Fair Grounds Oaks

{{short description|Grade II thoroughbred horse race}}

{{Infobox horseraces

| class = Grade II

| horse race = Fair Grounds Oaks

| image =

| caption =

| location = Fair Grounds Race Course,
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

| inaugurated = 1966

| race type = ThoroughbredFlat racing

| website = [http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com Fair Grounds]

| distance = {{frac|1|1|16}} miles

| surface = Dirt

| track = Left-handed

| qualification = Three-year-old fillies

| weight = 122 lbs with allowances

| purse = $400,000 (since 2019)

| bonuses =

}}

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. 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.

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In 1977 the Fair Grounds administration made a scheduling change and ran the event a second time in December over a distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} miles.{{cite web |title=Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks (Gr. 2) |url=https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=594 |website=www.equibase.com |date=2021 |access-date=10 March 2021}} In 1978 the event was run in December again with split divisions.{{cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=6164 |date=2021 |access-date=10 March 2021 |publisher=Thoroughbred Database |title=FAIR GROUNDS OAKS (2ND. DIV.) - FAIR GROUNDS, LA}}

The track administration then reverted to a March running with the shortened distance of {{frac|1|1|16}} miles but did not hold the event in 1979.

The event was first upgraded in 1982 to a Grade III race.{{cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=1390 |date=2021 |access-date=10 March 2021 |publisher=Thoroughbred Database |title=FAIR GROUNDS OAKS - FAIR GROUNDS, LA}} The race was run as the Coca-Cola Fair Grounds Oaks in 1989 and 1990 with sponsorship from Coca-Cola.

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:

  • {{frac|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:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Winner

! Jockey

! Trainer

! Owner

! Distance

! Time

! Purse

! Grade

! Ref

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|align="left" colspan=10|Fair Grounds Oaks

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|Align="center"|2025

|Good Cheer

|Luis Saez

|Brad H. Cox

|Godolphin Racing

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.44

|align=center |$396,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=https://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=11&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/22/2025&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2025 Fasig-Tipton Fair Grounds Oaks Presented Grade 2 - (race 11) |work=Equibase |date=22 March 2025 |access-date=23 March 2025}}

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|Align="center"|2024

|Tarifa

|Flavien Prat

|Brad H. Cox

|Godolphin Racing

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.24

|align=center |$388,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=https://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=11&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/23/2024&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2024 Fair Grounds Oaks Presented by Fasig-Tipton Grade 2 - (race 11) |work=Equibase |date=23 March 2024 |access-date=29 March 2024}}

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|Align="center"|2023

|Southlawn

|Reylu Gutierrez

|Norm W. Casse

|Robert E. Masterson

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.38

|align=center |$376,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=https://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=11&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/25/2023&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2023 Fair Grounds Oaks Presented by Fasig-Tipton Grade 2 - (race 11) |work=Equibase |date=25 March 2023 |access-date=25 March 2023}}

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|Align="center"|2022

|Echo Zulu

|Joel Rosario

|Steven M. Asmussen

|Land N Racing & Winchell Thoroughbreds

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:42.69

|align=center |$388,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=https://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=11&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/26/2022&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2022 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 11) |work=Equibase |date=20 March 2021 |access-date=25 March 2023}}

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|align=center |2021

|Travel Column

|Florent Geroux

|Brad H. Cox

|OXO Equine

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:42.75

|align=center |$400,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=https://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=13&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/20/2021&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2021 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 13) |work=Equibase |date=20 March 2021 |access-date=21 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2020

|Bonny South

|Florent Geroux

|Brad H. Cox

|Juddmonte Farms

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.57

|align=center |$388,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=11&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/21/2020&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2020 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 11) |work=Equibase |date=21 March 2020 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2019

| Street Band

|Sophie Doyle

|J. Larry Jones

|J. Larry Jones, Cindy Jones & Ray Francis,

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.54

|align=center |$392,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=12&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/23/2019&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2019 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 12) |work=Equibase |date=23 March 2019 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2018

