Kentucky Derby Prep Races

Derby Prep Race Schedule

Here are the prep races for the 135th Kentucky Derby.


Date Race Racetrack Grade Dist Purse Win Place Show
1/3 Spectacular Bid Gulfstream 6 furlongs $100,000 Notonthesamepage You Luckie Man Bee Cee Cee
1/3 Count Fleet Aqueduct 1 mile 70 yards $65,000 Haynesfield Jess Not Jesse Mike From Queens
1/10 Lecomte Fair Grounds III 1 mile $100,000 Friesan Fire Patena Au Moon
1/17 San Rafael Santa Anita III 1 mile $100,000 The Pamplemousse Square Eddie Ryehill Dreamer
1/17 Pasco Tampa Bay Downs 7 furlongs $75,000 Musket Man General Quarters Miles and Miles
1/17 California Derby Golden Gate 1 1/16 miles $100,000 Chocolate Candy Axel Foley Merus Miami
1/19 Smarty Jones Oaklawn 6 furlongs $50,000 Flat Out Silver Bayer Gresham
1/30 Hutcheson Gulfstream II 7 furlongs $150,000 Capt. Candyman Can Hello Broadway Bee Cee Cee
1/31 Holy Bull Gulfstream III 1 1/8 miles $150,000 Saratoga Sinner Bears Rocket West Side Bernie
2/7 Robert B Lewis Santa Anita II 1 1/16 miles $200,000 Pioneerof the Nile Papa Clem I Want Revenge
2/7 Risen Star Fair Grounds III 1 1/16 miles $200,000 Friesan Fire Flying Pegasus Uno Mas
2/7 Whirlaway Aqueduct 1 1/16 miles $100,000 Haynesfield Cellar Dweller Mike from Queens
2/21 Turf Paradise Derby Turf Paradise 1 1/16 miles $100,000 Mayor Marv Hidden Bounty Just Jebicah
2/14 Sam F. Davis Tampa Bay Downs III 1 1/16 miles $225,000 General Quarters Sumo Musket Man
2/14 El Camino Real Golden Gate Fields III 1 1/8 miles $200,000 Chocolate Candy Massone Rendezvous
2/16 San Vicente Santa Anita II 7 furlongs $150,000 Evita Argentina Leedstheway Gato Go Win
2/16 Southwest Oaklawn III 1 mile $250,000 Old Fashioned Silver City Buzzin And Dreamin
2/28 Fountain of Youth Gulfstream II 1 mile $250,000 Quality Road Theregoesjojo Beethoven
2/28 Sham Santa Anita III 1 1/8 miles $200,000 The Pamplemousse Take the Points Mr. Hot Stuff
2/28 John Battaglia Memorial Turfway Park 1 1/16 miles $100,000 Proceed Bee Parade Clown Toccet Rocket
2/28 Borderland Derby Sunland Park 1 1/16 miles $100,000 Scorewithcater Mine That Bird Smokin Legend
3/7 Gotham Aqueduct III 1 1/16 miles $250,000 I Want Revenge Imperial Council Mr. Fantasy
3/14 Louisiana Derby Fair Grounds II 1 1/16 miles $600,000 Friesan Fire Papa Clem Terrain
3/14 San Felipe Santa Anita II 1 1/16 miles $200,000 Pioneerof the Nile Feisty Suances Jeranimo
3/14 Rebel Oaklawn II 1 1/16 miles $300,000 Win Willy Old Fashioned Poltergeist
3/14 Tampa Bay Derby Tampa Bay Downs III 1 1/16 miles $300,000 Musket Man Join in the Dance Justdontcallmejeri
3/18 Kempton Challenge Kempton, GB 1 1/8 miles $150,000 Mafaaz Spring of Fame Sohcahtoa
3/21 Lanes End Turfway Park II 1 1/8 miles $500,000 Hold Me Back Flying Private Proceed Bee
3/21 Rushaway Turfway Park 1 1/16 miles $100,000 Cliffy's Future Ziegfeld Toccet Rocket
3/28 Florida Derby Gulfstream I 1 1/8 miles $750,000 Quality Road Dunkirk Theregoesjojo
3/28 Swale Gulfstream II 7 furlongs $200,000 This Ones for Phil Big Drama Custom for Carlos
3/28 UAE Derby Nad Al Sheba II 1 1/8 miles $2,000,000 Regal Ransom Desert Party Soy Libriano
3/28 San Miguel Santa Anita 6 furlongs $70,000 Triumphant Flight Charlie's Moment Turk
3/29 Sunland Derby Sunland Park 1 1/8 miles $800,000 Kelly Leak Mythical Power Scorewithcater
4/4 Santa Anita Derby Santa Anita I 1 1/8 miles $750,000 Pioneer of the Nile Chocolate Candy Mr. Hot Stuff
4/4 Wood Memorial Aqueduct I 1 1/8 miles $750,000 I Want Revenge West Side Bernie Just a Coincidence
4/4 Illinois Derby Hawthorne II 1 1/8 miles $500,000 Musket Man Giant Oak His Greatness
4/4 Bay Shore Aqueduct III 7 furlongs $200,000 Capt. Candyman Can Taqarub Yano
4/11 Blue Grass Keeneland I 1 1/8 miles $750,000 General Quarters Hold Me Back Massone
4/11 Arkansas Derby Oaklawn II 1 1/8 miles $1,000,000 Papa Clem Old Fashioned Summer Bird
4/18 Lexington Keeneland II 1 1/16 miles $325,000 Advice Conservative Square Eddie
4/25 Derby Trial Churchill Downs III 1 mile $100,000 Hull Kensei Checklist
4/25 Withers Aqueduct III 1 mile $150,000 Mr. Fantasy This Ones For Phil Gone Astray
5/2 Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs I 1 1/4 miles $2,000,000

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