2019 Road to the Kentucky Oaks

The 2019 Road to the Kentucky Oaks is a points system by which Thoroughbred fillies will qualify for the 2019 Kentucky Oaks, to be held on May 3. The field for the Kentucky Oaks, the filly equivalent of the Kentucky Derby, is limited to fourteen horses, with up to four "also eligible" horses in case of a late withdrawal from the field. The 29 races in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks will be held from September 2018 (when the fillies are age two) through April 2019 (when they have turned three). The top four finishers in the specified races earn points, with the highest point values awarded in the major preparatory races held in late March or early April. Earnings in non-restricted stakes act as a tie breaker.

See also: Kentucky Oaks and Road to the Kentucky Oaks

Fillies who instead wish to enter the Kentucky Derby have to earn the necessary points in the races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby: points earned on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks are not transferable. However if a filly does earn qualifying points for the Derby by racing in open company, those points also count towards qualifying for the Oaks.[1]

The Delta Princess Stakes, which was previously the 31st race in the series, had the 2017 running cancelled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.[2] It will not be part of the 2019 series.[3]

The Santa Ysabel Stakes, which had previously been on the schedule, had the 2019 running cancelled in the aftermath of Santa Anita Park being closed as a result of an investigation into 22 equine fatalities at the track. [4]

Standings

The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races.[1] Entries were taken on April 29. Bellafina was the leading points earner after winning the Santa Anita Oaks and went off as the heavy favorite. However, she was upset by Serengeti Empress, who had qualified by winning the Pocahontas and Rachel Alexandra Stakes.[5]

Rank Horse Points Owner Trainer Eligible
Earnings[lower-alpha 1]		 Ref
1 Bellafina 132 Kaleem Shah Simon Callaghan $1,060,000 [6]
2 Champagne Anyone 113 Six Column Stables & Randy Bloch et al Ian Wilkes $197,150 [7]
bypassing Always Shopping 110 Repole Stable Todd Pletcher $220,000 [8]
3 Street Band 105 Larry & Cindy Jones, Ray Francis Larry Jones $248,000 [9]
4 Lady Apple 100 Phoenix Thoroughbred III & KatieRich Stables Steve Asmussen $336,000 [10]
5 Out for a Spin 100 Commonwealth Stable Dallas Stewart $300,000 [11]
bypassing Chasing Yesterday 80 Summer Wind Equine Bob Baffert $452,650 [12]
6 Liora 71 Coffeepot Stables Wayne Catalano $246,280 [9]
7 Restless Rider 62 Fern Circle Racing & Three Chimneys Farm Kenny McPeek $849,560 [13]
8 Serengeti Empress 60 Joel Politi Tom Amoss $313,270 [13]
9 Motion Emotion 60 Mark DeDomenico LLC Thomas L. Van Berg $140,000 [14]
10 Jaywalk 55 Cash is King & Leonard Green John Servis $1,409,800 [15]
11 Chocolate Kisses 51 Debby Oxley Mark Casse $152,000 [14]
12 Jeltrin 51 ADR Racing Stable, LLC Alexis Delgado $128,720 [15]
not nominated Divine Image 50 Godolphin Racing Charles Appleby $380,372 [16]
13 Positive Spirit 50 Michael Ryan Rodolphe Brisset $199,500 [8]
bypassing Espresso Shot 50 NY Final Furlong Racing Stable, Maspeth Stables and Parkland Thoroughbreds Jorge Abreu $156,875 [17]
14 Flor De La Mar 40 Godolphin, LLC Bob Baffert $80,000 [6]
15[lower-alpha 2] Cookie Dough 40 Arindel Stanley I. Gold $63,950 [7]
16 Dunbar Road 40 Peter M. Brant Chad Brown $49,500 [7]
17 Eres Tu 24 Seltzer, Edward A. and Anderson, Beverly S. Steve Asmussen $66,000 [9]
18 Brill 22 OXO Equine Jerry Hollendorfer $104,000 [18]
19 Sweet Diane 22 Stallionaire Enterprises Mike Stidham $64,700 [9]
20 Oxy Lady 21 Calumet Farm Jack Sisterson $154,166 [17]
not nominated Swift Rose 10 Godolphin Saaed bin Suroor $175,000 [16]
21 Point of Honor 20 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Stetson Racing, LLC George Weaver $72,375 [7]
22 Naughty Joker 20 Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah K Wesley A. Ward $58,250 [19]
23 Bizwhacks 20 Reddam Racing LLC Doug F. O'Neill $57,000 [11]
24 Orra Moor 20 StarLadies Racing Todd A. Pletcher $55,000 [17]
25 Off Topic 20 Paul P. Pompa, Jr. Todd Pletcher $36,000 [8]
bypassing Feedback 12 Klaravich Stables, Inc. Chad Brown $104,280 [20]
bypassing Mother Mother 11 G. Bolton, B. Hall, B. Lipman, M. Mathiesen & A. Molasky Bob Baffert $241,161 [21]
bypassing Fancy Dress Party 10 LNJ Foxwoods Ben Colebrook $90,000 [22]
bypassing Power Gal (JPN) 10 Gary Barber Mark Casse $75,800 [23]
bypassing Backflash 10 Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (Ron Winchell) Steve Asmussen $40,400
bypassing Slewgoodtobetrue 10 Alesia, Sharon, Ciaglia Racing, LLC, ERJ Racing, LLC and Burns Racing, LLC Peter Eurton $28,000 [6]
bypassing Razeena 10 Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid al Nuaimi Doug Watson $25,000
bypassing Proud Emma 10 Gem Inc., Tom Kagele & Steven Tartaglione Peter Miller $18,000 [8]
bypassing Vibrance 8 Eclipse Thoroughbred, Donna & Jim Daniell Michael McCarthy $240,000 [13]
bypassing Enaya Alrabb 8 Enaya Racing Doug O'Neill $100,000 [21]
bypassing Fun Finder 6 Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek) Kenny McPeek $20,300 [19]
bypassing Afleet Destiny 6 Uriah St. Lewis Uriah St. Lewis $62,000 [24]
  • Winner of Kentucky Oaks in bold
  • Entrants for Kentucky Oaks in pink
  • Did not qualify/Not nomininated/Injured/Bypassing the race in gray-->

