Kentucky Derby tracker: See latest on 19 alumni
The Derby Alumni tracker checks in with the horses who raced in the Kentucky Derby, both this year and in previous years, keeping up with what they have done since they ran for the roses.
2025 Kentucky Derby
Render Judgment, unraced since finishing 17th in the 2025 Kentucky Derby, made his 4-year-old debut in a first-level allowance race at Oaklawn on Jan. 3. The Kenny McPeek trainee, sent off the second wagering choice in the field of 12, chased toward the rear and never kicked on. He ultimately finished tenth, 13 3/4 lengths behind winning favorite Super Cruise.
Neoequos, unraced since a sixth-place finish in the Gallant Bob (G2) in September, is entered to try the grass for the first time Saturday in the Sunshine Turf Stakes at Gulfstream. The son of Neolithic, trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., drew post 8 in the field of 12 Florida-breds.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sovereignty | 1st Travers (G1) | Will return in 2026 |
| 2 | Journalism | 4th Breeders' Cup Classic | No works since last race |
| 3 | Baeza | 6th Breeders' Cup Classic | No works since last race |
| 4 | Final Gambit | 2nd Last Hurrah | No works since last race |
| 5 | Owen Almighty | 3rd Perryville (G3) | Worked 5f Nov. 4 at CD |
| 6 | Burnham Square | 2nd Nashville Derby (G3) | No works since last race |
| 7 | Sandman | 9th Nashville Derby (G3) | Worked 5f Sun. at OP |
| 8 | East Avenue | 5th West Virginia Derby (G3) | No works since last race |
| 9 | Chunk of Gold | 3rd Clark (G2) | Worked 5f Jan 3 at TP |
| 10 | Tiztastic | 10th Nashville Derby (G3) | No works since last race |
| 11 | Coal Battle | 2nd Indiana Derby (G3) | Worked 4f Oct. 4 at KEE |
| 12 | Luxor Cafe | 15th Champions Cup (G1) | No works since last race |
| 13 | Neoequos | 6th Gallant Bob (G2) | Entered Sat. in Sunshine Turf at GP |
| 14 | Publisher | 2nd MSW (Dec. 26 at OP) | Worked 5f Sun. at OP |
| 15 | Citizen Bull | 2nd Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Stands for $45,000 at Ashford |
| 16 | American Promise | 8th Preakness | Worked 4f June 10 at CD |
| 17 | Render Judgment | 10th Alw (Jan. 3 at OP) | No works since last race |
| 18 | Flying Mohawk | 6th Woodchopper | Worked 4f Mon. at FG |
| 19 | Admire Daytona | 14th Musashino (G3) | No works since last race |
| SCR | Grande | 2nd Wood Memorial (G2) | Worked 4f Sun. at PBD |
| SCR | Rodriguez | 4th Belmont | Worked 4f July 14 at SA |
2024 Kentucky Derby
Forever Young has not returned to the races since winning the Breeders' Cup Classic in November, but he has still managed to make more history. He became the first dirt horse to earn Japan horse of the year honors. In addition to being named Japan horse of the year, journalists also voted him the best older colt of 2025 and the best dirt horse of 2025.
Eight entrants from the 2024 Kentucky Derby have raced in recent weeks. One of them returned a winner: Encino, who bounced back from an off-the-board finish in the River City (G3) in November at on the grass at Churchill Downs to win the Prairie Bayou on Dec. 21 at Turfway. Sent off the odds-on favorite, the Brad Cox trainee set the pace and kept finding, crossing the wire 1 1/2 lengths in front.
Two others from the field hit the board since the last update. Catalytic appreciated the return to Gulfstream, outrunning his 26-1 odds and finishing third behind Skippylongstocking in the Harlan's Holiday (G3) on Dec. 20. Mugatu, stepping up from claiming company to starter-optional claiming foes, finished third beaten only a length in a 1 1/16-mile race at Laurel on Saturday.
Another trio finished off the board in stakes company. Track Phantom was fourth in the Jeffrey A. Hawk Memorial at Remington on Dec. 20, Endlessly was fifth in the San Gabriel (G3) on Dec. 28 and West Saratoga finished 10th in the Al Maktoum Mile (G2) at Meydan on Dec. 19, his first start in over a year. Society Man finished seventh in an allowance-optional claimer Dec. 27 at Aqueduct and Catching Freedom was ninth in an allowance at Oaklawn on Jan. 4, rounding out the group.
