2018 Road to the Kentucky Oaks

See also: Kentucky Oaks and Road to the Kentucky Oaks

The 2018 Road to the Kentucky Oaks was a points system by which Thoroughbred fillies qualified for the 2018 Kentucky Oaks, held on May 4. The races were held from September 2017 (when the fillies were age two) through April 2018 (when they turned three). The top four finishers in the specified races earned points, with the highest point values awarded in the major preparatory races held in late March or early April. Earnings in non-restricted stakes acted as a tie breaker.

Fillies who instead wished to enter the Kentucky Derby had to earn the necessary points in the races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby: points earned on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks were not transferable. However, if a filly did earn qualifying points for the Derby by racing in open company, those points also counted towards qualifying for the Oaks.^[1]

Changes from 2017

Churchill Downs announced the schedule for the 2018 Road to the Kentucky Oaks on August 31, 2017. The only changes from the 2017 season were:^[2]

• Race change: Suncoast Stakes added.
• Point system changes: Points for the Bourbonette Stakes reduced to 20-8-4-2.

The Delta Princess Stakes, which would have been the 31st race in the series, was cancelled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.^[3]

Standings

The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races. Entries for the Kentucky Oaks were taken on April 30.^[4] The race was won by Monomoy Girl, who qualified by winning the Rachel Alexandra and Ashland Stakes.^[5]

