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.

See also: Road to the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Oaks

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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] $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
  1. Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings, used as a tie-breaker
  2. Abel Tasman was originally trained by Simon Callaghan but was moved to Bob Baffert's stable on March 9[11]

See also

References
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  32. "Melisina Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  33. "Chart of the 2017 Las Virgenes Stakes" (PDF). www.equibase.com. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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  36. "Chart of the Fantasy Stakes". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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