Updated April 11, 2026, 2:57 p.m. ET
- Commandment and Further Ado, who’re each educated by Louisville native Brad Cox, are at the highest of the Kentucky Derby 2026 factors leaderboard.
- Renegade, who’s educated by Todd Pletcher, rounds out the highest three within the 2026 Run for the Roses standings.
Here are the present factors standings for the 2026 Kentucky Derby.
The high 20 horses within the last standings will earn a spot within the 2026 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs. Invitations additionally will likely be prolonged to the highest two horses within the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby and the highest horse within the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Ties within the factors standings are damaged by earnings in non-restricted stakes.
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Trainer: Brad Cox.
Jockey: Luis Saez.
Sire: Into Mischief.
Last race: Won Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28 at Gulfstream Park.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer: Brad Cox.
Jockey: John Velazquez.
Sire: Gun Runner.
Last race: Won Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 4 at Keeneland.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer: Todd Pletcher.
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
Sire: Into Mischief.
Last race: Won Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on March 28 at Oaklawn Park.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer: Mark Glatt.
Jockey: Mike Smith.
Sire: Runhappy.
Last race: Won Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 4.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer: Brad Cox.
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione.
Sire: Liam’s Map.
Last race: Won Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 21 at Turfway Park.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer: Gustavo Delgado.
Jockey: Javier Castellano.
Sire: Essential Quality.
Last race: Second in Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28 at Gulfstream Park.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer: Mark Casse.
Jockey: Cristian Torres.
Sire: Tacitus.
Last race: Second in Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on March 28 at Oaklawn Park.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer: Chad Brown.
Jockey: Flavien Prat.
Sire: Candy Ride.
Last race: Won Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 21 at Fair Grounds.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer: Riley Mott.
Jockey: Manny Franco.
Sire: Yaupon.
Last race: Won Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 4 at Aqueduct.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer: Bob Baffert.
Jockey: Juan Hernandez.
Sire: Into Mischief.
Last race: Second in Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 4.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer: Doug O’Neill.
Jockey: Edwin Maldonado.
Sire: Pavel.
Last race: Second in Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 21 at Fair Grounds.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Chris Elliott.
Sire: Constitution.
Last race: Second in Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 4 at Aqueduct.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Trainer: Riley Mott.
Jockey: Jaime Torres.
Sire: Bolt d’Oro.
Last race: Won Virginia Derby on March 14 at Colonial Downs.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Trainer: Cherie DeVaux.
Jockey: Jose Ortiz.
Sire: Curlin.
Last race: Third in Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 21 at Fair Grounds.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Trainer: Chad Brown.
Jockey: TBA.
Sire: Quality Road.
Last race: Second in Grade 1 Blue Grass on April 4 at Keeneland.
Likely subsequent race: TBA.
Trainer: Michael McCarthy.
Jockey: Kazushi Kimura.
Sire: Caravaggio.
Last race: Second in Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 21 at Turfway Park.
Likely subsequent race: TBA.
Trainer: Chad Brown.
Jockey: TBA.
Sire: Nyquist.
Last race: Seventh in Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 4 at Aqueduct.
Likely subsequent race: TBA.
Trainer: Daisuke Takayanagi
Jockey: Ryusei Sakai.
Sire: Dee Majesty.
Last race: Won Group 2 UAE Derby on March 28 at Meydan Racecourse.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Trainer: Bhupat Seemar.
Jockey: Mickael Barzalona.
Sire: Not This Time.
Last race: Second in Group 2 UAE Derby on March 28 at Meydan Racecourse.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Trainer: Manabu Ikezoe.
Jockey: Atsuya Nishimura.
Sire: Maxfield.
Last race: WonFukuryu Stakes on March 28 at Nakayama Racecourse.
Likely subsequent race: Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
On the bubble
Trainer: Bill Mott.
Jockey: Junior Alvarado.
Sire: Constitution.
Last race: Third in Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28 at Gulfstream Park.
Likely subsequent race: TBA.
Trainer: Steve Asmussen.
Jockey: TBA.
Sire: Connect.
Last race: Fifth in Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 21 at Fair Grounds.
Likely subsequent race: TBA.
Trainer: Jeff Mullins.
Jockey: TBA.
Sire: Maximus Mischief.
Last race: Fourth in Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 4.
Likely subsequent race: TBA.
Trainer: Todd Pletcher.
Jockey: TBA.
Sire: Curlin.
Last race: Second in Virginia Derby on March 14 at Colonial Downs.
Likely subsequent race: TBA.
Trainer: Todd Pletcher.
Jockey: TBA.
Sire: Not This Time.
Last race: Fourth in Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28 at Gulfstream Park.
Likely subsequent race: TBA.
TV channel: NBC
Livestream: Peacock (subscriber solely)
In May of 2024, NBC Sports announced a partnership with Churchill Downs to current the Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock via 2032.
The extension contains multi-platform rights to the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and Derby and Oaks Day programming, which will likely be introduced on NBC, Peacock, USA Network and extra NBCU platforms.
Post time for the 152nd Kentucky Derby is about for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 2.
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