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1 Leaderboard Updated: HOW TO GET INTO THE KENTUCKY DERBY STARTING GATE The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a 34-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 142 nd running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) on Saturday, May 7, The Kentucky Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since At least 20 horses have entered the 1 ¼-mile race for 3-yearolds every year since 2004, and 15 of the last 17 years. Rank Horse Points Owner(s) Trainer Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings 1. Gun Runner 151 Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (Ron Winchell) & Three Chimney Steve Asmussen $849,200 Farms (Goncalo Borges Torrealba) 2. Nyquist 130 Reddam Racing LLC (J. Paul Reddam) Doug O Neill $3,289, Exaggerator 126 Big Chief Racing LLC (Matthew W. Bryan), Head of Plains Keith Desormeaux $1,628,000 Partners LLC, Rocker O Ranch LLC et al. 4. Outwork 120 Repole Stable (Mike Repole) Todd Pletcher $660, Brody s Cause 114 Albaugh Family Stable (Dennis Albaugh) Dale Romans $1,100, Lani 100 Koji Maeda Mikio Matsunaga $1,300, Mor Spirit 84 Michael L. Petersen Bob Baffert $616, Mohaymen 80 Shadwell Stable (Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum) Kiaran McLaughlin $807, Danzing Candy 60 Halo Farms (Teddy Aroney), Jim Bashor & Diane Bashor Cliff Sise Jr. $290, Destin 51 Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC (Steve Davison & Randy Gullatt) Todd Pletcher $338, Cupid 50 Michael Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier & Derek Smith Bob Baffert $540, $+Oscar Nominated 50 Ken & Sarah Ramsey Mike Maker $321, Shagaf 50 Shadwell Stable (Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum) Chad Brown $270, Tom s Ready 44 G M B Racing (Gayle Benson) Dallas Stewart $270,670 +f-polar River 40 Valentin Bukhtoyarov & Evgeny Kappushev Doug Watson $700, My Man Sam 40 Sheep Pond Partners, Newport Stables LLC & Jay Bligh Chad Brown $200,000 (Career: $251,200) 16. Majesto 40 Grupo 7C Racing Stable (Alejandro A. Ceballos) Gustavo Delgado $190,000 (Career: $239,500) 17. Trojan Nation 40 Julie Gilbert & Aaron Sones Paddy Gallagher $190,000 (Career: $213,290) 18. Mo Tom 32 G M B Racing (Gayle Benson) Tom Amoss $268, Fellowship 32 Jacks or Better Farm Inc. (Fred and Jane Brei) Stanley Gold $206, Adventist 32 Treadway Racing Stable (Jeff Treadway) Leah Gyarmati $155, Laoban 32 Southern Equine Stable LLC (Michael Moreno) & McCormick Eric Guillot $142,000 Racing LLC Uncle Lino 29 Tom Mansor, Purple Shamrock Racing & Gary Sherlock Gary Sherlock $174, Cherry Wine 25 William Pacella, Frank L. Jones Jr. & Frank Shoop Dale Romans $145, Whitmore 24 Robert V. LaPenta, Harry T. Rosenblum & Southern Springs Stable Ron Moquett $300,000 (Ron Moquett) Sunny Ridge 23 Dennis A. Drazin Jason Servis $525,600 +Yu Change-JPN 20 K. Aitetsu Hideyuki Mori $377, Azar 20 Alto Racing LLC Todd Pletcher $273,800 Forevamo 20 Brittlyn Stable Inc. (Evelyn Benoit) Al Stall Jr. $230, Dazzling Gem 20 Steve Landers Racing LLC Brad Cox $100,000 Zulu 20 Stonestreet Farm LLC (Barbara Banke), Michael Tabor, Mrs. Todd Pletcher $81,422 John Magnier & Derek Smith Flexibility 15 Klaravich Stables Inc. (Seth Klarman) & William H. Lawrence Chad Brown $252,500 Greenpointcrusader 14 St. Elias Stable (Vincent Viola), MeB Racing Stables LLC & Dominick