Rank	Horse	Points	Owner	Trainer	Eligible Earnings[a]	Ref
1	Midnight Bisou	160	Allan Racing & Bloom Racing	William Spawr	$440,000	[6]
2	Monomoy Girl	154	Michael Dubb & Monomoy Racing	Brad H. Cox	$506,150	[7]
3	Sassy Sienna	115	Zayat Stables LLC	Brad H. Cox	$318,000	[8]
4	My Miss Lilly	112	Courtland Farms	Mark Hennig	$219,400	[9]
5	Chocolate Martini	100	Double Doors Racing, LLC	Thomas M. Amoss	$240,000	[10]
6	Coach Rocks	100	Roddy Valente, RAP Racing and West Point Thoroughbreds	Dale L. Romans	$145,700	[11]
7	Rayya[b]	90	Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi	Doug Watson[c]	$600,000	[13]
8	Wonder Gadot	84	Gary Barber	Mark Casse	$440,002	[8]
9	Eskimo Kisses	80	Magdalena Racing, Gainesway Stable & Harold Lerner	Kenneth G. McPeek	$180,000	[10]
10	Take Charge Paula	70	Peter Deutsch	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	$372,720	[9]
bypassing Oaks[14]	Midnight Disguise	70	William Wilmot & Joan Taylor	Linda Rice	$195,000	[15]
bypassing Oaks	Cosmic Burst	62	Norma Lee Stockseth & Todd Dunn	Donnie K. Von Hemel	$212,500	[16]
not nominated[17]	Sara Street	60	Godolphin Racing	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	$372,720	[15]
injured[18]	Blamed	50	Cleber J. Massey	Joel H. Marr	$100,000	[19]
injured[20]	Fly So High	50	Phipps Stable	C. R. McGaughey III	$120,280	[21]
bypassing Oaks	Thirteen Squared	41	Arnold Zetcher	Bob Baffert	$112,000	[22]
	Amy's Challenge	40	Novogratz Racing Stables Inc	McLean Robertson	$200,000	[23]
not nominated	Spectator	40	Rick & Sharon Waller	Phil D'Amato	$174,320	[24]
11	Patrona Margarita	35	Seltzer Thoroughbreds	W. Bret Calhoun	$174,320	[25]
12	Classy Act	30	Carl R Moore Management LLC	W. Bret Calhoun	$56,000	[10]
bypassing Oaks[26]	Caledonia Road	24	Zoom and Fish Stable & Charlie Spring	Ralph Nicks	$1,180,000	[27]
bypassing Oaks	Princess Warrior	24	Evan, Matthew and Andrew Trommer	Kenneth G. McPeek	$128,350	[11]
bypassing Oaks[28]	Dream Tree	20	Phoenix Thoroughbreds	Bob Baffert	$360,000	[25]
not nominated[17]	Go Noni Go	20	Three Diamonds Farm	Mike Maker	$96,104	[29]
not nominated[17]	Kram	20	Chris Coleman & Brad King	Todd Fincher	$89,000	[19]
	Red Ruby	15	Sandra Sexton & Brandi Nicholson	Kellyn Gorder	$85,000	[30]
15	Exuberance	15	Craig Upham	Ian Kruljac	$82,000	[25]
not nominated[17]	Alluring Star	12	Baoma Corporation	Bob Baffert	$400,000	[31]
not nominated[17]	Separationofpowers	12	Klaravich Stables	Chad Brown	$375,000	[27]
13	Heavenhasmynikki	11	Looch Racing Stables	Anthony Quartarolo	$29,100	[9]
not nominated[17]	Moonshine Memories	10	Bridlewood Farm, S. Magnier, D. Smith & M. Tabor	Simon Callaghan	$380,000	[31]
	Heavenly Love	10	Debby Oxley	Mark Casse	$245,000	[32]
not nominated	Andina Del Sur	10	Don Alberto Stable	Thomas Albertrani	$134,100	[33]
	Road to Victory	10	Gary Barber & John C. Oxley	Mark Casse	$115,230	[34]
	Stronger Than Ever	10	Fern Circle Stables	Kenneth G. McPeek	$105,000	[35]
	Gas Station Sushi	10	Riley Racing, Megan & Jason Tackitt & Mike Hensen	Richard Baltas	$90,000	[34]
	Paved[d]	10	Ciaglia Racing LLC & Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners	Michael W. McCarthy	$60,000	[9]
	C. S. Incharge	10	Pacella, Jones & Shoop	Dale L. Romans	$65,000	[36]
not nominated[17]	Charge Back	10	Winchell Thoroughbreds (Joan & Ron Winchell)	Steve Asmussen	$20,000	[19]
	Spring Lily	10	Pam & Martin Wygod	John Shirreffs	$12,000	[37]
not nominated[17]	Tell Your Mama	10	Loooch Racing Stables, Inc.	Robert B. Hess Jr.	$1,600	[11]
not nominated[17]	Sultry	9	Joseph Sutton	Eddie Kenneally	$52,500	[9]
14[e]	Kelly's Humor	8	Ike & Dawn Thrash	Brad H. Cox	$124,910	[38]
	In the Mood	8	Stephen S. & Brenda Sandy	Stephen S. Sandy	$49,050	[29]
not nominated[17]	Steph Being Steph	6	Blinkers on Racing, Bennett, Cahee, Georgetti et al.	Brian Koriner	$108,800	[6]
not nominated[17]	Blonde Bomber	5	Arindel Farm	Stanley I. Gold	$230,640	[39]
	Daisy	5	Fox Hill Farms	John Servis	$122,500	[8]
not nominated[17]	Shamrock Rose	5	Conrad Farms	Mark Casse	$10,000	[15]
	Yesterday's News	5	Reddam Racing	Simon Callaghan	$72,345	[25]
	Sweetsongofthenile	5	Ferro Trust, Meritage LLC & Connor	Ed Moger Jr.	$9,000	[37]
not nominated[17]	Piedi Bianchi	4	Nice Guys Stables, Bick & Oringer	Doug F. O'Neill	$192,000	[31]
not nominated[17]	Bella Be Ready	5	Tammy Town Thoroughbreds	Henry Dominguez	$8,000	[19]
not nominated[17]	Oldfashioned Style	4	Leonard Green	Gary C. Contessa	$52,000	[40]
not nominated[17]	Maurer Power	4	Cash is King	John Servis	$50,000	[8]
not nominated[17]	Maya Malibu	2	My Meadowview Farm	H. Graham Motion	$110,000	[27]
	Sunny Skies	2	Normandy Farm	Kenneth G. McPeek	$83,644	[38]
not nominated[17]	Win the War	2	John C. Oxley & Gary Barber	Mark Casse	$70,992	[6]
not nominated[17]	Dancing	2	Live Oak Plantation	Mark Casse	$40,000	[32]
not nominated[17]	Cash Out	2	G. Watts Humphrey Jr.	George R. Arnold II	$33,600	[34]
	Layla Noor	2	Lael Stables	Arnaud Delacour	$32,500	[8]
	Mihrab	2	RMJ Stables	H. Graham Motion	$16,000	[36]
	Missive	2	Pin Oak Stud	Michael Stidham	$15,000	[35]
not nominated[17]	Hail	2	Juddmonte Farms	William I. Mott	$10,000	[40]
not nominated[17]	Dancing Belle	1	Big Chief Racing, Rocket O Ranch et al.	J. Keith Desormeaux	$76,000	[31]
not nominated[17]	Purrfect Miss	1	Orlando DiRenzo & Southfield Farm	Jeremiah Englehart	$20,000	[27]
	Tyfosha	1	Zedan Racing Stables	Doug F. O'Neill	$11,250	[30]
	Dessert Honeys	1	Homewrecker Racing	Eddie Kenneally	$9,300	[34]
not nominated[17]	Primo Extremo	1	Allied Racing Stable	Jason DaCosta	$9,300	[38]
not nominated[17]	Wealth Effect	1	Klaravich Stables	Chad Brown	$5,000	[40]
not nominated[17]	So Refined	1	Gary Broad	J. Kent Sweezey	$5,000	[36]

