Earlier this week, you read about the schedule for the 35 races on the road to the 2015 Kentucky Derby. Today, we thought you would enjoy seeing the horse racings 3 year old who’s who of the standings. The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a 35-race series that awards points to the Top 4 finishers in each race. The Top 20 point earners will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 141st running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2, 2015. The Kentucky Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975. At least 20 horses have entered the 1 ¼-mile race for 3-year-olds every year since 2004, and 14 of the last 16 years.

Rank Horse Points Owner(s) Trainer an then the all important Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings

1. El Kabeir 21 Zayat Stables, LLC (Ahmed Zayat) John Terranova II $330,792
2. International Star 21 Ken & Sarah Ramsey Mike Maker $250,979
3. Upstart 16 Ralph M. Evans Rick Violette Jr. $538,080
4. Carpe Diem 14 WinStar Farm, LLC (Kenny Troutt) & Stonestreet Stables LLC (Barbara Banke) Todd Pletcher $660,000
5. Calculator 14 Richard C. Pell Peter Miller $180,000
6. Texas Red 12 Erich Brehm, Wayne Detmar, Lee Michaels, Keith Desormeaux & Gene Voss Keith Desormeaux $1,136,000
7. Mr. Z 12 Zayat Stables, LLC (Ahmed Zayat) D. Wayne Lukas $488,326
8. Far Right 12 Harry T. Rosenblum & Robert V. LaPenta Ron Moquett $205,906
9. Ocho Ocho Ocho 10 DP Racing, LLC (Deron Pearson) Jim Cassidy $660,000
10. American Pharoah 10 Zayat Stables, LLC (Ahmed Zayat) Bob Baffert $360,000
11. Daredevil 10 Let’s Go Stable (Kevin Scatuorchio & Bryan Sullivan) Todd Pletcher $300,000
11. Dortmund 10 Kaleem Shah Inc. Bob Baffert $300,000
13. Leave the Light On 10 Klaravich Stables, Inc. (Seth Klarman) & William H. Lawrence Chad Brown $240,000
14. Lucky Player 10 Jerry Durant Steve Asmussen $97,231
15. Frosted 8 Godolphin Racing LLC (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum et al) Kiaran McLaughlin $156,800
16. Bold Conquest 6 Ackerley Brothers Farm (Lee & Bob Ackerley) Steve Asmussen $72,176
17. Conquest Typhoon 4 Conquest Stables, LLC (Ernie Semersky & Dory Newell) Mark Casse $311,827
18. Bayerd 4 Clark O. Brewster Steve Asmussen $245,000
19. Imperia 4 Godolphin Racing LLC (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum et al) Kiaran McLaughlin $163,804
20. Firing Line 4 Arnold Zetcher LLC Simon Callaghan $100,000
21. Nasa 4 Someday Farm (Pat Chapman) John Servis $40,000
21. War Story 4 Christopher T. Dunn & Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. (Ron Paolucci) Tom Amoss $40,000
23. Rock Shandy 4 Donegal Racing (Jerry Crawford) Peter Miller $38,000
24. Bluegrass Singer 2 Crossed Sabres Farm Marcus Vitali $104,775
25. The Truth or Else 2 Harold Lerner, LLC Kenny McPeek $76,000
26. Hashtag Bourbon 2 Bourbon Lane Farm (Jamie Hill) Kellyn Gorder $74,117
27. Keen Ice 2 Donegal Racing (Jerry Crawford) Dale Romans $66,520
28. Hollywood Critic 2 Bruce Lunsford Barbara Minshall $35,528
29. Eagle 2 William S. Farish Neil Howard $23,902
30. General Bellamy 2 Bach Stables LLC Bill Mott $20,000
30. Tiznow R J 2 Mike McCarthy Steve Asmussen $20,000
32. Pioneerof the West 2 John C. Oxley Mark Casse $14,250
33. The Great War 1 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier & Joseph Allen LLC Wesley Ward $170,702
34. Private Prospect 1 Mellon Patch Inc. Michael Campbell $137,000
35. Lord Nelson 1 Peachtree Stable (John Fort) Bob Baffert $84,571
36. Danny Boy 1 Donegal Racing (Jerry Crawford) Dale Romans $55,544
37. Juan and Bina 1 Grupo 7C Racing Stable Gustavo Delgado $36,330
38. Saratoga Heater 1 P.R. Racing Al Stall Jr. $50,000
39. Bench Warrant 1 Doubledown Stables Inc. John Sadler $30,000
40. St. Joe Bay 1 Altamira Racing Stable & David A. Bernsen Peter Miller $27,000
41. Tough Customer 1 Gary & Mary West Wayne Catalano $25,000
42. Classy Class 1 Cheyenne Stables LLC (Everett Dobson) Kiaran McLaughlin $20,000
43. Ackeret 1 Pick Six Racing & Silver Streak Stable Rudy Rodriguez $13,000
44. Flashaway 1 John C. Oxley Mark Casse $8,999
45. Another Lemon Drop 1 Rigney Racing LLC (Richard Rigney) Phil Bauer $8,000

A post next week will talk about the rules for the point system.