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2017 Road To The Kentucky Oaks
The 2017 Road to the Kentucky Oaks is a points system by which three-year-old Filly, fillies qualified for the 2017 Kentucky Oaks, held on May 5. The point system replaced a previous qualifying system which was based on graded stakes earnings. Churchill Downs announced the schedule for the 2017 Road to the Kentucky Oaks on September 13, 2016. The only change from the 2016 Road to the Kentucky Oaks, 2016 season is that the Mazarine Stakes is no longer included, bringing the total number of races down to 30. Standings The following table shows the points earned in the eligible races. Farrell qualified first with 170 points, earned by winning the Golden Rod Stakes, Golden Rod, Silverbulletday Stakes, Silverbulletday, Rachel Alexandra Stakes, Rachel Alexandra and Fair Grounds Oaks. The Kentucky Oaks was won by Abel Tasman (horse), Abel Tasman, who qualified with 70 points by finishing second in the Santa Ysabel Stakes, Santa Ysabel and Santa Anita Oaks. * ''Winner of Kentucky Oaks in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filly
A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use: *In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old. *In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, the world of horse racing sets the cutoff age for fillies as five. Fillies are sexually mature by two and are sometimes bred at that age, but generally, they should not be bred until they themselves have stopped growing, usually by four or five.Ensminger, M. E. ''Horses and Horsemanship: Animal Agriculture Series.'' Sixth Edition. Interstate Publishers, 1990. p. 149-150 Some fillies may exhibit estrus as yearlings. The equivalent term for a male is a colt. When horses of either sex are less than one year, they are referred to as foals. Horses of either sex between one and two years old may be called yearlings. See also * Filly Triple Crown * Weanling A weanling is an animal that has just been weaned. The term is usually used to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |