See also: Road to the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Oaks. The 2017 Road to the Kentucky Oaks is a points system by which three-year-old fillies qualified for the 2017 Kentucky Oaks, held on May 5. The point system replaced a previous qualifying system which was based on graded stakes earnings.
Churchill Downs announced the schedule for the 2017 Road to the Kentucky Oaks on September 13, 2016. The only change from the 2016 season is that the Mazarine Stakes is no longer included, bringing the total number of races down to 30.[1]
The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races. Farrell qualified first with 170 points, earned by winning the Golden Rod, Silverbulletday, Rachel Alexandra and Fair Grounds Oaks. The Kentucky Oaks was won by Abel Tasman, who qualified with 70 points by finishing second in the Santa Ysabel and Santa Anita Oaks.
| 2017 point standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank[2] | Horse | Points | Owner | Trainer | Earnings | Ref |
| 1 | Farrell | 170 | Coffeepot Stables | Wayne Catalano | $573,407 | [3] |
| 2 | Miss Sky Warrior | 160 | Arlene's Sun Star Stable | Kelly Breen | $592,840 | [4] |
| 3 | Ever So Clever | 106 | Clearview Stable | Steven Asmussen | $306,750 | |
| 4 | Sailor's Valentine | 100 | Semaphore Racing & Homewrecker Racking | Eddie Kenneally | $307,014 | |
| 5 | Paradise Woods | 100 | Herman Sarkowsy & Martin Wygod | Richard Mandella | $240,000 | |
| 6 | Salty | 100 | Barber, Baccari Racing & Prince | Mark Casse | $150,350 | |
| - | It Tiz Well | 74 | Tommy Town Thoroughbreds | Jerry Hollendorfer | $240,000 | |
| injured[5] | Unique Bella | 70 | Don Alberto Stable | Jerry Hollendorfer | $300,000 | [6] |
| 7 | Abel Tasman | 70 | Clearsky Farms and China Horse Club | Bob Baffert | $200,000 | |
| 8 | Daddys Lil Darling | 60 | Normandy Farm | Kenneth McPeek | $439,240 | [7] |
| - | Chanel's Legacy | 51 | Poindexter Thoroughbreds | Lynn Chleborad | $206,667 | |
| 9 | Tequilita | 50 | Dorothy Matz | Michael Matz | $227,540 | |
| - | Nomorerichblondes | 50 | Buti Bintooq Almarri | A Bin Harmash | $200,000 | |
| 10 | Lockdown | 50 | Juddmonte Farms | William I. Mott | $120,000 | |
| - | Ghalia | 50 | Sumaya U.S. Stable | Todd Pletcher | $120,000 | |
| - | Yorkiepoo Princess | 50 | Danny Chen | Ed Barker | $90,000 | |
| - | Purely a Dream | 50 | Living the Dream Racing | Kenneth McPeek | $200,000 | |
| 11 | Wicked Lick | 49 | Lee Mauberret | Brendan Walsh | $118,428 | |
| 12 | Vexatious | 40 | Calumet Farm | Neil Drysdale | $80,000 | |
| 13 | Jordan's Henny | 40 | Ervine Woolsey & Ralph Kinder | Michael Tomlinson | $66,410 | |
| injured[8] | Champagne Room | 23 | Ciaglia, Gulliver Racing et al. | Peter Eurton | $1,298,000 | |
| - | Benner Island | 20 | Shortleaf Stable | Brad H. Cox | $55,823 | |
| - | Midnight Chica | 20 | Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | D Selvaratnam | $50,000 | |
| - | Someday Soon | 20 | Tommy Ligon | William Van Meter | $52,667 | |
| - | Awesome Boss | 20 | Peter Callahan | Kenneth McPeek | $18,600 | |
| injured[9] | Valadorna | 18 | Stonestreet Stables | Mark Casse | $360,000 | [10] |
| 14 | Mopotism | 16 | Reddam Racing | Doug O'Neill | $145,000 | [11] |
| - | Shane's Girlfriend | 12 | ERJ Racing, W C Racing & Dennis O'Neill | Doug O'Neill | $268,000 | [12] |
| - | Tapped | 11 | LNJ Foxwoods | Jerry Hollendorfer | $68,000 | |
| 15 | Summer Luck | 11 | Gary Barber | Mark Casse | $37,700 | |
| - | Torrent | 12 | Westrock Stables | Ron Moquett | $62,500 | |
| - | Dancing Rags | 10 | Chadds Ford Stable | H. Graham Motion | $260,000 | [13] |
| - | Yellow Agate | 10 | China Horse Club | Christophe Clement | $240,345 | |