Schettino $379,300 Brooklyn Boyz Stables (Mary Ellen and Anthony Bonomo) 26. Swipe 12 Big Chief Racing LLC (Matthew W. Bryan) Keith Desormeaux $597, Collected 11 Speedway Stable LLC (Peter Fluor & K.C. Weiner) Bob Baffert $312,500 Airoforce 10 John C. Oxley Mark Casse $449, Suddenbreakingnews 10 Samuel F. Henderson Donnie Von Hemel $437,000 Cocked and Loaded 10 Richard Ravin & Patricia s Hope LLC (Vince Foglia) Larry Rivelli $310, Discreetness 10 Xpress Thoroughbreds LLC (Dwight Pruett) William Jinks Fires $248,153 Frank Conversation 10 Reddam Racing LLC (J. Paul Reddam) Doug O Neill $199, Riker 10 Team Valor International (Barry Irwin), Gary Barber & Tucci Mark Casse $189,375 Stables (Carlo & Lou Tucci) +f-vale Dori-ARG (4yo) 10 Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum Mike de Kock $188,752 Surgical Strike 10 Edward Seltzer & Beverly S. Anderson Ben Colebrook $122, Creator 10 WinStar Farm LLC (Kenny Trout) Steve Asmussen $90, Star Hill 10 Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley) Rusty Arnold II $66,500

2 Page 2 of 5 Rank Horse Points Owner(s) Trainer Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings 33. Matt King Coal 10 Lady Sheila Stable Linda Rice $40,000 Vorticity 8 Matthew Schera James Chuck Lawrence II $150,000 Rated R Superstar 6 Radar Racing LLC (Paul Parker) Kenny McPeek $89,750 Kasseopia-GB 6 Team Valor International (Barry Irwin) & Gary Barber Graham Motion $51,809 Awesome Speed 5 Colts Neck Stables LLC (Richard Santulli) Alan Goldberg $200,560 +Rafting 5 Wertheimer & Frere (Alain & Gerard Wertheimer) Graham Motion $103,070 +Two Step Time 5 Get Away Farm Mike Maker $53,500 Candy My Boy 5 Frank Mancari Roger Brueggemann $26,000 Toews On Ice 4 Mike Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman Bob Baffert $228,900 +Tusk 4 Flaxman Holdings Inc. (Stavros Niarchos) Graham Motion $40,250 +Gordy Florida 4 Dream Walkin Farms Inc. (Toby Covel aka Toby Keith) Kenny Smith $31,111 Let s Meet in Rio 4 Juddmonte Farms (Prince Khalid Abdullah) Bob Baffert $23,000 Harlan Punch 2 Rosemont Farm LLC (James Eigel) Tom Amoss $138,000 Found Money 2 Reddam Racing LLC (J. Paul Reddam) Doug O Neill $135,000 +Hollywood Don 2 Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley) & Rockingham Ranch (Gary Peter Miller $96,250 Hartunian) I malreadythere 2 Steve Melen, Richard Robertson, Steve Taub & Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer $88,000 Sail Ahoy 2 Phipps Stable (Ogden Mills Dinny Phipps) Shug McGaughey III $60,000 American Dubai 2 Richard Keith Rodney Richards $54,222 +Portfolio Manager 2 Klaravich Stables Inc. (Seth Klarman) & William H. Lawrence Chad Brown $50,000 +Tizzarunner 2 John C. Oxley Mark Casse $40,948 Gift Box 2 William S. Farish Chad Brown $30,000 (Career: $89,300) Uncle Walter 2 Ken & Sarah Ramsey Mike Maker $30,000 (Career: $75,000) In Equality 2 Treadway Racing Stable (Jeff Treadway) Leah Gyarmati $24,000 I Will Score 2 Hans Poetsch Jerry Hollendorfer $18, Synchrony 2 Pin Oak Stable (Josephine Abercrombie) Donnie Von Hemel $16, Unbridled Outlaw 2 Albaugh Family Stable (Dennis Albaugh) Dale Romans $14,100 Dressed in Hermes 1 Budget Stable (Syd Belzberg) Janet Armstrong $206,700 Bird of Trey 1 JRita Young Thoroughbreds LLC (JR & Rita Young) John Servis $41,111 Van Damme 1 Mast Thoroughbreds LLC (Henry Mast) Robert Gorham $31,790 +Rare Candy 1 Tarabilla Farms