Thursday, 30 May 2013

The Epsom Oaks


Group 1 race
Oaks Stakes
Eleanor horse.jpg
1801 Oaks winner Eleanor
LocationEpsom Downs
Epsom, England
Inaugurated1779
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorInvestec

Race information
Distance1m 4f 10y (2,423 m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weightst 0 lb
Purse£400,000 (2013)
1st: £226,840
The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards (2,423 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early June.
It is the third of Britain's five Classic races to be held during the season, and the second of two restricted to fillies. It can also serve as the middle leg of the Fillies' Triple Crown, preceded by the 1,000 Guineas and followed by the St Leger, although the feat of winning all three is rarely attempted.

The event is named after The Oaks, an estate located to the east of Epsom which was leased to the 12th Earl of Derby in the 18th century. He and his guests devised the race during a party at the estate in 1778. It was first run (as the Oakes Stakes) in 1779, one year before the introduction of the Derby Stakes. The inaugural winner, Bridget, was owned by Lord Derby himself.

History 

The Oaks subsequently became one of Britain's leading events for three-year-olds. By the mid-1860s, the five leading events for this age group were referred to as "Classics". The concept was later adopted in many other countries.

European variations of the Oaks include the Irish Oaks, the Preis der Diana, the Prix de Diane and the Oaks d'Italia. Other national equivalents include the AJC Oaks, the New Zealand Oaks and the Yushun Himba.
Since 1892, horses have each carried 9 stone in the race. Prior to this, there were several fluctuations, from an original 8 stone 4 pounds, down to 8 stone, then progressively upwards.
During both World Wars the race was run at Newmarket under the title the New Oaks Stakes.

Records 

Leading jockey (9 wins):

  • Frank Buckle – Nike (1797), Bellissima (1798), Bellina (1799), Scotia (1802), Theophania (1803), Meteora (1805), Neva (1817), Corinne (1818), Zinc (1823)

Leading trainer (13 wins):
  • Robert Robson – Scotia (1802), Pelisse (1804), Meteora (1805), Briseis (1807), Morel (1808), Maid of Orleans (1809), Music (1813), Minuet (1815), Landscape (1816), Corinne (1818), Pastille (1822), Zinc (1823), Wings (1825)

Leading owner (6 wins):
  • 4th Duke of Grafton – Music (1813), Minuet (1815), Pastille (1822), Zinc (1823), Turquoise (1828), Oxygen (1831)

  • Fastest winning time (at Epsom) – Intrepidity (1993), 2m 34.19s
  • Widest winning margin – Sun Princess (1983), 12 lengths
  • Longest odds winners – Vespa (1833) and Jet Ski Lady (1991), 50/1
  • Shortest odds winner – Pretty Polly (1904), 8/100
  • Most runners – 26, in 1848
  • Fewest runners – 4, in 1799 and 1904

