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).

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

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+1⁄16 miles	Dirt	$150,000	Churchill Downs	Sep. 6, 2014	Cristina's Journey	Pangburn	Milehigh Butterfly	Loom	^[3]
Chandelier	1+1⁄16 miles	Dirt	$250,000	Santa Anita	Sep. 27, 2014	Angela Renee	Nakamoto	Danette	Increase	^[4]
Alcibiades	1+1⁄16 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+1⁄16 miles	Synthetic	$200,000	Woodbine	Oct. 5, 2014	Conquest Harlanate	Brooklynsway	Del Cielo	Quidi Vidi	^[7]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies	1+1⁄16 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+1⁄8 miles	Dirt	$250,000	Aqueduct	Nov. 29, 2014	Condo Commando	Calamity Kate	Angela Renee	Quezon	^[10]
Golden Rod	1+1⁄16 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+1⁄16 miles	Dirt	$350,000	Los Alamitos	Dec. 13, 2014	Take Charge Brandi	Feathered	Maybellene	Majestic Presence	^[12]
Santa Ynez	6+1⁄2 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

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+1⁄16 miles	Dirt	$100,000	Aqueduct	Feb. 21, 2015	Condo Commando	Paulassilverlining	Sweet On Smokey	Hold Me Down	^[19]
Davona Dale	1+1⁄16 miles	Dirt	$250,000	Gulfstream	Feb. 21, 2015	Ekati's Phaeton	Birdatthewire	Eskenformoney	Puca	^[20]
Rachel Alexandra	1+1⁄16 miles	Dirt	$200,000	Fair Grounds	Feb. 21, 2015	I'm A Chatterbox	Lovely Maria	Forever Unbridled	Angela Renee	^[21]
UAE Oaks	1+3⁄16 miles	Dirt	$250,000	Meydan	Feb. 26, 2015	Local Time	Shahrasal	Runner Runner	Good Place	^[22]
Santa Ysabel	1+1⁄16 miles	Dirt	$100,000	Santa Anita	Feb. 28, 2015	Stellar Wind	Light the City	Glory	Achiever's Legacy	^[23]
Honeybee	1+1⁄16 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+1⁄16 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+1⁄8 miles	Dirt	$300,000	Gulfstream	Mar. 28, 2015	Birdatthewire	Eskenformoney	Danessa Deluxe	Devine Aida	^[27]
Fair Grounds Oaks	1+1⁄16 miles	Dirt	$500,000	Fair Grounds	Mar. 28, 2015	I'm a Chatterbox	Shook Up	Forever Unbridled	Danette	^[28]
Santa Anita Oaks	1+1⁄16 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+1⁄16 miles	Synthetic	$500,000	Keeneland	Apr. 4, 2015	Lovely Maria	Angela Renee	Silverpocketsfull	Lassofthemohicans	^[31]
Fantasy	1+1⁄16 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]

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