Iowa Oaks (Prairie Meadows)

This article is about the thoroughbred horse race held at Prairie Meadows, Iowa. For the Minor League Baseball team from Des Moines, Iowa that was once called the Iowa Oaks, see Iowa Cubs.
Iowa Oaks
Listed race
LocationPrairie Meadows
Altoona, Iowa, United States
Inaugurated1989
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.prairiemeadows.com
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationFillies, three years old
Weight121 lbs with allowances
Purse$225,000 (since 2021)

The Iowa Oaks is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old fillies, over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt held annually in early July at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa. The event currently carries a purse of $225,000.

History

The race was inaugurated in 1989[1] at a distance of 1 mile in was run in late April.[1]

However, the event was idle for five years from 1990 to 1994.[2] When the track administration resumed the event it was known as the Heartland Oaks and it was extended to the current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles and scheduled in July.[1] In 1995 the racetrack added slot machines and the venue was able to increase stakes thus attracting better quality horses. In 1998 the administration of the track reverted the name of the event back to the Iowa Derby.[1]

In 2004 the event was upgraded to Grade III.[2]

In 2020, the purse for the race was reduced, along with the purses for the Cornhusker Handicap and Iowa Derby, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

In 2024 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status.[4]

Records

Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄16 miles – 1:41.64 – Wildwood Royal (2003)

Margins:

  • 8+3⁄4 lengths – Unbridled Elaine (2001)

Most wins by a jockey:

  • 2 – Ricardo Santana Jr. (2018, 2019)
  • 2 – Rafael Bejarano (2006, 2007)
  • 2 – Robert Dean Williams (1997, 1998)

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Claiborne Farm (2000, 2013)
  • 2 – Winchell Thoroughbreds (1997, 2009)

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
Iowa Oaks
2024 Just Basking Chris Landeros Ian R. Wilkes Gilder Schwarz Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.40 $220,500 Listed [5]
2023 Crypto Mo Cindy Murphy Travis S. Murphy Travis S. Murphy, Matt Trent & Triple V Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.16 $225,000 III [6]
2022 Butterbean Glenn W. Corbett Kenneth G. McPeek Magdalena Racing & William Klimashousky 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.72 $225,000 III [7]
2021 Army Wife Joel Rosario Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.10 $225,000 III [8]
2020 Flat Out Speed Alex L. Canchari Lynn Chleborad Poindexter Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.79 $122,200 III [9]
2019 Lady Apple Ricardo Santana Jr. Steven M. Asmussen Phoenix Thoroughbred III and KatieRich Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.33 $200,000 III [10]
2018 She's a Julie Ricardo Santana Jr. Steven M. Asmussen Whispering Oaks Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.33 $200,000 III [11]
2017 Shane's Girlfriend Kyle Frey Doug F. O'Neill ERJ Racing, W.C. Racing & Dennis O'Neill 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.94 $203,483 III [12]
2016 Family Tree Florent Geroux Wayne M. Catalano Gary and Mary West 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.25 $200,000 III [13]
2015 Sarah Sis Julio E. Felix Ingrid Mason Joe Ragsdale 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.17 $200,000 III [14]
2014 Size Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.64 $200,000 III [15]
2013 Fiftyshadesofhay Martin Garcia Bob Baffert Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.65 $200,000 III [16]
2012 Uptown Bertie Julien R. Leparoux Steve Margolis Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.34 $200,000 III [17]
2011 Little Miss Holly Corey J. Lanerie Steve Margolis Gold Square 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.66 $200,000 III [18]
2010 Seeking the Title Calvin H. Borel Dallas Stewart Charles E. Fipke 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.84 $200,000 III [19]
2009 Hightap Shaun Bridgmohan Steven M. Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds & Gainesway Thoroughbreds 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.00 $200,000 III [20]
2008 Storm Mesa Eddie Martin Jr. W. Bret Calhoun Richard L. Davis 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.89 $200,000 III [21]
2007 Marietta Rafael Bejarano Eoin G. Harty Darley Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.17 $200,000 III [22]
2006 Baghdaria Rafael Bejarano Thomas M. Amoss Clinton C. & Susan A. Atkins 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.12 $200,000 III [23]
2005 Whimsy Carlos H. Marquez Jr. Michael Stidham Pin Oak Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.60 $122,500 III [24]
2004 He Loves Me Jozbin Z. Santana Richard W. Small Buckingham Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.80 $125,000 III [25]
2003 Wildwood Royal Danush Sukie Jimmy Zook William Stiritz 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.64 $125,000 Listed [26]
2002 Lost At Sea Terry J. Thompson Jerry Hollendorfer Peter Abruzzo, John Franks & Jerry Hollendorfer 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.27 $150,000 Listed [27]
2001 Unbridled Elaine Pat Day David R. Vance Roger J. Devenport 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.88 $150,000 Listed [28]
2000 Trip Willie Martinez Frank L. Brothers Claiborne Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.56 $150,000 Listed [29]
1999 Golden Temper Shane Sellers W. Elliott Walden Mark Stanley & Double R Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.95 $125,000 Listed [30]
Heartland Oaks
1998 Nickel Classic Robert Dean Williams Mark Danner Calvin L. Johnston 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.47 $100,000 Listed [31]
1997 Lucinda Robert Dean Williams Steven M. Asmussen Verne H. Winchell 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.71 $50,000 Listed [32]
1996 Rewana's Okie Cindy Murphy Clinton C. Stuart Richard Wheeler Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.17 $35,000 [33]
1995 Beau's Princess David Wilder Essman David C. Anderson Blue Jay Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.00 $25,000 [34]
1990–1994 Race not held
Iowa Oaks
1989 Clickety Click Kelly Michael Murray Terrence W. Dunlavy Viking Farms Ltd 1 mile 1:38.80 $25,000 [35]

References

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