2015 Road to the Kentucky Oaks

The 2015 Road to the Kentucky Oaks was a points system by which three-year-old fillies qualified for the 2015 Kentucky Oaks. The point system replaced a previous qualifying system which was based on graded stakes earnings.

The 2015 season consisted of 31 races, 17 for the Kentucky Oaks Prep Season and 14 for the Kentucky Oaks Championship Series. Condo Commando was the leading qualifier with 161 points, earned by winning the Demoiselle (10 points), Busher (50 points) and Gazelle (100 points), plus a fourth-place finish in the Frizette. I'm a Chatterbox also finished with 161 points, earned by winning the Silverbulletday (10 points), Rachel Alexandra (50 points) and Fair Grounds Oaks (100 points), plus finishing fourth in the Golden Rod (1 point). The Oaks was won by Lovely Maria, who qualified with 120 points, earned by winning the Ashland Stakes (100 points) and finishing second in the Rachel Alexandra (20 points).

Standings edit

2015 point standings
Rank Horse Points Owner Trainer Earnings References
1 Condo Commando 161 Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables & The Elkstone Group Rudy Rodriguez $535,000 [1]
2 I'm a Chatterbox 161 Grayson Farm (Fletcher Gray) Kenny McPeek $430,714 [1]
3 Stellar Wind 150 Hronis Racing John Sadler [1]
4 Birdatthewire 130 Forum Racing Dale Romans $303,710 [1]
5 Lovely Maria 120 Brereton C. Jones Larry Jones [1]
6 Include Betty 100 Brereton Jones and Timothy Thornton Thomas Proctor [1]
7 Oceanwave 60 Gary & Mary West Wayne Catalano [1]
8 Angela Renee 57 Siena Farm LLC (Anthony Manganaro, Ignacio Patino & David Pope) Todd A. Pletcher $302,000 [1]
9 Sarah Sis 54 Joe Ragsdale Ingrid Mason $149,600 [1]
--- Maybellene 52 Natalie J. Baffert Bob Baffert $187,144 [1]
--- Ekati's Phaeton 51 Phaedrus Flights LLC Bill Kaplan $201,740 [1]
--- Local Time-GB 50 Godolphin Racing LLC Saeed bin Suroor $345,269 [1]
10 Eskenformoney 50 StarLadies Racing Todd Pletcher $66,900 [1]
--- Don't Leave Me 50 Pin Oak Stable Malcolm Pierce $88,293 [1]
11 Puca 45 Donegal Racing Bill Mott [1]
--- Take Charge Brandi 40 Willis D. Horton D. Wayne Lukas $1,653,726 [1]
12 Shook Up 40 Regis Racing Steve Asmussen $83,500 [1]
13 Forever Unbridled 34 Charles E. Fipke Dallas Stewart $82,500 [1]
--- Light the City 24 Cheyenne Stables LLC Keith Desormeaux $141,900 [1]
14 Money'oncharlotte 22 George & Lori Hall Kelly Breen $60,070 [1]
--- Danessa Deluxe 21 Gelfenstein Farm (Ivan Rodriguez Gelfenstein) Antonio Sano $44,250 [1]
--- Paulassilverlining 20 Vincent S. Scuderi Michelle Nevin $250,000 [1]
--- Scat Means Go 20 J. Kirk & Judy Robinson Henry Dominguez $44,000 [1]
--- Sweet Success 20 G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & W.S. Farish Rusty Arnold II $27,900 [1]
--- Callback 19 Spendthrift Farm LLC (B. Wayne Hughes) Bob Baffert $228,000 [1]
--- Pangburn 14 Shortleaf Stable, Inc. (John Ed Anthony) Kenny McPeek $58,890 [1]
--- Danette 12 Don't Tell My Wife Sables (Kirt Godbey & Rob Slack) Keith Desormeaux $112,250 [1]
--- West Coast Belle 11 Gary & Mary West Wayne Catalano $176,676 [1]
--- Sweet On Smokey 11 Alan R. Cook, Larry Pratt & Jacquie Dalton Gregory Sacco $16,500 [1]
--- By the Moon 14 Jay Em Ess Stable (Samantha Siegel) Michelle Nevin $435,640 [1]
15 Peace and War 10 Qatar Racing (Robert Levitt) Olly Stevens $241,610 [1]
--- Seduire 10 Regis Racing (Nat Rea) Jerry Hollendorfer $230,600 [1]
--- Conquest Harlanate 10 Conquest Stables, LLC (Ernie Semersky & Dory Newell) Mark Caase $226,100 [1]
--- Devine Aida 10 Stronach Stables Ramon Morales $163,715 [1]
  • Entrants for Kentucky Oaks in pink[2]
  • "Also eligible" for Kentucky Oaks in green
  • Sidelined/Inactive/No longer under Oaks Consideration in gray
  • Winner of Kentucky Oaks in bold

