2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby

The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2025 Kentucky Derby, which will be held on May 3. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field. There were three separate paths for horses to take to qualify for the Derby: the main Road consisting of races in North America, the Japan Road consisting of four races in Japan, and the Euro/MidEast road consisting of seven races in England, Ireland, United Arab Emirates and France. The top five finishers in the specified races received points, with higher points awarded in the major prep races in March and April. Earnings in non-restricted stakes races acted as a tie breaker.

For 2025, the main Road to the Kentucky Derby resembled the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby, consisting of 36 races, with 21 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 15 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season with the following changes: ^[a]

• The Virginia Derby, previously run as Grade III event on the turf, is to be held on March 15 at Colonial Downs on the dirt and has been added to the Championship Season
• The Listed Sunland Park Derby has been moved from the Kentucky Derby Championship Season to the Kentucky Derby Prep Season
• The UAE Derby has been moved from the main North American road and placed in the rebranded Euro/Mideast road
• The Cardinal Stakes has been removed from the Euro/Mideast road

Also there has been an adjustment of points in Championship Series races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. A minimum of six horses is required for full points to be awarded. Reduced points will be offered if fewer than six horses start. Three-fourth points will be available when five horses start, and half points if four or fewer horses start.

Standings

The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races for the main series. ^[1] Entrants that have been nominated are ranked in the standings. ^[2]

As of March 9, 2025

Rank [1]	Horse	Points	Earnings [b]	Trainer	Owner	Ref
1	Coal Battle	70	$1,034,500	Lonnie Briley	Norman Stables	[3]
2	Owen Almighty	65	$415,310	Brian A. Lynch	Flying Dutchmen	[4]
3	Citizen Bull	60	$1,376,000	Bob Baffert	SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan	[5]
4	Sovereignty	60	$364,800	William I. Mott	Godolphin	[6]
injured [7]	Magnitude	55	$325,005	Steven M. Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds	[8]
5	Flood Zone	50	$165,000	Brad H. Cox	Wathnan Racing	[9]
6	Journalism	47.5	$300,000	Michael W. McCarthy	Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5 & Robert V. LaPenta	[10]
7	Getaway Car	36	$548,000	Bob Baffert	SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan	[5]
8	Chancer McPatrick	35	$550,000	Chad C. Brown	Flanagan Racing	[11]
9	Built	35	$160,000	Wayne M. Catalano	Eclipse Thoroughbreds Partners	[8]
10	Madaket Road	31	$244,000	Bob Baffert	SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan	[12]
11	Burnham Square	30	$171,800	Ian R. Wilkes	Whitham Thoroughbreds	[13]
12	Sandman	29	$307,995	Mark E. Casse	D. J. Stable, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds & CJ Stables	[4]
13	Speed King	25	$631,250	Ron Moquett	Triton Thoroughbreds	[3]
14	Chunk of Gold	25	$124,400	Ethan West	Terry L. Stephens	[14]
15	River Thames	25	$79,200	Todd A. Pletcher	WinStar Farm & China Horse Club	[15]
16	Sand Devil	25	$60,000	Linda L. Rice	Chester Broman Sr.	[9]
17	Hill Road	24	$215,000	Adrian Murray	Arno Racing	[16]
18	Rodriguez	21.25	$76,000	Bob Baffert	SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan	[12]
injured [1]	Disco Time	20	$150,000	Brad H. Cox	Juddmonte Farms	[17]
19	Captain Cook	20	$137,500	Richard Dutrow Jr.	St. Elias Stable	[18]
20	John Hancock	20	$120,000	Brad H. Cox	China Horse Club & WinStar Farm	[19]
21	California Burrito	20	$102,850	Tommy Drury Jr.	Aaron & Victoria Haberman	[20]
22	Tiztastic	19	$795,800	Steven M. Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor	[6]
23	Barnes	18.75	$180,000	Bob Baffert	Zedan Racing Stables	[21]
24	Gaming	18	$569,000	Bob Baffert	Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman	[16]
25	Poster	16	$157,500	Eoin G. Harty	Godolphin	[22]
26	Jonathan's Way	15	$213,530	Philip Bauer	Rigney Racing	[4]
27	Neoequos	15	$41,250	Saffie Joseph Jr.	Ian Parsard, Shining Stables & Stefania Farms	[15]
28	Garamond	15	$36,000	Chad C. Brown	Juddmonte Farms	[9]
29	Patch Adams	14	$71,500	Brad H. Cox	China Horse Club & WinStar Farm	[23]
injured [24]	Ferocious	12	$244,500	Gustavo Delgado	JR Ranch, Ramiro Restrepo, High Step Racing & OGMA Investments	[25]
30	Omaha Omaha	11	$60,000	Michael Gorham	Nathan J. Nelson, Gary T. Carlson and Shawn M. Sullivan	[26]
31	East Avenue	10	$368,750	Brendan P. Walsh	Godolphin	[25]
injured [27]	First Resort	10	$296,776	Eoin G. Harty	Godolphin	[28]
32	Baby Max	10	$108,640	Kelsey Danner	J S Stables	[20]
33	Caldera	10	$85,360	D. Wayne Lukas	MyRacehorse	[29]
34	Publisher	10	$85,000	Steven M. Asmussen	Gus King & Estate of Brereton C. Jones	[30]
35	Cyclone State	10	$82,500	Chad Summers	Gold Square, George Messina & Michael Lee	[26]
36	Surfside Moon	10	$56,000	James Lawrence II	Manor Stable & Mair Lee Stables	[18]
37	Tappan Street	10	$49,000	Brad H. Cox	China Horse Club, WinStar Farm & Cold Press Racing	[13]
38	Vassimo	10	$20,000	Todd A. Pletcher	Team Penney Racing	[14]
not nominated [2]	My Mitole	10	$18,000	Carlos Martin	Half Hollow Stable	[9]
39	Mo Quality	9	$63,750	Christopher Davis	Walmac Farm	[31]
40	Mellencamp	8.75	$22,000	Bob Baffert	SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan	[10]
41	Maximum Promise	8	$21,750	Kenneth G. McPeek	Back Racing & Run for LaRoses	[17]
42	Studlydoright	6	$255,775	John Robb	David R. Hughes	[22]
43	Touchy	6	$105,000	Wesley A. Ward	Three Chimneys Farm	[29]
44	Innovator	6	$97,500	D. Wayne Lukas	BC Stables	[17]
45	Dapper Moon	6	$46,238	Dallas Stewart	Valene Farms	[25]
46	Burning Glory	6	$24,500	William I. Mott	Juddmonte Farms	[13]
47	Gate To Wire	5	$148,950	Todd A. Pletcher	Donegal Racing	[15]
48	Tip Top Thomas	5	$100,000	Todd A. Pletcher	James J. Bakke & Gerald Isbister	[11]
49	Aviator Gui	5	$59,000	Chad C. Brown	Three Chimneys Farm	[22]
50	American Promise	5	$35,000	D. Wayne Lukas	BC Stables	[14]
not nominated [2]	McAfee	5	$12,000	Richard Dutrow Jr.	Black Type Thoroughbreds, Swinbank Stables,Judy B. Hicks & Scott C. Rice	[9]
51	Brodeur	5	$10,500	Mark E. Casse	D. J. Stable	[32]
52	Clock Tower	4	$103,938	Wesley A. Ward	Mrs. Fitriani Hay	[12]
53	Take Charge Tom	4	$103,000	Robertino Diodoro	Randy Howg	[29]
54	Golden Afternoon	4	$73,875	Nicholas Vaccarezza	Pat & Eddie Greco, Scott Jaffe, Michael P. Cloonan & Vaccarezza Racing	[17]
55	Render Judgment	4	$26,610	Kenneth G. McPeek	Baccari Racing Stable	[28]
56	Camp Hale	4	$10,000	Ian R. Wilkes	Whitham Thoroughbreds	[19]
not nominated [2]	Banks	4	$9,542	Joe Sharp	Tom Lambro	[20]
57	Smooth Cruisein	3.75	$18,000	Karen Headley	Matson Racing, Sandra L. Brown, Elise & Marsha Naify	[21]
58	Mo Plex	3	$156,250	Jeremiah C. Englehart	R and H Stable	[11]
59	Kale's Angel	3	$118,625	Pete Miller	Tom Kagele & Ernest Marchosky	[31]
not nominated [2] [c]	McKinzie Street	3	$112,000	Justin Evans	Leslie A. & Pierre Jean Amestoy Jr. & Roger K. Beasley	[5]
60	Filoso	3	$59,875	Chad Summers	Gold Square	[25]
not nominated [2]	Dominant Spirit	3	$48,000	W. Bret Calhoun	Martin Racing Stable, Bob Gorsky, Circustown Racing Stables, D and B Racing & Luke Brown	[3]
61	Giocoso	3	$33,025	J. Keith Desormeaux	Rocker O Ranch	[4]
not nominated [2]	Mesero	3	$31,200	Dale L. Romans	CJ Thoroughbreds & Delia Nash	[4]
62	Tux	3	$30,000	William I. Mott	LNJ Foxwoods	[22]
not nominated [2]	Ican	3	$18,000	Richard Dutrow Jr.	FMQ Stables	[26]
63	Smoken Wicked	2	$112,325	Dallas Stewart	Valene Farms	[11]
64	He's Not Joking	2	$79,113	Josie Carroll	Gianni Di Scola	[13]
65	Bon Temps	2	$39,625	D. Wayne Lukas	Calumet Farm	[31]
66	Monet's Magic	2	$36,000	Ben Colebrook	Midway Racing	[23]
67	Admiral Dennis	2	$35,250	Brad H. Cox	Albaugh Family Stables	[8]
68	Very Bold	2	$21,000	Eoin G. Harty	Calumet Farm	[19]
69	Emerald Bay	2	$18,000	Bob Baffert	Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman	[5]
not nominated [2]	Dr Ruben M	2	$18,000	Doug F. O'Neill	The Del Mar Group	[3]
70	Rank	2	$12,500	Doug F. O'Neill	Calumet Farm	[10]
71	Itsmybirthday	2	$11,640	Robertino Diodoro	Arnold Bennewith, Clayton & Rick Wiest	[29]
72	Uncle Jim	2	$10,000	Brad H. Cox	Robert V. LaPenta & Madaket Stables	[18]
not nominated [2]	Valentines Candy	2	$4,000	Jesus Mendoza	Dale Brewer	[12]
not nominated [2]	Jolly Samurai	1	$106,500	Danny Pish	Jake Brown	[3]
not nominated [2]	Vekoma Rides	1	$20,000	John C. Kimmel	Nedlaw Stable, Denholtz Stables, Dennis A. Drazin & Jerold L. Zaro	[11]
not nominated [2]	Keewaydin	1	$10,000	Chad C. Brown	OXO Equine	[22]
not nominated [2]	Hot Property	1	$9,750	Brad H. Cox	Gary & Mary West	[31]
not nominated [2]	Show of Force	1	$8,000	Todd W. Fincher	Triple V Racing	[5]
not nominated [2]	Mansetti	1	$7,100	Kevin Attard	Al & Bill Ulwelling	[26]
73	Bracket Buster	1	$5,820	Victoria Oliver	BBN Racing	[6]
not nominated [2]	Chris's Revenge	1	$2,000	Brittany Russell	Nice Guys Stables	[8]

