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It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards (2,420 metres), about 1½ miles, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June. It is the second-oldest of the five Classic races, after the St Leger. Officially the Betfred Oaks, it is also popularly known as simply The Oaks.
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Epsom Oaks (1965) Long Look (1962 – after 1970) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare . After showing promising form as a juvenile in 1964 she developed into a top-class performer in the following year.
Trial races for the Epsom Oaks are horse races during April and May which are contested by three-year-old fillies likely to run in The Oaks in early June. The leading trial of recent years has been the 1,000 Guineas Stakes , which has been contested by eight subsequent winners of the Oaks in the last twenty-five years.
Bireme (2 May 1977 – 10 January 2002) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the classic Epsom Oaks in 1980. After winning one of her two starts in 1979, she won the Musidora Stakes on her three-year-old debut before winning the Oaks in record time.
Macaroni, who won the 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby and Doncaster Cup; sired three Epsom Oaks winners and the top-class broodmare Lily Agnes (dam of Ormonde and granddam of Sceptre). Mincemeat (a half sister to Kettledrum, both being out of Hybla) won the Epsom Oaks Stakes and was the dam of 1000 Guineas winner Tomato. Mincepie (1853) won Epsom ...
The Oaks winner's next appearance was at Liverpool Racecourse on 17 July. She started favourite for the Knowsley Dinner Stakes and won from the colts Hectic, Equator and Conductor. [7] 'Queen of Trumps', Won the Oaks Stakes (the Winner of the Great St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster, 1835) at Epsom, 1835 by John Frederick Herring
Her six opponents included the Epsom Oaks winner Forever Together, Magic Wand (winner of the Ribblesdale Stakes, and 10/11 favourite) and Bye Bye Baby (Blue Wind Stakes) (all trained by O'Brien) as well as Mary Tudor (Salsabil Stakes) and the maiden race winners Romiyna and Tissiak. Sea Of Class was held up at the rear of the field before being ...