The Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is a 35-race series that awards points to the Top 4 finishers in each race. The top 19 or 20 point earners will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 145th running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) on Saturday, May 4, 2019. One invitation will be extended to the top point earners in the Europe Road to the Kentucky Presented by Woodford Reserve and one invitation will be extended to the top point earners in the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby.
The Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park on January 5th is the next race in the series.

Here is the current ranking:
Rank Horse Points Owner(s) Trainer Money earned
1. Game Winner 30 Gary & Mary West Bob Baffert $1,460,000
2. Knicks Go 18 KRA Stud Farm (Jin Woo Lee) Ben Colebrook $656,085
3. Signalman 18 Tommie M. Lewis & Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek) Kenny McPeek $392,840
4. Long Range Toddy 10 Willis Horton Racing LLC Steve Asmussen $300,000
5. Mind Control 10 Red Oak Stable (Stephen Brunetti) & Madaket Stables LLC (Sol Kumin) Gregg Sacco $295,000
6. Complexity 10 Klaravich Stables Inc. (Seth Klarman) Chad Brown $275,000
7. Improbable 10 WinStar Farm LLC (Kenny Troutt), China Horse Club International Ltd. (Ah Khing Teo) & Starlight Racing (Jack Wolf et al) Bob Baffert $239,520
8. Maximus Mischief 10 Cash is King LLC (Charles J. Zacney et al) & L C Racing LLC “Butch” Reid Jr. $137,500
9. Cairo Cat 10 Walking L Thoroughbreds LLC (Scott Leeds) Kenny McPeek $86,490
10. Gunmetal Gray 4 Hollendorfer LLC & West Point Thoroughbreds (Terry Finley) Jerry Hollendorfer $120,000 Career: $157,200
11. Mucho Gusto 4 Michael Lund Petersen Bob Baffert $120,000 Career: $144,000
12. Our Braintrust 4 Cathal A. Lynch, Cathal A. & Stanton J. Smith Jr. Cathal Lynch $117,000
13. Code of Honor 4 W.S. Farish Shug McGaughey III $100,000
14. Network Effect 4 Klaravich Stables Inc. (Seth Klarman) Chad Brown $90,000
15. Bankit 4 Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (Ron Winchell) & Willis Horton Racing LLC Steve Asmussen $80,000
16. Tight Ten 4 Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (Ron Winchell) Steve Asmussen $67,900
17. Plus Que Parfait 4 Imperial Racing LLC (Michael Foley) Brendan Walsh $36,400
18. Call Paul 2 Michael Dubb, David Simon, Bethlehem Stables LLC (Michael J. Caruso) & Bruce Irom Jason Servis $194,000
19. Mr. Money 2 Allied Racing Stable LLC (Chester Thomas) Bret Calhoun $100,000
20. Rowayton 2 OXO Equine LLC (Larry Best) Jerry Hollendorfer $96,000
21. Standard Deviation 2 Klaravich Stables Inc. (Seth Klarman) Chad Brown $50,000
22. Dunph 2 Three Diamonds Farm & Joseph Besecker Mike Maker $46,000
23. Extra Hope 2 Jay Em Ess Stable (Samantha Siegel) Richard Mandella $42,000
24. Tax 2 Hugh Lynch & Corms Racing Stable Danny Gargan $30,000
25. Family Biz 2 Danny J. Chen, James Cestaro & Campbell Road Stables Ed Barker $18,900
26. Limonite 2 Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (Ron Winchell) & Willis Horton Racing LLC Steve Asmussen $18,200