Inc. (Susan Osborne) David Hofmans $30,250 Conquest Big E 1 Conquest Stables LLC (Ernie Semersky & Dory Newell) Mark Casse $29,325 +Sticksstatelydude 1 Estate of Alvin Haynes, John S. Ferris, Brad Ward and Pack Pride Greg Burchell $25,000 Racing (Beth Burchell) Urlacher 1 Godolphin Racing LLC (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Eoin Harty $21,000 Conquest Windycity 1 Conquest Stables LLC (Ernie Semersky & Dory Newell) Mark Casse $17,050 +San Dimas 1 Godolphin Racing LLC (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Eoin Harty $12, Luna de Loco 1 Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley) Steve Asmussen $8,611 NR Gettysburg 0 WinStar Farm LLC (Kenny Troutt) Todd Pletcher $97,300 NR Cutacorner 0 Kay Stillman Jack Van Berg $32,861 NR Gray Sky 0 Robert C. Baker & William L. Mack D. Wayne Lukas $6,500 NR American Pioneer 0 Gary & Mary West Wayne Catalano $0 NR Big Squeeze 0 Burr J. Travis, Jay A. Morgeson, Philip J. Morgeson, Steve Garry Simms $0 Weston et al. NR Direct Message 0 Godolphin Racing LLC (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Tom Albertrani $0 NR +Lomcevak 0 Jack Frost Jack Frost $0 NR +One More Round 0 Roddy J. Valente & Charles Casale A.C. Avila $0 NR Pinson 0 Ken & Sarah Ramsey Mike Maker $0 NR +Tisdale 0 Harlow Stables LLC Ron Moquett $0 NR +Yo Carm 0 Fortino Inc. Chris Block $0 Bold = Update from previously published Leaderboard $+ = Not Triple Crown nominated but owner intends to pay $200,000 supplemental nomination at time of entry + = Not Triple Crown Nominated Strikethrough = Sidelined, inactive or appears to be no longer under serious Kentucky Derby consideration. Last audit of Leaderboard:.

3 Page 3 of 5 POSSIBLE FIELDS FOR REMAINING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACES Arkansas Derby No. Horse Trainer 11. Cupid Bob Baffert 23. Whitmore Ron Moquett 25. Dazzling Gem Brad Cox 28. Suddenbreakingnews Donnie Von Hemel 29. Discreetness Jinks Fires 31. Creator Steve Asmussen 35. Unbridled Outlaw Dale Romans 36. Luna de Loco Steve Asmussen NR Gettysburg Todd Pletcher NR Cutacorner Jack Van Berg NR Gray Sky D. Wayne Lukas NR American Pioneer Wayne Catalano NR +Tisdale Ron Moquett Points / NRSE Next Race If 1 st If 2 nd If 3 rd If 4 th If 5 th $540,000 April 16 Arkansas Derby $1,140,000 $740,000 $640,000 $590,000 $570, pts. 124 pts. 64 pts. 44 pts. 34 pts. 24 pts. $300,000 April 16 Arkansas Derby $900,000 $500,000 $400,000 $350,000 $30, $100,000 April 16 Arkansas Derby $700,000 $300,000 $200,000 $150,000 $130, $437,000 April 16 Arkansas Derby $1,037,000 $637,000 $537,000 $487,000 $467, $248,153 April 16 Arkansas Derby $848,153 $448,153 $348,153 $298,153 $278, $90,000 April 16 Arkansas Derby $690,000 $290,000 $190,000 $140,000 $120,000 2 pts. 102 pts. 42 pts. 22 pts. 12 pts. 2 pts. $14,100 April 16 Arkansas Derby $614,100 $214,100 $114,100 $64,100 $44,100 1 pts. 101 pts. 41 pts. 21 pts. 11 pts. 1 pts. $8,611 April 16 Arkansas Derby $608,611 $208,611 $108,611 $58,611 $38, $97,300 April 16 Arkansas Derby $697,300 $297,300 $197,300 $147, $32,861 April 16 Arkansas Derby $632,861 $232,861 $132,861 $82, $6,500 April 16 Arkansas Derby $606,500 $206,500 $106,500 $56, $0 April 16 Arkansas Derby $600,000 $200,000 $100,000 $50, $0 April 16 Arkansas Derby $600,000 $200,000 $100,000 $50,000 Lexington No. Horse Trainer 26. Swipe Keith Desormeaux 27. Collected Bob Baffert 