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Season Rank Season Rank 1 2 Season Points Season Points 140 110 Jockey —Ranked 3rd in wins and —Three Breeder’s Cup earnings in 2020. Would have won wins. Won the 2019 the Kentucky Derby in 2019 with in 2019 with after but the horse Maxiumum Security was disqualified. was disqualified. Trainer Trainer Doug O’Neill—Runs the largest Brad H. Cox—5 graded stakes wins and most successful stable in the from 4 different horses in2015, country. Over 2,000 career wins, including the Oaklawn Stakes in and over $100 million in career with Carve. Grew up a few blocks earnings, including the 2012 and from . with I’ll Have Another and . super stock like the king

Season Rank Season Rank 3 4 Season Points Season Points 109 104 Jockey Jockey Ricardo Santana Jr.—Second Drayden Van Dyke—2014 generation jockey from Panama. Eclipse Outstanding Apprentice Fourth leading rider at Churchill Jockey. Placed 4th in the 2018 Downs in the spring of 2013. Kentucky Derby with Instilled Regard. Trainer Trainer Steven M. Asmussen—Has trained Wesley A. Ward—Won the 1984 over 6000 winners and in 2009, for Outstanding shattered his own record for wins Apprentice Jockey. Retired as a in a single year with 650, earning jockey in 1989 and began training the Eclipse Award as the nation’s with his father, trainer Dennis Ward. top trainer. known agenda rock your world

Season Rank Season Rank 5 6 Season Points Season Points 102 100 Jockey Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.—Jr.—2016 Belmont —Won the 2013 Stakes winner with . Ranked Kentucky Derby aboard and 1st by wins and 3rd by winnings in the aboard 2017. Will compete again against . brother José Ortiz. Trainer Trainer John W. Sadler— Won the Todd A. Pletcher—Won the 2017 2018 Breeders’ Cup Classic and and 2013 with Accelerate, who also won . Three time Belmont American Horse of the Year. Stakes winner. Seven time Eclipse Award winner as top trainer. bourbonic

Season Rank Season Rank 7 8 Season Points Season Points 100 74 Jockey Jockey Kendrick Carmouche—Won the John Velazquez—Has ridden in Club of America fifteen editions of the Kentucky Stakes with Holiday For Kien in Derby and won the 2011 and 2020 2011. 2700+ career wins. Kentucky Derby. Trainer Trainer Todd A. Pletcher—Won the 2017 —Two Triple Crown wins and 2010 Kentucky Derby and 2013 in 2015 with American Pharoh and Kentucky Oaks. Three time Belmont 2018 with . Won the Kentucky Stakes winner. Seven time Eclipse Derby five times, including in 2020. Award winner as top trainer. Won the a record seven times and has won the Eclipse Award for top trainer. midnight bourbon mandaloun

Season Rank Season Rank 9 10 Season Points Season Points 66 52 Jockey Jockey Mike Smith—Son of a jockey, rode in —Born in Normandy, his first race at age 11. Won the 2018 France. Placed third in the 2016 and 2005 Kentucky Derby. Triple Kentucky Derby with . Crown winner with Justify in 2018. Trainer Trainer Brad H. Cox—5 graded stakes wins Steven M. Asmussen—Two from 4 different horses in2015, Preakness Stakes wins, one Belmont including the Oaklawn Stakes in Stakes wins, and multiple Breeder’s with Carve. Grew up a few blocks Cup wins. Two time Eclipse Award from Churchill Downs. winner and inducted into the racing Hall of Fame in 2016. caddo river highly motivated

SeasonSCRATCHED Rank Season Rank 11 12 Season Points Season Points 50 50 Jockey Jockey TBD —Inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 2017. Four Trainer consecutive Eclipse award wins. Brad H. Cox—5 graded stakes wins Placed 3rd in the 2018 Kentucky from 4 different horses in2015, Derby with Audible. including the Oaklawn Stakes in with Carve. Grew up a few blocks Trainer from Churchill Downs. Chad C. Brown—Was an assistant trainer to two Hall Of Fame trainers. He has seven Breeders’ Cup victories. helium soup and sandwich

Season Rank Season Rank 13 14 Season Points Season Points 50 40 Jockey Jockey —Two time Eclipse Tyler Gaffalione—2015 Eclipse Award award winner. Placed 4th in the 2017 winner. Won the 2019 Preakness Kentucky Derby with . Stakes with . Third This is his 13th Kentucky Derby. generation jockey. Trainer Trainer Mark E. Casse—Veteran owner and Mark E. Casse—Veteran owner and breeder for over 40 years. Won his breeder for over 40 years. Won his first race in 1979 at Won first race in 1979 at Keeneland Won the Sovereign Award as Canada’s top the Sovereign Award as Canada’s top trainer seven times. Won the 2019 trainer seven times. Won the with War of Will. Preakness Stakes with War of Will. dynamic one sainthood

Season Rank Season Rank 15 16 Season Points Season Points 40 40 Jockey Jockey Jose Ortiz—Born in Puerto Rico, —Has ridden four currently rides on the New York times in the Derby and finished circuit with his older brother and second with Lookin at Lee in competitor Irad In 2014, he was awarded the Woolf Ortiz Jr. Memorial Award by his peers. Trainer Trainer Todd A. Pletcher—Won the 2017 Todd A. Pletcher—Won the 2017 and 2010 Kentucky Derby and 2013 and 2010 Kentucky Derby and 2013 Kentucky Oaks. Three time Belmont Kentucky Oaks. Three time winner. Seven time Eclipse Stakes winner. Seven time Eclipse Award winner as top trainer. Award winner as top trainer. hidden stash o besos

Season Rank Season Rank 17 18 Season Points Season Points 32 25 Jockey Jockey Rafael Bejarano—Five time Marcelino Pedroza—Third place Breeder’s Cup winner. Rode in finish in the in Kentucky Derby 10 times, best finish March with O Besos. This is his was 4th with Papa Clem in 2009. first Kentucky Derby. Trainer Trainer Victoria H. Oliver—Daughter of Gregory D. Foley—Second prominent horse breeder G. Watts generation trainer from Kentucky. Humphrey Jr. Former show rider Ranks eighth in all-time wins at and exercise rider. First female Churchill Downs. trainer with a horse in the Derby since 2015. king fury keepmeinmind

Season Rank Season Rank 19 20 Season Points Season Points 20 18 Jockey Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr.—Placed 8th David Cohen—Named Comeback in the 2017 Kentucky Derby with Jockey of the Year in 2018 after McCraken and 12th in 2016 with recovering from multiple broken Tom’s Ready. Winner of the 2012 bones from being kicked by a Breeder’s Cup with Fort Larned. horse. This is his first Kentucky Derby. Trainer Kenneth G. McPeek—Has had 2nd Trainer and 3rd place horses in the Derby Robertino Diodoro—From Canada and a winner at Belmont. Had two and a racing family. This is his first horses in the 2013 Derby. Kentucky Derby. brooklyn strong

Season Rank 21 Season Points 10 Jockey Umberto Rispoli—Two-time Italian Champion Jockey in 2009 and 2010. Winner of in 2021 with Rock Your World. This is his first Kentucky Derby. Trainer Daniel Velazquez—Son of trainer Alfredo “Freddie” Velazquez. This is his first Kentucky Derby.