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Del Mar Oaks
The Del Mar Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the turf. Since 1994 it has been a Grade I event.
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location | Del Mar Racetrack Del Mar, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1957 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Website | www.dmtc.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $300,000 |
From its inception in 1957 through 1964, the Del Mar Oaks was raced at a distance of one mile on dirt.
It was raced in two divisions in 1966 and again in 1970.
Records
Speed record: (at current distance of 1+1⁄8 miles)
- 1:46.26 – Amorama (2004)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – Howard B. Keck (1970, 1971, 1975, 1986)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Bill Shoemaker (1970, 1971, 1985, 1986)
- 4 – Chris McCarron (1979, 1984, 1989, 1991)
- 4 – Corey Nakatani (1998, 2003, 2007, 2014)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 – Charlie Whittingham (1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1991)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Spendarella | Tyler Gaffalione | H. Graham Motion | Gainesway Stable | 1:47.09 |
| 2021 | Going Global | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | CYBT, Saul Gevertz et al. | 1:48.91 |
| 2020 | Red Lark | Drayden Van Dyke | Patrick Gallagher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners | 1:48.64 |
| 2019 | Cambier Parc | John R. Velazquez | Chad Brown | OXO Equine LLC | 1:46.75 |
| 2018 | Fatale Bere | Kent Desormeaux | Leonard Powell | Benowitz Family Trust, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Mathiesen, Mark, and Powell, Mathilde | 1:48.14 |
| 2017 | Dream Dancing | Julien Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:48.06 |
| 2016 | Harmonize | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Larkin Armstrong | 1:48.71 |
| 2015 | Sharla Rae | James Graham | Doug O'Neill | Brous Stable/Barber/Wachtel Stable | 1:46.58 |
| 2014 | Personal Diary | Corey Nakatani | Victoria H. Oliver | Humphrey/Watts/St. George Farm Racing | 1:47.56 |
| 2013 | Discreet Marq | Julien Leparoux | Christophe Clement | Patricia A. Generazio | 1:47.38 |
| 2012 | Lady of Shamrock | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing | 1:46.30 |
| 2011 | Summer Soiree | Gabriel Saez | Graham Motion | Team Valor International | 1:46.46 |
| 2010 | Evening Jewel | Victor Espinoza | James Cassidy | Tom Braly | 1:47.27 |
| 2009 | Internallyflawless | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert | Charles E. Fipke | 1:49.46 |
| 2008 | Magical Fantasy | Alex Solis | Patrick Gallagher | David Bienstock, et al. | 1:46.73 |
| 2007 | Rutherienne | Corey Nakatani | Christophe Clement | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1:46.79 |
| 2006 | Arravale | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Macdonald Benson | Robert Costigan | 1:48.03 |
| 2005 | Singhalese | Mike E. Smith | James M. Cassidy | Gould Family Trust/Dixon | 1:46.29 |
| 2004 | Amorama | David Flores | Julio C. Canani | Marsha Naify et al. | 1:46.26 |
| 2003 | Dessert | Corey Nakatani | Richard Mandella | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1:47.04 |
| 2002 | Dublino | Kent Desormeaux | Laura de Seroux | S. Port / M. Naify et al. | 1:47.16 |
| 2001 | Golden Apples | Garrett K. Gomez | Ben Cecil | Gary A. Tanaka | 1:47.98 |
| 2000 | No Matter What | Victor Espinoza | Neil D. Drysdale | Augustin Stable | 1:50.02 |
| 1999 | Tout Charmant | David Flores | Bob Baffert | Walter Family Trust | 1:48.60 |
| 1998 | Sicy D'Alsace | Corey Nakatani | Nick Canani | J. DeHaven/J. Preston et al. | 1:48.26 |
| 1997 | Famous Digger | Brice Blanc | Barry Abrams | Let It Ride Stable | 1:49.14 |
| 1996 | Antespend | Chris Antley | Ron McAnally | Jack Kent Cooke | 1:48.93 |
| 1995 | Bail Out Becky | Shane Sellers | William I. Mott | Ken L. & Sarah K. Ramsey | 1:49.72 |
| 1994 | Twice The Vice | Gary Stevens | T. Ray Bell Jr. | Bob & Beverly Lewis | 1:47.73 |
| 1993 | Hollywood Wildcat | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Irving & Marjorie Cowan | 1:48.31 |
| 1992 | Suivi | Alex Solis | Randy Winick | Albert R. Broccoli | 1:48.60 |
| 1991 | Flawlessly | Chris McCarron | Charlie Whittingham | Harbor View Farm | 1:49.40 |
| 1990 | Slew Of Pearls | Corey Black | Edwin J. Gregson | Royal Lines | 1:49.80 |
| 1989 | Stylish Star | Chris McCarron | Dan L. Hendricks | M/M T. M. Cavanagh | 1:48.60 |
| 1988 | No Review | Rafael Meza | Chris Speckert | Buckland Farm | 1:49.00 |
| 1987 | Lizzy Hare | Gary Stevens | Richard L. Cross | Clover Racing et al. | 1:50.40 |
| 1986 | Hidden Light | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:47.80 |
| 1985 | Savannah Dancer | Bill Shoemaker | Ron McAnally | Allen E. Paulson | 1:48.80 |
| 1984 | Fashionably Late | Chris McCarron | Robert J. Frankel | Diana Firestone (Lessee) | 1:49.40 |
| 1983 | Heartlight No. One | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Pedro Marti | Burt Bacharach/C. B. Sager | 1:50.20 |
| 1982 | Castilla | Ray Sibille | Charlie Whittingham | Mary J. Bradley | 1:50.20 |
| 1981 | French Charmer | Darrel McHargue | John W. Russell | W. F. Roden | 1:49.40 |
| 1980 | Movin' Money | Pat Valenzuela | D. Wayne Lukas | John A. Nerud | 1:49.40 |
| 1979 | Our Suiti Pie | Chris McCarron | Charlie Whittingham | Mary J. Bradley | 1:49.80 |
| 1978 | Country Queen | Fernando Toro | Randy Winick | Maribel G. Blum | 1:49.80 |
| 1977 | Taisez Vous | Donald Pierce | Robert L. Wheeler | V. & A. Eachus | 1:48.80 |
| 1976 | Go March | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Tommy Doyle | Toshiaki Kanasashi | 1:49.20 |
| 1975 | Snap Apple | Francisco Mena | Charlie Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:50.00 |
| 1974 | Modus Vivendi | Donald Pierce | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder | 1:50.20 |
| 1973 | Sandy Blue | Donald Pierce | Tommy Doyle | Circle C Ranch & Witt | 1:49.40 |
| 1972 | House of Cards | Johnny Sellers | Tommy Doyle | Westerly Stud | 1:50.00 |
| 1971 | Turkish Trousers | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:50.00 |
| 1970 | Beja | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | 1:49.20 |
| 1970 | Thoroly Blue | Fernando Toro | C. R. West | Chas. Weiner (Lessee) | 1:50.20 |
| 1969 | Commissary | Álvaro Pineda | Melvin F. Stute | Ken Schiffer | 1:51.60 |
| 1968 | Greta | Rudy Campas | W. F. Finnegan | Calbourne Stable | 1:50.60 |
| 1967 | Forgiving | Álvaro Pineda | Jerry Wallace II | M/M E. B. Johnston | 1:50.80 |
| 1966 | Desert Trial | Alex Maese | Carl A. Roles | Muriel Vanderbilt Adams | 1:51.20 |
| 1966 | Mikhaless | Álvaro Pineda | Farrell W. Jones | Albert Sultan | 1:51.00 |
| 1965 | Alibarb | Jerry Lambert | John W. Pappalardo | Radkovich Stock Farm | 1:52.40 |
| 1964 | Gim Mah | Johnny Longden | John W. Pappalardo | Radkovich / Wilson | 1:36.80 |
| 1963 | Hi Rated | Kenneth Church | Noble Threewitt | Kratz & Horrigan | 1:36.20 |
| 1962 | Savaii | Willie Harmatz | Ross Brinson | Vicar Stable | 1:35.40 |
| 1961 | Fun House | Robert Yanez | Robert L. Wheeler | C. V. Whitney | 1:35.20 |
| 1960 | Linita | Alex Maese | Clyde Turk | Corradini & Dorney | 1:36.00 |
| 1959 | Pie Queen | Rudy Campas | Farrell W. Jones | Hill / Hutson Ent. | 1:36.40 |
| 1958 | Camloc | Pete Moreno | R. D. Moon | Colin Campbell | 1:36.40 |
| 1957 | Royal Rasher | Ismael Valenzuela | Frank E. Childs | Mrs. Fred Turner Jr. | 1:36.20 |
References
- The 2008 Del Mar Oaks at the NTRA[permanent dead link]