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Kentucky Oaks Prep Races

As the premiere event for three-year-old fillies in the spring, the Kentucky Oaks carries plenty of prestige and a lucrative payday (at least $600,000 to the winner) for connections. The 1 1/8-mile race can be oversubscribed as a result, with only 14 runners allowed in the starting gate. Churchill Downs instituted a new format in 2013 to determine eligibility with a Road to the Kentucky Oaks points system and schedule.

Called the “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” series, points are awarded on a sliding scale to the top 4 finishers in designated prep races. The Oaks Road typicaly kicks off with the Pocahontas Stakes at Churchill Downs and will be run on September 16, 2018 and will continue through the Beaumont Stakes at Keeneland on April 19, 2018.

These prep races are divided into two categories – the Kentucky Oaks Prep Season and Kentucky Oaks Championship Series. The Prep Season runs through February 10, awarding points on a 10-4-2-1 basis to the top four respective finishers. The only exception is the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies which prsents 20-8-4-2.

The Championship Series begins in February and holds seven races on the Championship Series schedule offering 50-20-10-5 points; six other races, which are known as the final round of major prep races, award 100-40-20-10; and two outliers are the Bourbonette Oaks at 20-8-4-2 and Beaumont 10-4-2-1.

Thus, like it’s more celebrated brother, the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Kentucky Oaks (G1) prep race series consisted of 30 races at Churchill Downs on September 16, 2018, and concludes with the Beaumont Stakes at Keeneland on April 19, 2018.

List of 2018 Kentucky Oaks Prep Races

2017-18 ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY OAKS SCHEDULE
*31 Races*
Kentucky Oaks Prep Season (16 races)
Date	Race	Racetrack	Distance	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Sept. 16	Pocahontas	Churchill Downs	1 1/16 Miles	10	4	2	1
Sept. 30	Chandelier	Santa Anita	1 1/16 Miles	10	4	2	1
Oct. 6	Alcibiades	Keeneland	1 1/16 Miles	10	4	2	1
Oct. 8	Frizette	Belmont Park	1 Mile	10	4	2	1
Nov. 4	BC Juvenile Fillies	Del Mar	1 1/16 Miles	20	8	4	2
Nov. 18	Delta Downs Princess	Delta Downs	1 Mile	10	4	2	1
*Nov. 25	Demoiselle	Aqueduct	1 1/8 Miles	10	4	2	1
Nov. 25	Golden Rod	Churchill Downs	1 1/16 Miles	10	4	2	1
*Dec. 9	Starlet	Los Alamitos	1 1/16 Miles	10	4	2	1
*Jan. 7	Santa Ynez	Santa Anita	7 Furlongs	10	4	2	1
*Jan. 14	Busanda	Aqueduct	1 Mile 70 Yards	10	4	2	1
*Jan. 20	Silverbulletday	Fair Grounds	1 Mile 70 Yards	10	4	2	1
*Feb. 3	Forward Gal	Gulfstream Park	7 Furlongs	10	4	2	1
*Feb. 4	Las Virgenes	Santa Anita	1 Mile	10	4	2	1
*Feb. 10	+Suncoast	Tampa Bay Downs	1 Mile 40 Yards	10	4	2	1
Feb. 10	Martha Washington	Oaklawn Park	1 Mile	10	4	2	1

Kentucky Oaks Championship Series (15 races)
Date	Race	Racetrack	Distance	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
*Feb 22	UAE Oaks	Meydan Racecourse	1 3/16 Miles	50	20	10	5
*Feb. 24	Busher	Aqueduct	1 1/16 Miles	50	20	10	5
*Feb. 24	Rachel Alexandra	Fair Grounds	1 1/16 Miles	50	20	10	5
*March 3	Davona Dale	Gulfstream Park	1 Mile	50	20	10	5
*March 3	Santa Ysabel	Santa Anita	1 1/16 Miles	50	20	10	5
10-Mar	Honeybee	Oaklawn Park	1 1/16 Miles	50	20	10	5
17-Mar	Bourbonette Oaks	Turfway Park	1 Mile (S)	20	8	4	2
*March 24	Fair Grounds Oaks	Fair Grounds	1 1/16 Miles	100	40	20	10
25-Mar	Sunland Park Oaks	Sunland Park	1 1/16 Miles	50	20	10	5
*March 31	Gulfstream Park Oaks	Gulfstream Park	1 1/16 Miles	100	40	20	10
*April 7	Ashland	Keeneland	1 1/16 Miles	100	40	20	10
*April 7	Santa Anita Oaks	Santa Anita	1 1/16 Miles	100	40	20	10
*April 7	Gazelle	Aqueduct	1 1/8 Miles	100	40	20	10
13-Apr	Fantasy	Oaklawn Park	1 1/16 Miles	100	40	20	10
*April 19	Beaumont	Keeneland	7 Furlongs	10	4	2	1

2017 Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard

Each race was one by a different filly, and earned each a starting spot in the Kentucky Oaks’ starting gate:

Salty (Gulfstream Park Oaks)
Farrell (Fair Grounds Oaks)
Sailor’s Valentine (Ashland)
Paradise Woods (Santa Anita Oaks)
Miss Sky Warrior (Gazelle)
Ever So Clear (Fantasy)

Points Rank	Horse	Points
1	Farrell	170
2	Miss Sky Warrior	160
3	Ever So Clever	106
4	Sailor’s Valentine	100
5	Paradise Woods	100
6	Salty	100
7	It Tiz Well	74
8	Abel Tasman	70
9	Unique Bella	70
10	Daddys Lil Darling	60
11	Chanel’s Legacy	51
12	Tequilita	50
13	Yorkiepoo Princess	50
14	Lockdown	50
15	Ghalia	50
16	Purely a Dream	50
17	Wicked Lick	49
18	Vexatious	40
19	Jordan’s Henny	40
20	Full House	40
21	Champagne Room	23
22	Benner Island	20
23	Kell Paso	20
24	Someday Soon	20
25	Majestic Quality	20
26	Awesome Boss	20
27	Valadorna	18
28	Mopotism	16
29	Shane’s Girlfriend	12
30	Torrent	12
31	Tapped	11
32	Summer Luck	11
33	Dancing Rags	10
34	Yellow Agate	10
35	Noted and Quoted	10
36	Tiz Rae Anna	10
37	Elate	10
38	What What What	10
39	Daria’s Angel	10
40	Stay Fond	10
41	Spooky Woods	10
42	Nonna Bella	10
43	Darkwingsoverdubai	10
44	Libby’s Tail	9
45	American Gal	8
46	No Sweat	7
47	Tapa Tapa Tapa	5
48	Modacious	5
49	Conquest Slayer	5
50	Mistressofthenight	5
51	Gilded Lily	5
52	Pretty City Dancer	4
53	With Honors	4
54	Jamyson ‘n Ginger	4
55	Cajun Delta Dawn	4
56	My Sweet Stella	4
57	Gris Gris	3
58	Fun	2
59	Bling On the Music	2
60	Flatter Up	2
61	Colorful Charades	2
62	Zapperkat	2
63	Brahms Cat	2
64	Bonita Bianca	2
65	Miss Southern Miss	1
66	Nonna Mela	1
67	Dream Dancing	1
68	Caroline Test	1
69	Lovely Bernadette	1
70	Frank’s Folly	1
71	Princess Karen	1
72	Summertime Sky	1

Kentucky Oaks Prep Races

List of 2018 Kentucky Oaks Prep Races

2017-18 ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY OAKS SCHEDULE

Kentucky Oaks Prep Season (16 races)

Kentucky Oaks Championship Series (15 races)

2017 Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard