# 2016 Road to the Kentucky Oaks

The 2016 Road to the Kentucky Oaks was a points system by which three-year-old fillies qualified for the 2016 Kentucky Oaks. The point system replaced a previous qualifying system which was based on graded stakes earnings.
For the 2016 series, the points awarded to the top 4 finishers of the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies were doubled to a 20-8-4-2 basis. Otherwise the series was supposed to remain the same as 2015, with 31 total races. However, due to an outbreak of equine herpesvirus at Sunland Parks, the Sunland Park Oaks was not run, reducing the number of races to 30.
Songbird was the highest ranked filly with 190 points, earned by winning the Chandelier (10 points), Juvenile Fillies (20 points), Las Virgenes (10 points), Santa Ysabel (50 points) and Santa Anita Oaks (100 points). She would have been the heavy favorite for the Oaks but developed a fever and did not race.
Cathryn Sophia, the winner of the 2016 Oaks, qualified for the race with 80 points, earned by winning the Forward Gal Stakes (10 points) and Davona Dale Stakes (50 points) plus finishing 3rd in the Ashland (20 points).

## Standings

2016 point standings :
| Rank | Horse | Points | Owner | Trainer | Earnings |
| --- | Songbird | 190 | Rick Porter | Jerry Hollendorfer | $2,720,000 |
| 1 | Terra Promessa | 150 | Stonestreet Stables | Steven Asmussen | $370,000 |
| 2 | Lewis Bay | 130 | Alpha Delta Stables | Chad Brown | $575,600 |
| 3 | Land Over Sea | 128 | Reddam Racing | Doug O'Neill | $604,500 |
| 4 | Go Maggie Go | 100 | Mike Tarp | Dale Romans | $399,400 |
| 5 | Weep No More | 100 | Ashbrook Farm | George Arnold | $395,000 |
| 6 | Cathryn Sophia | 80 | Cash Is King | John Servis | $1,079,720 |
| 7 | Mo d'Amour | 70 | King of Prussia Stable | Todd Pletcher | $196,100 |
| --- | Polar River | 50 | Bukhtoyarov and Kappushev | Doug Watson | $700,000 |
| 8 | Mokat | 50 | J K Racing | Richard Baltas | $260,000 |
| 9 | Venus Valentine | 50 | Rosemont Farm | Thomas Amoss | $142,275 |
| --- | Wonderment | 50 | Magdalena Racing | Kenneth McPeek | $58,660 |
| 10 | Rachel's Valentina | 48 | Stonestreet Stables | Todd Pletcher | $689,000 |
| 11 | Royal Obsession | 45 | Stonestreet Stable | Steven Asmussen | $78,000 |
| 12 | Dream Dance | 44 | Stoneway Farm | Neil Howard | $158,486 |
| --- | Nickname | 40 | LNJ Foxwoods | Steve Asmussen | $469,400 |
| 13 | Paola Queen | 40 | Grupo 7C Racing | Gustavo Delgado | $389,000 |
| 14 | Taxable | 40 | Winchell Thoroughbreds | Steven Asmussen | $90,000 |
| --- | Carina Mia | 20 | Three Chimneys Farm | William Mott | $799,320 |
| 15 | Dothraki Queen | 20 | Magdalena Racing | Kenneth McPeek | $447,806 |
| Entrants for Kentucky Oaks in pink "Also eligible" for Kentucky Oaks in green Sidelined/Inactive/No longer under Oaks Consideration in gray Winner of Kentucky Oaks in bold |||||||