• Winner of Kentucky Oaks in bold
• Entrants for Kentucky Oaks in pink
• Injured/Not nominated/Bypassing the race 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 16, 2017	Patrona Margarita	Kelly's Humor	Sunny Skies	Primo Extremo	[38]
Chandelier	1+1⁄16 miles	$300,000	Santa Anita	Sep 30, 2017	Moonshine Memories	Alluring Star	Piedi Bianchi	Dancing Belle	[31]
Alcibiades	1+1⁄16 miles	$400,000	Keeneland	Oct 6, 2017	Heavenly Love	Princess Warrior	Dancing	Sassy Sienna	[32]
Frizette	1 mile	$400,000	Belmont	Oct 8, 2017	Separationofpowers	Caledonia Road	Maya Malibu	Purrfect Miss	[27]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies	1+1⁄16 miles	$2,000,000	Santa Anita	Nov 4, 2017	Caledonia Road	Alluring Star	Blonde Bomber	Separationofpowers	[39]
Delta Downs Princess	1 mile	$400,000	Delta Downs	Nov 18, 2017	cancelled				[3]
Golden Rod	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Churchill Downs	Nov 25, 2017	Road to Victory	Monomoy Girl	Cash Out	Dessert Honey	[34]
Demoiselle	1+1⁄8 miles	$250,000	Aqueduct	Dec 2, 2017	Wonder Gadot	Maurer Power	Layla Noor	Daisy	[8]
Starlet	1+1⁄16 miles	$300,000	Los Alamitos	Dec 9, 2017	Dream Tree	Yesterdays News	Piedi Bianchi	Exuberance	[25]
Santa Ynez	6+1⁄2 furlongs	$125,000	Santa Anita	Jan 7, 2018	Midnight Bisou	Steph Being Steph	Win the War	Yesterday's News	[6]
Silverbulletday	1 mile 70 yards	$150,000	Fair Grounds	Jan 13, 2018	Stronger Than Ever	Wonder Gadot	Missive	Blonde Bomber	[35]
Busanda	1 mile 70 yards	$100,000	Aqueduct	Jan 25, 2018	Midnight Disguise	Oldfashioned Style	Hail	Wealth Effect	[40]
Forward Gal	7 furlongs	$200,000	Gulfstream	Feb 3, 2018	Take Charge Paula	Sultry	My Miss Lilly	Heavenhasmynikki	[9]
Las Virgenes	1 mile	$300,000	Santa Anita	Feb 4, 2018	Dream Tree	Exuberance	Steph Being Steph	Thirteen Squared	[22]
Suncoast Stakes	1 mile 40 yards	$150,000	Tampa Bay	Feb 10, 2018	C. S. Incharge	Daisy	Mihrab	So Refined	[36]
Martha Washington	1 mile	$125,000	Oaklawn	Feb 10, 2018	Red Ruby	Sassy Sienna	Cosmic Burst	Tyfosha	[30]
Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point, except the Juvenile Fillies, for which the points are doubled

