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.
2023 Kentucky Derby
Three 2023 Kentucky Derby runners and one scratched horse are on track to race in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Third-place Angel of Empire, fifth-place Hit Show and seventh-place Tapit Trice are primed for the test of the champion, in addition to scratched morning-line favorite Forte.
Raise Cain, eighth in the run for the roses this year, also was expected to enter the Belmont. But trainer Ben Colebrook will enter Raise Cain in the Matt Winn (G3) instead, preferring the new 1 1/8-mile distance at Ellis Park.
In addition to Raise Cain, several others in the 2023 Kentucky Derby may enter the Matt Winn. King Russell, 15th in the Kentucky Derby, is probable. Possible horses include second-place Two Phil's, 11th-place Sun Thunder and 16th-place Verifying.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mage | 3rd Preakness | Aiming for Travers (G1) |
| 2 | Two Phil's | 2nd Kentucky Derby | Worked 5f May 28 at HAW |
| 3 | Angel of Empire | 3rd Kentucky Derby | Worked 5f Sat. at CD |
| 4 | Disarm | 4th Kentucky Derby | Worked 4f May 29 at CD |
| 5 | Hit Show | 5th Kentucky Derby | Worked 5f Sat. at CD |
| 6 | Derma Sotogake (JPN) | 6th Kentucky Derby | No works since last race |
| 7 | Tapit Trice | 7th Kentucky Derby | Worked 4f Sat. at BEL |
| 8 | Raise Cain | 8th Kentucky Derby | Worked 4f Sat. at KEE |
| 9 | Rocket Can | 9th Kentucky Derby | No works since last race |
| 10 | Confidence Game | 10th Kentucky Derby | No works since last race |
| 11 | Sun Thunder | 11th Kentucky Derby | No works since last race |
| 12 | Mandarin Hero (JPN) | 12th Kentucky Derby | No works since last race |
| 13 | Reincarnate | 13th Kentucky Derby | Worked 4f May 28 at CD |
| 14 | Kingsbarns | 14th Kentucky Derby | Worked 4f Sat. at BEL |
| 15 | King Russell | 15th Kentucky Derby | Worked 5f May 27 at CD |
| 16 | Verifying | 16th Kentucky Derby | Worked 5f Sun. at BEL |
| 17 | Jace's Road | 17th Kentucky Derby | No works since last race |
| 18 | Cyclone Mischief | 18th Kentucky Derby | No works since last race |
| SCR | Continuar | 3rd UAE Derby (G2) | Worked 4f April 26 at CD |
| SCR | Forte | 1st Florida Derby (G1) | Worked 5f Sat. at BEL |
| SCR | Lord Miles | 1st Wood (G1) | Worked 5f Mon. at GP |
| SCR | Practical Move | 1st Santa Anita Derby (G1) | Worked 4f April 28 at SA |
| SCR | Skinner | 3rd Santa Anita Derby (G1) | Worked 5f May 28 at SA |
2022 Kentucky Derby
Saturday's Blame (G3) at Churchill featured several familiar faces from the 2022 Kentucky Derby. Barber Road ran fourth, and Pioneer of Medina was sixth. The real star, however, was a horse who was scratched from the 2022 Kentucky Derby, Rattle N Roll. He returned two weeks after winning the Pimlico Special (G3) and finished tenaciously to win by 1 1/4 lengths.
Classic Causeway also raced Saturday at Churchill in the Arlington (G3) on grass. He stalked the pace before flattening out to finish fourth, 2 1/4 lengths behind winner Set Piece.
