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The official 2027 Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard has not been published. EquinAtlas is following notable 2026 juveniles until Churchill Downs opens the points trail.
Churchill Downs has announced a Road to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks kickoff date, but not the race, points scale, or full 2027 schedule.
Churchill Downs announcementEarly 2-year-old watchlist: not an official leaderboard
This editorial watchlist is unranked. Inclusion does not mean a horse is nominated, qualified, entered, or confirmed for the Kentucky Derby. Reviewed Jul 25, 2026.
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Booked supplied the clearest graded-stakes signal among the reviewed early juveniles, winning Saratoga’s six-furlong Sanford by six lengths in 1:11.24.
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He stayed unbeaten when he erased a 3½-length stretch deficit and caught He Is No Lie at the wire of the Bashford Manor.
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His two public starts pair a fast, dominant debut with a head loss in the Bashford Manor after helping set sharp early fractions.
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A 5½-length debut victory and a third-place stakes follow-up give him two useful early data points while the official Road remains closed.
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