Indiana Oaks
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Hoosier Park Anderson, Indiana |
|---|---|
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | http://www.hoosierpark.com/racing.html |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Purse | $200,000 |
The Indiana Oaks is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually in the early fall at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana. Open to three-year-old fillies, the Grade II event is set at a distance of a mile and one sixteenth on dirt. The race currently offers a purse of $200,000 added.[1]
The Indian Oaks was first run in 1995, the year Hoosier Park opened.
Records
Speed record:
- 1+1⁄16 miles - 1:41.85 - Grace Hall (2012)
- 1 mile- 1:37.00 - Princess Eloise (1996) & Niner's Home (1995)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Robby Albarado (2001, 2003 & 2005)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 -
Winners of the Indiana Oaks since 1995
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | High Dollar Woman | 3 | Joseph Rocco, Jr. | Steve Hobby | Alex & JoAnne Lieblong | 1-1/16 | 1:43.49 | II |
| 2014 | Tiz Windy | 3 | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Carl A. Nafzger | Jim Tafel | 1-1/16 | 1:42.70 | II |
| 2013 | Pure Fun | 3 | Victor Lebron | Kenneth G. McPeek | Magdalena Racing | 1-1/16 | 1:43.70 | II |
| 2012 | Grace Hall | 3 | Brian Hernandez, Jr. | Anthony W. Dutrow | Dubb/Bethlehem Stables/Grant | 1-1/16 | 1:41.85 | II |
| 2011 | Juanita | 3 | Julien Leparoux | Michael J. Maker | William & Graydon Patterson | 1-1/16 | 1:45.20 | II |
| 2010 | Always A Princess | 3 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Arnold Zetcher LLC | 1-1/16 | 1:43.60 | II |
| 2009 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | no race | II |
| 2008 | Skylighter | 3 | Eddie Castro | Robert J. Frankel | Stonerside Stable, LLC | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | II |
| 2007 | Tessa Blue | 3 | Mike E. Smith | 1-1/16 | 1:44.42 | III | ||
| 2006 | Baghdaria | 3 | Rafael Bejarano | 1-1/16 | 1:43.64 | III | ||
| 2005 | Flying Glitter | 3 | Robby Albarado | 1-1/16 | 1:44.10 | III | ||
| 2004 | Daydreaming | 3 | John R. Velazquez | 1-1/16 | 1:43.65 | III | ||
| 2003 | Awesome Humor | 3 | Robby Albarado | 1-1/16 | 1:45.75 | III | ||
| 2002 | Bare Necessities | 3 | Jose Valdivia | 1-1/16 | 1:45.83 | III | ||
| 2001 | Scoop | 3 | Robby Albarado | 1-1/16 | 1:44.06 | III | ||
| 2000 | Humble Clerk | 3 | Larry Melancon | 1-1/16 | 1:42.40 | |||
| 1999 | Brushed Halory | 3 | Eddie Martin, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:44.64 | |||
| 1998 | French Braids | 3 | Willie Martinez | 1-1/16 | 1:43.11 | |||
| 1997 | Cotton Carnival | 3 | Eddie Martin, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:43.30 | |||
| 1996 | Princess Eloise | 3 | S. T. Saito | 1 mile | 1:37.00 | |||
| 1995 | Niner's Home | 3 | T. J. Hebert | 1 mile | 1:37.00 |