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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
- 212 days
- Editorial review
- Jul 26, 2026
Official 2026–2027 source
Current horses on the Derby trail
15 horses passed season validation in the latest official source check.
| RANK | Horse | Watchlist | Trainer | Jockey | Points | Morning line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salahudin | Bob Baffert | Geroux, Florent | Not listed | Geroux, Florent | |
| 1 | Haffner | Aidan O'Brien | Moore, R L | Not listed | Moore, R L | |
| 2 | Noble Exhibit | A P O'BRIEN | Lordan, W M | Not listed | Lordan, W M | |
| 2 | He Is No Lie | Doug F. O'Neill | Rosario, Joel | Not listed | Rosario, Joel | |
| 3 | City of Dubai | P. Twomey | Lee, W J | Not listed | Lee, W J | |
| 4 | Burning Up | K R BURKE | Lee, C | Not listed | Lee, C | |
| 3 | Caribbean Life | William Walden | Prat, Flavien | Not listed | Prat, Flavien | |
| 5 | Quicken Away | Andrew Balding | Murphy, O | Not listed | Murphy, O | |
| 6 | Drumbeat | A P O'BRIEN | Whelan, R P | Not listed | Whelan, R P | |
| 4 | Real Goodbar | Kenneth G. McPeek | Esquivel, Emmanuel | Not listed | Esquivel, Emmanuel | |
| 7 | First Law | Charlie Appleby | Buick, W | Not listed | Buick, W | |
| 8 | Shakespeare | A P O'BRIEN | Keane, C T | Not listed | Keane, C T | |
| 9 | Quest for Stars | Charlie Appleby | Loughnane, B | Not listed | Loughnane, B | |
| 5 | Real Gone | Patrick L. Biancone | Asmussen, Keith J. | Not listed | Asmussen, Keith J. | |
| 10 | Tommy Quick | J P O'Brien | M Sheridan | Not listed | M Sheridan |