Fair Grounds Oaks
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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.[1] 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. [2]
In 1977 the Fair Grounds administration made a scheduling change and ran the event a second time in December over a distance of <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles.[3] In 1978 the event was run in December again with split divisions.[4]
The track administration then reverted to a March running with the shortened distance of <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles but did not hold the event in 1979.[3]
The event was first upgraded in 1982 to a Grade III race.[5] The race was run as the Coca-Cola Fair Grounds Oaks in 1989 and 1990 with sponsorship from Coca-Cola.[3]
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, Believe You Can and Good Cheer.
Records
Speed record:
- <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles – 1:42.20 Blushing K. D. (1997)
Margins:
- 12 lengths – Truly Bound (1981)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 – Donnie Meche (1997, 2000, 2003)
- 3 – Florent Geroux (2015, 2020, 2021)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – J. Larry Jones (2008, 2012, 2015, 2019)
- 4 - Steven M. Asmussen (2003, 2005, 2014, 2022)
- 4 - Brad H. Cox (2020, 2021, 2024, 2025)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Albert M. Stall (1968, 1997)
- 2 - Winchell Thoroughbreds (2005, 2014)
- 2 - Godolphin Racing (2024, 2025)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grounds Oaks | |||||||||
| 2025 | Good Cheer | Luis Saez | Brad H. Cox | Godolphin Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.44 | $396,000 | II | [6] |
| 2024 | Tarifa | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Godolphin Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.24 | $388,000 | II | [7] |
| 2023 | Southlawn | Reylu Gutierrez | Norm W. Casse | Robert E. Masterson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.38 | $376,000 | II | [8] |
| 2022 | Echo Zulu | Joel Rosario | Steven M. Asmussen | Land N Racing & Winchell Thoroughbreds | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.69 | $388,000 | II | [9] |
| 2021 | Travel Column | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | OXO Equine | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.75 | $400,000 | II | [10] |
| 2020 | Bonny South | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Juddmonte Farms | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.57 | $388,000 | II | [11] |
| 2019 | Street Band | Sophie Doyle | J. Larry Jones | J. Larry Jones, Cindy Jones & Ray Francis, | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.54 | $392,000 | II | [12] |
| 2018 | Chocolate Martini | Mitchell Murrill | Thomas M. Amoss | Double Doors Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.44 | $293,000 | II | [13] |
| 2017 | Farrell | Channing Hill | Wayne M. Catalano | Coffeepot Stables | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.09 | $388,000 | II | [14] |
| 2016 | Land Over Sea | John R. Velazquez | Doug F. O'Neill | Reddam Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.74 | $400,000 | II | [15] |
| 2015 | I'm a Chatterbox | Florent Geroux | J. Larry Jones | Carolyn & Fletcher Gray | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.40 | $396,000 | II | [16] |
| 2014 | Untapable | Rosie Napravnik | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.09 | $384,000 | II | [17] |
| 2013 | Unlimited Budget | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.22 | $490,000 | II | [18] |
| 2012 | Believe You Can | Rosie Napravnik | J. Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.94 | $480,000 | II | [19] |
| 2011 | Daisy Devine | James Graham | Andrew McKeever | James M. Miller | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.25 | $500,000 | II | [20] |
| 2010 | Quiet Temper | Robby Albarado | Dale L. Romans | Mark H. Stanley | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.55 | $300,000 | II | [21] |
| 2009 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin H. Borel | Hal Wiggins | L & M Partners | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.55 | $400,000 | II | [22] |
| 2008 | Proud Spell | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.01 | $376,000 | II | [23] |
| 2007 | Mistical Plan | Corey Nakatani | Doug F. O'Neill | J. Paul Reddam | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.02 | $396,000 | II | [24] |
| 2006 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 2005 | Summerly | Jerry D. Bailey | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.79 | $300,000 | II | [25] |
| 2004 | Ashado | Cornelio Velasquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.07 | $300,000 | II | [26] |
| 2003 | Lady Tak | Donnie Meche | Steven M. Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.36 | $350,000 | II | [27] |
| 2002 | Take Charge Lady | Anthony J. D'Amico | Kenneth G. McPeek | Select Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.30 | $350,000 | II | [28] |
| 2001 | Real Cozzy | Eddie Martin Jr. | Daniel C. Peitz | Robert E. & Lawana L. Low | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.58 | $350,000 | II | [29] |
| 2000 | Shawnee Country | Donnie Meche | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.81 | $350,000 | III | [30] |
| 1999 | Silverbulletday | Gary L. Stevens | Bob Baffert | Mike Pegram | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.99 | $372,900 | III | [31] |
