Oak Tree Mile Stakes
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| Grade II race | |
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| Oak Tree Mile Stakes | |
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| Location | Santa Anita Park Arcadia, California  |
| Inaugurated | 1986 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Track | Grass, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds & Up |
| Weight | Scale Weight |
| Purse | $250,000 |
The Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California during the annual Oak Tree Racing Association meet. A Grade II stakes raced on turf, it is open to horses age three and up willing to race one mile. The Oak Tree is one of the final prep races leading into the Breeders' Cup series. It currently offers a purse of $250,000.
Inaugurated in 1986 as the Col. F. W. Koester Handicap, the name was changed to the Oak Tree Mile Stakes in 1996.
[edit] Records
Time record:
- 1:32.44 - Urgent Request (1996)
Most wins:
- To date, no horse has ever won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- To date, no owner has ever won this race more than once.
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Gary L. Stevens (1986, 1988, 2000)
- 3 - Ed Delahoussaye (1989, 1993, 1994)
- 3 - Alex Solis (1991, 1997, 1998)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 - Neil D. Drysdale (1989, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006)
[edit] Winners of the Oak Tree Mile Stakes
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Out of Control | 4 | Michael C. Baze | Robert J. Frankel | T N T Stud | 1:34.16 |
| 2006 | Aragorn | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Neil D. Drysdale | Ballygallon Stud Ltd. | 1:32.87 |
| 2005 | Singletary | 5 | David R. Flores | Donald Chatlos, Jr. | Little Red Feather Racing | 1:34.54 |
| 2004 | Musical Chimes | 4 | Kent Desormeaux | Neil D. Drysdale | Sheik Mohammed | 1:33.29 |
| 2003 | Designed for Luck | 6 | Patrick Valenzuela | Vladimir Cerin | David & Holly Wilson | 1:32.61 |
| 2002 | Night Patrol | 6 | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Nick Canani | Everest Stables | 1:32.93 |
| 2001 | Val Royal | 5 | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Julio Canani | David S. Milch | 1:33.21 |
| 2000 | War Chant | 3 | Gary L. Stevens | Neil D. Drysdale | Irving & Marjorie Cowan | 1:33.75 |
| 1999 | Silic | 4 | Corey Nakatani | Julio Canani | Terrence Lanni et al | 1:33.76 |
| 1998 | Hawksley Hill | 5 | Alex Solis | Neil D. Drysdale | David & Jill Heerensperger | 1:36.72 |
| 1997 | Fantastic Fellow | 3 | Alex Solis | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:36.23 |
| 1996 | Urgent Request | 6 | Chris McCarron | Charles Whittingham | Stewart Aitken | 1:32.44 |
| 1995 | Ventiquattrofogli | 5 | Goncalino Almeida | Wallace Dollase | Bonilla, Carr & Horizon Stable | 1:35.30 |
| 1994 | Bon Point | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1:33.86 |
| 1993 | Johann Quatz | 4 | Ed Delahoussaye | Ron McAnally | Tadahiro Hotehama | 1:36.28 |
| 1992 | Twilight Agenda | 6 | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Moyglare Stud | 1:33.36 |
| 1991 | Ibero | 4 | Alex Solis | Ron McAnally | Pavlovsky & Whitham | 1:33.77 |
| 1990 | Notorious Pleasure | 4 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Hector O. Palma | Robert Levy et al | 1:33.00 |
| 1989 | Political Ambition | 5 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Clover Racing Stable | 1:33.40 |
| 1988 | Mohamed Abdu | 4 | Gary L. Stevens | Richard W. Mulhall | Meyer & Molly Gaskin Trust | 1:34.40 |
| 1987 | Double Feint | 4 | Fernando Toro | Leroy Jolley | Peter M. Brant | 1:37.00 |
| 1986 | Palace Music | 5 | Gary L. Stevens | Charles Whittingham | Hunt & Paulson | 1:35.00 |
