Fair Grounds Oaks

Fair Grounds Oaks
Grade II race
LocationFair Grounds Race Course,
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Inaugurated1966
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
WebsiteFair Grounds
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight122 lbs with allowances
Purse$400,000 (since 2019)

The Fair Grounds Oaks is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt run annually in March, usually on Louisiana Derby day at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event currently offers a purse of $400,000.

History

The race was inaugurated on 19 February 1966 as the eighth event on the card where the featured event was the A. B. Letellier Memorial Handicap. The event was held on a sloppy track with Oklahoma bred Help On Way, ridden by Larry Gilligan defeating Dutch Maid with Gee Ma in third.[1] Help On Way next start was unsuccessfully run against colts and geldings in the Arkansas Derby.

The following year in 1967 winner Furl Sail continued to win the Acorn Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes and was fourth in the Coaching Club American Oaks. [2]

In 1977 the Fair Grounds administration made a scheduling change and ran the event a second time in December over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles.[3] In 1978 the event was run in December again with split divisions.[4]

The track administration then reverted to a March running with the shortened distance of 1+1⁄16 miles but did not hold the event in 1979.[3]

The event was first upgraded in 1982 to a Grade III race.[5] The race was run as the Coca-Cola Fair Grounds Oaks in 1989 and 1990 with sponsorship from Coca-Cola.[3]

In 2006 the race was cancelled due to massive damage inflicted upon Fair Grounds Race Course by Hurricane Katrina.

The race is considered a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.

The race has produced numerous Kentucky Oaks winners, including Tiffany Lass, Blushing K. D., Silverbulletday, Ashado, Summerly, Proud Spell, Rachel Alexandra and Believe You Can.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄16 miles – 1:42.20 Blushing K. D. (1997)

Margins:

  • 12 lengths – Truly Bound (1981)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

  • 4 – J. Larry Jones (2008, 2012, 2015, 2019)
  • 4 - Steve Asmussen (2003, 2005, 2014, 2022)

