Lancashire Oaks

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History

The earliest recorded version of the race was run at Liverpool in the nineteenth century and was won in 1857 by The Derby winner Blink Bonny. The event was re-established in 1939, and it was run at Manchester Racecourse over 1 mile and 3 furlongs. It was abandoned throughout World War II, with no running from 1940 to 1946. In the early part of its history it was restricted to three-year-old fillies.

The original venue of the Lancashire Oaks closed in November 1963, and the race resumed at Haydock Park in 1965. The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the event was subsequently given Group 3 status.

The Lancashire Oaks was opened to older fillies and mares in 1991. It was promoted to Group 2 level in 2004.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Barshiba – 2009, 2010

Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Doug Smith – Smoke Screen (1947), Noble Lassie (1959), Chota Hazri (1960), Irristable (1961), French Cream (1962), Royal Flirt (1966)

Leading trainer (10 wins):

• John Gosden - Squeak (1997), Place Rouge (2003), Playful Act (2005), Gertrude Bell (2011), Great Heavens (2012), Pomology (2014), The Black Princess (2017), Enbihaar (2019), Free Wind (2022), Queen Of The Pride (2024)

Winners since 1965

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1965	Without Reproach	3	Eddie Hide	Bill Elsey	2:30.60
1966	Royal Flirt	3	Doug Smith	G Brooke	2:33.60
1967	The Nun	3	Joe Mercer	Dick Hern	2:32.80
1968	Bringley	3	Brian Taylor	Harvey Leader	2:33.80
1969	Gambola	3	Bill Williamson	Gordon Smyth	2:36.00
1970	Amphora	3	John Gorton	Bruce Hobbs	2:30.00
1971	Maina	3	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	2:32.40
1972	Star Ship	3	Tony Murray	Ryan Price	2:40.03
1973	Istiea	3	Pat Eddery	Harry Wragg	2:33.37
1974	Mil's Bomb	3	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	2:37.04
1975	One Over Parr	3	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	2:34.45
1976	Centrocon	3	Philip Waldron	Henry Candy	2:31.35
1977	Busaca	3	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	2:36.85
1978	Princess Eboli	3	Geoff Lewis	Bruce Hobbs	2:38.81
1979	Reprocolor	3	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	2:36.65
1980	Vielle	3	Paul Cook	Bruce Hobbs	2:37.67
1981	Rhein Bridge	3	Edward Hide	Bill Watts	2:29.96
1982	Sing Softly	3	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	2:31.63
1983	Give Thanks	3	Declan Gillespie	Jim Bolger	2:33.06
1984	Sandy Island	3	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	2:30.94
1985	Graecia Magna	3	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	2:31.52
1986	Park Express	3	John Reid	Jim Bolger	2:29.30
1987	Three Tails	3	Tony Ives	John Dunlop	2:27.88
1988	Andaleeb	3	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	2:31.28
1989	Roseate Tern	3	Tony Ives	Dick Hern	2:36.25
1990	Pharian	3	Frankie Dettori	Clive Brittain	2:38.91
1991	Patricia	3	Gary Carter	Henry Cecil	2:27.99
1992	Niodini	3	Paul Eddery	Michael Stoute	2:32.66
1993	Rainbow Lake	3	Willie Ryan	Henry Cecil	2:33.44
1994	State Crystal	3	Willie Ryan	Henry Cecil	2:30.07
1995	Fanjica	3	Gary Carter	John Dunlop	2:29.74
1996	Spout	4	Tim Sprake	Roger Charlton	2:33.61
1997	Squeak	3	Gary Hind	John Gosden	2:33.12
1998	Catchascatchcan	3	Willie Ryan	Henry Cecil	2:28.42
1999	Noushkey	3	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	2:36.20
2000	Ela Athena	4	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	2:30.42
2001	Sacred Song	4	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	2:33.15
2002	Mellow Park	3	Darryll Holland	Jeremy Noseda	2:33.13
2003	Place Rouge	4	Robert Havlin	John Gosden	2:29.76
2004	Pongee	4	Jimmy Fortune	Luca Cumani	2:32.90
2005	Playful Act	3	Jimmy Fortune	John Gosden	2:31.21
2006	Allegretto	3	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:28.44
2007	Turbo Linn [a]	4	Neil Callan	Alan Swinbank	2:31.34
2008	Anna Pavlova	5	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	2:34.76
2009	Barshiba	5	Paul Hanagan	David Elsworth	2:30.36
2010	Barshiba	6	Hayley Turner	David Elsworth	2:30.85
2011	Gertrude Bell	4	William Buick	John Gosden	2:30.59
2012	Great Heavens	3	Robert Havlin	John Gosden	2:32.30
2013	Emirates Queen	4	Andrea Atzeni	Luca Cumani	2:30.84
2014	Pomology	4	Graham Lee	John Gosden	2:31.60
2015	Lady Tiana	4	Graham Lee	Lucy Wadham	2:33.11
2016	Endless Time	4	James Doyle	Charlie Appleby	2:40.21
2017	The Black Princess	4	Robert Tart	John Gosden	2:33.74
2018	Horseplay	4	David Probert	Andrew Balding	2:28.56
2019	Enbihaar	4	Dane O'Neill	John Gosden	2:30.63
2020	Manuela De Vega	4	Harry Bentley	Ralph Beckett	2:35.71
2021	Alpinista	4	Luke Morris	Sir Mark Prescott	2:37.44
2022	Free Wind	4	Robert Havlin	John & Thady Gosden	2:37.89
2023	Poptronic	4	Sam James	Karl Burke	2:28.59
2024	Queen Of The Pride	4	Oisin Murphy	John & Thady Gosden	2:31.40

^a The 2007 running took place at Newmarket over 1 mile and 4 furlongs.

Earlier winners

• 1857: Blink Bonny
• 1939: Cestria
• 1940–46: no race
• 1947: Smoke Screen
• 1948: Young Entry
• 1949: Eyewash
• 1950: Dutch Clover
• 1951: Dollarina
• 1952: Stream of Light
• 1953: Harvest Festival
• 1954: Blue Prelude
• 1955: Jenny Lind
• 1956: Hustle
• 1957: Lobelia
• 1958: St Lucia
• 1959: Noble Lassie
• 1960: Chota Hazri
• 1961: Irristable
• 1962: French Cream
• 1963: Red Chorus
• 1964: no race

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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• galopp-sieger.de – Lancashire Oaks.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Lancashire Oaks (2018).
• pedigreequery.com – Lancashire Oaks – Haydock Park.