| - | Noted and Quoted | 10 | Speedway Stable | Bob Baffert | $218,000 | [14] |
| - | Elate | 10 | Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider | William I. Mott | $30,000 | |
| - | Spooky Woods | 10 | West Point Thoroughbreds | Jerry Hollendorfer | $25,000 | |
| - | What What What | 10 | W.C. Racing, Westside Rentals & Haymes | Doug O'Neill | $22,000 | |
| - | Daria's Angel | 10 | Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch | W. Bret Calhoun | $16,000 | |
| - | Nonna Bella | 10 | Repole Stable | Todd Pletcher | $12,125 | |
| - | Darkwingsoverdubai | 10 | KMN Racing | Jerry Hollendorfer | $9,300 | |
| - | Complimenti | 10 | Kildare Stud - Frankie O'Connor | D Watson | $37,500 | |
| - | Libby's Tail | 9 | Dubb, Taylor, Simon et al. | Rudy Rodriguez | $125,000 | |
| - | American Gal | 8 | Kaleem Shah | Bob Baffert | $240,000 | |
| - | No Sweat | 7 | Starlight Racing | Todd Pletcher | $10,000 | |
| - | Tapa Tapa Tapa | 5 | Beau Ravine | Timothy Hamm | $42,321 | |
| - | Melesina (IRE) | 5 | Nick Bradley Racing | Richard Fahey | $56,424 | [15] |
| - | 5 | Cash is King & L and C Racing | Robert Reid | $9,100 | ||
| - | 5 | Beeman Family Trust, Greg Hall & Sayjay Racing | Richard Baltas | $6,345 | ||
| - | Pretty City Dancer | 4 | John C. Oxley | Mark Casse | $239,300 | |
| - | With Honors | 4 | LNJ Foxwoods | J. Keith Desormeaux | $132,345 | |
| - | Jamyson 'n Ginger | 4 | Magic Cap Stables | Rudy Rodriguez | $120,000 | |
| - | Cajun Delta Dawn | 4 | Curtis G Mikkelsen | David Fawkes | $117,105 | |
| - | My Sweet Stella | 4 | Tommy Town Thoroughbreds | Jerry Hollendorfer | $27,000 | |
| - | Gris Gris | 3 | Naveed Chowhan | Bennie Flinit | $37,300 | |
| - | Fun | 2 | Dennis Farkas | Ian Wilkes | $89,500 | |
| - | Bling on the Music | 2 | Keene Thoroughbreds | J. Caldwell | $84,200 | |
| - | Flatter Up | 2 | Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch | Bret Calhoun | $60,000 | |
| - | Colorful Charades | 2 | Michael Ryan | Rudy Rodriguez | $40,345 | |
| - | Zapperkat | 2 | J K Racing & Chandler Bruce | Richard Baltas | $36,000 | |
| - | Bonita Bianca | 2 | Dubb, Bethlehem Stables & Imperio | Rudy Rodrigues | $30,000 | |
| - | Brahms Cat | 2 | Bluestone Thoroughbreds | Larry Bates | $26,475 | |
| - | Miss Southern Miss | 1 | Peter Cantrell | J. Keith Desormeaux | $143,000 | |
| - | Nonna Mela | 1 | St Elias Stable | Todd Pletcher | $140,000 | |
| - | Caroline Test | 1 | Edward Seltzer & Beverly Anderson | Ben Colebrook | $106,500 | |
| - | Dream Dancing | 1 | John Oxley | Mark Casse | $84,360 | |
| - | Lovely Bernadette | 1 | James Miller | James DiVito | $61,851 | |
| - | Princess Karen | 1 | Bonde and Brown | Jeff Bonde | $12,000 | |
| - | Summertime Sky | 1 | John Oxley | Mark Casse | $6,000 | |
| - | Frank's Folly | 1 | George Hall | Kelly Breen | $5,000 | |
| Kentucky Oaks prep season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Distance | Purse | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Ref | |
| Pocahontas | miles | $200,000 | Churchill Downs | Sep 17, 2016 | Daddys Lil Darling | Ever So Clever | Bling On the Music | Dream Dancing | ||
| Chandelier | miles | $300,000 | Santa Anita | Oct 1, 2016 | Noted and Quoted | With Honers | Zapperkat | Champagne Room | ||
| Alcibiades | miles | $400,000 | Keeneland | Oct 7, 2016 | Dancing Rags | Daddys Lil Darling | Fun | Caroline Test | ||
| Frizette | 1 mile | $400,000 | Belmont | Oct 8, 2016 | Yellow Agate | Libby's Tail | Colorful Charades | Nonna Mela | [16] | |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | miles | $2,000,000 | Santa Anita | Nov 5, 2016 | Champagne Room | Valdorna | American Gal | Daddys Lil Darling | ||
