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Kentucky Derby Prep Races
The following is a schedule of the races that led up to Kentucky Derby 131.
DateRace (Track--Distance)WinPlaceShow
Jan. 8Aventura Stakes (Gulfstream -- 1m)High FlyDrum MajorMagna Graduate
Jan. 15Golden Gate Derby (Golden Gate -- 1 1/16)Buzzards BaySharp WriterDover Dere
Jan. 15Lecomte (Fair Grounds -- 1m)Storm SurgeSmooth BidKansas City Boy
Jan. 15San Rafael Stakes (Santa Anita -- 1m)Spanish ChestnutIced OutTexcess
Jan. 17San Miguel Stakes (Santa Anita -- 6f)Going WildSo Long BirdieGeneral John B
Feb. 5Hutcheson Stakes (Gulfstream -- 7 1/2f)Proud AccoladePark Avenue BallVicarage
Feb. 5Holy Bull Stakes (Gulfstream -- 1 1/8)Closing ArgumentKansas City BoyHigh Fly
Feb. 5Sham Stakes (Santa Anita -- 1 1/8)Going WildPapi ChulloGiacomo
Feb. 12Whirlaway Stakes (Aqueduct -- 1 1/16)Sort It OutNaughty New YorkerScrappy T
Feb. 12Risen Star Stakes (Fair Grounds -- 1 1/16)ScipionReal DandyStorm Surge
Feb. 12Turf Paradise Derby (Turf Paradise -- 1 1/16)General John BQuiet MoneyLead for Speed
Feb. 13San Vicente Stakes (Santa Anita -- 7f)Fusaichi Rock StarDon't Get MadKirkendahl
March 5Swale Stakes (Gulfstream -- 7f)Lost in the FogAround the CapeMore Smoke
March 5Fountain of Youth (Gulfstream -- 1 1/8)High FlyBandiniB.B. Best
March 5Santa Catalina Stakes (Santa Anita -- 1 1/16)Declan's MoonGoing WildSpanish Chestnut
March 5John Battaglia Memorial (Turfway -- 1 1/16)Magna GraduatePavoUltimate
March 12Louisiana Derby (Fair Grounds -- 1 1/16)High LimitVicarageStorm Surge
March 12El Camino Real Derby (Bay Meadows -- 1 1/16)Uncle DennyWannawinemallBuzzards Bay
March 19Gotham Stakes (Aqueduct -- 1m)SurvivalistGalloping Grocer*Naughty New Yorker*
March 19Rebel Stakes (Oaklawn Park -- 1 1/16)Greater GoodRockport HarborBatson Challenge
March 19San Felipe Stakes (Santa Anita -- 1 1/16)ConsolidatorGiacomoDon't Get Mad
March 19Tampa Bay Derby (Tampa Bay Downs -- 1 1/16)Sun KingForever WildGlobal Trader
March 26Lane's End Spiral Stakes (Turfway -- (1 1/8)Flower AlleyWild DesertMr Sword
April 2Florida Derby (Gulfstream -- 1 1/8)High FlyNoble CausewayB.B. Best
April 9Wood Memorial (Aqueduct -- 1 1/8)Bellamy RoadSurvivalistScrappy T
April 9Santa Anita Derby (Santa Anita -- 1 1/8)Buzzards BayGeneral John BWilko
April 9Illinois Derby (NJC/Hawthorne -- 1 1/8)Greeley's GalaxyMonarch LaneMagna Graduate
April 16Arkansas Derby (Oaklawn Park -- 1 1/8)Afleet AlexFlower AlleyAndromeda's Hero
April 16Blue Grass Stakes (Keeneland 1 1/8)BandiniHigh LimitClosing Argument
April 23Lexington Stakes (Keeneland -- 1 1/16)Coin SilverSort It OutStorm Surge
April 23Federico Tesio (Pimlico -- 1 1/8)Malibu MoonshineHello JerryByanosejoe
April 30Derby Trial (Churchill Downs -- 1m)Don't Get MadGallardoVicarage
*A stewards' inquiry in the Gotham Stakes led to the final announced finish. Prior to the inquiry, the order of finish was Survivalist, Pavo and Galloping Grocer.
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