ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND KENTUCKY OAKS
20 thoroughbred horses will get the once in a lifetime opportunity to run in the 151st Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2025.
2024-2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks
View the Full Prep Race Schedule for the 151st Running of the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby below!*
*Race Schedule is Subject to Change
UPDATE
Kentucky Derby & Oaks Prep Races Season 2024-2025
Iroquois Stakes (September 14, 2024)
Juddmonte Royal Lodge (Group 2) (September 28, 2024)
Montane Developments Beresford Stakes (Group 2) (September 28, 2024)
Champagne (October 5, 2024)
Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Group 1) (October 6, 2024)
American Pharoah (GI) (October 5, 2024)
Breeders’ Futurity (GI) (October 5, 2024)
Futurity Trophy (October 26, 2024)
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) (November 1, 2024)
Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) (November 30, 2024)
Cattleya (November 23, 2024)
Pocahontas (September 14, 2024)
Street Sense (GIII) (October 27, 2024)
Remsen (December 7, 2024)
Los Alamitos Futurity (GII) (December 14, 2024)
Remington Springboard Mile (December 13, 2024)
Gun Runner (December 21, 2024)
Smarty Jones (January 4, 2025)
Jerome (January 4, 2025)
Sham (GIII) (January 7, 2024)
Lecomte (GIII) (January 18, 2025)
Southwest (GIII) (January 25, 2025)
Holy Bull (GIII) (February 1, 2025)
Robert B. Lewis (GIII) (February 1, 2025)
Withers (GIII) (February 1, 2025)
Risen Star (GII) (February 15, 2025)
Rebel (GII) (February 22, 2025)
Gotham (GIII) (March 1, 2025)
Sam F. Davis (GIII) (February 8, 2025)
San Felipe (GII) (March 2, 2025)
John Battaglia Memorial (February 22, 2025)
Fountain of Youth (GII) (March 1, 2025)
Tampa Bay Derby (GII) (March 8, 2025)
Patton (February 28, 2025)
Road to the Kentucky Derby Condition Stakes (February 26, 2025)
Cardinal Condition Stakes (April 6, 2024)
Jeff Ruby Steaks (GIII) (March 22, 2025)
Louisiana Derby (GII) (March 22, 2025)
Sunland Derby (GIII) (February 16, 2025)
Florida Derby (GI) (March 29, 2025)
Arkansas Derby (GI) (March 29, 2025)
Wood Memorial (GII) (April 5, 2025)
Blue Grass (GI) (April 5, 2025)
Santa Anita Derby (GI) (April 5, 2025)
Lexington (GIII) (April 12, 2025)
UAE Derby (GII) (April 5, 2025)
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (December 11, 2024)
Hyacinth (February 16, 2025)
Fukuryu (March 22, 2025)
Alcibiades (October 4, 2024)
Frizette (October 5, 2024)
Oak Leaf (October 5, 2024)
Rags to Riches (October 27, 2024)
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (November 1, 2024)
Golden Rod (November 30, 2024)
Demoiselle (December 7, 2024)
Starlet (December 7, 2024)
Untapable (December 21, 2024)
Santa Ynez (January 5, 2025)
Busanda (January 11, 2025)
Silverbulletday (January 18, 2025)
Martha Washington (January 25, 2025)
Las Virgenes (February 8, 2025)
Suncoast (February 8, 2025)
Cincinnati Trophy (February 21, 2025)
Rachel Alexandra (February 15, 2025)
Honeybee (February 22, 2025)
Davona Dale (March 1, 2025)
Busher (March 1, 2025)
Santa Ysabel (March 2, 2025)
Fair Grounds Oaks (March 22, 2025)
Bourbonette Oaks (March 22, 2025)
Sunland Park Oaks (February 16, 2025)
Gulfstream Park Oaks (March 29, 2025)
Fantasy (March 29, 2025)
Ashland (April 4, 2025)
Gazelle (April 5, 2025)
Santa Anita Oaks (April 5, 2025)
UAE Oaks (February 21, 2025)
Forward Gal (February 1, 2025)
Virginia Derby (March 15, 2025)
Virginia Oaks (March 15, 2025)
September 2024
Iroquois Stakes
September 14, 2024
Churchill Downs • Louisville, KY, USA
Points: 10-5-3-2-1
Winner: Jonathan's Way
Montane Developments Beresford Stakes (Group 2)
September 28, 2024
Curragh • Kildare, Ireland
Points: 10-5-3-2-1
Juddmonte Royal Lodge (Group 2)
September 28, 2024
Newmarket • Suffolk, England, UK
Points: 10-5-3-2-1
October 2024
American Pharoah (GI)
October 5, 2024
Santa Anita Park • Arcadia, CA, USA
Points: 10-5-3-2-1
Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Group 1)
October 6, 2024
Longchamp • Paris, France
Points: 10-5-3-2-1
Street Sense (GIII)
October 27, 2024
Churchill Downs • Louisville, KY, USA
Points: 10-5-3-2-1
November 2024
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI)
November 1, 2024
Del Mar • Del Mar, CA, USA
Points: 30-15-9-6-3
Kentucky Jockey Club (GII)
November 30, 2024
Churchill Downs • Louisville, KY, USA
Points: 10-5-3-2-1
September 2024
Pocahontas
September 14, 2024
Churchill Downs • Louisville, KY, USA
Points: 10-5-3-2-1
Winner: La Cara
October 2024
November 2024
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies
November 1, 2024
Del Mar • Del Mar, CA, USA
Points: 30-15-9-6-3
The Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve is a series of races that awards points to the Top 5 finishers in each race.
Road to the Derby and Oaks Information
Each year 20 horses have the once in a lifetime chance to run in the Kentucky Derby. To earn a spot in the starting gate, they must travel along the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of designated races at tracks across the country and around the world. Points are awarded to the top five finishers in each race. The 20 horses with the most points will earn a spot in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May.
Learn more about the Road to the Kentucky Derby and how horses get in the Oaks and Derby starting gate.
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