The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for

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three-year-old

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and the second leg of the

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. Originally run at

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, the

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$500,000 stakes race was moved to

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in 2010. Run as a handicap prior to 1928, the race is named in honor of the Coaching Club of New York. One of the requirements for membership in this club was the ability to handle a coach and four horses with a single group of reins. August Belmont Jr. set the original conditions in order to emulate The Oaks in England. From 1963 to 1967 the Coaching Club American Oaks was run at

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. Over the years, it has been raced at various distances: *1917, 2010–present : 9 furlongs *1990–1997, 2003–2009 : 10 furlongs *1919–1941, 1944–1958 : 11 furlongs *1942–1943, 1971–1989, 1998–2003 : 12 furlongs

Historical notes

Future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee

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won the 1985 Oaks under jockey Abigail Fuller, daughter of the horse's owner,

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Records

Speed record:
(at distance of 12f) * 2:27.80 – Ruffian (1975); Magazine (1973) (at distance of 10f) * 2:00.40 – Ajina (1997) (at distance of 9f) * 1:49.15 –

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(2011) Most wins by a

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: * 5 –

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(1993, 1997, 2000, 2016, 2017) * 5 – John R. Velazquez (2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2015) * 4 –

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(1974, 1977, 1979, 1988) * 4 –

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(1996, 1998, 1999, 2003) Most wins by a trainer: * 8 –

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(2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022) Most wins by an owner: * 6 – Calumet Farm (1944, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1977, 1979)

Winners

References

June 17, 1917 ''New York Times'' article on the inaugural running of the Coaching Club Handicap

The 2009 Coaching Club American Oaks at the NTRA
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Historical notes

Records

Winners

See also

References