"race days. Epsom Downs Racecourse Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse located in Epsom, Surrey, England which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. The ""Downs"" referred to in the name are part of the North Downs. The course, which has a crowd capacity of 130,000 when taking into account people watching from the Epsom Downs, an area freely available to the public, is best known for hosting the Derby Stakes which has come to be widely referred to as The Derby (note, 'Epsom' is not part of the title of the race), the United Kingdom's premier thoroughbred horse race"
"Oaks (greyhounds) ""This page is about the British Greyhound Race. For the Irish race, see Oaks (Irish greyhounds)."" The Oaks is an original classic greyhound competition, held at Swindon Stadium. It was run at White City Stadium from 1927 until 1958, and gained classic status in September 1939, becoming the seventh classic race but due to the war it was suspended until 1945. The race was held at Harringay Stadium from 1959 until 1987 and then to Wimbledon Stadium in 1988 until 2012. In 2013 the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) decided to move the event to sister track Belle Vue"
"Oaks (Irish greyhounds) ""This page is about the Irish Greyhound Race. For the British race, see Oaks (greyhounds)."" The Oaks is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is an original classic competition in the Irish racing greyhound racing calendar and was inaugurated in 1932 following the decision by the Irish Coursing Club to issue a new list of classic races. The event was shared around several tracks in Ireland starting with Clonmel Greyhound Stadium from 1932-1933 and then the two Dublin venues of Shelbourne Park and Harold's Cross Stadium. Before"
"World War II the old Cork Greyhound Stadium and Markets Field Greyhound Stadium in Limerick also both hosted the competition. After the war Shelbourne Park and Harold's Cross both shared the race until sole control was taken by Shelbourne Park in 1992. Oaks (Irish greyhounds) ""This page is about the Irish Greyhound Race. For the British race, see Oaks (greyhounds)."" The Oaks is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is an original classic competition in the Irish racing greyhound racing calendar and was inaugurated in 1932 following the decision by"
"Derby. The Super Six Prep races are worth 100 Point Races to the winner, they include such historic races as the Santa Anita Oaks (G1) at Santa Anita Park, the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) at Gulfstream Park, the Ashland Stakes (G1) at Keeneland Race Course, the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) at Fair Ground Race Course, the Gazelle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct Racetrack and the Fantasy Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park. To be eligible to run in the Kentucky Oaks, a filly must earn sufficient points via the Road to the Kentucky Oaks and the owner must pay certain fees: specifically,"
"Docks expanded and built its Dock 9. Castle Irwell later staged a Classic – the 1941 St. Leger Stakes, and was most famous as home of the Lancashire Oaks (nowadays run at Haydock Park Racecourse) and the November Handicap, which was traditionally the last major race of the British flat season. Both the Castle Irwell and New Barnes sites were named the ""Manchester Racecourse"" even though they were entirely within the borders of Salford. Through the late 1950s and early 1960s the track saw jockeys such as Scobie Breasley and Lester Piggott annually battle out the closing acts of the"
"Lancashire Oaks The Lancashire Oaks is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 175 yards (2,373 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July. The earliest recorded version of the race was run at Liverpool in the nineteenth century and was won in 1857 by The Derby winner Blink Bonny. The event was re-established in 1939, and it was run at Manchester Racecourse over 1 mile and 3"
"wins): The 2007 running took place at Newmarket over 1 mile and 4 furlongs. Lancashire Oaks The Lancashire Oaks is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 175 yards (2,373 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July. The earliest recorded version of the race was run at Liverpool in the nineteenth century and was won in 1857 by The Derby winner Blink Bonny. The event was re-established"
"Kennedy Oaks The Kennedy Oaks, registered as the VRC Oaks, is a Victoria Racing Club (VRC) Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run under set weights conditions, over 2,500 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on the third day of the VRC Spring Carnival, the Thursday after the Melbourne Cup in early November. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000 Record attendance for the race day was set in 2004 with 110,677 in attendance. Popularly known as Ladies Day or just Oaks Day (but in recent times also colloquially called Blokes Day), Kennedy Oaks Day has been"
"the St Leger from 4-9 favourite Curious Mickey. The Oaks went to Queen of the Suir, the sister of the two Cutlets. Mullingar Greyhound Stadium opened on 16 August, just two weeks before a calendar of classic events was distributed by the Irish Coursing Club for the first time, on 2 August, it read as follows; St Leger at Celtic Park, National Sprint at Dunmore Park, National Derby at Shelbourne Park, Grand National at Harold's Cross Stadium and the Oaks at Clonmel Greyhound Stadium. Harold's Cross were left angered by the decision to run the National Derby at Shelbourne because"
"Oaks Stakes over one and a half miles in which her main rival was expected to be the Duke of Rutland's Emmeline, the winner of the Riddlesworth Stakes at the Newmarket Craven meeting. The Epsom meeting was badly affected by stormy weather, with heavy rain and strong winds, resulting in a much reduced attendance for both the Derby on Thursday and the Oaks a day later. In a field of 13 runners, Rowena was made the favourite at odds of 6/4, with Emmeline next in the betting on 4/1. Rowena finished second to Caroline, which reversed the 1000 Guineas form"
"Fashions on the Field concept has grown considerably with each year and is now adopted at racetracks and smaller events all over the world. Kennedy Oaks The Kennedy Oaks, registered as the VRC Oaks, is a Victoria Racing Club (VRC) Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run under set weights conditions, over 2,500 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on the third day of the VRC Spring Carnival, the Thursday after the Melbourne Cup in early November. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000 Record attendance for the race day was set in 2004 with 110,677 in"
"Oaks did not take place at the Cross with the latter switching to Shelbourne. Stability followed with established races taking centre stage except for the Oaks which would eventually be held at Shelbourne permanently. George Deegan became Racing Manager as the track raced on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights. Despite the stadium being in the hands of the Irish Greyhound Board and Racing Manager Deegan providing security with his long tenure the Dublin track was subject once again to rumours in the early nineties. There were strong indications coming from some quarters that Harolds Cross would close to ease the"
"of the official title of the race.) It is the third of Britain's five Classic races to be held during the season, and the second of two restricted to fillies. It can also serve as the middle leg of the Fillies' Triple Crown, preceded by the 1000 Guineas and followed by the St Leger, although the feat of winning all three is rarely attempted. The event is named after The Oaks, an estate located to the east of Epsom which was leased to the 12th Earl of Derby in the 18th century. He and his guests devised the race during"
"for the Derby and finished a close third to the dead-heaters Harvester and St. Gatien despite having been blocked at a crucial stage. Two days later Busybody and Queen Adelaide met for the fourth and final time in the Oaks over the same course and distance with Busybody starting favourite at the unusual odds of 100/105 in a field of nine. The race took place in fine weather and attracted a ""large and fashionable"" crowd. After several false starts caused by the misbehaviour of Whitelock, the race began and Tom Cannon tracked the leaders on the favourite before taking the"
"colts and fillies, over a mile and a half (2400 m). It also hosts the Oaks Stakes (also widely referred to as The Oaks) for three-year-old fillies, and the Coronation Cup for horses aged four years and upwards. All three races are Group 1 races and run over the same course and distance. The course, owned by the Jockey Club, has enjoyed a long association with the British Royal Family, with the Queen attending most years for the Derby. The first recorded race was held on the Downs in 1661, although a local burial list of 1625 refers to ""William"
"Stadium and just five years later, during 2018, it switched to Towcester following the decision by GRA to reduce their major race schedule. A sixth change of venue was necessary in 2018 following the sudden closure of Towcester, leading owner John Turner stepped in to save the event with a late scheduling being organised in December, to be held at Swindon. Oaks (greyhounds) ""This page is about the British Greyhound Race. For the Irish race, see Oaks (Irish greyhounds)."" The Oaks is an original classic greyhound competition, held at Swindon Stadium. It was run at White City Stadium from 1927"
"a Jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Oklahoma Derby The Oklahoma Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late September at Remington Park located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Open to three-year-olds, the Grade III stakes is set at a distance of miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt. The Derby currently offers a purse of $400,000. From 1989 through 1996, it was raced at a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs). Originally named the Remington Park Derby, in 2001 the race was renamed the Oklahoma Derby. It is the track's flagship event and the"
"moved permanently, and renamed, from 2015 after Warwick had closed for flat racing. Nottinghamshire Oaks The Nottinghamshire Oaks is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to mares and fillies aged four years or older. It is run at Nottingham over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 50 yards (2,057 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June. The race was run as the ""Warwickshire Oaks"" at Warwick over 11 furlongs between 2006 and 2013. It was run at Nottingham in 2014 after a horse had been killed"
"Oaks in 1942. The allocation of the 1943 Grand National did not help because due to the lack of hurdlers during the war Mr Ryan the chairman of Limerick Stadium was left with no choice but to cancel the event. Other events that took place at Limerick were the Bulger Cup and Kennedy Memorial Cup and J. P. McManus started as a bookmaker at the track and earned the nickname 'Sundance Kid'. In 1958 the Irish Greyhound Board (Bord Na gCon based in Limerick) was given the responsibility of all tracks in Ireland with the exception of the Ulster tracks"
"Britain was subject to many restrictions. Several major racecourses, including Epsom and Doncaster, were closed for the duration of the conflict, either for safety reasons, or because they were being used by the military. Many important races were rescheduled to new dates and venues, often at short notice, and all five of the Classics were usually run at Newmarket. Wartime austerity also meant that prize money was reduced: Commotion's Oaks was worth £1,939 compared to the £8,043 earned by Galatea in 1939. With Epsom Racecourse unavailable in 1941, a substitute ""New Oaks"" was run over one and a half miles"
"Orleans is home to the Fair Grounds Race Course, the nation's third-oldest thoroughbred track. The most prestigious race held at the track is the Louisiana Derby, a Grade II stakes prep for the Kentucky Derby. The race course opened in 1852 as the Union Racetrack and later became the Creole Racetrack. Former horse racing tracks in the New Orleans area include Eclipse Track (opened 1837), Metairie Race Course (1838–1872), Bingaman Race Track, City Park Race Track (1905–1920), Jefferson Park Race Track (1918–1934) and Jefferson Downs Racetrack (1959–1992). The Allstate Sugar Bowl Collegiate Lacrosse Series was held at Pan American Stadium"
"owner: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Del Mar Oaks The Del Mar Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the turf. Since 1994 it has been a Grade I event. From its inception in 1957 through 1964, the Del Mar Oaks was raced at a distance of one mile on dirt. It was raced in two divisions in 1966 and again in 1970."
