Kentucky Oaks
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The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky. The race currently covers 1⅛ miles (1811 metres) at Churchill Downs; carry 121 pounds (55 kg).
The Kentucky Oaks dates back to the earliest days of Churchill Downs, which was known as the Louisville Jockey Club when it conducted its first race meet in 1875. Its first running was held Wednesday, May 19, 1875 as one of four stakes races developed by founder M. Lewis Clark for the track's inaugural meet. The others were the Kentucky Derby, the Clark Handicap and the Falls City Handicap. The Kentucky Oaks is renewed each year on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby, but it is much more than a sister race to the famed "Run for the Roses."
The roster of horses that have won the 1⅛ mile (1811 metres) race in its first 130 years includes some of the greatest fillies in racing history. Three of those races — the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks and the Clark — were modeled after Classic races in England. The Kentucky Oaks was fashioned in the image of the English Oaks at Epsom Downs.
The distance of that first running of the Kentucky Oaks was 1 ½ miles (2414 metres) and A.B. Lewis & Company's Vinaigrette was the winner. She earned a winning purse of $1,175 and was timed over the 12 furlong (2414 metres) distance in 2:39 ¾.
The victory by Vinaigrette launched a strong tradition for the Kentucky Oaks, which — like the Kentucky Derby — has been renewed each year without interruption since its inaugural running.
Louisvillians once referred to the Oaks as "our Derby," implying that the Derby itself had become the domain of celebrities and out-of-town visitors. In recent years that has changed, as the Oaks has become nearly as popular as the Derby. Indeed, the spectator attendance on "Oaks Day" is usually second only to Derby Day, surpassing attendance at the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, as well as the Breeders' Cup.
The Kentucky Oaks is one of three races that are the de facto distaff counterparts to the Triple Crown races, along with the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course and the Acorn Stakes at Belmont Park. They have not, however, been officially referred to as the "Filly Triple Crown"; that distinction goes to three races run at Belmont and Saratoga Race Course in New York, now officially called the Triple Tiara to avoid trademark conflicts. However, consideration has been given within the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the sport's governing body in the United States, to change the Triple Tiara series to the Kentucky Oaks, Black-Eyed Susan and Acorn.
The Kentucky Oaks has been run at four different distances:
- 1½ miles (2414 metres) — 1875 to 1890
- 1¼ miles (2012 metres) — 1891 to 1895
- 1 1/16 miles (1710 metres) — 1896 to 1919 and 1942 to 1981
- 1⅛ miles (1811 metres) — 1920 to 1941 and 1982 to present
[edit] Winners of the Kentucky Oaks
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Owner | Trainer | Time |
| 2006 | Lemons Forever | Mark Guidry | Leon, Willis and Terry Horton and Dallas Stewart | Dallas Stewart | 1:50.07 |
| 2005 | Summerly | Jerry Bailey | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | Steven Asmussen | 1:50.23 |
| 2004 | Ashado | John Velazquez | Starlight Stables (Jack Wolf), Paul Saylor & Johns Martin | Todd Pletcher | 1:50.81 |
