- Del Mar Oaks
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Grade 1 race
Del Mar OaksLocation Del Mar Racetrack
Del Mar, California, U.S.Inaugurated 1957 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website www.dmtc.com Race information Distance 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) Track Grass, left-handed Qualification Three-year-old fillies Weight Assigned Purse $350,000 The Del Mar Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the turf. Since 1994 it has been a Grade I event.
From its inception in 1957 through 1964, the Del Mar Oaks was raced at a distance of one mile on dirt.
It was raced in two divisions in 1966 and again in 1970.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1⅛ miles)
- 1:46.26 - Amorama (2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Howard B. Keck (1970, 1971, 1975, 1986)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Bill Shoemaker (1970, 1971, 1985, 1986)
- 4 - Chris McCarron (1979, 1984, 1989, 1991)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 - Charlie Whittingham (1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1991)
Winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 2011 Summer Soiree Gabriel Saez Graham Motion Team Valor International 1:46.46 2010 Evening Jewel Victor Espinoza James Cassidy Tom Braly 1:47.27 2009 Internallyflawless Garrett K. Gomez Bob Baffert Charles E. Fipke 1:49.46 2008 Magical Fantasy Alex Solis Patrick Gallagher David Bienstock, et al. 1:46.73 2007 Rutherienne Corey Nakatani Christophe Clement Virginia Kraft Payson 1:46.79 2006 Arravale Jose Valdivia, Jr. Macdonald Benson Robert Costigan 1:48.03 2005 Singhalese Mike E. Smith James M. Cassidy Gould Family Trust/Dixon 1:46.29 2004 Amorama David Flores Julio C. Canani Marsha Naify et al. 1:46.26 2003 Dessert Corey Nakatani Richard Mandella The Thoroughbred Corp. 1:47.04 2002 Dublino Kent Desormeaux Laura de Seroux S. Port / M. Naify et al. 1:47.16 2001 Golden Apples Garrett K. Gomez Ben Cecil Gary A. Tanaka 1:47.98 2000 No Matter What Victor Espinoza Neil D. Drysdale Augustin Stable 1:50.02 1999 Tout Charmant David Flores Bob Baffert Walter Family Trust 1:48.60 1998 Sicy D'Alsace Corey Nakatani Nick Canani J. DeHaven/J. Preston et al. 1:48.26 1997 Famous Digger Brice Blanc Barry Abrams Let It Ride Stable 1:49.14 1996 Antespend Chris Antley Ron McAnally Jack Kent Cooke 1:48.93 1995 Bail Out Becky Shane Sellers William I. Mott Ken L. & Sarah K. Ramsey 1:49.72 1994 Twice The Vice Gary Stevens T. Ray Bell, Jr. Bob & Beverly Lewis 1:47.73 1993 Hollywood Wildcat Ed Delahoussaye Neil D. Drysdale Irving & Marjorie Cowan 1:48.31 1992 Suivi Alex Solis Randy Winick Albert R. Broccoli 1:48.60 1991 Flawlessly Chris McCarron Charlie Whittingham Harbor View Farm 1:49.40 1990 Slew Of Pearls Corey Black Edwin J. Gregson Royal Lines 1:49.80 1989 Stylish Star Chris McCarron Dan L. Hendricks M/M T. M. Cavanagh 1:48.60 1988 No Review Rafael Meza Chris Speckert Buckland Farm 1:49.00 1987 Lizzy Hare Gary Stevens Richard L. Cross Clover Racing et al. 1:50.40 1986 Hidden Light Bill Shoemaker Charlie Whittingham Howard B. Keck 1:47.80 1985 Savannah Dancer Bill Shoemaker Ron McAnally Allen E. Paulson 1:48.80 1984 Fashionably Late Chris McCarron Robert J. Frankel Diana Firestone (Lessee) 1:49.40 1983 Heartlight No. One Laffit Pincay, Jr. Pedro Marti Burt Bacharach/C. B. Sager 1:50.20 1982 Castilla Ray Sibille Charlie Whittingham Mary J. Bradley 1:50.20 1981 French Charmer Darrel McHargue John W. Russell W. F. Roden 1:49.40 1980 Movin' Money Pat Valenzuela D. Wayne Lukas John A. Nerud 1:49.40 1979 Our Suiti Pie Chris McCarron Charlie Whittingham Mary J. Bradley 1:49.80 1978 Country Queen Fernando Toro Randy Winick Maribel G. Blum 1:49.80 1977 Taisez Vous Donald Pierce Robert L. Wheeler V. & A. Eachus 1:48.80 1976 Go March Laffit Pincay, Jr. Tommy Doyle Toshiaki Kanasashi 1:49.20 1975 Snap Apple Francisco Mena Charlie Whittingham Howard B. Keck 1:50.00 1974 Modus Vivendi Donald Pierce Gordon C. Campbell Bernard J. Ridder 1:50.20 1973 Sandy Blue Donald Pierce Tommy Doyle Circle C Ranch & Witt 1:49.40 1972 House of Cards Johnny Sellers Tommy Doyle Westerly Stud 1:50.00 1971 Turkish Trousers Bill Shoemaker Charlie Whittingham Howard B. Keck 1:50.00 1970 Beja Bill Shoemaker Charlie Whittingham Howard B. Keck 1:49.20 1970 Thoroly Blue Fernando Toro C. R. West Chas. Weiner (Lessee) 1:50.20 1969 Commissary Alvaro Pineda Melvin F. Stute Ken Schiffer 1:51.60 1968 Greta Rudy Campas W. F. Finnegan Calbourne Stable 1:50.60 1967 Forgiving Alvaro Pineda Jerry Wallace II M/M E. B. Johnston 1:50.80 1966 Desert Trial Alex Maese Carl A. Roles Muriel Vanderbilt Adams 1:51.20 1966 Mikhaless Alvaro Pineda Farrell W. Jones Albert Sultan 1:51.00 1965 Alibarb Jerry Lambert John W. Pappalardo Radkovich Stock Farm 1:52.40 1964 Gim Mah Johnny Longden John W. Pappalardo Radkovich / Wilson 1:36.80 1963 Hi Rated Kenneth Church Noble Threewitt Kratz & Horrigan 1:36.20 1962 Savaii Willie Harmatz Ross Brinson Vicar Stable 1:35.40 1961 Fun House Robert Yanez Robert L. Wheeler C. V. Whitney 1:35.20 1960 Linita Alex Maese Clyde Turk Corradini & Dorney 1:36.00 1959 Pie Queen Rudy Campas Farrell W. Jones Hill / Hutson Ent. 1:36.40 1958 Camloc Pete Moreno R. D. Moon Colin Campbell 1:36.40 1957 Royal Rasher Ismael Valenzuela Frank E. Childs Mrs. Fred Turner, Jr. 1:36.20 References
Categories:- Turf races in the United States
- Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
- Grade 1 stakes races in the United States
- Horse races in the United States
- Recurring events established in 1957
- Del Mar Racetrack
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