Winners 

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerTime
1779BridgetDick GoodissonSaunders12th Earl of Derby
1780TetotumDick GoodissonThomas Douglas
1781FaithDick GoodissonJohn Pratt1st Earl Grosvenor
1782CeresSam ChifneyJohn Pratt1st Earl Grosvenor
1783Maid of the OaksSam ChifneyJohn Pratt1st Earl Grosvenor
1784StellaCharles HindleyPhilip Burlton
1785TrifleJ. BirdJohn Pratt1st Earl of Clermont
1786Yellow FillyJames EdwardsRichard PrinceSir Frank Standish
1787AnnetteDennis FitzpatrickJ. WatsonRichard Vernon
1788NightshadeDennis FitzpatrickFrank Neale3rd Earl of Egremont
1789TagSam ChifneyFrank Neale3rd Earl of Egremont
1790HippolytaSam ChifneyMatt Stephenson5th Duke of Bedford
1791PortiaJohn Singleton, Jr.Matt Stephenson5th Duke of Bedford
1792VolanteCharles HindleyJohn Pratt1st Earl of Clermont
1793CaeliaJohn Singleton, Jr.Matt Stephenson5th Duke of Bedford
1794HermioneSam ArnullSaunders12th Earl of Derby
1795PlatinaDennis FitzpatrickFrank Neale3rd Earl of Egremont
1796ParisotJohn ArnullRichard PrinceSir Frank Standish
1797NikeFrank BuckleJohn Pratt1st Earl Grosvenor
1798BellissimaFrank BuckleRichard PrinceJohn Durand
1799BellinaFrank BuckleJohn Pratt1st Earl Grosvenor
1800EphemeraDennis FitzpatrickFrank Neale3rd Earl of Egremont
1801EleanorJohn SaundersJ. FrostSir Charles Bunbury
1802ScotiaFrank BuckleRobert RobsonJohn Wastell
1803TheophaniaFrank BuckleSam KingSir Thomas Gascoigne
1804PelisseBill CliftRobert Robson3rd Duke of Grafton
1805MeteoraFrank BuckleRobert Robson2nd Earl Grosvenor
1806BronzeWilliam EdwardsDixon BoyceBerkeley Craven
1807BriseisSam Chifney, Jr.Robert RobsonThomas Grosvenor
1808MorelBill CliftRobert Robson3rd Duke of Grafton
1809Maid of OrleansBen MossRobert RobsonJohn Leveson-Gower
1810OrianaBill PeirseBill PeirseSir William Gerard
1811SorcerySam Chifney, Jr.Dixon Boyce5th Duke of Rutland
1812ManuellaBill PeirseBill PeirseW. N. W. Hewett
1813MusicTom GoodissonRobert Robson4th Duke of Grafton
1814MedoraSam BarnardDixon Boyce5th Duke of Rutland
1815MinuetTom GoodissonRobert Robson4th Duke of Grafton
1816LandscapeSam Chifney, Jr.Robert RobsonJohn Leveson-Gower
1817NevaFrank BuckleDixon BoyceGeorge Watson
1818CorinneFrank BuckleRobert RobsonJohn Udney
1819ShovelerSam Chifney, Jr.William ChifneyThomas Thornhill
1820CarolineHarry EdwardsRobert Stephenson3rd Earl of Egremont
1821AugustaJem RobinsonR. Prince, Jr.2nd Marquess of Exeter
1822PastilleHarry EdwardsRobert Robson4th Duke of Grafton
1823ZincFrank BuckleRobert Robson4th Duke of Grafton
1824CobwebJem RobinsonJames Edwards5th Earl of Jersey
1825WingsSam Chifney, Jr.Robert RobsonThomas Grosvenor
1826LiliasTommy LyeJohn ForthJohn Forth
1827GulnareFrank BoyceJohn Kent5th Duke of Richmond
1828TurquoiseJohn Barham DayRobert Stephenson4th Duke of Grafton
1829Green MantleGeorge DockerayCharles Marson2nd Marquess of Exeter
1830VariationGeorge EdwardsBobby PettitWilliam Scott Stonehewer
1831OxygenJohn Barham DayRobert Stephenson4th Duke of Grafton
1832GalataPatrick ConollyCharles Marson2nd Marquess of Exeter
1833VespaJem ChappleH. ScottSir Mark Wood
1834PussyJohn Barham DayW. DayThomas Cosby
1835Queen of TrumpsTommy LyeJohn BlenkhornEdward Lloyd-Mostyn
1836CyprianBill ScottJohn ScottJohn Scott
1837Miss LettyJohn HolmesIsaac BladesThomas Orde-Powlett
1838IndustryBill ScottJohn Scott6th Earl of Chesterfield
1839DeceptionJohn Barham DayW. TreenFulwar Craven
1840CrucifixJohn Barham DayJohn Barham DayLord George Bentinck
1841GhuzneeBill ScottJohn Scott1st Marquess of Westminster
1842Our NellTommy LyeTom DawsonGeorge Dawson
1843PoisonFrank ButlerR. FisherGeorge Ford
1844The PrincessFrank ButlerJohn ScottGeorge Anson
1845RefractionHenry BellJohn Kent, Jr.5th Duke of Richmond
1846MendicantSam DayJohn DayJohn Gully
1847MiamiSim TemplemanW. BeresfordSir Joseph Hawley
1848CymbaSim TemplemanJohn DayHarry Hill
1849Lady EvelynFrank ButlerTom Taylor6th Earl of Chesterfield
1850RhedycinaFrank ButlerWilliam GoodwinGeorge Hobson
1851IrisFrank ButlerJohn ScottLord Stanley
1852SongstressFrank ButlerJohn ScottJohn Scott
1853Catherine HayesCharlie MarlowMathew DawsonJohn Don-Wauchope
1854MincemeatJack CharltonWilliam GoodwinWilliam Cookson
1855MarchionessSim TemplemanJohn ScottWilliam Rudston-Read
1856MincepieAlfred DayJohn DayHarry Hill
1857Blink BonnyJack CharltonWilliam I'AnsonWilliam I'Anson
1858Governess [a]Tom AshmallTom EskrettWilliam Gratwicke
1859SummersideGeorge FordhamTom Taylor1st Baron Londesborough
1860ButterflyJim SnowdenG. OatesRichard Eastwood
1861Brown DuchessLuke SnowdenJoseph SaxonJoseph Saxon
1862Feu de JoieTom ChalonerJames GoddingRichard Naylor
1863Queen BerthaTom AldcroftJohn Scott6th Viscount Falmouth
1864Fille de l'AirArthur EdwardsTom Jennings, Sr.Frédéric de Lagrange
1865RegaliaJohn NormanWilliam HarlockWilliam Graham
1866TormentorJimmy MannC. BlantonBenjamin Ellam
1867HippiaJohn DaleyJoseph HayhoeMayer A. de Rothschild
1868FormosaGeorge FordhamHenry WoolcottWilliam Graham
1869BrigantineTom Cannon, Sr.William DaySir Frederick Johnstone
1870GamosGeorge FordhamHenry WoolcottWilliam Graham2:46.50
1871HannahCharlie MaidmentJoseph HayhoeMayer A. de Rothschild2:51.00
1872ReineGeorge FordhamTom Jennings, Sr.Claude-Joachim Lefèvre
1873Marie StuartTom Cannon, Sr.Robert PeckJames Merry
1874ApologyJohn Osborne, Jr.William OsborneJohn King2:48.00
1875SpinawayFred ArcherMathew Dawson6th Viscount Falmouth
1876
(dh)
Camelia
Enguerrande
Tom Glover
Hudson
T. Cunnington
C. Wetherall
Frédéric de Lagrange
Auguste Lupin
1877PlacidaHarry JefferyJoseph MarshJohn Fiennes2:54.50
1878JannetteFred ArcherMathew Dawson6th Viscount Falmouth2:54.00
1879Wheel of FortuneFred ArcherMathew Dawson6th Viscount Falmouth3:02.00
1880Jenny HowletJim SnowdenWilliam I'Anson, Jr.Charles Perkins2:49.00
1881ThebaisGeorge FordhamAlec Taylor, Sr.William Stirling Crawfurd2:46.00
1882GeheimnissTom Cannon, Sr.John Porter7th Earl of Stamford
1883Bonny JeanJohn WattsJoe Cannon5th Earl of Rosebery2:53.00
1884BusybodyTom Cannon, Sr.Tom Cannon, Sr.George Baird
1885LonelyFred ArcherWilliam Gilbert, Jr.5th Earl Cadogan2:44.00
1886Miss JummyJohn WattsRichard Marsh12th Duke of Hamilton2:54.40
1887Reve d'OrCharles WoodAlec Taylor, Sr.8th Duke of Beaufort2:50.40
1888SeabreezeJack RobinsonJames Jewitt5th Baron Calthorpe2:42.8
1889L'Abbesse de JouarreJimmy WoodburnRobert SherwoodLord Randolph Churchill2:45.00
1890MemoirJohn WattsGeorge Dawson6th Duke of Portland2:40.80
1891MimiFred RickabyMathew DawsonNoel Fenwick2:54.60
1892La FlecheGeorge BarrettJohn PorterBaron Maurice de Hirsch2:43.20
1893Mrs ButterwickJohn WattsGeorge Dawson6th Duke of Portland2:44.00
1894AmiableWalter BradfordGeorge Dawson6th Duke of Portland2:50.00
1895La SagesseSam LoatesMartin GurrySir James Miller2:48.80
1896Canterbury PilgrimFred RickabyGeorge Lambton16th Earl of Derby2:45.60
1897LimasolWalter BradfordTom Jennings, Jr.2nd Baron Hindlip2:45.00
1898Airs and GracesWalter BradfordFred DayW. T. Jones2:45.20
1899MusaOtto MaddenHarry EnochDouglas Baird2:44.00
1900La RocheMorny CannonJohn Porter6th Duke of Portland2:48.20
1901Cap and Bells IIMilton HenrySam DarlingFoxhall Keene2:44.40
1902SceptreHerbert RandallBob SievierBob Sievier2:46.60
1903Our LassieMorny CannonCharles MortonJack Barnato Joel2:44.60
1904Pretty PollyWillie LanePeter GilpinEustace Loder2:46.20
1905Cherry LassHerbert JonesJack RobinsonWilliam Hall Walker2:38.00
1906Keystone IIDanny MaherGeorge Lambton16th Earl of Derby2:38.60
1907Glass DollHerbert RandallCharles MortonJack Barnato Joel2:42.00
1908SignorinettaBilly BullockOdoardo GinistrelliOdoardo Ginistrelli2:42.40
1909PerolaFrank WoottonSaunders DaviesWilliam Cooper2:39.80
1910RosedropCharlie TriggAlec Taylor, Jr.Sir William Bass2:38.20
1911CherimoyaFred Winter, Sr.Charlie MarshWilliam Broderick Cloete2:41.60
1912MirskaJoe ChildsTom Jennings, Jr.Jean Prat2:43.00
1913JestFred Rickaby, Jr.Charles MortonJack Barnato Joel2:37.60
1914Princess DorrieBill HuxleyCharles MortonJack Barnato Joel2:38.20
1915Snow MartenWalter GriggsPeter GilpinLudwig Neumann2:36.20
1916FifinellaJoe ChildsDick DawsonSir Edward Hulton2:35.00
1917Sunny JaneOtto MaddenAlec Taylor, Jr.Waldorf Astor2:43.40
1918My Dear Steve DonoghueAlec Taylor, Jr.Alfred Cox2:34.80
1919BayudaJoe ChildsAlec Taylor, Jr.Lady James Douglas2:37.20
1920CharlebelleAlbert WhalleySandy BraimeAlan Cunliffe2:38.20
1921Love in IdlenessJoe ChildsAlec Taylor, Jr.Joseph Watson2:38.40
1922PogromTed GardnerAlec Taylor, Jr.2nd Viscount Astor2:36.20
1923BrownhyldaVic SmythDick DawsonVicomte de Fontarce2:37.00
1924StraitlaceFrank O'NeillDawson WaughSir Edward Hulton2:47.00
1925Saucy SueFrank BullockAlec Taylor, Jr.2nd Viscount Astor2:43.60
1926Short StoryBobby JonesAlec Taylor, Jr.2nd Viscount Astor2:43.60
1927BeamTommy WestonFrank Butters3rd Earl of Durham2:34.60