| 1998 | Lu Ravi | Willie Martinez | Carl Bowman | Yoshio Fujita | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.70 | $300,000 | III | [32] |
| 1997 | Blushing K. D. | Donnie Meche | Sam B. David Jr. | James P. & Sue V. Burns | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.20 | $175,000 | III | [33] |
| 1996 | Bright Time | Luis Felipe Diaz | Benjamin W. Perkins Sr. | New Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.98 | $157,550 | III | [34] |
| 1995 | § Brushing Gloom | Jerilyn Brown | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.12 | $150,000 | III | [35] |
| 1994 | Two Altazano | Kirk LeBlanc | William Stice | Harold V. Goodman | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.50 | $156,400 | III | [36] |
| 1993 | Silky Feather | Elvis J. Perrodin | Tony J. Richey | Stanton P. Powell | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.60 | $106,800 | III | [37] |
| 1992 | Prospectors Delite | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.20 | $106,650 | III | [38] |
| 1991 | Rare Pick | Patrick A. Johnson | Terry L. Mason | William H. Turner | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.50 | $109,400 | III | [39] |
| 1990 | Pampered Star | Shane Romero | Robert J. Frankel | Ritt Family Trust & Engelson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.60 | $99,200 | III | [40] |
| 1989 | Mistaurian | Douglas Valiente | Stephen A. DiMauro | Chaus Stable | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.80 | $90,000 | III | [41] |
| 1988 | Quite a Gem | Elvis J. Perrodin | Frank L. Brothers | John A. Franks | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.40 | $90,000 | III | [42] |
| 1987 | Up the Apalachee | Mario R. Torres | George Arceneaux | John Minos Simon | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.40 | $100,000 | III | [43] |
| 1986 | Tiffany Lass | Ricky Frazier | Angel Barrera | Aaron U. Jones | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.00 | $166,400 | III | [44] |
| 1985 | Marshua's Echelon | Ronnie Franklin | Noxie Romano Jr. | Joseph Pizzatola | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.80 | $182,400 | III | [45] |
| 1984 | My Darling One | Chris McCarron | Laz Barrera | Dolly Green | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.60 | $170,000 | III | [46] |
| 1983 | Bright Crocus | Sandy Hawley | Adrian J. Maxwell | W. Levan, B. Walters & L. Weston | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.80 | $114,000 | III | [47] |
| 1982 | Before Dawn | Jorge Velasquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.40 | $113,000 | III | [48] |
| 1981 | Truly Bound | Bill Shoemaker | Bud Delp | Windfields Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.80 | $108,400 | [49] | |
| 1980 | Honest and True | Alonzo Guajardo | Larry Robideaux Jr. | Jessica G. Bell | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.40 | $56,375 | [50] | |
| 1979 | Race not held | ||||||||
| 1978 | La Doree (ARG) | Bryan Fann | Louie J. Roussel III | Earl Schieb | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.40 | $38,487 | Division 1[51] | |
| Shadycroft Lady | Ruben Martinez Jr. | Robert E. Prather | Mary L. Tobin | 1:52.60 | $37,387 | Division 2[52] | |||
| 1977 (Dec) | Table The Rumor | Bill Shoemaker | Frank L. Brothers | Albert M. Stall Sr. & Jack Van Berg | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles | 1:52.40 | $90,300 | [53] | |
| 1977 (Mar) | Quid Kit | Angelo Jean Trosclair | S. Allen King Jr. | Adele W. Paxson | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.60 | $34,525 | [54] | |
| 1976 | Bronze Point | Heriberto Arroyo | Harry Trotsek | Howard B. Noonan | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.40 | $34,250 | [55] | |
| 1975 | Lucky Leslie | Donald Brumfield | Douglas A. Dodson | Valley Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.60 | $30,000 | [56] | |
| 1974 | Bold Rosie | Phillip Rubbicco | Jere R. Smith | W. Archie Lofton | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.60 | $34,325 | [57] | |
| 1973 | Knitted Gloves | Julio C. Espinosa | Isaac K. Mourar | Robert E. Lehmann | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.00 | $23,825 | [58] | |
| 1972 | My Charmer | Larry Melancon | Larry Robideaux Jr. | Benjamin S. Castleman | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.00 | $28,350 | [59] | |
| 1971 | Rosemont Bow | Kenneth Knapp | Harry Trotsek | Brightview Farm | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.40 | $17,675 | [60] | |
| 1970 | Kay Emy | Martinez Heath | Ralph Lentini | Joseph Straus | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:47.60 | $18,825 | [61] | |
| 1969 | † Royal Fillet | Leroy Moyers | W. Clayton Prickett | W. Clayton Prickett | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.80 | $16,600 | [62] | |
| 1968 | Trapeze | Jimmy Nichols | Albert M. Stall Sr. | John C. Oxley | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:46.20 | $18,075 | [63] | |
| 1967 | Furl Sail | Joe L. Lopez | John L. Winans | Mrs. Edwin K. Thomas | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.20 | $17,300 | [64] | |
| 1966 | Help On Way | Larry Gilligan | Ronnie G. Warren | Everett Lowrance | <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄16 miles | 1:52.60 | $10,000 | [1] | |
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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.
See also
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