2017 Road to the Kentucky Oaks
The 2017 Road to the Kentucky Oaks is a points system by which three-year-old fillies qualified for the 2017 Kentucky Oaks , held on May 5. The point system replaced a previous qualifying system which was based on graded stakes earnings.
Churchill Downs announced the schedule for the 2017 Road to the Kentucky Oaks on September 13, 2016. The only change from the 2016 season is that the Mazarine Stakes is no longer included, bringing the total number of races down to 30.[ 1]
Standings
The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races. Farrell qualified first with 170 points, earned by winning the Golden Rod , Silverbulletday , Rachel Alexandra and Fair Grounds Oaks . The Kentucky Oaks was won by Abel Tasman , who qualified with 70 points by finishing second in the Santa Ysabel and Santa Anita Oaks .
2017 point standings
Rank[ 2]
Horse
Points
Owner
Trainer
Earnings[ a]
Ref
1
Farrell
170
Coffeepot Stables
Wayne Catalano
$573,407
[ 3]
2
Miss Sky Warrior
160
Arlene's Sun Star Stable
Kelly Breen
$592,840
[ 4]
3
Ever So Clever
106
Clearview Stable
Steven Asmussen
$306,750
[ 5]
4
Sailor's Valentine
100
Semaphore Racing & Homewrecker Racking
Eddie Kenneally
$307,014
[ 6]
5
Paradise Woods
100
Herman Sarkowsy & Martin Wygod
Richard Mandella
$240,000
[ 7]
6
Salty
100
Barber, Baccari Racing & Prince
Mark Casse
$150,350
[ 8]
-
It Tiz Well
74
Tommy Town Thoroughbreds
Jerry Hollendorfer
$240,000
[ 9]
injured[ 10]
Unique Bella
70
Don Alberto Stable
Jerry Hollendorfer
$300,000
[ 9]
7
Abel Tasman
70
Clearsky Farms and China Horse Club
Bob Baffert [ b]
$200,000
[ 12]
8
Daddys Lil Darling
60
Normandy Farm
Kenneth McPeek
$439,240
[ 5]
-
Chanel's Legacy
51
Poindexter Thoroughbreds
Lynn Chleborad
$206,667
[ 13]
9
Tequilita
50
Dorothy Matz
Michael Matz
$227,540
[ 14]
-
Nomorerichblondes
50
Buti Bintooq Almarri
A Bin Harmash
$200,000
[ 15]
10
Lockdown
50
Juddmonte Farms
William I. Mott
$120,000
[ 16]
-
Ghalia
50
Sumaya U.S. Stable
Todd Pletcher
$120,000
[ 17]
-
Yorkiepoo Princess
50
Danny Chen
Ed Barker
$90,000
[ 15]
-
Purely a Dream
50
Living the Dream Racing
Kenneth McPeek
$200,000
[ 18]
11
Wicked Lick
49
Lee Mauberret
Brendan Walsh
$118,428
[ 19]
12
Vexatious
40
Calumet Farm
Neil Drysdale
$80,000
[ 20]
13
Jordan's Henny
40
Ervine Woolsey & Ralph Kinder
Michael Tomlinson
$66,410
[ 21]
injured[ 22]
Champagne Room
23
Ciaglia, Gulliver Racing et al.
Peter Eurton
$1,298,000
[ 23]
-
Benner Island
20
Shortleaf Stable
Brad H. Cox
$55,823
[ 24]
-
Midnight Chica
20
Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
D Selvaratnam
$50,000
[ 25]
-
Someday Soon
20
Tommy Ligon
William Van Meter
$52,667
[ 6]
-
Awesome Boss
20
Peter Callahan
Kenneth McPeek
$18,600
[ 18]
injured[ 26]
Valadorna
18
Stonestreet Stables
Mark Casse
$360,000
[ 27]
14
Mopotism
16
Reddam Racing
Doug O'Neill
$145,000
[ 28]
-
Shane's Girlfriend
12
ERJ Racing, W C Racing & Dennis O'Neill
Doug O'Neill
$268,000
[ 13]
-
Tapped
11
LNJ Foxwoods
Jerry Hollendorfer
$68,000
[ 28]
15
Summer Luck
11
Gary Barber
Mark Casse
$37,700
[ 14]
-
Torrent
12
Westrock Stables
Ron Moquett
$62,500
[ 29]
-
Dancing Rags
10
Chadds Ford Stable
H. Graham Motion
$260,000
[ 30]
-
Yellow Agate
10
China Horse Club
Christophe Clement
$240,345
[ 31]
-
Noted and Quoted
10
Speedway Stable
Bob Baffert
$218,000
[ 23]
-
Elate
10
Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider
William I. Mott
$30,000
[ 24]
-
Spooky Woods
10
West Point Thoroughbreds
Jerry Hollendorfer
$25,000
[ 12]
-
What What What
10
W.C. Racing, Westside Rentals & Haymes
Doug O'Neill
$22,000
[ 17]
-
Daria's Angel
10
Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch
W. Bret Calhoun
$16,000
[ 20]
-
Nonna Bella
10
Repole Stable
Todd Pletcher
$12,125
[ 8]
-
Darkwingsoverdubai
10
KMN Racing
Jerry Hollendorfer
$9,300
[ 18]
-
Complimenti
10
Kildare Stud - Frankie O'Connor
D Watson
$37,500
[ 25]
-
Libby's Tail
9
Dubb, Taylor, Simon et al.
