Delaware Oaks
The Delaware Oaks Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid July at Delaware Park Racetrack in Stanton near Wilmington, Delaware.
| Grade III race | |
| Location | Delaware Park Racetrack Stanton, Delaware  |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 8.5 furlongs (1 1⁄16 miles) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old Fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000[1] |
Part of the Del Cap Festival Weekend that features other races over the two days including the Delaware Handicap, the Oaks is open to three-year-old fillies and is run over one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt.
Currently, the Grade III race offers a purse of $300,000. From 2003 to 2008, the purse was $500,000
United States Hall of Fame fillies Gallorette (1945), Dark Mirage (1968), Gallant Bloom (1969) and Desert Vixen (1973) have all won this race, as did the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Lauries Dancer.
There was no race held in 1943 and from 1983 through 1995.
Winners since 2000
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sincerely | Michael McCarthy | H. Graham Motion | R. Larry Johnson | 1:43.83 |
| 2001 | Zonk | Michael McCarthy | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms | 1:45.27 |
| 2002 | Allamerican Bertie | Larry Melancon | Steve Flint | Bertram/Klein | 1:43.81 |
| 2003 | Island Fashion | Iggy Puglisi | Nick Canani | Everest Stable | 1:44.95 |
| 2004 | Yearly Report | Jerry D. Bailey | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1:43.80 |
| 2005 | R Lady Joy | Jose Lezcano | Kirk Ziadie | Richard Averill | 1:43.25 |
| 2006 | Adieu | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Tabor/Smith/Magnier | 1:43.72 |
| 2007 | Moon Catcher | Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. | Timothy F. Ritchey | CJZ Racing Stable/Ritchey | 1:42:39 |
| 2008 | Proud Spell | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 1:43.34 |
| 2009 | Careless Jewel | Robert Landry | Josie Carroll | Donver Stable | 1:42.95 |
| 2010 | Blind Luck | Joel Rosario | Jerry Hollendorfer | DeDomenico, et al. | 1:43.34 |
| 2011 | St. John's River | Jose Lezcano | Andrew Leggio, Jr. | Dede McGehee | 1:44.39 |
| 2012 | Grace Hall | Javier Castellano | Tony Dutrow | Dubb/Bethlehem Stables/Elkstone | 1:42.59 |
| 2013 | Dancing Afleet | Joshua Navarro | Timothy F. Ritchey | Tim Ritchey Racing Stables/Frazier | 1:44.59 |
| 2014 | Fortune Pearl | Trevor McCarthy | H. Graham Motion | Zanim R. Meahjohn | 1:44.69 |
| 2015 | Calamity Kate | Edgar S. Prado | Kelly J. Breen | Lori & George Hall | 1:41.79 |
| 2016 | Dark Nile | Daniel Centeno | Arnaud Delacour | Winstar Farm | 1:46.54 |
| 2017 | It Tiz Well | Drayden Van Dyke | Jerry Hollendorfer | Tommy Town Thoroughbreds | 1:43.55 |
Earlier winners
- 1999 - Brushed Halory
- 1998 - Nickel Classic
- 1997 - Runup The Colors
- 1996 - Like A Hawk
- 1982 - Lady Eleanor
- 1981 - Up The Flagpole
- 1980 - Bishops Ring
- 1979 - It's In The Air
- 1978 - White Star Line
- 1977 - Cum Laude Laurie
- 1976 - Pacific Princess
- 1975 - Let Me Linger
- 1974 - Plantain
- 1973 - Desert Vixen
- 1972 - Light Hearted
- 1971 - Lauries Dancer
- 1970 - Virginia Cracker
- 1969 - Gallant Bloom
- 1968 - Dark Mirage
- 1967 - Lewiston
- 1966 - Lady Pitt
- 1965 - Juanita
- 1964 - Miss Cavandish
- 1963 - Spicy Living
- 1962 - North South Gal
- 1961 - Primonetta
- 1960 - Rash Statement
- 1959 - Resaca
- 1958 - Big Effort
- 1957 - Bayou
- 1956 - Dotted Line
- 1955 - High Voltage
- 1954 - Parlo
- 1953 - Cerise Reine
- 1952 - Big Mo
- 1951 - Kiss Me Kate
- 1950 - Next Move
- 1949 - Nasophar
- 1948 - Miss Request
- 1947 - Camargo
- 1946 - Bonnie Beryl
- 1945 - Gallorette
- 1944 - Plucky Maud
- 1942 - Vagrancy
- 1941 - Tangled
- 1940 - Piquet
- 1939 - Wise Lady
- 1938 - Handcuff
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References
- "Statistics - Delaware Oaks". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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