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Road to the Roses

Derby 153 Contest

Contest Races

Contest starts in January 2027.

Draft #1, Jan. 25-30
Draft 5 Horses, 2 Trainers, and 2 Jockeys
 

Holy Bull Stakes (Tier 3)
Gulfstream Park (GP) | Florida
Withers Stakes (Tier 3)
Belmont (BEL) | New York
Robert B. Lewis Stakes (Tier 3)
Santa Anita Park (SA) | California

Southwest Stakes (Tier 3)
Oaklawn Park (OP) | Arkansas
Sam F. Davis Stakes (Tier 3)
Tampa Bay Downs (TAM) | Florida
Draft #2, Feb. 8-13
Add 1 Horse
 

Risen Star Stakes (Tier 2)
Fair Grounds (FG) | Louisiana
SUNDAY
Sunland Park Derby (Tier 3)
Sunland Park (SUN) | New Mexico
Draft #3, Feb. 22-27
Add 4 Horses
 

John Battaglia Mem. Stakes (Tier 3)
Turfway Park (TP) | Kentucky
Gotham Stakes (Tier 2)
Belmont (BEL) | New York
Fountain of Youth Stakes (Tier 2)
Gulfstream Park (GP) | Florida
San Felipe Stakes (Tier 2)
Santa Anita Park (SA) | California

Tampa Bay Derby (Tier 2)
Tampa Bay Downs (TAM) | Florida

Rebel Stakes (Tier 2)
Oaklawn Park (OP) | Arkansas
Virginia Derby (Tier 2)
Colonial Downs (CNL) | Virginia

Louisiana Derby (Tier 1)
Fair Grounds (FG) | Louisiana
Jeff Ruby Steaks (Tier 1)
Turfway Park (TP) | Kentucky
Draft #4, Mar. 22-27
Add 0-5 Horses
 

Florida Derby (Tier 1)
Gulfstream Park (GP) | Florida

Wood Memorial (Tier 1)
Belmont (BEL) | New York
Santa Anita Derby (Tier 1)
Santa Anita Park (SA) | California
Blue Grass Stakes (Tier 1)
Keeneland (KEE) | Kentucky

Arkansas Derby (Tier 1)
Oaklawn Park (OP) | Arkansas
Lexington Stakes (Tier 3)
Keeneland (KEE) | Kentucky
Draft #5, Apr. 25 - May 1
Add Remaining 0-5 Horses
 
Week #12, May 1
Kentucky Derby (Championship Tier)
Churchill Downs (CD) | Kentucky

All Tier 1 & 2 Races are considered "Championship Series" races. This also includes the Tier 3 Lexington Stakes.

Nominations and Results courtesy of Equibase.com

Prep Races
Race (Results) / Track / Date Replay
Lecomte S.-G3
Fair Grounds / Jan 16
Leonantus S.-BT
Turfway Park / Jan 16
Smarty Jones S.-LS
Oaklawn Park / Jan 2
Gun Runner S.-LS
Fair Grounds / Dec 19
Springboard Mile S.-LS
Remington Park / Dec 19
Los Alamitos Futurity-G2
Los Alamitos / Dec 12
Remsen S.-G2
Belmont Park / Dec 5
Kentucky Jockey Club S.-G2
Churchill Downs / Nov 28
BC JUVENILE-G1
Del Mar / Oct 30
Street Sense S.-G3
Churchill Downs / Oct 25
Breeders' Futurity-G1
Keeneland / Oct 3
American Pharoah S.-G1
Santa Anita / Oct 3
Champagne S.-G1
Belmont Park / Oct 3
Iroquois S.-G3
Churchill Downs / Sep 12		 YouTube
Calendar
How to Play RTTR

January
Draft five horses, two trainers, and two jockeys.

February
Add five horses via 2 Drafts (1 + 4).

April/May
Add final five horses for 15 total.

Earn points throughout a 12-week (~23-race) schedule into the Kentucky Derby.

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RTTR Scoring
  W P S 4th 5th *Tr./
Jock
Derby 200 120 80 40 20 160
Tier 1 100 50 25 15 10 70
Tier 2 50 25 15 10 5 35
Tier 3 20 10 6 4 2 14
Tier 4 10 5 3 2 1 7
*Trainer/Jockey Points are only for the Win Horse.
For any "Championship Series" Races:
Races with 5 entries will earn 75% of points.
Races with <=4 entries will earn 50% of points.
Contest Notes
Schedule Updates for 2027
  1. Contest will start on Jan 30th.
    (formerly Jan 14th)
  2. Robert B Lewis Stakes is Week #1.
    (formerly Week #2)
  3. Draft #2 will only be 1 horse.
  4. There are no Week #4 races this year.
  5. Draft #3 (4 Horses) inserted into Week #5.
  6. San Felipe Stakes is Week #5.
    (formerly Week #6)
  7. Rebel Stakes is Week #7.
    (formerly Week #4)
  8. Arkansas Derby is Week #11.
    (formerly Week #9)

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