The 18 horses with the most points will get a spot in the starting gate for the 151st Kentucky Derby, which will take place on Saturday, May 3, 2025. There are three paths to the Kentucky Derby: the American Road, the Japan Road, and the European/Middle East Road.

Jan 9, 2025 · Our “Pedigree fun facts” series returns for the Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby, beginning with Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Citizen Bull. Entering the year atop the domestic leaderboard, Citizen Bull is just one of a veritable phalanx of hopefuls by the great patriarch Into Mischief .

Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Disco Time earned 20 points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his late-running, neck victory in the $250,000 Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds on January 18. Trained by Brad Cox, the unbeaten three-year-old...

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Captain Cook St. Elias Stable’s Captain Cook picked up 20 qualifying points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his 2 1/4-length victory in the $250,000 Withers S. (G3) at Aqueduct on Feb. 1.

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Captain Cook St. Elias Stable’s Captain Cook picked up 20 qualifying points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his 2 1/4-length victory in the $250,000 Withers S. (G3) at Aqueduct on Feb. 1.

Burnham Square rolled past favored Tappan Street to win Saturday’s Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park, and Eclatant captured the Forward Gal (G3) to top the Kentucky Oaks leaderboard. …

Godolphin's First Resort stamped himself as a serious Kentucky Derby prospect with a professional 2 1/4-length victory in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, a win that was both visually impressive and pedigree-affirming.

Jan 13, 2025 · Running Away, a granddaughter of 2005 Kentucky Oaks winner Summerly, ran herself into the Oaks picture in the Busanda at Aqueduct. Later at Fair Grounds, Simply Joking dominated the Silverbulletday.

Burnham Square rolled past favored Tappan Street to win Saturday’s Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park, and Eclatant captured the Forward Gal (G3) to top the Kentucky Oaks leaderboard.

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Burnham Square Whitham Thoroughbreds' homebred Burnham Square picked up 20 points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series after rallying to a 1 3/4-length victory in the $250,000 Holy Bull S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 1.