Road to the 2027 Kentucky Derby By Track


Euro-Mideast Road last updated Sept. 25, 2026


The 153rd running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) is scheduled for Saturday, May 1, 2027. Churchill Downs designates races eligible to earn Kentucky Derby points. The top five finishers are awarded points on a diminishing scale.


As of this post dates for a number of the races were not determined.


USA Road


Belmont Park (Elmont, NY)

  • Champagne U. S. S. VALOR (10), GAUDREAU (5), CLUB REIGN (3), EARTH STING (2), JOHNNY HOCKEY (1)
  • Remsen (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Withers (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Gotham (50-25-15-10-5)*
  • Wood Memorial (100-50-25-15-10)*

 

Churchill Downs (Louisville, Ky.)

  • Iroquois Stakes SALAUHDIN (10), HE IS NO LIE (5), CARIBBEAN LIFE (3), REAL GOODBAR (2), REAL GONE (1)
  • Street Sense JAS (10), STAUNCH (5), MYSTIK BAYOU (3), BLESSED FLYER (2), CARD MAN (1)
  • Kentucky Jockey Club (10-5-3-2-1)

 

Colonial Downs (New Kent, Va.)

  • Virgina Derby (50-25-15-10-5)*

 

Fair Grounds (New Orleans, La.)

  • Gun Runner (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Lecomte (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Risen Star (50-25-15-10-5)*
  • Louisiana Derby (100-50-25-15-10)*

 

Gulfstream Park (Hallandale Beach, Fla.)

  • Holy Bull (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Fountain of Youth (50-25-15-10-5)*
  • Florida Derby (100-50-25-15-10)*

 

Keeneland (Lexington, Ky.)

  • Breeders’ Futurity AMERICAN HISTORY (10), COACH POPE (5), Q B ROCKET (3), TITLE WORTHY (2), JADED (1)
  • Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (30-15-9-6-3)
  • Blue Grass (100-50-25-15-10)*
  • Lexington (20-10-6-4-2)*

 

Los Alamitos (Cypress, Calif.)

  • Los Alamitos Futurity (10-5-3-2-1)

 

Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Ark.)

  • Smarty Jones (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Southwest (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Rebel (50-25-15-10-5)*
  • Arkansas Derby (100-50-25-15-10)*

 

Remington Park (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

  • Remington Springboard Mile (10-5-3-2-1)

 

Santa Anita (Arcadia, Calif.)

  • American Pharoah HUGHES (10), NET PAR (5), IMPERIAL HONOR (3), DOMUS (2), EMANCIPATE (1)
  • Robert B. Lewis (20-10-6-4-2)
  • San Felipe (50-25-15-10-5)*
  • Santa Anita Derby (100-50-25-15-10)*

 

Sunland Park (Sunland Park, NM)

  • Sunland Park Derby (20-10-6-4-2)

 

Tampa Bay Downs (Tampa, Fla.)

  • Sam F. Davis (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Tampa Bay Derby (50-25-15-10-5)*

 

Turfway Park

  • Leonatus (10-5-3-2-1)
  • John Battaglia Memorial (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Jeff Ruby Steaks (100-50-25-15-10)*


*Denotes Championship Series Race


Euro/Mideast Road


The stand-alone Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby series, which concludes with the G2 UAE Derby, can produce up to two invitations to the top point-earners. According to Churchill Downs, the schedule for the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby is partially set as of this post. Very few European-based horses in these races have been nominated to the Triple Crown in recent years.


Added Sept. 25: Per a Churchlll Downs release this date, the openers for the 2027 Euro/Mideast Road are set for tomorrow, Sept. 26, at one mile on turf: the G2 Tattersalls Online Royal Lodge at Newmarket and the G2 Churchill Tyres Beresford Stakes at The Curragh. Two other points races will run this fall: the G1 Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère over seven furlongs on turf on Oct. 4 at Longchamp, and the G1 William Hill Futurity Trophy at one mile on grass at Doncaster on Oct. 24. The top five finishing positions in each Fall race will be awarded points on a scale of 10-5-3-2-1.


Royal Lodge Stakes HAFFNER (10), BURNING UP (5), QUICKEN AWAY (3), FIRST LAW (2) QUEST FOR STARS (1)


Beresford Stakes NOBLE EXHIBIT (10), CITY OF DUBAI (5), DRUMBEAT (3), SHAKESPEARE (2) TOMMY QUICK (1)


Japan Road


The Japan Road can produce one starter in the Kentucky Derby.

 

Kawasaki (NAR) (Kanagawa, Japan)

  • Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (20-10-6-4-2)

 

Nakayama (JRA) (Chiba, Japan)

  • Fukuryu (40-20-12-8-4)

 

Tokyo (JRA) (Tokyo, Japan)

  • Cattleya (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Hyacinth (30-15-9-6-3)


Kawasaki (NAR) (Kanagawa, Japan)

  • Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun (20-10-6-4-2)

 

Nakayama (JRA) (Chiba, Japan)

  • Fukuryu (40-20-12-8-4)

 


 

Road to the 2027 Kentucky Oaks By Track


Belmont Park (Elmont, NY)

  • Frizette (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Demoiselle (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Busanda (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Busher (50-25-15-10-5)*
  • Gazelle (100-50-25-15-10)*

 

Churchill Downs (Louisville, Ky.)

  • Pocahontas Stakes MANUKA HONEY (10), SCARLETT BEGONIA (5), MISS ANNA (3), STRIPE SHOW (2), BETTY SUE (1)
  • Rags to Riches (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Golden Rod (10-5-3-2-1)

 

Colonial Downs (New Kent, Va.)

  • Virginia Oaks (50-25-15-10-5)*

 

Fair Grounds (New Orleans, La.)

  • Untapable (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Silverbulletday (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Rachel Alexandra (50-25-15-10-5)*
  • Fair Grounds Oaks (100-50-25-15-10)*

 

Gulfstream Park (Hallandale, Fla.)

  • Forward Gal (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Davona Dale (50-25-15-10-5)*
  • Gulfstream Park Oaks (100-50-25-15-10)*

 

Keeneland (Lexington, Ky.)

  • Alcibiades (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (30-15-9-6-3)
  • Ashland (100-50-25-15-10)*


 

Los Alamitos (Cypress, Calif.)

  • Starlet (10-5-3-2-1)

 

Meydan Racecourse (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

  • UAE Oaks (50-25-15-10-5)*

 

Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Ark.)

  • Martha Washington (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Honeybee (50-25-15-10-5)*
  • Fantasy (100-50-25-15-10)*

 

Santa Anita (Arcadia, Calif.)

  • Oak Leaf (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Santa Ynez (10-5-3-2-1)
  • Las Virgenes (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Santa Ysabel (50-25-15-10-5)*
  • Santa Anita Oaks (100-50-25-15-10)*

 

Sunland Park (Sunland Park, NM)

  • Sunland Park Oaks (20-10-6-4-2)

 

Tampa Bay Downs (Tampa, Fla.)

  • Suncoast (20-10-6-4-2)

 

Turfway Park (Florence, Ky.)

  • Cincinnati Trophy (20-10-6-4-2)
  • Bourbonette Oaks (50-25-15-10-5)*


 

*Denotes Championship Series Race


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