- Winstar Oaks
The WinStar Oaks is an American
Thoroughbred horse race open to three year old fillies and mares willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. The Oaks, an ungraded stakes event, is held at the beginning of Spring atSunland Park Racetrack & Casino (founded in 1959) inNew Mexico .Sponsored by WinStar Stud in
Kentucky whereDistorted Humor andTiznow stand, the WinStar Oaks offers a purse of $200,000. Begun as a one and one sixteenth mile race, then taken down to a mile, it is now back to one and one sixteenth.National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame jockeyJerry Bailey andMike E. Smith , as well as jockeysPatrick Valenzuela andCash Asmussen , all began their careers at Sunland Park.Past winners
* 2008 - Sky Mom (1:44.50) (
Garrett Gomez )
* 2007 - Tough Tiz’s Sis (1:45.18 ) (Victor Espinoza )
* 2006 - Sweet Forty (1:43.73) (Victor Espinoza)
* 2005 - Cee's Irish
* 2004 - Speedy Falcon (1:36.57)
* 2003 – Island Fashion (1:44.20) (Ignacio Puglisi)
* 2002 -
* 2001 -External links
* [http://www.sunland-park.com/winstar.htm Sunland Park]
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