Taiba had been pointed to Saturday's Met Mile (G1), though after a work Friday trainer Bob Baffert decided to remove him from consideration for that race and instead point him to a summer campaign at Del Mar.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Strike | 5th Alysheba (G2) | No works since last race |
| 2 | Epicenter | DNF Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $45,000 at Ashford |
| 3 | Zandon | 2nd Westchester (G3) | Worked 4f Sat. at BEL |
| 4 | Simplification | 5th Ghostzapper | No works since last race |
| 5 | Mo Donegal | 1st 2022 Belmont | Stands for $20,000 at Spendthrift |
| 6 | Barber Road | 4th Blame (G3) | No works since last race |
| 7 | Tawny Port | 7th Ben Ali | Worked 4f Fri. at SAR |
| 8 | Smile Happy | 1st Alysheba (G1) | Worked 4f Sat. at CD |
| 9 | Tiz the Bomb | 5th Louisville (G3) | No works since last race |
| 10 | Zozos | 1st Knicks Go Overnight | Worked 4f Sun. at CD |
| 11 | Classic Causeway | 4th Arlington (G3) | Worked 4f Sun. at CD |
| 12 | Taiba | 8th Saudi Cup (G1) | Worked 7f Fri. at SA |
| 13 | Crown Pride | 5th Dubai World Cup (G1) | No works since last race |
| 14 | Happy Jack | 2nd AlwOC (May 14, CD) | Worked 4f Sat. at KEE |
| 15 | Messier | 4th San Pasqual (G2) | Worked 3f Sun. at WO |
| 16 | White Abarrio | 1st AlwOC (March 4, GP) | Worked 5f May 30 at BEL |
| 17 | Charge It | 5th Oaklawn Handicap (G2) | Worked 4f Sat. at BEL |
| 18 | Cyberknife | 6th Pegasus World Cup (G1) | Stands for $30,000 at Spendthrift |
| 19 | Pioneer of Medina | 6th Blame (G3) | Worked 4f Fri. at CD |
| 20 | Summer Is Tomorrow | 20th Kentucky Derby | No works since last race |
| SCR | Ethereal Road | 5th Alw OC (Nov. 4 at KEE) | Worked 4f Mon. at Ellis |
| SCR | Rattle N Roll | 1st Blame (G3) | No works since last race |
2021 Kentucky Derby
Like the King returned in a conditioned allowance optional claiming race May 28 at Woodbine, going 1 1/16 miles on the grass. He tracked 3 1/2 lengths off the pace through the early stages, chased on evenly and finished fourth behind Gaston, beaten 3 1/4 lengths.
Brooklyn Strong raced May 29 in the Commentator, a New York-bred stakes at 1 1/16 miles on the Belmont dirt. He settled toward the rear and did not find a rally in the lane, finishing 11th in the field of 12. Brooklyn Strong crossed the wire 17 3/4 lengths behind New York-bred mainstay Bankit.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandaloun | 4th San Diego Handicap (G2) | Stands for $25,000 at Juddmonte |
| 2 | Hot Rod Charlie | 6th Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for ¥2 million at Shadai Stallion Station |
| 3 | Essential Quality | 3rd 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $75,000 at Darley America |
| 4 | O Besos | 5th Breeders' Cup Sprint | Worked 4f May 25 at CD |
| 5 | Midnight Bourbon | 5th Dubai World Cup (G1) | Deceased |
| 6 | Keepmeinmind | 3rd Woodward (G1) | Stands for $6,500 at Sequel N.Y. |
| 7 | Helium | 5th AlwOC (April 26, TAM) | Worked 5f May 31 at DEL |
| 8 | Known Agenda | 4th 2021 Belmont | Stands for $10,000 at Spendthrift |
| 9 | Highly Motivated | 2nd 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 | 4th AlwOC (May 28, WO) | No works since last race |
| 12 | Bourbonic | 5th AlwOC (May 11, BEL) | Worked 4f Fri. at MTH |
| 13 | Hidden Stash | 3rd AlwOC (May 19, CD) | Worked 4f Thu. at KEE |
| 14 | Brooklyn Strong | 11th Commentator | No works since last race |
| 15 | Super Stock | 2nd AlwOC (Feb. 11 at OP) | No works since last race |
| 16 | Rock Your World | 9th 2021 Twilight Derby (G2) | Stands for $10,000 at Spendthrift |
| 17 | Dynamic One | 6th Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) | Worked 3f March 24 at FAI |
| 18 | Soup and Sandwich | 10th Alw OC (Oct. 23 at WO) | No works since last race |
| 19 | Medina Spirit | 2nd 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic | Deceased |
2020 Kentucky Derby
Major Fed made the first start of his 6-year-old season May 27 at Churchill Downs. Going a mile on the dirt against third-level allowance foes, he tracked the pace before proving no match for the leading pair and losing show late. He finished fourth, 8 1/4 lengths behind winner Three Technique.