|Chocolate Martini

|Mitchell Murrill

|Thomas M. Amoss

|Double Doors Racing

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.44

|align=center |$293,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/24/2018&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2018 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 10) |work=Equibase |date=24 March 2018 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2017

|Farrell

|Channing Hill

|Wayne M. Catalano

|Coffeepot Stables

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.09

|align=center |$388,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=04/01/2017&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2017 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 10) |work=Equibase |date=1 April 2017 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2016

|Land Over Sea

|John R. Velazquez

|Doug F. O'Neill

|Reddam Racing

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.74

|align=center |$400,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/26/2016&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2016 Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=26 March 2016 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2015

|I'm a Chatterbox

|Florent Geroux

|J. Larry Jones

|Carolyn & Fletcher Gray

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.40

|align=center |$396,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/28/2015&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2015 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=28 March 2015 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2014

| Untapable

|Rosie Napravnik

|Steven M. Asmussen

|Winchell Thoroughbreds

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.09

|align=center |$384,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/29/2014&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2014 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 7) |work=Equibase |date=29 March 2014 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2013

|Unlimited Budget

|Javier Castellano

|Todd A. Pletcher

|Repole Stable

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.22

|align=center |$490,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/30/2013&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2013 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 7) |work=Equibase |date=30 March 2013 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2012

|Believe You Can

|Rosie Napravnik

|J. Larry Jones

|Brereton C. Jones

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.94

|align=center |$480,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=10&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/31/2012&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2012 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 10) |work=Equibase |date=31 March 2012 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2011

|Daisy Devine

|James Graham

|Andrew McKeever

|James M. Miller

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.25

|align=center |$500,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/26/2011&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2011 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=26 March 2011 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2010

|Quiet Temper

|Robby Albarado

|Dale L. Romans

|Mark H. Stanley

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.55

|align=center |$300,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/26/2010&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2010 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=26 March 2010 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2009

|Rachel Alexandra

|Calvin H. Borel

|Hal Wiggins

|L & M Partners

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.55

|align=center |$400,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=6&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/14/2009&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2009 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 6) |work=Equibase |date=14 March 2009 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2008

|Proud Spell

|Gabriel Saez

|J. Larry Jones

|Brereton C. Jones

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.01

|align=center |$376,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/08/2008&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2008 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=8 March 2008 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2007

|Mistical Plan

|Corey Nakatani

|Doug F. O'Neill

|J. Paul Reddam

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.02

|align=center |$396,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/10/2007&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2007 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=10 March 2007 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align="center" |2006

|align="center" colspan=9|Race not held

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|align=center |2005

|Summerly

|Jerry D. Bailey

|Steven M. Asmussen

|Winchell Thoroughbreds

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.79

|align=center |$300,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/12/2005&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2005 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=12 March 2005 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2004

|Ashado

|Cornelio Velasquez

|Todd A. Pletcher

|Starlight Racing

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.07

|align=center |$300,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/06/2004&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2004 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=6 March 2004 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2003

|Lady Tak

|Donnie Meche

|{{nowrap|Steven M. Asmussen}}

|Heiligbrodt Racing

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.36

|align=center |$350,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/08/2003&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2003 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=8 March 2003 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2002

|Take Charge Lady

|Anthony J. D'Amico

|Kenneth G. McPeek

|Select Stable

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.30

|align=center |$350,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/09/2002&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2002 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=9 March 2002 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2001

|Real Cozzy

|Eddie Martin Jr.

|Daniel C. Peitz

|Robert E. & Lawana L. Low

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.58

|align=center |$350,000

|align=center |II

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=6&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/10/2001&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2001 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 2 - (race 6) |work=Equibase |date=10 March 2001 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |2000

|Shawnee Country

|Donnie Meche

|D. Wayne Lukas

|Overbrook Farm

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.81

|align=center |$350,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=6&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/11/2000&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2000 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 3 - (race 6) |work=Equibase |date=11 March 2000 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1999

|Silverbulletday

|Gary L. Stevens

|Bob Baffert

|Mike Pegram

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.99

|align=center |$372,900

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/13/1999&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1999 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=13 March 1999 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1998

|Lu Ravi

|Willie Martinez

|Carl Bowman

|Yoshio Fujita

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.70

|align=center |$300,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/14/1998&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1998 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=14 March 1998 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1997

|Blushing K. D.

