The 2021 Road to the Kentucky Oaks is a points system by which Thoroughbred fillies qualified for the 2021 Kentucky Oaks held on April 30. The field for the Kentucky Oaks, the filly equivalent of the Kentucky Derby, is limited to fourteen horses, with up to four "also eligible" horses in case of a late withdrawal from the field. The 30 races in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks were held from September 2020 (when the fillies were age two) through April 2021 (when they had turned three). The top four finishers in the specified races earn points, with the highest point values awarded in the major preparatory races held in late March and early April. Earnings in non-restricted stakes act as a tie breaker.

Fillies who instead wish to enter the Kentucky Derby have to earn the necessary points in the races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby: points earned on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks are not transferable. However, if a filly does earn qualifying points for the Derby by racing in open company, those points also count towards qualifying for the Oaks.[1]

The 2020 Road to the Kentucky Oaks suffered major disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the postponement of the 2020 Oaks itself to September. For 2021, the Road to the Kentucky Oaks instead reverted to schedule for the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Oaks, except as follows:

  • the Cincinnati Trophy, added as part of the 2020 Road, was retained for 2021
  • Points for the Bourbonette Oaks were increased from 20 for first place to 50
  • the Sunland Park Oaks was not held because of the cancellation of the Sunland Park race meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]

For the first time, points will not be awarded to horses that have been administered furosemide (Lasix) on race day.[3]

Standings

The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races.[1] Entries were taken on April 27.