34. Synchrony Donnie Von Hemel NR Big Squeeze Garry Simms NR Direct Message Tom Albertrani NR +Lomcevak Jack Frost NR +One More Round A.C. Avila NR Pinson Mike Maker NR +Yo Carm Chris Block Points / NRSE Next Race If 1 st If 2 nd If 3 rd If 4 th If 5 th 12 pts. 22 pts. 16 pts. 14 pts. 13 pts. 12 pts. $597,130 April 16 Lexington $687,130 $627,130 $612,130 $604,630 $601, pts. 21 pts. 15 pts. 13 pts. 12 pts. 11 pts. $312,500 April 16 Lexington $402,500 $342,500 $327,500 $320,000 $317,000 2 pts. 12 pts. 6 pts. 4 pts. 3 pts. 2 pts. $16,112 April 16 Lexington $106,112 $46,112 $31,112 $23,612 $20, pts. 2 pts. 1 pts. 1 4 pts. 2 pts. 1 pts. 1 4 pts. 2 pts. 1 pts. 1 4 pts. 2 pts. 1 pts. 1 4 pts. 2 pts. 1 pts. 1 4 pts. 2 pts. 1 pts. POINTS & PRIZE MONEY FOR REMAINING CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACES Date Race Track Dist. April 16 Arkansas Derby (GI) OP 1 1/8 M April 16 Lexington (GIII) Kee 1 1/16 M Points/ Purse 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th Other $1,000,000 $600,000 $200,000 $100,000 $50,000 $30,000 Also-rans split $20, pts. 1 4 pts. 2 pts. 1 pts. $150,000 $90,000 $30,000 $15,000 $7,500 $4,500 Also-rans split $3,000

4 Page 4 of ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY SCHEDULE 34 Races Kentucky Derby Prep Season (19 races) Date Race Racetrack Distance 1 st (Points) 2 nd (Points) 3 rd (Points) 4 th (Points) Sept. 12 Iroquois Churchill Downs 1 1/16 Miles Cocked and Loaded (10) Rated R Superstar (4) Unbridled Outlaw (2) Conquest Windycity (1) Sept. 26 FrontRunner Santa Anita 1 1/16 Miles Nyquist (10) Swipe (4) Hollywood Don (2) Rare Candy (1) Oct. 3 Champagne Belmont Park 1 Mile Greenpointcrusader (10) Sunny Ridge (4) Portfolio Manager (2) Sail Ahoy (1) Oct. 3 Breeders Futurity Keeneland 1 1/16 Miles Brody s Cause (10) Exaggerator (4) Rated R Superstar (2) Stickstatelydude (1) Oct. 4 Grey Woodbine 1 1/16 Miles (S) Riker (10) Kasseopia-GB (4) Tizzarunner (2) Van Damme (1) Oct. 31 Breeders Cup Juvenile Keeneland 1 1/16 Miles Nyquist (20) Swipe (8) Brody s Cause (4) Exaggertor (2) Nov. 21 Delta Downs Jackpot Delta Downs 1 1/16 Miles Exaggerator (10) Sunny Ridge (4) Harlan Punch (2) Found Money (1) Nov. 28 Remsen Aqueduct 1 1/8 Miles Mohaymen (10) Flexibility (4) Gift Box (2) Sail Ahoy (1) Nov. 28 Kentucky Jockey Club Churchill Downs 1 1/16 Miles Airoforce (10) Mor Spirit (4) Mo Tom (2) Gun Runner (1) Dec. 19 Los Alamitos Futurity Los Alamitos 1 1/16 Miles Mor Spirit (10) Toews On Ice (4) I malreadythere (2) Urlacher (1) Jan. 2 Jerome Aqueduct 1 Mile 70 Yards Flexibility (10) Vorticity (4) In Equality (2) Bird of Trey (1) Jan. 9 Sham Santa Anita 1 Mile Collected (10) Let s Meet in Rio (4) Laoban (2) Found Money (1) Jan. 16 Lecomte Fair Grounds 1 Mile 70 Yards Mo Tom (10) Tom s Ready (4) Uncle Walter (2) Destin (1) Jan. 18 Smarty Jones Oaklawn Park 1 Mile Discreetness (10) Gordy Florida (4) Synchrony (2) Luna de Loco (1) Jan. 30 Withers Aqueduct 1 1/16 Miles Sunny Ridge (10) Vorticity (4) Adventist (2) Flexibility (1) Jan. 30 Holy Bull Gulfstream Park 1 1/16 Miles Mohaymen (10) Greenpointcrusader (4) Fellowship (2) Conquest Big E (1) Feb. 6 Robert B. Lewis Santa Anita 1 1/16 Miles Mor Spirit (10) Uncle Lino (4) I Will Score (2) Dressed in Hermes (1) Feb. 13 El Camino Real Derby Golden Gate 1 1/8 Miles (S) Frank Conversation (10) Tusk (4) Kasseopia-GB (2) San Dimas (1) Feb. 15 Southwest Oaklawn Park 