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 | €500,000 (2022) 1st: €290,000 |
2024 | ||
White, royal blue sleeves, pink armlets, pink cap | Maroon, royal blue hoop, royal blue sleeves, quartered cap | Light blue, white and pink striped sleeves, pink cap |
You Got To Me | Content | Purple Lily |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Dark blue | Emerald green, pink sash, white sleeves, pink cap | ROYAL BLUE, orange disc, striped sleeves, blue cap |
Savethelastdance | Bluestocking | Library |
2022 | ||
Emerald green, emerald green and white check sleeves, white cap | Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap | Dark green, white spots on sleeves, dark green cap |
Magical Lagoon | Toy | Cairde Go Deo |
2021 | ||
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap | Dark blue | Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap |
Snowfall | Divinely | Nicest |
1990-1985 | ||
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1990 | ||
Dark green | Green and blue vertical stripes, white sleeves, blue and green armlets, quartered cap | Scarlet, gold cap, scarlet hoop |
Knight's Baroness | Atoll | Assertion |
1989 | ||
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star | emerald Green, Red epaulettes | Black, yellow spots on cap |
Alydaress | Aliysa | Petite Ile |
1988 | ||
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star | Maroon, white sleeves, white cap | Green, red armlets and cap |
Diminuendo | Melodist | Silver Lane |
1987 | ||
Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star | Green, pink sash & cap, white sleeves | Black, white disc, black sleeves and cap |
Unite | Bourbon Girl | Eurobird |
1986 | ||
Black, white spots, black sleeves, white cap | Dark blue, light blue cross belts, striped sleeves, white cap | Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star |
Colorspin | Fleur Royale | Untold |
1985 | ||
Pale blue, yellow and white check cap | Light blue, light blue and mauve quartered cap | Royal blue, red epaulets, striped cap |
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 Snowfall in 2021.[citation needed]
Records
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Johnny Murtagh – Ebadiyla (1997), Winona (1998), Petrushka (2000), Peeping Fawn (2007), Moonstone (2008), Chicquita (2013)
Leading trainer (7 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien - Alexandrova (2006), Peeping Fawn (2007), Moonstone (2008), Bracelet (2014), Seventh Heaven (2016), Snowfall (2021), Savethelastdance (2023)
Leading owner since 1960 (8 wins): (includes part ownership)
- Susan Magnier – Alexandrova (2006), Peeping Fawn (2007), Moonstone (2008), Bracelet (2014), Seventh Heaven (2016), Even So (2020), Snowfall (2021), Savethelastdance (2023)
Winners since 1960
- ↑ 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:
External links
- Race Recordings (1974, 1980, 1984-2007) youtube.com
- 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.