## Prep season

2016 Kentucky Oaks prep season :
| Race | Distance | Purse | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Pocahontas | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | Churchill Downs | Sep 12, 2015 | Dothraki Queen | Bold Quality | Dream Dance | Just Wicked |
| Chandelier | 1+1⁄16 miles | $300,000 | Santa Anita | Sep 26, 2015 | Songbird | Land Over Sea | Right There | Vleja Luna |
| Alcibiades | 1+1⁄16 miles | $400,000 | Keeneland | Oct 2, 2015 | Gomo | Dothraki Queen | Ma Can Do It | Put Da Blame On Me |
| Frizette | 1 mile | $400,000 | Belmont | Oct 3, 2015 | Nickname | Nemoralia | She's All Ready | Width |
| Mazarine Stakes | 1+1⁄16 miles | Can$150,000 | Woodbine | Oct 4, 2015 | Gamble's Ghost | Swoop and Strike | Garavogue Collen | Audacious Bear |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | 1+1⁄16 miles | $2,000,000 | Keeneland | Oct 31, 2015 | Songbird | Rachel's Valentina | Dothraki Queen | Nickname |
| Delta Downs Princess | 1 mile | $400,000 | Delta Downs | Nov 21, 2015 | Jet Black Magic | La Appassionata | Above Fashion | Shesthewinner |
| Demoiselle | 1+1⁄8 miles | $300,000 | Aqueduct | Nov 28, 2015 | Lewis Bay | Thrilled | Disco Rose | Flora Dora |
| Golden Rod | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | Churchill Downs | Nov 28, 2015 | Carina Mia | Stageplay | Dream Dance | Dothraki Queen |
| Starlet | 1+1⁄16 miles | $300,000 | Los Alamitos | Dec 12, 2015 | Street Fancy | Stays in Vegas | Sutton's Smile | Pretty N Cool |
| Santa Ynez | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | $125,000 | Santa Anita | Jan 2, 2016 | Forever Darling | Code Warrior | Pretty N Cool | Treasuring |
| Silverbulletday | 1 mile 70 yards | $125,000 | Fair Grounds | Jan 16, 2016 | Stageplay | Midnight on Oconee | Jet Black Magic | Lovable Lyss |
| Busanda | 1 mile 70 yards | $100,000 | Aqueduct | Jan 30, 2016 | Flora Dora | Scatoosh | Lost Raven | Dream to Reality |
| Forward Gal | 7 furlongs | $200,000 | Gulfstream | Jan 30, 2016 | Cathryn Sophia | Island Saint | Ballet Diva | Rontos Lily |
| Las Virgenes | 1 mile | $300,000 | Santa Anita | Feb 6, 2016 | Songbird | Land Over Sea | She's A Warrior | Meriosvo |
| Martha Washington | 1 mile | $100,000 | Oaklawn | Feb 6, 2016 | Marquee Miss | Nickname | Doradansa | Durango |
| Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point ||||||||||

## Championship Series

Kentucky Oaks 2016 Championship Series :
| First leg of series ||||||||||
| Race | Distance | Purse | Track | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Ref |
| Rachel Alexandra | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | Fair Grounds | Feb 20, 2016 | Venus Valentine | Midnight On Oconee | Shaken | Royal Obsession | |
| UAE Oaks | 1+3⁄16 miles | $250,000 | Meydan | Feb 25, 2016 | Polar River | | | | |
| Busher | 1+1⁄16 miles | $125,000 | Aqueduct | Feb 27, 2016 | Mo d'Amour | Dreams to Reality | Katniss the Victor | Flora Dora | |
| Davona Dale | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | Gulfstream | Feb 27, 2016 | Cathryn Sophia | Lewis Bay | Dearest | R Girls a Charmer | |
| Santa Ysabel | 1+1⁄16 miles | $100,000 | Santa Anita | Mar 5, 2016 | Songbird | Land Over Sea | Mokat | Jade Princess | |
| Sunland Park Oaks | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | Sunland | Mar 20, 2016 | race not run | race not run | race not run | race not run | |
| Honeybee | 1+1⁄16 miles | $200,000 | Oaklawn | Mar 12, 2016 | Terra Promessa | Nickname | Cosmic Evolution | Dorodansa | |
| Bourbonette Oaks | 1 mile | $100,000 | Turfway | Apr 2, 2016 | Wonderment | Inconclusive | Marquee Miss | Miss Meteor | |
| 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 | $500,000 | Fair Grounds | Mar 26, 2016 | Land Over Sea | Dream Dance | Adore | Northwest Tale | |
| Gulfstream Oaks | 1+1⁄8 miles | $300,000 | Gulfstream | Apr 2, 2017 | Go Maggie Go | Paola Queen | Off the Tracks | Gomo | |
| Ashland | 1+1⁄16 miles | $500,000 | Keeneland | Apr 9, 2016 | Weep No More | Rachel's Valentina | Cathryn Sophia | Carina Mia | |
| Santa Anita Oaks | 1+1⁄16 miles | $400,000 | Santa Anita | Apr 9, 2016 | Songbird | Mokat | She's a Warrior | Forever Darling | |
| Gazelle | 1 mile | $300,000 | Aqueduct | Apr 9, 2016 | Lewis Bay | Royal Obsession | Mo d'Amour | Dreams to Reality | |
| Fantasy | 1+1⁄16 miles | $400,000 | Oaklawn | Apr 9, 2016 | Terra Promessa | Taxable | Ready to Confess | Cosmic Evolution | |
| 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 17, 2016 | Lightstream | Nickname | Kinsley Kisses | R Girls a Charmer | |
| Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points ||||||||||