2015 Road to the Kentucky Derby

June 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby The 2015 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a point system by which horses qualified for the 2015 Kentucky Derby. It consisted of 35 races, 19 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 16 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season. Standings Updated April 29, 2015.2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby Point Standings BloodHorse RankHorsePointsEarningsTrainerOwnerReferences1 International Star 171 $940,979 Mike Maker Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah K. 2 Dortmund 170 $1,230,000 Bob Baffert Kaleem Shah, Inc. 3 Carpe Diem 164 $1,470,000 Todd Pletcher Winstar Farm LLC & Stonestreet Stables LLC 4 American Pharoah 160 $1,410,000 Bob Baffert Zayat Stables, LLC 5 Frosted 113 $766,200 Kiaran McLaughlin Godolphin Racing LLC 6 Mubtaahij 100 $1,400,000 Mike de Kock Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 7 Materiality 100 $595,200 Todd Pletcher Alto Racing, LLC 8 El Kabeir 95 $710,792 John P. Terranova II Zayat Stables, LLC 9 Upstart 76 $807,680 Richard A. Violette Jr. Ralph M. Evans 10 Far Right 62 $585,906 Ron Moquett LaPenta & Rosenblum 11 Itsaknockout 60 $288,560 Todd Pletcher Starlight Racing (Wolf/Lucarelli) 12 Firing Line 58 $530,000 Simon Callaghan Arnold Zetcher LLC13 Danzig Moon 45 $217,500 Mark Casse John C. Oxley14 War Story 44 $195,000 Tom Amoss Christopher T. Dunn & Loooch Racing Stables, Inc.15 Tencendur 41 $214,500 George Weaver Philip S. Birsh 16 Stanford 40 $150,800 Todd Pletcher Stonestreet Stables LLC 17 Mr. Z 34 $625,826 D. Wayne Lukas Zayat Stables, LLC 18 Ocho Ocho Ocho 30 $760,250 James M. Cassidy DP Racing, LLC19 Bolo 30 $214,980 Carla Gaines Golden Pegasus Racing Inc. & Earle I. Mack --- Prospect Park 30 $130,000 Cliff Sise Jr. Pam & Martin Wygod --- Madefromlucky 30 $200,000 Todd Pletcher Cheyenne Stables LLC & Mac Nichol 20 Keen Ice 22 $136,520 Dale Romans Donegal Racing --- Daredevil 20 $339,600 Todd Pletcher Let's Go Stable & WinStar Farm LLC --- Tiz Shea D 20 $110,000 William I. Mott Wachtel Stable (Adam Wachtel), Brous Stable LLC (Nils Brous) & Gary Barber 21 Frammento 20 $92,800 Nick Zito Mossarosa --- Calculator 14 $180,000 Peter Miller Richard C. Pell --- Classy Class 13 $85,000 Kiaran McLaughlin Cheyenne Stables LLC --- Texas Red 12 $1,176,000 J. Keith Desormeaux Brehm, Erich, Detmar, Wayne, Michaels, Lee, Desormeaux, et al. --- The Truth Or Else 11 $173,500 Kenneth G. McPeek Harold Lerner LLC --- Leave the Light On 10 $240,000 Chad Brown Klaravich Stables, Inc. and Lawrence, William H. --- Far From Over 10 $150,000 Todd Pletcher Black Rock Thoroughbreds, LLP --- Pain and Misery 10 $145,350 Henry Dominguez Black Gold Racing 24 Metaboss 10 $136,450 Jeffrey L. Bonde M.J. Arndt, S.M. McFetridge, D. Preiss, M. Metanovic & C. Azcarate --- Lucky Player 10 $97,831 Steve Asmussen Jerry Durant --- Divining Rod 10 $75,000 Arnaud Delacour Lael Stables (Roy & Gretchen Jackson) 25 Firespike 10 $51,816 Mike Maker Skychai Racing LLC, Charles Kevin Warner & Sand Dollar Stable LLC --- Tiznow R J 7 $72,000 Steve Asmussen Mike McCarty --- Lord Nelson 6 $228,571 Bob Baffert Peachtree Stable (John Fort) --- Rock Shandy 6 $56,000 Peter Miller Donegal Racing --- St. Joe Bay 6 $43,000 Peter Miller Altamira Racing Stable & David A. Bernsen26 Toasting Master 5 $21,000 Dale Romans West Point Thoroughbreds ---Task Force Glory 5 $29,625 Mike Maker Ken & Sarah Ramsey --- Bayerd 4 $266,000 Steven Asmussen Clark O. Brewster ---Cross the Line 4 $100,000 Jerry Hollendorfer Hollendorfer, Todaro, Live Your Dream Racing Stable, Sigband et alia ---Nasa 4 $40,000 John Servis Someday Farm --- Bluegrass Singer 2 $118,945 Marcus J. Vitali Crossed Sabres Farm ---Hashtag Bourbon 2 $74,117 Kellyn Gorder Bourbon Lane Stable --- Hollywood Critic 2 $35,528 Thomas Drury Jr. Bruce Lunsford --- General Bellamy 2 $25,000 William I. Mott Bach Stables LLC --- Eagle 2 $23,902 Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III --- The Great War 1 $215,662 Wesley A. Ward Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Joseph Allen LLC --- Private Prospect 1 $138,000 Michael Campbell Mellon Patch Inc. --- Bench Warrant 1 $91,890 John Sadler Doubledown Stables Inc. --- Danny Boy 1 $59,544 Dale Romans Donegal Racing (Jerry Crawford) --- Juan and Bina 1 $40,330 Gustavo Delgado Grupo 7C Racing Stable ---Another Lemon Drop 1 $25,500 Phil Bauer Rigney Racing LLC (Richard Rigney) ---Tough Customer 1 $25,000 Wayne Catalano Gary & Mary West --- Harmonic 1 $12,000 Jerry Hollendorfer Awtrey, Hammond, Phillips Racing Partnership, Schumer et al. --- Hero Ten All 1 $9,250 Jeff Mullins Edward K. Gaylord II --- Flashaway 1 $8,999 Mark Casse John C. Oxley --- Pioneerof the West 2 $14,250 Mark Casse John C. Oxley --- Ackeret 1 $73,000 Rudy Rodriguez Pick Six Racing & Silver Streak Stable --- Saratoga Heater 1 $50,000 Albert Stall Jr. P.R. Racing 22 Tale of Verve 0 $54,640 Dallas Stewart Charles E. Fipke https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/107709/tale-of-verve-among-22-entered-for-ky-derby Tale of Verve Among 22 Entered for KY Derby 19 March 2023 BloodHorse April 29, 2015 Ron Mitchell Entrants for Kentucky Derby in blue "Also eligible" for Kentucky Derby in green Sidelined/Inactive/No longer under Derby Consideration/Not Triple Crown nominated in gray Winner of Kentucky Derby in bold Prep season Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point RaceDistanceSurfacePurseTrackDate1st2nd3rd4thRefIroquois1-1/16 milesDirt$150,000Churchill DownsSep 6 2014Lucky PlayerBold ConquestHashtag BourbonDanny BoyLucky Player Hits Big in IroquisFrontRunner1-1/16 milesDirt$250,000Santa AnitaSep 27 2014American PharoahCalculatorTexas RedLord NelsonAmerican Pharoah Easy Winner of FrontrunnerChampagne1-mileDirt$400,000BelmontOct 4 2014DaredevilUpstartThe Truth Or ElseEl KabeirDaredevil Cruises to Victory in ChampagneBreeders' Futurity1-1/16 milesDirt$400,000KeenelandOct 4 2014Carpe DiemMr. ZBold ConquestTough CustomerCarpe Diem Seizes Victory in Breeders' FuturityGrey1-1/16 milesSynthetic$150,000WoodbineOct 5 2014International StarConquest TyphoonHollywood CriticFlashawayInternational Star Shines in Grey StakesBreeders' Cup Juvenile1-1/16 milesDirt$2,000,000Santa AnitaNov 1 2014Texas RedCarpe DiemUpstartThe Great WarTexas Red Rockets to BC Juvenile WinDelta Downs Jackpot1-1/16 milesDirt$1,000,000Delta DownsNov 22 2014Ocho Ocho OchoMr. ZFar RightSaratoga HeaterOcho Ocho Ocho Cashes Jackopot, Now 3-for-3Remsen1-1/8 milesDirt$250,000AqueductNov 29 2014Leave the Light OnFrostedKeen IceClassy ClassLeave the Light On Can't Be Caught in RemsenKentucky Jockey Club1-1/16 milesDirt$200,000Churchill DownsNov 29 2014El KabeirImperiaEagleInternational StarEl Kabeir Just Lasts in Kentucky Jockey ClubLos Alamitos Futurity1-1/16 milesDirt$500,000Los AlamitosDec 20 2014DortmundFiring LineMr. ZBench WarrantDortmund Wins Dramatic Los Alamitos FuturityJerome1-mile 70 yardsDirt$200,000AqueductJan 3 2015El KabeirNasaGeneral BellamyAckerethttps://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/109879/el-kabeir-much-the-best-in-jerome-stakes El Kabeir Much the Best in Jerome Stakes January 3, 2015 BloodHorse 2023-03-19Sham1-mileDirt$100,000Santa AnitaJan 10 2015CalculatorRock ShandyPioneerof the WestSt. Joe Bayhttp://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/89537/calculator-breaks-through-in-sham-stakes Calculator Breaks Through in Sham Stakes January 10, 2015 BloodHorse Jerry Bossert 2023-03-19Lecomte1-mile 70 yardsDirt$200,000Fair GroundsJan 17 2015International StarWar StoryTiznow R JAnother Lemon Drophttp://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/89668/international-star-closes-for-lecomte-score International Star Closes for Lecomte Score January 17, 2015 BloodHorse Claire Crosby 2023-03-19Smarty Jones1-mileDirt$150,000OaklawnJan 19 2015Far RightBayerdMr. ZPrivate Prospecthttp://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/89703/far-right-takes-straight-path-in-smarty-jones