2020 Road to the Kentucky Oaks

Last updated August 18, 2024

The 2020 Road to the Kentucky Oaks is a points system by which Thoroughbred fillies will qualify for the 2020 Kentucky Oaks, which will be held on September 4 (rescheduled from the traditional first Saturday in May due to the coronavirus pandemic). The field for the Kentucky Oaks, the filly equivalent of the Kentucky Derby, is limited to fourteen horses, with up to four "also eligible" horses in case of a late withdrawal from the field.

Originally, the 30 races in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks were to be held from September 2019 (when the fillies are age two) through April 2020 (when they have turned three). However, in March 2020, the growing coronavirus pandemic prompted the cancellation of several prep races, and the rescheduling of the Oaks itself. Churchill Downs is currently considering adding more qualifying races to the series with points to be determined.^[1] The top four finishers in the specified races earn points, with the highest point values awarded in the major preparatory races. Earnings in non-restricted stakes act as a tie breaker.

Fillies who instead wish to enter the Kentucky Derby have to earn the necessary points in the races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby: points earned on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks are not transferable. However, if a filly does earn qualifying points for the Derby by racing in open company, those points also count towards qualifying for the Oaks.^[2]

Standings

The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races for the main series as of May 2,2020^[update]. ^[3]

Rank	Horse	Points	Owner	Trainer	Eligible Earnings^[2]^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Ref
1	Swiss Skydiver	310	Peter J. Callahan	Kenneth G. McPeek	$386,820	^[4]
2	Bonny South	100	Juddmonte Farms	Brad H. Cox	$240,000	^[5]
3	Finite	80	Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, Thomas J. Reiman, William Dickson, Debo Easter	Steve Asmussen	$540,349	^[6]
4	Shedaresthedevil	70	Flurry Racing Stables LLC, Qatar Racing Limited & Big Aut Farms	Brad H. Cox	$265,600	^[7]
5	Donna Veloce	62	Kaleem Shah Inc., Susan Magnier, Michael B. Tabor & Derrick Smith	Simon Callaghan	$460,000	^[8]
6	Tonalist's Shape	60	Slam Dunk Racing, Dough Branham, Legacy Ranch, Inc.	Saffie A. Joseph Jr.	$258,680	^[9]
7	Water White	54	E.V. Racing Stable	Rudy R. Rodriguez	$175,375	^[10]
8	British Idiom	50	Michael Dubb, Elkstone Group, Madaket Stables & Bethlehem Stables	Brad H. Cox	$1,400,000	^[11]
not nominated	Down on Da Bayou	50	Hamdan Al Maktoum	S. Bin Ghadayer	$200,000	^[12]
9	Venetian Harbor	50	Ciaglia Racing LLC, Highland Yard & River Oak Farm	Richard Baltas	$200,000	^[13]
10	Lucrezia	50	Edward A. Seltzer & Beverly S. Anderson	Arnaud Delacour	$131,200	^[14]
11	Tempers Rising	47	Mark H. Stanley & Nancy W. Stanley	Dallas Stewart	$107,000	^[15]
12	Lake Avenue	35	Godolphin	Bill Mott	$171,989	^[16]
injured^[17]	Bast	34	Baoma Corp	Bob Baffert	$840,000	^[18]
13	Alta's Award	30	Ed & Susie Orr	Steve Asmussen	$72,000	^[7]
not nominated	Dubai Love	20	Godolphin	Saeed Bin Suroor	$200,000	^[12]
not nominated	Queen of God	20	Winners Circle Racing Stable	Mike Maker	$124,504	^[19]
14	Antoinette	20	Godolphin	Bill Mott	$95,000	^[5]
not nominated	Kansas Kis	20	Perrine Time Thoroughbreds	Raymond Handal	$54,639	^[10]
15	Spice Is Nice	20	Lawana L. & Robert E. Low	Todd Pletcher	$43,980	^[9]
16	Speech	20	Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners	Michael McCarthy	$20,000	^[20]
17	Motu	16	Susan Moulton, David A. Bernsen LLC & Magdalena Racing	Kenneth G. McPeek	$98,200	^[21]
18	Wicked Whisper	10	Alex & JoAnn Lieblong	Steve Asmussen	$280,000	^[22]
19	Lazy Daisy	10	ERJ Racing, Great Friends Stable, Tom Mansor	Doug O'Neill	$159,169	^[23]
20	Serein	10	Koji Maeda	Matsunaga, M	$157,520	^[12]
injured^[24]	Taraz	10	Juddmonte Farms	Brad H. Cox	$138,000	^[25]
21	Harvey's Lil Goil	10	Estate of Harvey A. Clarke & Paul Braverman	Bill Mott	$55,889	^[26]
not nominated	Panthera Onca	10	Narola LLC	Brad H. Cox	$50,000	^[10]
22	Dream Marie	10	Miracle's International Trading, Inc.	Matthew Williams	$21,200	^[9]
23	Storie Blue	10	Don Alberto Stable	Bob Baffert	$12,000	^[20]
not nominated	Bajan Girl	10	Robert Slack & Daniel Walters	Rohan Crichton	$9,300	^[4]
24	Pass the Plate	8	Silverton Hill LLC	Paul McGee	$35,700	^[19]
25	Perfect Alibi	6	Tracy Farmer	Mark Casse	$512,500	^[11]
26	Comical	5	ERJ Racing, Gary Barber, Dave Kenney, Madaket Stables & Westside Racing	Doug O'Neill	$203,851	^[18]
27	Gingham	5	Sarah Kelly & Jane Wiltz	Bob Baffert	$58,000	^[27]
not nominated	Ascot Brass (SWE)	5	Stall Valley	Niels Petersen	$20,000	^[12]
not nominated	Queen Bridget	5	Mary Ann Gould	John Ortiz	$15,000	^[7]
28	Reluctant Bride	5	D P Racing LLC & Patrick L. Biancone Racing LLC	Patrick L. Biancone	$10,600	^[9]
29	Paige Anne	5	Elie Feghali, Lori R. Feghali & Mark Mathiesen	Simon Callaghan	$6,000	^[20]
30	Frank's Rockette	4	Frank Fletcher Racing	Bill Mott	$236,035	^[22]
31	Maedean	4	Courtlandt Farms	Mark Hennig	$136,500	^[16]
32	K P Dreamin	4	Karl Pergola	Jeff Mullins	$96,000	^[18]
33	His Glory	4	Ben & Shelia Rollins	Tom Amoss	$56,350	^[23]
34	Ursula	4	Mt. Brilliant Stable LLC & Orrin Ingram	Michael Stidham	$48,000	^[15]
35	Auberge	4	Speedway Stable LLC	Bob Baffert	$40,000	^[28]
36	Turtle Trax	4	Brereton C. Jones	Ian R. Wilkes	$30,730	^[14]
37	O Seraphina	4	Scott Dilworth, Evan Dilworth, Randy & Susan Andrews	Joe Sharp	$30,000	^[25]
	Street of Dreams	4	Lothenbach Stables, Inc.	Ian R. Wilkes	$29,700	^[29]
38	Impeccable Style	4	Gainesway Stable, Catalyst Stable, Paul McInnis, Patty Slevin LLC & Magdalena Racing	Kenny McPeek	$20,100	^[19]
39	Portrait	3	LNJ Foxwoods	Brad H. Cox	$25,400	^[15]
40	Laura's Light	2	Gary Barber	Peter Miller	$136,370	^[19]
41	High on Gin	2	Jerry Caroom	Carl J. Deville	$112,444	^[25]
42	Lady Glamour	2	Inga Demeritte	Larry W. Demeritte	$67,030	^[21]
43	Slam Dunk	2	Magic Cap Stables	Rodolphe Brisset	$48,000	^[22]
44	Stellar Sound	2	Don Alberto Stable	Bob Baffert	$42,000	^[13]
45	Alandra	2	Helen Alexander & Helen Groves	C. R. McGaughey III	$41,500	^[11]
not nominated	Blame Debbie	2	Courtlandt Farms	H. Graham Motion	$30,000	^[16]
	Golden Principle	2	Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, Paul Weitman	Bob Baffert	$24,000	^[28]
46	Nikki and Papa	2	Ron Paolucci Racing, LLC, Todd Cady, Leigh Anderson-Butler, Jeffrey Lambert, Steve Melen, Nydia M. Sigband	Robert B. Hess Jr.	$16,850	^[29]
47	FiftyShays OfGreen	2	Leonard C. Green & Sean Shay	John Servis	$14,000	^[26]
	Princesinha Julia	1	Three Chimneys Farm, LLC	Steve Asmussen	$67,500	^[25]
	Gone Glimmering	1	Sandra New & Aaron Haberman	Tom Amoss	$20,000	^[11]
not nominated	Fujairah	1	Three Rivers Stable Inc	Carlos A. David	$35,244	^[29]
not nominated	Orquidias Biz	1	Gulliver Racing LLC	Jeff Mullins	$32,500	^[28]
48	Ice Princess	1	Flying P Stable, R.A. Hill Stable, Come Racing Stable	Danny Gargan	$24,889	^[22]
	Been Studying Her	1	KMN Racing	Dan Ward	$18,000	^[18]
not nominated	She Can't Sing	1	Lothenbach Stables, Inc	Chris M. Block	$16,050	^[21]
	Critical Value	1	Ten Strike Racing	Jeremiah C. Englehart	$15,000	^[16]
	Go Big Blue Nation	1	Cannon Thoroughbreds, LLC	Michael W. McCarthy	$12,000	^[13]
not nominated	Persisto	1	Cavallino Racing LLC & Team USA Thoroughbreds	Kelly J. Breen	$9,750	^[26]
not nominated	Blood Curdling	1	PTK, LLC	Dane Kobiskie	$9,700	^[23]

