Del Mar Oaks

Updated on Sep 23, 2024

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Inaugurated 1957 Surface Turf		Website www.dmtc.com
Location Del Mar RacetrackDel Mar, California, U.S. Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Distance 1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)

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.

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)

References

Del Mar Oaks Wikipedia

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