|Donnie Meche

|Sam B. David Jr.

|James P. & Sue V. Burns

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:42.20

|align=center |$175,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/15/1997&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1997 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 3 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=15 March 1997 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1996

|Bright Time

|Luis Felipe Diaz

|Benjamin W. Perkins Sr.

|New Farm

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:45.98

|align=center |$157,550

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/16/1996&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1996 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 3 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=16 March 1996 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1995

|§ Brushing Gloom

|Jerilyn Brown

|Richard W. Small

|Robert E. Meyerhoff

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:45.12

|align=center |$150,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/18/1995&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1995 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 3 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=18 March 1995 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1994

|Two Altazano

|Kirk LeBlanc

|William Stice

|Harold V. Goodman

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:42.50

|align=center |$156,400

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/20/1994&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1994 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 3 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=20 March 1994 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1993

|Silky Feather

|Elvis J. Perrodin

|Tony J. Richey

|Stanton P. Powell

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.60

|align=center |$106,800

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/28/1993&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1993 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=28 March 1993 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1992

|Prospectors Delite

|Pat Day

|Neil J. Howard

|William S. Farish

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.20

|align=center |$106,650

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/29/1992&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1992 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=29 March 1992 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1991

|Rare Pick

|Patrick A. Johnson

|Terry L. Mason

|William H. Turner

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:46.50

|align=center |$109,400

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=FG&CTRY=USA&DT=03/17/1991&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1991 Fair Grounds Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=17 March 1991 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1990

|Pampered Star

|Shane Romero

|Robert J. Frankel

|Ritt Family Trust & Engelson

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.60

|align=center |$99,200

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Pampered+Star++Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1990-03-26 |title=Pampered Star wins Oaks – (race 9: held 25 March 1990) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Lexington Herald-Leader |page=29 |date=26 March 1990 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1989

|Mistaurian

|Douglas Valiente

|Stephen A. DiMauro

|Chaus Stable

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.80

|align=center |$90,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Mistaurian++Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1989-03-20 |title=Stakes Results Fair Grounds – (race 9: held 25 March 1989) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Courier-Journal |page=8 |date=20 March 1989 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1988

|Quite a Gem

|Elvis J. Perrodin

|Frank L. Brothers

|John A. Franks

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:46.40

|align=center |$90,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Quite+Gem++Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1988-03-21 |title=Quite A Gem gives Franks another win – (race 11: held 20 March 1988) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Shreveport Times |page=17 |date=21 March 1988 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1987

|Up the Apalachee

|Mario R. Torres

|George Arceneaux

|John Minos Simon

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:45.40

|align=center |$100,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Up+the+Apalachee+++Oaks&ymd=1987-03-23&offset=1 |title=Fair Grounds Results – (race 11: held 22 March 1987) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |page=17 |date=23 March 1987 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1986

|Tiffany Lass

|Ricky Frazier

|Angel Barrera

|Aaron U. Jones

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:45.00

|align=center |$166,400

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Tiffany+Lass+++Oaks&ymd=1986-03-23&offset=5 |title=Unbeaten Tiffany Lass rallies – (race 10: held 22 March 1986) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Courier-Journal |page=52 |date=23 March 1986 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1985

|{{nowrap|Marshua's Echelon}}

|Ronnie Franklin

|Noxie Romano Jr.

