DERBY SPEED RATINGS
The BRIS Speed ratings of the last 16 Kentucky Derby (G1) winners, earned in each of their three-year-old starts prior to the Derby, with the most recent listed first:
| Derby Winner | Speed Ratings | Last race (finish) | ||
| GIACOMO | 100, 96, 98 | Santa Anita Derby (4th) | ||
| SMARTY JONES | 105, 109, 101, 103 | Arkansas Derby (1st) | ||
| FUNNY CIDE | 111, 103, 97 | Wood Memorial (2nd) | ||
| WAR EMBLEM | 109, 105, 88, 94 | Illinois Derby (1st) | ||
| MONARCHOS | 108, 108, 106, 98 | Wood Memorial (2nd) | ||
| FUSAICHI PEGASUS | 110, 103, 100, 98 | Wood Memorial (1st) | ||
| CHARISMATIC | 104, 94, 94, 94, 88, 83, 88 | Lexington (1st) | ||
| REAL QUIET | 107, 103, 73 | Santa Anita Derby (2nd) | ||
| SILVER CHARM | 102, 98, 105 | Santa Anita Derby (2nd) | ||
| GRINDSTONE | 101, 102, 93 | Arkansas Derby (2nd) | ||
| THUNDER GULCH | 98, 103, 106 | Blue Grass (4th) | ||
| GO FOR GIN | 104, 105, 99, 100 | Wood Memorial (2nd) | ||
| SEA HERO | 96, 85, 77 | Blue Grass (4th) | ||
| LIL E. TEE | 102, 96, 107, 100 | Arkansas Derby (2nd) | ||
| STRIKE THE GOLD | 109, 100, 99, 87 | Blue Grass (1st) | ||
| UNBRIDLED | 108, 101, 104, 98 | Blue Grass (3rd) |
The Speed ratings for this year's contenders:
| Horse | 2006 Speed ratings | Last race (finish) | ||
| A.P. WARRIOR | 100, 101, 88 | Santa Anita Derby (3rd) | ||
| BARBARO | 104, 104, 97 | Florida Derby (1st) | ||
| BLUEGRASS CAT | 92, 104, 101 | Blue Grass (4th) | ||
| BOB AND JOHN | 103, 98, 106, 100 | Wood Memorial (1st) | ||
| BROTHER DEREK | 105, 102, 108 | Santa Anita Derby (1st) | ||
| CAUSE TO BELIEVE | 102, 100, 99, 99 | Illinois Derby (3rd) | ||
| DEPUTY GLITTERS | 86, 106, 99, 87 | Wood Memorial (6th) | ||
| FLASHY BULL | 92, 101, 100 | Florida Derby (7th) | ||
| JAZIL | 101, 94, 97 | Wood Memorial (2nd) | ||
| KEYED ENTRY | 101, 107, 112, 105 | Wood Memorial (3rd) | ||
| LAWYER RON | 101, 98, 99, 105 | Arkansas Derby (1st) | ||
| MISTER TRIESTER | 103, 93, 99 | Illinois Derby (2nd) | ||
| POINT DETERMINED | 101, 100, 94, 97 | Santa Anita Derby (2nd) | ||
| PRIVATE VOW | 96, 90 | Arkansas Derby (3rd) | ||
| SACRED LIGHT | 84, 100, 99, 97 | Santa Anita Derby (4th) | ||
| SEASIDE RETREAT | 79, 100, 86 | Blue Grass (6th) | ||
| SHARP HUMOR | 104, 98 | Florida Derby (2nd) | ||
| SHOWING UP | 96, 107, 99 | Lexington (1st) | ||
| SINISTER MINISTER | 116, 96, 71, 106 | Blue Grass (1st) | ||
| STEPPENWOLFER | 98, 94, 98, 98, 86 | Arkansas Derby (2nd) | ||
| STORM TREASURE | 102, 86, 102 | Blue Grass (2nd) | ||
| SUNRIVER | 101, 102, 94, 93 | Florida Derby (3rd) | ||
| SWEETNORTHERNSAINT | 114, 107, 105, 107 | Illinois Derby (1st) |