Legend:
  Injured/Bypassing/Inactive/Not nominated

Prep season

Initial prep events

Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=5 points; 3rd=3 points; 4th=2 points; 5th=1 point (except the Breeders' Cup Juvenile: 1st=30 points; 2nd=15 points; 3rd=9 points; 4th=6 points; 5th=3 points)

The dates for most races shown below are based on the placement in the racing calendar from 2023/2024. Similarly, the purses shown below are based on the amounts from the previous year and will be updated when finalized.

Race	Distance	Purse	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Ref
Iroquois	1 mile	$254,745	Churchill Downs	Sep 14 2024	Jonathan's Way	Owen Almighty	Giocoso	Mesero	Sandman	[4]
Champagne	1 mile	$500,000	Aqueduct	Oct 5 2024	Chancer McPatrick	Tip Top Thomas	Mo Plex	Smoken Wicked	Vekoma Rides	[11]
American Pharoah	1+1⁄16 miles	$301,000	Santa Anita	Oct 5 2024	Citizen Bull	Getaway Car	McKinzie Street	Emerald Bay	Show of Force	[5]
Breeders' Futurity	1+1⁄16 miles	$594,063	Keeneland	Oct 5 2024	East Avenue	Ferocious	Filoso	Dapper Moon	Mesero	[25]
Street Sense	1+1⁄16 miles	$197,500	Churchill Downs	Oct 27 2024	Sovereignty	Tiztastic	Sandman	Dapper Moon	Bracket Buster	[6]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile	1+1⁄16 miles	$2,000,000	Del Mar	Nov 1 2024	Citizen Bull	Gaming	Hill Road	Getaway Car	Ferocious	[16]
Kentucky Jockey Club	1+1⁄16 miles	$381,250	Churchill Downs	Nov 30 2024	First Resort	Jonathan's Way	Tiztastic	Dapper Moon	Render Judgment	[28]
Remsen	1+1⁄8 miles	$250,000	Aqueduct	Dec 7 2024	Poster	Aviator Gui	Tux	Studlydoright	Keewaydin	[22]
Springboard Mile	1 mile	$300,000	Remington	Dec 13 2024	Coal Battle	Speed King	Dominant Spirit	Dr Ruben M	Jolly Samurai	[3]
Los Alamitos Futurity	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Los Alamitos	Dec 14 2024	Journalism	Getaway Car	Gaming	Rank	Mellencamp	[10]
Gun Runner Stakes	1+1⁄16 miles	$96,000	Fair Grounds	Dec 21 2024	Built	Magnitude	Render Judgment	Admiral Dennis	Chris's Revenge	[8]
Smarty Jones	1 mile	$250,000	Oaklawn	Jan 4 2025	Coal Battle	Mo Quality	Kale's Angel	Bon Temps	Hot Property	[31]
Jerome	1 mile	$150,000	Aqueduct	Jan 4 2025	Cyclone State	Omaha Omaha	Ican	Studlydoright	Mansetti	[26]

Select prep events

Note: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points

Race	Distance	Purse	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Ref
Gun Runner	1+1⁄16 miles	$100,000	Fair Grounds	Dec 21 2024	Built	Magnitude	Render Judgment	Admiral Dennis
Lecomte	1+1⁄16 miles	$250,000	Fair Grounds	Jan 18 2025	Disco Time	Built	Innovator	Golden Afternoon	Maximum Promise	[17]
Southwest	1+1⁄16 miles	$1,000,000	Oaklawn	Jan 25 2025	Speed King	Sandman	Tiztastic	Patch Adams	Monet's Magic	[23]
Holy Bull	1 mile	$250,000	Gulfstream	Feb 1 2025	Burnham Square	Tappan Street	Burning Glory	Ferocious	He’s Not Joking	[13]
Robert B. Lewis	1 mile	$200,000	Santa Anita	Feb 1 2025	Citizen Bull	Rodriguez	Madaket Road	Clock Tower	Valentines Candy	[12]
Withers [d]	1+1⁄8 miles	$250,000	Aqueduct	Feb 1 2025	Captain Cook	Surfside Moon	Omaha Omaha	Mo Quality	Uncle Jim	[18]
Sam F. Davis Stakes [e]	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Tampa Bay	Feb 8 2025	John Hancock	Owen Almighty	Poster	Camp Hale	Very Bold	[19]
Sunland Park Derby [f]	1+1⁄16 miles	$400,000	Sunland Park	Feb 16 2025	Getaway Car	Caldera	Touchy	Take Charge Tom	Itsmybirthday	[29]
John Battaglia Memorial Stakes	1+1⁄16 miles	$173,000	Turfway	Feb 22 2025	California Burrito	Baby Max	Maximum Promise	Banks	Studlydoright	[20]