Rank Horse Points Owner Trainer Eligible
Earnings[lower-alpha 1]		 Ref
1 Search Results 150 Klaravich Stables Chad Brown $275,000 [4]
2 Travel Column 132 OXO Equine Brad Cox $462,040 [5]
3 Crazy Beautiful 128 Phoenix Thouroughbred Kenneth McPeek $366,165 [6]
4 Pauline's Pearl 120 Stonestreet Stable Steve Asmussen $301,400 [7]
5 Malathaat 110 Shadwell Stable Todd Pletcher $377,500 [8]
Soothsay 100 Claiborne Farm, Perry & Ramona Bass & Adele Dilschneider Richard Mandella $240,000 [9]
6 Clairiere 94 Stonestreet Stable Steve Asmussen $301,400 [5]
Beautiful Gift 90 Baomo Corp Bob Baffert $140,000 [9]
7 Will's Secret 80 Willis Horton Racing Dallas Stewart $340,000 [10]
Wholebodemeister 52 Sahara Farm Doug Watson $128,322 [11]
Mnasek 50 Al Rashid Stables Doug Watson $100,000 [12]
Adventuring 50 Godolphin Brad Cox $88,350 [13]
8 Millefeuille 44 Juddmonte Farms Bill Mott $71,200 [8]
9 Moraz 42 Don Alberto Stable Michael McCarthy $92,000 [9]
10 Ava's Grace 40 Cypress Creek Equine Robertino Diodoro $138,000 [14]
11 Pass the Champagne 40 R.A. Hill Stable, Black Type Thoroughbreds, Rock Ridge Racing, BlackRidge Stables and James Brown George Weaver $80,000 [15]
12 Maracuja[lower-alpha 2] 40 Beach Haven Thoroughbreds Rob Atras $50,000 [16]
The Grass is Blue 30 Louis Lazzinnaro Chad Brown $110,278 [4]
13 Competitive Speed[lower-alpha 3] 30 John Minchello Javier Gonzalvez $85,635 [11]
Kalypso 28 David Remsen, Rockingham Ranch & Chad Littlefield Bob Baffert $280,000 [17]
14 Coach 26 Kueber Racing Brad Cox $186,640 [5]
Vequist 24 Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable & Swilson Stable Robert Reid Jr. $1,229,500 [18]
Souper Sensational 24 Live Oaks Plantation Mark Casse $118,484 [19]
Moon Swag 22 Brad King, Jim Cone, Scott Bryant, Stan & Suzanne Kirby Brendan Walsh $98,000 [20]
Miss Brazil 20 Team D & Madaket Stable Tony Dutrow $105,000 [4]
Army Wife 20 Three Diamonds Farm Mike Maker $30,000 [16]
Nayefah 20 Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Nicholas Bachalard $28,750 [12]
15 Spritz[lower-alpha 4] 20 SF Racing Rodolphe Brisset $28,500 [13]
Dayoutoftheoffice 18 Timothy Hamm & Siena Farm Timothy Hamm $532,500 [18]
  • Entrants for Kentucky Oaks in pink
  • Did not qualify/Not nomininated/Injured/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 mile $200,000 Churchill Downs Sep 3, 2020 Girl Daddy Crazy Beautiful Alexandria Xtrema [6]
Chandelier 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Santa Anita Sep 26, 2020 Princess Noor Varda Miss Costa Rica Illumination [21]
Alcibiades 1+1⁄16 miles $350,000 Keeneland Oct 2, 2020 Simply Ravishing Crazy Beautiful Travel Column Thoughtfully [22]
Frizette 1 mile $250,000 Belmont Oct 10, 2020 Dayoutoftheoffice Vequist Cilla Joy's Rocket [23]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 1+1⁄16 miles $2,000,000 Churchill Downs Nov 6, 2020 Vequist Dayoutoftheoffice Girl Daddy Simply Ravishing [18]
Golden Rod 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Churchill Downs Nov 28, 2020 Travel Column Clairiere Coach Simply Ravishing [5]
Demoiselle 1+1⁄8 miles $150,000 Aqueduct Dec 5, 2020 Malathaat Millefeuille Malibu Curl Cafe Society [8]
Starlet 1+1⁄16 miles $300,000 Los Alamitos Dec 5, 2020 Varda Kalypso Nasreddine Astute [17]
Santa Ynez 7 furlongs $200,000 Santa Anita Jan 3, 2021 Kalypso Frosteira Brilliant Cut Queengol [24]
Silverbulletday 1 mile 70 yards $150,000 Fair Grounds Jan 16, 2021 Charlie's Penny Souper Sensational Moon Swag Sun Path [20]
Busanda 1+1⁄8 miles $100,000 Aqueduct Jan 24, 2021 The Grass Is Blue Coffee Bar Diamond Ore Traffic Lane [25]
Forward Gal 7 furlongs $100,000 Gulfstream Jan 30, 2021 Zaajel Lady Traveler Wholebodemeister Dial to Win [26]
Martha Washington 1 mile $200,000 Oaklawn Jan 30, 2021 Will's Secret Coach Joy's Rocket Sylvia Q [10]
Suncoast Stakes 1 mile 40 yards $150,000 Tampa Bay Feb 6, 2021 Curlin's Catch Be Sneaky Il Malocchio Special Princess [27]
Las Virgenes 1 mile $200,000 Santa Anita Feb 6, 2021 Moonlight d'Oro Kalypso Moraz Brilliant Cut [28]
Cincinnati Trophy 6+1⁄2 furlongs $65,000 Turfway Park Feb 26, 2021 Wait for Nairobi Phantom Vision Igloo Speeding [29]
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
Rachel Alexandra 1+1⁄16 miles $300,000 Fair Grounds Feb 13, 2021 Clairiere Travel Column Moon Swag Littlestitious [30]
UAE Oaks 1,900 metres
(~1+3⁄16 miles)		 $250,000 Meydan Feb 18, 2021 Mnasek Nayefah Last Sunset Al Maroom [12]
Davona Dale 1 mile $200,000 Gulfstream Feb 27, 2021 Wholebodemeister Crazy Beautiful Competitive Speed Pens Street [11]
Busher 1 mile $250,000 Aqueduct March 6, 2021 Search Results Miss Brazil The Grass Is Blue Laobanonaprayer [4]
Honeybee 1+1⁄16 miles $300,000 Oaklawn Mar 6, 2021 Will's Secret Pauline's Pearl Sun Path Oliviaofthedesert [7]
Santa Ysabel 1+1⁄16 miles $100,000 Santa Anita Mar 7, 2021 Beautiful Gift Moraz Kalypso Heels Up [31]
Sunland Park Oaks align=center |cancelled[lower-alpha 5]
Bourbonette Oaks 1 mile[lower-alpha 6] $150,000 Turfway Mar 27, 2021 Adventuring Spritz Candace Oliviaofthedesert [13]
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 20, 2021 Travel Column Clairiere Souper Sensational Obligatory [19]
Gulfstream Park Oaks 1+1⁄16 miles $200,000 Gulfstream Mar 27, 2021 Crazy Beautiful Millefeuille Competitive Speed Con Lima [32]
Ashland 1+1⁄16 miles $400,000 Keeneland Apr 3, 2021 Malathaat Pass the Champagne Will's Secret Moon Swag [15]
Santa Anita Oaks 1+1⁄16 miles $400,000 Santa Anita Apr 3, 2021 Soothsay Beautiful Gift Moraz Javanica [9]
Gazelle 1+1⁄8 miles $250,000 Aqueduct Apr 3, 2021 Search Results Maracuja Army Wife The Grass Is Blue [16]
Fantasy 1+1⁄16 miles $400,000 Oaklawn Apr 3, 2021 Pauline's Pearl Ava's Grace Coach Take Charge Lorin [14]
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 2, 2021 Twenty Carat Slumber Party Amalfi Princess Lady Traveler [33]
1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings, used as a tie-breaker
  2. ↑ Maracuja's connections paid a late nomination fee
  3. ↑ A late nomination fee was paid for Competitive Speed
  4. ↑ A late nomination fee was paid for Spritz
  5. ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States the New Mexico racing regulator cancelled the Sunland Park meeting for 2021[2]
  6. ↑ All weather track

References

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  2. 1 2 BloodHorse Staff (19 February 2021). "New Mexico Regulator Officially Cancels Sunland Meet". BloodHorse.com.
  3. ↑ "New lasix rule impacts 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby". www.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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  11. 1 2 3 "Chart of the Davona Dale". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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  14. 1 2 "Chart of the Fantasy Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Chart of the Ashland Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  16. 1 2 3 "Chart of the Gazelle Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Chart of the Starlet Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  18. 1 2 3 "Chart for the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  19. 1 2 "Chart of the Fair Grounds Oaks". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  20. 1 2 "Chart of the Silverbulletday". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "Chart of the Chandelier". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "Chart of the Alcibiades". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  23. ↑ "Chart of the Frizette". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  24. ↑ "Chart of the Santa Ynez". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  25. ↑ "Chart of the Busanda Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  26. ↑ "Chart of the Forward Gal Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  27. ↑ "Chart of the Suncoast". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  28. ↑ "Chart of the Las Virgenes". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  29. ↑ "Chart of the Cincinnati Trophy". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  30. ↑ "Chart of the Rachel Alexandra". equibase.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  31. ↑ "Chart of the Santa Ysabel". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  32. ↑ "Chart of the Gulfstream Oaks". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  33. ↑ "Chart of the Beaumont Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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