Kentucky Oaks

Kentucky Oaks
Grade 1 race
Lilies for the Fillies
LocationChurchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Inaugurated1875
Race typeThoroughbred
WebsiteRace webpage
Race information
Distance1+18 miles
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualification3-year-old fillies
Weight121 lb (55 kg)
Purse$1.5 million
1st: $846,300[1]

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 1+18 miles (1,800 m) at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds (55 kg). The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year. The winner gets $846,300 of the $1,500,000 purse, and a large garland blanket of lilies, resulting in the nickname "Lilies for the Fillies." A silver Kentucky Oaks Trophy is presented to the winner.

  1. ^ "Churchill Downs Charts". equibase.com. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.