Just a Touch, unraced since a runner-up finish in the Monmouth Cup (G3) last July, makes his 5-year-old debut Saturday at Fair Grounds in the Louisiana (G3). Still trained by Brad Cox, he drew the outside in the field of eight and has been named the 8-5 morning-line favorite. He has won both previous starts at the New Orleans track, a maiden win in January 2024 and an allowance in March 2025.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mystik Dan | 1st Lukas Classic (G2) | Stands for $15,000 at Airdrie |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 2nd Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $75,000 at Ashford |
| 3 | Forever Young | 1st Breeders' Cup Classic | No works since last race |
| 4 | Catching Freedom | 9th Alw (Jan. 4 at OP) | No works since last race |
| 5 | T O Password | 6th Shiwasu | No works since last race |
| 6 | Resilience | 5th Alw OC (Nov. 12 at CD) | No works since last race |
| 7 | Stronghold | 2nd Pat O'Brien (G2) | No works since last race |
| 8 | Honor Marie | 5th Boone County | Worked 4f Sat. at TP |
| 9 | Endlessly | 5th San Gabriel (G3) | Worked 4f Sat. at SA |
| 10 | Dornoch | 4th 2024 Travers (G1) | Stands for $30,000 at Spendthrift |
| 11 | Track Phantom | 4th Jeffrey A. Hawk Memorial | Worked 5f Mon. at OP |
| 12 | West Saratoga | 10th Al Maktoum Mile (G2) | No works since last race |
| 13 | Domestic Product | 3rd Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Stands for $25,000 at Ashford |
| 14 | Epic Ride | 3rd Alw OC (Nov. 7 at CD) | No works since last race |
| 15 | Fierceness | 3rd Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $50,000 at Ashford |
| 16 | Society Man | 7th Alw OC (Dec. 27 at AQU) | No works since last race |
| 17 | Just Steel | 8th Pimlico Special (G3) | Worked 4f July 18 at CD |
| 18 | Grand Mo the First | 2nd Alw OC (May 24 at GP) | Worked 4f Sat. at GP |
| 19 | Catalytic | 3rd Harlan's Holiday (G3) | Worked 5f Sat. at GP |
| 20 | Just a Touch | 2nd Monmouth Cup (G3) | Entered Sat. in Louisiana (G3) at FG |
| SCR | Encino | 1st Prairie Bayou | No works since last race |
| SCR | Mugatu | 3rd Str OC (Sat. at LRL) | No works since last race |
2023 Kentucky Derby
Raise Cain, making his first start since moving to the barn of Brittany Russell, won a conditioned allowance dirt mile Dec. 28 at Laurel. The 6-5 second choice in the field of four, he chased at the rear early but showed his class in the end, clearing off to win by 4 3/4 lengths. It was his first start in 11 months and his first victory since the 2023 Perryville Stakes at Keeneland.
Two other entrants from the 2023 Kentucky Derby field recently raced in Japan. Derma Sotogake contested the Nagoya Daishoten on Dec. 24, a 1 1/4-mile race over a muddy track. In range throughout, he chased on to finish third, three lengths behind Appealing Look. Continuar finished 14th in the Galaxy Stakes on Dec. 28 at Hanshin, always racing toward the rear and never finding a threatening rally.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mage | 7th 2023 Travers (G1) | Stands for $15,000 at Airdrie |
| 2 | Two Phil's | 1st 2023 Ohio Derby (G3) | Stands for $7,500 at WinStar |
| 3 | Angel of Empire | 3rd 2023 Jim Dandy (G2) | Stands for $5,000 at Taylor Made |
| 4 | Disarm | 2nd Lukas Classic (G2) | No works since last race |
| 5 | Hit Show | 2nd Clark (G2) | Worked 3f Sat. at PAY |
| 6 | Derma Sotogake | 3rd Nagoya Daishoten | No works since last race |
| 7 | Tapit Trice | 6th Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $10,000 at Gainesway |
| 8 | Raise Cain | 1st Alw OC (Dec. 28 at LRL) | No works since last race |
