Yorkshire Oaks
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| Location | York Racecourse York, England |
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| Inaugurated | 1849 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Darley |
| Website | York |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 4f (2,414 metres) |
| Track | Turf, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies & mares |
| Weight | 8 st 11 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 lb (4yo+) |
| Purse | £310,000 (2011) 1st: £175,801 |
The Yorkshire Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
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[edit] History
The event was established in 1849, and it was originally restricted to fillies aged three. The inaugural running was won by Ellen Middleton, owned by the 2nd Earl of Zetland.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Yorkshire Oaks was subsequently classed at Group 1 level. It was opened to older fillies and mares in 1991.
The race has been sponsored by Darley Stud since 2006, and it is currently held on the second day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting.
The Yorkshire Oaks often features horses which ran previously in the Epsom Oaks. The first to achieve victory in both races was Brown Duchess in 1861, and the most recent was Alexandrova in 2006.
[edit] Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Only Royale – 1993, 1994
- Islington – 2002, 2003
Leading jockey (8 wins):
- Fred Archer – Spinaway (1875), Lady Golightly (1877), Jannette (1878), Wheel of Fortune (1879), Dutch Oven (1882), Britomartis (1883), Clochette (1884), Philosophy (1886)
Leading trainer (9 wins):
- Mathew Dawson – Leonie (1868), Gertrude (1870), Spinaway (1875), Lady Golightly (1877), Jannette (1878), Wheel of Fortune (1879), Dutch Oven (1882), Britomartis (1883), Clochette (1884)
- Sir Michael Stoute – Fair Salinia (1978), Sally Brown (1985), Untold (1986), Hellenic (1990), Pure Grain (1995), Petrushka (2000), Islington (2002, 2003), Quiff (2004)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- 6th Viscount Falmouth – Gertrude (1870), Spinaway (1875), Lady Golightly (1877), Jannette (1878), Wheel of Fortune (1879), Dutch Oven (1882), Britomartis (1883)
[edit] Winners since 1980
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1980 | Shoot a Line | 3 | Lester Piggott | Dick Hern | R. A. Budgett | 2:36.33 |
| 1981 | Condessa | 3 | Declan Gillespie | Jim Bolger | Paddy Barrett | 2:35.32 |
| 1982 | Awaasif | 3 | Lester Piggott | John Dunlop | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:30.57 |
| 1983 | Sun Princess | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Sir Michael Sobell | 2:36.12 |
| 1984 | Circus Plume | 3 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | Sir Robin McAlpine | 2:34.97 |
| 1985 | Sally Brown | 3 | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | Bob Cowell | 2:37.24 |
| 1986 | Untold | 3 | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:30.37 |
| 1987 | Bint Pasha | 3 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Prince Fahd bin Salman | 2:38.45 |
| 1988 | Diminuendo | 3 | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed | 2:25.79 |
| 1989 | Roseate Tern | 3 | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 7th Earl of Carnarvon | 2:31.58 |
| 1990 | Hellenic | 3 | Willie Carson | Michael Stoute | Lord Weinstock | 2:28.14 |
| 1991 | Magnificent Star | 3 | Tony Cruz | Mohammed Moubarak | Ecurie Fustok | 2:35.92 |
| 1992 | User Friendly | 3 | George Duffield | Clive Brittain | Bill Gredley | 2:29.41 |
| 1993 | Only Royale | 4 | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani | Giuseppe Sainaghi | 2:31.76 |
| 1994 | Only Royale | 5 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | Giuseppe Sainaghi | 2:28.07 |
| 1995 | Pure Grain | 3 | John Reid | Michael Stoute | Robert Barnett | 2:28.68 |
| 1996 | Key Change | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | Lady Clague | 2:27.56 |
| 1997 | My Emma | 4 | Darryll Holland | Rae Guest | Matthews Breeding | 2:30.59 |
| 1998 | Catchascatchcan | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | Lord Howard de Walden | 2:26.06 |
| 1999 | Ramruma | 3 | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | Prince Fahd bin Salman | 2:29.17 |
| 2000 | Petrushka | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | Sir Michael Stoute | Highclere Racing Ltd | 2:29.41 |
| 2001 | Super Tassa | 5 | Kevin Darley | Valfredo Valiani | Valfredo Valiani | 2:30.17 |
| 2002 | Islington | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Exors of Lord Weinstock | 2:26.74 |
| 2003 | Islington | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Exors of Lord Weinstock | 2:27.44 |
| 2004 | Quiff | 3 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Michael Stoute | Khalid Abdullah | 2:38.03 |
| 2005 | Punctilious | 4 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 2:28.76 |
| 2006 | Alexandrova | 3 | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Magnier / Tabor / Smith | 2:32.41 |
| 2007 | Peeping Fawn | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor / Magnier | 2:32.70 |
| 2008 | Lush Lashes [a] | 3 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | Jackie Bolger | 2:25.11 |
| 2009 | Dar Re Mi | 4 | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | Lord Lloyd-Webber | 2:30.98 |
| 2010 | Midday | 4 | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah | 2:30.53 |
| 2011 | Blue Bunting | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Mahmood Al Zarooni | Godolphin | 2:35.34 |
a The 2008 running took place at Newmarket.
