Iowa Oaks (Prairie Meadows)

{{about|the thoroughbred horse race held at Prairie Meadows, Iowa|the Minor League Baseball team from Des Moines, Iowa that was once called the Iowa Oaks|Iowa Cubs}}

{{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:

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

|Ian R. Wilkes

|Gilder Schwarz Farm

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

|align=center |1:43.40

|align=center |$220,500

|align=center |Listed

|{{cite web |title=2024 Iowa Oaks Listed - (race 7) |url=https://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=7/6/2024&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |website=Equibase |date=6 July 2024 |access-date=9 July 2024}}

style="font-size:90%;"

|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

|{{cite web |title=2023 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 7) |url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/08/2023&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |website=Equibase |date=8 July 2023 |access-date=9 July 2023}}

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|align=center |2022

|Butterbean

|Glenn W. Corbett

|Kenneth G. McPeek

|Magdalena Racing & William Klimashousky

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

|align=center |1:43.72

|align=center |$225,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web |title=2022 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 7) |url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/09/2022&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |website=Equibase |access-date=9 July 2022}}

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|align=center |2021

|Army Wife

|Joel Rosario

|Michael J. Maker

|Three Diamonds Farm

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

|align=center |1:43.10

|align=center |$225,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web |title=2021 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 7) |url=https://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=PRM&raceDate=07/02/2021&cy=USA&rn=7 |website=Equibase |access-date=3 July 2021}}

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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

|{{cite web |title=2020 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9) |url=https://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=PRM&raceDate=07/05/2020&cy=USA&rn=9 |website=Equibase |access-date=3 July 2021}}

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|align=center |2019

| Lady Apple

| Ricardo Santana Jr.

| Steven M. Asmussen

| 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

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=6&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/05/2019&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2019 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 6) |work=Equibase |date=5 July 2019 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2018

| She's a Julie

| Ricardo Santana Jr.

| Steven M. Asmussen

| Whispering Oaks Farm

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

|align=center | 1:43.33

|align=center |$200,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/05/2018&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2018 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=5 July 2018 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2017

| Shane's Girlfriend

| Kyle Frey

| Doug F. O'Neill

| 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

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/06/2017&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2017 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=6 July 2017 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2016

| Family Tree

| Florent Geroux

| Wayne M. Catalano

| Gary and Mary West

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

|align=center | 1:43.25

|align=center |$200,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/30/2016&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2016 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=30 June 2016 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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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

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=5&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/27/2015&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2015 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 5) |work=Equibase |date=27 June 2015 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2014

| Size

| Junior Alvarado

| William I. Mott

| Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider

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

|align=center | 1:43.64

|align=center |$200,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/28/2014&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2014 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 7) |work=Equibase |date=28 June 2014 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2013

| Fiftyshadesofhay

| Martin Garcia

| Bob Baffert

| 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

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=6&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/29/2013&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2013 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 6) |work=Equibase |date=29 June 2013 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2012

| Uptown Bertie

| Julien R. Leparoux

| Steve Margolis

| Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein

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

|align=center | 1:43.34

|align=center |$200,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/30/2012&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2012 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 7) |work=Equibase |date=30 June 2012 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2011

| Little Miss Holly

| Corey J. Lanerie

| Steve Margolis

| Gold Square

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

|align=center | 1:43.66

|align=center |$200,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/25/2011&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2011 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 7) |work=Equibase |date=25 June 2011 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2010

| Seeking the Title

| Calvin H. Borel

| Dallas Stewart

| Charles E. Fipke

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

|align=center | 1:41.84

|align=center |$200,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=6&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/26/2010&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2010 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 6) |work=Equibase |date=26 June 2010 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2009

| Hightap

| Shaun Bridgmohan

| Steven M. Asmussen

| Winchell Thoroughbreds & Gainesway Thoroughbreds

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

|align=center | 1:44.00

|align=center |$200,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/26/2009&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2009 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=26 June 2009 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2008

| Storm Mesa

| Eddie Martin Jr.

| W. Bret Calhoun

| Richard L. Davis

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

|align=center | 1:41.89

|align=center |$200,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/27/2008&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2008 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=27 June 2008 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2007

| Marietta

| Rafael Bejarano

| Eoin G. Harty

| Darley Stable

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

|align=center | 1:43.17

|align=center |$200,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/29/2007&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2007 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 7) |work=Equibase |date=29 June 2007 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2006

| Baghdaria

| Rafael Bejarano

| Thomas M. Amoss

| Clinton C. & Susan A. Atkins

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

|align=center | 1:43.12

|align=center |$200,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/30/2006&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2006 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 7) |work=Equibase |date=30 June 2006 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2005

| Whimsy

| Carlos H. Marquez Jr.

| Michael Stidham

| Pin Oak Stable

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

|align=center | 1:43.60

|align=center |$122,500

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/01/2005&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2005 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 7) |work=Equibase |date=1 July 2005 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2004

| He Loves Me

| Jozbin Z. Santana

| Richard W. Small

| Buckingham Farm

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

|align=center | 1:42.80

|align=center |$125,000

|align=center |III

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/02/2004&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2004 Iowa Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=2 July 2004 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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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

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=6&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/04/2003&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2003 Iowa Oaks Listed - (race 6) |work=Equibase |date=4 July 2003 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2002

| Lost At Sea

| Terry J. Thompson

| Jerry Hollendorfer

| 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

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/03/2002&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2002 Iowa Oaks Listed - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=3 July 2002 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2001

| Unbridled Elaine

| Pat Day

| David R. Vance

| Roger J. Devenport

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

|align=center | 1:43.88

|align=center |$150,000

|align=center | Listed

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=9&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/05/2001&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2001 Iowa Oaks Listed - (race 9) |work=Equibase |date=5 July 2001 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |2000

| Trip

| Willie Martinez

| Frank L. Brothers

| Claiborne Farm

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

|align=center | 1:43.56

|align=center |$150,000

|align=center | Listed

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/01/2000&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=2000 Iowa Oaks Listed - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=1 July 2000 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |1999

| Golden Temper

| Shane Sellers

| W. Elliott Walden

| Mark Stanley & Double R Stables

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

|align=center | 1:42.95

|align=center |$125,000

|align=center | Listed

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/02/1999&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1999 Iowa Oaks Listed - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=2 July 1999 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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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

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=8&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=06/26/1998&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1998 Heartland Oaks Listed - (race 8) |work=Equibase |date=26 June 1998 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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|align=center |1997

| Lucinda

| Robert Dean Williams

| Steven M. Asmussen

| Verne H. Winchell

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

|align=center | 1:45.71

|align=center |$50,000

|align=center | Listed

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=3&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/04/1997&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1997 Heartland Oaks Listed - (race 3) |work=Equibase |date=4 July 1997 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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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 |

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=7&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=08/10/1996&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1996 Heartland Oaks Black Type - (race 7) |work=Equibase |date=10 August 1996 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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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 |

|{{cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChartPlus.cfm?RACE=5&BorP=P&TID=PRM&CTRY=USA&DT=07/28/1995&DAY=D&STYLE=EQB |title=1995 Heartland Oaks Black Type - (race 5) |work=Equibase |date=28 July 1995 |accessdate=5 May 2020}}

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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}}

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