# 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

2015 point standings :
| Rank | Horse | Points | Owner | Trainer | Earnings |
| 1 | Condo Commando | 161 | Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables & The Elkstone Group | Rudy Rodriguez | $535,000 |
| 2 | I'm a Chatterbox | 161 | Grayson Farm (Fletcher Gray) | Kenny McPeek | $430,714 |
| 3 | Stellar Wind | 150 | Hronis Racing | John Sadler | |
| 4 | Birdatthewire | 130 | Forum Racing | Dale Romans | $303,710 |
| 5 | Lovely Maria | 120 | Brereton C. Jones | Larry Jones | |
| 6 | Include Betty | 100 | Brereton Jones and Timothy Thornton | Thomas Proctor | |
| 7 | Oceanwave | 60 | Gary & Mary West | Wayne Catalano | |
| 8 | Angela Renee | 57 | Siena Farm LLC (Anthony Manganaro, Ignacio Patino & David Pope) | Todd A. Pletcher | $302,000 |
| 9 | Sarah Sis | 54 | Joe Ragsdale | Ingrid Mason | $149,600 |
| --- | Maybellene | 52 | Natalie J. Baffert | Bob Baffert | $187,144 |
| --- | Ekati's Phaeton | 51 | Phaedrus Flights LLC | Bill Kaplan | $201,740 |
| --- | Local Time-GB | 50 | Godolphin Racing LLC | Saeed bin Suroor | $345,269 |
| 10 | Eskenformoney | 50 | StarLadies Racing | Todd Pletcher | $66,900 |
| --- | Don't Leave Me | 50 | Pin Oak Stable | Malcolm Pierce | $88,293 |
| 11 | Puca | 45 | Donegal Racing | Bill Mott | |
| --- | Take Charge Brandi | 40 | Willis D. Horton | D. Wayne Lukas | $1,653,726 |
| 12 | Shook Up | 40 | Regis Racing | Steve Asmussen | $83,500 |
| 13 | Forever Unbridled | 34 | Charles E. Fipke | Dallas Stewart | $82,500 |
| --- | Light the City | 24 | Cheyenne Stables LLC | Keith Desormeaux | $141,900 |
| 14 | Money'oncharlotte | 22 | George & Lori Hall | Kelly Breen | $60,070 |
| --- | Danessa Deluxe | 21 | Gelfenstein Farm (Ivan Rodriguez Gelfenstein) | Antonio Sano | $44,250 |
| --- | Paulassilverlining | 20 | Vincent S. Scuderi | Michelle Nevin | $250,000 |
| --- | Scat Means Go | 20 | J. Kirk & Judy Robinson | Henry Dominguez | $44,000 |
| --- | Sweet Success | 20 | G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & W.S. Farish | Rusty Arnold II | $27,900 |
| --- | Callback | 19 | Spendthrift Farm LLC (B. Wayne Hughes) | Bob Baffert | $228,000 |
| --- | Pangburn | 14 | Shortleaf Stable, Inc. (John Ed Anthony) | Kenny McPeek | $58,890 |
| --- | Danette | 12 | Don't Tell My Wife Sables (Kirt Godbey & Rob Slack) | Keith Desormeaux | $112,250 |
| --- | West Coast Belle | 11 | Gary & Mary West | Wayne Catalano | $176,676 |
| --- | Sweet On Smokey | 11 | Alan R. Cook, Larry Pratt & Jacquie Dalton | Gregory Sacco | $16,500 |
| --- | By the Moon | 14 | Jay Em Ess Stable (Samantha Siegel) | Michelle Nevin | $435,640 |
| 15 | Peace and War | 10 | Qatar Racing (Robert Levitt) | Olly Stevens | $241,610 |
| --- | Seduire | 10 | Regis Racing (Nat Rea) | Jerry Hollendorfer | $230,600 |
| --- | Conquest Harlanate | 10 | Conquest Stables, LLC (Ernie Semersky & Dory Newell) | Mark Caase | $226,100 |
| --- | Devine Aida | 10 | Stronach Stables | Ramon Morales | $163,715 |
| 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

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 | |
| Chandelier | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $250,000 | Santa Anita | Sep. 27, 2014 | Angela Renee | Nakamoto | Danette | Increase | |
| Alcibiades | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $400,000 | Keeneland | Oct. 3, 2014 | Peace and War | Top Decile | Paige | Milehigh Butterfly | |
| Frizette | 1 mile | Dirt | $400,000 | Belmont | Oct. 4, 2014 | By the Moon | Wonder Gal | Feathered | Condo Commando | |
| Mazarine | 1+1⁄16 miles | Synthetic | $200,000 | Woodbine | Oct. 5, 2014 | Conquest Harlanate | Brooklynsway | Del Cielo | Quidi Vidi | |
| 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 | |
| Delta Downs Princess | 1 mile | Dirt | $500,000 | Delta Downs | Nov. 22, 2014 | Take Charge Brandi | Skipalute | Majestic Presence | Danessa Deluxe | |
| Demoiselle | 1+1⁄8 miles | Dirt | $250,000 | Aqueduct | Nov. 29, 2014 | Condo Commando | Calamity Kate | Angela Renee | Quezon | |
| 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 | |
| Starlet | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $350,000 | Los Alamitos | Dec. 13, 2014 | Take Charge Brandi | Feathered | Maybellene | Majestic Presence | |
| Santa Ynez | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | Dirt | $125,000 | Santa Anita | Jan. 3, 2015 | Seduire | Callback | Xoxo | Lady Lake | |
| Busanda | 1 mile 70 yards | Dirt | $100,000 | Aqueduct | Jan. 16, 2015 | Overprepared | Liberty Island | Diannestillworks | Sweet On Smokey | |
| Silverbulletday | 1 mile 70 yards | Dirt | $125,000 | Fair Grounds | Jan. 17, 2015 | I'm A Chatterbox | Forever Unbridled | Money'soncharlotte | West Coast Belle | |
| Forward Gal | 7 furlongs | Dirt | $200,000 | Gulfstream | Jan. 24, 2015 | Birdatthewire | Lassofthemohicans | Taylor S | Ekati's Phaeton | |
| Martha Washington | 1 mile | Dirt | $75,000 | Oaklawn | Jan. 31, 2015 | Take Charge Brandi | Sarah Sis | Indian Annie | Sweet Corinna | |
| Las Virgenes | 1 mile | Dirt | $300,000 | Santa Anita | Jan. 31, 2015 | Callback | Light The City | Achiever's Legacy | Majestic Presence | |

## 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 | |
| Davona Dale | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $250,000 | Gulfstream | Feb. 21, 2015 | Ekati's Phaeton | Birdatthewire | Eskenformoney | Puca | |
| Rachel Alexandra | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $200,000 | Fair Grounds | Feb. 21, 2015 | I'm A Chatterbox | Lovely Maria | Forever Unbridled | Angela Renee | |
| UAE Oaks | 1+3⁄16 miles | Dirt | $250,000 | Meydan | Feb. 26, 2015 | Local Time | Shahrasal | Runner Runner | Good Place | |
| Santa Ysabel | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $100,000 | Santa Anita | Feb. 28, 2015 | Stellar Wind | Light the City | Glory | Achiever's Legacy | |
| Honeybee | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $150,000 | Oaklawn | Mar. 7, 2015 | Sarah Sis | Oceanwave | Pangburn | Purr | |
| Bourbonette Oaks | 1 mile | Synthetic | $100,000 | Turfway | Mar. 21, 2015 | Don't Leave Me | Sweet Success | Sharla Rae | Harlan's Destiny | |
| Sunland Park Oaks | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $200,000 | Sunland | Mar. 22, 2015 | Maybellene | Scat Means Go | Fancy and Flashy | Callback | |
| 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 | |
| Fair Grounds Oaks | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $500,000 | Fair Grounds | Mar. 28, 2015 | I'm a Chatterbox | Shook Up | Forever Unbridled | Danette | |
| Santa Anita Oaks | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $400,000 | Santa Anita | Apr. 4, 2015 | Stellar Wind | Luminance | Wild At Heart | Curlin's Fox | |
| Gazelle | 1 mile | Dirt | $250,000 | Aqueduct | Apr. 4, 2015 | Condo Commando | Puca | Money'soncharlotte | Wonder Gal | |
| Ashland | 1+1⁄16 miles | Synthetic | $500,000 | Keeneland | Apr. 4, 2015 | Lovely Maria | Angela Renee | Silverpocketsfull | Lassofthemohicans | |
| Fantasy | 1+1⁄16 miles | Dirt | $400,000 | Oaklawn | Apr. 4, 2015 | Include Betty | Oceanwave | Achiever's Legacy | Pangburn | |
| 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 | |