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Fair Grounds Oaks
2024 Tarifa Flavien Prat Brad H. Cox Godolphin Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.24 $388,000 II [6]
2023 Southlawn Reylu Gutierrez Norm W. Casse Robert E. Masterson 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.38 $376,000 II [7]
2022 Echo Zulu Joel Rosario Steven M. Asmussen Land N Racing & Winchell Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.69 $388,000 II [8]
2021 Travel Column Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox OXO Equine 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.75 $400,000 II [9]
2020 Bonny South Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox Juddmonte Farms 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.57 $388,000 II [10]
2019 Street Band Sophie Doyle J. Larry Jones J. Larry Jones, Cindy Jones & Ray Francis, 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.54 $392,000 II [11]
2018 Chocolate Martini Mitchell Murrill Thomas M. Amoss Double Doors Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.44 $293,000 II [12]
2017 Farrell Channing Hill Wayne M. Catalano Coffeepot Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.09 $388,000 II [13]
2016 Land Over Sea John R. Velazquez Doug F. O'Neill Reddam Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.74 $400,000 II [14]
2015 I'm a Chatterbox Florent Geroux J. Larry Jones Carolyn & Fletcher Gray 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.40 $396,000 II [15]
2014 Untapable Rosie Napravnik Steven M. Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.09 $384,000 II [16]
2013 Unlimited Budget Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Repole Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.22 $490,000 II [17]
2012 Believe You Can Rosie Napravnik J. Larry Jones Brereton C. Jones 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.94 $480,000 II [18]
2011 Daisy Devine James Graham Andrew McKeever James M. Miller 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.25 $500,000 II [19]
2010 Quiet Temper Robby Albarado Dale L. Romans Mark H. Stanley 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.55 $300,000 II [20]
2009 Rachel Alexandra Calvin H. Borel Hal Wiggins L & M Partners 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.55 $400,000 II [21]
2008 Proud Spell Gabriel Saez J. Larry Jones Brereton C. Jones 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.01 $376,000 II [22]
2007 Mistical Plan Corey Nakatani Doug F. O'Neill J. Paul Reddam 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.02 $396,000 II [23]
2006 Race not held
2005 Summerly Jerry D. Bailey Steven M. Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.79 $300,000 II [24]
2004 Ashado Cornelio Velasquez Todd A. Pletcher Starlight Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.07 $300,000 II [25]
2003 Lady Tak Donnie Meche Steven M. Asmussen Heiligbrodt Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.36 $350,000 II [26]
2002 Take Charge Lady Anthony J. D'Amico Kenneth G. McPeek Select Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.30 $350,000 II [27]
2001 Real Cozzy Eddie Martin Jr. Daniel C. Peitz Robert E. & Lawana L. Low 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.58 $350,000 II [28]
2000 Shawnee Country Donnie Meche D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.81 $350,000 III [29]
1999 Silverbulletday Gary L. Stevens Bob Baffert Mike Pegram 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.99 $372,900 III [30]
1998 Lu Ravi Willie Martinez Carl Bowman Yoshio Fujita 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.70 $300,000 III [31]
1997 Blushing K. D. Donnie Meche Sam B. David Jr. James P. & Sue V. Burns 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.20 $175,000 III [32]
1996 Bright Time Luis Felipe Diaz Benjamin W. Perkins Sr. New Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.98 $157,550 III [33]
1995 § Brushing Gloom Jerilyn Brown Richard W. Small Robert E. Meyerhoff 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.12 $150,000 III [34]
1994 Two Altazano Kirk LeBlanc William Stice Harold V. Goodman 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.50 $156,400 III [35]
1993 Silky Feather Elvis J. Perrodin Tony J. Richey Stanton P. Powell 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.60 $106,800 III [36]
1992 Prospectors Delite Pat Day Neil J. Howard William S. Farish 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.20 $106,650 III [37]
1991 Rare Pick Patrick A. Johnson Terry L. Mason William H. Turner 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.50 $109,400 III [38]
1990 Pampered Star Shane Romero Robert J. Frankel Ritt Family Trust & Engelson 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.60 $99,200 III [39]
1989 Mistaurian Douglas Valiente Stephen A. DiMauro Chaus Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.80 $90,000 III [40]
1988 Quite a Gem Elvis J. Perrodin Frank L. Brothers John A. Franks 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.40 $90,000 III [41]
1987 Up the Apalachee Mario R. Torres George Arceneaux John Minos Simon 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.40 $100,000 III [42]
1986 Tiffany Lass Ricky Frazier Angel Barrera Aaron U. Jones 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.00 $166,400 III [43]
1985 Marshua's Echelon Ronnie Franklin Noxie Romano Jr. Joseph Pizzatola 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.80 $182,400 III [44]
1984 My Darling One Chris McCarron Laz Barrera Dolly Green 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.60 $170,000 III [45]
1983 Bright Crocus Sandy Hawley Adrian J. Maxwell W. Levan, B. Walters & L. Weston 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.80 $114,000 III [46]
1982 Before Dawn Jorge Velasquez John M. Veitch Calumet Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.40 $113,000 III [47]
1981 Truly Bound Bill Shoemaker Bud Delp Windfields Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.80 $108,400 [48]
1980 Honest and True Alonzo Guajardo Larry Robideaux Jr. Jessica G. Bell 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.40 $56,375 [49]
1979 Race not held
1978 La Doree (ARG) Bryan Fann Louie J. Roussel III Earl Schieb 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.40 $38,487 Division 1[50]
Shadycroft Lady Ruben Martinez Jr. Robert E. Prather Mary L. Tobin 1:52.60 $37,387 Division 2[51]
1977 (Dec) Table The Rumor Bill Shoemaker Frank L. Brothers Albert M. Stall Sr. & Jack Van Berg 1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.40 $90,300 [52]
1977 (Mar) Quid Kit Angelo Jean Trosclair S. Allen King Jr. Adele W. Paxson 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.60 $34,525 [53]
1976 Bronze Point Heriberto Arroyo Harry Trotsek Howard B. Noonan 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.40 $34,250 [54]
1975 Lucky Leslie Donald Brumfield Douglas A. Dodson Valley Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.60 $30,000 [55]
1974 Bold Rosie Phillip Rubbicco Jere R. Smith W. Archie Lofton 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.60 $34,325 [56]
1973 Knitted Gloves Julio C. Espinosa Isaac K. Mourar Robert E. Lehmann 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.00 $23,825 [57]
1972 My Charmer Larry Melancon Larry Robideaux Jr. Benjamin S. Castleman 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.00 $28,350 [58]
1971 Rosemont Bow Kenneth Knapp Harry Trotsek Brightview Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.40 $17,675 [59]
1970 Kay Emy Martinez Heath Ralph Lentini Joseph Straus 1+1⁄16 miles 1:47.60 $18,825 [60]
1969 † Royal Fillet Leroy Moyers W. Clayton Prickett W. Clayton Prickett 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.80 $16,600 [61]
1968 Trapeze Jimmy Nichols Albert M. Stall Sr. John C. Oxley 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.20 $18,075 [62]
1967 Furl Sail Joe L. Lopez John L. Winans Mrs. Edwin K. Thomas 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.20 $17,300 [63]
1966 Help On Way Larry Gilligan Ronnie G. Warren Everett Lowrance 1+1⁄16 miles 1:52.60 $10,000 [1]

Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
† In the 1969 running of the event Around The Horn was first past the post but was disqualified and place second for interference in the straight and Royal Fillet was declared the winner.

See also

References

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