The races in the Road to the Kentucky Derby were held from September 2017 (when the horses were two) through April 2018 (when they had turned three).
If neither of the top four accept, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby.
If the connections of that horse decline the invitation, their place is offered to the second-place finisher and so on.
If neither of the top four accept, this place in the starting gate reverts to the horses on the main road to the Derby.
[28] The second-place finisher, Mendelssohn, separately qualified on the main Road by winning the UAE Derby.