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Undefeated paladin moved to the highest of Kentucky Derby 2026 He improved on the standings with a win within the Grade 2 Risen Star on the Fairgrounds on Saturday.
The 1 1/8-mile Risen Star was the primary cease on the Derby Path and awarded 50 factors to the winner. Runner-up Chip Honcho earned 25 factors and moved into second place. 2nd place with a complete of 39 factors. Sunland Park Derby winner Pavlovian earned 20 factors and joined the leaderboard in second place. 9. Specific Child additionally earned 20 factors, with 10 factors every for his third place at Risen Star and his win on the Remington Springboard Mile.
That included Lecomte (G3) runner-up Mesquite, who withdrew because of a doable tender tissue harm en path to the Kentucky Derby.
The John Battaglia Memorial Stakes, run on 1 1/16 miles of synthetic turf at Turfway Park, is the one race on this week’s schedule to arrange Derby factors, with 20 factors awarded to the winner.
The next weekend will characteristic three preps with 50 factors awarded to the winners. Saturday’s Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park and Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct, adopted by Sunday’s Insurgent (G2) at Oaklawn.
| horse | level | coach | stallion | Income* |
| 1. Paladin | 60 | chad brown | gun runner | $437,500 |
| 2. Chip Honmachi | 39 | Steve Asmussen | join | $170,000 |
| 3. Golden time | 35 | Shelley Deveaux | curl | $200,000 |
| 4. Techniques of silence | twenty 5 | mark cass | tacitus | $562,630 |
| 5. Renegade | twenty 5 | tod plecher | Mischievously | $170,000 |
| 6. Intrepid | 13 | Jeff Mullins | maximus prank | $260,000 |
| 7. Universe | twenty three | kenny mcpeak | world marketing campaign | $204,650 |
| 8. Plutarch | twenty three | bob baffert | Mischievously | $140,000 |
| 9. Pavlovian | 20 | Doug O’Neill | pavel | $327,000 |
| 10. Specific Child | 20 | Justin Evans | bodo specific | $308,800 |
| 11.Nearly | 20 | tod plecher | Not this time | $170,950 |
| 12. Discuss to Me Jimmy | 20 | Rudy Rodriguez | modernist | $110,000 |
| 13. Litmus check | 19 | bob baffert | Nyquist | $302,188 |
| 14. Soldier and Diplomat | 13 | Steve Asmussen | military mule | $222,350 |
| 15. Tough feeling | 11 | tod plecher | curl | $50,000 |
| 16. Carson Avenue | 11 | brendan walsh | road sense | $35,000 |
| 17. Napoleon Solo | 10 | Chad Summers | Liam map | $275,000 |
| 18. Extra adventures | 10 | brad cox | gun runner | $242,470 |
| 19. Strategic dangers | 10 | mark cass | noble chook | $179,500 |
| 20. My world | 10 | brad cox | important high quality | $165,000 |
| 21. Incredivolt | 10 | Riley Mott | bolt d’oro | $124,570 |
| Wayne’s Legislation + | 10 | beginner merey sanchez | Tiz the Legislation | $105,000 |
| 22. Bravalo | 10 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | upstart | $49,500 |
| 23. Brandt | 9 | bob baffert | gun runner | $360,000 |
| 24. Desert Gate | 9 | bob baffert | Omaha Seaside | $216,000 |
| 25. Balboa | 9 | Brittany Russell | Not this time | $132,000 |
| 26. Butane | 6 | bob baffert | Tiz the Legislation | $182,500 |
| 27. Bricklin | 6 | Rodolphe Brissett | Nyquist | $52,000 |
| 28. Very linked | 6 | kenny mcpeak | join | $22,850 |
| 29. Venture Ace | 6 | dale romance | battle of wills | $24,750 |
| 30. Ottinho | 6 | chad brown | high quality highway | $24,000 |
| 31. Puma | 6 | Gustavo Delgado | important high quality | $20,000 |
| 32. Freedom secured | 6 | yakuteen staff | prank | $12,000 |
| 33. Blackout Time | 5 | kenny mcpeak | Not this time | $128,375 |
| 34. Tokin | 5 | danny gargan | good magic | $101,250 |
| 35. Beast of the North Pole | 5 | microphone maker | Yapon | $60,000 |
| 36. Rancho Santa Fe | 5 | brad cox | carpet | $58,750 |
| 37. Liberty Nightnall | 5 | kenny mcpeak | max subject | $45,000 |
| 38.Blacksmith | 5 | bob baffert | Liam map | $40,000 |
| Daneiko + | 4 | Edward Keleluk | Vekoma | $90,450 |
| 39. High quality hoax | 4 | brad cox | Mischievously | $16,000 |
| 40. Gunner | 4 | brad cox | Mischievously | $12,375 |
| 41. Schoolyard Superman | 4 | chad brown | prank | $12,000 |
| 42. Baytown Dreamer | 3 | Paul McEntee | mendelssohn | $156,410 |
| 43. Obligatory agenda | 3 | george weaver | Liam map | $18,000 |
| 44. Cherokee Nation | 3 | bob baffert | Not this time | $13,805 |
| Crown the Buckeye + | 3 | microphone maker | Yapon | $11,000 |
| Seventeen+ | 2 | Patrick Biancone | Mitre | $68,337 |
| 45. Civil liberties | 2 | Doug O’Neill | Independence Corridor | $54,000 |
| 46. Sleep freely | 2 | kenny mcpeak | Independence Corridor | $38,875 |
| 47. Thanks in your understanding. | 2 | Doug O’Neill | Bucchero | $36,000 |
| 48. Circle Faucet | 2 | dallas stewart | spinning sweet | $33,000 |
| 49. Courtship | 2 | tod plecher | curl | $20,000 |
| Westerners+ | 2 | Joe Offolter | code west | $18,000 |
| 50. Forty-twenty | 2 | Robertino Diodoro | sweet journey | $14,850 |
| I did it, I did it + | 2 | microphone maker | curl | $11,175 |
| Star Sweeper+ | 2 | louis linder jr. | rock your world | $11,000 |
| Freedom’s Echo+ | 2 | Guadalupe Preciado | Independence Corridor | $9,000 |
| 51. World Aviator | 2 | Rohan Crichton | world marketing campaign | $7,425 |
| 52. Grand Want | 2 | tod plecher | Uncle Mo | $6,000 |
| 53. Maximus Prime | 1 | anthony mitchell | maximus prank | $58,262 |
| highway+ | 1 | Steve Asmussen | Yapon | $42,500 |
| far past + | 1 | Steve Asmussen | spinning sweet | $14,000 |
| Ganaas+ | 1 | Andrew McKeever | struggle entrance | $11,655 |
* Limitless stake. +Not nominated for Triple Crown
Euro Center East Street to Derby
Al Haram received Saturday’s Saudi Derby (G3) and made an enormous change within the standings. His 30 factors places him on the high of the Euro Center East leaderboard, however he has not been nominated for the Triple Crown. The horse is scheduled to run within the UAE Derby (G2) on March twenty eighth, and officers anticipate him to enter the beginning gate at Churchill Downs on Might 2nd. The UAE Derby awards 100 factors to the winner and is the ultimate vacation spot on this route.
