Kentucky Derby 2022 Contenders

Kentucky Derby 2022Check out the contenders for Kentucky Derby 2022! 

Derby day is Saturday, May 7th at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.


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Rank Rating Silks Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey Last Start (Speed), Race / Next Start
1 8.07 Horse Silk Angel Of Empire Angel Of Empire
Classic Empire
B. Cox
F. Prat
3rd (111), 2023 Jim Dandy G2
2 8.04 Horse Silk Disarm Disarm
Gun Runner
S. Asmussen
J. Rosario
2nd (105), 2023 Travers Stakes G1
3 7.87 Horse Silk Tapit Trice Tapit Trice
Tapit
T. Pletcher
J. Ortiz
3rd (102), 2023 Travers Stakes G1
4 7.72 Horse Silk Arabian Knight Arabian Knight
Uncle Mo
B. Baffert
F. Prat
4th (103), 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic G1
2024 Pegasus World Cup G1
5 7.62 Horse Silk Auguste Rodin Auguste Rodin
Deep Impact
A. O'Brien
R. Moore
1st , 2023 Breeders' Cup Turf G1
2024 Breeders' Cup Classic G1
6 7.35 Horse Silk Skinner Skinner
Curlin
J. Shirreffs
M. Smith
2nd , 2023 Native Diver Stakes G3
7 7.25 Horse Silk Hit Show Hit Show
Candy Ride
B. Cox
F. Prat
6th (97), 2023 Oklahoma Derby G3
8 7.24 Horse Silk Kingsbarns Kingsbarns
Uncle Mo
T. Pletcher
L. Saez
2nd (96), 2023 Pegasus LS
9 7.24 Horse Silk First Mission First Mission
Street Sense
B. Cox
L. Saez
2nd , 2023 Clark Stakes G2
10 7.09 Horse Silk Derma Sotogake Derma Sotogake
Mind Your Biscuits
H. Otonashi
C. Lemaire
2nd , 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic G1
2024 Saudi Cup G1
11 7.05 Horse Silk Saudi Crown Saudi Crown
Always Dreaming
B. Cox
F. Geroux
10th (91), 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic G1
2024 Saudi Cup G1
12 7.05 Horse Silk Dura Erede Dura Erede
Duramente
M. Ikezoe
H. Miyuki
10th , 2023 Takarazuka Kinen G1
13 6.97 Horse Silk Reincarnate Reincarnate
Good Magic
B. Baffert
L. Saez
9th (96), 2023 Twilight Derby G2
14 6.94 Horse Silk Mandarin Hero Mandarin Hero
Shanghai Bobby
T. Fujita
K. Kimura
12th , 2023 Kentucky Derby G1
15 6.89 Horse Silk Raise Cain Raise Cain
Violence
B. Colebrook
L. Saez
1st (103), 2023 Perryville LS
16 6.86 Horse Silk Cairo Cairo
Quality Road
A. O'Brien
W. Lordan
2nd , 2023 Irish 2000 Guineas G1
2023 Hong Kong Mile G1
17 6.82 Horse Silk Sakheer Sakheer
Zoffany
R. Varian
D. Egan
13th , 2023 Commonwealth Cup G1
18 6.77 Horse Silk Rocket Can Rocket Can
Into Mischief
W. Mott
J. Alvarado
9th (92), 2023 Kentucky Derby G1
19 6.73 Horse Silk National Treasure National Treasure
Quality Road
B. Baffert
F. Prat
2nd (112), 2023 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile G1
2024 Pegasus World Cup G1
20 6.69 Horse Silk Verifying Verifying
Justify
B. Cox
F. Prat
5th (88), 2023 Perryville LS
21 6.61 Horse Silk Sun Thunder Sun Thunder
Into Mischief
K. McPeek
B. Hernandez, Jr.
11th (86), 2023 Kentucky Derby G1
22 6.59 Horse Silk Donegal Forever Donegal Forever
Pioneerof the Nile
T. Pletcher
I. Ortiz, Jr.
1st (95), Bel MSW (6/17/23-R5)
23 6.59 Horse Silk Talk Of The Nation Talk Of The Nation
