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ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY OAKS CONTENDERS

To earn a spot in the Kentucky Oaks starting gate, horses will need to earn points in the designated Road to the Oaks races.


Good Cheer with jockey Luis Saez up rides by the crowds in the grandstands after winning the Kentucky Oaks race.

Good Cheer with jockey Luis Saez up rides by the crowds in the grandstands after winning the Kentucky Oaks race.

What is the Road to the Kentucky Oaks?

The Road to the Kentucky Oaks is a series of races where the top five finishers in each race earn points. The 14 horses with the most points, who are also nominated to the Longines Kentucky Oaks, will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 152nd running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I). This race is scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2026.

The Longines Kentucky Oaks is America’s top race for 3-year-old fillies—young female horses—and is held every year on the day before the Kentucky Derby. This race is a Grade 1 stakes event with a $1.5 million prize and awards the winner a garland of lilies, known as “lilies for the fillies.”Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs is the second most-attended horse race in the United States, behind only the Triple Crown races: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.

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2025–2026 LEADERBOARD

  • American
  • POST
    HORSE
    OWNER
    TRAINER
    MORNING LINE ODDS
  • 1

    Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman

    Bob Baffert

    6-1

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    Explora wins the Oak Leaf at Santa Anita.

    OWNER Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman

    TRAINER Bob Baffert

    JOCKEY Flavien Prat

    BREEDER Mesingw Farm, LLC

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Dark Bay or Brown

    JOCKEY Flavien Prat

    EARNINGS $1,016,250

    TOTAL POINTS 95

  • 2

    Repole Stable (Mike Repole)

    Todd A. Pletcher

    4-1

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    Zany wins the Suncoast at Tampa Bay Downs.

    OWNER Repole Stable (Mike Repole)

    TRAINER Todd A. Pletcher

    JOCKEY Irad Ortiz Jr.

    BREEDER D. J. Stable

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Chestnut

    JOCKEY Irad Ortiz Jr.

    EARNINGS $345,625

    TOTAL POINTS 80

  • 3

    Tracy Farmer

    Mark E. Casse

    30-1

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    Search Party wins the Martha Washington Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

    OWNER Tracy Farmer

    TRAINER Mark E. Casse

    JOCKEY Cristian Torres

    BREEDER Tracy Farmer

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Bay

    JOCKEY Cristian Torres

    EARNINGS $409,025

    TOTAL POINTS 67.50

  • 4

    West Point Thoroughbreds (Terry Finley et al)

    Mark E. Casse

    8-1

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    Explora holds off Counting Stars in the Honeybee (G3)

    OWNER West Point Thoroughbreds (Terry Finley et al)

    TRAINER Mark E. Casse

    JOCKEY Francisco Arrieta

    BREEDER HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Bay

    JOCKEY Francisco Arrieta

    EARNINGS $834,156

    TOTAL POINTS 100

  • 5

    Bridlewood Farm (John & Leslie Malone) & Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman et al)

    Michael W. McCarthy

    5-1

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    Meaning motored late in the Santa Anita Oaks (G2) (Photo by Benoit Photos)

    OWNER Bridlewood Farm (John & Leslie Malone) & Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman et al)

    TRAINER Michael W. McCarthy

    JOCKEY Juan Hernandez

    BREEDER Stonehaven Steadings

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Bay

    JOCKEY Juan Hernandez

    EARNINGS $280,000

    TOTAL POINTS 126

  • 6

    Averill Racing LLC (Richard Averill), Mathis Stables LLC (Billy Mathis) & Tristan De Meric

    Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.

    20-1

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    My Miss Mo wins at Gulfstream Park.

    OWNER Averill Racing LLC (Richard Averill), Mathis Stables LLC (Billy Mathis) & Tristan De Meric

    TRAINER Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.

    JOCKEY Micah Husbands

    BREEDER Valerie Mastromonaco, Tristan de Meric& Uncle Mo Syndicate

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Bay

    JOCKEY Micah Husbands

    EARNINGS $113,200

    TOTAL POINTS 75

  • 7

    Respect the Valleys LLC, Medallion Racing & Madaket Stables LLC (Sol Kumin)

    Brittany Russell

    30-1

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    Dazzling Dame wins the Sorority

    OWNER Respect the Valleys LLC, Medallion Racing & Madaket Stables LLC (Sol Kumin)

    TRAINER Brittany Russell

    JOCKEY Luis Saez

    BREEDER Maria M. Haire

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Bay

    JOCKEY Luis Saez

    EARNINGS $263,525

    TOTAL POINTS 40.75

  • 8

    Natalie J. Baffert

    Bob Baffert

    SCR

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    Bottle of Rouge wins the Del Mar Debutante at Del Mar.