Earlier than that, there are three preparations that award 20 factors to the winner. Meydan will host the Dubai Street to the Kentucky Derby Stakes on Friday, whereas in Europe Kempton will host the Street to the Kentucky Derby Situation Stakes on February twenty fifth and Patton will run at Dundalk on March sixth.
| horse | level | coach | stallion | Income* |
| Al Haram + | 30 | Abdullah al-Sidrani | golden cent | $900,000 |
| Hawk Mountain+ | 20 | Aidan O’Brien | bourbon braveness | $233,829 |
| 1. 6 velocity | 20 | Bhupat Seemal | Not this time | $114,366 |
| 2. Deletion | 15 | Steve Asmussen | violence | $824,250 |
| 3. Puerto Rico | 10 | Aidan O’Brien | Wootton Bassett | $476,281 |
| bow echo+ | 10 | george booie | evening of thunder | $132,683 |
| Devon Island + | 10 | charlie appleby | prank | $38,122 |
| Satono Voyage+ | 9 | Hiroyasu Tanaka | Mischievously | $328,707 |
| motion+ | 8 | Aidan O’Brien | frankel | $76,531 |
| 4. Surprise Dean | 6 | Daisuke Takayanagi | D Majesty | $145,172 |
| union safety+ | 6 | Ahmad Harmash | most safety | $19,061 |
| evening+ | 5 | christine head | Wootton Bassett | $182,481 |
| Humidity+ | 5 | andrew boulding | ulysses | $141,313 |
| Geryon+ | 5 | gel lions | Lope de Vega | $53,404 |
| 5. Reno Godfather | 4 | Bhupat Seemal | Uncle Reno | $9,531 |
| Welcome Cellini + | 3 | Aidan O’Brien | frankel | $132,508 |
| Leif+ | 3 | Francis Henri Graffard | sea the moon | $96,517 |
| 6. Keiaiagito | 3 | Yukihiro Kato | hope metropolis | $45,000 |
| Al Khalis + | 3 | Joseph O’Brien | Lope de Vega | $12,637 |
| Roch Fort Bridge + | 2 | Adrian Keetley | Mehmas | $42,052 |
| Pacific Avenue + | 2 | charlie appleby | Dubawi | $14,313 |
| Raje+ | 2 | michael costa | difficult | $5,718 |
| Shaikhan + | 2 | Donna O’Brien | evening of thunder | $5,616 |
| campasite | 1.5 | Jean-Claude Rouget | Zarac | $96,314 |
| Imperial Me Sen | 1.5 | Olave Valdivierzo | Mehmas | $77,222 |
| oxagon | 1 | John and Sadie Gosden | frankel | $68,852 |
| daytona | 1 | Aidan O’Brien | Wootton Bassett | $62,230 |
| port of spain | 1 | Aidan O’Brien | St. Mark’s Basilica | $9,100 |
* Limitless stake. + Not nominated for the Triple Crown
Japan’s highway to the derby
No races have been held on this route since December so there shall be no adjustments right here. Subsequent up shall be Hyacinth in Tokyo on Sunday, with 30 factors awarded to the winner. The ultimate vacation spot shall be Fukuryu in Nakayama on March twenty eighth, and the winner will obtain 40 factors.
| horse | level | coach | stallion | Income* |
| 1. Pyromancer | 20 | Keiji Yoshimura | Pyro | $396,606 |
| Tamamo Freesia+ | 10 | Yuki Ohashi | The wind rises | $371,765 |
| Satono Voyage+ | 10 | Hiroyasu Tanaka | Mischievously | $237,431 |
| 2. Finest Inexperienced | 6 | Junji Tanaka | sensible falcon | $242,388 |
| Don Erectus+ | 5 | Noboru Takagi | danone legend | $107,075 |
| Ayasan Jotaro+ | 4 | Junji Tanaka | thunder snow | $118,817 |
| 3. Arcadiacade | 3 | Noriyuki Hori | Mischievously | $82,738 |
| Idaten Shacho + | 2 | Hiroaki Kawazu | golden cent | $58,250 |
| every part doable + | 2 | Koichi Shintani | new yr’s day | $65,157 |
| Go of Luxor+ | 1 | Toru Kurita | Henny Hughes | $59,303 |
* Limitless Stakes + Not Nominated for Triple Crown
