Inaugurated 1849 Website York Sponsor Darley Stud Track Left-handed | Race type Flat Surface Turf Distance 1m 4f (2,414 metres) | |
Location York Racecourse
York, England Qualification Three-years-old and up
fillies & mares | ||
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The Yorkshire Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
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History
The event was established in 1849, and it was originally restricted to fillies aged three. The inaugural running was won by Ellen Middleton, owned by the 2nd Earl of Zetland.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Yorkshire Oaks was subsequently classed at Group 1 level. It was opened to older fillies and mares in 1991.
The race has been sponsored by Darley Stud since 2006, and it is currently held on the second day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting.
The Yorkshire Oaks often features horses which ran previously in the Epsom Oaks. The first to achieve victory in both races was Brown Duchess in 1861, and the most recent was Alexandrova in 2006.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (8 wins):
Leading trainer (9 wins):
Leading owner (7 wins):
Winners since 1970
a The 2008 running took place at Newmarket.
Earlier winners
* The 1932 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.