- Oak Tree Stakes
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Group 3 race
Oak Tree StakesLocation Goodwood Racecourse
W. Sussex, EnglandInaugurated 1980 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Website Goodwood Race information Distance 7f (1,408 metres) Track Turf, right-handed Qualification Three-years-old and up
fillies & maresWeight 8 st 9 lb (3yo);
9 st 2 lb (4yo+)
Penalties
8 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
* since November 1 last year
(2yo wins not penalised)Purse £50,000 (2011)
1st: £28,355The Oak Tree Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
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History
The event was established in 1980, and it was initially called the New Stand Stakes. The inaugural running was the first race at that year's Glorious Goodwood meeting, and it commemorated the opening of a new grandstand at the venue by Queen Elizabeth II.
The race was titled the Royal Wedding Day Stakes in 1981, as it took place on the same day as the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana.
The present title, which acknowledges the close link between Goodwood and the Oak Tree Racing Association of California, was introduced in 1982. An event called the Goodwood Stakes is staged during the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park in October.
For a period the Oak Tree Stakes was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2004.
The race is currently held on the fourth day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.
Records
Most successful horse:
- no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Steve Cauthen – Fenny Rough (1983), Ever Genial (1985), Gayane (1987), Alidiva (1990)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Sir Henry Cecil – Chalon (1982), Ever Genial (1985), Gayane (1987), Alidiva (1990), Selfish (1999), Chachamaidee (2011)
Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1980 Trevita 3 Paul Cook Harry Thomson Jones 1981 Star Pastures 3 Brian Taylor Jeremy Hindley 1982 Chalon 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1983 Fenny Rough 3 Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 1984 Brocade 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1985 Ever Genial 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1986 Royal Loft 3 Ray Cochrane William Jarvis 1:28.51 1987 Gayane 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:26.77 1988 Ohsomellow 3 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 1:30.35 1989 Kerita 3 Pat Eddery Fulke Johnson Houghton 1:27.90 1990 Alidiva 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:25.60 1991 Himiko 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:27.51 1992 Storm Dove 3 Paul Eddery Roger Charlton 1:25.67 1993 Moon Over Miami 3 John Reid Charlie James 1:30.24 1994 Blue Siren 3 Michael Hills Ian Balding 1:26.45 1995 Brief Glimpse 3 Michael Hills David Chappell 1:23.88 1996 Thrilling Day 3 David Harrison Neil Graham 1:26.07 1997 Dazzle 3 John Reid Michael Stoute 1:27.63 1998 Beraysim 3 Frankie Dettori Michael Jarvis 1:27.46 1999 Selfish 5 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 1:24.41 2000 Danceabout 3 Kevin Darley Geoff Wragg 1:27.62 2001 Mauri Moon 3 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 1:26.13 2002 Desert Alchemy 3 Seb Sanders Amanda Perrett 1:25.25 2003 Tantina 3 Richard Hughes Barry Hills 1:26.82 2004 Phantom Wind 3 Steve Drowne John Gosden 1:26.10 2005 Majestic Desert 4 Ted Durcan Mick Channon 1:27.25 2006 Red Evie 3 Frankie Dettori Michael Bell 1:24.94 2007 Wake Up Maggie 4 George Baker Chris Wall 1:25.48 2008 Visit 3 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:26.02 2009 Summer Fete 3 Richard Mullen Bryan Smart 1:26.08 2010 Tropical Paradise 4 Ian Mongan Peter Winkworth 1:25.60 2011 Chachamaidee 4 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil 1:25.10 See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Oak Tree Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Oak Tree Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Oak Tree Stakes – Goodwood.
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- Goodwood Racecourse
- Mile category horse races for fillies and mares
- Recurring sporting events established in 1980
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