Hambletonian Oaks

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Hambletonian Oaks
LocationEast Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Inaugurated1971
Race typeHarness race for standardbred trotters
WebsiteMeadowlands Racing & Entertainment
Race information
Distance1 mile
(1,609 metres or 8 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt, 1 mile oval
TrackMeadowlands Racetrack
Qualification3 year old fillies
Purse$500,000 (2016)

The Hambletonian Oaks is a premier harness racing event for three-year-old Standardbred female trotters first run in 1971.[1] The race is operated by The Hambletonian Society, Inc. which also operates the Hambletonian Stakes for three-year-old for male horses and the Breeders Crown series.[2]

Historical race events[]

The Hambletonian Society, Inc. is a Group Stakeholder of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC). Beginning in 1991, the Society's Board of Directors banned any horse from competing in the Hambletonioan Oaks using the either of the medications Butazolidin or Lasix.[3]

In 2016, the driver and trainer combination of Yannick Gingras and Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Takter set a record when they won the Oaks together for the third consecutive year.[4] The team also won the 2017 Oaks, which made it the fourth consecutive year.

Only 6 of the 36 Hambletonian Oaks run through 2017 have been won by a trainer born in the United States. The foreign born winning trainers have come from Sweden (16), Canada (10), Norway (3) and New Zealand (1).[5]

Race locations[]

  • 1971 - 1980 : State Fair, DuQuoin, Illinois
  • 1981 - present Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Records[]

Most wins by a driver
Most wins by an owner
  • 3 – Marvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld (1998, 2998, 2016) & Castleton Farm (1971, 1973, 1974)
Most wins by a trainer
  • 8 – Jimmy Takter (1994, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Most wins by a groom
  • 2 – Jim Summers (1985, 1997)
Stakes record
  • 1:50.0 – Manchengo (2018)

Winners of the Hambletonian Oaks[]