Did not qualify/Not nomininated/Injured/Bypassing the race in gray

Race results

The dates for some upcoming races shown below are based on the placement in the racing calendar from 2018/2019. Similarly, the purses shown for upcoming races are based on the amounts from the previous year and will be updated when finalized.

Prep season

Kentucky Oaks prep season
Race	Distance	Purse	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Ref
Pocahontas	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Churchill Downs	Sep 14, 2019	Lazy Daisy	His Glory	Portrait	Blood Curdling	^[23]
Chandelier	1+1⁄16 miles	$300,000	Santa Anita	Sep 27, 2019	Bast	Comical	K P Dreamin	Been Studying Her	^[18]
Alcibiades	1+1⁄16 miles	$400,000	Keeneland	Oct 4, 2019	British Idiom	Perfect Alibi	Alandra	Gone Glimmering	^[11]
Frizette	1 mile	$400,000	Belmont	Oct 6, 2019	Wicked Whisper	Frank's Rockette	Slam Dunk	Ice Princess	^[22]
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies	1+1⁄16 miles	$2,000,000	Santa Anita	Nov 2, 2019	British Idiom	Donna Veloce	Bast	Perfect Alibi	^[8]
Golden Rod	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Churchill Downs	Nov 30, 2019	Finite	Motu	Lady Glamour	She Can't Sing	^[21]
Demoiselle	1+1⁄8 miles	$250,000	Aqueduct	Dec 7, 2019	Lake Avenue	Maedean	Blame Debbie	Critical Value	^[16]
Starlet	1+1⁄16 miles	$300,000	Los Alamitos	Dec 7, 2019	Bast	Donna Veloce	KP Dreamin	Gingham	^[27]
Santa Ynez	6+1⁄2 furlongs	$125,000	Santa Anita	Jan 5, 2020	Bast	Auberge	Golden Principal	Orquidias Biz	^[28]
Silverbulletday	1 mile 70 yards	$150,000	Fair Grounds	Jan 18, 2020	Finite	Ursula	Tempers Rising	Portrait	^[15]
Forward Gal	7 furlongs	$200,000	Gulfstream	Feb 1, 2020	Tonalist's Shape	Street of Dreams	Nikki and Papa	Fujairah	^[29]
Martha Washington	1 mile	$125,000	Oaklawn	Feb 1, 2020	Taraz	O Seraphina	High on Gin	Princesinha Julia	^[25]
Busanda	1 mile 70 yards	$100,000	Aqueduct	Feb 2, 2020	Harvey's Lil Goil	Water White	Fiftyshays Ofgreen	Persisto	^[26]
Las Virgenes	1 mile	$300,000	Santa Anita	Feb 8, 2020	Venetian Harbor	Gingham	Stellar Sound	Go Big Blue Nation	^[13]
Suncoast Stakes	1 mile 40 yards	$150,000	Tampa Bay	Feb 8, 2020	Lucrezia	Turtle Trax	Motu	Comical	^[14]
Note: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 point, except the Juvenile Fillies, for which the points are doubled

