Rank	Horse	Points	Earnings – Non-Restricted	Trainer
1	Coal Battle	70	$ 1,034,500	Lonnie Briley
2	Owen Almighty	65	$ 205,310	Brian A. Lynch
3	Citizen Bull	60	$ 1,376,000	Bob Baffert
4	Sovereignty	60	$ 364,800	William I. Mott
5	American Promise	55	$ 335,000	D. Wayne Lukas
6	Flood Zone	50	$ 165,000	Brad H. Cox
7	Journalism	47.5	$ 300,000	Michael W. McCarthy
8	Getaway Car	46	$ 570,800	Bob Baffert
9	Chancer McPatrick	35	$ 480,000	Chad C. Brown
10	Built	35	$ 160,000	Wayne M. Catalano
11	Madaket Road	31	$ 244,000	Bob Baffert
12	Burnham Square	30	$ 171,800	Ian R. Wilkes
13	Sandman	29	$ 307,995	Mark E. Casse
14	Render Judgment	29	$ 126,610	Kenneth G McPeek
15	Omaha Omaha	26	$ 142,500	Michael Gorham
16	Speed King	25	$ 603,125	Ron Moquett
17	Chunk of Gold	25	$ 124,400	Ethan West
18	River Thames	25	$ 79,200	Todd A. Pletcher
19	Sand Devil	25	$ 60,000	Linda L. Rice
20	Hill Road	24	$ 180,000	Adrian Murray
21	Rodriguez	21.25	$ 76,000	Bob Baffert
22	Captain Cook	20	$ 137,500	Richard Dutrow Jr.
23	John Hancock	20	$ 120,000	Brad H. Cox
24	California Burrito	20	$ 102,850	Tommy Drury Jr.
25	Tiztastic	19	$ 795,800	Steven M. Asmussen
26	Barnes	18.75	$ 180,000	Bob Baffert
27	Gaming	18	$ 569,000	Bob Baffert
28	Poster	16	$ 157,500	Eoin G. Harty
29	Jonathan’s Way	15	$ 213,530	Philip Bauer
30	Neoequos	15	$ 41,250	Saffie Joseph Jr.
31	Garamond	15	$ 36,000	Chad C. Brown
32	Patch Adams	14	$ 71,500	Brad H. Cox
33	Studlydoright	11	$ 274,775	John J. Robb
34	East Avenue	10	$ 368,750	Brendan P. Walsh
35	Baby Max	10	$ 108,640	Kelsey Danner
36	Caldera	10	$ 85,360	D. Wayne Lukas
37	Publisher	10	$ 85,000	Steven M. Asmussen
38	Cyclone State	10	$ 82,500	Chad Summers
39	Surfside Moon	10	$ 56,000	James Lawrence II
40	Tappan Street	10	$ 49,000	Brad H. Cox

Beware The Ides of March

Soothsayer

The Middle

Pi Day

Simple Simon met a pieman,

Going to the fair;

Says Simple Simon to the pieman,

Let me taste your ware.

Said the pieman to Simple Simon,

Show me first your penny;

Says Simple Simon to the pieman,

Indeed I have not any.

March 15

Virginia Derby Colonial Downs $500k 1 1/8 miles 50 – 25 – 15 – 10 – 5

Bloodhorse – Sovereignty Gives Alvarado Best Chance Yet at Derby Win

America’s Best Racing – Power Rankings: Owen Almighty Enters Derby Top 10 after Tampa Tour de Force

Paulick Report – Andrew Champagne – The Derby Bubble Presented By Kentucky-Breds: Tampa Bay Derby Leaves Ripples On The Rankings

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Sovereignty Again Tops Derby Dozen; ‘Chancer to Seventh

Steve Haskin’s 2025 Kentucky Derby Ranking Week 7

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Ron Wood – Tampa prep merits a serious look – just ignore the winner and concentrate on third-placed Hill Road

Bloodhorse – Journalism Latest ML Favorite in KY Derby Future Wager

DRF – Derby Watch

Horse Racing Nation – Kentucky Derby 2025 Contenders

March is the month God created to show people who don’t drink what a hangover is like.

