Schedule of 2010 Kentucky Derby Prep Races
Here’s a schedule of key prep races for the 2010 Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown season. The list will be updated as the season progresses. If you notice any errors or omissions, please let me know.KY Derby & Triple Crown Prep Race Schedule
| Date | Track | Stakes Race | Distance | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4 | Delta Downs | Delta Jackpot (G3 - $750K) | 1 & 1/16 miles | Rule ($4.00) |
| Dec 19 | Hollywood Park | CashCall Futurity (G1 - $750K) | 1 & 1/16 miles | Lookin At Lucky ($2.60) |
| Jan 1 | Tampa Bay Downs | Tropical Park Derby (G3 - $100K) | 1 & 1/8 miles (Turf) | Fly by Phil ($49.00) |
| Jan 2 | Aqueduct | Count Fleet ($65K) | 1 mile, 70 yrds | Laus Deo ($22.80) |
| Jan 9 | Gulfstream | Spectacular Bid ($100K) | 6 furlongs | A Little Warm ($5.40) |
| Jan 16 | Santa Anita | San Rafael (G3 - $100K) | 1 mile | Conveyance ($2.60) |
| Jan 16 | Tampa Bay Downs | Pasco ($75K) | 7 furlongs | Uptowncharlybrown ($3.40) |
| Jan 16 | Golden Gate | California Derby ($100K) | 1 and 1/6 miles | Ranger Heartley ($13.80) |
| Jan 18 | Oaklawn Park | Smarty Jones ($100K) | 1 mile | Dryfly ($5.20) |
| Jan 23 | Fair Grounds | Lecomte (G3 - $100K) | 1 mile, 40 yrds | Ron the Greek ($17.60) |
| Jan 23 | Gulfstream Park | Holy Bull (G3 - $150K) | 1 mile | Winslow Homer ($9.60) |
| Jan 30 | Turfway Park | WEBN Stakes ($50K) | 1 mile | Kera's Kitten ($13.80) |
| Feb 6 | Aqueduct | Whirlaway ($100K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Peppi Knows ($17.40) |
| Feb 13 | Santa Anita | Robert B. Lewis (G2 - $150K) | 1 and 1/16 mile | Caracortado ($11.00) |
| Feb 13 | Tampa Bay Downs | Sam F. Davis (G3 - $225) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Rule ($4.00) |
| Feb 15 | Santa Anita | San Vincente (G2 - $150K) | 7 furlongs | Sidney's Candy ($6.20) |
| Feb 20 | Oaklawn Park | Southwest (G3 - $250K) | 1 mile | Conveyance ($5.60) |
| Feb 20 | Turf Paradise | Turf Paradise Derby ($100K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Dixie Commander ($46.60) |
| Feb 20 | Gulfstream Park | Hutheson (G2 - $150K) | 7 furlongs | D'Funnybone ($4.20) |
| Feb 20 | Gulfstream Park | Fountain of Youth (G2 - $250K) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Eskendereya ($9.80) |
| Feb 20 | Fair Grounds | Risen Star (G3 - $300K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Discreetly Mine ($7.00) |
| Feb 20 | Golden Gate | El Camino Real (G3 - $150K) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Connemara ($4.60) |
| Feb 27 | Laurel Park | Miracle Wood ($70K) | 7 furlongs | Don't Blame the Cat ($4.60) |
| Feb 27 | Sunland Park | Borderland Derby ($100K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Storming Saint ($5.60) |
| Feb 27 | Turfway Park | John Battaglia Memorial ($100K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Vow to Wager ($48.60) |
| Mar 6 | Santa Anita | Sham (G3 - $150K) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Alphie's Bet ($19.00) |
| Mar 6 | Aqueduct | Gotham (G3 - $250K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Awesome Act ($7.70) |
| Mar 13 | Oaklawn Park | Rebel (G2 - $300K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Lookin at Lucky ($4.20) |
| Mar 13 | Tampa Bay Downs | Tampa Bay Derby (G3 - $300K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Odysseus ($6.00) |
| Mar 13 | Santa Anita | San Felipe (G2 - $150K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Sidney's Candy ($9.60) |
| Mar 20 | Laurel Park | Private Terms ($70K) | 1 mile | Plantation ($5.40) |
| Mar 20 | Gulfstream Park | Florida Derby (G1 - $750) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Ice Box ($43.40) |
| Mar 20 | Gulfstream Park | Swale (G2 - $150K) | 7 furlongs | D' Funnybone ($3.00) |
| Mar 27 | Turfway Park | Rushaway ($100) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Exhi ($19.20) |
| Mar 27 | Turfway Park | Lanes End (G2 - $500K) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Dean's Kitten ($15.00) |
| Mar 27 | Fair Grounds | Louisiana Derby (G2 - $750K) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Mission Impazible ($16.20) |
| Mar 27 | Meydan | UAE Derby (G1) | 1 and 3/16 miles | Musir ($5.40) |
| Mar 28 | Sunland Park | Sunland Derby (G3 - $800K) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Endorsement ($25.40) |
| Apr 3 | Aqueduct | Bay Shore (G3 - $200K) | 7 furlongs | Eightyfiveinafifty ($3.20) |
| Apr 3 | Aqueduct | Wood Memorial (G1 - $750K) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Eskendereya ($3.00) |
| Apr 3 | Santa Anita | Santa Anita Derby (G1 -$750K) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Sidney's Candy ($9.60) |
| Apr 3 | Hawthorne | Illinois Derby (G3 - $500K) | 1 and 1/8 miles | American Lion ($8.60) |
| Apr 10 | Oaklawn Park | Arkansas Derby (G1 - $1M) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Line of David ($36.30) |
| Apr 10 | Keeneland | Bluegrass (G1 - $750K) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Stately Victor ($82.20) |
| Apr 17 | Keeneland | Lexington (G2 - $300K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Exhi ($41.80) |
| Apr 24 | Churchill Downs | The Derby Trial (G3 - $200K) | 1 mile | Hurricane Ike ($13.80) |
| Apr 24 | Aqueduct | Withers (G3 - $150K) | 1 mile | Afleet Again ($51.00) |
| May 1 | Churchill Downs | Kentucky Derby (G1) | 1 and 1/4 miles | Super Saver ($18.00) |
| May 8 | Belmont Park | Dwyer Stakes (G2) | 1 and 1/8 miles | Fly Down ($9.20) |
| May 8 | Lone Star | Lone Star Derby (G3 - $200K) | 1 and 1/16 miles | Game on Dude ($4.40) |
| May 15 | Pimlico | Preakness (G1) | 1 and 3/16 miles | Lookin at Lucky ($6.80) |
| Jun 6 | Belmont Park | Belmont Stakes (G1) | 1 and 1/2 miles | Drosselmeyer ($28.00) |
Graded Stakes Earnings (24 Apr 2010)
| # | Horse | Total Graded Earnings | Jockey | Trainer | Next Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOOKIN AT LUCKY | $1,480,000 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | KY Derby |
| 2 | NOBLE'S PROMISE | $738,000 | TBD | Ken McPeek | KY Derby |
| 3 | RULE | $645,000 | Ramon Dominguez | Todd Pletcher | TBD |
| 4 | SIDNEY's CANDY | $630,000 | Joe Talamo | John Sadler | KY Derby |
| 5 | LINE OF DAVID | $600,000 | Rafael Bejarano | John Sadler | KY Derby |
| 6 | MISSION IMPAZIBLE | $473,434 | Rajiv Maragh | Todd Pletcher | KY Derby |
| 7 | ICE BOX | $457,500 | Jose Lezcano | Nick Zito | KY Derby |
| 8 | STATELY VICTOR | $451,112 | Alan Garcia | Michael Maker | KY Derby |
| 9 | ENDORSEMENT | $400,000 | Robby Albarado | Shannon Ritter | TBD |
| 10 | CONVEYANCE | $386,000 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | KY Derby |
| 11 | AMERICAN LION | $378,000 | David Flores | Eoin Harty | KY Derby |
| 12 | DUBLIN | $373,208 | Terry Thompson | D. Wayne Lukas | KY Derby |
| 13 | DEVIL MAY CARE-f | $363,000 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | KY Derby |
| 14 | SUPER SAVER | $363,832 | Calvin Borel | Todd Pletcher | KY Derby |
| 15 | DISCREETLY MINE | $355,000 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | KY Derby |
| 16 | DEAN'S KITTEN | $326,475 | Cornelio Velazquez | Michael Maker | KY Derby |
| 17 | INTERACTIF | $307,950 | TBD | Todd Pletcher | TBD |
| 18 | AWESOME ACT | $285,000 | Julien Leparoux | Jeremy Noseda | KY Derby |
| 19 | AIKENITE | $267,806 | Garrett Gomez | Todd Pletcher | TBD |
| 20 | PADDY 'O PRADO | $250,950 | Kent Desormeaux | Dale Romans | KY Derby |
| 21 | HOMEBOYKRIS | $250,500 | Joel Rosario | Dick Dutrow | KY Derby |
| 22 | JACKSON BEND | $230,000 | Calvin Borel | Nick Zito | KY Derby |
| 23 | BACKTALK | $225,916 | Miguel Mena | Thomas Amoss | KY Derby |
| 24 | MAKE MUSIC FOR ME | $218,750 | Mike Smith | Alexis Barba | KY Derby |
| 25 | PLEASANT PRINCE | $189,278 | Julien Leparoux | Wesley Ward | TBD |
| 26 | EXHI | $180,358 | Robby Albarado | Todd Pletcher | TBD |
| T27 | A LITTLE WARM | $180,000 | David Cohen | Tony Dutrow | TBD |
| T27 | SETSUKO | $180,000 | Rafael Bejarano | Richard Mandella | TBD |
| 29 | CARACORTADO | $153,000 | Paul Atkinson | Michael Machowsky | TBD |
| 30 | YAWANA TWIST | $147,000 | Edgar Prado | Dick Dutrow | TBD |
| 31 | CONNEMARA | $139,357 | Russell Baze | Todd Pletcher | TBD |
| 32 | SCHOOLYARD DREAMS | $137,500 | Ramon Dominguez | Derek Ryan | TBD |
| 33 | EIGHTYFIVE INAFIFTY | $131,514 | Ramon Dominguez | Gary Contessa | TBD |
| 34 | FIRST DUDE | $97,500 | Ramon Dominguez | Dale Romans | TBD |
| 35 | DROSSELMEYER | $94,500 | Kent Desormeaux | Bill Mott | Preakness |
Derby & Oaks Future Wager Pools:
Future Wager Pools
| Derby Pool #1 | Feb 12-14 |
| Derby Pool #2 | Mar 5-7 |
| Oaks Pool | Mar 5-7 |
| Derby Pool #3 | Mar 26-28 |
Derby Future Wager - Pool #3
| # | Name | Trainer | ML | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aikenite | Todd Pletcher | 50-1 | 58-1 |
| 2 | Alphie's Bet | Alexis Barba | 15-1 | 46-1 |
| 3 | Awesome Act | Jeremy Noseda | 15-1 | 13-1 |
| 4 | Caracortado | M. Machowsky | 20-1 | 27-1 |
| 5 | Connemara | Todd Pletcher | 20-1 | 77-1 |
| 6 | Conveyance | Bob Baffert | 20-1 | 19-1 |
| 7 | Discreetly Mine | Todd Pletcher | 20-1 | 44-1 |
| 8 | Dublin | D. Wayne Lukas | 15-1 | 18-1 |
| 9 | Eskendereya | Todd Pletcher | 5-1 | 5-1 |
| 10 | Homeboykris | Richard Dutrow | 50-1 | 72-1 |
| 11 | Ice Box | Nick Zito | 12-1 | 19-1 |
| 12 | Interactif | Todd Pletcher | 20-1 | 26-1 |
| 13 | Jackson Bend | Nick Zito | 30-1 | 46-1 |
| 14 | Lookin at Lucky | Bob Baffert | 6-1 | 9/2 |
| 15 | Make Music For Me | Alexis Barba | 30-1 | 40-1 |
| 16 | Noble's Promise | Ken McPeek | 12-1 | 19-1 |
| 17 | Odysseus | Tom Albertrani | 20-1 | 18-1 |
| 18 | Pleasant Prince | Wesley Ward | 20-1 | 38-1 |
| 19 | Rule | Todd Pletcher | 20-1 | 30-1 |
| 20 | Schoolyard Dreams | Derek Ryan | 30-1 | 44-1 |
| 21 | Sidney's Candy | John Sadler | 15-1 | 22-1 |
| 22 | Super Saver | Todd Pletcher | 20-1 | 35-1 |
| 23 | Tempted to Tapit | Steve Klesaris | 50-1 | 45-1 |
| 24 | The Field | All others | 8-1 | 9/2 |
Derby Future Wager - Pool #2
| # | Name | Trainer | ML | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aikenite | Todd Pletcher | 50-1 | 57-1 |
| 2 | American Lion | Eoin Harty | 30-1 | 38-1 |
| 3 | Buddy's Saint | Bruce Levine | 12-1 | 16-1 |
| 4 | Caracortado | M. Machowsky | 12-1 | 19-1 |
| 5 | Connemara | Todd Pletcher | 20-1 | 46-1 |
| 6 | Conveyance | Bob Baffert | 12-1 | 28-1 |
| 7 | D'Funnybone | Richard Dutrow | 20-1 | 38-1 |
| 8 | Dave in Dixie | John Sadler | 30-1 | 22-1 |
| 9 | Discreetly Mine | Todd Pletcher | 30-1 | 37-1 |
| 10 | Dublin | D. Wayne Lukas | 15-1 | 10-1 |
| 11 | Eskendereya | Todd Pletcher | 12-1 | 5-1 |
| 12 | Jackson Bend | Nick Zito | 20-1 | 47-1 |
| 13 | Lookin at Lucky | Bob Baffert | 6-1 | 9-1 |
| 14 | Nextdoorneighboor | M. Machowsky | 30-1 | 99-1 |
| 15 | Noble's Promise | Ken McPeek | 30-1 | 26-1 |
| 16 | Odysseus | Tom Albertrani | 50-1 | 25-1 |
| 17 | Radiohead (GB) | Richard Dutrow | 20-1 | 19-1 |
| 18 | Rule | Todd Pletcher | 20-1 | 20-1 |
| 19 | Setsuko | Richard Mandell | 50-1 | 65-1 |
| 20 | Sidney's Candy | John Sadley | 20-1 | 33-1 |
| 21 | Super Saver | Todd Pletcher | 20-1 | 24-1 |
| 22 | Tempted to Tapit | Steve Klesaris | 50-1 | 63-1 |
| 23 | Vale of York (IRE) | Saeed bin Suroor | 30-1 | 42-1 |
| 24 | The Field | All others | 7/2 | 3-1 |
Derby Future Wager - Pool #1
| # | Name | Trainer | ML | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aikenite | Todd Pletcher | 30-1 | 54-1 |
| 2 | American Lion | Eoin Harty | 20-1 | 41-1 |
| 3 | Buddy's Saint | Bruce Levine | 12-1 | 10-1 |
| 4 | Concord Point | Bob Baffert | 30-1 | 99-1 |
| 5 | Conveyance | Bob Baffert | 12-1 | 33-1 |
| 6 | Dave in Dixie | John Sadler | 20-1 | 28-1 |
| 7 | Drosselmeyer | Bill Mott | 20-1 | 20-1 |
| 8 | Dryfly | Lynn Whiting | 20-1 | 46-1 |
| 9 | Dublin | D. Wayne Lukas | 15-1 | 20-1 |
| 10 | Eskendereya | Todd Pletcher | 20-1 | 22-1 |
| 11 | Jackson Bend | Nick Zito | 12-1 | 27-1 |
| 12 | Lookin at Lucky | Bob Baffert | 8-1 | 8-1 |
| 13 | Make Music for Me | Alex Barba | 50-1 | 99-1 |
| 14 | Maximus Ruler | Clark Hanna | 50-1 | 76-1 |
| 15 | Noble's Promise | Ken McPeek | 15-1 | 36-1 |
| 16 | Ron the Greek | Tom Amoss | 30-1 | 31-1 |
| 17 | Rule | Todd Pletcher | 12-1 | 24-1 |
| 18 | Stay Put | Steve Margolis | 50-1 | 49-1 |
| 19 | Super Saver | Todd Pletcher | 15-1 | 20-1 |
| 20 | Tiz Chrome | Bob Baffert | 20-1 | 37-1 |
| 21 | Uptowncharlybrown | Alan Seewald | 50-1 | 34-1 |
| 22 | Vale of York (IRE) | Saeed bin Suroor | 30-1 | 26-1 |
| 23 | William's Kitten | Michael Maker | 30-1 | 54-1 |
| 24 | All Others | 5/2 | 3/2 |
14 January 2010, 4:04 pm
Wow, nice job, that’s a lot of preps! Looking forward to watching the “elite” from last year start down the Road to the Roses.
14 January 2010, 10:40 pm
Thanks Brian. I couldn’t find a decent schedule anywhere on the web so I decided to build one.
It’s always interesting to see which route trainers use to get their horses ready for the Derby.
17 January 2010, 11:02 pm
What do you think about Jackson Bend right now? I’m liking him more and more recently and his workouts are phenomenal. I think he’s heading for the Holy Bull along with Aikenite, Homeboykris and Piscitelli.
18 January 2010, 2:15 am
Brian, I like Jackson Bend a lot. He’s run well at Calder and has Zito conditioning. I’m hoping the bettors overlook him in the Holy Bull. Shaping up to be a good race.