|Joseph Pizzatola

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.80

|align=center |$182,400

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Marshua%27s+Echelon+Fair+Grounds++Oaks&ymd=1985-03-31 |title=Marshua's Echelon Wins at Fair Grounds – (race 10: held 30 March 1985 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Palm Beach Post |page=464 |date=31 March 1985 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1984

|My Darling One

|Chris McCarron

|Laz Barrera

| Dolly Green

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.60

|align=center |$170,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=My+Darling+One+Fair+Grounds++Oaks&ymd=1984-03-25&offset=1 |title=My Darling One Wins – (race 10: held 24 March 1984 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Shreveport Times |page=58 |date=25 March 1984 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1983

|Bright Crocus

|Sandy Hawley

|Adrian J. Maxwell

|W. Levan, B. Walters & L. Weston

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:45.80

|align=center |$114,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Bright+Crocus+Fair+Grounds++Oaks&ymd=1983-03-27 |title=Fair Ground Oaks – (race 10: held 26 March 1983 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Shreveport Times |page=62 |date=27 March 1983 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1982

|Before Dawn

|Jorge Velasquez

|John M. Veitch

|Calumet Farm

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:45.40

|align=center |$113,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Before+Dawn+Fair+Grounds++Oaks&ymd=1982-03-28&offset=5 |title=Before Dawn zips; – (race 10: held 27 March 1983 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Courier-Journal |page=16 |date=28 March 1983 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1981

|Truly Bound

|Bill Shoemaker

|Bud Delp

|Windfields Farm

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.80

|align=center |$108,400

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Truly+Bound+Fair+Grounds++Oaks&ymd=1981-03-29 |title=Truly Bound a winner – (race 9: held 28 March 1981 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Shreveport Times |page=58 |date=29 March 1981 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1980

|Honest and True

|Alonzo Guajardo

|Larry Robideaux Jr.

|Jessica G. Bell

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.40

|align=center |$56,375

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Honest+and+True++Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1980-03-23&offset=1 |title=At Fair Grounds – (race 9: held 22 March 1980 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Lexington Leader |page=44 |date=23 March 1980 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align="center" |1979

|align="center" colspan=9|Race not held

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|align=center rowspan=2|1978

|La Doree (ARG)

|Bryan Fann

|Louie J. Roussel III

|Earl Schieb

|align=center rowspan=2|{{frac|1|1|8}} miles

|align=center |1:52.40

|align=center |$38,487

|align=center rowspan=2|

|{{nowrap|Division 1}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=La+Doree+Shadycroft+Lady+second+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1978-12-18 |title=La Doree, Shadycroft Lady Win Divisions of Fair Grounds Oaks – (race 8: held 17 December 1978 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Lexington Leader |page=18 |date=18 December 1978 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|Shadycroft Lady

|Ruben Martinez Jr.

|Robert E. Prather

|Mary L. Tobin

|align=center |1:52.60

|align=center |$37,387

|{{nowrap|Division 2}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=La+Doree+Shadycroft+Lady+second+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1978-12-18 |title=La Doree win in stretch run – (race 9: held 17 December 1978 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Democrat and Chronicle |page=6 |date=18 December 1978 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |{{nowrap|1977 (Dec)}}

|Table The Rumor

|Bill Shoemaker

|Frank L. Brothers

|Albert M. Stall Sr. & Jack Van Berg

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|8}} miles

|align=center |1:52.40

|align=center |$90,300

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Table+the+rumor+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1977-12-18 |title=Fair Grounds – (race 9: held 17 December 1977 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Lexington Leader |page=51 |date=18 December 1977 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1977 (Mar)

|Quid Kit

|Angelo Jean Trosclair

|S. Allen King Jr.

|Adele W. Paxson

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:45.60

|align=center |$34,525

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Quid+Kit+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1977-03-13 |title=Fair Grounds Oaks – (race 9: held 12 March 1977 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Lexington Leader |page=32 |date=13 March 1977 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1976

|Bronze Point

|Heriberto Arroyo

|Harry Trotsek

|Howard B. Noonan

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:44.40

|align=center |$34,250

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Bronze+Point+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1976-03-15 |title=Bronze Point takes Oaks – (race 9: held 14 March 1976 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Courier-Journal |page=11 |date=15 March 1976 |access-date=9 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1975

|Lucky Leslie

|Donald Brumfield

|Douglas A. Dodson

|Valley Farm

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:46.60

|align=center |$30,000

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Lucky+Leslie+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1975-02-24&offset=5 |title='Rumor Has First Loss – (race 9: held 23 February 1975) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Shreveport Times |page=26 |date=24 February 1975 |access-date=10 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1974

|Bold Rosie

|Phillip Rubbicco

|Jere R. Smith

|W. Archie Lofton

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:46.60

|align=center |$34,325

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=BOLD+ROSIE+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1974-03-11 |title=Bold Rosie wins Oaks – (race 9: held 10 March 1974) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Courier-Journal |page=23 |date=11 March 1974 |access-date=10 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1973

|Knitted Gloves

|Julio C. Espinosa

|Isaac K. Mourar

|Robert E. Lehmann

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:46.00

|align=center |$23,825

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Knitted+Gloves+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1973-03-11 |title=Racing Roundup – (race 9: held 10 March 1973) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Courier-Journal |page=46 |date=11 March 1973 |access-date=10 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1972

|My Charmer

|Larry Melancon

|Larry Robideaux Jr.

|Benjamin S. Castleman

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:46.00

|align=center |$28,350

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=My+Charmer+surprise+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1972-03-28 |title=Golden Eagle II, My Charmer win – (race 9: held 27 March 1972) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Courier-Journal |page=23 |date=28 March 1972 |access-date=10 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1971

|Rosemont Bow

|Kenneth Knapp

|Harry Trotsek

|Brightview Farm

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:43.40

|align=center |$17,675

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Rosemont+Bow+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1971-03-21 |title=Fair Grounds results – (race 8: held 20 March 1971) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Miami Herald |page=85 |date=21 March 1971 |access-date=10 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1970

|Kay Emy

|Martinez Heath

|Ralph Lentini

|Joseph Straus

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:47.60

|align=center |$18,825

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Kay+Emy+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1970-03-08&offset=6 |title=Fair Grounds – (race 9: held 7 March 1970) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Courier-Journal |page=45 |date=8 March 1970 |access-date=10 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1969

|† Royal Fillet

|Leroy Moyers

|W. Clayton Prickett

|W. Clayton Prickett

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:46.80

|align=center |$16,600

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Royal+Fillet+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1969-03-09 |title=Royal Fillet Wins On Bump Call – (race 8: held 8 March 1969) |agency=The Associated Press |work=The Sacramento Bee |page=86 |date=9 March 1969 |access-date=10 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1968

|Trapeze

|Jimmy Nichols

|Albert M. Stall Sr.

|John C. Oxley

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:46.20

|align=center |$18,075

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Trapeze+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1968-03-10 |title=Trapeze Gets By in Louisiana Oaks – (race 9: held 9 March 1968) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Kansas City Star |page=126 |date=10 March 1968 |access-date=10 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1967

|Furl Sail

|Joe L. Lopez

|John L. Winans

|Mrs. Edwin K. Thomas

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:45.20

|align=center |$17,300

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Furl+Sail+Fair+Grounds+Oaks&ymd=1967-03-12&offset=1 |title=Furl Sail Wins At Fair Grounds – (race 9: held 9 March 1967) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Shreveport Times |page=22 |date=10 March 1967 |access-date=10 March 2021}}

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|align=center |1966

|Help On Way

|Larry Gilligan

|Ronnie G. Warren

|Everett Lowrance

|align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles

|align=center |1:52.60

|align=center |$10,000

|align=center |

|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/legacy#lnd=1&query=Help+On+Way+Dutch+Maid+Gee+Ma+Fair+Grounds&ymd=1966-02-20 |title=Fair Grounds results – (race 8: held 19 February 1966 ) |agency=The Associated Press |work=Boston Globe |page=55 |date=20 February 1966 |access-date=10 March 2021}}

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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.


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See also

References