Garrison Keillor

Sunday Morning Coming Down

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Geir Stabell – Kentucky Derby 2025: who are the front-runners for America’s greatest race

Horse Racing Nation – Ron Flatter – Kentucky Derby odds: New favorite tops 88 in Vegas futures

TDN – Bill Finley – TDN Kentucky Oaks Top 10 for March 6: Good Cheer Gets the Nod in East-West Battle

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Sovereignty Holds Edge Over Journalism in Derby Dozen

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Ron Wood – Journalism: Read all about it – now we’re talking about a proper Kentucky Derby contender

4—Coal Battle (Lonnie Briley, Coal Front – Wolfblade, by Midshipman) I am going to share a little personal story, but it does lead somewhere, and there is more info on him in KOTD. On June 17, 1956, I was 9 years old when my father took me to Ebbetts Field to see my beloved Brooklyn Dodgers play a doubleheader with the Milwaukee Braves. We sat in the grandstand behind third base and all I can remember is this one Braves player constantly rounding third after hitting one home run after another, one of which I later learned was the only ball ever hit over the left field roof at Ebbetts Field. That player, with his three homers, left such an indelible impression on me and had such a great name he became my childhood hero, right up there with Gil Hodges. I just loved seeing and saying his name – Joe Adcock. Many years later I learned he was a prominent Thoroughbred breeder in Louisiana. Fast forward nearly 70 years from that day at Ebbetts Field and here I am writing about a little rags to riches colt from the Louisiana bush tracks with four straight stakes wins on the road to the Kentucky Derby named Coal Battle, who was bred by Joe Adcock’s son Jay. “My dad was an all-star, hit four home runs in one game, and won the World Series,” Jay said. “But he would always say to me, ‘Son, except for family, the best times of my life and my biggest thrills have been watching our horses run; you just can’t beat it.’ He was right, and here we are hopefully heading to the Kentucky Derby with this little colt who just keeps winning. Nothing like this has ever happened to me. I think my dad would be so ecstatic and so proud. It shows the little guy still has a chance. All I and my good buddy (co-breeder Hume Wornall) can do now is keep our fingers crossed.”

Steve Haskin’s 2025 Kentucky Derby Rankings – Week 6

TDN – T.D. Thornton – TDN Derby Top 12: Upheaval In The Ranks

America’s Best Racing – Mike Curry – 2025 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for March 4

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Graham Dench – Epsom Derby dozen 2025: who are the early front-runners for the premier Classic?

DRF – Derby Watch

Horse Racing Nation – Kentucky Derby 2025 Contenders

Bloodhorse – Sovereignty Exits Fountain of Youth in ‘Great Shape’

Horse Race Insider – John Pricci – MOTT, MC CARTHY HAVE THEIR CHARGES PRIMED FOR ENTRANCE INTO DERBY STARTING GATE

Paulick Report – Chelsea Hackbarth – Short Field: Journalism’s San Felipe Win Awarded Fewer Kentucky Derby Points

More is lost by indecision than by wrong decision.

Carmela Soprano

Should I Stay or Should I Go

Horse Racing Nation – Ron Flatter – Flatter: Kentucky Derby prep calendar needs some work

Bloodhorse – Molly Rollins – Ferocious Off Kentucky Derby Trail

TDN – Bill Finley – The TDN Kentucky Oaks Top 10 for Feb. 27

Paulick Report – Andrew Champagne – The Derby Bubble Presented By Kentucky-Breds: How High Did The Rebel Stakes Win Vault Coal Battle?

America’s Best Racing – Power Rankings: Coal Battle Rising as Major Kentucky Derby Contender

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Derby Dozen Leaders Sovereignty, Barnes Return March 1

Steve Haskin’s 2025 Kentucky Derby Rankings – Week 5

DRF – David Grening – Kentucky Derby 2025: First Resort has stress fracture, will miss Triple Crown

That’s Life

TDN – Olivia Dunne And Jayson Werth To Host Oaks, Derby Festivities In Sports Illustrated’s Club SI

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Ron Wood – Coal Battle: Sentiment aside, it’s clear he’ll have to do way more to figure on the first Saturday in May

Maggie May

“My dad told me this many times,” recalled Jay. “He said of all the things he’s done in life, outside of his family, the most satisfying was to watch his horses run. He thoroughly enjoyed it, and I feel the same way.”

Bloodhorse- Denis Blake – Coal Battle’s Success Shines Light on Red River Farms

DRF – Derby Watch

Bloodhorse – Jay Hovdey – Magnitude Latest on the List of Might-Have-Beens

That’s Life

TDN – Bill Finley – The TDN Kentucky Oaks Top 10 For Feb. 20

DRF – Brad Free – Kentucky Derby: Who’s hot, who’s not for Feb. 19, 2025

Paulick Report – Andrew Champagne – The Derby Bubble Presented By Kentucky-Breds: Back On The Trail For 2025

Phil has a question:

Why isn’t he sponsored by Moet & Chandon.

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Sovereignty Retains Derby Dozen Edge; East Avenue Exits

Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Ankle Chip Knocks Magnitude Off Derby Trail

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Ron Wood – Magnitude: an unbiased view suggests there are reasons to be wary of longshot winner – despite sharp time