Race results

The dates for some races shown below are based on the placement in the racing calendar from 2017/2018. Similarly, the purses shown for upcoming races are based on the amounts from the previous year and will be updated when finalized.

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 15, 2018 Serengeti Empress Splashy Empress Lightscameraaction My Wynter Rose [25]
Chandelier ​1 1⁄16 miles $300,000 Santa Anita Sep 29, 2018 Bellafina Vibrance Brill Der Lu [18]
Alcibiades ​1 1⁄16 miles $400,000 Keeneland Oct 5, 2018 Restless Rider Reflect Meadow Dance Chocolate Kisses [26]
Frizette 1 mile $400,000 Belmont Oct 7, 2018 Jaywalk Brucia La Terra Cassies Dreamer Covfefe [27]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies ​1 1⁄16 miles $2,000,000 Churchill Downs Nov 3, 2018 Jaywalk Restless Rider Vibrance Bellafina [13]
Golden Rod ​1 1⁄16 miles $200,000 Churchill Downs Nov 24, 2018 Liora Restless Rider High Regard Champagne Anyone [28]
Demoiselle ​1 1⁄8 miles $250,000 Aqueduct Dec 1, 2018 Positive Spirit Afleet Destiny Filly Joel Molto Bella [29]
Starlet ​1 1⁄16 miles $300,000 Los Alamitos Dec 8, 2018 Chasing Yesterday Enaya Alrabb Mother Mother Oxy Lady [30]
Santa Ynez ​6 1⁄2 furlongs $125,000 Santa Anita Jan 6, 2019 Bellafina Mother Mother Tomlin Reflect [31]
Silverbulletday 1 mile 70 yards $150,000 Fair Grounds Jan 19, 2019 Needs Supervision Eres Tu Grandaria Liora [32]
Forward Gal 7 furlongs $200,000 Gulfstream Feb 2, 2019 Feedback Bye Bye J Champagne Anyone Jeltrin [20]
Martha Washington 1 mile $125,000 Oaklawn Feb 2, 2019 Power Gal Marathon Queen Taylor's Spirit Sunset Wish [23]
Busanda 1 mile 70 yards $100,000 Aqueduct Feb 3, 2019 Always Shopping Filly Joel Afleet Destiny Miss Marilyn [24]
Las Virgenes 1 mile $300,000 Santa Anita Feb 9, 2019 Bellafina Enaya Alrabb Calf Moon Bay Mother Mother [21]
Suncoast Stakes 1 mile 40 yards $150,000 Tampa Bay Feb 9, 2019 Point of Honor Lady Kate Sweet Diane Winning Envelope [33]
Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point, except the Juvenile Fillies, for which the points are doubled

