Oaks
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Oaks is the name of several places;
- Oaks, Missouri, USA
- Oaks, Oklahoma, USA
- Oaks, Shropshire, England
Oaks was also the name of three professional sports teams from Oakland, California:
- Oakland Oaks a defunct minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League.
- Oakland Oaks a defunct professional basketball team that played in the American Basketball League.
- Oakland Oaks a defunct professional basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association.
Oaks is also the name of horse races:
- Oaks d'Italia at Ippodromo di San Siro in Milan, Italy.
- The Oaks Stakes at Epsom Downs in Epsom, Surrey, England.
- Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Irish Oaks Stakes at The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland.
- Prix de Diane (It is the French equivalent of the Oaks) at Chantilly Racecourse in Paris, France.
- AJC Oaks at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.