1 1/16 Miles Suddenbreakingnews (10) Whitmore (4) American Dubai (2) Collected (1) Kentucky Derby Championship Series (15 races) Date Race Racetrack Distance 1 st (Points) 2 nd (Points) 3 rd (Points) 4 th (Points) Feb. 20 Risen Star Fair Grounds 1 1/16 Miles Gun Runner (50) Forevamo (20) Mo Tom (10) Candy My Boy (5) Feb. 27 Fountain of Youth Gulfstream Park 1 1/16 Miles Mohaymen (50) Zulu (20) Fellowship (10) Awesome Speed (5) March 5 Gotham Aqueduct 1 1/16 Miles Shagaf (50) Laoban (20) Adventist (10) Sunny Ridge (5) March 12 Tampa Bay Derby Tampa Bay Downs 1 1/16 Miles Destin (50) Outwork (20) Star Hill (10) Rafting (5) March 12 San Felipe Santa Anita 1 1/16 Miles Danzing Candy (50) Mor Spirit (20) Exaggerator (10) Uncle Lino (5) March 19 Rebel Oaklawn Park 1 1/16 Miles Cupid (50) Whitmore (20) Creator (10) Cherry Wine (5) March 20 Sunland Derby Sunland Park 1 1/8 Miles (50) (20) (10) (5) March 26 UAE Derby Meydan Racecourse 1 3/16 Miles Lani (100) f-polar River (40) Yu Change-JPN (20) f-vale Dori-ARG (10) March 26 Louisiana Derby Fair Grounds 1 1/8 Miles Gun Runner (100) Tom s Ready (40) Dazzling Gem (20) Mo Tom (10) April 2 Spiral Turfway Park 1 1/8 Miles (S) Oscar Nominated (50) Azar (20) Surgical Strike (10) Two Step Time (5) April 2 Florida Derby Gulfstream Park 1 1/8 Miles Nyquist (100) Majesto (40) Fellowship (20) Mohaymen (10) April 9 Wood Memorial Aqueduct 1 1/8 Miles Outwork (100) Trojan Nation (40) Adventist (20) Matt King Coal (10) April 9 Blue Grass Keeneland 1 1/8 Miles Brody s Cause (100) My Man Sam (40) Cherry Wine (20) Laoban (10) April 9 Santa Anita Derby Santa Anita 1 1/8 Miles Exaggerator (100) Mor Spirit (40) Uncle Lino (20) Danzing Candy (10) April 16 Arkansas Derby Oaklawn Park 1 1/8 Miles (100) (40) (20) (10) April 16 Lexington Keeneland 1 1/16 Miles (10) (4) (2) (1) Schedule subject to change. Note: The March 20 Sunland Derby was cancelled March 6 in the aftermath of an equine herpes virus outbreak that put Sunland Park in quarantine procedures on Jan. 21. TIEBREAKERS If two or more horses have the same number of points, the tiebreaker is earnings in non-restricted stakes races. In the case of remaining ties, the additional starter(s) and/or also-eligible horses shall be determined by lifetime earnings. In the case of remaining ties, the additional starter(s) and/or also-eligible horses shall be determined by lot (aka a shake ). FILLIES If a filly wants to run in the Kentucky Derby she can, but she ll have to earn her way into the field by accumulating points against open company just like the rest of the colts and geldings. Additionally, any points earned by a filly in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series against open company will be credited to her point total in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series. DEAD-HEATS In the event of a dead-heat (tie) in a Road to the Kentucky Derby race, those horses will divide equally the points they would have received jointly had one beaten the other. SPLIT DIVISIONS In the event a Road to the Kentucky Derby race is split into divisions and each division awards its originally published purse money, points will be awarded as scheduled for each division. If the originally published purse is halved for each division, points will be halved as well. NOMINATIONS Horses born in 2013 can be made eligible to run in the 2016 Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown with a $600 early payment due by Jan. 16, A late period for nominations at $6,000 each was open Jan. 17, 2016 through March 21, A horse not nominated to the Triple Crown with sufficient points may be supplemented at the time of entry for $200,000. In addition to the Triple Crown nomination fee, owners must pay $25,000 to enter the Derby by 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, and an additional $25,000 to start. POST POSITION DRAW The Kentucky Derby post position draw a traditional pill pull in which horses entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine what stall a horse will break from the starting gate will be held at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 from 5:30-6 p.m. ET (live on NBCSN). Up to 24 horses may enter the race and four horses can be listed as also eligible and would be ranked in order accordingly; they could draw into the field should any horse(s) be scratched before scratch time on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 9 a.m. ET.

5 Page 5 of 5 PRIZE MONEY The Kentucky Derby winner will receive a gold trophy plus an estimated $1.24 million payday. A total of $400,000 will be awarded to the runner-up, $200,000 to third, $100,000 to fourth and $60,000 to fifth. BACKGROUND Churchill Downs abandoned the graded stakes earnings criteria for the 2013 Kentucky Derby (used from ) and proactively adopted a tiered point system to determine which horses would have preference for America s greatest race. Today, a sliding scale of points is awarded to the Top 4 finishers in select races, and at the series end, the Top 20 point earners get first crack to start in the Kentucky Derby FINAL LEADERBOARD 1. International Star (171), 2. Dortmund (170), 3. Carpe Diem (164), 4. American Pharoah (160), 5. Frosted (113), 6. Mubtaahij-IRE (100, $1,400,000), 7. Materiality (100, $632,028), 8. El Kabeir (95), 9. Upstart (76), 10. Far Right (62), 11. Itsaknockout (60), 12. Firing Line (58), 13. Danzig Moon (45), 14. War Story (44), 15. Tencendur (41), 16. Stanford (40), 17. Mr. Z (34), 18. Ocho Ocho Ocho (30, $760,250), 19. Bolo (30, $214,980), 20. Keen Ice (22), AE 21. Frammento (20) and AE 22. Tale of Verve (0) FINAL LEADERBOARD 1. California Chrome (150), 2. Vicar s in Trouble (120), 3. Dance With Fate (108), 4. Wicked Strong (102), 5. Samraat (100, $640,000), 6. Danza (100, $620,000), 7. Hoppertunity (95), 8. Intense Holiday (93), 9. Wildcat Red (90), 10. We Miss Artie (60), 11. Ride On Curlin (55), 12. Chitu (54), 13. Tapiture (52), 14. General a Rod (40, $240,000), 15. Medal Count (40, $226,500), 16. Candy Boy (30), 17. Uncle Sigh (24), 18. Vinceremos (20, $191,666), 19. Harry s Holiday (20, $152,622), 20. Commanding Curve (20, $104,000) and AE 21. Pablo Del Monte (20, $102,000) FINAL LEADERBOARD 1. Orb (150, $840,000), 2. Verrazano (150, $810,000), 3. Goldencents (129), 4. Java s War (122), 5. Overanalyze (110, $908,381), 6. Revolutionary (110, $720,000), 7. Lines of Battle (100), 8. Vyjack (70), 9. Will Take Charge (60), 10. Itsmyluckyday (50, $593,600), 11. Black Onyx (50, $317,130), 12. Palace Malice (50, $200,000), 13. Normandy Invasion (44, $258,000), 14. Frac Daddy (44, $240,596), 15. Mylute (42), 16. Oxbow (36), 17. Falling Sky (30), 18. Charming Kitten (20), 19. Golden Soul (14), 20. Giant Finish (10) and AE 21. Fear the Kitten (6) TOP 20 AT