Rudy Rodriguez
$125,000
[ 31]
-
American Gal
8
Kaleem Shah
Bob Baffert
$240,000
[ 27]
-
No Sweat
7
Starlight Racing
Todd Pletcher
$10,000
[ 16]
-
Tapa Tapa Tapa
5
Beau Ravine
Timothy Hamm
$42,321
[ 24]
-
Melesina (IRE)
5
Nick Bradley Racing
Richard Fahey
$56,424
[ 32]
-
Modacious
5
Cash is King & L and C Racing
Robert Reid
$9,100
[ 21]
-
Mistressofthenight
5
Beeman Family Trust, Greg Hall & Sayjay Racing
Richard Baltas
$6,345
[ 12]
-
Pretty City Dancer
4
John C. Oxley
Mark Casse
$239,300
[ 14]
-
With Honors
4
LNJ Foxwoods
J. Keith Desormeaux
$132,345
[ 23]
-
Jamyson 'n Ginger
4
Magic Cap Stables
Rudy Rodriguez
$120,000
[ 4]
-
Cajun Delta Dawn
4
Curtis G Mikkelsen
David Fawkes
$117,105
[ 13]
-
My Sweet Stella
4
Tommy Town Thoroughbreds
Jerry Hollendorfer
$27,000
[ 29]
-
Gris Gris
3
Naveed Chowhan
Bennie Flinit
$37,300
[ 3]
-
Fun
2
Dennis Farkas
Ian Wilkes
$89,500
[ 30]
-
Bling on the Music
2
Keene Thoroughbreds
J. Caldwell
$84,200
[ 5]
-
Flatter Up
2
Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch
Bret Calhoun
$60,000
[ 13]
-
Colorful Charades
2
Michael Ryan
Rudy Rodriguez
$40,345
[ 31]
-
Zapperkat
2
J K Racing & Chandler Bruce
Richard Baltas
$36,000
[ 23]
-
Bonita Bianca
2
Dubb, Bethlehem Stables & Imperio
Rudy Rodrigues
$30,000
[ 4]
-
Brahms Cat
2
Bluestone Thoroughbreds
Larry Bates
$26,475
[ 14]
-
Miss Southern Miss
1
Peter Cantrell
J. Keith Desormeaux
$143,000
[ 33]
-
Nonna Mela
1
St Elias Stable
Todd Pletcher
$140,000
[ 31]
-
Caroline Test
1
Edward Seltzer & Beverly Anderson
Ben Colebrook
$106,500
[ 30]
-
Dream Dancing
1
John Oxley
Mark Casse
$84,360
[ 5]
-
Lovely Bernadette
1
James Miller
James DiVito
$61,851
[ 29]
-
Princess Karen
1
Bonde and Brown
Jeff Bonde
$12,000
[ 9]
-
Summertime Sky
1
John Oxley
Mark Casse
$6,000
[ 19]
-
Frank's Folly
1
George Hall
Kelly Breen
$5,000
[ 16]
Winner of Kentucky Oaks in bold
Entrants for Kentucky Oaks in pink
"Also eligible" for Kentucky Oaks in green
Sidelined/Inactive/Oaks no longer under consideration in gray
Race results
Prep season
Kentucky Oaks prep season
Race
Distance
Purse
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref
Pocahontas
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$200,000
Churchill Downs
Sep 17, 2016
Daddys Lil Darling
Ever So Clever
Bling On the Music
Dream Dancing
[ 5]
Chandelier
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$300,000
Santa Anita
Oct 1, 2016
Noted and Quoted
With Honers
Zapperkat
Champagne Room
[ 23]
Alcibiades
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$400,000
Keeneland
Oct 7, 2016
Dancing Rags
Daddys Lil Darling
Fun
Caroline Test
[ 30]
Frizette
1 mile
$400,000
Belmont
Oct 8, 2016
Yellow Agate
Libby's Tail
Colorful Charades
Nonna Mela
[ 31]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$2,000,000
Santa Anita
Nov 5, 2016
Champagne Room
Valdorna
American Gal
Daddys Lil Darling
[ 27]
Delta Downs Princess
1 mile
$400,000
Delta Downs
Nov 19, 2016
Shane's Girlfriend
Cajun Delta Dawn
Flatter Up
Chanel's Legacy
[ 13]
Demoiselle
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$300,000
Aqueduct
Nov 26, 2016
Miss Sky Warrior
Jamyson 'n Ginger
Bonita Bianca
Libby's Tail
[ 4]
Golden Rod
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$200,000
Churchill Downs
Nov 26, 2016
Farrell
Daddys Lil Darling
Ever So Clever
Gris Gris
[ 3]
Starlet
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$300,000
Los Alamitos
Dec 10, 2016
Abel Tasman
American Gal
Mopolitan
Tapped
[ 28]
Santa Ynez
6+ 1 ⁄2 furlongs
$125,000
Santa Anita
Jan 8, 2017
Unique Bella
It Tiz Well
Shane's Girlfriend
Princess Karen
[ 9]
Busanda
1 mile 70 yards
$100,000
Aqueduct
Jan 15, 2017
Lockdown
Libby's Tail
No Sweat
Frank's Folly
[ 16]
Silverbulletday
1 mile 70 yards
$125,000
Fair Grounds
Jan 21, 2017
Farrell
Wicked Lick
Gris Gris
Summertime Sky
[ 19]
Forward Gal
7 furlongs
$200,000
Gulfstream
Feb 4, 2017
Tequilita
Pretty City Dancer
Brahm's Cat
Summer Luck
[ 14]
Las Virgenes
1 mile
$300,000
Santa Anita
Feb 5, 2017
Unique Bella
Mopotism
Champagne Room
Miss Southern Miss
[ 33]
Martha Washington
1 mile
$100,000
Oaklawn
Feb 11, 2017
Chanel's Legacy
My Sweet Stella
Torrent
Lovely Bernadette
[ 29]
Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point
Championship Series
Kentucky Oaks Championship Series
First leg of series
Race
Distance
Purse
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref
Rachel Alexandra
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$200,000
Fair Grounds
Feb 25, 2017
Farrell
Majestic Quality
Valadorna
Wicked Lick
[ 34]
Busher
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$125,000
Aqueduct
Feb. 25, 2017
Yorkiepoo Princess
Full House
Tiz Rae Anna
No Sweat
[ 15]
UAE Oaks
1,900 metres ~1+ 3 ⁄16 miles
$250,000
Meydan
Feb 25, 2017
Nomorerichblondes
Midnight Chica
Complimenti
Melesina
[ 25]
Davona Dale
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$200,000
Gulfstream
Mar 4, 2017
Miss Sky Warrior
Jordan's Henny
Summer Luck
Modacious
[ 21]
Santa Ysabel
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$100,000
Santa Anita
Mar 4, 2017
Unique Bella
Abel Tasman
Spooky Woods
Mistressofthenight
[ 12]
Honeybee
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$200,000
Oaklawn
Mar 11, 2017
It Tiz Well
Benner Island
Elate
Tapa Tapa Tapa
[ 24]
Bourbonette Oaks
1 mile
$100,000
Turfway
Mar 25, 2017
Purely a Dream
Awesome Boss
Darkwingsoverdubai
Gilded Lily
[ 18]
Sunland Park Oaks
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$200,000
Sunland
Mar 26, 2017
Ghalia
Kell Paso
What What What
Conquest Slayer
[ 17]
Note: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points
Second leg of series
Race
Distance
Purse
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref
Gulfstream Oaks
1+ 1 ⁄8 miles
$300,000
Gulfstream
Apr 1, 2017
Salty
Tequilita
Jordan's Henny
Nonna Bella
[ 8]
Fair Grounds Oaks
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$500,000
Fair Grounds
Apr 1, 2017
Farrell
Wicked Lick
Vexatious
Daria's Angel
[ 20]
Ashland
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$500,000
Keeneland
Apr 8, 2017
Sailor's Valentine
Daddy's Lil Darling
Someday Soon
Tapped
[ 6]
Santa Anita Oaks
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$400,000
Santa Anita
Apr 8, 2017
Paradise Woods
Abel Tasman
It Tiz Well
Mopotism
[ 7]
Gazelle
1 mile
$300,000
Aqueduct
Apr 8, 2017
Miss Sky Warrior
Lockdown
Full House
Stay Fond
[ 35]
Fantasy
1+ 1 ⁄16 miles
$400,000
Oaklawn
Apr 14, 2017
Ever So Clever
Chanel's Legacy
Vexatious
Torrent
[ 36]
Note: 1st=100 points; 2nd=40 points; 3rd=20 points; 4th=10 points
"Wild Card"
Race
Distance
Purse
Track
Date
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref
Beaumont
7 furlongs
$150,000
Keeneland
Apr 9, 2017
Sweet Loretta
Sine Wave
Laney
Promises Broken
[ 37]
Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points
Notes
^ Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings, used as a tie-breaker
^ Abel Tasman was originally trained by Simon Callaghan but was moved to Bob Baffert's stable on March 9[ 11]
See also
References