2016 Road to the Kentucky Oaks

The 2016 Road to the Kentucky Oaks was a points system by which three-year-old fillies qualified for the 2016 Kentucky Oaks. 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

For the 2016 series, the points awarded to the top 4 finishers of the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies were doubled to a 20-8-4-2 basis. Otherwise the series was supposed to remain the same as 2015, with 31 total races.[1][2] However, due to an outbreak of equine herpesvirus at Sunland Parks, the Sunland Park Oaks was not run, reducing the number of races to 30.[3]

Songbird was the highest ranked filly with 190 points, earned by winning the Chandelier (10 points), Juvenile Fillies (20 points), Las Virgenes (10 points), Santa Ysabel (50 points) and Santa Anita Oaks (100 points). She would have been the heavy favorite for the Oaks but developed a fever and did not race.[4]

Cathryn Sophia, the winner of the 2016 Oaks, qualified for the race with 80 points, earned by winning the Forward Gal Stakes (10 points) and Davona Dale Stakes (50 points) plus finishing 3rd in the Ashland (20 points).[5]

Standings
2016 point standings
Rank Horse Points Owner Trainer Earnings Ref
--- Songbird 190 Rick Porter Jerry Hollendorfer $2,720,000 [6]
1 Terra Promessa 150 Stonestreet Stables Steven Asmussen $370,000 [7][6]
2 Lewis Bay 130 Alpha Delta Stables Chad Brown $575,600 [7][6]
3 Land Over Sea 128 Reddam Racing Doug O'Neill $604,500 [7][6]
4 Go Maggie Go 100 Mike Tarp Dale Romans $399,400 [7][6]
5 Weep No More 100 Ashbrook Farm George Arnold $395,000 [7][6]
6 Cathryn Sophia 80 Cash Is King John Servis $1,079,720 [7][6]
7 Mo d'Amour 70 King of Prussia Stable Todd Pletcher $196,100 [7][6]
--- Polar River 50 Bukhtoyarov and Kappushev Doug Watson $700,000 [6]
8 Mokat 50 J K Racing Richard Baltas $260,000 [7][6]
9 Venus Valentine 50 Rosemont Farm Thomas Amoss $142,275 [7][6]
--- Wonderment 50 Magdalena Racing Kenneth McPeek $58,660 [6]
10 Rachel's Valentina 48 Stonestreet Stables Todd Pletcher $689,000 [7][6]
11 Royal Obsession 45 Stonestreet Stable Steven Asmussen $78,000 [7][6]
12 Dream Dance 44 Stoneway Farm Neil Howard $158,486 [6]
--- Nickname 40 LNJ Foxwoods Steve Asmussen $469,400 [6]
13 Paola Queen 40 Grupo 7C Racing Gustavo Delgado $389,000 [7][6]
14 Taxable 40 Winchell Thoroughbreds Steven Asmussen $90,000 [7][6]
--- Carina Mia 20 Three Chimneys Farm William Mott $799,320 [6]
15 Dothraki Queen 20 Magdalena Racing Kenneth McPeek $447,806 [7][6]
  • Entrants for Kentucky Oaks in pink[7]
  • "Also eligible" for Kentucky Oaks in green
  • Sidelined/Inactive/No longer under Oaks Consideration in gray
  • Winner of Kentucky Oaks in bold

