California Oaks
Non-graded stakes race | |
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California Oaks | |
Location | Golden Gate Fields Berkeley, California |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.goldengatefields.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
Track | Tapeta Footings synthetic dirt, left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $100,000 |
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).[1] The event is an ungraded stakes race with a purse of $100,000 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.
Records
Speed record:
- 1-1/16 miles - 1:39.04 - Sky Mystic (2008)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Russell Baze (2009, 2011 & 2012)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Jenine Sahadi (2001 & 2002)
- 2 - Jerry Hollendorfer (2007 & 2012)
Winners of the California Oaks since 1994
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
2013 | Redressthebalance (IRE) | 3 | Christian Santiago Reyes | Doug F. O'Neill | Rutherford Group/Meredith/Pegum | 1-1/16 | 1:45.40 |
2012 | Lady of Fifty | 3 | Russell Baze | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer/Todaro | 1-1/16 | 1:46.04 |
2011 | Lilacs and Lace | 3 | Russell Baze | Duane Offield | Hicks, Judy and Nikkel, Kanthryn | 1-1/16 | 1:46.32 |
2010 | Antares World | 3 | Frank Alvarado | Steven Specht | M/M Larry D. Williams | 1-1/16 | 1:45.75 |
2009 | Will O Way | 3 | Russell Baze | Vladimir Cerin | Ronald Waranch et al. | 1-1/16 | 1:45.23 |
2008 | Sky Mystic | 3 | David Lopez | Greg Gilchrist | David & Jill Heerensperger | 1-1/16 | 1:39.04 |
2007 | Eastlake Avenue | 3 | Chad Schvaneveldt | Jerry Hollendorfer | George Todaro | 1-1/16 | 1:45.90 |
2006 | Sierra Sweetie | 3 | Not Found | Not Found | Branagh, Schmitt, Shields | 1-1/16 | 1:43.64 |
2005 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
2004 | House of Fortune | 3 | Ron Warren, Jr. | Ron McAnally | Arnold Zetcher | 1-1/16 | 1:41.60 |
2003 | Amber Hills | 3 | Gary Baze | Ed Moger Jr. | Curt and Lila Lanning | 1-1/16 | 1:44.25 |
2002 | La Martina | 3 | Corey Lanerie | Jenine Sahadi | Team Valor | 1-1/16 | 1:47.16 |
2001 | Aswhatilldois | 3 | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | 1-1/16 | 1:55.48 |
2000 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
1999 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
1998 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
1997 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
1996 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
1995 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
1994 | Baby Diamonds | 3 | Not Found | Not Found | Arthur Benjamin | 1-1/16 | not found |
Special Bonus
Paths to the $2,200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Bonus
1) win Forward Gal Stakes + win Davona Dale Stakes + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
2) win Las Virgenes Stakes + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
3) win California Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
4) win Portland Meadows Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Paths to the $220,000 XpressBet Bonus
1) run in Forward Gal Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
2) run in Davona Dale Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
3) run in Las Virgenes Stakes + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
4) run in California Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
5) run in Portland Meadows Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
See also
References
- The 2009 California Oaks race results at Bloodhorse.com
- The 2008 California Oaks race results at Bloodhorse.com