"the turf. In the summer of 1779 Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, organised a race for himself and his friends to race their three-year-old fillies. He named it the Oaks after his nearby estate. The race became so successful that in the following year 1780 a new race was added for three-year old colts and fillies—-the Derby. In 1784 the course was extended to its current distance of a mile and a half and Tattenham Corner was introduced. Henry Dorling, step-father to cookery writer Mrs Beeton, was a Clerk of the Course at Epsom, appointed in 1840. In 1913"
"The Oaks winner's next appearance was at Liverpool Racecourse on 17 July. She started favourite for the Knowsley Dinner Stakes and won from the colts Hectic, Equator and Conductor. In the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse in September, Queen of Trumps met Preserve again, along with Mundig and Ascot, colts who had finished first and second in the Derby. The meeting was held in generally fine weather and attracted a large crowd, with much interest being created by the attendance of the heir to the throne Princess Victoria. Despite rumours that she would be ""made safe"" (prevented from winning)"
"Race Course in Baltimore; and the Acorn Stakes, run at Belmont Park. A second proposal has been to use the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and the Mother Goose Stakes. This version would allow more time for fillies to recuperate between races. Using the Mother Goose would also allow the NYRA to keep its three races in place as its own series without interfering with the three National races. A prime reason for favoring this configuration is that the Kentucky Oaks is the most popular races for fillies and draws one of the biggest crowds of any stakes races"
"Del Mar Oaks The Del Mar Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the turf. Since 1994 it has been a Grade I event. From its inception in 1957 through 1964, the Del Mar Oaks was raced at a distance of one mile on dirt. It was raced in two divisions in 1966 and again in 1970. Speed record: (at current distance of miles) Most wins by an"
"California Oaks The California Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on Tapeta Footings synthetic dirt over a distance of a mile and a sixteenth (8.5 furlongs). The event is an ungraded stakes race with a current purse of $50,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes. Speed record: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Paths to the $2,200,000 Black-Eyed"
"founder of the Louisville Jockey Club. Kentucky Oaks The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers at Churchill Downs; the horses carry . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year. The winner gets $600,000 of the $1M purse and a large garland of lilies, affectionately called the ""Lillies for the Fillies."" A silver Kentucky Oaks Trophy is presented to the winner. The first running of the Kentucky Oaks was on May 19, 1875, when Churchill Downs was"
"a party at the estate in 1778. It was first run (as the Oakes Stakes) in 1779, one year before the introduction of the Derby Stakes. The inaugural winner, Bridget, was owned by Lord Derby himself. The Oaks subsequently became one of Britain's leading events for three-year-olds. By the mid-1860s, the five leading events for this age group were referred to as ""Classics"". The concept was later adopted in many other countries. European variations of the Oaks include the Irish Oaks, the Preis der Diana, the Prix de Diane and the Oaks d'Italia. Other national equivalents include the AJC Oaks,"
"Grade I victory for both fillies. American Oaks The American Oaks (formerly the American Oaks Invitational Stakes) is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. It was originally run at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California), which closed in 2014. Previously held in early summer, in 2016 the race was rescheduled to December. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of one and a quarter miles on turf. Since its inception in 2002, it has striven to become a world class race by bringing in some of the best fillies"
"2006. It was elevated to Group 3 in 2011. Record time: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: UAE Oaks The UAE Oaks is a flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbred fillies run over 1900 metres on dirt at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in late February or early March. It was first contested in 2001 over 1800 metres on dirt at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse before being transferred to Meydan in 2010 where it was run on the synthetic Tapeta Footings surface and the distance extended. In"
"American Oaks The American Oaks (formerly the American Oaks Invitational Stakes) is a Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. It was originally run at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California), which closed in 2014. Previously held in early summer, in 2016 the race was rescheduled to December. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of one and a quarter miles on turf. Since its inception in 2002, it has striven to become a world class race by bringing in some of the best fillies from all over the world, currently"