Championship series events

Race	Distance	Purse	Track	Date	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Ref
Rachel Alexandra	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Fair Grounds	Feb 15, 2020	Finite	British Idiom	Swiss Skydiver	Tempers Rising	^[6]
UAE Oaks	1,900 metres (~1+3⁄16 miles)	$250,000	Meydan	Feb 20, 2019	Down on Da Bayou	Dubai Love	Serein	Ascot Brass	^[12]
Davona Dale	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Gulfstream	Mar 1, 2020	Tonalist's Shape	Spice Is Nice	Dream Marie	Reluctant Bride	^[9]
Busher	1+1⁄16 miles	$125,000	Aqueduct	Mar 7, 2020	Water White	Kansas Kis	Panthera Onca	Lake Avenue	^[10]
Honeybee	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Oaklawn	Mar 7, 2020	Shedaresthedevil	Alta's Award	Motu	Queen Bridget	^[7]
Santa Ysabel Stakes	1+1⁄16 miles	$100,000	Santa Anita Park	Mar 8, 2020	Donna Veloce	Speech	Storie Blue	Paige Anne	^[20]
Sunland Park Oaks	1+1⁄16 miles	$200,000	Sunland	Mar 22, 2020	Cancelled^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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	$400,000	Fair Grounds	Mar 21, 2020	Bonny South	Tempers Rising	Antionette	Finite	^[5]
Gulfstream Oaks	1+1⁄16 miles	$250,000	Gulfstream	Mar 28, 2020	Swiss Skydiver	Lucrezia	Lake Avenue	Bajan Girl	^[4]
Gazelle	1+1⁄8 miles	$300,000	Aqueduct	Postponed^[31]
Ashland	1+1⁄16 miles	$500,000	Keeneland	Apr 4, 2020	Speech	Venetian Harbor	Envoutante	Bonny South
Fantasy ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	1+1⁄16 miles	$600,000	Oaklawn	May 1, 2020	Swiss Skydiver	Venetian Harbor	Shedaresthedevil	Alta's Award	^[33]
Santa Anita Oaks	1+1⁄16 miles	$400,000	Santa Anita	June 6, 2020^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Swiss Skydiver	Speech	Merneith	Regal Beauty	^[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
Bourbonette Oaks	1 mile	$100,000	Turfway	Mar 14, 2020	Queen of God	Pass the Plate	Impeccable Style	Laura's Light	^[19]
Beaumont	7 furlongs	$150,000	Keeneland	Apr 5, 2020	Cancelled^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Bourbonette Oaks: 1st=20 points; 2nd=8 points; 3rd=4 points; 4th=2 points Beaumont Stakes: 1st=10 points; 2nd=4 points; 3rd=2 points; 4th=1 points

Extended series events

The following preliminary list of races have been announced for the extension of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. These races have been added to the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Oaks as a result of the Oaks being run in September instead of May.

