Leaderboard Updated: Monday, April 14, 2014 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOW TO GET INTO THE KENTUCKY OAKS STARTING GATE – The “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” is a 30-race series that awards points to the Top 4 finishers in each race. The Top 14 point earners nominated to the Longines Kentucky Oaks will earn a spot in the starting gate for the 140th running of the Grade I, $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 2, 2014. The 1 1/8-mile Oaks is the nation’s premier race for 3-year-old fillies. Rank Horse Points Owner(s) Trainer Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings 1. Untapable 160 Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (Ron Winchell) Steve Asmussen $521,125 2. Sugar Shock 120 On Cloud Nine LLC (Doug Anderson, Warren Bush, Aaron Kennedy & James Coulter) Doug Anderson $270,000 3. Fashion Plate 110 Arnold Zetcher LLC & Michael B. Tabor Simon Callaghan $420,000 4. Awesome Baby 110 Kaleem Shah, Inc. (Kaleem Shah) Bob Baffert $309,250 t-5. In Tune 100 Wertheimer and Frere (Alain & Gerard Wertheimer) Todd Pletcher $180,000 t-5. My Miss Sophia 100 Mathis Stable LLC (Bill & Terry Mathis) Todd Pletcher $180,000 7. Rosalind 78 Landaluce Educe Stables (Ray Struder) Kenny McPeek $536,311 8. Euphrosyne 74 Gillian S. Campbell, Ralph Stayer, Shelly Stayer, Dan Clark & Greg Skoda Steve Asmussen $150,000 9. Room Service 70 Gary & Mary West Wayne Catalano $270,000 10. Got Lucky 64 Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings Inc. (John Sikura) & Philip J. Steinberg Todd Pletcher $180,000 11. Aurelia’s Belle 64 James F. Miller Wayne Catalano $142,850 Onlyforyou 60 Glencrest Farm LLC (John, David, Allen & Edward Greathouse) Todd Pletcher $240,000 12. House Rules 60 Joseph V. Shields Jr. Allen Jerkens $100,000 13. Ria Antonia 55 Christopher T. Dunn & Loooch Racing Stable Inc. (Ron Paolucci) Bob Baffert $1,211,791 14. Kiss Moon 50 Carl F. Pollard Dave Vance $95,400 +Ihtimal-IRE 40 Godolphin (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum et al) Saeed bin Suroor $448,298 15. Fiftyshadesofgold 40 Estate of Clarence Scharbauer Jr. Bret Calhoun $166,090 16. Unbridled Forever 30 Charles E. Fipke Dallas Stewart $115,000 17. Sweet Reason 25 Treadway Racing Stable (Jeff Treadway) Leah Gyarmati $430,000 Stopchargingmaria 22 Repole Stable (Mike Repole) Todd Pletcher $526,000 18. Thank You Marylou 20 Ken & Sarah Ramsey Mike Maker $178,200 +Bajan 20 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman et al) & Ronald Frankel Simon Callaghan $173,292 Feedyah 20 Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid al Maktoum Charlie Appleby $77,463 America 20 Bobby Flay Bill Mott $45,000 Artemis 20 Peachtree Stable (John Fort) Jerry Hollendorfer $26,250 Sloane Square 20 Michael B. Tabor Todd Pletcher $23,500 Empress of Midway 15 Daniel Kramer Doug O’Neill $32,000 Lucky for You 15 Michael B. Tabor Todd Pletcher $32,000 +Vero Amore 14 Swilcan Stables Robert Reid Jr. $55,000 +Katie’s Eyes 12 Ike and Dawn Thrash & Janet and Sam Alley Grant Forster $31,750 Fierce Boots 11 Bobby Flay Todd Pletcher $68,697 My Conquestadory 10 Conquest Stables LLC (Ernie Semersky) Mark Casse $415,908 Testa Rossi-FR 10 James Covello, Thomas Coleman & Doheny Racing Stable Chad Brown $415,000 +Artemis Agrotera 10 Chester & Mary Broman Sr. Michael Hushion $360,000 Tepin 10 Robert E. Masterson Mark Casse $306,184 +Ready to Act 10 Klaravich Stables, Inc. & William H. Lawrence Chad Brown $180,386 +Secret Compass 10 Westrock Stables LLC Bob Baffert $168,000 +Madly Truly 10 John C. Oxley