UPDATED: 4/23 Points Update

UPDATED: 4/23 Points Update Apr 21, 2013 19:19:52 GMT -5

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Post by Jon on Apr 21, 2013 19:19:52 GMT -5

The Road to the Kentucky Derby point standings

Here's how the standings look after the Lexington Stakes on April 20:

Rank Horse Points Owner(s) Trainer NRSE
1 Orb 150 Stuart S. Janney III & Phipps Stable Shug McGaughey III $840,000
2 Verrazano 150 Let's Go Stable, Michael B. Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier & Derrick Smith Todd Pletcher $810,000
3 Goldencents 129 W.C. Racing, Dave Kenney & RAP Racing Doug O'Neill $1,208,000
4 Java's War 122 Charles Fipke Ken McPeek $651,772
5 Overanalyze 110 Repole Stable Todd Pletcher $908,381
6 Revolutionary 110 WinStar Farm LLC Todd Pletcher $720,000
7 Lines of Battle 100 Joseph Allen, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan O'Brien $1,261,089
Vyjack 70 Pick Six Racing Rudy Rodriguez $505,000
9 Will Take Charge 60 Willis D. Horton D. Wayne Lukas $512,971
10 Itsmyluckyday 50 Trilogy Stable & Laurie Plesa Eddie Plesa Jr. $593,600
11 Govenor Charlie 50 Mike Pegram Bob Baffert $400,000
12 Black Onyx 50 Sterling Racing Kelly Breen $317,130
13 Palace Malice 50 Dogwood Stable, Inc. Todd Pletcher $200,000
14 Normandy Invasion 44 Fox Hill Farms Inc. Chad Brown $258,000
15 Frac Daddy 44 Magic City Thoroughbred Partners Ken McPeek $240,596
16 Mylute 42 GoldMark Farm, LLC & Whisper Hill Farm Tom Amoss $363,365
17 Oxbow 36 Calumet Farm D. Wayne Lukas $346,000
~~18 Super Ninety Nine 30 Tanma Corporation Bob Baffert $308,000~~ OUT
19 Falling Sky 30 Newtown Anner Stud, James Covello & Joseph Bulger John Terranova II $207,500
~~20 Den's Legacy Westrock Stables Bob Baffert~~ OUT
21 Charming Kitten 20 Ken & Sarah Ramsey Todd Pletcher $206,000
22 Winning Cause 20 Alto Racing, LLC Todd Pletcher $137,250
23 Code West 20 Gary & Mary West Bob Baffert $90,000
24 Tiz a Minister 20 S.A.Y. Racing, LLC Paul Aguirre $81,000
25 Golden Soul 14 Charles Fipke Dallas Stewart $84,000
Den's Legacy OUT

UPDATED: 4/23 Points Update Apr 23, 2013 20:49:31 GMT -5

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Post by Jon on Apr 23, 2013 20:49:31 GMT -5

Super Ninety Nine, Den's Legacy Declared from Kentucky Derby
by Travers Manley

Trainer Bob Baffert told the Churchill Downs communications team Tuesday afternoon that Super Ninety Nine (No. 18) and Den’s Legacy (No. 20) were no longer under consideration for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) on Saturday, May 4.

“After speaking with my owners, we’ve decided not to run Super Ninety Nine and Den’s Legacy in the Kentucky Derby,” Baffert said via telephone from California. “Based on their recent form, we just didn’t feel they’d be competitive enough to win. They’re both good horses, but we’ll look for something else down the road. We realize there are some other horses on the ‘bubble’ with the hope of running and we wanted to get this information out as soon as possible to make sure they’d have every opportunity to run and prepare for a start in the Derby.”

Super Ninety Nine, owned by Susan Chu’s Tanma Corporation, was ranked No. 18 with 30 points on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by TwinSpires.com” Leaderboard that determines which 20 horses would have preference for America’s greatest race. After winning Oaklawn Park’s Southwest by 11 ¼ lengths in February, Super Ninety Nine returned to finish fifth in the Rebel and a distant third in the Santa Anita Derby.

Den’s Legacy, a runner-up in the Sham and Robert Lewis and third in the CashCall Futurity and Rebel, finished sixth in the Arkansas Derby for Scott and Joe Ford’s Westrock Stable. He had 20 points, which ranked 20th.

Baffert, a three-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer, still has runaway Sunland Derby winner Govenor Charlie (No. 11) on target for the Derby and possibly Code West (No. 21) and Power Broker (No. 24).

“As for Code West and Power Broker, we haven’t made any decisions yet about their Derby status,” Baffert said. “I’ll be in (Louisville) Saturday and I want to watch them train over the track and see what happens. They’ll work again Sunday or Monday, but I won’t make final decisions about those two until I have to.”

Baffert also reported that Fiftyshadesofhay won’t run in the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (GI) on Friday, May 3.

“But she could go in the Eight Belles or Black-Eyed Susan,” Baffert said.

www.kentuckyderby.com/news/2013/04/23/super-ninety-nine-dens-legacy-declared-kentucky-derby

Thanks Ev for updating the Oaks. That was harder to do!