox | $20,000 |
| 44. Awesome Road | 1 | Brad Cox | $19,208 |
| 45. Ace of Clubs | 1 | Doug O'Neill | $19,000 |
| 46. Edified | 1 | Steve Asmussen | $16,797 |
| 47. Mystik Dan | 1 | Kenny McPeek | $10,800 |
| * Non-restricted stakes |