Monmouth Oaks

Monmouth Oaks

Grade III race
Location	Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, USA
Inaugurated	1871
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.monmouthpark.com/haskell/pastwinners.asp?pwid=39
Race information
Distance	1+1⁄16 miles
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	122 lbs., allowances to 6 lbs. for non winners
Purse	$100,000 (2015)

The Monmouth Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey for three-year-old fillies. Named for England's Epsom Oaks, first run in 1779, the inaugural American edition took place in 1871. Originally raced over a distance of 1+1⁄2 miles from 1871 through 1877, there was no race in 1878 but on its return the following year was modified to 1+1⁄4 miles.

In 1891, the New Jersey Legislature began a move to ban parimutuel betting and the Oaks had to be moved to the Jerome Park Racetrack in The Bronx, New York. With a legislated permanent ban, after the 1893 running the Monmouth Park Racetrack was shut down and the property sold. years. In 1946, Thoroughbred racing returned to a new Monmouth Park racing facility. The revived Monmouth Oaks was set at 1+1⁄16 miles and in 1997 Blushing K. D. set the existing record for that distance at 1:41.80.

Over the years, the Oaks has been won by some of the best fillies in the United States including U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees, Miss Woodford (1883), Firenze (1887), Dark Mirage (1968), Gallant Bloom (1969) and Desert Vixen (1973).

It is currently a Grade III stakes race with a purse of $100,000 divided 60% to the winning owner, 20% to second, 11% to third, 6% to fourth and 3% to fifth. There was no race held in 2003.

Winners of the Monmouth Oaks

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2018	Skeptic	Brian Hernandez Jr.	George R. Arnold II	G. Watts Humphrey Jr./Ashbrook Farm	1:43.84
2017	Teresa Z	Nik Juarez	Anthony Margotta Jr.	St. Elias Stable	1:43.43
2016	Unbridled Mo	Paco Lopez	Todd A. Pletcher	Red Oak Stable	1:44.35
2015	Delightful Joy	Paco Lopez	Chad C. Brown	Sheep Pond Partners/LaPenta/Bradley Thoroughbreds	1:43.74
2014	Cassatt	Kerwin D. Clark	J. Larry Jones	Fox Hill Farms	1:44.34
2013	Seaneen Girl	Paco Lopez	Bernard S. Flint	Naveed Chowhan	1:44.04
2012	Wine Princess	Joe Bravo	Steve Margolis	Pearl Bloodstock	1:44.11
2011	Savvy Supreme	Elvis Trujillo	Todd Pletcher	WinStar Farm	1:43.27
2010	No Such Word	Terry J. Thompson	Cindy Jones	Brereton C. Jones	1:45.10
2009	Just Jenda	Gabriel Saez	Larry Jones	Cindy Jones	1:43.69
2008	Maren's Meadow	Terry J. Thompson	Larry Jones	River Ridge Ranch	1:44.05
2007	Talkin About Love	Stewart Elliot	Kevin Sleeter	Kevin Sleeter	1:43.78
2006	Mo Cuishle	Jose Santos	Todd Pletcher	Martin, O'Grady, Rucker	1:43.00
2005	Flying Glitter	Elvis Trujillo	Ronny Werner	Richard & Nancy Kaster	1:44.60
2004	Capeside Lady	Chris Decarlo	Todd Pletcher	So Madcapt Stable	1:42.00
2003	no race
2002	Magic Storm	Edwin L. King, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook & W. A. Marquard	1:51.00
2001	Unbridled Elaine	Eibar Coa	David R. Vance	Roger J. Davenport	1:51.00
2000	Spain	Jose A. Velez, Jr.	D. Wayne Lukas	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1:42.60
1999	Silverbulletday	Jerry Bailey	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram	1:43.00
1998	Kirby's Song	Todd Kabel	Tino Attard	Kirby Canada Farm	1:43.20
1997	Blushing K. D.	Lonnie Meche	Sam B. David, Jr.	James & Sue Burns	1:41.80
1996	Top Secret	Joe Bravo	George R. Arnold II	John H. Peace	1:42.20
1995	Kathie's Colleen	Jim McAleney	Mike Keogh	Gustav Schickedanz	1:51.40
1994	Two Altazano	Craig Perret	Michael Stidham	Harold V. Goodman	1:52.00
1993	Jacody	Tom Turner	William Donovan	Minrashe Nanbri	1:50.60
1992	Diamond Duo	Tom Turner	William Donovan	H & D Stable	1:51.40
1991	Fowda	Richard Migliore	Richard J. Lundy	Allen E. Paulson	1:50.40
1990	Pampered Star	Jose C. Ferrer	Robert J. Frankel	Morley Engelson	1:52.40
1989	Dream Deal	Craig Perret	Joseph H. Pierce, Jr.	G. Watts Humphrey Jr.	1:49.20
1988	Maplejinsky	Chris Antley	Phillip G. Johnson	Susan Kaskel	1:53.60
1987	Without Feathers	Chris Antley	D. Wayne Lukas	Dennis Donahue	1:48.00
1986	Fighter Fox	Herb McCauley	LeRoy Jolley	Kentucky Blue Stable	1:49.60
1985	Golden Horde	Herb McCauley	J. Willard Thompson	Mrs. J. W. Walker Jr.	1:48.00
1984	Life's Magic	Jorge Velasquez	D. Wayne Lukas	Hatley & G. Klein	1:50.00
1983	Quixotic Lady	Eddie Maple	Woody Stephens	Ross Valley Farm	1:50.40
1982	Christmas Past	Jacinto Vasquez	Angel Penna, Jr.	Cynthia Phipps	1:48.80
1981	Prismatical	Don Brumfield	Laz Barrera	Happy Valley Farm	1:49.80
1980	Rose of Morn	Don Brumfield	Robert G. Vanwert	Meadow Stable	1:50.40
1979	Burn's Return	Jacinto Vasquez	Scotty Schulhofer	Ivanhoe Stable	1:48.80
1978	Sharp Belle	B. Douglas Thomas	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Aisco Stable	1:52.40
1977	Small Raja	Mickey Solomone	Thomas J. Kelly	David P. Reynolds	1:49.60
1976	Revidere	Jacinto Vasquez	David A. Whiteley	William Haggin Perry	1:50.60
1975	Aunt Jin	Carlos Marquez	W. "Sonny" Hightower	Paul Cresci	1:49.20
1974	Honky Star	Walter Blum	Gordon Potter	Dan Lasater	1:49.40
1973	Desert Vixen	Michael Hole	Thomas F. Root, Sr.	Harry T. Mangurian, Jr.	1:49.00
1972	Summer Guest	Ron Turcotte	J. Elliott Burch	Rokeby Stable	1:50.20
1971	Forward Gal	Michael Hole	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Aisco Stable	1:49.20
1970	Kilts N Kapers	Garth Patterson	Harold H. Goodwin	Mrs. M. W. Schott	1:50.40
1969	Gallant Bloom	Braulio Baeza	William J. Hirsch	King Ranch	1:50.80
1968	Dark Mirage	Manuel Ycaza	Everett W. King	Lloyd I. Miller	1:51.40
1967	Quillo Queen	Ernest Cardone	James E. Picou	Martin Anderson	1:52.20
1966	Natashka	Bill Shoemaker	William A. Peterson	George F. Getty II	1:50.40
1965	Summer Scandal	Garth Patterson	Woods Garth	Harborvale Stable	1:50.60
1964	Miss Cavandish	Howard Grant	Roger Laurin	Harry S. Nichols	1:50.80
1963	Lamb Chop	Howard Grant	James W. Maloney	William Haggin Perry	1:51.60
1962	Firm Policy	Johnny Sellers	E. Barry Ryan	E. Barry Ryan	1:49.80
1961	My Portrait	Ray Broussard	Julius E. Tinsley, Jr.	Fred W. Hooper	1:48.80
1960	Teacation	Walter Blum	Chuck R. Parke	Fred W. Hooper	1:49.40
1959	Royal Native	Joe Culmone	Kenny Noe, Sr.	Perne L. Grissom	1:50.60
1958	A Glitter	Ismael Valenzuela	Horace A. Jones	Calumet Farm	1:52.40
1957	Romanita	[Jack Skelly	Frankie Sanders	Reverie Knoll Farm	1:50.20
1956	Levee	Hedley Woodhouse	Norman R McLeod	Vernon G. Cardy	1:48.80
1955	Misty Morn	Eddie Arcaro	Jim Fitzsimmons	Wheatley Stable	1:50.60
1954	Evening Out	Eddie Arcaro	Jack Creevy	Mrs. G. D. Widener	1:50.20
1953	Grecian Queen	Nick Shuk	James P. Conway	Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker	1:51.20
1952	La Corredora	Ira Hanford	Carl Hanford	Marion W. O'Connor	1:46.00
1951	Ruddy	Ted Atkinson	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	1:48.00
1950	Siama	Eddie Arcaro	Moody Jolley	Cain Hoy Stable	1:45.20
1949	Adile	Eddie Arcaro	Oscar White	Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords	1:46.00
1948	Compliance	James Stout	George H. Strate	Lester Manor Stable	1:45.00
1947	First Flight	Eddie Arcaro	Sylvester Veitch	C.V. Whitney	1:46.00
1946	Dorothy Brown	Eric Guerin	John B. Theall	John B. Theall	1:45.20
1893	Augusta Belle	John Lamley	Not found	G. H. Kernochan	2:10.75
1892	Yorkville Belle	Isaac Burns Murphy	Matthew M. Allen	Frank A. Ehret	2:08.25
1891	Nellie Bly	Fred Taral	George H. Bostwick	George H. Bostwick	2:16.25
1890	Her Highness	Anthony Hamilton	Not found	August Belmont	2:15.00
1889	Senorita	Anthony Hamilton	Not found	Samuel S. Brown	2:16.50
1888	Los Angeles	William Hayward	Robert E. Campbell	E.J. "Lucky Baldwin	2:15.25
1887	Firenze	Edward R. Garrison	Matthew Byrnes	James Ben Ali Haggin	2:12.50
1886	Dew Drop	Jim McLaughlin	Not found	Dwyer Brothers Stable	2:10.75
1885	Wanda	Onley	Matthew Byrnes	Pierre Lorillard IV	2:14.25
1884	Duchess	William Donohue	Evert V. Snedecker	Evert V. Snedeker & Co.	2:14.00
1883	Miss Woodford	Jim McLaughlin	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Dwyer Brothers Stable	2:20.50
1882	Hiawassa	Matthew Feakes	Matthew Byrnes	Pierre Lorillard IV	2:23.00
1881	Thora	William Donohue	Not found	C. Reed	2:14.50
1880	Nancy	Lloyd Hughes	Not found	David D. Withers	2:19.25
1879	Ferida	Lloyd Hughes	Not found	George L. Lorillard	2:16.00
1877	Zoo-Zoo	Barrett	Not found	Pierre Lorillard IV	2:44.25
1876	Patience	Matthew Feakes	Not found	August Belmont	2:48.25
1875	Ascension	William Lakeland	Not found	William Cottrill	2:46.25
1874	Regardless	Dan Sparling	Not found	F. Morris	2:45.00
1873	Lizzie Lucas	George Barbee	Not found	Thomas W. Doswell	2:45.00
1872	Woodbine	Floyd	Not found	August Belmont	2:42.00
1871	Salina	R. Swim	Not found	Abraham Buford	2:43.50