[edit] Earlier winners
- 1849: Ellen Middleton
- 1850: Brightonia
- 1851: Vivandiere
- 1852: Adine
- 1853: Mayfair
- 1854: Virago
- 1855: Capucine
- 1856: Victoria
- 1857: Tasmania
- 1858: The Argosy
- 1859: Bilberry
- 1860: Stockade
- 1861: Brown Duchess
- 1862: Feu de Joie
- 1863: Miss Armstrong
- 1864: Gondola
- 1865: Klarinska
- 1866: Lady Vane
- 1867: Ines
- 1868: Leonie
- 1869: Toison d'Or
- 1870: Gertrude
- 1871: Rebecca
- 1872: Maid of Perth
- 1873: Marie Stuart
- 1874: The Pique
- 1875: Spinaway
- 1876: Zee
- 1877: Lady Golightly
- 1878: Jannette
- 1879: Wheel of Fortune
- 1880: Belfry
- 1881: Thebais
- 1882: Dutch Oven
- 1883: Britomartis
- 1884: Clochette
- 1885: St Helena
- 1886: Philosophy
- 1887: Reve d'Or
- 1888: Briar-root
- 1889: Antibes
- 1890: Ponza
- 1891: Charm
- 1892: Gantlet
- 1893: Siffleuse
- 1894: Spring Ray
- 1895: Nighean
- 1896: Helm
- 1897: Fortalice
- 1898: Fairmile
- 1899: Victoria May
- 1900: La Roche
- 1901: Santa Brigida
- 1902: Ice-maiden
- 1903: Hammerkop
- 1904: Bitters
- 1905: Costly Lady
- 1906: Catnap
- 1907: Order of Merit
- 1908: Siberia
- 1909: Collet Monte
- 1910: Winkipop
- 1911: Alice
- 1912–18: no race
- 1919: Mademoiselle Foch
- 1920: Inflorescence
- 1921: Love in Idleness
- 1922: Sister-in-Law
- 1923: Splendid Jay
- 1924: Blue Ice
- 1925: Brodick Bay
- 1926: Doushka
- 1927: Gioconda
- 1928: Rye Water
- 1929: Flittemere
- 1930: Glorious Devon
- 1931: Rackety Lassie
- 1932: Nash Light / Will o' the Wisp *
- 1933: Star of England
- 1934: Dalmary
- 1935: Trigo Verde
- 1936: Silversol
- 1937: Sculpture
- 1938: Joyce W
- 1939: Night Shift
- 1940–45: no race
- 1946: Live Letters
- 1947: Ladycross
- 1948: Angelola
- 1949: Unknown Quantity
- 1950: Above Board
- 1951: Sea Parrot
- 1952: Frieze
- 1953: Kerkeb
- 1954: Feevagh
- 1955: Ark Royal
- 1956: Indian Twilight
- 1957: Almeria
- 1958: None Nicer
- 1959: Petite Etoile
- 1960: Lynchris
- 1961: Tenacity
- 1962: West Side Story
- 1963: Outcrop
- 1964: Homeward Bound
- 1965: Mabel
- 1966: Parthian Glance
- 1967: Palatch
- 1968: Exchange
- 1969: Frontier Goddess
- 1970: Lupe
- 1971: Fleet Wahine
- 1972: Attica Meli
- 1973: Mysterious
- 1974: Dibidale
- 1975: May Hill
- 1976: Sarah Siddons
- 1977: Busaca
- 1978: Fair Salinia
- 1979: Connaught Bridge
* The 1932 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- galopp-sieger.de – Yorkshire Oaks.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Yorkshire Oaks (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Yorkshire Oaks – York.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 150–152. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
