The Irish Oaks is a
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flat
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horse race
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in Ireland open to three-year-old
thoroughbred
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fillies
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. It is run at the
Curragh
The Curragh ( ; ga, An Currach ) is a flat open plain of almost of common land in County Kildare. This area is well known for Irish horse breeding and training. The Irish National Stud is located on the edge of Kildare town, beside the ...
over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.
It is Ireland's equivalent of
The Oaks, a famous race in England.
History
The event was established in 1895, and it was originally contested over a mile. It was extended to its present length in 1915.
The field usually includes fillies which ran previously in the Epsom Oaks, and several have won both races. The first was Masaka in 1948, and the most recent was
Snowfall
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in 2021.
The leading participants from the Irish Oaks sometimes go on to compete in the following month's
Yorkshire Oaks
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 3 fu ...
. The last to achieve victory in both events was Snowfall in 2021.
Records
Leading
jockey
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(6 wins):
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Johnny Murtagh
Johnny Murtagh (born 14 May 1970) is an Irish flat racing trainer and former jockey from Bohermeen, near Navan, Kells, County Meath. As a jockey he won many of the major flat races in Europe, including all the Irish Classi ...
– ''Ebadiyla (1997), Winona (1998), Petrushka (2000), Peeping Fawn (2007), Moonstone (2008), Chicquita (2013)''
Leading
trainer (6 wins):
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Sir Michael Stoute
Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (born 22 October 1945) is a Barbadian British Thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing.
Career
Stoute, whose father was the Chief of Police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assis ...
– ''Fair Salinia (1978), Colorspin (1986), Unite (1987), Melodist (1988, dead-heat), Pure Grain (1995), Petrushka (2000)''
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Aidan O'Brien
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- ''Alexandrova (2006), Peeping Fawn (2007), Moonstone (2008), Bracelet (2014), Seventh Heaven (2016), Snowfall (2021)''
Leading owner since 1960 (7 wins):
''(includes part ownership)''
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Susan Magnier – ''Alexandrova (2006), Peeping Fawn (2007), Moonstone (2008), Bracelet (2014), Seventh Heaven (2016), Even So (2020), Snowfall (2021)''
Winners since 1960
Earlier winners
* 1895: Sapling
* 1896: Kosmos
* 1897: Dabchick
* 1898: Sabine Queen
* 1899: Irish Ivy
* 1900: May Race
* 1901: Royal Mantle
* 1902: Marievale
* 1903: Mary Lester
* 1904: Topstone
* 1905: Blakestown
* 1906: Juliet
* 1907: Reina
* 1908: Queen of Peace
* 1909: Fredith
* 1910: Blair Royal
* 1911: Tullynacree
* 1912: Shining Way
* 1913: Athgreany
* 1914: May Edgar
* 1915: Latharna
* 1916: Captive Princess
* 1917: Golden Maid
* 1918: Judea
* 1919: Snow Maiden
* 1920: Place Royale
* 1921: The Kiwi
* 1922: Miss Hazelwood
* 1923: Becka
* 1924: Amethystine
* 1925: Ixia
* 1926: Resplendent
* 1927: Cinq a Sept
* 1928: Haintonette
* 1929: Soloptic
* 1930: Theresina
* 1931: Nitsichin
* 1932: Santaria
* 1933: Salar
* 1934: Foxcroft
* 1935: Smokeless
* 1936: Silversol
* 1937: Sol Speranza
* 1938: Conversation Piece
* 1939: Superbe
* 1940: Queen of Shiraz
* 1941: Uvira
* 1942: Majideh
* 1943: Suntop
* 1944: Avoca
* 1945: Admirable
* 1946: Linaria
* 1947: Desert Drive
* 1948:
Masaka
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Location
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* 1949: Circus Lady
* 1950: Corejada
* 1951: Djebellica
* 1952: Five Spots
* 1953: Noory
* 1954: Pantomime Queen
* 1955: Agar's Plough
* 1956: Garden State
* 1957: Silken Glider
* 1958: Amante
* 1959: Discorea
* 1960: Lynchris
* 1961: Ambergris
* 1962: French Cream
* 1963: Hibernia
* 1964: Ancasta
* 1965: Aurabella
* 1966: Merry Mate
* 1967: Pampalina
* 1968: Celina
* 1969: Gaia
See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
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List of Irish flat horse races
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References
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Racing Post
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galopp-sieger.de– ''Irish Oaks.''
ifhaonline.org– ''International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Irish Oaks (2019).''
– ''Irish Oaks (Group 1).''
pedigreequery.com– ''Irish Oaks – Curragh.''
– ''Irish Oaks Stakes.''
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Flat races in Ireland
Curragh Racecourse
Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies
Recurring sporting events established in 1895
1895 establishments in Ireland