Revolutionary, Flashback, Falling Sky move into top 20 in Derby standings

by | 02.02.2013 | 7:09pm
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Revolutionary (Withers), Flashback (Robert B. Lewis) and Falling Sky (Sam F. Davis) were victorious Saturday and each collected 10 points to debut on the leaderboard. 

A reminder: non-restricted stakes earnings is the tiebreaker to determine rankings, and only Triple Crown nominated horses (released Saturday afternoon) are listed on the official leaderboard.

Only two “Kentucky Derby Prep Season” races with a 10-4-2-1 point distribution are left: the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate on Saturday, Feb. 16 and the Southwest at Oaklawn Park on Monday, Feb. 18 (Presidents’ Day). No races are scheduled next weekend.

The two-leg “Kentucky Derby Championship Series” begins Saturday, Feb. 25 with the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream and Risen Star at Fair Grounds. Points to the Top 4 finishers will increase to 50 for first, 20 for second, 10 for third and 5 for fourth.

The leaders are as follows:

1. Shanghai Bobby

2. Goldencents

3. Oxbow

4. Violence

5. Itsmyluckyday

6. Overanalyze

7. Uncaptured

8. Den’s Legacy

9. Power Broker

10. Will Take Charge

11. Falling Sky

t-12. Revolutionary

t-12. Flashback

14. Dynamic Sky

15. He’s Had Enough

16. Tesseron

17. Bern Identity

18. Capo Bastone

t-19. Know More

t-19. Texas Bling

See the complete list here.

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  • swaps55

    Of course, a horse with the racing record of Mine That Bird would be off the list and ineligible.  The establishment has exacted revenge on geldings that cannot be syndicated for huge bucks.  Still,  there should still be some correlation between the current point system and the previous graded stakes earnings system.  And the new system gives heavier weight to horses peaking in form as they near the brought by Yum brands Derby rather than last year’s wonders.  I am sure some math wonks will compare the new system with the old system to see which horses benefited or lost out.  

     The real debate though might  be whether the Derby should be limited to 14 to reduce some of the clutter and bad racing luck.  If a horse ever wins the Triple Crown again, with the huge Derby fields and the much larger foal crops of today compared to 40 and 50 years ago, that horse will be a horse for the ages, even if he or she goes winless thereafter.  

    • Guest

       There is no “might be” the real debate about limiting the derby field.  It will be 20 as long as they can fill the stalls

      • swaps55

        I do not doubt you mr. guest  and let us hope five horses never go down at once while the nation is watching.  At least back in the day those 20 horse cavalry charges in The Futurity were on a long straight track with no turns.  

  • swaps55

    Of course, a horse with the racing record of Mine That Bird would be off the list and ineligible.  The establishment has exacted revenge on geldings that cannot be syndicated for huge bucks.  Still,  there should still be some correlation between the current point system and the previous graded stakes earnings system.  And the new system gives heavier weight to horses peaking in form as they near the brought by Yum brands Derby rather than last year’s wonders.  I am sure some math wonks will compare the new system with the old system to see which horses benefited or lost out.  

     The real debate though might  be whether the Derby should be limited to 14 to reduce some of the clutter and bad racing luck.  If a horse ever wins the Triple Crown again, with the huge Derby fields and the much larger foal crops of today compared to 40 and 50 years ago, that horse will be a horse for the ages, even if he or she goes winless thereafter.  

  • Guest

     There is no “might be” the real debate about limiting the derby field.  It will be 20 as long as they can fill the stalls

  • swaps55

    I do not doubt you mr. guest  and let us hope five horses never go down at once while the nation is watching.  At least back in the day those 20 horse cavalry charges in The Futurity were on a long straight track with no turns.  

  • Hadrianmarcus

    Has the new system served the interests of anyone other than CDI?  The chance of seeing a filly run has went from ‘rare’ to ‘extremely rare’. And many trainers already have declared that they will only run one more prep race. So….other than punishing the Illinois Derby and making the Breeders Cup Juvenile irrelevant…along with making the UAE Derby as important as the Blue Grass Stakes and Santa Anita Derby…what was accomplished?

    • Rachel

      Well, don’t forget that euro turf race that counts as much as the BC Juvenile…you know, that world famous whatchacallit race…the only turf race that counts!

  • Hadrianmarcus

    Has the new system served the interests of anyone other than CDI?  The chance of seeing a filly run has went from ‘rare’ to ‘extremely rare’. And many trainers already have declared that they will only run one more prep race. So….other than punishing the Illinois Derby and making the Breeders Cup Juvenile irrelevant…along with making the UAE Derby as important as the Blue Grass Stakes and Santa Anita Derby…what was accomplished?

  • http://Bellwether4u.com James Staples

    A Bunch of clowns running churchill downs…Lets hope the Illinios Derby can hook up with the Preakness/Belmont & start a new Triple Crown some Horse might win once in a while!!!…36 years without one is a JOKE!!!…Past time for a DAMN CHANGE!!!…ty…

  • http://Bellwether4u.com James Staples

    A Bunch of clowns running churchill downs…Lets hope the Illinios Derby can hook up with the Preakness/Belmont & start a new Triple Crown some Horse might win once in a while!!!…36 years without one is a JOKE!!!…Past time for a DAMN CHANGE!!!…ty…

  • Rachel

    Well, don’t forget that euro turf race that counts as much as the BC Juvenile…you know, that world famous whatchacallit race…the only turf race that counts!

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/GM4MKOH3SRM3GAZLMIKOOOAI74 jttf

    so why did the churchill downs club come up with the new idea of a points system ?    did they realize that 2 year old stakes races are not important for the kentucky derby in the lasix era ?    did they not want a rabbit like trinniberg (b.c. sprint champ, eclipse award winner) to push a star like bodemeister into a 45.20 half for an endurance race ?    did they want to avoid a tragedy with eight belles by making fillies get experience against the boys ?   didnt winning colors win the santa anita derby, before she won the kentucky derby ?  or did they want to eliminate the illinois derby for no good reason at all ?

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/GM4MKOH3SRM3GAZLMIKOOOAI74 jttf

    so why did the churchill downs club come up with the new idea of a points system ?    did they realize that 2 year old stakes races are not important for the kentucky derby in the lasix era ?    did they not want a rabbit like trinniberg (b.c. sprint champ, eclipse award winner) to push a star like bodemeister into a 45.20 half for an endurance race ?    did they want to avoid a tragedy with eight belles by making fillies get experience against the boys ?   didnt winning colors win the santa anita derby, before she won the kentucky derby ?  or did they want to eliminate the illinois derby for no good reason at all ?

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