2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby

Standings The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races for the main series. The ranking is for horses that are still pointing towards the race, as shown on the Derby Leaderboard published by Churchill Downs on August 22, updated for subsequently announced withdrawals from the field. Authentic, who was the eventual winner of the Kentucky Derby, qualified for the race in second place by winning the Haskell, Sham and San Felipe, plus finishing second in the Santa Anita Derby. • Winner of Kentucky Derby in bold • Sidelined/Inactive/No longer under Derby Consideration/Not nominated in gray Prep season ''Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point (except the Breeders' Cup Juvenile: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points)'' Championship series events First leg of series Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points Second leg of series These races are the major preps for the Kentucky Derby, and are thus weighted more heavily. Additional races are scheduled to be added in the summer as to make up for cancelled races towards the September 5 Derby. Note: 1st=100 points; 2nd=40 points; 3rd=20 points; 4th=10 points 'Wild Card' events Note: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points Extended series events The following races were announced for the extension of the Road to the Kentucky Derby as a result of the Derby being run in September instead of May. Note: Belmont Stakes: 1st=150 points; 2nd=60 points; 3rd=30 points; 4th=15 points Blue Grass Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, Haskell Invitational, Travers Stakes: 1st=100 points; 2nd=40 points; 3rd=20 points; 4th=10 points Matt Winn Stakes, Ellis Park Derby, Shared Belief Stakes, Peter Pan Stakes: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points Pegasus Stakes, Indiana Derby, Los Alamitos Derby, Ohio Derby: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 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 four finishers. 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 top point earners were Café Pharoah (70 points), Danon Pharaoh (40 points), Herrschaft (40 points) and Dieu du Vin (26 points). None of the invitations were accepted. ;Races Note: Cattleya Sho: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points Hyacinth: 1st=30 points; 2nd=12 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=3 points Other 3 races : 1st=40 points; 2nd=16 points; 3rd=8 points; 4th=4 points ;Qualification table The top four horses (colored brown within the standings) are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Derby provided the horse is nominated. Notes: • brown highlight – qualified on points but declined offer • grey highlight – did not qualify ==European Road to the Kentucky Derby==

The European 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 none of the top four accept, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby. The series was supposed to consist of seven races – four run on the turf in late 2019 when the horses were age two, plus three races run on a synthetic surface in early 2020. The last race in the series, the Cardinal Stakes, was postponed when horse racing in Britain was suspended from mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The top point earners were Nobel Prize (30 points), Crossfirehurricane (20 points), Chares (20 points) and Kameko (14 points). None of the invitations were accepted. ;Races Note: • the four races in 2019 for two-year-olds: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point • the first two races in 2020: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points • The Cardinal Stakes: 1st=30 points; 2nd=12 points; 3rd=6 points; 4th=3 points ;Qualification table The top four horses (colored brown within the standings) are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Derby provided the horse is nominated. Notes: • brown highlight – qualified on points but declined offer • grey highlight – did not qualify ==See also==