Irish Oaks
Group 1 race | |
Location | Curragh Racecourse County Kildare, Ireland |
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Inaugurated | 1895 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Kerrygold |
Website | Curragh |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 4f (2,414 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | 9 st 0 lb |
Purse | €230,000 (2020) 1st: €142,500 |
2021 | ||
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Snowfall | Divinely | Nicest |
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2020 | ||
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Even So | Cayenne Pepper | Passion |
2019 | ||
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Star Catcher | Fleeting | Pink Dogwood |
2018 | ||
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Sea of Class | Forever Together | Mary Tudor |
2017 | ||
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Enable | Rain Goddess | Eziyra |
2016 | ||
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Seventh Heaven | Architecture | Harlequeen |
2015 | ||
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Covert Love | Jack Naylor | Curvy |
2014 | ||
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Bracelet | Tapestry | Volume |
2013 | ||
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Chicquita | Venus de Milo | Just Pretending |
2012 | ||
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Great Heavens | Shirocco Star | Princess Highway |
2011 | ||
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Blue Bunting | Banimpire | Wonder Of Wonders |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
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Snow Fairy | Miss Jean Brodie | Lady Lupus |
2009 | ||
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Sariska | Roses For The Lady | Midday |
2008 | ||
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Moonstone | Ice Queen | Gagnoa |
2007 | ||
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Peeping Fawn | Light Shift | All My Loving |
2006 | ||
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Alexandrova | Scottish Stage | Rising Cross |
2005 | ||
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Shawanda | Playful Act | Mona Lisa |
2004 | ||
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Ouija Board | Punctilious | Hazarista |
2003 | ||
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Vintage Tipple | L'Ancresse | Casual Look |
2002 | ||
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Margarula | Quarter Moon | Lady's Secret |
2001 | ||
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Lailani | Mot Juste | Karsavina |
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2000 | ||
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Petrushka | Melikah | Inforapenny |
1999 | ||
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Ramruma | Sunspangled | Sister Bella |
1998 | ||
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Winona | Kitza | Bahr |
1997 | ||
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Ebadiyla | Yashmak | Brilliance |
1996 | ||
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Dance Design | Shamadara | Key Change |
1995 | ||
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Pure Grain | Russian Snows | Valley Of Gold |
1994 | ||
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Bolas | Hawajiss | Gothic Dream |
1993 | ||
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Wemyss Bight | Royal Ballerina | Oakmead |
1992 | ||
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User Friendly | Market Booster | Arrikala |
1991 | ||
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Possessive Dancer | Jet Ski Lady | Eileen Jenny |
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1990 | ||
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Knight's Baroness | Atoll | Assertion |
1989 | ||
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Alydaress | Aliysa | Petite Ile |
1988 | ||
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Diminuendo | Melodist | Silver Lane |
1987 | ||
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Unite | Bourbon Girl | Eurobird |
1986 | ||
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Colorspin | Fleur Royale | Untold |
1985 | ||
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Helen Street | Alydars Best | Duban |
The Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
It is Ireland's equivalent of The Oaks, a famous race in England.
History[]
The event was established in 1895, and it was originally contested over a mile. It was extended to its present length in 1915.[citation needed]
The field usually includes fillies which ran previously in the Epsom Oaks, and several have won both races. The first was Masaka in 1948, and the most recent was Snowfall in 2021.[citation needed]
The leading participants from the Irish Oaks sometimes go on to compete in the following month's Yorkshire Oaks. The last to achieve victory in both events was Enable in 2017.[citation needed]
Records[]
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Johnny Murtagh – Ebadiyla (1997), Winona (1998), Petrushka (2000), Peeping Fawn (2007), Moonstone (2008), Chicquita (2013)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Fair Salinia (1978), Colorspin (1986), Unite (1987), Melodist (1988, dead-heat), Pure Grain (1995), Petrushka (2000)
- Aidan O'Brien - Alexandrova (2006), Peeping Fawn (2007), Moonstone (2008), Bracelet (2014), Seventh Heaven (2016), Snowfall (2021)
Leading owner since 1960 (7 wins): (includes part ownership)
- Susan Magnier – Alexandrova (2006), Peeping Fawn (2007), Moonstone (2008), Bracelet (2014), Seventh Heaven (2016), Even So (2020), Snowfall (2021)
Winners since 1970[]
- ^ Sorbus finished first in 1978, but she was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry
Earlier winners[]
- 1895: Sapling
- 1896: Kosmos
- 1897: Dabchick
- 1898: Sabine Queen
- 1899: Irish Ivy
- 1900: May Race
- 1901: Royal Mantle
- 1902: Marievale
- 1903: Mary Lester
- 1904: Topstone
- 1905: Blakestown
- 1906: Juliet
- 1907: Reina
- 1908: Queen of Peace
- 1909: Fredith
- 1910: Blair Royal
- 1911: Tullynacree
- 1912: Shining Way
- 1913: Athgreany
- 1914: May Edgar
- 1915: Latharna
- 1916: Captive Princess
- 1917: Golden Maid
- 1918: Judea
- 1919: Snow Maiden
- 1920: Place Royale
- 1921: The Kiwi
- 1922: Miss Hazelwood
- 1923: Becka
- 1924: Amethystine
- 1925: Ixia
- 1926: Resplendent
- 1927: Cinq a Sept
- 1928: Haintonette
- 1929: Soloptic
- 1930: Theresina
- 1931: Nitsichin
- 1932: Santaria
- 1933: Salar
- 1934: Foxcroft
- 1935: Smokeless
- 1936: Silversol
- 1937: Sol Speranza
- 1938: Conversation Piece
- 1939: Superbe
- 1940: Queen of Shiraz
- 1941: Uvira
- 1942: Majideh
- 1943: Suntop
- 1944: Avoca
- 1945: Admirable
- 1946: Linaria
- 1947: Desert Drive
- 1948: Masaka
- 1949: Circus Lady
- 1950: Corejada
- 1951: Djebellica
- 1952: Five Spots
- 1953: Noory
- 1954: Pantomime Queen
- 1955: Agar's Plough
- 1956: Garden State
- 1957: Silken Glider
- 1958: Amante
- 1959: Discorea
- 1960: Lynchris
- 1961: Ambergris
- 1962: French Cream
- 1963: Hibernia
- 1964: Ancasta
- 1965: Aurabella
- 1966: Merry Mate
- 1967: Pampalina
- 1968: Celina
- 1969: Gaia
See also[]
References[]
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Irish Oaks.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Irish Oaks (2019).
- irishracinggreats.com – Irish Oaks (Group 1).
- pedigreequery.com – Irish Oaks – Curragh.
- tbheritage.com – Irish Oaks Stakes.
- Flat races in Ireland
- Curragh Racecourse
- Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
- Recurring sporting events established in 1895
- 1895 establishments in Ireland