Prep season edit

Prep Season
Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point
Race Distance Surface Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Pocahontas 1+116 miles Dirt $150,000 Churchill Downs Sep. 6, 2014 Cristina's Journey Pangburn Milehigh Butterfly Loom [3]
Chandelier 1+116 miles Dirt $250,000 Santa Anita Sep. 27, 2014 Angela Renee Nakamoto Danette Increase [4]
Alcibiades 1+116 miles Dirt $400,000 Keeneland Oct. 3, 2014 Peace and War Top Decile Paige Milehigh Butterfly [5]
Frizette 1 mile Dirt $400,000 Belmont Oct. 4, 2014 By the Moon Wonder Gal Feathered Condo Commando [6]
Mazarine 1+116 miles Synthetic $200,000 Woodbine Oct. 5, 2014 Conquest Harlanate Brooklynsway Del Cielo Quidi Vidi [7]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 1+116 miles Dirt $2,000,000 Santa Anita Nov. 1, 2014 Take Charge Brandi Top Decile Wonder Gal Feathered [8]
Delta Downs Princess 1 mile Dirt $500,000 Delta Downs Nov. 22, 2014 Take Charge Brandi Skipalute Majestic Presence Danessa Deluxe [9]
Demoiselle 1+18 miles Dirt $250,000 Aqueduct Nov. 29, 2014 Condo Commando Calamity Kate Angela Renee Quezon [10]
Golden Rod 1+116 miles Dirt $150,000 Churchill Downs Nov. 29, 2014 West Coast Belle No Fault of Mine Heart's Song I'm a Chatterbox [11]
Starlet 1+116 miles Dirt $350,000 Los Alamitos Dec. 13, 2014 Take Charge Brandi Feathered Maybellene Majestic Presence [12]
Santa Ynez 6+12 furlongs Dirt $125,000 Santa Anita Jan. 3, 2015 Seduire Callback Xoxo Lady Lake [13]
Busanda 1 mile 70 yards Dirt $100,000 Aqueduct Jan. 16, 2015 Overprepared Liberty Island Diannestillworks Sweet On Smokey [14]
Silverbulletday 1 mile 70 yards Dirt $125,000 Fair Grounds Jan. 17, 2015 I'm A Chatterbox Forever Unbridled Money'soncharlotte West Coast Belle [15]
Forward Gal 7 furlongs Dirt $200,000 Gulfstream Jan. 24, 2015 Birdatthewire Lassofthemohicans Taylor S Ekati's Phaeton [16]
Martha Washington 1 mile Dirt $75,000 Oaklawn Jan. 31, 2015 Take Charge Brandi Sarah Sis Indian Annie Sweet Corinna [17]
Las Virgenes 1 mile Dirt $300,000 Santa Anita Jan. 31, 2015 Callback Light The City Achiever's Legacy Majestic Presence [18]

Championship Series edit

2015 Championship Series
First leg of series: 1st=50 points; 2nd=20 points; 3rd=10 points; 4th=5 points
Race Distance Surface Purse Track Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Ref
Busher 1+116 miles Dirt $100,000 Aqueduct Feb. 21, 2015 Condo Commando Paulassilverlining Sweet On Smokey Hold Me Down [19]
Davona Dale 1+116 miles Dirt $250,000 Gulfstream Feb. 21, 2015 Ekati's Phaeton Birdatthewire Eskenformoney Puca [20]
Rachel Alexandra 1+116 miles Dirt $200,000 Fair Grounds Feb. 21, 2015 I'm A Chatterbox Lovely Maria Forever Unbridled Angela Renee [21]
UAE Oaks 1+316 miles Dirt $250,000 Meydan Feb. 26, 2015 Local Time Shahrasal Runner Runner Good Place [22]
Santa Ysabel 1+116 miles Dirt $100,000 Santa Anita Feb. 28, 2015 Stellar Wind Light the City Glory Achiever's Legacy [23]
Honeybee 1+116 miles Dirt $150,000 Oaklawn Mar. 7, 2015 Sarah Sis Oceanwave Pangburn Purr [24]
Bourbonette Oaks 1 mile Synthetic $100,000 Turfway Mar. 21, 2015 Don't Leave Me Sweet Success Sharla Rae Harlan's Destiny [25]
Sunland Park Oaks 1+116 miles Dirt $200,000 Sunland Mar. 22, 2015 Maybellene Scat Means Go Fancy and Flashy Callback [26]
Second leg of series: 1st=100 points; 2nd=40 points; 3rd=20 points; 4th=10 points
Gulfstream Oaks 1+18 miles Dirt $300,000 Gulfstream Mar. 28, 2015 Birdatthewire Eskenformoney Danessa Deluxe Devine Aida [27]
Fair Grounds Oaks 1+116 miles Dirt $500,000 Fair Grounds Mar. 28, 2015 I'm a Chatterbox Shook Up Forever Unbridled Danette [28]
Santa Anita Oaks 1+116 miles Dirt $400,000 Santa Anita Apr. 4, 2015 Stellar Wind Luminance Wild At Heart Curlin's Fox [29]
Gazelle 1 mile Dirt $250,000 Aqueduct Apr. 4, 2015 Condo Commando Puca Money'soncharlotte Wonder Gal [30]
Ashland 1+116 miles Synthetic $500,000 Keeneland Apr. 4, 2015 Lovely Maria Angela Renee Silverpocketsfull Lassofthemohicans [31]
Fantasy 1+116 miles Dirt $400,000 Oaklawn Apr. 4, 2015 Include Betty Oceanwave Achiever's Legacy Pangburn [32]
Wild Card: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points
Beaumont 7 furlongs Dirt $150,000 Keeneland Apr. 12, 2015 Miss Ella Divine Dawn Fantastic Style Zeven [33]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "Archived copy" (PDF). www.kentuckyderby.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Chart for the 2015 Kentucky Oaks". equibase.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ Cristina's Journey All the Way in Pocahontas
  4. ^ Angela Renee Dominant in Chandelier Stakes
  5. ^ Peace and War Aces U.S. Debut in Alcibiades
  6. ^ By the Moon Upsets Frizette at 24-1
  7. ^ Conquest Harlanate Overpowers Mazarine Foes
  8. ^ Take Charge Brandi Shocks Juvenile Fillies
  9. ^ Take Charge Brandi Takes Down Delta Princess
  10. ^ Patience Pays Off as Condo Commando Romps
  11. ^ West Coast Belle Rolls to Golden Rod Win
  12. ^ Take Charge Brandi Wires Starlet Thriller
  13. ^ Seduire Scampers to Easy Santa Ynez Victory
  14. ^ "Overprepared stretches out for Busanda win". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  15. ^ I'm a Chatterbox wires Silverbulletday
  16. ^ Birdatthewire Soars to Easy Forward Gal Win
  17. ^ Take Charge Brandi makes Martha Washington interesting
  18. ^ Callback Rings Up Victory in Las Virgenes
  19. ^ Condo Commando easily wins Busher
  20. ^ Longshot Ekati's Phaeton Wires Devona Dale
  21. ^ I'm a Chatterbox Takes Rachel Alexandra
  22. ^ Local Time Continues Meydan Dominance
  23. ^ Stellar Wind Sails to Santa Ysabel Victory
  24. ^ Sarah Sis gets first stakes win in Honeybee
  25. ^ Don't Leave Me Flies Late in Bourbonette Win
  26. ^ Callback's DQ gives Sunland Oaks win to stablemate Maybellene
  27. ^ Birdatthewire Tops Familiar Rivals in GP Oaks
  28. ^ I'm a Chatterbox Notches Easy FG Oaks Victory
  29. ^ Stellar Wind Rolls in Santa Anita Oaks
  30. ^ 'Condo' in Command in Gazelle
  31. ^ Lovely Maria Claims First Stakes in Ashland
  32. ^ Include Betty Goes Last to First in Fantasy
  33. ^ Miss Ella Steps Up to Beaumont Victory