Kentucky Derby standings after 18 points preps

Photo: Jon Putman / Eclipse Sportswire

Citizen Bull secured a spot in the starting gate for Kentucky Derby 2025 and padded his lead in the points standings with Saturday's win in the Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita.

Kentucky Derby odds: 106 are in updated Las Vegas futures

The 2024 2-year-old champion, trained by Bob Baffert, now has 60 points and is the only millionaire on the leaderboard. Speed King, winner of the Southwest (G3) on Jan. 25, is a distant second with 25 points.

The winners of Saturday's other Derby preps, Burnham Square in the Holy Bull (G3) and Captain Cook in the Withers, joined the leaderboard with 20 points each, butting them in fourth and sixth place, respectively.

The Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs is the only Derby points race is on the schedule for this weekend, with 20-10-6-4-2 points available to the top five finishers.

The following weekend brings us the Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, the first race to offer 50 points to the winner. Also next weekend is the Sunland Derby at Sunland Park, with 20 points going to the winner.

 HorsePoints Trainer Last raceEarnings*
  1. Citizen Bull  60Bob Baffert1st, Robert B. Lewis$1,376,000
  2. Speed King  25Ron Moquett1st, Southwest  $600,000
  3. Coal Battle  20Lonnie Briley1st, Smarty Jones  $434,500
  4. Burnham Square  20Ian Wilkes1st, Holy Bull  $151,900
  5. Disco Time  20Brad Cox1st, Lecomte  $150,000
  6. Captain Cook  20Rick Dutrow1st, Withers  $137,500
  7. Built  20Wayne Catalano2nd, Lecomte  $110,000
  8. Gaming  18Bob Baffert2nd, Breeders' Cup Juvenile  $544,000
  9. Getaway Car  16Bob Baffert4th, Breeders' Cup Juvenile  $308,000
10. Jonathan's Way  15Philip Bauer2nd, Kentucky Jockey Club  $213,530
11. Tiztastic  14Steve Asmussen3rd, Southwest  $755,800
12. Sandman  14Mark Casse3rd, Street Sense  $207,995
13. Ferocious  12Gustavo Delgado4th, Holy Bull  $244,750
14. Omaha Omaha  11Michael Gorham3rd, Withers    $60,000
15. Chancer McPatrick  10Chad Brown6th, Breeders' Cup Juvenile  $480,000
16. East Avenue  10Brendan Walsh9th, Breeders' Cup Juvenile  $368,750
17. First Resort  10Eoin Harty1st, Kentucky Jockey Club  $296,776
18. Poster  10Eoin Harty1st, Remsen  $137,500
19. Journalism  10Michael McCarthy1st, Los Alamitos Futurity  $120,000
20. Sovereignty  10Bill Mott1st, Street Sense  $119,280
21. Cyclone State  10Chad Summers1st, Jerome    $82,500
22. Surfside Moon  10James Lawrence II2nd, Withers    $56,000
23. Tappan Street  10Brad Cox2nd, Holy Bull    $49,000
24. Rodriguez  10Bob Baffert2nd, Robert B. Lewis    $40,000
25. Hill Road    9Adrian Murray3rd, Breeders' Cup Juvenile  $180,000
26. Mo Quality    9Chris Davis4th, Withers    $63,750
27. Innovator    6D. Wayne Lukas3rd, Lecomte    $66,250
28. Dapper Moon    6Dallas Stewart4th, Kentucky Jockey Club    $46,238
29. Madaket Road    6Bob Baffert3rd, Robert B. Lewis    $44,000
30. Burning Glory    6Bill Mott3rd, Holy Bull    $24,500
31. Owen Almighty    5Brian Lynch2nd, Iroquois  $163,060
32. Tip Top Thomas    5Todd Pletcher2nd, Champagne  $100,000
33. Aviator Gui    5Chad Brown2nd, Remsen    $59,000
34. Magnitude    5Steve Asmussen2nd, Gun Runner    $22,505
35. Studlydoright    4Jerry Robb4th, Jerome  $256,250
36. Clock Tower    4Wesley Ward4th, Robert B. Lewis  $103,938
37. Golden Afternoon    4Nicholas Vaccarezza4th, Lecomte    $78,375
38. Patch Adams    4Brad Cox4th, Southwest    $54,000
39. Render Judgment    4Kenny McPeek3td, Gun Runner    $21,610
40. Mo Plex    3Jeremiah Englehart2nd, Sleepy Hollow  $156,250
41. Kale's Angel    3Peter Miller3rd, Smarty Jones  $118,625
42. McKinzie Street    3Tim Yakteen3rd, American Pharoah    $96,000
43. Filoso    3Chad Summers3rd, Breeders' Futurity    $59,875
44. Dominant Spirit    3Bret Calhoun3rd, Springboard Mile    $48,000
45. Giocoso    3Keith Desormeaux1st, CD allowance    $33,025
46. Mesero    3Dale Romans3rd, CD allowance    $31,200
47. Tux    3Bill Mott3rd, Street Sense    $30,000
48. Ican    3Rick Dutrow3rd, Jerome    $18,000
49. Smoken Wicked    2Dallas Stewart1st, CD allowance  $109,200
50. He's Not Joking    2Josie Carroll4th, Holy Bull    $79,113
51. Bon Temps    2D. Wayne Lukas4th, Smarty Jones    $39,625
52. Monet's Magic    2Ben Colebook5th, Southwest    $36,000
53. Dr Ruben M    2Doug O'Neill4th, Springboard Mile    $18,000
54. Rank    2Doug O'Neill4th, Los Alamitos Futurity    $12,500
55. Uncle Jim    2Brad Cox5th, Withers    $10,000
56. Maximus Promise    2Kenny McPeek5th, Lecomte      $5,000
57. Admiral Dennis    2Brad Cox4th, Gun Runner      $4,000
58. Valentines Candy    2Jesus Mendoza4th, Robert B. Lewis      $4,000
59. Jolly Samurai    1Danny Pish5th, Springboard MIle    $99,000
60. Vekoma Rides    1John Kimmel2nd, Nashua    $20,000
61. Keewaydin    1Chad Brown5th Resen    $10,000
62. Hot Property    1Brad Cox5th Smarty Jones      $9,750
63. Show of Force    1Todd Fincher5th American Pharoah      $8,000
64. Mansetti    1Kevin Attard5th, Jerome      $7,500
65. Bracket Buster    1Vicki Oliver5th, Street Sense      $5,820
66. Mellencamp    1Bob Baffert5th, Los Alamitos Futurity      $4,000
67. Chris's Revenge    1Brittany Russell5th, Gun Runner      $2,000
*Non-restricted stakes earnings   

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