The 14-horse field is set for Kentucky Oaks 2025 and Good Cheer is the 6-5 morning line favorite. Brad Cox’s filly is a perfect 6-for-6 and is 3-for-3 under the Twin Spires.
I covered all of the road to Kentucky Oaks prep races on my YouTube Channel, and through all 32 points races, my top choices had 15 wins, 4 runner-up finishes, and 4 show finishes. Two of my top choices scratched, so I was officially 15-for-30 on the road to the Oaks.
Kentucky Oaks Field:
1 – Early On (30-1)
2 – Simply Joking (10-1)
3 – Fondly (30-1)
4 – Drexel Hill (30-1)
5 – Quickick (30-1)
6 – Ballerina d’Oro (10-1)
7 – La Cara (6-1)
8 – Five G (12-1)
9 – Tenma (12-1)
10 – Take Charge Milady (12-1)
11 – Good Cheer (6-5)
12 – Anna’s Promise (30-1)
13 – Bless the Broken (30-1)
14 – Quietside (8-1)
Kentucky Oaks 2025 Points Race Results
Pocahontas (10-5-3-2-1) – Sep. 16 – Winner: La Cara ($12.72)
Alcibiades (10-5-3-2-1) – Oct. 6 – Winner: Immersive ($5.34)
Frizette (10-5-3-2-1) – Oct. 7 – Winner: Scottish Lassie ($15.00)
Oak Leaf (10-5-3-2-1) – Oct. 7 – Winner: Non Compliant ($4.00)
Rags to Riches (10-5-3-2-1) – Oct. 29 – Winner: Good Cheer ($3.48)
BC Juvenile Fillies (30-15-9-6-3) – Nov. 3 – Winner: Immersive ($6.00)
Golden Rod (10-5-3-2-1) – Nov. 30 – Winner: Good Cheer ($3.32)
Demoiselle (10-5-3-2-1) – Dec. 7 – Winner: Muhimma ($2.80)
Starlet (10-5-3-2-1) – Dec. 7 – Winner: Tenma ($7.00)
Untapable (10-5-3-2-1) – Dec. 21 – Winner: Her Laugh ($11.00)
Sant Ynez (10-5-3-2-1) – Jan. 5 – Winner: Look Forward ($5.40)
Busanda (20-10-6-4-2) – Jan. 18 – Winner: Running Away ($5.10)
Silverbulletday (20-10-6-4-2) – Jan. 18 – Winner: Simply Joking ($5.40)
Martha Washington (20-10-6-4-2) – Jan. 25 – Winner: Take Charge Milady ($7.20)
Forward Gal (20-10-6-4-2) – Feb. 1 – Winner: Eclatant ($10.00)
Las Virgenes (20-10-6-4-2) – Feb. 2 – Winner: Tenma ($2.40)
Suncoast (20-10-6-4-2) – Feb. 8 – Winner: La Cara ($9.20)
Rachel Alexandra (50-25-15-10-5) – Feb. 15 – Winner: Good Cheer ($2.10)
Sunland Park Oaks (20-10-6-4-2) – Feb. 16 – Winner: Runnin N Gunnin ($13.80)
Cincinnati Trophy (20-10-6-4-2) – Feb. 21 – Winner: White Rocks ($13.30)
UAE Oaks (50-25-15-10-5) – Feb. 21 – Winner: Queen Azteca
Honeybee (50-25-15-10-5) – Feb. 23 – Winner: Quietside ($22.40)
Busher (50-25-15-10-5) – March 1 – Winner: Drexel Hill ($12.00)
Davona Dale (50-25-15-10-5) – March 1 – Winner: The Queens M G ($5.80)
Santa Ysabel (50-25-15-10-5) – March 2 – Winner: Maysam ($5.00)
Virginia Oaks (50-25-15-10-5) – March 15 – Winner: Fondly ($4.40)
Bourbonette Oaks (50-25-15-10-5) – March 22 – Winner: Bless the Broken ($15.18)
FG Oaks (100-50-25-15-10) – March 22 – Winner: Good Cheer ($2.80)
Fantasy (100-50-25-15-10) – March 29 – Winner: Quietside ($3.20)
GP Oaks (100-50-25-15-10) – March 29 – Winner: Five G ($4.60)
Gazelle (100-50-25-15-10) – April 5 – Winner: Ballerina d’Oro ($3.40)