Mark Casse $112,131 +Vexed 10 Claiborne Farm (Seth Hancock) & Adele B. Dilschneider Al Stall Jr. $111,938 Joint Return 10 Main Line Racing Stable John Servis $108,494 Aragorn Ami 10 Ivan Dalos Josie Carroll $60,000 +Honey Ride 10 Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Moss John Sadler $24,000 Shanon Nicole 10 Connie M. Apostelos Mike Maker $21,850 +Mary Rita 10 Fox Hill Farms, Inc. (Rick Porter) Larry Jones $16,000 +Camille Claudel 10 Sycamore Racing, LLC Trey Abbott III $15,667 Swiss Lake Yodeler 10 Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams Jerry Hollendorfer $13,000 She’s a Tiger 8 Dr. Mark DeDomenico LLC or Allen Aldrich or Stuart Downey, Lisa Hernandez & Phil Lebherz Jeff Bonde $710,000 Penwith 7 Darley Stable (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum et al) Kiaran McLaughlin $56,000 +Stonetastic 6 Stoneway Farm Kelly Breen $71,181 Taste Like Candy 5 Bad Boy Racing LLC & Whizway Farms Jerry Hollendorfer $148,250 +La Mejor Fiesta 5 Ice Wine Stable Wesley Ward $46,890 -more- Road to the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard Monday, April 14, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Rank Horse Points Owner(s) Trainer Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings +D’ya Knowwhatimean 5 Hotter Than H Racing Peter Miller $23,540 Courageous Julie 5 Zayat Stables, LLC (Ahmed Zayat) D. Wayne Lukas $19,500 +Saintly Joan 5 Steven T. Bajer, Gem, Inc. & Dustin O’Hara John O’Hara $18,500 Streaming 4 Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings Inc. (John Sikura) & Edward McGhee Bob Baffert $322,000 +Bahnah 4 Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch Bret Calhoun $166,500 Sweet Whiskey 4 Alto Racing, LLC Todd Pletcher $162,500 +Divine Beauty 4 Brereton C. Jones Larry Jones $55,000 Bird Maker 4 Marylou Whitney Stables LLC Ian Wilkes $41,120 +Unspurned 4 Christine Hayden Roger Attfield $37,285 +Flipcup 2 Team Penney Racing George Weaver $20,000 +Ketel Twist 2 Turf Stable (Rusty Jones) Bill Mott $15,286 +Concave 2 Reddam Racing LLC (J. Paul Reddam) Doug O’Neill $176,250 Arethusa 2 Darley Stable (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum et al) Eoin Harty $134,000 +Fascinating 2 Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. (John Sikura) & Bruce Lunsford Bob Baffert $90,000 +Battlefield Angel 2 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman et al) Wayne Catalano $41,000 +Crushed Velvet 2 Peachtree Stable (John Fort) Bob Baffert $24,000 Resistivity 2 Mike G. Rutherford Mark Casse $21,250 Express Model 2 L T B Inc. (Terri & Bernie Flint) & Hillerich Racing LLC (Ron Hillerich) Bernie Flint $16,500 +Morant Bay 2 Phillip Brooks Cary Brooks $16,026 Ireland 2 Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley) D. Wayne Lukas $11,850 +Fleet of Gold 2 LNJ Foxwoods Tony Dutrow $11,000 +Synapse 1 Glen C. Warren Andy Leggio Jr. $121,000 +Richies Party Girl 1 Wesley Ward & Richard Raven Wesley Ward $81,262 +Divided Attention 1 Darley Stable (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum et al) Kiaran McLaughlin $75,000 Please Explain 0 Niall Racing Tom Proctor $47,667 NOTE: Bold-face indicates horses that non-restricted graded stakes earnings after an audit from the previously issued Leaderboard on Saturday, April 6, 2014. + = Not Longines Kentucky Oaks Nominated TIEBREAKERS – If two or more horses have the same number of points, the tiebreaker is earnings in non-restricted stakes races. In the case of remaining ties, the additional starter(s) and/or also-eligible horses shall be determined by lot (aka a “shake”). IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGE – The March 1 Santa Ysabel at Santa Anita replaces the Las Virgenes in the first leg of the Kentucky Oaks Championship Series (Top 4 Points: 50-20-10-5). The Las Virgenes was moved from its traditional March position to Feb. 1. In turn, the Las Virgenes was added as a Kentucky Oaks Prep Season race (Top 4 Points: 10-4-2-1). DEAD-HEATS – In the event of a dead-heat (tie) in a “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” race, those horses will divide equally the points they would have received jointly had one beaten the other. ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY POINTS VS. MALES – If a filly wants to run in the Kentucky Derby she can, but she’ll have to earn her way into the field by accumulating points against open company just like the rest of the colts and geldings and be nominated to the Triple Crown. Additionally, any points earned by a filly in the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series against open company will be credited to her point total in the “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” series. SPLIT DIVISIONS – In the event a “Road to the Kentucky Oaks” race is split into divisions and each division awards its originally published purse money, points will be awarded as scheduled for each division. If the originally published purse is halved for each division, points will be halved as well. NOMINATIONS – Fillies born in 2011 were made eligible to run in this year’s Longines Kentucky Oaks with a $200 early payment due on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. A late period for nominations at $1,500 each will close Wednesday, April 9, 2014. A supplemental nomination of $30,000 may be made at the time of entry. In addition to the Oaks nomination fee, owners must pay $5,000 to enter the Oaks by 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, and an additional $5,000 to start. POST POSITION DRAW – The Longines Kentucky Oaks post position draw – a traditional “pill pull” in which horses’ entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine what stall a horse will break from the starting gate – will be held in the Churchill Downs’ Racing Office on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 11 a.m. ET. Up to 18 horses may enter the race and four horses can be listed as “also eligible” and would be ranked in order accordingly; they could draw into the field should any horse(s) be scratched before scratch time on Friday, May 2, 2014 at 9 a.m. ET. PRIZE MONEY – The Kentucky Oaks winner will receive a silver trophy plus an estimated $564,200 payday. A total of $182,000 will be awarded to the runner-up, $91,000 to third, $45,500 to fourth; $27,300 to fifth; and $10,000 each to sixth through last. BACKGROUND – Churchill Downs abandoned the graded stakes earnings criteria for the 2013 Longines Kentucky Oaks (used from 1986-2012) and proactively adopted a tiered point system to determine which horses would have preference for the 1 1/8-mile race. Today, a sliding scale of points is awarded to the Top 4 finishers in select races, and at the series’ end, the Top 14 point earners nominated to the Longines Kentucky Oaks get first crack to start in the Kentucky Derby’s sister race. -more- Road to the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard Monday, April 14, 2014 Page 3 of 3 2013-14 ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY OAKS 30 Races (14 Championship Series Races) Kentucky Oaks Prep Season (16 races) Sept. 7 Pocahontas Churchill Downs 1 1/16 Miles Untapable (10) Stonetastic (4) Rosalind (2) Milam (1) Sept. 28 Chandelier Santa Anita 1 1/16 Miles Secret Compass (10) She’s a Tiger (4) Fascinating (2) Harlington’s Rose (1) Oct. 4 Alcibiades Keeneland 1 1/16 Miles (S) My Conquestadory (10) Rosalind (4) Battlefield Angel (2) Who’s in Town (1) Oct. 5 Frizette Belmont Park 1 Mile Artemis Agrotera (10) Sweet Reason (4) Stopchargingmaria (2) Divided Attention (1) Oct. 5 Mazarine Woodbine 1 1/16 Miles (S) Madly Truly (10) Unspurned (4) Morant Bay (2) Spanish Flower (1) Nov. 1 BC Juvenile Fillies Santa Anita 1 1/16 Miles Ria Antonia (10) She’s a Tiger (4) Rosalind (2) Sweet Reason (1) Nov. 23 Delta Downs Princess Delta Downs 1 Mile Tepin (10) Bahnah (4) Concave (2) Synapse (1) Nov. 30 Demoiselle Aqueduct 1 1/8 Miles Stopchargingmaria (10) Got Lucky (4) Penwith (2) Lexi Morgan (1) Nov. 30 Golden Rod Churchill Downs 1 1/16 Miles Vexed (10) Bird Maker (4) Stonetastic (2) Naïve Enough (1) Jan. 4 Busanda Aqueduct 1 Mile 70 Yards Fierce Boots (10) Flipcup (4) Fleet of Gold (2) Ketel Twist (1) Jan. 4 Santa Ynez Santa Anita 6 ½ Furlongs Awesome Baby (10) Taste Like Candy (4) Crushed Velvet (2) Uzziel (1) Jan. 18 Silverbulletday Fair Grounds 1 Mile 70 Yards Unbridled Forever (10) Divine Beauty (4) Express Model (2) Army (1) Jan. 25 Forward Gal Gulfstream Park 7 Furlongs Onlyforyou (10) Aurelia’s Belle (4) Resistivity (2) My Dear Regina (1) Feb. 1 Busher Aqueduct 1 1/16 Miles Joint Return (10) Vero Amore (4) Ketel Twist (2) Fierce Boots (1) Feb. 1 Martha Washington Oaklawn Park 1 Mile Aragon Ami (10) Euphrosyne (4) Ireland (2) Cow Catcher (1) Feb. 1 Las Virgenes Santa Anita 1 Mile Fashion Plate (10) Streaming (4) Arethusa (2) Taste Like Candy (1) Date Race Racetrack Distance 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Kentucky Oaks Championship Series (14 races) Feb. 22 Davona Dale Gulfstream Park 1 1/16 Miles Onlyforyou (50) House Rules (20) Aurelia’s Belle (10) Penwith (5) Feb. 22 Rachel Alexandra Fair Grounds 1 1/16 Miles Untapable (50) Got Lucky (20) Shanon Nicole (10) Ria Antonia (5) Feb. 27 UAE Oaks Meydan Racecourse 1 3/16 Miles (S) Ihtimal-IRE (50) Feedyah (20) 4yo Mensoora-SAf (10) 4yo Magrooma-AUS (5) March 1 Santa Ysabel Santa Anita 1 1/16 Miles Awesome Baby (50) Artemis (20) Swiss Lake Yodeler (10) Saintly Joan (5) March 8 Honeybee Oaklawn Park 1 1/16 Miles Euphrosyne (50) Sugar Shock (20) Kiss Moon (10) Courageous Julie (5) March 22 Bourbonette Oaks Turfway Park 1 Mile (S) Aurelia’s Belle (50) Sloane Square (20) Katie’s Eyes (10) La Mejor Fiesta (5) March 23 Sunland Park Oaks Sunland Park 1 1/16 Miles Awesome Baby (50) DH-Empress of Midway (15) DH-Lucky for You (15) D’ya Knowwhatimean (5) March 29 Gulfstream Park Oaks Gulfstream Park 1 1/8 Miles In Tune (100) House Rules (40) America (20) Camille Claudel (10) March 29 Fair Grounds Oaks Fair Grounds 1 1/16 Miles Untapable (100) Fiftyshadesofgold (40) Unbridled Forever (20) Mary Rita (10) April 5 Santa Anita Oaks Santa Anita 1 1/16 Miles Fashion Plate (100) Ria Antonia (40) Bajan (20) Honey Ride (10) April 5 Gazelle Aqueduct 1 1/8 Miles My Miss Sophia (100) Got Lucky (40) Sweet Reason (20) Vero Amore (10) April 5 Ashland Keeneland 1 1/16 Miles (S) DH-Room Service (70) DH-Rosalind (70) Thank You Marylou (20) Testa Rossi-FR (10) April 5 Fantasy Oaklawn Park 1 1/16 Miles Sugar Shock (100) Kiss Moon (40) Euphrosyne (20) Stopcharingmaria (10) April 13 Beaumont Keeneland 7 Furlongs (S) Ready to Act (10) Sweet Whiskey (4) Katie’s Eyes (2) Richies Party Girl (1) Date Race Racetrack Distance 1st 2nd 3rd 4th -END-
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