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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
- 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 |
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