SA Oaks (100-50-25-15-10) – April 5 – Winner: Tenma ($2.60)
Ashland (100-50-25-15-10) – April 7 – Winner: La Cara ($20.16)
Top 14 Kentucky Oaks 2025 Points Leaders (thru 4-28-25)
Quietside (168 points)
La Cara (151.75 points)
Good Cheer (145 points)
Five G (125 points)
Ballerina d’Oro (116.25 points)
Tenma (108 points)
Early On (75 Points)
Take Charge Milday (70 Points)
Simply Joking (70 points)
Bless the Broken (67.5 points)
Drexel Hill (57 points)
Fondly (50 points)
Anna’s Promise (50 points)
Quickick (34 points)
Jarrod Horak’s Fabulous Five Kentucky Oaks 2025 Contenders (4-28-25)
#1 – Good Cheer (Medaglia d’Oro – Wedding Toast, by Street Sense) – Trainer: Brad Cox – Last Ranking (1)
Comments: Four workouts at CD including a 5f bullet in 59.40 (1/10) on April 17, and a 5f move in 1:00.40 (5/11) on April 25. Her last move was in company with Saucier and the Oaks favorite went out 6f in 1:13.66.
#2 Quietside (Malibu Moon – Benner Island, by Speightstown) Trainer: John Ortiz – Last Ranking (2)
Comments: 4f in 48.20 (17/50) at KEE April 25. She won her last two graded routes at OP and must overcome post 14 in the Oaks. An outside stalking trip is expected.
#3 – Ballerina d’Oro (Medaglia d’Oro – In the Moonlight, by Tapit) – Trainer: Chad Brown – Last Ranking (3)
Comments: 4f in 48.00 (8/67) at CD April 26. She was out in 1:01.20 and was well within herself. Flavien Prat is her Oaks pilot and she needs pace help.
#4 – Tenma (Nyquist – Amagansett, by Tapit) – Trainer: Bob Baffert – Last Ranking (4)
Comments: 4f in 48.40 (14/67) at CD April 26. Out 5f in 1:00.29. She has a nose for the wire and should be forwardly placed.
#5 – La Cara (Street Sense – Cara Caterina, by Bernardini) – Trainer: Mark Casse – Last Ranking (5)
Comments: Has been sharp galloping and working under the Twin Spires. She drilled a 4f bullet in 46.00 (1/33) at CD April 22. She might be the one to catch in the Oaks.
Next Nine (Latest workouts):
(6) Simply Joking – 4f in 47.60 (6/30) at CD April 25. Out 5f in 1:00.74 and 6f in 1:14.25. She was sharp in last two CD moves.
(7) Early On – 4f in 48.40 (10/43) at KEE April 23.
(8) Five G – 4f in 49.77 (2/5) at Palm Beach Downs April 24.
(9) Drexel Hill – 5f in 1:00.00 (3/11) at CD April 25. In company with Flying Mohawk. Out 6f in 1:12.71 and 7f in 1:26.34.
(10) Bless the Broken – 4f in 48.00 (6/43) at KEE April 23. She would appreciate a wet track.
(11) Fondly – 5f in 1:02.20 (30/33) at CD April 26. She was under wraps in an easy move under Irad Ortiz, Jr.
(12) Take Charge Milady – 5f bullet in 59.40 (1/12) at CD April 18. She has foot issues and has not worked recently.
(13) Anna’s Promise – 5f in 1:00.40 (13/33) at CD April 26. In company and bested workmate while galloping out 5f in 1:00.29.
(14) Quickick – 5f in 1:01.20 (9/29) at CD April 23. Nice gallop out in 1:14.16.
