The 2020 Kentucky Oaks

The $1 million Kentucky Oaks is a premiere race for Thoroughbred three-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs, the female counterpart to the Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/8-mile event is offered the Friday before the Kentucky Derby, which takes place on the first Saturday in May every year.

The 146th running of the Kentucky Oaks is Friday, May 4th. The Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks are the longest continuously held sporting events in America, originating in 1875.

Kentucky Oaks attendance reached 100,000 for the first time in 1999 (101,034) and 113,071 people filled the stands at the Louisville, Kentucky track despite cold and cloudy conditions in 2014. The Oaks is frequently the second-most attended event in Thoroughbred racing behind the Kentucky Derby.

Since 1999, Churchill Downs has partnered with various organizations and causes, such as non-profit organizations focusing upon prevention and treatment of breast and ovarian cancer. Kentucky Oaks Day is a “Pink Out,” with patrons encouraged to wear pink attire, and special pink cocktails are sold.

A fashion contest and Survivors’ Parade also benefit cancer survivors on Oaks Day.

Known as the Run for the Lillies, the Oaks features an impressive roster of past winners — champions such as Rachel Alexandra, Untapable, Blind Luck, Proud Spell, Rags to Riches and Ashado have proved successful in the last decade – and a stakes-packed program filled with wagering opportunities await horse players on the undercard.

In 2014, Oaks handle totaled $14.02 million and $43.14 million was wagered on the entire program.

The 2020 Kentucky Oaks Probable Contenders List

The below Kentucky Oaks probables list represents contenders as of Feb. 17th.

	Horse	Points	Earnings
1	Finite	70	$524,349
2	British Idiom	50	$1,400,000
3	Bast	34	$840,000
4	Donna Veloce	12	$400,000
5	Wicked Whisper	10	$280,000
6	Lazy Daisy	10	$158,280
7	Tonalist’s Shape	10	$137,640
8	Lake Avenue	10	$137,500
9	Venetian Harbor	10	$120,000
10	Lucrezia	10	$94,000
11	Harvey’s Lil Goil	10	$55,000
12	Swiss Skydiver	10	$31,500
13	Tempers Rising	7	$27,000
14	Perfect Alibi	6	$512,500
15	Motu	6	$68,200
16	Gingham	5	$58,000
17	Comical	5	$20,851
18	Frank’s Rockette	4	$190,000
19	Maedean	4	$132,500

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