Storm the Court, the champion juvenile male of 2019, recently returned to the work tab for the first time this year. He drilled four furlongs on May 23 at Keeneland, then worked another four there on May 31. In his last start, Storm the Court finished fifth in the Tokyo City Cup (G3) on Oct. 2.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authentic | 1st 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $70,000 at Spendthrift |
| 2 | Tiz the Law | 6th 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $30,000 at Ashford |
| 3 | Mr. Big News | 4th Alw OC (Sept. 17, 2021, CD) | Worked 6f May 30 at KEE |
| 4 | Honor A. P. | 4th 2020 Kentucky Derby | Stands for $15,000 at Lane's End |
| 5 | Max Player | DNF AlwOC (Feb. 25, OP) | Worked 4f May 5 at CDT |
| 6 | Storm The Court | 5th Tokyo City Cup (G3) | Worked 4f May 31 at KEE |
| 7 | Enforceable | 8th AlwOC (April 15, 2022, KEE) | Worked 4f June 19 at WO |
| 8 | Ny Traffic | 4th John Morrissey Handicap | Worked 3f May 28 at GP |
| 9 | Necker Island | 4th AlwOC (April 15, OP) | Worked 4f Sat. at CD |
| 10 | Major Fed | 4th AlwOC (May 27, CD) | No works since last race |
| 11 | Sole Volante | 10th AlwOC (Jan. 28, GP) | No works since last race |
| 12 | Winning Impression | 3rd Alw (Nov. 12, 2020, CD) | Deceased |
| 13 | Money Moves | 1st Alw OC (Oct. 23, 2020, BEL) | Retrained at New Vocations |
| 14 | Attachment Rate | 7th Alw OC (Feb. 21, 2022 at OP) | Worked 3f Dec. 17 at OP |
| 15 | South Bend | 5th, Harlan's Holiday (G3) | No works since last race |
2019 Kentucky Derby
After a winter-spring campaign at Turf Paradise, Gray Magician has begun summer racing at Canterbury Park. He returned to the track Saturday in a 6 1/2-furlong starter-optional claiming dirt sprint. He disputed a quick early pace with eventual last-place finisher Linchtown, and though he could not keep up with the late-running winner Reckoning Day, Gray Magician chased on for a clear second, 3 1/2 lengths behind the winner.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Country House | 1st 2019 Kentucky Derby | Stands for $7,500 at Darby Dan |
| 2 | Code of Honor | 5th 2021 Cigar Mile | Deceased |
| 3 | Tacitus | 4th 2021 Lukas Classic (G3) | Stands for $10,000 at Taylor Made |
| 4 | Improbable | 2nd 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $25,000 at WinStar |
| 5 | Game Winner | 1st 2019 Los Alamitos Derby (G3) | Stands for $30,000 at Lane's End |
| 6 | Master Fencer | 4th 2021 Hakusan Daishoten | |
| 7 | War of Will | 9th 2020 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Stands for $25,000 at Claiborne |
| 8 | Plus Que Parfait | 10th Jebel Ali Mile (G3) | |
| 9 | Win Win Win | 1st 2020 Forego (G1) | Stands for $5,000 at Ocala Stud |
| 10 | Cutting Humor | 5th 2020 Mineshaft (G3) | Stands for $1,500 at McDowell Farm |
| 11 | By My Standards | 5th 2021 Whitney (G1) | Stands for $5,000 at Spendthrift |
| 12 | Vekoma | 1st 2020 Metropolitan Handicap (G1) | Stands for $15,000 at Spendthrift |
| 13 | Bodexpress | 1st 2020 Clark (G1) | Stands for $5,000 at Barton Thoroughbreds |
| 14 | Tax | 2nd Challenger (G3) | Worked 4f May 27 at SAR |
| 15 | Roadster | 8th 2022 Buckland | No works since last race |
| 16 | Long Range Toddy | 9th Commonwealth (G3) | Worked 4f May 27 at GP |
| 17 | Maximum Security | 5th 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic | Stands for $10,000 at Ashford |
| 18 | Spinoff | 4th 2020 Woodward (G1) | No works since June 6, 2021 |
| 19 | Gray Magician | 2nd StrOC (Sat, CBY) | No works since last race |
