The Kentucky Derby 2023 leaderboard has a new No. 2 after Instant Coffee's win in the Grade 3 Lecomte on Saturday at Fair Grounds.
Picking up 20 points for the win, the Brad Cox trainee now has 38, second only to Forte's 40.
Two Phil's made his first appearance in the standings after earnings 8 points for his second-place finish in the Lecomte. Confidence Game, who came in third, got 6 points and moved to 14th from last place. Denington gained 4 points for his fourth-place finish and now has 8, putting him in 12th place. And fifth-place finisher Bromely picked up 2 points, joining the leaderboard at No. 33.
The next Derby points prep is the Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn on Saturday. The following weekend brings three points preps, the Withers (G3) at Aqueduct, the Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream and the Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita. All offer 20-8-6-4-2 points to the winner.
Bob Baffert's Arabian Knight is considered possible for the Robert B. Lewis, but his runners are ineligible for Derby points because of his suspension from Churchill Downs.
| Horse | Points | Trainer | Earnings * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Forte | 40 | Todd Pletcher | $1,545,650 |
| 2. Instant Coffee | 32 | Brad Cox | $385,065 |
| 3. Curly Jack | 17 | Tom Amoss | $348,120 |
| 4. Blazing Sevens | 16 | Chad Brown | $411,000 |
| 5. Jace's Road | 13 | Brad Cox | $89,100 |
| 6. Victory Formation | 10 | Brad Cox | $152,750 |
| 7. Dubyhnell | 10 | Danny Gargan | $137,500 |
| 8. Practical Move | 10 | Tim Yakteen | $132,000 |
| 9. Lugan Knight | 10 | Michael McCarthy | $82,500 |
| 10. Two Phil's | 8 | Larry Rivelli | $195,850 |
| 11. Arctic Arrogance | 8 | Linda Rice | $80,000 |
| 12. Denington | 8 | Kenny McPeek | $43,110 |
| 13. Hayes Strike | 7 | Kenny McPeek | $95,750 |
| 14. Confidence Game | 7 | Keith Desormeaux | $28,730 |
| 15. Red Route One | 5 | Steve Asmussen | $78,375 |
| 16. Loggins | 4 | Brad Cox | $106,500 |
| 17. Verifying | 4 | Brad Cox | $140,000 |
| 18. Honed | 4 | Kenny McPeek | $65,700 |
| 19. Angel of Empire | 4 | Brad Cox | $47,000 |
| 20. Raise Cain | 4 | Ben Colebrook | $39,750 |
| 21. Gulfport | 3 | Steve Asmussen | $267,070 |
| 22. Tuskegee Airmen | 3 | John Servis | $90,000 |
| 23. Andiamo a Firenze | 3 | Kelly Breen | $57,000 |
| 24. Echo Again | 3 | Steve Asmussen | $46,625 |
| 25. Determinedly | 3 | Mark Casse | $20,500 |
| 26. General Banker | 3 | James Feraro | $18,000 |
| 27. Packs A Wahlop | 2 | Jeff Mullins | $196,000 |
| 28. Western Ghent | 2 | D. Wayne Lukas | $35,110 |
| 29. Gunflash | 2 | Karl Broberg | $24,000 |
| 30. Quick to Accuse | 2 | Horacio De Paz | $15,000 |
| 31. Tall Boy | 2 | Leandro Mora | $12,000 |
| 32. Neural Network | 2 | Chad Brown | $9,000 |
| 33. Bromley | 2 | Paulo Lobo | $4,000 |
| 34. Andthewinnneris | 1 | Wayne Catalano | $248,363 |
| 35. Campfire Creed | 1 | Danny Pish | $77,000 |
| 36. How Did He Do That | 1 | Steve Asmussen | $50,400 |
| 37. Midnight Trouble | 1 | Peter Walder | $35,000 |
| 38. Man Child | 1 | Ryan Hanson | $30,000 |
| 39. Champions Dream | 1 | Danny Gargan | $20,000 |
