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2027 Kentucky Derby Watch
Follow the young horses making an early case, read the latest source-linked signals, and watch the official Road take shape without confusing an editorial watchlist for standings.
Churchill Downs watch desk
Official standings published
2027 Kentucky Derby trail
The official 2026–2027 Road is published. This list comes directly from the Kentucky Derby source and excludes rows marked scratched.
- Edition
- 153
- Race date
- May 1, 2027
- Countdown
- 192 days
- Editorial review
- Jul 26, 2026
Official 2026–2027 source
Current horses on the Derby trail
35 horses passed season validation in the latest official source check.
| RANK | Horse | Watchlist | Trainer | Jockey | Points | Morning line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hughes | Bob Baffert | Hernandez, Juan J. | Not listed | Hernandez, Juan J. | |
| 2 | American History | Todd A. Pletcher | Velazquez, John R. | Not listed | Velazquez, John R. | |
| 3 | Salahudin | Bob Baffert | Geroux, Florent | Not listed | Geroux, Florent | |
| 4 | U. S. S. Valor | Claude R. McGaughey III | Franco, Manuel | Not listed | Franco, Manuel | |
| 1 | Haffner | Aidan O'Brien | Moore, R L | Not listed | Moore, R L | |
| 2 | Amusingly | H GRAFFARD F | Keane, C T | Not listed | Keane, C T | |
| 3 | Noble Exhibit | A P O'BRIEN | Lordan, W M | Not listed | Lordan, W M | |
| 4 | Folsom Blues | Joseph O'Brien | Barzalona, M | Not listed | Barzalona, M | |
| 5 | Coach Pope | Kenneth G. McPeek | Ortiz, Jose L. | Not listed | Ortiz, Jose L. | |
| 6 | Net Par | Antonio C. Garcia | Espinoza, Victor | Not listed | Espinoza, Victor | |
| 7 | Gaudreau | Chad C. Brown | Prat, Flavien | Not listed | Prat, Flavien | |
| 8 | He Is No Lie | Doug F. O'Neill | Rosario, Joel | Not listed | Rosario, Joel | |
| 5 | City of Dubai | P. Twomey | Lee, W J | Not listed | Lee, W J | |
| 6 | Burning Up | K R BURKE | Lee, C | Not listed | Lee, C | |
| 7 | Man's Best Friend | A P O'BRIEN | Moore, R L | Not listed | Moore, R L | |
| 9 | Q B Rocket | Brad H. Cox | Alvarado, Junior | Not listed | Alvarado, Junior | |
| 10 | Club Reign | D. Whitworth Beckman | Zayas, Edgard J. | Not listed | Zayas, Edgard J. | |
| 11 | Caribbean Life | William Walden | Prat, Flavien | Not listed | Prat, Flavien | |
| 12 | Imperial Honor | Bob Baffert | Rosario, Joel | Not listed | Rosario, Joel | |
| 8 | Drumbeat | Aidan O'Brien | Whelan, R P | Not listed | Whelan, R P | |
| 9 | Quicken Away | Andrew Balding | Murphy, O | Not listed | Murphy, O | |
| 10 | Florida Bay | A P O'BRIEN | Buick, W | Not listed | Buick, W | |
| 13 | Title Worthy | Dallas Stewart | Corrales, Gerardo | Not listed | Corrales, Gerardo | |
| 14 | Domus | Bob Baffert | Kimura, Kazushi | Not listed | Kimura, Kazushi | |
| 15 | Real Goodbar | Kenneth G. McPeek | Esquivel, Emmanuel | Not listed | Esquivel, Emmanuel | |
| 16 | Earth Song | Jorge Delgado | Santana Jr., Ricardo | Not listed | Santana Jr., Ricardo | |
| 11 | First Law | Charlie Appleby | Buick, W | Not listed | Buick, W | |
| 12 | Shakespeare | A P O'BRIEN | Keane, C T | Not listed | Keane, C T | |
| 13 | Quest for Stars | Charlie Appleby | Loughnane, B | Not listed | Loughnane, B | |
| 17 | Jaded | Mark E. Casse | Ortiz Jr., Irad | Not listed | Ortiz Jr., Irad | |
| 18 | Johnny Hockey | Antonio Arriaga | Davis, Katie | Not listed | Davis, Katie | |
| 19 | Emancipate | Bob Baffert | Smith, Mike E. | Not listed | Smith, Mike E. | |
| 20 | Real Gone | Patrick L. Biancone | Asmussen, Keith J. | Not listed | Asmussen, Keith J. | |
| 14 | Aix La Chapelle | A P O'BRIEN | Marquand, T | Not listed | Marquand, T | |
| 15 | Tommy Quick | J P O'Brien | M Sheridan | Not listed | M Sheridan |