Derby Prep Race Schedule
Here are the prep races for the 134th Kentucky Derby.
| Date | Race | Racetrack | Grade | Dist | Purse | Horse | Jockey |
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| 1/12 | San Rafael Stakes | Santa Anita | III | 1 mile | $150,000 | El Gato Malo | David Flores |
| 1/12 | Lecomte Stakes | Fair Grounds | III | 1 mile | $100,000 | Z Fortune | Shaun Bridgmohan |
| 1/26 | California Derby | Golden Gate Fields | | 1 1/16 miles | $150,000 | Yankee Bravo | A. Solis |
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| 2/2 | Swale Stakes | Gulfstream Park | II | 6 1/2 furlongs | $150,000 | Eaton's Gift | Kent Desormeaux |
| 2/2 | Robert B. Lewis Stakes | Santa Anita | II | 1 1/16 miles | $200,000 | Crown Of Thorns | Victor Espinoza |
| 2/9 | Turf Paradise Derby | Turf Paradise | | 1 1/16 miles | $100,000 | Nikki'sgoldensteed | Court J K |
| 2/9 | Risen Star Stakes | Fair Grounds | III | 1 1/16 miles | $300,000 | Pyro | Shaun Bridgmohan |
| 2/10 | San Vicente Stakes | Santa Anita | II | 7 furlongs | $150,000 | Georgie Boy | Rafael Bejarano |
| 2/16 | Sam F. Davis Stakes | Tampa Bay Downs | | 1 1/16 miles | $200,000 | Fierce Wind | Cornelio Velasquez |
| 2/16 | Borderland Derby | Sunland Park | | 1 1/16 miles | $100,000 | Poni Colada | A.J. Juarez Jr. |
| 2/18 | Southwest Stakes | Oaklawn Park | III | 1 mile | $250,000 | Denis of Cork | Albarado R J |
| 2/24 | Fountain of Youth Stakes | Gulfstream Park | II | 1 1/8 miles | $350,000 | Cool Coal Man | Kent Desormeaux |
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| 3/1 | Sham Stakes | Santa Anita | III | 1 1/8 miles | $200,000 | Colonel John | Garrett Gomez |
| 3/1 | John Battaglia Memorial Stakes | Turfway Park | | 1 1/16 miles | $100,000 | Absolutely Cindy | O. Mojica |
| 3/8 | Louisiana Derby | Fair Grounds | II | 1 1/16 miles | $600,000 | Pyro | S. Bridgmohan |
| 3/8 | El Camino Real Derby | Bay Meadows | III | 1 1/16 miles | $200,000 | Autism Awareness | L. Conteras |
| 3/8 | Gotham Stakes | Aqueduct | III | 1 1/16 miles | $200,000 | Visionaire | J. Lezcano |
| 3/15 | San Felipe Stakes | Santa Anita | II | 1 1/16 miles | $250,000 | Georgie Boy | Micheal Baze |
| 3/15 | Rebel Stakes | Oaklawn Park | II | 1 1/16 miles | $300,000 | Sierra Sunset | Chris Emigh |
| 3/15 | Tampa Bay Derby | Tampa Bay Downs | III | 1 1/16 miles | $300,000 | Big Truck | E. Coa |
| 3/16 | WinStar Derby | Sunland Park | | 1 1/8 miles | $600,000 | Liberty Bull | Gerard Melancon |
| 3/22 | Rushaway Stakes | Turfway Park | | 1 1/16 miles | $100,000 | Big Glen | R. Douglas |
| 3/22 | Lane's End Stakes | Turfway Park | II | 1 1/8 miles | $500,000 | Adriano | Edgar Prado |
| 3/29 | Florida Derby | Gulfstream Park | I | 1 1/8 miles | $1,000,000 | Big Brown | Kent Desormeaux |
| 3/29 | U.A.E. Derby | Nad al Sheba | II | 1 1/8 miles | $2,000,000 | Honour Devil | John Murtagh |
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| 4/5 | Santa Anita Derby | Santa Anita | I | 1 1/8 miles | $750,000 | Colonel John | Corey Nakatani |
| 4/6 | Wood Memorial | Aqueduct | I | 1 1/8 miles | $750,000 | Tale of Ekati | Edgar Prado |
| 4/6 | Illinois Derby | Hawthorne Race Course | II | 1 1/8 miles | $500,000 | Recapture the Glory | E.T. Baird |
| 4/12 | Toyota Blue Grass Stakes | Keeneland | I | 1 1/8 miles | $750,000 | Monba | Edgar Prado |
| 4/12 | Arkansas Derby | Oaklawn Park | II | 1 1/8 miles | $1,000,000 | Gayego | Mike Smith |
| 4/12 | Holy Bull Stakes | Gulfstream Park | III | 1 3/16 miles | $150,000 | Hey Byrn | C. Lopez |
| 4/19 | Federico Tesio Stakes | Pimlico | | 1 1/8 miles | $125,000 | | |
| 4/19 | Coolmore Lexington Stakes | Keeneland | II | 1 1/16 miles | $325,000 | | |
| 4/26 | Derby Trial | Churchill Downs | III | 1 mile | $100,000 | | |
| 4/26 | Withers Stakes | Aqueduct | III | 1 mile | $150,000 | | |
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| 5/3 | KENTUCKY DERBY 134 | Churchill Downs | I | 1 1/4 miles | $2,000,000 | | |