Championship Series

Kentucky Oaks Championship Series
First leg of series
Race	Distance	Purse	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Ref
UAE Oaks	1,900 metres ~1+3⁄16 miles	$250,000	Meydan	Mar 1, 2018	Rayya	Expressly	Winter Lightning	Sa'Ada	[13]
Rachel Alexandra	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Fair Grounds	Feb 17, 2018	Monomoy Girl	Classy Act	Wonder Gadot	Patrona Margarita	[7]
Busher	1+1⁄16 miles	$125,000	Aqueduct	Mar 3, 2018	Midnight Disguise	Sara Street	My Miss Lilly	Shamrock Rose	[15]
Davona Dale	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Gulfstream	Mar 3, 2018	Fly So High	Take Charge Paula	Heavenhasmynikki	Sultry	[21]
Santa Ysabel	1+1⁄16 miles	$100,000	Santa Anita	Mar 3, 2018	Midnight Bisou	Thirteen Squared	Spring Lily	Sweetsongofthenile	[37]
Honeybee	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Oaklawn	Mar 10, 2018	Cosmic Burst	Amy's Challenge	Sassy Siena	Red Ruby	[23]
Sunland Park Oaks	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Sunland	Mar 25, 2018	Blamed	Kram	Charge Back	Bella Be Ready	[19]
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	$400,000	Fair Grounds	Mar 24, 2018	Chocolate Martini	Eskimo Kisses	Wonder Gadot	Classy Act	[10]
Gulfstream Oaks	1+1⁄16 miles	$250,000	Gulfstream	Mar 31, 2018	Coach Rocks	Take Charge Paula	Princess Warrior	Tell Your Mama	[11]
Ashland	1+1⁄16 miles	$500,000	Keeneland	Apr 7, 2018	Monomoy Girl	Eskimo Kisses	Patrona Margarita	Andina Del Sur	[33]
Santa Anita Oaks	1+1⁄16 miles	$400,000	Santa Anita	Apr 7, 2018	Midnight Bisou	Spectator	Thirteen Squared	Exuberance	[24]
Gazelle	1+1⁄8 miles	$300,000	Aqueduct	Apr 7, 2018	My Miss Lilly	Sara Street	Virginia Key	Midnight Disguise	[16]
Fantasy	1+1⁄16 miles	$400,000	Oaklawn	Apr 13, 2018	Sassy Siena	Wonder Gadot	Amy's Challenge	Cosmic Burst	[41]
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
Bourbonette Oaks	1 mile	$100,000	Turfway	Mar 17, 2018	Go Noni Go	In the Mood	Homemade Salsa	Hey Negrita	[29]
Beaumont	7 furlongs	$150,000	Keeneland	Apr 8, 2018	Gas Station Sushi	Kellys Humour	Uppercut	Happy Like A Fool	[42]
Bourbonette Oaks: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points Beaumont Stakes: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points

See also

• 2018 Road to the Kentucky Derby

Notes

1. Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings, used as a tie-breaker
2. Rayya earned 40 points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby by finishing second in the UAE Derby, which was added to the 50 points she earned on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks by winning the UAE Oaks^[1][12]
3. Rayya will be trained by Bob Baffert upon arrival in the United States^[1]
4. Paved earned points by beating colts in the El Camino Real Derby, part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby
5. The connections of Kelly's Humor paid a late nomination fee to make her eligible for the Oaks^[1]