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:
- 4 - Russell Baze (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - Doug O'Neill (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Winners of the California Oaks since 1994
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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}} ! style="width:25px" | Time |
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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 |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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | W. C. Racing (Glenn Sorgenstein) | align=center|1-1/16 | align=center|1:44.46 |
align=center|2014
| Be Proud | align=center|3 | 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 | Rutherford Group/Meredith/Pegum | align=center|1-1/16 | align=center|1:45.40 |
align=center|2012
| Lady of Fifty | align=center|3 | Jerry Hollendorfer & George Todaro | align=center|1-1/16 | align=center|1:46.04 |
align=center|2011
| Lilacs and Lace | align=center|3 | 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 | 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 | George Todaro | align=center|1-1/16 | align=center|1:45.90 |
align=center|2006
| Sierra Sweetie | align=center|3 | Jeffrey L. Bonde | Peter Branagh, George Schmitt, Mary C. Schmitt, Jeff Shieldas, Larry Varellas | align=center|1-1/16 | align=center|1:43.64 |
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|align=center|2005 |align=center colspan=7| Race not held |
align=center|2004
| House of Fortune | align=center|3 | Ronnie Warren Jr. | Arnold Zetcher | align=center|1-1/16 | align=center|1:41.60 |
align=center|2003
| Amber Hills | align=center|3 | Ed Moger Jr. | Curt & Lila Lanning | align=center|1-1/16 | align=center|1:44.25 |
align=center|2002
| La Martina | align=center|3 | Jenine Sahadi | 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 |
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|align=center|1995 | - 2000 |align=center colspan=7| Race not held |
align=center|1994
| Baby Diamonds | align=center|3 | 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