| 2003 | Bird Town | Edgar Prado | Marylou Whitney Stables | Nick Zito | 1:48.64 |
| 2002 | Farda Amiga | Chris McCarron | Old Friends Inc. & Winner Silk Inc. | Paulo Lobo | 1:50.41 |
| 2001 | Flute | Jerry Bailey | Juddmonte Farms | Bobby Frankel | 1:48.85 |
| 2000 | Secret Status | Pat Day | W.S. Farish, W. Temple Webber, Jr. & James Elkins | Neil Howard | 1:50.30 |
| 1999 | Silverbulletday | Gary Stevens | Michael E. Pegram | Bob Baffert | 1:49.92 |
| 1998 | Keeper Hill | David Flores | John A. Chandler | Bobby Frankel | 1:52.06 |
| 1997 | Blushing K.D. | Lonnie Meche | James & Sue Burns | Sam David, Jr. | 1:50.29 |
| 1996 | Pike Place Dancer | Corey Nakatani | Jerry Hollendorfer & G. Todaro | Jerry Hollendorfer | 1:49.88 |
| 1995 | Gal In A Ruckus | Herb McCauley | John Oxley | John T. Ward, Jr. | 1:50.09 |
| 1994 | Sardula | Eddie Delahoussaye | Mr. & Mrs. J. Moss | Brian Mayberry | 1:51.16 |
| 1993 | Dispute | Jerry Bailey | Ogden Mills Phipps | Shug McGaughey | 1:52.47 |
| 1992 | Luv Me Luv Me Not | Fabio Arguello, Jr. | Philip Maas | Glenn Wismer | 1:51.41 |
| 1991 | Lite Light | Corey Nakatani | Oaktown Stable | Jerry Hollendorfer | 1:48 4/5 |
| 1990 | Seaside Attraction | Chris McCarron | Overbrook Farm | D. Wayne Lukas | 1:52 4/5 |
| 1989 | Open Mind | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Eugene V. Klein | D. Wayne Lukas | 1:50 3/5 |
| 1988 | Goodbye Halo | Pat Day | Arthur B. Hancock III & A. Campbell, Jr. | Charlie Whittingham | 1:50 2/5 |
| 1987 | Buryyourbelief | José Santos | D. S. Bray, Jr. | Laz Barrera | 1:50 2/5 |
| 1986 | Tiffany Lass | Gary Stevens | Aaron U. Jones | Laz Barrera | 1:50 3/5 |
| 1985 | Fran's Valentine | Pat Valenzuela | Earl Scheib | Joe Manzi | 1:50 |
| 1984 | Lucky Lucky Lucky | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Leslie Combs Ⅱ & Equites Stable | D. Wayne Lukas | 1:51 4/5 |
| 1983 | Princess Rooney | Jacinto Vasquez | Paula Tucker | Frank Gomez | 1:50 4/5 |
| 1982 | Blush With Pride | Bill Shoemaker | Stonereath Farms | D. Wayne Lukas | 1:50 1/5 |
| 1981 | Heavenly Cause | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Ryehill Farm | Woody Stephens | 1:43 4/5 |
| 1980 | Bold 'n Determined | Eddie Delahoussaye | Saron Stable | Neil Drysdale | 1:44 4/5 |
| 1979 | Davona Dale | Jorge Velasquez | Calumet Farm | John M. Veitch | 1:47 1/5 |
| 1978 | White Star Line | Eddie Maple | Newstead Farm | Woody Stephens | 1:45 1/5 |
| 1977 | Sweet Alliance | Chris McCarron | Windfields Farm | Bud Delp | 1:43 3/5 |
| 1976 | Optimistic Gal | Braulio Baeza | Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone | LeRoy Jolley | 1:44 3/5 |
| 1975 | Sun and Snow | G. Patterson | C. V. Whitney Stables | Geo. T. Poole | 1:44 3/5 |
| 1974 | Quaze Quilt | W. Gavidia | Fred W. Hooper | T. W. Kelley | 1:46 3/5 |
| 1973 | Bag of Tunes | D. Gargan | C. V. Whitney Stables | Geo. T. Poole | 1:44 1/5 |
| 1972 | Susan's Girl | V. Tejada | Fred W. Hooper | J. W. Russell | 1:44 1/5 |
| 1971 | Silent Beauty | K. Knapp | Leslie Combs Ⅱ | R. I. Fischer | 1:44 1/5 |
| 1970 | Lady Vi-E | D. Whited | A. H. & A. M. Stall | John Oxley | 1:44 4/5 |
| 1969 | Hail to Patsy | D. Kassen | Walter Kitchen | Loyd Gentry | 1:44 2/5 |
| 1968 | Dark Mirage | Manuel Ycaza | Lloyd I. Miller | E. W. King | 1:44 3/5 |
| 1967 | Nancy Jr. | Johnny Sellers | Hidden Valley Farm | S. M. Rieser | 1:44 |
| 1966 | Native Street | Don Brumfield | Aisco Stable | Les Lear | 1:44 4/5 |
| 1965 | Amerivan | Ron Turcotte | Mrs. Mary Keim | Mary Keim | 1:44 2/5 |