1928TobogganTommy WestonFrank Butters17th Earl of Derby2:37.40
1929PennycomequickHenri JellissJoseph Lawson2nd Viscount Astor2:35.80
1930Rose of EnglandGordon RichardsThomas Hogg1st Baron Glanely2:39.00
1931BruletteCharlie ElliottFrank CarterCharles Birkin2:39.20
1932UdaipurMichael BearyFrank ButtersHH Aga Khan III2:43.20
1933ChatelaineSam WraggFred TemplemanErnest Thornton-Smith2:36.80
1934Light BrocadeBrownie CarslakeFrank Butters5th Earl of Durham2:35.20
1935QuashedHenri JellissColledge LeaderLord Stanley2:41.40
1936Lovely RosaTommy WestonHarry CottrillSir Abe Bailey2:36.00
1937ExhibitionnistSteve DonoghueJoseph LawsonSir Victor Sassoon2:36.80
1938RockfelHarry WraggOssie BellSir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen2:37.00
1939GalateaBobby JonesJoseph LawsonRobert Sterling Clark2:40.60
1940GodivaDoug MarksWilliam Rose JarvisEsmond Harmsworth2:29.40
1941CommotionHarry WraggFred DarlingArthur Dewar2:35.60
1942Sun ChariotGordon RichardsFred DarlingKing George VI2:33.20
1943Why HurryCharlie ElliottNoel CannonJimmy Rank2:32.60
1944HycillaGeorges BridglandCecil Boyd-RochfortWilliam Woodward, Sr.2:30.40
1945Sun StreamHarry WraggWalter Earl17th Earl of Derby2:30.00
1946Steady AimHarry WraggFrank ButtersSir Alfred Butt2:41.00
1947ImprudenceRae JohnstoneJoseph LieuxMrs Pierre Corbière2:40.00
1948MasakaBilly NevettFrank ButtersHH Aga Khan III2:40.60
1949MusidoraEdgar BrittCharles ElseyNorman Donaldson2:40.00
1950AsmenaRae JohnstoneCharles SemblatMarcel Boussac2:42.40
1951Neasham BelleStan ClaytonGeoffrey BrookeLionel Holliday2:41.20
1952FriezeEdgar BrittCharles ElseyAlexander Keith2:35.36
1953AmbiguityJoe MercerJack Colling3rd Viscount Astor2:36.48
1954Sun CapRae JohnstoneRichard CarverMrs Robert Forget2:39.12
1955MeldHarry CarrCecil Boyd-RochfortLady Zia Wernher2:47.48
1956SicarelleFreddie PalmerFrançois MathetSuzy Volterra2:42.00
1957CarrozzaLester PiggottNoel MurlessQueen Elizabeth II2:37.24
1958Bella PaolaMax GarciaFrançois MathetFrançois Dupré2:40.48
1959Petite EtoileLester PiggottNoel MurlessPrince Aly Khan2:35.48
1960Never Too LateRoger PoinceletEtienne PolletMrs Howell Jackson2:39.12
1961Sweet SoleraBill RickabyReginald DayMrs Magnus Castello2:39.24
1962MonadeYves Saint-MartinJoseph LieuxGeorge Goulandris2:38.12
1963NoblesseGarnie BougourePaddy PrendergastEvelyn Olin2:39.36
1964Homeward BoundGreville StarkeyJohn OxleySir Foster Robinson2:49.36
1965Long LookJack PurtellVincent O'BrienJames Cox Brady, Jr.2:39.56
1966ValorisLester PiggottVincent O'BrienCharles Clore2:39.35
1967PiaEdward HideBill ElseyCountess Batthyany2:38.34
1968La LaguneGérard ThiboeufFrançois BoutinHenry Berlin2:41.66
1969Sleeping PartnerJohn GortonDoug Smith6th Earl of Rosebery2:39.94
1970LupeSandy BarclayNoel MurlessGladys Joel2:41.46
1971Altesse RoyaleGeoff LewisNoel MurlessRoger Hue-Williams2:36.95
1972GinevraTony MurrayRyan PriceCharles St George2:39.35
