Road to Kentucky Derby 2023: Standings after 15 points preps
Five horses were added to the Kentucky Derby 2023 leaderboard after Saturday's Grade 3 Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park.
The winner, Rocket Can, picked up 20 points and joined the leaderboard at No. 3. The second- through fifth-place finishers picked up 8-6-4-2 points, respectively. They are, in order, Shadow Dragon, West Coast Cowboy, Legacy Isle and Il Miracolo.
None of the horses had earned qualifying points before Saturday's race.
Another points prep on Saturday was the Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita, where all four entrants were trained by Bob Baffert. Because of his suspension by Churchill Downs Inc., horses he trains are ineligible for Derby qualifying points. Unless Baffert wins his legal effort to have that suspension overturned, his must be transferred to other trainers by Feb. 28 to be eligible for Derby points.
The Withers (G3), another points prep, was scheduled for Saturday at Aqueduct but was canceled because of winter weather. That race now will be held this coming Saturday.
Other points races on Saturday are the Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs and the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields.
Here is the complete, updated Kentucky Derby leaderboard.
| Horse | Points | Trainer | Earnings * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Forte | 40 | Todd Pletcher | $1,545,650 |
| 2. Instant Coffee | 32 | Brad Cox | $385,065 |
| 3. Rocket Can | 20 | Bill Mott | $150,350 |
| 4. Curly Jack | 17 | Tom Amoss | $348,120 |
| 5. Blazing Sevens | 16 | Chad Brown | $411,000 |
| 6. Jace's Road | 15 | Brad Cox | $100,350 |
| 7. Red Route One | 13 | Steve Asmussen | $219,375 |
| 8. Victory Formation | 10 | Brad Cox | $152,750 |
| 9. Dubyhnell | 10 | Danny Gargan | $137,500 |
| 10. Practical Move | 10 | Tim Yakteen | $132,000 |
| 11. Lugan Knight | 10 | Michael McCarthy | $82,500 |
| 12. Two Phil's | 8 | Larry Rivelli | $195,850 |
| 13. Arctic Arrogance | 8 | Linda Rice | $80,000 |
| 14. Shadow Dragon | 8 | Bill Mott | $48,500 |
| 15. Denington | 8 | Kenny McPeek | $43,110 |
| 16. Hayes Strike | 7 | Kenny McPeek | $95,750 |
| 17. Confidence Game | 7 | Keith Desormeaux | $28,730 |
| 18. Frosted Departure | 6 | Kenny McPeek | $207,112 |
| 19. West Coast Cowboy | 6 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | $24,250 |
| 20. Verifying | 4 | Brad Cox | $140,000 |
| 21. Loggins | 4 | Brad Cox | $106,500 |
| 22. Honed | 4 | Kenny McPeek | $65,700 |
| 23. Angel of Empire | 4 | Brad Cox | $47,000 |
| 24. Legacy Isle | 4 | Rohan Crichton | $40,325 |
| 25. Raise Cain | 4 | Ben Colebrook | $39,750 |
| 26. Sun Thunder | 4 | Kenny McPeek | $35,250 |
| 27. Gulfport | 3 | Steve Asmussen | $267,070 |
| 28. Tuskegee Airmen | 3 | John Servis | $90,000 |
| 29. Andiamo a Firenze | 3 | Kelly Breen | $57,000 |
| 30. Echo Again | 3 | Steve Asmussen | $46,625 |
| 31. Determinedly | 3 | Mark Casse | $20,500 |
| 32. General Banker | 3 | James Feraro | $18,000 |
| 33. Packs A Wahlop | 2 | Jeff Mullins | $196,000 |
| 34. Western Ghent | 2 | D. Wayne Lukas | $35,110 |
| 35. Gunflash | 2 | Karl Broberg | $24,000 |
| 36. Quick to Accuse | 2 | Horacio De Paz | $15,000 |
| 37. Il Miracolo | 2 | Antonio Sano | $12,535 |
| 38. Tall Boy | 2 | Leandro Mora | $12,000 |
| 39. Neural Network | 2 | Chad Brown | $9,000 |
| 40. Bromley | 2 | Paulo Lobo | $4,000 |
| 41. Andthewinnneris | 1 | Wayne Catalano | $248,363 |
| 42. Campfire Creed | 1 | Danny Pish | $77,000 |
| 43. How Did He Do That | 1 | Steve Asmussen | $50,400 |
| 44. Midnight Trouble | 1 | Peter Walder | $35,000 |
| 45. Man Child | 1 | Ryan Hanson | $30,000 |
| 46. Champions Dream | 1 | Danny Gargan | $20,000 |
| * Non-restricted stakes |