The Oaks Trial Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 133 yards (2,334 metres) at Lingfield Park in May.
Listed race | |
Location | Lingfield Park Lingfield, England |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | William Hill |
Website | Lingfield Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 3f 133y (2,334m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 9 st 2lb Penalties 5 lb for Group winners * 3 lb for Listed winners * * after 31 August 2023 |
Purse | £60,000 (2024) 1st: £34,488 |
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You Got To Me | Rubies Are Red | Danielle |
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2023 | ||
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Eternal Hope | Be Happy | Ferrari Queen |
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Rogue Millennium | Mystic Wells | Makinmedoit |
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Sherbet Lemon | Save A Forest | Ocean Road |
History
editThe event serves as a trial for the Epsom Oaks. Prior to World War II, it was called the Oaks Trial Plate.[1] It became the Oaks Trial Stakes after the war.[2]
The left-handed track at Lingfield Park is similar to that at Epsom. It has an undulating, cambered terrain with a sharp downhill turn into the home straight.
The Oaks Trial Stakes was formerly contested over 1 mile and 4 furlongs. It held Group 3 status from 1971 to 1985,[3] and was relegated to Listed level in 1986.[4] It was cut to its present distance in 1990.
Several contenders have subsequently won the Oaks. The most recent was Anapurna, the winner in 2019.
Records
editLeading jockey since 1960 (6 wins):
- Pat Eddery – Suni (1978), Out of Shot (1984), Bahamian (1988), Asterita (1995), Lady Carla (1996), Santa Sophia (2003)
Leading trainer since 1960 (7 wins):
- Henry Cecil – Tants (1982), Mill on the Floss (1986), Rafha (1990), Lady Carla (1996), Ramruma (1999), Double Crossed (2001), Midday (2009)
Winners since 1971
editYear | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1971 | Maina | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | 2:39.00 |
1972 | Ginevra | Tony Murray | Ryan Price | 2:49.40 |
1973 | Syrona | Brian Taylor | Harry Wragg | 2:46.30 |
1974 | Riboreen | Brian Taylor | John Winter | 2:39.80 |
1975 | Juliette Marny | Lester Piggott | Jeremy Tree | 2:45.70 |
1976 | Heaven Knows | Eric Eldin | Ron Smyth | 2:40.50 |
1977 | Lucent | Brian Taylor | Ryan Price | 2:48.40 |
1978 | Suni | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | |
1979 | Reprocolor | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute | |
1980 | Gift Wrapped | Philip Robinson | Frankie Durr | |
1981 | Leap Lively | John Matthias | Ian Balding | |
1982 | Tants | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | |
1983 | Give Thanks | Declan Gillespie | Jim Bolger | |
1984 | Out of Shot | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | |
1985 | Kiliniski | Brian Rouse | John Dunlop | |
1986 | Mill on the Floss | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 2:41.98 |
1987 | Port Helene | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | 2:34.88 |
1988 | Bahamian | Pat Eddery | Jeremy Tree | 2:39.67 |
1989 | Aliysa | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:32.06 |
1990 | Rafha | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | 2:28.97 |
1991 | Ausherra | Alan Munro | Paul Cole | 2:29.92 |
1992 | User Friendly | George Duffield | Clive Brittain | 2:30.27 |
1993 | Oakmead | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 2:28.13 |
1994 | Munnaya | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute | 2:33.95 |
1995 | Asterita | Pat Eddery | Richard Hannon Sr. | 2:28.54 |
1996 | Lady Carla | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil | 2:25.03 |
1997 | Crown of Light | Olivier Peslier | Michael Stoute | 2:35.72 |
1998 | Bristol Channel | Darryll Holland | Barry Hills | 2:29.18 |
1999 | Ramruma | Kieren Fallon | Henry Cecil | 2:31.48 |
2000 | Film Script | Richard Hughes | Roger Charlton | 2:32.36 |
2001 | Double Crossed | Richard Quinn | Henry Cecil | 2:31.63 |
2002 | Birdie | Richard Quinn | Michael Bell | 2:30.38 |
2003 | Santa Sophia | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 2:33.84 |
2004 | Baraka | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | 2:41.68 |
2005 | Cassydora | Seb Sanders | John Dunlop | 2:30.21 |
2006 | Sindirana | Christophe Soumillon | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:28.27 |
2007 | Kayah | Richard Hughes | Ralph Beckett | 2:31.52 |
2008 | Miracle Seeker | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 2:28.99 |
2009 | Midday | Tom Queally | Henry Cecil | 2:30.49 |
2010 | Dyna Waltz | Ryan Moore | John Gosden | 2:32.46 |
2011 | Zain Al Boldan | Sam Hitchcott | Mick Channon | 2:29.66 |
2012 | Vow[a] | Johnny Murtagh | William Haggas | 2:30.56 |
2013 | Secret Gesture | Jim Crowley | Ralph Beckett | 2:33.82 |
2014 | Honor Bound | Joe Fanning | Ralph Beckett | 2:32.42 |
2015 | Toujours L'Amour | Harry Bentley | William Haggas | 2:37.53 |
2016 | Seventh Heaven | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 2:33.36 |
2017 | Hertford Dancer | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:32.07 |
2018 | Perfect Clarity | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 2:28.32 |
2019 | Anapurna | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 2:31.77 |
2020 | Miss Yoda[b] | Robert Havlin | John Gosden | 2:27.19 |
2021 | Sherbet Lemon | Paul Mulrennan | Archie Watson | 2:40.99 |
2022 | Rogue Millennium | Jack Mitchell | Tom Clover | 2:28.80 |
2023 | Eternal Hope[c] | William Buick | Charlie Appleby | 2:30.89 |
2024 | You Got To Me | Hector Crouch | Ralph Beckett | 2:26.25 |
- ^ The 2012 & 2023 runnings took place on Lingfield's all-weather track over 1 mile and 4 furlongs
- ^ The 2020 race was run in June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- ^ The 2012 & 2023 runnings took place on Lingfield's all-weather track over 1 mile and 4 furlongs
Earlier winners
edit- 1933: Look Alive
- 1934: Shining Cloud
- 1935: Milldoria
- 1936: Miss Windsor
- 1937: Ruby Red
- 1938: Night Bird
- 1939: Foxcraft
- 1940–45: no race
- 1946: Iona
- 1947: Solpax
- 1948: Angelola
- 1949: Squall
- 1950: Stella Polaris
- 1951: Chinese Cracker
- 1952: Zabara
- 1953: Nectarine
- 1954: Angel Bright
- 1955: Ark Royal
- 1956: No Pretender
- 1957: Crotchet
- 1958: None Nicer
- 1959: Mirnaya
- 1960: Running Blue
- 1961: Impudent
- 1962: Nortia
- 1963: Amicable
- 1964: Beaufront
- 1965: Quita
- 1966: Varinia
- 1967: Javata
- 1968: Our Ruby
- 1969: Sleeping Partner
- 1970: Pulchra
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1938 Oaks Trial Plate". Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1938. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1947 Oaks Trial Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1947. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1985 Oaks Trial Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1985. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1986 Oaks Trial Stakes". Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1986. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Lingfield Oaks Trial Stakes.
- pedigreequery.com – Lingfield Oaks Trial Stakes – Lingfield Park.