Kentucky Oaks

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The Kentucky Oaks is a prestigious annual Grade I horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, traditionally run the day before the Kentucky Derby.

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Kentucky Oaks canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grade I stakes race ⓘ
Thoroughbred horse race ⓘ
annual sporting event ⓘ
ageRestriction three-year-olds ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Oaks ⓘ
associatedEvent Kentucky Derby ⓘ
attendanceType major spectator event ⓘ
breedRestriction Thoroughbred ⓘ
class Grade I ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
distance 1 1/8 miles ⓘ
9 furlongs ⓘ
eligibility three-year-old fillies only ⓘ
firstRunningYear 1875 ⓘ
founder Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. ⓘ
hasTradition run on the Friday before the first Saturday in May ⓘ
heldAt Churchill Downs racetrack ⓘ
linked to: Churchill Downs
inception 1875 ⓘ
isPartOf American Thoroughbred racing calendar ⓘ
locatedIn Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
United States ⓘ
location Churchill Downs ⓘ
monthHeld May ⓘ
namedAfter The Oaks at Epsom ⓘ
notableFeature one of the most prestigious races for three-year-old fillies in the United States ⓘ
organizer Churchill Downs Incorporated ⓘ
purseCurrency US dollars ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
raceCategory stakes race ⓘ
raceGrade Grade I ⓘ
raceQualification three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies ⓘ
raceType flat racing ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
sexRestriction fillies ⓘ
sponsor Longines ⓘ
sport horse racing ⓘ
surface dirt ⓘ
trackDirection left-handed ⓘ
typicalDate day before the Kentucky Derby ⓘ
venue Churchill Downs ⓘ
website https://www.kentuckyoaks.com ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Churchill Downs → knownFor → Kentucky Oaks ⓘ
Churchill Downs → hostsEvent → Kentucky Oaks ⓘ
Ashland Stakes → isPrepRaceFor → Kentucky Oaks ⓘ