Quality Road
C. McGaughey III
J. Ortiz
2nd (104), 2023 Bryan Station Stakes G3
24 6.58 Horse Silk Lord Miles Lord Miles
Curlin
S. Joseph, Jr.
T. Pereira
2nd (93), 2023 Robert Hilton Memorial LS
25 6.57 Horse Silk Red Route One Red Route One
Gun Runner
S. Asmussen
J. Rosario
2nd (100), 2023 Oklahoma Derby G3
26 6.57 Horse Silk Confidence Game Confidence Game
Candy Ride
J. Desormeaux
J. Graham
6th (77), 2023 Perryville LS
27 6.57 Horse Silk Jace's Road Jace's Road
Quality Road
B. Cox
F. Geroux
17th (45), 2023 Kentucky Derby G1
28 6.54 Horse Silk General Jim General Jim
Into Mischief
C. McGaughey III
L. Saez
9th (81), 2023 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame G2
29 6.53 Horse Silk Blazing Sevens Blazing Sevens
Good Magic
C. Brown
F. Prat
3rd (97), 2023 Curlin RS
30 6.47 Horse Silk Perform Perform
Good Magic
C. McGaughey III
J. Velazquez
5th (79), 2023 Curlin RS
31 6.37 Horse Silk Alder Alder
Australia
D. O'Brien
G. Ryan
2nd , 2023 Dee Stakes LS
32 6.26 Horse Silk Acoustic Ave Acoustic Ave
Maclean's Music
C. Clement
M. Franco
2nd (95), Sar Allow (8/26/23-R8)
33 6.23 Horse Silk General Banker General Banker
Central Banker
J. Ferraro
J. Castellano
1st , Aqu Allow (10/15/23-R8)
34 6.21 Horse Silk Determinedly Determinedly
Cairo Prince
M. Casse
F. Arrieta
4th (89), 2023 Harrods Creek LS
35 6.20 Horse Silk Corona Bolt Corona Bolt
Bolt d'Oro
B. Cox
F. Geroux
1st (94), 2023 Lafayette LS
36 6.19 Horse Silk Powerful Powerful
Nyquist
S. Asmussen
I. Castillo
9th (72), 2023 Bath House Row LS
37 6.19 Horse Silk Scotland Scotland
Good Magic
W. Mott
J. Alvarado
10th (78), 2023 Pennsylvania Derby G1
38 6.19 Horse Silk Gilmore Gilmore
Twirling Candy
B. Walsh
J. Velazquez
7th (97), 2023 Pennsylvania Derby G1
39 6.19 Horse Silk King Russell King Russell
Creative Cause
R. Moquett
R. Bejarano
7th (78), 2023 Matt Winn G3
40 6.19 Horse Silk Honed Honed
Sharp Azteca
K. McPeek
J. Leparoux
6th (58), 2022 Street Sense G3
41 6.19 Horse Silk Age Of Kings Age Of Kings
Kingman
A. O'Brien
W. Lordan
1st , 2023 Jersey Stakes G3
42 6.17 Horse Silk Andthewinneris Andthewinneris
Oscar Performance
W. Catalano
F. Geroux
7th (98), 2023 American Turf G2
43 6.17 Horse Silk Joking Way Joking Way
Practical Joke
S. Asmussen
J. Gomez
6th (66), Aqu Claim (11/2/23-R4)
44 6.17 Horse Silk Crypto Force Crypto Force
Time Test
M. O'Callaghan
C. Keane
1st , 2022 Beresford Stakes G2
45 6.17 Horse Silk Damon's Mound Damon's Mound
Girvin
M. Lovell
J. Alvarado
2nd (104), 2023 Steel Valley Sprint LS
46 6.15 Horse Silk Classic Legacy Classic Legacy
Into Mischief
W. Mott
J. Graham
3rd (65), ELP AlwOC (6/10/23-R3)
47 6.15 Horse Silk Giant Mischief Giant Mischief
Into Mischief
B. Cox
I. Ortiz, Jr.
6th (85), 2023 Rebel Stakes G2
48 6.15 Horse Silk Congruent Congruent
Tapit
C. Brown
F. Prat
6th (89), 2023 Pennine Ridge G2
49 6.15 Horse Silk Two of a Kind Two of a Kind
Overanalyze
B. Lynch
D. Cannon
9th (85), 2023 Franklin-Simpson G2
50 6.15 Horse Silk Signator Signator
Tapit
C. McGaughey III
J. Castellano
1st (99), Aqu AlwOC (11/12/23-R3)