Oaks

For the tree, see oak.

Oaks may refer to:

Horse races

"Oaks" is generally used to describe a Thoroughbred horse race restricted to 3-year-old fillies.

• Epsom Oaks, The Oaks Stakes, at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England; the original "Oaks" race
• AJC Oaks at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
• American Oaks at Hollywood Park Racetrack, Inglewood, California, United States
• Arlington Oaks at Arlington Park racetrack near Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Australasian Oaks at Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• Bourbonette Oaks at Turfway Park, Florence, Kentucky, United States
• Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
• Crown Oaks at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
• Indiana Oaks at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, United States
• Irish Oaks at the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland
• Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• Lancashire Oaks at Haydock Park, Haydock, Merseyside, England
• Lingfield Oaks Trial at Lingfield Park, Lingfield, Surrey, United Kingdom
• Maryland Million Oaks at Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland or Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Monmouth Oaks at Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport, New Jersey, Untied States
• Oaks d'Italia at Ippodromo di San Siro, Milan, Italy
• Prix de Diane, also known in English as the "French Oaks", at Chantilly Racecourse, Paris, France
• Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia
• Santa Anita Oaks at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, United States
• Swedish Trotting Oaks at Solvalla, Stockholm, Sweden
• Tropical Park Oaks at Calder Race Course, Miami Gardens, Florida, United States
• Turkish Oaks at Veliefendi Race Course, İstanbul, Turkey
• WA Oaks at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• Winstar Oaks at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States
• Woodbine Oaks at Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Yorkshire Oaks at York Racecourse, North Yorkshire, England

Places

• Oaks mountain, in Algeria (also called Jurjura mountain)
• Thousand Oaks, California, USA
• Oaks, Missouri, USA
• Oaks, North Carolina, USA
• Oaks, Oklahoma, USA
• Oaks, Pennsylvania, USA
• Oaks, Shropshire, England

People

• Dallin D. Oaks, American linguistics professor
• Dallin H. Oaks (born 1932), American attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader
• David Oaks, American executive director of MindFreedom International
• Harold Anthony Oaks (1896-1968), Canadian World War I flying ace
• Jeff Oaks, American poet
• Louis D. Oaks, American Chief of Police for Los Angeles
• Nathaniel T. Oaks (born 1946), American politician in Maryland
• Robert Oaks (born 1952), American politician in New York
• Robert C. Oaks (born 1936), American general and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Sports teams

• The Oaks, Romania national rugby union team
• Bucureşti Oaks, a rugby union team from Bucharest, Romania, competing in the European Challenge Cup
• Sports teams from Oakland, California:
  • Oakland Oaks (PCL) a defunct minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League
  • Oakland Oaks (ABL) a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball League
  • Oakland Oaks (ABA) a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association
• Sports teams at the former Dondero High School in Royal Oak, Michigan were known as the Oaks

Other uses

• Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California
• Oaks Amusement Park, a historic amusement park in Portland, Oregon, USA
• The Oaks (TV series)
• The Oaks (band), American rock band based out of Orlando, Florida
• Oaks (greyhounds), English greyhound race

See also

• Oak (disambiguation)