| 1964 | Blue Norther | Bill Shoemaker | Mrs. W. R. Hawn | T. W. Dunn | 1:44 1/5 |
| 1963 | Sally Ship | Manuel Ycaza | Cain Hoy Stable | Woody Stephens | 1:44 4/5 |
| 1962 | Cicada | Bill Shoemaker | Meadow Stable | Casey Hayes | 1:44 3/5 |
| 1961 | My Portrait | Braulio Baeza | Fred W. Hooper | C. R. Parke | 1:47 |
| 1960 | Make Sail | Manuel Ycaza | Cain Hoy Stable | Woody Stephens | 1:44 1/5 |
| 1959 (Division1) | Wedlock | John L. Rotz | Paul Shawhan | Paul Shawhan | 1:45 |
| 1959 (Division2) | Hidden Talent | Manuel Ycaza | Cain Hoy Stable | Woody Stephens | 1:44 2/5 |
| 1958 | Bug Brush | Eddie Arcaro | C. V. Whitney Stables | Sylvester Veitch | 1:44 4/5 |
| 1957 | Lori-El | L. C. Cook | Soto & Berke | M. R. Soto | 1:44 4/5 |
| 1956 | Princess Turia | Bill Hartack | Calumet Farm | Horace A. Jones | 1:44 4/5 |
| 1955 | Lalun | Henry Moreno | Cain Hoy Stable | Loyd Gentry | 1:46 |
| 1954 | Fascinator | A. DeSpirito | Maine Chance Farm | Edward A. Neloy | 1:45 |
| 1953 | Bubbley | Eddie Arcaro | Calumet Farm | Ben A. Jones | 1:45 3/5 |
| 1952 | Real Delight | Eddie Arcaro | Calumet Farm | Ben A. Jones | 1:45 2/5 |
| 1951 | How | Eddie Arcaro | H. B. Delman | Horatio Luro | 1:45 3/5 |
| 1950 | Ari's Mona | William Boland | J. C. Hauer | J. C. Hauer | 1:43 3/5 |
| 1949 | Wistful | Gordon Glisson | Calumet Farm | Ben A. Jones | 1:47 2/5 |
| 1948 | Challe Anne | W. Garner | F. L. Flanders | W. U. Ridenour | 1:48 3/5 |
| 1947 | Blue Grass | Johnny Longden | Arthur B. Hancock, Jr. | Willie Crump | 1:51 3/5 |
| 1946 | First Page | J. R. Layton | H. G. Jones | C. A. Bidencope | 1:51 2/5 |
| 1945 | Come and Go | C. L. Martin | Thomas Piatt | J. P. Sallee | 1:49 4/5 |
| 1944 | Canina | J. Adams | Abe Hirschberg | F. C. Childs | 1:48 3/5 |
| 1943 | Nellie L. | W. Eads | Calumet Farm | Ben A. Jones | 1:48 3/5 |
| 1942 | Miss Dogwood | J. Adams | Brownell Combs | J. M. Goode | 1:47 |
| 1941 | Valdina Myth | G. King | Valdina Farm | J. J. Flanigan | 1:52 3/5 |
| 1940 | Inscolassie | R. L. Vedder | Woolford Farm | R. O. Hugdon | 1:54 2/5 |
| 1939 | Flying Lill | C. Bierman | Mrs. C. H. Cleary | Clifford Porter | 1:51 |
| 1938 | Flying Lee | L. Haas | Hal Price Headley | D. A. Headley | 1:52 4/5 |
| 1937 | Mars Shield | A. Robertson | Mrs. Ethel Mars | Robert McGarvey | 1:53 2/5 |
| 1936 | Two Bob | R. Workman | C. V. Whitney Stables | J. A. Healey | 1:52 3/5 |
| 1935 | Paradisical | G. Fowler | I. J. Collins | Al Miller | 1:51 1/5 |
| 1934 | Fiji | G. Elston | Young Bros. | T. B. Young | 1:51 3/5 |
| 1933 | Barn Swallow | Don Meade | Eugene R. Bradley | Henry J. Thompson | 1:51 1/5 |
| 1932 | Suntica | A. Pascuma | Willis Sharpe Kilmer | Jack Whyte | 1:52 1/5 |
| 1931 | Cousin Jo | E. James | Charles Nuckols | Wm. Reed | 1:53 |
| 1930 | Alcibiades | R. Finnerty | Hal Price Headley | W. W. Taylor | 1:52 3/5 |
| 1929 | Rose of Sharon | W. Crump | D. E. Stewart | D. E. Stewart | 1:51 |
| 1928 | Easter Stockings | W. Crump | Audley Farm Stable | K. Spence | 1:51 3/5 |
| 1927 | Mary Jane | D. Connelly | Gallaher & Combs | S. S. Combs | 1:53 2/5 |
| 1926 | Black Maria | A. Mortensen | William R. Coe | William H. Karrick | 1:55 2/5 |
| 1925 | Deeming | J. McCoy | C. B. Dailey | C. B. Dailey | 1:54 |
| 1924 | Princess Doreen | H. Stutts | Audley Farm Stable | S. M. Henderson | 1:51 4/5 |
| 1923 | Untidy | J. Corcoran | Mrs. Payne Whitney | S. P. Harlan | 1:53 |
| 1922 | Startle | D. Connelly | H. H. Hewitt | J. I. Smith | 1:52 3/5 |
| 1921 | Nancy Lee | Linus McAtee | P. A. Clark | J. McCormick | 1:50 2/5 |
| 1920 | Lorraine | D. Connelly | J. N. Camden | J. C. Milam | 1:58 2/5 |
| 1919 | Lillian Shaw | T. Murray | J. R. Livingston | J. McCormick | 1:45 |
| 1918 | Viva America | W. Warrington | C. T. Worthington | W. N. Potts | 1:46 4/5 |
| 1917 | Sunbonnett | Johnny Loftus | A. K. Macomber | B. W. Jennings | 1:46 4/5 |
| 1916 | Kathleen | R. Goose | Geo. J. Long | Pete Coyne | 1:47 2/5 |
| 1915 | Waterblossom | E. Martin | Thomas C. McDowell | Geo. Denny | 1:46 3/5 |
| 1914 | Bronzewing | W. Obert | A. P. Humphrey | D. Lehan | 1:45 3/5 |
| 1913 | Cream | C. Ganz | C. C. Van Meter | A. Baker | 1:47 3/5 |
| 1912 | Flamma | J. Butwell | E. F. Condran | J. Duffy | 1:51 1/5 |
| 1911 | Bettie Sue | T. Rice | A. Brown | D. Huestis | 1:48 |
| 1910 | Samaria | R. Scoville | J. P. Ross & Co. | W. McDaniel | 1:50 1/5 |
| 1909 | Floreal | Heidel | W. H. Fizer | W. H. Fizer | 1:49 1/5 |
| 1908 | Ellen-a-Dale | V. Powers | Thomas C. McDowell | Geo. Denny | 1:46 3/5 |
| 1907 | Wing Ting | J. Lee | J. S. Hawkins | J. S. Hawkins | 1:50 1/5 |
| 1906 | King's Daughter | E. Robinson | Thomas C. McDowell | Thomas C. McDowell | 1:47 4/5 |
| 1905 | Janeta | D. Austin | Cassin & Rogers | R. L. Rogers | 1:49 ¾ |
| 1904 | Audience | G. Helgeson | S. S. Brown | H. C. Riddle | 1:51 |
| 1903 | Lemco | J. Reiff | Ed Corrigan | F. Kelly | 1:49 ¾ |
| 1902 | Wainamoinen | M. Coburn | Talbot Bros. | H. J. Talbot | 1:51 ¼ |
| 1901 | Lady Schorr | J. Woods | J. W. Schorr | J. W. Schorr | 1:53 |
| 1900 | Etta | M. Overton | Ed Brown & Co. | Edward D. Brown | 1:48 |
| 1899 | Rush | J. Hill | Thomas C. McDowell | Thomas C. McDowell | 1:52 ½ |
| 1898 | Crocket | J. Hill | J. C. Cahn | L. Cahn | 1:51 ½ |
| 1897 | White Frost | T. Burns | E. S. Gardner & Son | L. C. Davis | 1:49 |
| 1896 | Soufflé | C. Thorpe | J. M. Murphy | J. Healy | 1:54 ½ |
| 1895 | Voladora | A. Clayton | Pastime Stable | 2:16 ¾ | |
| 1894 | Selika | A. Clayton | Bashford Manor | J. H. Morris | 2:15 |
| 1893 | Monrovia | J. Reagan | Edward D. Brown | Edward D. Brown | 2:16 |
| 1892 | Miss Dixie | H. Ray | Col. J. E. Pepper | M. Danaher | 2:14 ¼ |
| 1891 | Miss Hawkins | T. Britton | Talbot Bros. | H. J. Talbot | 2:18 ¼ |
| 1890 | English Lady | Hollis | Scoggan Bros. | 2:42 ½ | |
| 1889 | Jewel Ban | J. Stoval | J. T. Clay | W. Clay | 2:41 |
| 1888 | Ten Penny | A. McCarthy, Jr. | M. Welsh | 2:42 | |
| 1887 | Florimore | Johnston | T. H. Stevens | D. W. Kelly | 2:40 ¾ |
| 1886 | Pure Rye | E. Garrison | Melbourne Stable | 2:41 | |
| 1885 | Lizzie Dwyer | Fuller | Ed Corrigan | E. Corrigan | 2:40 ¾ |
| 1884 | Modesty | Isaac Murphy | Ed Corrigan | E. Corrigan | 2:48 ¼ |
| 1883 | Vera | J. Stoval | R. C. Pate | J. Pate | 2:39 ¾ |
| 1882 | Katie Creel | J. Stoval | Johnson & Co. | C. A. Johnson | 2:39 |
| 1881 | Lucy May | Wolfe | R. F. Johnson | 2:41 | |
| 1880 | Longitude | J. McLaughlin | J. G. Malone | 2:41 ¾ | |
| 1879 | Liahtunah | Hightower | J. A. Grinstead | 2:40 ¼ | |
| 1878 | Belle of Nelson | Booth | Mattingly & Co. | 2:39 | |
| 1877 | Felicia | W. James | J. W. Reynolds | 2:39 | |
| 1876 | Necy Hale | W. James | F. B. Harper | 2:42 ½ | |
| 1875 | Vinaigrette | J. Houston | A. B. Lewis & Co. | 2:39 ¾ |
Note: In 1924, Glide finished first, but was disqualified, she swerved over and impeded the nearest contenders in the last sixteenth, drew away to finish first, but was disqualified for fouling.