| 9 | Rocket Can | 4th Fred W. Hooper (G3) | No works since last race |
| 10 | Confidence Game | 7th Temperence Hill | No works since last race |
| 11 | Sun Thunder | 5th Alw (Oct. 19 at KEE) | No works since last race |
| 12 | Mandarin Hero | 11th Tokyo Kinen | No works since last race |
| 13 | Reincarnate | 3rd 2024 Pacific Classic (G1) | Stands for KTBA in South Korea |
| 14 | Kingsbarns | 1st 2024 Stephen Foster (G1) | Stands for $17,500 at Spendthrift |
| 15 | King Russell | 7th Alw (Nov. 14 at RP) | Worked 4f Thu. at OP |
| 16 | Verifying | 5th 2023 Perryville | Stands for $10,000 at Pleasant Acres |
| 17 | Jace's Road | 3rd Clm (Dec. 12 at TP) | Retired to owner's farm |
| 18 | Cyclone Mischief | 1st Alw OC (Jan. 26 at GP) | Stands at Don Florentino in Argentina |
| SCR | Continuar | 14th Galaxy Stakes | No works since last race |
| SCR | Forte | 4th 2023 Travers (G1) | Stands for $35,000 at Spendthrift |
| SCR | Lord Miles | 9th Alw OC (Oct. 26, 2024 at BAQ) | No works since last race |
| SCR | Practical Move | 1st Alw OC (Oct. 6 at SA) | Deceased |
| SCR | Skinner | 4th Alw OC (April 19 at KEE) | No works since last race |
2022 Kentucky Derby
Rattle N Roll continues to show class and durability. He ended his 6-year-old year with a score in the Tinsel Stakes at Oaklawn on Dec. 20. Sent off the odds-on favorite in the 1 1/8-mile dirt race, Rattle N Roll settled in last early but found his trademark rally, finishing well to score by two lengths over Willy D's.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Strike | 5th 2023 Alysheba (G2) | Stands for $6,500 at Irish Hill & Dutchess Views |
| 2 | Epicenter | DNF 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $25,000 at Ashford |
| 3 | Zandon | 9th 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $7,500 at Spendthrift |
| 4 | Simplification | 5th 2023 Ghostzapper (G3) | Stands for $6,500 at Pleasant Acres |
| 5 | Mo Donegal | 1st 2022 Belmont | Stands for $5,000 at Spendthrift |
| 6 | Barber Road | 7th Alw OC (Feb. 17, 2024 at GP) | Retired as John Ortiz barn pony |
| 7 | Tawny Port | 9th Breeders' Cup Turf | No works since last race |
| 8 | Smile Happy | 4th 2024 Ben Ali (G3) | Retired through Secretariat Center |
| 9 | Tiz the Bomb | 8th Str Alw (Dec. 14, 2024 at TAM) | Worked 4f May 9 at GP |
| 10 | Zozos | 6th Alw OC (July 26, 2024 at SAR) | Stands for $2,500 at Equistar Training and Breeding Center |
| 11 | Classic Causeway | 11th 2024 Ky. Downs Preview Turf Cup | Stands for $6,500 at Crestwood |
| 12 | Taiba | 8th 2023 Saudi Cup (G1) | Stands for $25,000 at Spendthrift |
| 13 | Crown Pride | 4th Urawa Kinen | No works since last race |
| 14 | Happy Jack | 5th 2024 Pat O'Brien (G2) | Worked 5f July 20 at DMR |
| 15 | Messier | DNF 2024 Forty Niner (G3) | Stands for $5,000 at Rockridge Stud |
| 16 | White Abarrio | 4th Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) | Worked 4f Sun. at GP |
| 17 | Charge It | 10th 2024 Whitney (G1) | Stands for $12,500 at Gainesway |
| 18 | Cyberknife | 6th 2023 Pegasus World Cup (G1) | Stands for $15,000 at Spendthrift |
| 19 | Pioneer of Medina | 2nd 2023 Tenacious | Worked 4f Jan. 5, 2024 at FG |
| 20 | Summer Is Tomorrow | 20th 2022 Kentucky Derby | Deceased |
| SCR | Ethereal Road | 4th Clm (June 19 at CD) | No works since last race |
| SCR | Rattle N Roll | 1st Tinsel | Worked 4f Sat. at FG |
2021 Kentucky Derby
Like the King returned to the track Dec. 26 for his first race in five months. Making his first start since moving from the Mark Casse barn to Jose D'Angelo's shedrow, he tracked midfield early in the allowance-optional claimer at a mile on the grass, but flattened out to finish seventh and last, 11 1/4 miles behind winner One Stripe.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandaloun | 4th 2022 San Diego Handicap (G2) | Stands for $10,000 at Juddmonte |
| 2 | Hot Rod Charlie | 6th 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for ¥1.5 million at Shadai Stallion Station |
| 3 | Essential Quality | 3rd 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $25,000 at Darley America |
| 4 | O Besos | 1st St. Matthews | Stands for $2,000 at Roja Loca Ranch |
| 5 | Midnight Bourbon | 5th 2022 Dubai World Cup (G1) | Deceased |
| 6 | Keepmeinmind | 3rd 2022 Woodward (G1) | Stands for $5,000 at Sequel N.Y. |
| 7 | Helium | 2nd, Clm (March 25 at PRX) | No works since last race |
| 8 | Known Agenda | 4th 2021 Belmont | Stands for $5,000 at Spendthrift |
| 9 | Highly Motivated | 2nd 2022 Philip H. Iselin (G3) | Stands for $7,500 at Airdrie |
| 10 | Sainthood | 5th 2021 Belmont Derby (G1) | No works since last race |
| 11 | Like the King | 7th Alw OC (Dec. 26 at GP) | No works since last race |
| 12 | Bourbonic | 5th 2023 Salvator Mile (G3) | Sold to stand at Rancho Natoches, Mexico |
| 13 | Hidden Stash | 5th Alw OC (Feb. 28 at TP) | No works since last race |
| 14 | Brooklyn Strong | 4th Clm (June 18 at DEL) | No works since last race |
| 15 | Super Stock | 2nd Alw OC (Feb. 11, 2023 at OP) | Stands for $2,500 at Leadem Farm |
| 16 | Rock Your World | 9th 2021 Twilight Derby (G2) | Stands for $7,500 at Spendthrift |
| 17 | Dynamic One | 5th Ben Ali (G3) | Retired to New Vocations |
| 18 | Soup and Sandwich | 10th Alw OC (Oct. 23, 2022 at WO) | Retired to owner's farm |
| 19 | Medina Spirit | 2nd 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic | Deceased |
2020 Kentucky Derby
No one from the 2020 Kentucky Derby field has raced since Enforceable's tilt at the Gran Premio Latinoamericano (G1) in October, but two horse from the field have moved – coincidentally, to the same stud farm – for the 2026 breeding season. Max Player now stands for a $3,000 fee at Mountain Springs in Pennsylvania. Ny Traffic has also moved to Mountain Springs, where he stands for a $3,500 stud fee.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authentic | 1st 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $15,000 at Spendthrift |
| 2 | Tiz the Law | 6th 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $40,000 at Ashford |
| 3 | Mr. Big News | 7th Alw OC (Dec. 10, 2023 at FG) | No works since last race |
| 4 | Honor A. P. | 4th 2020 Kentucky Derby | Stands for $7,500 at Lane's End |
| 5 | Max Player | DNF Alw OC (Feb. 25, 2023 at OP) | Stands for $3,000 at Mountain Springs |
| 6 | Storm The Court | 9th Alw OC (Nov. 17, 2024 at DMR) | Stands for $2,500 at Eclipse |
| 7 | Enforceable | 12th Gran Premio Latinoamericano (G1) | No works since last race |
| 8 | Ny Traffic | 3rd 2023 Harlan's Holiday (G3) | Stands for $3,500 at Mountain Springs |
| 9 | Necker Island | 4th 2024 Louisville Thoroughbred Society | Stands for $3,000 at Breakway |
| 10 | Major Fed | 6th Clm (May 26, 2024 at CD) | No works since last race |
| 11 | Sole Volante | 10th Alw OC (Jan. 28, 2023 at GP) | No works since last race |
| 12 | Winning Impression | 3rd Alw (Nov. 12, 2020 at CD) | Deceased |
| 13 | Money Moves | 1st Alw OC (Oct. 23, 2020 at BEL) | Retrained at New Vocations |
| 14 | Attachment Rate | 7th Alw OC (Feb. 21, 2022 at OP) | Worked 3f Dec. 17, 2022 at OP |
| 15 | South Bend | 5th Alw OC (Sept. 14, 2024 at WO) | Worked 4f Feb. 22 at OTC |