Summertime Oaks
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1946 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $200,000 |
The Summertime Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in June at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Grade II event is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race on dirt at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles. The race was inaugurated in 1946 as the Hollywood Oaks and was originally run at Hollywood Park Racetrack.[1]
Following the closure of Hollywood Park in 2013, the race was transferred to Santa Anita Park. At the same time, the purse was increased from $150,000 to $200,000.[2]
Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances:
- 1 mile : 1946, 1948–1950
- 7 furlongs : 1947
- 1+1⁄16 miles : 1951-1953, 2002–present
- 1+1⁄8 miles : 1954-2001
Records
Speed record:
- 1:41.55 - House of Fortune (2004) (at current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles)
- 1:46.93 - Lakeway (1994) (at previous distance of 1+1⁄8 miles)
Winners
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Moment To Buy
- 1983 - Heartlight No. One
- 1982 - Tango Dancer
- 1981 - Past Forgetting
- 1980 - Princess Karenda
- 1979 - Prize Spot
- 1978 - B Thoughtful
- 1977 - Glenaris
- 1976 - Answer
- 1975 - Nicosia
- 1974 - Miss Musket
- 1973 - Sandy Blue
- 1972 - Pallisima
- 1971 - Turkish Trousers
- 1970 - Last Of The Line
- 1969 - Tipping Time
- 1968 - Hooplah
- 1967 - Amerigo Lady
- 1966 - Spearfish
- 1965 - Straight Deal II
- 1964 - Loukahl
- 1963 - Delhi Maid
- 1962 - Dingle Bay
- 1961 - Rose O'Neill
- 1960 - Paris Pike
- 1959 - Sybil Brand
- 1958 - Midnight Date
- 1957 - Market Basket
- 1956 - Candy Dish
- 1955 - Baby Alice
- 1954 - Miz Clementine
- 1953 - Fleet Khal
- 1952 - A Gleam
- 1951 - Ruth Lily
- 1950 - Mrs. Fuddy
- 1949 - June Bride
- 1948 - Flying Rhythm
- 1947 - U Time
- 1946 - Honeymoon