Dogwood Stakes (20-8-4-2)

1: Four Graces, 2: Edgeway, 3: Bayerness, 4: Lady Glamour

Acorn Stakes (G1, 50-20-10-5)

1: Gamine, 2: Pleasant Orb, 3: Water White, 4: Lucrezia

Delaware Oaks (G3, 50-20-10-5)

1: Project Whiskey 2: Dream Marie 3: Princess Cadey 4: Piece of My Heart

Indiana Oaks (G3, 20-8-4-2)

1: Shedaresthedevil 2: Impeccable Style 3: Bayerness 4: Fire Coral

Beaumont Stakes (G3, 20-8-4-2)

1: Four Graces 2: Sconsin 3: Turtle Trax 4: Wicked Whisper

Ashland Stakes (G1, 100-40-20-10)

1: Speech 2: Venetian Harbor 3: Envoutante 4: Bonny South

Coaching Club American Oaks (G1, 100-40-20-10) Saratoga, July 18

1: Paris Lights 2: Crystal Ball 3: Antoinette 4: Tonalist's Shape

Monmouth Oaks (G3, 50-20-10-5) Monmouth Park, August 1

1: Hopeful Growth 2: Project Whiskey 3: Eve of War 4: Dream Marie

Audubon Oaks (10-4-2-1)

1: Mundaye Call 2: Ocean Breeze 3: Sconsin 4: Truth Hurts

Alabama Stakes (G1, 100-40-20-10) Saratoga, August 15

1: Swiss Skydiver 2: Bonny South 3: Harvey's Lil Goil 4: Envoutante

Notes

↑ Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings, used as a tie-breaker
↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States the administration of Sunland Park cancelled the event^[30]
↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States the administration of Oaklawn Park moved the Fantasy Stakes to May 1 and lowered the purse^[32]
↑ Originally scheduled for 4 April but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the administration of the track with instructions received from Los Angeles County Health Department postponed racing at Santa Anita until further notice^[34]
↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States the administration of Keeneland cancelled the Spring meeting between April 2–24 including the Blue Grass Stakes^[36]

Citations

↑ "The 146th Kentucky Derby Moved to Sept. 5". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
1 2 "2020 Leaderboard - January 1 update" (PDF). www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
↑ "Oaks Leaderboard - May 2" (PDF). Kentucky Derby. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
1 2 3 "Chart of the Gulfstream Oaks". Equibase. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
1 2 3 "Chart of the Fair Grounds Oaks". Equibase. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
1 2 "Chart of the Rachel Alexandra". Equibase. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Honeybee S". Equibase. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
1 2 "Chart of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies". Equibase. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of Davona Dale". Equibase. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Busher S". Equibase. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 "Chart for the Alcibiades Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the UAE Oaks". Racing TV. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Las Virgenes". Equibase. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
1 2 3 "Chart of the Suncoast". Equibase. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Silverbulletday". Equibase. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the Demoiselle". Equibase. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
↑ "Bast Retired Due To Soft Tissue Injury". Paulick Report. Paulick Report. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the Chandlier". Equibase. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the Bourbonette Oaks". Equibase. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Santa Ysabel". Equibase. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Golden Rod". Equibase. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the Frizette Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Pocahontas". Equibase. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
↑ "Stakes-Winning Filly Taraz Suffers Catastrophic Injury". Bloodhorse. Bloodhorse. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the Martha Washington S". Equibase. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Busanda". Equibase. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
1 2 "Chart of the Starlet". Equibase. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Santa Ynez". Equibase. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Forward Gal". Equibase. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
↑ BloodHorse Staff (15 March 2020). "Maryland, New Mexico Close Tracks, Simulcast Facilities". BloodHorse.com.
↑ McKenna, Pat (28 March 2020). "Aqueduct Racetrack to serve as temporary hospital amid COVID-19 pandemic". NYRA. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
↑ BloodHorse Staff (20 March 2020). "Oaklawn Park Moves Fantasy Stakes to May 1". BloodHorse.com.
↑ "Chart of the Fantasy Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
↑ Crosby, Claire; King, Byron (28 March 2020). "Health Department Order Suspends Racing at Santa Anita". BloodHorse.com.
↑ "Chart of the Santa Anita Oaks". Equibase. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
↑ BloodHorse Staff (16 March 2020). "Keeneland Cancels 2020 Spring Meet". BloodHorse.com.

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The 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2023 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 6. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field. There were three separate paths for horses to take to qualify for the Derby: the main Road consisting of races in North America, the Japan Road consisting of four races in Japan, and the European road consisting of seven races in England, Ireland and France. The top five finishers in the specified races received points, with higher points awarded in the major prep races in March and April. Earnings in non-restricted stakes races acted as a tie breaker.

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[4] Non-Restricted Stakes Earnings, used as a tie-breaker

[32] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States the administration of Sunland Park cancelled the event^[30]

[35] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States the administration of Oaklawn Park moved the Fantasy Stakes to May 1 and lowered the purse^[32]

[38] Originally scheduled for 4 April but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the administration of the track with instructions received from Los Angeles County Health Department postponed racing at Santa Anita until further notice^[34]

[41] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States the administration of Keeneland cancelled the Spring meeting between April 2–24 including the Blue Grass Stakes^[36]

[KDMoved-1] "The 146th Kentucky Derby Moved to Sept. 5". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[Leaderboard-2] 1 2 "2020 Leaderboard - January 1 update" (PDF). www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[Official_rankings-3] "Oaks Leaderboard - May 2" (PDF). Kentucky Derby. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[GulfstreamOaks-5] 1 2 3 "Chart of the Gulfstream Oaks". Equibase. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

[FairGroundsOaks-6] 1 2 3 "Chart of the Fair Grounds Oaks". Equibase. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[RachelAlexandra-7] 1 2 "Chart of the Rachel Alexandra". Equibase. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[Honeybee-8] 1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Honeybee S". Equibase. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

[BCJF-9] 1 2 "Chart of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies". Equibase. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

[DavonaDale-10] 1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of Davona Dale". Equibase. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

[Busher-11] 1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Busher S". Equibase. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

[Alcibiades-12] 1 2 3 4 5 "Chart for the Alcibiades Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[UAEOaks-13] 1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the UAE Oaks". Racing TV. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[LasVirgenes-14] 1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Las Virgenes". Equibase. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[Suncoast-15] 1 2 3 "Chart of the Suncoast". Equibase. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[Silverbulletday-16] 1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Silverbulletday". Equibase. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[Demoiselle-17] 1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the Demoiselle". Equibase. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

[Bast_Injury-18] "Bast Retired Due To Soft Tissue Injury". Paulick Report. Paulick Report. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[Chandelier-19] 1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the Chandlier". Equibase. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[BourbonetteOaks-20] 1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the Bourbonette Oaks". Equibase. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[SantaYsabel-21] 1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Santa Ysabel". Equibase. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[GoldenRod-22] 1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Golden Rod". Equibase. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[Frizette-23] 1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the Frizette Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

[Pocahontas-24] 1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Pocahontas". Equibase. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

[Taraz_Injury-25] "Stakes-Winning Filly Taraz Suffers Catastrophic Injury". Bloodhorse. Bloodhorse. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[MarthaWashington-26] 1 2 3 4 5 "Chart of the Martha Washington S". Equibase. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

[Busanda-27] 1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Busanda". Equibase. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[Starlet-28] 1 2 "Chart of the Starlet". Equibase. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

[SantaYnez-29] 1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Santa Ynez". Equibase. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[ForwardGal-30] 1 2 3 4 "Chart of the Forward Gal". Equibase. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

[31] BloodHorse Staff (15 March 2020). "Maryland, New Mexico Close Tracks, Simulcast Facilities". BloodHorse.com.

[AqueductClosing-33] McKenna, Pat (28 March 2020). "Aqueduct Racetrack to serve as temporary hospital amid COVID-19 pandemic". NYRA. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

[Arkansas_Derby-34] BloodHorse Staff (20 March 2020). "Oaklawn Park Moves Fantasy Stakes to May 1". BloodHorse.com.

[FantasyStakes-36] "Chart of the Fantasy Stakes". Equibase. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[SantaAnita_Suspended-37] Crosby, Claire; King, Byron (28 March 2020). "Health Department Order Suspends Racing at Santa Anita". BloodHorse.com.

[SantaAnitaOaks-39] "Chart of the Santa Anita Oaks". Equibase. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[KeenelandCancels-40] BloodHorse Staff (16 March 2020). "Keeneland Cancels 2020 Spring Meet". BloodHorse.com.

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