CONCLUSION OF PREP SEASON (11 ENTERED IN KENTUCKY DERBY) 1. El Kabeir (25), 2. Far Right (22), 3. International Star (21), 4. Dortmund (20), 5. Upstart (16), 6. Carpe Diem (14, $660,000), 7. Mr. Z (14, $518,326), 8. Calculator (14, $180,000), 9. Texas Red (12, $1,176,000), 10. Ocho Ocho Ocho (10, $660,000), 11. American Pharoah (10, $360,000), 12. Daredevil (10, $300,000), 13. Leave the Light On (10, $240,000), 14. Far From Over (10, $150,000), 15. Metaboss (10, $126,000), 16. Lucky Player (10, $97,231), 17. Frosted (8, $156,800), 18. Firing Line (8, $130,000), 19. Bold Conquest (7) and 20. Conquest Typhoon (6, $335,827) TOP 20 AT CONCLUSION OF PREP SEASON (6 ENTERED IN KENTUCKY DERBY) 1. Tapiture (22), 2. Havana (14, $660,000), 3. Cairo Prince (14, $470,000), 4. Honor Code (14, $340,000), 5. Tamarando (12, $490,000), 6. Midnight Hawk (12, $84,000), 7. Bond Holder (11), 8. New Year s Day (10, $1,100,000), 9. Rise Up (10, $782,633), 10. We Miss Artie (10, $262,000), 11. Candy Boy (10, $260,000), 12. Samraat (10, $150,000), 13. Noble Moon (10, $145,000), 14. Ami s Holiday (10, $136,145), 15. Vicar s in Trouble (10, $120,000), 16. Cleburne (10, $102,044), 17. Tanzanite Cat (10, $99,000), 18. Dance With Fate (8), 19. Strong Mandate (6) and 20. Casiguapo (5, $271,050) TOP 20 AT CONCLUSION OF PREP SEASON (7 ENTERED IN KENTUCKY DERBY) 1. Shanghai Bobby (24, $1,731,000), 2. Goldencents (24, $740,000), 3. Oxbow (11), 4. Violence (10, $495,000), 5. Itsmyluckyday (10, $393,600), 6. Joha (10, $370,538), 7. Overanalyze (10, $296,381), 8. Uncaptured (10, $292,374), 9. Den s Legacy (10, $265,000), 10. Power Broker (10, $210,000), 11. Super Ninety Nine (10, $200,000), 12. Steeler-IRE (10, $170,278), 13. Will Take Charge (10, $152,971), 14. River Seven (10, $147,125), 15. Falling Sky (10, $122,500), 16. Dice Flavor (10, $120,000), 16. Flashback (10, $120,000), 16. Revolutionary (10, $120,000), 19. Dynamic Sky (8) and 20. He s Had Enough (6, $430,000). ABOUT THE DERBY To have a horse draped in the garland of roses while raising the solid gold trophy high atop the Kentucky Derby winner s stand is the Holy Grail for horsemen around the world. Restricted to 3-year-old Thoroughbreds, horses only have one chance to win the Kentucky Derby, and it s quite an accomplishment just to receive a berth in the starting gate. Approximately 23,000 Thoroughbreds were foaled in North America in 2013, and if history is any indication, about one percent of the crop will be nominated to next spring s Triple Crown. Only 20 will be allowed to Run for the Roses, as the Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since At least 20 horses have entered the race since 2004, and 15 of the last 17 years. Once a horse earns its coveted Kentucky Derby berth, it, in most cases, will race the extended 1 ¼-mile distance for the first time. A combination of speed and the stamina it takes to complete the final eighth of a mile in the Derby often determines a win or loss. -END-

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016 DERBY COUNTDOWN CLICK AND JUMP TO DESIRED SECTION. Gotham. Shagaf Photo by Barbara D. Livingston

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016 DERBY COUNTDOWN CLICK AND JUMP TO DESIRED SECTION Gotham Shagaf Photo by Barbara D. Livingston Gotham Analysis BY DAN ILLMAN Saturday s Grade 3, $400,000 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct