Kentucky Derby 2023 - Road to the Derby
Kentucky Derby 2023 will be run for the 149th time on Saturday, May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Effective for the 2023 road to the Derby, horses finishing in 5th place will earn Derby points. The updated race schedule and point values are below.
Once again, horses trained by any individual suspended from racing in the Kentucky Derby cannot earn points to the race. Continuing from 2021, preps in California, New York, Florida and Kentucky will be run without Lasix. Horses who do run on the medication will not receive Derby points. Those horses are designated with a [*] in the chart.
The following are results of each prep race and points earned. The table will be updated reflecting any changes to the schedule.
| Date | Race | Track | Distance | 1st (points) | 2nd (points) | 3rd (points) | 4th (points) | 5th (points) |
| Sept. 17 | Iroquois | Churchill Downs | 1 mile | (10) Curly Jack | (4) Honed | (3) Jace's Road | (2) Hayes Strike | (1) Confidence Game |
| Oct. 1 | Champagne | Belmont at AQ | 1 1/16 miles | (10) Blazing Sevens | (4) Verifying | (3) Gulfport | (2) Andiamo a Firenze | (1) Champions Dream |
| Oct. 8 | American Pharoah | Santa Anita | 1 1/16 miles | Cave Rock | National Treasure | Hejazi | Gandolfini | (1) Man Child |
| Oct. 8 | Breeders' Futurity | Keeneland | 11/16 miles | (10) Forte | (4) Loggins | (3) Red Route One | (2) Instant Coffee | Newgate |
| Nov. 4 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | Keeneland | 1 1/16 miles | (30) Forte | Cave Rock | National Treasure | (6) Blazing Sevens | (3) Curly Jack |
| Nov. 26 | Kentucky Jockey Club | Churchill Downs | 1 1/16 miles | (10) Instant Coffee | (4) Curly Jack | (3) Hayes Strike | (2) Red Route One | (1) Denington |
| Dec. 3 | Remsen | Aqueduct | 1 1/8 miles | (10) Dubyuhnell | (4) Arctic Arrogance | (3) Tuskegee Airmen | (2) Quick to Accuse | (1) Midnight Trouble |
| Dec. 17 | Los Alamitos Futurity | Los Alamitos | 1 1/16 miles | Practical Move (10) | Carmel Road | Fort Bragg | Tall Boy (2) | Arabian Lion |
| Dec. 17 | Springboard Mile | Remington Park | 1 mile | *Wildatlanticstorm | *Giant Mischief | Echo Again (3) | Gunflash (2) | Campfire Creed (1) |
| Dec. 26 | Gun Runner | Fair Grounds | 1 1/16 miles | Jace's Road (10) | Raise Cain (4) | Determinedly (3) | Hayes Strike (2) | Andthewinneris (1) |
| Jan. 1 | Smarty Jones | Oaklawn Park | 1 mile | Victory Formation (10) | Angel of Empire (4) | Denington (3) | Western Ghent (2) | How Did He Do That (1) |
| Jan. 7 | Jerome | Aqueduct | 1 mile | Lugan Knight (10) | Arctic Arrogance (4) | General Banker (3) | Neural Network (2) | Andiamo a Firenze (1) |
| Jan. 8 | Sham | Santa Anita | 1 mile | Reincarnate | Newgate | National Treasure | Packs a Wahlop (2) | Spun Intended |
| Jan. 21 | Lecomte | Fair Grounds | 1 1/16 miles | Instant Coffee (20) | Two Phil's (8) | Confidence Game (6) | Denington (4) | Bromley (2) |
| Jan. 28 | Southwest | Oaklawn Park | 1 1/16 miles | Arabian Knight | Red Route One (8) | Frosted Departure (6) | Sun Thunder (4) | Jace's Road (2) |
| Feb. 4 | Holy Bull | Gulfstream Park | 1 1/16 miles | Rocket Can (20) | Shadow Dragon (8) | West Coast Cowboy (6) | Legacy Isle (4) | Il Miracolo (2) |
| Rescheduled to Feb. 11 | Withers | Aqueduct | 1 1/8 miles | Hit Show (20) | Arctic Arrogance (8) | General Banker (6) | Andiamo a Firenze (4) | Prove Right (2) |
| Feb. 4 | Robert B. Lewis | Santa Anita | 1 1/16 miles | Newgate | Hard to Figure | Worcester | Arabian Lion | |
| Feb. 11 | Sam F. Davis | Tampa Bay Downs | 1 1/16 miles | Litigate (20) | Groveland (8) | Classic Car Wash (6) | Classic Legacy (4) | Zydeceaux (2) |
| Feb. 11 | El Camino Real | Golden Gate | 1 1/8 miles (AW) | Chasing Chaos (10) | Gilmore | Harcyn | Passarando | Nullabor |
| Mar. 4 | Battaglia Memorial | Turfway Park | 1 1/16 miles (AW) | Congruent (20) | Scoobie Quando (8) | Bromley (6) | Moon Landing (4) | Miranda Rights (2) |
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| Feb. 18 | Risen Star | Fair Grounds | 1 1/8 miles | Angel of Empire (50) | Sun Thunder (20) | Two Phil's (15) | Tapit's Conquest (10) | Single Ruler (5) |
| Feb. 25 | Rebel | Oaklawn Park | 1 1/16 miles | Confidence Game (50) | Red Route One (20) | Reincarnate (15) | Verifying (10) | Bourbon Bash (5) |
| Mar. 4 | Fountain of Youth | Gulfstream Park | 1 1/16 miles | Forte (50) | Rocket Can (20) | Cyclone Mischief (15) | Mage (10) | Shadow Dragon (5) |
| Mar. 4 | Gotham | Aqueduct | 1 mile | Raise Cain (50) | Slip Mahoney (20) | General Banker (15) | Eyeing Clover (10) | Clear the Air (5) |
| Mar. 4 | San Felipe | Santa Anita | 1 1/16 miles | Practical Move (50) | Geaux Rocket Ride (20) | Skinner (15) | Hejazi (10) | Fort Bragg (5) |
| Mar. 11 | Tampa Bay Derby | Tampa Bay Downs | 1 1/16 miles | Tapit Trice (50) | Classic Car Wash (20) | Classic Legacy (15) | Prairie Hawk (10) | Lord Miles (5) |
| Mar. 25 | Jeff Ruby Steaks | Turfway Park | 1 1/8 miles (AW) | Two Phil's (100) | Major Dude (40) | Funtastic Again (30) | Wadsworth (20) | Maker's Candy (10) |
| Mar. 25 | Louisiana Derby | Fair Grounds | 1 3/16 miles | Kingsbarns (100) | Disarm (40) | Jace's Road (30) | Shopper's Revenge (20) | Sun Thunder (10) |
| Mar. 25 | UAE Derby | Meydan | 1 1/8 miles | Derma Sotogake (100) | Dura Erede (40) | Continuar (30) | Perriere (20) | Go Soldier Go |
| Mar. 26 | Sunland Derby | Sunland Park | 1 1/8 miles | Wild on Ice (50) | Low Expectations (20) | Henry Q | How Did He Do That (10) | One In Vermillion (5) |
| Apr. 1 | Florida Derby | Gulfstream Park | 1 1/8 miles | Forte (100) | Mage (40) | Cyclone Mischief (30) | Mr. Ripple (20) | Fort Bragg (10) |
| Apr. 1 | Arkansas Derby | Oaklawn Park | 1 1/8 miles | Angel of Empire (100) | King Russell (40) | Reincarnate (30) | Rocket Can (20) | Airtime (10) |
| Apr. 8 | Blue Grass | Keeneland | 1 1/8 miles | Tapit Trice (100) | Verifying (40) | Blazing Sevens (30) | Sun Thunder (20) | Raise Cain (10) |
| Apr. 8 | Santa Anita Derby | Santa Anita | 1 1/8 miles | Practical Move (100) | Mandarin Hero (40) | Skinner (30) | National Treasure (20) | One in Vermillion (10) |
| Apr. 8 | Wood Memorial | Aqueduct | 1 1/8 Miles | Lord Miles (100) | Hit Show (40) | Dreamlike (30) | Arctic Arrogance (20) | Classic Catch (10) |
| Apr. 15 | Lexington | Keeneland | 1 1/16 miles | First Mission (20) | Arabian Lion (8) | Disarm (6) | Denington (4) | Demolition Duke (2) |