Championship series events

First leg of series

Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=25 points; 3rd=15 points; 4th=10 points; 5th=5 points
San Felipe Stakes ^[g] : 1st=37.5 points; 2nd=18.75 points; 3rd=11.25 points; 4th=7.5 points; 5th=3.75 points

Race	Distance	Purse	Grade	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Ref
Risen Star	1+1⁄8 miles	$500,000	2	Fair Grounds	Feb 15 2025	Magnitude	Chunk Of Gold	Built	Vassimo	American Promise	[14]
Rebel [h]	1+1⁄16 miles	$1,250,000	2	Oaklawn	Feb 23 2025	Coal Battle	Madekat Road	Sandman	Publisher	Tiztastic	[30]
Gotham	1 mile	$300,000	3	Aqueduct	Mar 1 2025	Flood Zone	Sand Devil	Garamond	My Mitole	McAfee	[9]
Fountain of Youth	1+1⁄16 miles	$401,650	2	Gulfstream	Mar 1 2025	Sovereignty	River Thames	Neoequoes	Burnham Square	Gate to Wire	[15]
San Felipe	1+1⁄16 miles	$300,000	2	Santa Anita	Mar 1 2025	Journalism	Barnes	Rodriguez	Mellencamp	Smooth Cruisein	[21]
Tampa Bay Derby	1+1⁄16 miles	$350,000	3	Tampa Bay	Mar 8 2025	Owen Almighty	Chancer McPatrick	Hill Road	Patch Adams	Brodeur	[32]
Virginia Derby [i]	1+1⁄8 miles	$500,000		Colonial Downs	Mar 15 2025

Second leg of series

These races are the major preps for the Kentucky Derby, and are thus weighted more heavily.
Note: 1st=100 points; 2nd=50 points; 3rd=25 points; 4th=15 points; 5th=10 points
with the exception of the Lexington Stakes; 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points

Race	Distance	Purse	Grade	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Ref
Louisiana Derby	1+3⁄16 miles	$1,000,000	2	Fair Grounds	Mar 22 2025
Jeff Ruby	1+1⁄8 miles	$700,000	3	Turfway	Mar 22 2025
Florida Derby	1+1⁄8 miles	$1,000,000	1	Gulfstream	Mar 29 2025
Arkansas Derby	1+1⁄8 miles	$1,500,000	1	Oaklawn Park	Mar 29 2025
Blue Grass Stakes	1+1⁄8 miles	$1,000,000	1	Keeneland	Apr 5 2025
Santa Anita Derby	1+1⁄8 miles	$750,000	1	Santa Anita	Apr 5 2025
Wood Memorial	1+1⁄8 miles	$750,000	2	Aqueduct	Apr 5 2025
Lexington	1+1⁄8 miles	$400,000	3	Keeneland	Apr 12 2025

Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby

The Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby is designed on a similar basis to the Japan Road and is intended to provide a place in the Derby starting gate to the top finisher in the series. If the connections of that horse decline the invitation, their place is offered to the second-place finisher and so on. If neither of the top four accept, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby.

The series consists of seven races – four run on the turf in late 2024 when the horses are age two, plus two races run on a synthetic surface in early 2025 and the UAE Derby which has been moved to this rebranded Road to the Kentucky Derby for the first time.