Far Right takes straight path in Smarty Jones Jerry Bossert January 19, 2015 BloodHorse 2023-03-19Holy Bull1-1/16 milesDirt$400,000GulfstreamJan 24 2015UpstartFrostedBluegrass SingerJuan and Binahttps://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/109505/upstart-proves-class-in-holy-bull Upstart Proves Class in Holy Bull 19 March 2023 BloodHorse January 24, 2015 Claire CrosbyWithers1-1/16 milesDirt$200,000AqueductFeb 7 2015Far From OverEl KabeirClassy ClassTencendurFar From Over Win Withers With Closing RushRobert B. Lewis1-1/16 milesDirt$200,000Santa AnitaFeb 7 2015DortmundFiring LineRock ShandyHero Ten AllDortmund All Heart in Determined Lewis TallyEl Camino Real Derby1-1/8 milesSynthetic$200,000Golden GateFeb 14 2015MetabossCross the LineConquest TyphoonHarmonicMetaboss Motors to El Camino Real TriumphSouthwest1-1/16 milesDirt$300,000OaklawnFeb 22 2015Far RightThe Truth Or ElseMr. ZBold ConquestFar Right Rallies to Capture Sloppy Southwest Championship series First leg of series Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points RaceDistanceSurfacePurseTrackDate1st2nd3rd4thRefFountain of Youth1-1/16 milesDirt$400,000GulfstreamFeb 21 2015 Itsaknockout Upstart Frammento Frosted Upstart DQ'ed in FOY, Itsaknockout WinsRisen Star Stakes1-1/16 milesDirt$400,000Fair GroundsFeb 21 2015 International Star War Story Keen Ice St. Joe Bay International Star Carries On in Risen StarGotham Stakes1-1/16 milesDirt$400,000AqueductMar 7 2015 El Kabeir Tiz Shea D Classy Class Toasting Master El Kabeir Continues NY Success in GothamSan Felipe Stakes1-1/16 milesDirt$300,000Santa AnitaMar 7 2015 Dortmund Prospect Park Bolo Lord Nelson Dortmund Cruises Wire-to-Wire in San FelipeTampa Bay Derby1-1/16 milesDirt$350,000Tampa Bay DownsMar 7 2015 Carpe Diem Ami's Flatter Divining Rod Danzig Moon Carpe Diem Returns a Tampa Bay Derby WinnerRebel Stakes1-1/16 milesDirt$700,000OaklawnMar 14 2015 American Pharoah Madefromlucky Bold Conquest The Truth Or Else American Pharoah Romps in Rebel StakesSpiral Stakes1-1/8 milesSynthetic$550,000TurfwayMar 21 2015 Dubai Sky Conquest Typhoon Firespike Task Force GloryDubai Sky Stays Hot in Spiral VictorySunland Derby1-1/8 milesDirt$800,000SunlandMar 22 2015 Firing Line Where's the Moon Pain and Misery Tiznow R J Firing Line Crushes Field in Sunland Derby Second leg of series Note: 1st=100 points; 2nd=40 points; 3rd=20 points; 4th=10 points RaceDistanceSurfacePurseTrackDate1st2nd3rd4thRefUAE Derby1-3/16 milesDirt$2,000,000MeydanMar 28 2015 Mubtaahij Maftool Golden Barows Motaa Mubtaahij Easily Earns Kentucky Derby SpotFlorida Derby1-1/8 milesDirt$1,000,000GulfstreamMar 28 2015 Materiality Upstart Ami's Flatter Itsaknockout Unbeaten Materiality Secures Florida DerbyLouisiana Derby1-1/8 milesDirt$1,000,000Fair GroundsMar 28 2015 International Star Stanford War Story Keen Ice International Start Sweeps to LA Derby ScoreWood Memorial1-1/8 milesDirt$1,000,000AqueductApr 4 2015FrostedTencendurEl KabeirDaredevilFrosted Hits Sweet Spot in Wood Memorial WinSanta Anita Derby1-1/8 milesDirt$1,000,000Santa AnitaApr 4 2015DortmundOne Lucky DaneBoloProspect Peak Dortmund Unrelenting in Santa Anita DerbyBlue Grass Stakes1-1/8 milesDirt$1,000,000KeenelandApr 4 2015Carpe DiemDanzig MoonOcho Ocho OchoFrammentoCarpe Diem Rumbles in Blue GrassArkansas Derby1-1/8 milesDirt$1,000,000Oaklawn ParkApr 11 2015American PharoahFar Right Mr. Z Madefromluckyhttps://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/108129/american-pharoah-impressive-in-arkansas-derby American Pharoah Impressive in Arkansas Derby 19 March 2023 BloodHorse April 11, 2015 Claire Crosby "Wild Card" Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point RaceDistanceSurfaceGradeTrackDate1st2nd3rd4thRefLexington1-1/16 milesDirt$250,000KeenelandApr 11 2015 Divining Rod Donworth Fame and Power Comfort Divining Rod Convincing in Coolmore Lexington BloodHorse Notes nb See also Road to the Kentucky Oaks References 30em External links 2015 Road to the Kentucky Derby Road to the Kentucky Derby