The Bourbonette Oaks Stakes is an American

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held annually at

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. Open to three-year-old

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, the event is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). The race is a Grade III event with a purse of $150,000 and has been a prep race to the

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, including the

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, the

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and

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. Run during the third week of March, the Bourbonette Oaks currently offers a purse of $100,000. Inaugurated in 1983, the race was run in two divisions in 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1990. In 1986, it was run in three divisions.

Records

Speed record * 1:35.00 – Buckeye Search (1997) Most wins by a

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* 6 –

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(1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2002) Most wins by a trainer * 5 – Mark E. Casse (1983, 1986, 1990, 2006, 2007) Most wins by an owner * 2 – Taylor Asbury (1983, 1988) * 2 –

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(1992, 2000)

Winners

* † In 2003 Golden Marlin won the race but was disqualified and set back to second.

References

The 2008 Bourbonette Oaks Stakes at the NTRA
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Records

Winners

See also

References