Race	Distance	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Ref
Beresford Stakes	1 mile	The Curragh	Sep 28 2024	Hotazhell	Tennessee Stud	Windlord	Trinity College	Lambourn	[38]
Royal Lodge Stakes	1 mile	Newmarket	Sep 28 2024	Wimbledon Hawkeye	Royal Playwright	Angelo Buonarroti	Puppet Master	Luther	[39]
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère	1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs)	Longchamp	Oct 6 2024	Camille Pissarro	Rashabar	Misunderstood	Field Of Gold	Henri Matisse	[40]
William Hill Futurity Trophy	1 mile	Doncaster	Oct 26 2024	Hotazhell	Delacroix	Wimbledon Hawkeye	Seaplane	Anno Domini	[41]
European Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions Stakes	1 mile	Kempton Park	Feb 26 2025	Opera Ballo	Hott Shott	Saddadd	Quai De Bethune	Molveno	[42]
Patton Stakes	1 mile	Dundalk	Mar 7 2025	Titanium Emperor	Spicy Margarita	Mount Kilimanjaro	Powerful Lady	Glinka	[43]
UAE Derby	1,900 metres (about 1+3⁄16 miles)	Meydan	Apr 5 2025

Note:

• the four races in 2024 for two-year-olds: 1st=10 points; 2nd=5 points; 3rd=3 points; 4th=2 points; 5th=1 point
• the first two races in 2025: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points
• The UAE Derby: 1st=100 points; 2nd=50 points; 3rd=25 points; 4th=15 points; 5th=10 points

Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby is intended to provide a place in the Derby starting gate to the top finisher in the series. If the connections of that horse decline the invitation, their place is offered to the second-place finisher and so on through the top five finishers.

Race	Distance	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Ref
Cattleya Stakes	1,600 metres (~1 mile)	Tokyo Racecourse	Nov 23	Natural Rise	Clay King	T O Elvis	Snappy Dresser	Kanreiski	[44]
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun	1,600 metres (~1 mile)	Kawasaki Racecourse	Dec 11	ƒ Myriad Love	Happy Man	Soldier Field	Natural Rise	Jugemoon	[45]
Hyacinth	1,600 metres (~1 mile)	Tokyo Racecourse	Feb 23	Luxor Cafe	ƒ Promised Gene	Don in the Mood	Admire Daytona	Dragon	[46]
Fukuryu	1,800 metres (~1+1⁄8 miles)	Nakayama Racecourse	Mar 22

Note:

ƒ Filly
Cattleya Sho: 1st=10 points; 2nd=5 points; 3rd=3 points; 4th=2 points; 5th=1 point
Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun: 1st=20 points; 2nd=10 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=4 points; 5th=2 points
Hyacinth: 1st=30 points; 2nd=15 points; 3rd=9 points; 4th=6 points; 5th=3 points
Fukuyru : 1st=40 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=12 points; 4th=8 points; 5th=4 points

Notes

1. See the following list ^[1] for details
2. Earnings from non-restricted stakes prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby serve as a tie-breaker.
3. Originally, McKinzie Street was trained by Tim Yakteen, but was moved to Justin Evans in early 2025 ^[33]
4. The Withers Stakes was downgraded from Grade III to Listed status in 2025 ^[34]
5. The Sam F. Davis Stakes was downgraded from Grade III to Listed status in 2025 ^[34]
6. The Sunland Park Derby was downgraded from Grade III to Listed status in 2025 ^[34]
7. Since only 5 horses started in the San Felipe Stakes the qualification points offered is three-quarters ^[35]
8. Originally, the Rebel Stakes was scheduled to be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025, but was rescheduled to the following day due to the impending cold weather that was forecasted ^[36]
9. The inaugural running of the Virginia Derby as an ungraded Road to the Kentucky Derby event. ^[37]

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