California Oaks

{{Short description|Horse race in Berkeley, California}}

{{Infobox horseraces

| class = Non-graded stakes

| horse race = California Oaks

| image = 60px

| caption =

| location = Golden Gate Fields
Berkeley, California, United States

| inaugurated =

| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing

| website = {{URL|http://www.goldengatefields.com/}}

| distance = {{frac|1|1|16}} miles (8.5 furlongs)

| surface = Tapeta Footings synthetic dirt

| track = left-handed

| qualification = Three-year-old fillies

| weight = Assigned

| purse = $75,000 (2020)

| bonuses =

}}

The California Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on Tapeta Footings synthetic dirt over a distance of a mile and a sixteenth (8.5 furlongs).[http://www.goldengatefields.com/NR/rdonlyres/5AE86E51-CA68-4088-9688-650B89C8E187/28466/caloaksnoms.pdf The 2010 California Oaks at Golden Gate Fields]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The event is an ungraded stakes race with a current purse of $75,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.

Records

Speed record:

  • {{frac|1|1|16}} miles - 1:39.04 - Sky Mystic (2008)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners of the California Oaks since 1994

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
style="width:30px" | Year

! style="width:110px" | Winner

! style="width:20px" | Age

! style="width:120px" | Jockey

! style="width:120px" | Trainer

! Owner

! style="width:25px" | {{abbr|Dist.|Distance}}
(Miles)

! style="width:25px" | Time

align=center|2022

| Anthonys Cleopatra

| align=center|3

| Frank Alvarado

| Tim McCanna

| Cacchiotti Ranch

| align=center|1-1/16

| 1:45.36

align=center|2021

| Pizazz

| align=center|3

|Kyle Frey

|Richard Mandella

|Perry R. Bass II & Ramona S. Bass

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:44.94

align=center|2020

| Dynasty of Her Own

| align=center|3

| Ricardo Gonzalez

| Jonathan Wong

| Tommy Town Thoroughbreds

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:44.55

align=center|2019

| Sold It

| align=center|3

| Rafael Bejarano

| Doug O'Neill

| Ciaran Dunne & Reddam Racing

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:44.78

align=center|2018

| Consolida

| align=center|3

| Julien Couton

| Patrick Gallagher

| Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Green Lantern Stables

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:45.48

align=center|2017

| Tap It All

| align=center|3

| Kyle Frey

| Doug O'Neill

| ERJ Racing & Reddam Racing

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:45.12

align=center|2016

| Kiss N Scat

| align=center|3

| Ricardo Gonzalez

| Jerry Hollendorfer

| Hollendorfer/Melen/Taub/George

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:44.14

align=center|2015

| Sharla Rae

| align=center|3

| Silvio Ruiz Amador

| Doug O'Neill

| W. C. Racing (Glenn Sorgenstein)

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:44.46

align=center|2014

| Be Proud

| align=center|3

| Russell Baze

| Bob Baffert

| Patti Earnhardt & Hal J. Earnhardt III

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:47.62

align=center|2013

| Redressthebalance

| align=center|3

| Christian S. Reyes

| Doug O'Neill

| Rutherford Group/Meredith/Pegum

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:45.40

align=center|2012

| Lady of Fifty

| align=center|3

| Russell Baze

| Jerry Hollendorfer

| Jerry Hollendorfer & George Todaro

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:46.04

align=center|2011

| Lilacs and Lace

| align=center|3

| Russell Baze

| Duane Offield

| Judy Hicks & Kathryn Nikkel

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:46.32

align=center|2010

| Antares World

| align=center|3

| Frank Alvarado

| Steven Specht

| M/M Larry D. Williams

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:45.75

align=center|2009

| Will O Way

| align=center|3

| Russell Baze

| Vladimir Cerin

| Ronald Waranch et al.

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:45.23

align=center|2008

| Sky Mystic

| align=center|3

| David G. Lopez

| Gregory G. Gilchrist

| David & Jill Heerensperger

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:39.04

align=center|2007

| Eastlake Avenue

| align=center|3

| Chad Schvaneveldt

| Jerry Hollendorfer

| George Todaro

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:45.90

align=center|2006

| Sierra Sweetie

| align=center|3

| Martin Garcia

| Jeffrey L. Bonde

| Peter Branagh, George Schmitt, Mary C. Schmitt, Jeff Shieldas, Larry Varellas

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:43.64

bgcolor="#eeeeee"

|align=center|2005

|align=center colspan=7| Race not held

align=center|2004

| House of Fortune

| align=center|3

| Ronnie Warren Jr.

| Ron McAnally

| Arnold Zetcher

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:41.60

align=center|2003

| Amber Hills

| align=center|3

| Gary Baze

| Ed Moger Jr.

| Curt & Lila Lanning

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:44.25

align=center|2002

| La Martina

| align=center|3

| Corey Lanerie

| Jenine Sahadi

| Team Valor

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:47.16

align=center|2001

| Aswhatilldois

| align=center|3

| Adelberto Lopez

| James Hilling

| Lindsay D. Myers

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:55.48

bgcolor="#eeeeee"

|align=center|1995

| - 2000

|align=center colspan=7| Race not held

align=center|1994

| Baby Diamonds

| align=center|3

| Gary Boulanger

| Joseph A. Devereux

| Arthur Benjamin

| align=center|1-1/16

| align=center|1:46.20

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/49037/will-o-way-fights-on-in-california-oaks The 2009 California Oaks race results at Bloodhorse.com]
  • [http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/43475/sky-mystic-soars-in-california-oaks The 2008 California Oaks race results at Bloodhorse.com]

Category:Horse races in California

Category:Golden Gate Fields

Category:Restricted stakes races in the United States

Category:Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies