Kentucky Oaks Betting Odds 2024

Always run on the first Friday in May – or the day before the Kentucky Derby – the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks is one of the signature races at the famed Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Kentucky, and arguably the most notable race in the country for three-year-old fillies. Each year, the event attracts a crowd nearly equal that of the Kentucky Derby and is broadcast on national television. Kentucky Oaks odds aren’t yet available as the event is way down the line. 

Like the Derby, the Oaks was inaugurated in 1875 and has been run every year thereafter without interruption. The Oaks is run at the mile and one-eighth distance and carries a purse of $1,250,000. It also goes by the moniker “Lillies for the Fillies” due to the fact that the winning filly will be draped with a garland of lilies.

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Kentucky Oaks Odds 2024

Here are the latest Kentucky Oaks Future odds, but we don’t know the horses that are expected to run yet. We cannot confirm at this stage who will definitely run. The odds for the 2024 Kentucky Oaks are down below and will be updated when they become available.

Kentucky Oaks Winners Odds

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Kentucky Oaks Odds and Post Positions

Post positions for the Kentucky Oaks have not been drawn yet. The field for the Kentucky Oaks is expected to be finalized on Monday, April 26. That day the post positions will be drawn as well.

Until then, as you plan to bet on the Kentucky Oaks, make sure to watch the news about the contenders. That includes favorites like Travel Column, Malathaat, Crazy Beautiful, Search Results, and Clairiere, as well as longshots like Pauline’s Pearl and Millefeuille. Churchill Downs posts video of gallops and morning workouts, which can help you see how possible Kentucky Oaks entries are training.

Kentucky Oaks Betting

As the featured event of the day, the Kentucky Oaks usually signifies the final leg of multirace exotic bets such as the Pick 4 and Pick 6. It is also the first leg of the Oaks/Derby Double, followed by the next day’s Kentucky Derby. In addition, the Oaks features the full array of conventional and exotic bets with large pools generated from the heavy volume of wagering interest from around North America.

prelude to one of the biggest racing days of the year, the Kentucky Oaks is a gargantuan event in its own right. From massive on-track crowds to massive wagering pools, the Oaks gives players a chance to play at the highest level for the highest prizes. Past Kentucky Oaks winners include some of the very best fillies to ever grace the track from Modesty (1884), to Wistful (1949), to Susan’s Girl (1972), to Rachel Alexandra (2009). The Kentucky Oaks rivals the Kentucky Derby in terms of anticipation and excitement.

As the track does with the Derby, Churchill Downs offers “future” bets on possible Oaks in the winter months leading up to the race.

Kentucky Oaks Picks

The mile and an eighth distance of the Kentucky Oaks is often limiting for many three-year-old fillies. Thus, a Kentucky Oaks handicapper beginning a careful analysis of the Kentucky Oaks contenders is well-served to focus on the issue stamina. Unlike the Kentucky Derby, horses based on the West Coast have not fared as well in the Oaks in recent years. Since 2000, only four winners hailed from a California-based barn. East coast-based trainers Larry Jones and Todd Pletcher have each captured the Oaks three times in that span, with Steve Asmussen winning twice.

Make sure to study the field for your 2024 Kentucky Oaks.

Kentucky Oaks Results

Recent Oaks winners have gone on to prove themselves as historically brilliant fillies. Rachel Alexandra’s tour de force in 2009 was the filly’s coming out party as an elite talent. The Hal Wiggins trainee romped by a jaw-dropping 20 1/4-lengths while being guided to the wire by Calvin Borel in a canter. The superstar filly was sold privately following the race with Steve Asmussen taking over the training duties.

Rachel Alexandra would defeat Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in the Preakness in her next start, making her the first filly to win that race in 85 years. Later in her three-year-old season, Rachel Alexandra would become the first filly or mare to win the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes – a race for older males. She was named the 2009 Horse of the Year.

More recently, at the 2019 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, the race was won by Serengeti Empress with a time of 1:50.17. Serengeti Empress took the lead early on and never looked back, running an excellent race under Jockey Jose Ortiz. She was closely followed by Liora and Lady Apple.

Monomoy Girl, who won in 2018, has gone on to be one of the great fillies of her generation, and is still headlining Grade 1 races in 2021. Her battle with Wonder Gadot in the stretch of the Kentucky Oaks will be remembered for a long time.

The last five Kentucky Oaks winners and their payouts are:

  • 2020 – Shedaresthedevil: $32.20
  • 2019 – Serengeti Empress: $28.00
  • 2018 – Monomoy Girl: $7.20
  • 2017 – Abel Tasman: $20.40
  • 2016: Cathryn Sophia: $11.40

Kentucky Oaks History

The Kentucky Oaks was first run in 1875 as a sister race to the inaugural Kentucky Derby and also as an American version of the Epsom Oaks in England. That race is considered the ultimate race for sophomore fillies in the world. Now, the Kentucky Oaks generally has more attendance than any races in the country save for the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. It even draws more of a crowd than the Breeders’ Cup or Belmont Stakes.

Locally, the Kentucky Oaks is a race that brings out more of Kentucky’s social elite than the Derby. It is a day about glamour and fashion more than horse racing. That doesn’t mean people don’t bet on the Kentucky Oaks; it annually draws more handle than most races, and handicapping the Kentucky Oaks is paramount.

The Kentucky Oaks has been run at four different distances. It was 1 1/2 miles until 1890, then 1 1/4 miles until 1895. It was shortened all the way to 1 1/16 miles until 1919 but has been 1 1/8 miles from 1920-1941 and since 1982. The speed record is 1:48.64, completed by Bird Town in 2003. Rachel Alexandra has the largest win margin at more than 20 lengths in 2009.

The most wins by a trainer are five, for Woody Stephens. Two jockeys have won the race four times each: Eddie Arcaro and Manuel Ycaza. Calumet Farm has the most wins as an owner with six. Jockey Rosie Napravnik is the only female rider to win it; she did so twice. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas has won the Oaks four times, and trainers Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher, and Larry Jones have won it three times each.

The longest shot to ever win the Kentucky Oaks was Lemons Forever in 2006. She paid an astonishing $96.20.

Two recent Oaks winners have come back to win Triple Crown races over males. 2007 winner Rags to Riches came right back to win the Belmont Stakes (G1) over males, including Horse of the Year Curlin. 2009 winner Rachel Alexandra came back to win the Preakness Stakes (G1) over fan favorite and Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird.

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The Kentucky Oaks often goes to a filly with some speed, who can either control the pace or sit just off of it and make a run. There have been fillies who win from well off the leaders, but not as often. The average Kentucky Oaks payout is around $20 for a $2 bet. Keeneland and the Fair Grounds produce the most winners of the Kentucky Oaks in the last decade, followed by Santa Anita.

Check back for Kentucky Oaks expert picks, as well as Kentucky Oaks’ online betting information.

Qualifying for the Kentucky Oaks is done by gaining points in certain races throughout the spring. Every winter, Churchill Downs puts out the list of qualifying races around the country, and how much each race is worth. For example, races like the Santa Anita Oaks are worth 100 points to the winner, guaranteeing a spot in the Oaks.

Famous Kentucky Oaks winners include Rachel Alexandra (2009), Rags to Riches (2007), Hall of Famer Silverbulletday (1999), Seaside Attraction (1990 over the great Go for Wand), Open Mind in 1989, Davona Dale in 1979. Kentucky Oaks winners who went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) include Monomoy Girl, Untapable, Ashado, and Princess Rooney.