Kentucky Derby 2025: See the leaderboard after 23 races

Posted by author February 24, 2025 Horse Racing

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Coal Battle jumped to no. 1 in the points standings for Kentucky Derby 2025 after earning 50 points with his win in the Grade 2 Rebel on Sunday at Oaklawn.

Combined with 20 points earned in wins in the Springboard Mile and Smarty Jones, Coal Battle has 70 points in all. His spot at the top of the leaderboard displaced Citizen Bull, who has been there since his win in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

Coal Battle, a son of Coal Front trained by Lonnie Briley, has won four stakes in a row and joined Citizen Bull as the only millionaires on the leaderboard.

Also new to the top 10 are Madaket Road and Sandman, who finished second and third, respectively, in the Rebel.

In the weekend’s other Kentucky Derby points prep in the U.S. California Burrito picked up 20 points for his win in the John Battaglia, good for 13th place in the standings.

This weekend brings three preps that offer 50-25-15-10-5 points to the top five finishers. Barnes, the Bob Baffert trainee who is the second choice in Las Vegas futures, is expected to seek his first Derby points in the San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita. Holy Bull (G3) winner Burnham Square is entered in the Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park, and undefeated Sand Devil and Sacrosanct will meet in the Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct.

Horse	Points	Trainer	Last race	Earnings*
1. Coal Battle	70	Lonnie Briley	1st, Rebel	$1,169,500
2. Citizen Bull	60	Bob Baffert	1st, Robert B. Lewis	$1,376,000
3. Getaway Car	36	Bob Baffert	1st, Sunland Derby	$540,800
4. Built	35	Wayne Catalano	3rd, Risen Star	$160,000
5. Madaket Road	31	Bob Baffert	2nd, Rebel	$289,900
6. Sandman	29	Mark Casse	3rd, Rebel	$330,495
7. Speed King	25	Ron Moquett	10th, Rebel	$603,125
8. Chunk of Gold	25	Ethan West	2nd, Risen Star	$124,400
9. Burnham Square	20	Ian Wilkes	1st, Holy Bull	$151,900
10. Disco Time	20	Brad Cox	1st, Lecomte	$150,000
11. Captain Cook	20	Rick Dutrow	1st, Withers	$137,500
12. John Hancock	20	Brad Cox	1st, Sam F. Davis	$120,000
13. California Burrito	20	Tom Drury	1st, John Battaglia	$102,850
14. Tiztastic	19	Steve Asmussen	5th, Rebel	$804,800
15. Gaming	18	Bob Baffert	8th, Southwest	$544,000
16. Poster	16	Eoin Harty	3rd, Sam F. Davis	$157,500
17. Jonathan’s Way	15	Philip Bauer	2nd, Kentucky Jockey Club	$213,530
18. Owen Almighty	15	Brian Lynch	2nd, Sam F. Davis	$205,310
19. Ferocious	12	Gustavo Delgado	4th, Holy Bull	$244,750
20. Omaha Omaha	11	Michael Gorham	3rd, Withers	$60,000
21. Chancer McPatrick	10	Chad Brown	6th, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile	$480,000
22. East Avenue	10	Brendan Walsh	10th, Risen Star	$368,750
23. First Resort	10	Eoin Harty	1st, Kentucky Jockey Club	$296,776
24. Journalism	10	Michael McCarthy	1st, Los Alamitos Futurity	$120,000
25. Sovereignty	10	Bill Mott	1st, Street Sense	$119,280
26. Baby Max	10	Kelsey Danner	2nd, John Battaglia	$108,640
27. Publisher	10	Steve Asmussen	4th, Rebel	$98,500
28. Caldera	10	D. Wayne Lukas	2nd, Sunland Derby	$85,360
29. Cyclone State	10	Chad Summers	1st, Jerome	$82,500
30. Surfside Moon	10	James Lawrence II	2nd, Withers	$56,000
31. Tappan Street	10	Brad Cox	2nd, Holy Bull	$49,000
32. Rodriguez	10	Bob Baffert	2nd, Robert B. Lewis	$40,000
33. Vassimo	10	Todd Pletcher	4th, Risen Star	$20,000
34. Hill Road	9	Adrian Murray	3rd, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile	$180,000
35. Mo Quality	9	Chris Davis	4th, Withers	$63,750
36. Maximum Promise	8	Kenny McPeek	3rd, John Battaglia	$21,750
37. Studlydoright	6	Jerry Robb	5th, John Battaglia	$259,775
38. Touchy	6	Wesley Ward	3rd, Sunland Derby	$105,000
39. Innovator	6	D. Wayne Lukas	12th, Rebel	$69,375
40. Dapper Moon	6	Dallas Stewart	4th, Kentucky Jockey Club	$46,238
41. Burning Glory	6	Bill Mott	3rd, Holy Bull	$24,500
42. Tip Top Thomas	5	Todd Pletcher	2nd, Champagne	$100,000
43. Aviator Gui	5	Chad Brown	2nd, Remsen	$59,000
44. American Promise	5	D. Wayne Lukas	5th, Risen Star	$35,000
45. Clock Tower	4	Wesley Ward	4th, Robert B. Lewis	$103,938
46. Take Charge Tom	4	Robertino Diodoro	4th, Sunland Derby	$103,000
47. Golden Afternoon	4	Nicholas Vaccarezza	4th, Lecomte	$78,375
48. Patch Adams	4	Brad Cox	4th, Southwest	$54,000
49. Render Judgment	4	Kenny McPeek	8th, Risen Star	$21,610
50. Camp Hale	4	Ian Wilkes	4th Sam F. Davis	$10,000
51. Mo Plex	3	Jeremiah Englehart	2nd, Sleepy Hollow	$156,250
52. Kale’s Angel	3	Peter Miller	3rd, Smarty Jones	$118,625
53. Filoso	3	Chad Summers	3rd, Breeders’ Futurity	$59,875
54. Giocoso	3	Keith Desormeaux	12th, Risen Star	$33,025
55. Tux	3	Bill Mott	3rd, Street Sense	$30,000
56. Smoken Wicked	2	Dallas Stewart	13th, Rebel	$112,325
57. He’s Not Joking	2	Josie Carroll	4th, Holy Bull	$79,113
58. Bon Temps	2	D. Wayne Lukas	4th, Smarty Jones	$39,625
59. Monet’s Magic	2	Ben Colebook	5th, Southwest	$36,000
60. Very Bold	2	Eoin Harty	5th, Sam F. Davis	$21,000
61. Rank	2	Doug O’Neill	4th, Los Alamitos Futurity	$12,500
62. Itsmybirthday	2	Robertino Diodoro	5th, Sunland Derby	$11,640
63. Uncle Jim	2	Brad Cox	5th, Withers	$10,000
64. Admiral Dennis	2	Brad Cox	6th, Rebel	$7,125
65. Bracket Buster	1	Vicki Oliver	5th, Street Sense	$5,820
66. Mellencamp	1	Bob Baffert	5th, Los Alamitos Futurity	$4,000
*Non-restricted stakes earnings

The Japan road to the Kentucky Derby has a new leader after Luxor Café won the Hyacinth on Sunday at Tokyo Racecourse, picking up 30 points. It was the third straight victory for the Kentucky-bred son of American Pharoah.

Only one runner from the Japan road to the Derby gets an invitation, and one race remains, the Fukuruyu at Nakayama, on March 29 with 40 points going to the winner.