Kentucky Oaks 2016 Prep Schedule and Results

Kentucky Oaks 2016 Prep Schedule and Results: The 142nd running of the Kentucky Oaks takes place at Churchill Downs on Friday, May 6, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky, just one day prior to the Kentucky Derby. The $1,000,000 Grade I race for three-year-old fillies is run on the dirt at 1 1/8 miles.

Kentucky Oaks day is truly an experience of a lifetime that differs from Kentucky Derby day with its traditional pink out and crowd pleasing Oaks Lilies. The Road To The 2016 Kentucky Oaks consists of sixteen prep races, fifteen championship races, and one wild card race, all of which award points to the fillies worthy enough to enter the Kentucky Oaks starting gate.

Kentucky Oaks Prep Season (16 races)
Date, Race, Racetrack, Distance, Top 4 Points
Sept. 12, Pocahontas, Churchill Downs, 1 1/16 Miles, 10-4-2-1
Winner Dothraki Queen
Sept. 26, Chandelier, Santa Anita, 1 1/16 Miles, 10-4-2-1
Winner Songbird
Oct. 2, Alcibiades, Keeneland, 1 1/16 Miles, 10-4-2-1
Winner Gomo
Oct. 3, Frizette, Belmont Park, 1 Mile, 10-4-2-1
Winner Nickname
Oct. 4, Mazarine, Woodbine, 1 1/16 Miles (Polytrack), 10-4-2-1
Winner Gamble’s Ghost
Oct. 31, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, Keeneland, 1 1/16 Miles, 20-8-4-2
Winner Songbird
Nov. 21, Delta Downs Princess, Delta Downs, 1 Mile, 10-4-2-1
Winner Jet Black Magic
Nov. 28, Demoiselle, Aqueduct, 1 1/8 Miles, 10-4-2-1
Winner Lewis Bay
Nov. 28, Golden Rod, Churchill Downs, 1 1/16 Miles, 10-4-2-1
Winner Carina Mia
Dec. 12, Starlet, Los Alamitos, 1 1/16 Miles, 10-4-2-1
Winner Street Fancy
Jan. 2, Santa Ynez, Santa Anita, 6 ½ Furlongs, 10-4-2-1
Winner Forever Darling
Jan. 16, Silverbulletday, Fair Grounds, 1 Mile 70 Yards, 10-4-2-1
Winner Stageplay
Jan. 30, Forward Gal, Gulfstream Park, 7 Furlongs, 10-4-2-1
Winner Cathryn Sophia
Jan. 30, Busanda, Aqueduct, 1 Mile 70 Yards (Inner Track), 10-4-2-1
Winner Flora Dora
Feb. 6, Martha Washington, Oaklawn Park, 1 Mile, 10-4-2-1
Winner Marquee Miss
Feb. 6, Las Virgenes, Santa Anita, 1 Mile, 10-4-2-1
Winner Songbird

Kentucky Oaks Championship Series (15 races)
Date, Race, Racetrack, Distance, Top 4 Points
Feb. 20, Rachel Alexandra, Fair Grounds, 1 1/16 Miles, 50-20-10-5
Winner Venus Valentine
Feb. 25, UAE Oaks, Meydan Racecourse, 1 3/16 Miles, 50-20-10-5
Feb. 27, Davona Dale, Gulfstream Park, 1 1/16 Miles, 50-20-10-5
Winner Cathryn Sophia
Feb. 27, Busher, Aqueduct, 1 1/16 Miles (Inner Track), 50-20-10-5
Winner Mo d’ Amour
March 5, Santa Ysabel, Santa Anita, 1 1/16 Miles, 50-20-10-5
Winner Songbird
March 12, Honeybee, Oaklawn Park, 1 1/16 Miles, 50-20-10-5
Winner Terra Promessa
March 20, Sunland Park Oaks, Sunland Park, 1 1/16 Miles, 50-20-10-5
March 26, Fair Grounds Oaks, Fair Grounds, 1 1/16 Miles, 100-40-20-10
Winner Land Over Sea
April 2, Bourbonette Oaks, Turfway Park, 1 Mile (Polytrack), 50-20-10-5
Winner Wonderment 
April 2, Gulfstream Park Oaks, Gulfstream Park, 1 1/8 Miles, 100-40-20-10
Winner Go Maggie Go
April 9, Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Anita, 1 1/16 Miles, 100-40-20-10
Winner Songbird
April 9, Gazelle, Aqueduct, 1 1/8 Miles, 100-40-20-10
Winner Lewis Bay
April 9, Ashland, Keeneland, 1 1/16 Miles, 100-40-20-10
Winner Weep No More
April 9, Fantasy, Oaklawn Park, 1 1/16 Miles, 100-40-20-10
Winner Terra Promessa
April 17, Beaumont, Keeneland, 7 Furlongs, 10-4-2-1 (“Wild Card”)
Winner Lightstream 

HOW TO GET INTO THE KENTUCKY OAKS STARTING GATE – The “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” is a 31-race series that awards points to the Top 4 finishers in each race. The Top 14 point earners nominated to the Longines Kentucky Oaks will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 142^nd running of the Grade I, $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 6, 2016. The 1 1/8-mile Oaks is the nation’s premier race for 3-year-old fillies.

TIEBREAKERS – If two or more horses have the same number of points, the tiebreaker is earnings in non-restricted stakes races. In the case of remaining ties, the additional starter(s) and/or also-eligible horses shall be determined by lifetime earnings. In the case of remaining ties, the additional starter(s) and/or also-eligible horses shall be determined by lot (aka a “shake”).

DEAD-HEATS – In the event of a dead-heat (tie) in a “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” race, those horses will divide equally the points they would have received jointly had one beaten the other.

ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY POINTS VS. MALES – If a filly wants to run in the Kentucky Derby she can, but she’ll have to earn her way into the field by accumulating points against open company just like the rest of the colts and geldings. Additionally, any points earned by a filly in the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series against open company will be credited to her point total in the “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” series.

SPLIT DIVISIONS – In the event a “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” race is split into divisions and each division awards its originally published purse money, points will be awarded as scheduled for each division. If the originally published purse is halved for each division, points will be halved as well.

NOMINATIONS – Fillies born in 2013 can be made eligible to run in the 2016 Longines Kentucky Oaks with a $200 early payment due by late Feb. 27, 2016. A late period for nominations at $1,500 each will closeWednesday, April 13, 2016. A supplemental nomination of $30,000 may be made at the time of entry. In addition to the Oaks nomination fee, owners must pay $5,000 to enter the Oaks by 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, and an additional $5,000 to start.

POST POSITION DRAW – The Longines Kentucky Oaks post position draw – a traditional “pill pull” in which horses’ entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine what stall a horse will break from the starting gate – will be held in The Parlay Media Briefing Room on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at 11 a.m. ET. Up to 18 horses may enter the race and four horses can be listed as “also eligible” and would be ranked in order accordingly; they could draw into the field should any horse(s) be scratched before scratch time on Friday, May 6, 2015 at 9 a.m. ET.

PRIZE MONEY – The Kentucky Oaks winner will receive a silver trophy plus an estimated $564,200 payday. A total of $182,000 will be awarded to the runner-up, $91,000 to third, $45,500 to fourth; $27,300 to fifth; and $10,000 each to sixth through last.

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