Prep season
2016 Kentucky Oaks prep season
Race Distance Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Pocahontas 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Churchill Downs Sep 12, 2015 Dothraki Queen Bold Quality Dream Dance Just Wicked [8]
Chandelier 1+1⁄16 miles $300,000 Santa Anita Sep 26, 2015 Songbird Land Over Sea Right There Vleja Luna [9]
Alcibiades 1+1⁄16 miles $400,000 Keeneland Oct 2, 2015 Gomo Dothraki Queen Ma Can Do It Put Da Blame On Me [10]
Frizette 1 mile $400,000 Belmont Oct 3, 2015 Nickname Nemoralia She's All Ready Width [11]
Mazarine Stakes 1+1⁄16 miles Can$150,000 Woodbine Oct 4, 2015 Gamble's Ghost Swoop and Strike Garavogue Collen Audacious Bear [12]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 1+1⁄16 miles $2,000,000 Keeneland Oct 31, 2015 Songbird Rachel's Valentina Dothraki Queen Nickname [13]
Delta Downs Princess 1 mile $400,000 Delta Downs Nov 21, 2015 Jet Black Magic La Appassionata Above Fashion Shesthewinner [14]
Demoiselle 1+1⁄8 miles $300,000 Aqueduct Nov 28, 2015 Lewis Bay Thrilled Disco Rose Flora Dora [15]
Golden Rod 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Churchill Downs Nov 28, 2015 Carina Mia Stageplay Dream Dance Dothraki Queen [16]
Starlet 1+1⁄16 miles $300,000 Los Alamitos Dec 12, 2015 Street Fancy Stays in Vegas Sutton's Smile Pretty N Cool [17]
Santa Ynez 6+1⁄2 furlongs $125,000 Santa Anita Jan 2, 2016 Forever Darling Code Warrior Pretty N Cool Treasuring [18]
Silverbulletday 1 mile 70 yards $125,000 Fair Grounds Jan 16, 2016 Stageplay Midnight on Oconee Jet Black Magic Lovable Lyss [19]
Busanda 1 mile 70 yards $100,000 Aqueduct Jan 30, 2016 Flora Dora Scatoosh Lost Raven Dream to Reality [20]
Forward Gal 7 furlongs $200,000 Gulfstream Jan 30, 2016 Cathryn Sophia Island Saint Ballet Diva Rontos Lily [21]
Las Virgenes 1 mile $300,000 Santa Anita Feb 6, 2016 Songbird Land Over Sea She's A Warrior Meriosvo [22]
Martha Washington 1 mile $100,000 Oaklawn Feb 6, 2016 Marquee Miss Nickname Doradansa Durango [23]
Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point

Championship Series
Kentucky Oaks 2016 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 20, 2016 Venus Valentine Midnight On Oconee Shaken Royal Obsession [24]
UAE Oaks 1+3⁄16 miles $250,000 Meydan Feb 25, 2016 Polar River
Busher 1+1⁄16 miles $125,000 Aqueduct Feb 27, 2016 Mo d'Amour Dreams to Reality Katniss the Victor Flora Dora [25]
Davona Dale 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Gulfstream Feb 27, 2016 Cathryn Sophia Lewis Bay Dearest R Girls a Charmer [26]
Santa Ysabel 1+1⁄16 miles $100,000 Santa Anita Mar 5, 2016 Songbird Land Over Sea Mokat Jade Princess [27]
Sunland Park Oaks 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Sunland Mar 20, 2016 race not run [3]
Honeybee 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Oaklawn Mar 12, 2016 Terra Promessa Nickname Cosmic Evolution Dorodansa [28]
Bourbonette Oaks 1 mile $100,000 Turfway Apr 2, 2016 Wonderment Inconclusive Marquee Miss Miss Meteor [29]
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 $500,000 Fair Grounds Mar 26, 2016 Land Over Sea Dream Dance Adore Northwest Tale [30]
Gulfstream Oaks 1+1⁄8 miles $300,000 Gulfstream Apr 2, 2017 Go Maggie Go Paola Queen Off the Tracks Gomo [31]
Ashland 1+1⁄16 miles $500,000 Keeneland Apr 9, 2016 Weep No More Rachel's Valentina Cathryn Sophia Carina Mia [32]
Santa Anita Oaks 1+1⁄16 miles $400,000 Santa Anita Apr 9, 2016 Songbird Mokat She's a Warrior Forever Darling [33]
Gazelle 1 mile $300,000 Aqueduct Apr 9, 2016 Lewis Bay Royal Obsession Mo d'Amour Dreams to Reality [34]
Fantasy 1+1⁄16 miles $400,000 Oaklawn Apr 9, 2016 Terra Promessa Taxable Ready to Confess Cosmic Evolution [35]
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 17, 2016 Lightstream Nickname Kinsley Kisses R Girls a Charmer [36]
Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points

References
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