Kentucky Oaks Results 2017: Betting Payouts & Winner

Abel Tasman put together an impressive comeback performance at the 2017 Kentucky Oaks on Friday night, battling sloppy track conditions and holding off a field of 14 horses to capture a victory in the 143rd “Run for the Lilies.”

Ridden by Mike Smith, the Bob Baffert-trained horse entered the race with 9-to-1 odds and at one point was at the back of the field, but the early pace set by favorite Paradise Woods and Miss Sky Warrior didn’t hold up, allowing Abel Tasman to pull away down the final stretch. Daddys Lil Darling finished second, followed by Lockdown and Vexatious, rounding out a lucrative superfecta for bettors.

Serving as the warmup for Saturday’s main event at Churchill Downs, the Oaks is still a highly prestigious event in its own right. It has been running for as long as the Derby, it has a purse of $1 million (making it the second-most expensive race during a week full of graded stakes), and it has been won in the past by superstars–Rachel Alexandra and Rags to Riches–who ultimately went on to win a Triple Crown race.

As such, it’s a huge win for Abel Tasman. And Baffert, who doesn’t have a horse in the Kentucky Derby, certainly has one that will immediately enter the conversation for the Preakness or the Belmont Stakes moving forward.

You can read on for the complete results from Friday’s marquee race, as well as the betting payouts and purse distribution:

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2017 Kentucky Oaks Results

1st: Abel Tasman (9-1)

2nd: Daddys Lil Darling (12-1)

3rd: Lockdown (36-1

4th: Vexatious

5th: Salty

6th: Sailor’s Valentine

7th: Tequilita

8th: Miss Sky Warrior

9th: Ever So Clever

10th: Mopotism

11th: Paradise Woods

12th: Jordan’s Henny

13th: Wicked Lick

14th: Farrell

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2017 Kentucky Oaks Betting Payouts

Horse	Win	Place	Show
Abel Tasman	$20.40	$9.20	$6.40
Daddys Lil Darling		$11.00	$6.60
Lockdown			$18.40

$2 Exacta (13-12): $203.00

$1 Trifecta (13-12-2): $2,863.80

$1 Superfecta (13-12-2-6): $85,555.10

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2017 Kentucky Oaks Purse Distribution

Abel Tasman: $564,200

Daddys Lil Darling: $182,000

Lockdown: $91,000

Vexatious: $45,500

Salty: $27,300

6th Through 14th Place: $10,000

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