Road to the 2022 Kentucky Derby: Points standings after 13 races
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It was a busy Saturday for Kentucky Derby prep races across the country. With New Year's Day qualifiers in the Jerome at Aqueduct, Smarty Jones at Oaklawn and Sham at Santa Anita, several horses entered the list of contenders with points for the 2022 Run for the Roses.
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The next Derby prep is set for Jan. 22, the Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, which is a 10-4-2-1 points race. Note that horses trained by Bob Baffert are ineligible to earn Derby points.
| Date | Race | Track | Distance | 1st-4th (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 18 | Iroquois | CD | 1 1/16 miles | Major General (10), Tough to Tame (4), Red Knobs (2), Bourbon Heist (1) |
| Oct. 1 | American Pharoah | SA | 1 1/16 miles | Corniche (0), Pappacap (4), Oviatt Class (2), Rockefeller (0) |
| Oct. 2 | Champagne | BEL | One mile | Jack Christopher (10), Commandperformance (4), Wit (2), My Prankster (1) |
| Oct. 9 | Breeders' Futurity | KEE | 1 1/16 miles | Rattle N Roll (10), Double Thunder (4), Classic Causeway (2), American Sanctuary (1) |
| Nov. 5 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | DMR | 1 1/16 miles | Corniche (0), Pappacap (8), Giant Game (4), Commandperformance (2) |
| Nov. 27 | Kentucky Jockey Club | CD | 1 1/16 miles | Smile Happy (10), Classic Causeway (4), White Abarrio (2), Ben Diesel (1) |
| Dec. 4 | Remsen | AQU | 1 1/8 miles | Mo Donegal (10), Zandon (4), Midnight Chrome (2), Mr Jefferson (1) |
| Dec. 11 | Los Alamitos Futurity | LRC | 1 1/16 miles | Slow Down Andy (10), Messier (0), Barossa (0), Durante (1) |
| Dec. 17 | Springboard Mile | RP | One mile | Make It Big (10), Osbourne (4), Concept (0), Classic Moment (0) |
| Dec. 26 | Gun Runner | FG | 1 1/16 miles | Epicenter (10), Tejano Twist (4), Surfer Dude (2), Kevin's Folly (1) |
| Jan. 1 | Jerome | AQU | One mile | Courvoisier (10), Smarten UP (4), Cooke Creek (2), Unbridled Bomber (1) |
| Jan. 1 | Smarty Jones | OP | One mile | Dash Attack (10), Barber Road (4), Ignitis (2), Kavod (1) |
| Jan. 1 | Sham | SA | One mile | Newgrange (0), Rockefeller (0), Oviatt Class (2), Mackinnon (1) |
Pappacap still leads the Derby points standings with 12. He will make his next start in the Lecomte.
Among the newcomers to the points list this week is Dash Attack, who won the Smarty Jones for trainer Kenny McPeek. Jerome winner Courvoisier also made his debut in the standings in 10th place for trainer Kelly Breen.
| Rank | Horse | Points | Trainer | Stakes earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pappacap | 12 | Mark Casse | $538,000 |
| 2 | Rattle N Roll | 10 | Kenny McPeek | $300,000 |
| 3 | Jack Christopher | 10 | Chad Brown | $275,000 |
| 4 | Make It Big | 10 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | $240,000 |
| 5 | Smile Happy | 10 | Kenny McPeek | $234,410 |
| 6 | Slow Down Andy | 10 | Doug O'Neill | $180,000 |
| 7 | Major General | 10 | Todd Pletcher | $177,525 |
| 8 | Dash Attack | 10 | Kenny McPeek | $150,000 |
| 9 | Mo Donegal | 10 | Todd Pletcher | $137,500 |
| 10 | Courvoisier | 10 | Kelly Breen | $82,500 |
| 11 | Epicenter | 10 | Steve Asmussen | $60,000 |
| 12 | Commandperformance | 6 | Todd Pletcher | $200,000 |
| 13 | Classic Causeway | 6 | Brian Lynch | $126,100 |
| 14 | Double Thunder | 4 | Todd Pletcher | $320,350 |
| 15 | Giant Game | 4 | Dale Romans | $180,000 |
| 16 | Tejano Twist | 4 | Bret Calhoun | $177,070 |
| 17 | Oviatt Class | 4 | Keith Desormeaux | $98,000 |
| 18 | Barber Road | 4 | John Ortiz | $89,700 |
| 19 | Osbourne | 4 | Ron Moquett | $80,000 |
| 20 | Tough to Tame | 4 | Chris Davis | $57,750 |
| 21 | Zandon | 4 | Chad Brown | $50,000 |
| 22 | Smarten Up | 4 | Alfredo Velazquez | $30,000 |
| 23 | Wit | 2 | Todd Pletcher | $202,500 |
| 24 | Cooke Creek | 2 | Jeremiah O'Dwyer | $78,000 |
| 25 | White Abarrio | 2 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | $38,050 |
| 26 | Midnight Chrome | 2 | Tyler Servis | $32,500 |
| 27 | Red Knobs | 2 | Dale Romans | $32,375 |
| 28 | Ignitis | 2 | Wayne Lukas | $27,500 |
| 29 | Surfer Dude | 2 | Dallas Stewart | $10,000 |
| 30 | Mackinnon | 1 | Doug O'Neill | $276,000 |
| 31 | Kavod | 1 | Chris Hartman | $161,000 |
| 32 | American Sanctuary | 1 | Chris Davis | $104,600 |
| 33 | Kevin's Folly | 1 | Tom Amoss | $41,250 |
| 34 | My Prankster | 1 | Todd Pletcher | $30,000 |
| 35 | Ben Diesel | 1 | Dallas Stewart | $19,650 |
| 36 | Durante | 1 | Doug O'Neill | $18,000 |
| 37 | Mr Jefferson | 1 | Mike Trombetta | $16,500 |
| 38 | Bourbon Heist | 1 | Ian Wilkes | $14,438 |
| 39 | Unbridled Bomber | 1 | Jim Ryerson | $9,000 |
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