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Road to the Roses

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The Road to the Roses is recognized with the Kentucky Derby title as the most sought-after prize in horse racing. It inspires thousands of horse owners, trainers, and jockeys.

But every year, on that first Saturday in May at the historic Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, only 20 thoroughbreds will have earned the right to compete.

Before 2013, derby contenders became eligible to compete in the Kentucky Derby if they earned enough prize money during key Graded Stakes races on the Road to the Roses.

Now, there is a points-based system where the points get higher during the prep races peaking with the Championship Series in the week prior to the Kentucky Derby on the long Road to the Roses.

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DateRaceTrackPoints
Sep 17, 2022IroquoisChurchill Downs10-4-3-2-1
Sep 24, 2022Juddmonte Royal LodgeNewmarket10-4-3-2-1
Sep 24, 2022Alan Smurfit Memorial BeresfordCurragh10-4-3-2-1
Oct 01, 2022ChampagneBelmont At The Big A10-4-3-2-1
Oct 02, 2022Qatar Prix Jean-Luc LagardereLongchamp10-4-3-2-1
Oct 08, 2022American PharoahSanta Anita Park10-4-3-2-1
Oct 08, 2022Breeders' FuturityKeeneland10-4-3-2-1
Oct 22, 2022Vertem Futurity TrophyDoncaster10-4-3-2-1
Nov 04, 2022Breeders' Cup JuvenileKeeneland30-12-9-6-3
Nov 26, 2022Kentucky Jockey ClubChurchill Downs10-4-3-2-1
Nov 26, 2022CattleyaTokyo Racecourse10-4-3-2-1
Dec 03, 2022RemsenAqueduct10-4-3-2-1
Dec 14, 2022Zen-Nippon Nisai YushunKawasaki20-8-6-4-2
Dec 17, 2022Los Alamitos FuturityLos Alamitos Race Course10-4-3-2-1
Dec 17, 2022Springboard MileRemington Park10-4-3-2-1
Dec 26, 2022Gun RunnerFair Grounds10-4-3-2-1
Jan 01, 2023Smarty JonesOaklawn Park10-4-3-2-1
Jan 07, 2023JeromeAqueduct10-4-3-2-1
Jan 08, 2023ShamSanta Anita Park10-4-3-2-1
Jan 21, 2023LecomteFair Grounds20-8-6-4-2
Jan 28, 2023SouthwestOaklawn Park20-8-6-4-2
Feb 04, 2023Holy BullGulfstream Park20-8-6-4-2
Feb 04, 2023Robert B. LewisSanta Anita Park20-8-6-4-2
Feb 11, 2023WithersAqueduct20-8-6-4-2
Feb 11, 2023Sam F. DavisTampa Bay Downs20-8-6-4-2
Feb 11, 2023El Camino Real DerbyGolden Gate Fields10-4-3-2-1
Feb 18, 2023Risen StarFair Grounds50-20-15-10-5
Feb 19, 2023HyacinthTokyo Racecourse30-12-9-6-3
Feb 25, 2023RebelOaklawn Park50-20-15-10-5
Mar 03, 2023PattonDundalk20-8-6-4-2
Mar 04, 2023Fountain of YouthGulfstream Park50-20-15-10-5
Mar 04, 2023GothamAqueduct50-20-15-10-5
Mar 04, 2023San FelipeSanta Anita Park50-20-15-10-5
Mar 04, 2023John Battaglia MemorialTurfway Park20-8-6-4-2
Mar 11, 2023Tampa Bay DerbyTampa Bay Downs50-20-15-10-5
Mar 15, 2023Road to the Kentucky Derby Condition StakesKempton Park20-8-6-4-2
Mar 25, 2023UAE DerbyMeydan Racecourse100-40-30-20-10
Mar 25, 2023Louisiana DerbyFair Grounds100-40-30-20-10
Mar 25, 2023Jeff Ruby SteaksTurfway Park100-40-30-20-10
Mar 25, 2023FukuryuNakayama40-16-12-8-4
Mar 26, 2023Sunland DerbySunland Park50-20-15-10-5
Apr 01, 2023Florida DerbyGulfstream Park100-40-30-20-10
Apr 01, 2023Arkansas DerbyOaklawn Park100-40-30-20-10
Apr 01, 2023Cardinal Condition StakesChelmsford city30-12-9-6-3
Apr 08, 2023Wood MemorialAqueduct100-40-30-20-10
Apr 08, 2023Blue GrassKeeneland100-40-30-20-10
Apr 08, 2023Santa Anita DerbySanta Anita Park100-40-30-20-10
Apr 15, 2023LexingtonKeeneland20-8-6-4-2

 

The Origin of the Road to the Roses

In the winner’s circle, the top horse is presented with a beautiful garland made of more than 400 red roses. In 1904 the red rose was adopted as the official flower of the Kentucky Derby, hence the Run to the Roses!

It was New York sports columnist Bill Corum, who dubbed the Kentucky Derby the “Run for the Roses,” in 1925. The tradition of the rose is so strong that some owners have even had the flower dipped in silver to preserve it. In fact, a silver-dipped flower from the garland of the 1982 winner, Gato del Sol, is on display in the Kentucky Derby Museum, at Churchill Downs.

Garland of Roses

The rose garland is now synonymous with the Kentucky Derby. The first appearance of the rose in the winner’s circle was in 1896 when Ben Brush received a floral arrangement of white and pink roses. Today, the Governor of Kentucky and other dignitaries present the garland and the trophy in the winner’s circle at the completion of the Derby. There’s even a song called “Run for the Roses” composed by Dan Fogelberg which was released in time for the 1982 running of the roses.

In 1987, the Kroger Company became the official florist of the Kentucky Derby and it created the garland in the aisles of one of its stores on the eve of the Derby. It’s typically a scene of long lines where race fans try to catch a peek at the Derby winner’s garland of roses. Not your typical trip to the grocery store with winning jockeys signing autographs in the back of the store!

The roses are stitched one by one by hand to a green silk backing with the seal of the Commonwealth and Twin Spires on one side and that year’s running of the roses on the other. There is a single rose pointing upward which is said to “symbolize the struggle and heart necessary to reach the Derby Winner’s Circle.” It’s a meticulous process and very labor intensive. The roses are shipped in significantly, cut to size then stored in upright vials for the assembly team to get to work, some of whom have been participating in this tradition for more than the 27 years that it’s been Kroger’s job to create work of art.


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