| Delta Downs Princess | 1 mile | $400,000 | Delta Downs | Nov 19, 2016 | Shane's Girlfriend | Cajun Delta Dawn | Flatter Up | Chanel's Legacy | ||
| Demoiselle | miles | $300,000 | Aqueduct | Nov 26, 2016 | Miss Sky Warrior | Jamyson 'n Ginger | Bonita Bianca | Libby's Tail | ||
| Golden Rod | miles | $200,000 | Churchill Downs | Nov 26, 2016 | Farrell | Daddys Lil Darling | Ever So Clever | Gris Gris | ||
| Starlet | miles | $300,000 | Los Alamitos | Dec 10, 2016 | Abel Tasman | American Gal | Mopolitan | Tapped | ||
| Santa Ynez | furlongs | $125,000 | Santa Anita | Jan 8, 2017 | Unique Bella | It Tiz Well | Shane's Girlfriend | Princess Karen | ||
| Busanda | 1 mile 70 yards | $100,000 | Aqueduct | Jan 15, 2017 | Lockdown | Libby's Tail | No Sweat | Frank's Folly | [17] | |
| Silverbulletday | 1 mile 70 yards | $125,000 | Fair Grounds | Jan 21, 2017 | Farrell | Wicked Lick | Gris Gris | Summertime Sky | [18] | |
| Forward Gal | 7 furlongs | $200,000 | Gulfstream | Feb 4, 2017 | Tequilita | Pretty City Dancer | Brahm's Cat | Summer Luck | [19] | |
| Las Virgenes | 1 mile | $300,000 | Santa Anita | Feb 5, 2017 | Unique Bella | Mopotism | Champagne Room | Miss Southern Miss | [20] | |
| Martha Washington | 1 mile | $100,000 | Oaklawn | Feb 11, 2017 | Chanel's Legacy | My Sweet Stella | Torrent | Lovely Bernadette | [21] | |
| Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point | ||||||||||
| Kentucky Oaks Championship Series | ||||||||||
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| First leg of series | ||||||||||
| Race | Distance | Purse | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Ref | |
| Rachel Alexandra | miles | $200,000 | Fair Grounds | Feb 25, 2017 | Farrell | Majestic Quality | Valadorna | Wicked Lick | [22] | |
| Busher | miles | $125,000 | Aqueduct | Feb. 25, 2017 | Yorkiepoo Princess | Full House | Tiz Rae Anna | No Sweat | [23] | |
| UAE Oaks | 1,900 metres ~ miles | $250,000 | Meydan | Feb 25, 2017 | Nomorerichblondes | Midnight Chica | Complimenti | Melesina | [24] | |
| Davona Dale | miles | $200,000 | Gulfstream | Mar 4, 2017 | Miss Sky Warrior | Jordan's Henny | Summer Luck | Modacious | [25] | |
| Santa Ysabel | miles | $100,000 | Santa Anita | Mar 4, 2017 | Unique Bella | Abel Tasman | Spooky Woods | Mistressofthenight | [26] | |
| Honeybee | miles | $200,000 | Oaklawn | Mar 11, 2017 | It Tiz Well | Benner Island | Elate | Tapa Tapa Tapa | [27] | |
| Bourbonette Oaks | 1 mile | $100,000 | Turfway | Mar 25, 2017 | Purely a Dream | Awesome Boss | Darkwingsoverdubai | Gilded Lily | [28] | |
| Sunland Park Oaks | miles | $200,000 | Sunland | Mar 26, 2017 | Ghalia | Kell Paso | What What What | Conquest Slayer | [29] | |
| 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 | |
| Gulfstream Oaks | miles | $300,000 | Gulfstream | Apr 1, 2017 | Salty | Tequilita | Jordan's Henny | Nonna Bella | [30] | |
| Fair Grounds Oaks | miles | $500,000 | Fair Grounds | Apr 1, 2017 | Farrell | Wicked Lick | Vexatious | Daria's Angel | [31] | |
| Ashland | miles | $500,000 | Keeneland | Apr 8, 2017 | Sailor's Valentine | Daddy's Lil Darling | Someday Soon | Tapped | [32] | |
| Santa Anita Oaks | miles | $400,000 | Santa Anita | Apr 8, 2017 | Paradise Woods | Abel Tasman | It Tiz Well | Mopotism | [33] | |
| Gazelle | 1 mile | $300,000 | Aqueduct | Apr 8, 2017 | Miss Sky Warrior | Lockdown | Full House | Stay Fond | [34] | |
| Fantasy | miles | $400,000 | Oaklawn | Apr 14, 2017 | Ever So Clever | Chanel's Legacy | Vexatious | Torrent | [35] | |
| 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 9, 2017 | Sweet Loretta | Sine Wave | Laney | Promises Broken | [36] | |
| Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points | ||||||||||