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 16, 2019 Serengeti Empress Liora Eres Tu Street Band [34]
UAE Oaks 1,900 metres
(~​1 3⁄16 miles)		 $250,000 Meydan Feb 21, 2019 Divine Image Swift Rose Razeena Habah [16]
Davona Dale ​1 1⁄16 miles $200,000 Gulfstream Mar 2, 2019 Jeltrin Cookie Dough Champagne Anyone Jaywalk [15]
Busher ​1 1⁄16 miles $125,000 Aqueduct Mar 9, 2019 Espresso Shot Oxy Lady Orra Moor Please Flatter Me [17]
Honeybee ​1 1⁄16 miles $200,000 Oaklawn Mar 9, 2019 Chocolate Kisses Motion Emotion Bizwhacks Sunset Wish [14]
Sunland Park Oaks ​1 1⁄16 miles $200,000 Sunland Mar 24, 2019 Chasing Yesterday K P Slickem Backflash Figure [12]
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
Fair Grounds Oaks ​1 1⁄16 miles $400,000 Fair Grounds Mar 23, 2019 Street Band Liora Sweet Diane Eres Tu [9]
Gulfstream Oaks ​1 1⁄16 miles $250,000 Gulfstream Mar 30, 2019 Champagne Anyone Dunbar Road Cookie Dough Point of Honor [7]
Ashland ​1 1⁄16 miles $500,000 Keeneland Apr 6, 2019 Out for a Spin Restless Rider Jaywalk Bizwhacks [11]
Santa Anita Oaks ​1 1⁄16 miles $400,000 Santa Anita Apr 6, 2019 Bellafina Flor de La Mar Chasing Yesterday Slewgoodtobetrue [6]
Gazelle ​1 1⁄8 miles $300,000 Aqueduct Apr 6, 2019 Always Shopping Positive Spirit Off Topic Proud Emma [8]
Fantasy ​1 1⁄16 miles $400,000 Oaklawn Apr 12, 2019 Lady Apple Motion Emotion Brill Orra Moor [10]
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
Bourbonette Oaks 1 mile $100,000 Turfway Mar 9, 2019 Naughty Joker Fun Finder New Roo Diva Day [19]
Beaumont 7 furlongs $150,000 Keeneland Apr 7, 2019 Fancy Dress Party Mother Mother Feedback Another Time [22]
Bourbonette Oaks: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points
Beaumont Stakes: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points

See also

Notes
  1. Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings, used as a tie-breaker
  2. Cookie Dough's connections paid a late nomination fee in April to make her eligible for the Kentucky Oaks

References
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  2. "Delta cancels Jackpot, Princess for 2017 | Daily Racing Form". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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  4. "Stakes Schedule Changes Ahead of Santa Anita Reopening". Bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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  15. "Chart of the Davona Dale". Equibase. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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  18. "Chart of the Chandelier". Equibase. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  20. "Chart of the Forward Gal Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  21. "Chart of the Las Virgenes". Equibase. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  22. "Chart of the Beaumont Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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  26. "Chart of the Alcibiades". Equibase. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  27. "Chart of the Frizette". Equibase. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  29. "Chart of the Demoiselle". Equibase. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
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  31. "Chart of the Santa Ynez". Equibase. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  32. "Chart of the Silverbulletday". Equibase. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  33. "Chart of the Suncoast". Equibase. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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