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The Summertime Oaks is an American
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run annually in June at
Santa Anita Park Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races ...
in
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. The
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event is open to three-year-old
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willing to race on dirt at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles. The race was inaugurated in 1946 as the Hollywood Oaks and was originally run at
Hollywood Park Racetrack Hollywood Park was a thoroughbred race course located in Inglewood, California, about 3 miles (5 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and adjacent to the Forum indoor arena. In 1994, the original Hollywood Park Casino was added to the ...
.http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:QVydCvwNgWAJ:hollywoodpark.com/file_download/346/hollywood_oaks_noms.pdf+%22Hollywood+Oaks%22,+running&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca Following the closure of Hollywood Park in 2013, the race was transferred to Santa Anita Park. At the same time, the purse was increased from $150,000 to $200,000. Since inception, the race has been contested at various distances: * 1 mile : 1946, 1948–1950 * 7
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s : 1947 * miles : 1951-1953, 2002–present * miles : 1954-2001


Records

Speed record: * 1:41.55 - House of Fortune (2004) (at current distance of miles) * 1:46.93 - Lakeway (1994) (at previous distance of miles) ;Most wins by a
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* 5 - Ed Delahoussaye (1989, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001) ;Most wins by a trainer * 4 -
Bob Baffert Robert A. Baffert (born January 13, 1953) is an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. Baffert's horses have won a record six Kentucky Derbies, seven Preakne ...
(2003, 200, 2014, 2017)


Winners


Earlier winners

*1984 - Moment To Buy *1983 - Heartlight No. One *1982 - Tango Dancer *1981 - Past Forgetting *1980 - Princess Karenda *1979 - Prize Spot *1978 - B Thoughtful *1977 - Glenaris *1976 - Answer *1975 - Nicosia *1974 - Miss Musket *1973 - Sandy Blue *1972 - Pallisima *1971 -
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*1970 - Last Of The Line *1969 - Tipping Time *1968 - Hooplah *1967 - Amerigo Lady *1966 - Spearfish *1965 - Straight Deal II *1964 - Loukahl *1963 - Delhi Maid *1962 - Dingle Bay *1961 - Rose O'Neill *1960 - Paris Pike *1959 - Sybil Brand *1958 - Midnight Date *1957 - Market Basket *1956 - Candy Dish *1955 - Baby Alice *1954 - Miz Clementine *1953 - Fleet Khal *1952 -
A Gleam A Gleam (foaled 1949 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who set a Hollywood Park Racetrack record with five straight stakes races in 1952. Breeding A Gleam was bred and raced by Calumet Farm. Her sire was British born Blenh ...
*1951 - Ruth Lily *1950 - Mrs. Fuddy *1949 - June Bride *1948 - Flying Rhythm *1947 - U Time *1946 -
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References


The 2009 Hollywood Oaks at the NTRA

Ten Things You Should Know about the Hollywood Oaks at Hello Race Fans!
Horse races in California Hollywood Park Racetrack Santa Anita Park Graded stakes races in the United States Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies Recurring sporting events established in 1946 1946 establishments in California