What Is The Oaks Derby?

The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers 11⁄8 miles (1,800 m) at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds (55 kg). The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Churchill Downs each year.

What does oaks mean in horse racing?

Oaks, one of the English Classic horse races (along with the Derby, Saint Leger, Two Thousand Guineas, and One Thousand Guineas), an event for three-year-old fillies, established in 1779, and run over a 1.5-mile (about 2,400-metre) course at Epsom Downs, Surrey, also the site of the Derby.

What’s the difference between Derby and Oaks?

The Oaks is a gender-specific race, allowing only 3-year-old female horses, or fillies, to qualify and compete. The Derby, however, is open to eligible colts, geldings or fillies. While non-male horses are able to compete in the Kentucky Derby race, it’s an oddity in the sport.

Which horses run in the Oaks?

Longines Kentucky Oaks 149

How does a horse qualify for the Kentucky Oaks?

To be eligible to run in the Kentucky Oaks, a filly must earn sufficient points via the Road to the Kentucky Oaks and the owner must pay certain fees: specifically, a nomination fee, an entry fee and a starter fee.

What is the prize money for winning the Oaks?

The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies.
Epsom Oaks.

Has any jockey won the Oaks and the Derby?

On May 1, 2009, Borel won the Kentucky Oaks aboard Rachel Alexandra, only the second time since 1993 that a jockey has won the Oaks-Derby combo, and just the seventh time overall a jockey has accomplished this feat in the same year.

Can a gelding run in the Derby?

A total of 115 geldings have run in the Kentucky Derby since 1908 (records prior to 1908 are incomplete) and nine were post-time favorites (1876 winner Vagrant also was the favorite). The following is a list of geldings that started in the Kentucky Derby from 1908 to present.

Do male and female horses run against each other?

Both males and females race, sometimes even against each other. Speaking of racehorses, both males and females race. It’s rare for them to race together, but sometimes fillies and mares beat colts and stallions.

Which race is Oaks race?

The $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks is a premiere race for Thoroughbred three-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs, the female counterpart to the Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/8-mile event is offered the Friday before the Kentucky Derby, which takes place on the first Saturday in May every year.

What horses are in the Oaks 2022?

Finishing order for Kentucky Oaks 2022

• Secret Oath.
• Nest.
• Desert Dawn.
• Echo Zulu.
• Kathleen O.
• Shahama.
• Turnerloose.
• Cocktail Moments.

Is the Oaks race a race for colts or fillies?

First run in 1779, the Oaks at Epsom Downs is the second oldest of the five Classic races and for three-year-old fillies only. The 12^th Earl of Derby and some friends came up with the idea of running the race for fillies during a party at his estate, which was called The Oaks, on the outskirts of Epsom.

What does oak do to horses?

Acorns are poisonous to horses. This is because they contain toxic substances called Gallic Acid and Tannic Acid. These acids can cause liver, kidney and intestinal damage to horses eating acorns, oak leaves or branches.

Are Oaks all female horses?

Post time for the Kentucky Oaks is slated for 5:51 p.m. Friday. This is the 147th running of the race that brings together the 3-year-old female horses each year on the day before the Kentucky Derby. This race is a $1.25 million Grade 1 stakes race and awards the winning filly a garland of lilies.

What are the odds for the horses in the Kentucky Oaks?

The current odds maker for the Kentucky Oaks is Mike Battaglia, who has held the position of Churchill Downs odds maker since the mid-1970s.
The 2022 Kentucky Oaks Morning Line Odds.

What is the difference between the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby when are they?

The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year. The winner gets $750,000 of the $1,250,000 purse, and a large garland blanket of lilies, resulting in the nickname “Lillies for the Fillies.” A silver Kentucky Oaks Trophy is presented to the winner.

Who won Oaks 2022?

Secret Oath
Secret Oath (4-1) wins the 2022 Kentucky Oaks race at Churchill Downs on Friday afternoon. Jockeyed by Luis Saez and trained by D. Wayne Lukas, the filly won her third race of 2022.

How old are the horses in the Oaks?

3-year old
Friday, May 6th, 2022
The Longines Kentucky Oaks is America’s premier and most lucrative race for 3-year old fillies – female horses – held each year on the day before the Kentucky Derby.

How much do prize horses make?

Racing stallions, or male horses of breeding age, earn a “stud fee” for each broodmare (female horse) they breed with. The fees vary hugely but the very best stallions, with a winning history on the racetrack, can earn more than $100,000 each time. A select few can earn much more.

How much do jockeys make?

Jockeys are some of the original “gig workers” because they work as independent contractors. Rather than earn a salary, a jockey receives a “mounting fee” — often $50-$110 — for each race, riding sometimes eight races per day.

Has a black horse ever won the Kentucky Derby?

Black Gold (February 17, 1921 – January 18, 1928) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924.
Black Gold (horse)