1973MysteriousGeoff LewisNoel MurlessGeorge Pope, Jr.2:36.31
1974PolygamyPat EdderyPeter WalwynLouis Freedman2:39.39
1975Juliette MarnyLester PiggottJeremy TreeJames Morrison2:39.10
1976PawneeseYves Saint-MartinAngel Penna, Sr.Daniel Wildenstein2:35.25
1977DunfermlineWillie CarsonDick HernQueen Elizabeth II2:36.53
1978Fair SaliniaGreville StarkeyMichael StouteSven Hanson2:36.82
1979ScintillatePat EdderyJeremy TreeJames Morrison2:43.74
1980BiremeWillie CarsonDick HernDick Hollingsworth2:34.33
1981Blue WindLester PiggottDermot WeldDiana Firestone2:40.93
1982Time CharterBilly NewnesHenry CandyRobert Barnett2:34.21
1983Sun PrincessWillie CarsonDick HernSir Michael Sobell2:40.98
1984Circus PlumeLester PiggottJohn DunlopSir Robin McAlpine2:38.97
1985Oh So SharpSteve CauthenHenry CecilSheikh Mohammed2:41.37
1986Midway LadyRay CochraneBen HanburyHarry Ranier2:35.60
1987UniteWalter SwinburnMichael StouteSheikh Mohammed2:38.17
1988DiminuendoSteve CauthenHenry CecilSheikh Mohammed2:35.02
1989Snow Bride Steve CauthenHenry CecilSaeed bin M. Al Maktoum2:34.22
1990SalsabilWillie CarsonJohn DunlopHamdan Al Maktoum2:38.70
1991Jet Ski LadyChristy RocheJim BolgerMaktoum Al Maktoum2:37.30
1992User FriendlyGeorge DuffieldClive BrittainBill Gredley2:39.77
1993IntrepidityMichael RobertsAndré FabreSheikh Mohammed2:34.19
1994BalanchineFrankie DettoriHilal IbrahimMaktoum / Godolphin2:40.37
1995MoonshellFrankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorMaktoum / Godolphin2:35.44
1996Lady CarlaPat EdderyHenry CecilWafic Saïd2:35.55
1997Reams of VerseKieren FallonHenry CecilKhalid Abdullah2:35.59
1998ShahtoushMichael KinaneAidan O'BrienNagle / Magnier2:38.23
1999RamrumaKieren FallonHenry CecilPrince Fahd bin Salman2:38.72
2000Love DivineRichard QuinnHenry CecilLordship Stud2:43.11
2001ImagineMichael KinaneAidan O'BrienNagle / Magnier2:36.70
2002KazziaFrankie DettoriSaeed bin SuroorGodolphin2:44.52
2003Casual LookMartin DwyerAndrew BaldingWilliam S. Farish III2:38.07
2004Ouija BoardKieren FallonEd Dunlop19th Earl of Derby2:35.41
2005EswarahRichard HillsMichael JarvisHamdan Al Maktoum2:39.00
2006AlexandrovaKieren FallonAidan O'BrienMagnier / Tabor / Smith2:37.71
2007Light ShiftTed DurcanHenry CecilNiarchos Family2:40.38
2008Look HereSeb SandersRalph BeckettJulian Richmond-Watson2:36.89
2009SariskaJamie SpencerMichael BellLady Bamford2:35.28
2010Snow FairyRyan MooreEd DunlopAnamoine Ltd2:35.77
2011Dancing RainJohnny MurtaghWilliam HaggasMartin and Lee Taylor2:41.73
2012WasSeamie HeffernanAidan O'BrienMagnier / Tabor / Smith2:38.68
a The race finished as a dead-heat in 1858, but Governess defeated Gildermire in a run-off.
b Stony Ford finished first in 1918, but she was disqualified for causing interference to My Dear.
c Aliysa was first in 1989, but she was later disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance.
   Wartime substitute race at Newmarket.




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