151st Kentucky Derby/Oaks Fields Update; Ins and Outs

Several horses have been withdrawn from Kentucky Derby (G1) consideration, allowing some to draw in, and a few riders have already been announced.

There are less than two weeks until the 151st Derby, worth $5 million. The day before is the Kentucky Oaks for fillies and below is the current field of 14.

OWEN ALMIGHTY, FLOOD ZONE and HEART OF HONOR will not compete in the Derby and that has allowed GRANDE, FLYING MOHAWK and MADAKET ROAD to draw in to the May 3 classic.

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Grande is intriguing as a Todd Pletcher trainee, lightly raced, and John Velazquez will ride. The son of Curlin is out of the stakes-winning mare Journey Home, who raced for Canada’s Sam-Son Farms. Journey Home is the dam of Canadian-bred stakes winner TICKER TAPE HOME.

Grande won his debut at 9-to-1 on January 11 at Gulfstream, won an allowance race and then was second in the Wood Memorial (G2) to Rodriguez, earning a 97 Beyer Figure according to Daily Racing Form. Grande is owned by Mike Repole.

Flying Mohawk, owned by Two Eight Racing of Major League baseball player Jayson Werth, Berry Family Racing and Shawn Kaleta’s Kaleta Racing, has never raced on the dirt, as he’s won two grass races and was recently second in the Jeff Ruby Steaks on Tapeta with an 84 Beyer Figure.

Madaket Road, by Quality Road, is one of three Bob Baffert trainees pointed to the Derby. This grey colt won a six furlong maiden race, was second in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, and was recently a fading fourth in the Florida Derby (G1).

Top rider Irad Ortiz Jr. will ride the maiden PUBLISHER, by American Pharoah, for trainer Steve Asmussen. The bay colt, bred and co-owned by the late Brerton Jones and Gus King, was second in the Arkansas Derby to Sandman.

Below is the workout video of CITIZEN BULL (Into Mischief) from Sunday. Citizen Bull was the 2024 Champion two-year-old colt in the U.S. and he was recently fourth in the Santa Anita Derby (G1) behind Derby favourite Journalism.

Work of the Day from @santaanitapark—Citizen Bull (Outside) and Dothraki worked 5 Furlongs in 1:01.00 on April 13th, 2025, for trainer Bob Baffert. pic.twitter.com/14G1LDJnZB
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— 1/ST TV (@Watch1ST) April 13, 2025

KENTUCKY DERBY POINTS and more

Rank/Horse/Pts – Owner(s) – Trainer – Non-restricted earnings – Last 3 Beyer Speed Figures from DRF

1. Burnham Square 130 – Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC (Janis R. Whitham) – Ian Wilkes $927,425 96-91-90

2. Sandman 129 – D. J. Stable LLC (Leonard C. Green), St. Elias Stable (Vincent Viola), West Point Thoroughbreds (Terry Finley) & CJ Stables (Charles Sonson) – Mark Casse $1,117,99 99-89-92

3. Journalism 122.5 – Bridlewood Farm (Joan & Leslie Malone), Don Alberto Stable (Liliana Solari Falabella & sons Andrea & Carlos Heller), Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman), Elayne Stables 5 LLC & Robert V. LaPenta – Michael McCarthy $600,000 102-108-87

4. Rodriguez 121.25 – SF Racing LLC (Gavin Murphy), Starlight Racing (Jack Wolf), Madaket Stables LLC (Sol Kumin), Stonestreet Stables LLC (Barbara Banke), Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables (Matt Dorman), Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC (W. Gregg Slager) & Catherine Donovan – Bob Baffert $476,000 101-90-91

5. Tiztastic 119 – Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (Ron Winchell), Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor & Derrick Smith – Steve Asmussen $1,395,800 95-81-89

6. Tappan Street 110 – WinStar Farm LLC (Kenny Troutt), CHC Inc. (Kit Ng) & Cold Press Racing – Brad Cox $619,400 94-87-84

7. Sovereignty 110 – Godolphin LLC (Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum et al) – Bill Mott $548,800 92-95-87

8. Final Gambit 100 – Juddmonte (Fahad bin Khalid) – Brad Cox $446,400 90-63-65

9. Coal Battle 95 – Norman Stables LLC (Robbie Norman) – Lonnie Briley $1,169,500 88-91-84

10. Chunk of Gold 75 – Terry L. Stephens – Ethan West $324,400 92-92-74

11. Citizen Bull 71.25 – SF Racing LLC (Gavin Murphy), Starlight Racing (Jack Wolf), Madaket Stables LLC (Sol Kumin), Stonestreet Stables LLC (Barbara Banke), Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables (Matt Dorman), Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC (W. Gregg Slager) & Catherine Donovan – Bob Baffert $1,436,000 87-98-96

