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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 |
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