Year
 Winner
 Driver
 Trainer
 Groom
 Owner
 Time
Purse
2019 Go Fast Stable, Yves Sarrazin, Dumain Haven Farm, Singh & Soulsby 1:50 2/5 $500,000
2018 Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Black Horse Racing, Lebanon,NJ 1:50 0/0 $500,000
2017 Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Marvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld 1:51 2/5 $500,000
2016 Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Helene Engblom Marvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld 1:52 1/5 $500,000
2015 Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Alvaro Guerra Christina Takter, Herb Liverman, John & Jim Fielding 1:52 2/5 $570,000
2014 Lifetime Pursuit Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Daniel Guzman 1:50 4/5 $500,000
2013 Brian Sears Richard "Nifty" Norman Scott Petherick Mel Hartman, Dave McDuffee & Herb Liverman 1:51 4/5 $570,000
2012 Personal Style David Miller Richard "Nifty" Norman Robyn Norman Brittany Farms & Melvin Hartman 1:53 1/5 $784,050
2011 Bold And Fresh Doug Miller Mike Holcman Donald Bartling 1:53 1/5 $820,000
2010 Bar Slide Tim Tetrick Saul Fajardo Bluestone Farms LLC 1:53 4/5 $750,000
2009 Brian Sears Jim Campbell Walter Teat Arlene & Jules Siegel 1:54 0/0 $923,042
2008 Creamy Mimi Andy Miller Rosanna Morales Marvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld 1:53 4/5 $885,000
2007 Danae Tim Tetrick Brenda Teague Rodney Mitchell & Teague Inc. 1:54 2/5 $850,000
2006 Jimmy Takter Kennet Glaas Brittany Farms 1:54 3/5 $850,000
2005 Jalopy Jeff Gregory Jonas Czernyson Caroline Berglund Menhammer Stuteri 1:53 4/5 $850,000
2004 Silver Springs George Brennan Anne Forsberg Jorgen Jahre Jr. 1:53 3/5 $550,000
2003 Southwind Allaire Ronald Pierce Jimmy Takter Frida Wikstrom Robert Anderson & David Wilmot 1:53 4/5 $575,000
2002 Windylane Hanover Ronald Pierce Brett Bittle Mike Critser Charles E. Keller III, C.E. Keller IV & Brett Bittle (lessees) 1:53 0/0 $600,000
2001 John Campbell Chris Marino Sarah Scott Need To Know Stables 1:55 1/5 $550,000
2000 Marita's Victory Jan Johnson Marianne Winroth Robert Waxman 1:54 0/0 $575,000
1999 John Campbell Per Henriksen Elin Groneg Scott Jason Stb, P H Stb, Lost Revenue Stb & Rich N Poor Stb 1:54 4/5 $575,000
1998 Fern Arild Eggen Bobby Brady J. Sprow, S. Sjolie, S. Goldband, M. Katz & A. J. Libfeld 1:55 0/0 $550,000
1997 Must Be Victory Berndt O. Lindstedt Jan Johnson Jim Summers John & Adelaide Skoglund 1:53 2/5 $550,000
1996 Moni Maker Wally Hennessey William Andrews Phil Tuttle Lindy Racing, Alan B. Foster, E. C., D. B., & T. A. Smith 1:54 1/5 $375,000
1995 Per Eriksson Line Larsen Olle Leven 1:55 1/5 $375,000
1994 Malvern C. Burroughs Jimmy Takter Paivi Huuskonin Malvern C. Burroughs 1:55 3/5 $375,000
1993 Catello Manzi Kelly Smith Allavamento la Nuova Sbarra 1:55 2/5 $445,056
1992 Worldly Woman Bruce Riegle Gene Riegle Bob Smalley T. D. & Linda Van Camp 1:57 0/0 $420,000
1991 Jan Nordin Sören Nordin Pia H. Skjelbreid Gina Biasuzzi Stable 1:56 0/0 $492,401
1990 Working Gal Michel Lachance Ken Seeber Monica Legge Wilshire Racing Stable 1:56 0/0 $441,555
1989 Park Avenue Kathy Bruce Nickells Bruce Nickells Brooke Nickells Park Avenue Stable 1:55 3/5 $423,000
1988 Nan's Catch Berndt O. Lindstedt Jan Johnson Kevin Leny David & Fredericka Caldwell 1:56 3/5 $395,300
1987 George Sholty Donnie Searl 1:56 0/0 $338,780
1986 Myles McNichol Jim Gluhm Greg Diamond JEF's Standardbred C.C. & North Woodland Stable 1:56 0/0 $397,000
1985 Conch Hakan Wallner Jan Johnson Jim Summers Michael Egan, Hanley Dawson, Jr. & Edward Rudner 1:56 4/5 $401,000
1984 Bill O'Donnell Ted Andrews Ted Barnhardt Fancy Crown Stable 1:55 3/5 $354,000
1983 Tarport Frenzy Jan Nordin Sören Nordin Joe Kroll Stein Dalseng 1:57 4/5 $313,825
1982 Dance Spell Bob Roddy Hanley Dawson, Jr. & Hugh A. Grant, Jr. 1:58 3/5 $256,000
1981 Spring Dash Berndt O. Lindstedt Jan Johnson Jane Kessler Castleton Farm & Ulf R. Moberg 2:02 1/5 $219,000
1980 Princess Glory William Popfinger William Popfinger Jimmy Woolums E. A. Powell & S. M. Geoffrion 1:57 4/5 $74,820
1979 Pagan Princess Peter Haughton Billy Haughton Edie Rose Kosmos Horse Breeders 1:58 3/5 $100,000
1978 Cora T. Bill Herman Bill Herman Charlie Coleman Don Millar & John Thro 1:57 3/5 $70,000
1977 Elmsford Henri Filion Guy Guilbault Grades Farm & Henri Filion 1:57 3/5 $65,686
1976 Joe O'Brien Joe O'Brien Kathy Myling Duncan A. MacDonald 1:56 3/5 $60,474
1975 Keystone Pioneer Dick DeSantis Billy Haughton Bud Pope Dorothy Haughton & Patricia Bachner 1:59 0/0 $59,567
1974 Berna Hanover Glen Garnsey Guy Ryan Castleton Farm 2:03 3/5 $34,865
1973 Colonial Charm Glen Garnsey Glen Garnsey Richard Marchant Castleton Farm 2:01 2/5 $32,685
1972 Sara Lane Hanover Joe O'Brien Joe O'Brien Liz Maddox Armstrong Bros. 2:00 1/5 $32,480
1971 Gay Blossom Glen Garnsey Glen Garnsey Darnaby Fish Castleton Farm 2:00 0/0 $31,500

References[]

  1. ^ Hambletonian Oaks race winner history 1971-2014 Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 29, 2016
  2. ^ The Hambletonian Oaks at The Hambletonian Society, Inc.
  3. ^ Heller, Bill.Run, Baby, Run: What Every Owner, Breeder & Handicapper Should Know About Lasix in Racehorses, p. 127 (2002) Russell Meerdink Company Ltd., ISBN 9780929346717
  4. ^ New Meadowlands Racetrack, LLC. August 6, 2016 article titled "Oaks Hat Trick for Takter and Gingras" Retrieved September 25, 2016
  5. ^ Hambletonian Society, Inc. 2013 article titled "Holly Notes" Retrieved August 17, 2016

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