~~X 12. Owen Almighty 65 – Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing LLC (Travis Boersma) – Brian Lynch $430,935 90-93-83~~

13. East Avenue 60 – Godolphin LLC (Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum et al) – Brendan Walsh $612,500 96-74-75

14. Publisher 60 – Gus King & Estate of Brereton C. Jones – Steve Asmussen $355,000 95-86-81

15. American Promise 55 – BC Stables LLC (John Bellinger & Brian Coelho) – Wayne Lukas $335,000 95-88-82

16. River Thames 50 – CHC Inc. (Kit Ng) & WinStar Farm LLC (Kenny Troutt) – Todd Pletcher $176,700

~~17. Flood Zone 50 – Wathnan Racing (Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani) – Brad Cox $174,993 94-95-92~~

18. Luxor Café Japan RTKD – Koichi Nishikawa – Noriyuki Hori $323,003 won 4 of 6

19. $-Admire Daytona (JPN) – Euro/ Mideast RTKD Junko Kondo – Yukihiro Kato $599,044 won UAE Derby

~~X 20. $-Heart of Honor (GB) – Euro/ Mideast RTKD Jim & Claire Limited – Jamie Osbourne $281,558 2nd UAE derby~~

$ – supplemented to Triple Crown, earned spot from UAE Derby

On the Also-Eligible List

IN: 21. Flying Mohawk 50 – Two Eight Racing (Jayson Werth), Berry Family Racing LLC (Jeff Berry) & Kaleta Racing (Shawn Kaleta) – Whit Beckman $156,800 84-82-79
IN: 22. Grande 50 – Repole Stable (Mike Repole) – Todd Pletcher $140,000 97-87-83
IN: 23. Madaket Road 46 – SF Racing LLC (Gavin Murphy), Starlight Racing (Jack Wolf), Madaket Stables LLC (Sol Kumin), Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables (Matt Dorman), Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC (W. Gregg Slager) & Catherine Donovan – Bob Baffert $290,000 86-90-87

24. Built 45 – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman) – Wayne Catalano $180,000 84-92-77
25. Neoequos 40 – C2 Racing Stable LLC (Clint & Mark Cornett), Ian Parsard, Shining Stables LLC & Stefania Farms LLC – Saffie Joseph Jr. $153,250
26. Render Judgment 39 – Baccari Racing Stable LLC (Chris Barccari), Dream Walkin Farms Inc. (Tonni Covel et al), MJM Racing (Michael J. Makin) & Rocket Ship Racing (Brook T. Smith) – Kenny McPeek $163,172 90-83-79
27. Baeza 37.5 – C R K Stable LLC (Lee & Susan Searing) & Grandview Estate – John Shirreffs $100,000

KENTUCKY OAKS PROBABLES

# Horse – Points – Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings/Career Earnings – Trainer – in 2025

1. Quietside – 168 – $902,200 / $957,200 – John Ortiz – Fantasy, Honeybee
2. La Cara – 158 – $779,508 / $866,083 – Mark Casse – Ashland
3. Good Cheer – 145 – $785,470 / $877,630 – Brad Cox – 6 for 6
4. Tenma – 133 – $504,000 / $549,000 – Bob Baffert – SA Oaks
5. Five G – 125 – $351,590 / $393,740 – George Weaver – GP Oaks
6. Ballerina d’Oro – 120 – $184,375 / $286,975 – Chad Brown – Gazelle
7. Early On – 75 – $90,000 / $162,200 – Saffie Joseph – (her dam is a sister to Five G’s dam)
8. Take Charge Milady – 70 – $336,875 / $416,469 – Ken McPeek – 2nd Ashland
9. Simply Joking – 70 – $288,000 / $288,000 – W. Beckman
10. Bless the Broken – 67.5 – $238,060 / $282,835 – W Walden – Bourbonette
11. Drexel Hill – 56 – $127,000 / $180,520 – W. Beckman – Busher
12 Fondly – 50 – $150,000 / $169,200 – Graham Motion Virginia Oaks
13.Ahavah – 50 – $80,000 / $113,000 Cherie DeVaux, 2nd Fair Grounds Oaks
14. Anna’s Promise – 50 – $49,500 / $150,854 Carlos David 2nd Gulfstream Oaks