Iowa Oaks (Prairie Meadows)
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{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Listed
| horse race = Iowa Oaks
| image =
| caption =
| location = Prairie Meadows
Altoona, Iowa, United States
| inaugurated = 1989
| race type = Thoroughbred - Flat racing
| website = {{URL|http://www.prairiemeadows.com/}}
| distance = {{frac|1|1|16}} miles
| surface = Dirt
| track = left-handed
| qualification = Fillies, three years old
| weight = 121 lbs with allowances
| purse = $225,000 (since 2021)
| bonuses =
}}
The Iowa Oaks is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old fillies, over a distance of {{frac|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{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Stakes&stkid=1332 |title= Iowa Oaks (Gr. 3)|work=Equibase |date=2020 |accessdate=4 May 2020}} at a distance of 1 mile in was run in late April.
However, the event was idle for five years from 1990 to 1994.{{cite web|url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=4828 |title=IOWA OAKS - MULTIPLE TRACKS |work=Thoroughbred Pedigree Online |date=2020 |accessdate=4 May 2020}} When the track administration resumed the event it was known as the Heartland Oaks and it was extended to the current distance of {{frac|1|1|16}} miles and scheduled in July. 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.
In 2004 the event was upgraded to Grade III.
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.{{Cite news|title=Purse Cuts for Festival of Racing at Prairie Meadows|language=en|work=BloodHorse.com|url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/241541/purse-cuts-for-festival-of-racing-at-prairie-meadows|access-date=2020-07-06}}
In 2024 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status.{{cite web|url=https://toba.org/toba-announces-u-s-graded-and-listed-stakes-for-2024/ |title= TOBA Announces U.S. Graded and Listed Stakes for 2024 |date=16 December 2023 |access-date=17 December 2023 |publisher=Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association}}
Records
Speed record:
- {{frac|1|1|16}} miles – 1:41.64 – Wildwood Royal (2003)
Margins:
- {{frac|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:
- 4 – Steven M. Asmussen (1997, 2009, 2018, 2019)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Claiborne Farm (2000, 2013)
- 2 – Winchell Thoroughbreds (1997, 2009)
Winners
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Winner ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Owner ! Distance ! Time ! Purse ! Grade ! Ref |
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|align="left" colspan=11|Iowa Oaks |
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|align=center |2024 |Just Basking |Chris Landeros |Gilder Schwarz Farm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.40 |align=center |$220,500 |align=center |Listed |
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|align=center |2023 |Crypto Mo |Cindy Murphy |Travis S. Murphy |Travis S. Murphy, Matt Trent & Triple V Racing |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:44.16 |align=center |$225,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2022 |Butterbean |Glenn W. Corbett |Magdalena Racing & William Klimashousky |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.72 |align=center |$225,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2021 |Army Wife |Three Diamonds Farm |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:43.10 |align=center |$225,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2020 |Flat Out Speed |Alex L. Canchari |Lynn Chleborad |Poindexter Thoroughbreds |align=center |{{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center |1:42.79 |align=center |$122,200 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2019 | Lady Apple | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Phoenix Thoroughbred III and KatieRich Stable |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.33 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2018 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Whispering Oaks Farm |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.33 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2017 | Shane's Girlfriend | Kyle Frey | ERJ Racing, W.C. Racing & Dennis O'Neill |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.94 |align=center |$203,483 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2016 | Family Tree | Gary and Mary West |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.25 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2015 | Sarah Sis | Julio E. Felix | Ingrid Mason | Joe Ragsdale |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:45.17 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2014 | Size | Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.64 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2013 | Fiftyshadesofhay | Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:44.65 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2012 | Uptown Bertie | Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.34 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2011 | Little Miss Holly | Gold Square |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.66 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2010 | Seeking the Title | Charles E. Fipke |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:41.84 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2009 | Hightap | Winchell Thoroughbreds & Gainesway Thoroughbreds |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:44.00 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2008 | Storm Mesa | Eddie Martin Jr. | Richard L. Davis |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:41.89 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2007 | Marietta |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.17 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2006 | Baghdaria | Clinton C. & Susan A. Atkins |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.12 |align=center |$200,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2005 | Whimsy | Carlos H. Marquez Jr. | Michael Stidham |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.60 |align=center |$122,500 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2004 | He Loves Me | Jozbin Z. Santana | Buckingham Farm |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:42.80 |align=center |$125,000 |align=center |III |
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|align=center |2003 | Wildwood Royal | Danush Sukie | Jimmy Zook | William Stiritz |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:41.64 |align=center |$125,000 |align=center | Listed |
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|align=center |2002 | Lost At Sea | Peter Abruzzo, John Franks & Jerry Hollendorfer |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:42.27 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center | Listed |
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|align=center |2001 | Unbridled Elaine | Pat Day | Roger J. Devenport |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.88 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center | Listed |
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|align=center |2000 | Trip |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.56 |align=center |$150,000 |align=center | Listed |
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|align=center |1999 | Golden Temper | Mark Stanley & Double R Stables |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:42.95 |align=center |$125,000 |align=center | Listed |
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|align="left" colspan=11|Heartland Oaks |
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|align=center |1998 | Nickel Classic | Robert Dean Williams | Mark Danner | Calvin L. Johnston |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:43.47 |align=center |$100,000 |align=center | Listed |
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|align=center |1997 | Lucinda | Robert Dean Williams | Verne H. Winchell |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:45.71 |align=center |$50,000 |align=center | Listed |
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|align=center |1996 | Rewana's Okie | Cindy Murphy | Clinton C. Stuart | Richard Wheeler Jr. |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:45.17 |align=center |$35,000 |align=center | |
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|align=center |1995 | Beau's Princess | David Wilder Essman | David C. Anderson | Blue Jay Stable |align=center | {{frac|1|1|16}} miles |align=center | 1:44.00 |align=center |$25,000 |align=center | |
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|align="left" colspan=2|1990–1994 |align="center" colspan=9|Race not held |
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|align="left" colspan=11|Iowa Oaks |
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|align=center |1989 | Clickety Click | Kelly Michael Murray | Terrence W. Dunlavy | Viking Farms Ltd |align=center | 1 mile |align=center | 1:38.80 |align=center |$25,000 |align=center | |{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/search/#lnd=1&query=Hurry+Home+Click+Due+Black+Kelly+Oaks&ymd-start=1989-04-16&ymd-end=1989-04-25 |title=1989 Iowa Oaks - (race 9: held 15 April 1989) |work=The Des Moines Register |date=16 April 1989 |accessdate=5 May 2020 |page=31}} |