    OWNER Natalie J. Baffert

    TRAINER Bob Baffert

    JOCKEY Mike Smith

    BREEDER Kathie Maybee

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Gray or Roan

    JOCKEY Mike Smith

    EARNINGS $517,000

    TOTAL POINTS 57.50

  • 9

    Douglas Scharbauer & Three Chimneys Farm LLC (Goncalo B. Torrealba)

    Chad C. Brown

    10-1

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    Always a Runner wins the Gazelle Stakes at Aqueduct.

    OWNER Douglas Scharbauer & Three Chimneys Farm LLC (Goncalo B. Torrealba)

    TRAINER Chad C. Brown

    JOCKEY Jose Ortiz

    BREEDER Three Chimneys Farm, LLC

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Dark Bay or Brown

    JOCKEY Jose Ortiz

    EARNINGS $110,000

    TOTAL POINTS 100

  • 10

    Gary and Mary West

    Brad H. Cox

    8-1

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    Prom Queen wins the Gulfstream Park Oaks at Gulfstream Park.

    OWNER Gary and Mary West

    TRAINER Brad H. Cox

    JOCKEY Javier Castellano

    BREEDER Gary & Mary West Stables, Inc.

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Bay

    JOCKEY Javier Castellano

    EARNINGS $151,900

    TOTAL POINTS 100

  • 11

    Hat Creek Racing (Gatewood Bell et al)

    Ben Colebrook

    6-1

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    Percy's Bar crossed the wire first in the Alcibiades, but Tommy Jo was awarded the win via disqualification

    OWNER Hat Creek Racing (Gatewood Bell et al)

    TRAINER Ben Colebrook

    JOCKEY Luan Machado

    BREEDER Brereton C. Jones

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Bay

    JOCKEY Luan Machado

    EARNINGS $962,808

    TOTAL POINTS 114

  • 12

    Godolphin LLC (Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum et al)

    Brendan P. Walsh

    10-1

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    Bella Ballerina wins the Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs.

    OWNER Godolphin LLC (Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum et al)

    TRAINER Brendan P. Walsh

    JOCKEY Tyler Gaffalione

    BREEDER Godolphin

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Bay

    JOCKEY Tyler Gaffalione

    EARNINGS $418,440

    TOTAL POINTS 110

  • 13

    Red White and Blue Racing LLC (Randy Gullatt)

    Rob Atras

    30-1

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    OWNER Red White and Blue Racing LLC (Randy Gullatt)

    TRAINER Rob Atras

    JOCKEY Ramon Vazquez

    BREEDER Narola, LLC

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Bay

    JOCKEY Ramon Vazquez

    EARNINGS $81,500

    TOTAL POINTS 63

  • 14

    Sun-Kissed Stables & Bobby Flay

    Michael W. McCarthy

    30-1

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    OWNER Sun-Kissed Stables & Bobby Flay

    TRAINER Michael W. McCarthy

    JOCKEY Kazushi Kimura

    BREEDER Benson Farm

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Chestnut

    JOCKEY Kazushi Kimura

    EARNINGS $40,000

    TOTAL POINTS 50

  • 15

    Go Go Greys Stable LLC (Dave Portnoy)

    Kelsey Danner

    30-1

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    OWNER Go Go Greys Stable LLC (Dave Portnoy)

    TRAINER Kelsey Danner

    JOCKEY Dylan Davis

    BREEDER Joann Adams & Katy Lee,LLC

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Gray or Roan

    JOCKEY Dylan Davis

    EARNINGS $93,650

    TOTAL POINTS 35

  • 16

    Icon Racing Stable (Ken Kuykendall)

    D. Whitworth Beckman

    50-1

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    OWNER Icon Racing Stable (Ken Kuykendall)

    TRAINER D. Whitworth Beckman

    JOCKEY Jaime Torres

    BREEDER Pursuit of Success LLC

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Dark Bay or Brown

    JOCKEY Jaime Torres

    EARNINGS $69,700

    TOTAL POINTS 33.75

  • 17

    Military Pike Racing Stables LLC

    Thomas Drury, Jr.

    50-1

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    Resist trains for the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs (Photo by Horsephotos.com/Rickell Nelson)

    OWNER Military Pike Racing Stables LLC

    TRAINER Thomas Drury, Jr.

    JOCKEY Brian Hernandez Jr.

    BREEDER Military Pike Racing Stables LLC (Donald R. Todd)

    SEX Filly

    COLOR Dark Bay or Brown

    JOCKEY Brian Hernandez Jr.

    EARNINGS $46,200

    TOTAL POINTS 21

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