Lancashire Oaks

The Lancashire Oaks is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Haydock Park over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 175 yards (2,373 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.

Lancashire Oaks
Group 2 race
LocationHaydock Park
Haydock, England
Inaugurated1939
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorBet365
WebsiteHaydock Park
Race information
Distance1m 3f 175y (2,373 m)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
fillies & mares
Weight8 st 7 lb (3yo);
9 st 5 lb (4yo+)
Penalties
5 lb for Group 1 winners *
3 lb for Group 2 winners *
* after 2017
Purse£52,000 (2020)
1st: £29,489
Lancashire Oaks
2020
Manuela De Vega Makawee Hereby

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 (8 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)

Winners since 1978
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
1978 Princess Eboli 3 Geoff Lewis Bruce Hobbs
1979 Reprocolor 3 Greville Starkey Michael Stoute
1980 Vielle 3 Paul Cook Bruce Hobbs
1981 Rhein Bridge 3 Edward Hide Bill Watts
1982 Sing Softly 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil
1983 Give Thanks 3 Declan Gillespie Jim Bolger
1984 Sandy Island 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil
1985 Graecia Magna 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood
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

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
  • 1965: Without Reproach
  • 1966: Royal Flirt
  • 1967: The Nun
  • 1968: Bringley
  • 1969: Gambola
  • 1970: Amphora
  • 1971: Maina
  • 1972: Star Ship
  • 1973: Istiea
  • 1974: Mil's Bomb
  • 1975: One Over Parr
  • 1976: Centrocon
  • 1977: Busaca

See also

References
  • Paris-Turf:
    • "1983"., "1984"., "1985"., "1986"., "1987".
  • Racing Post:
  • galopp-sieger.de – Lancashire Oaks.
  • horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Lancashire Oaks (2018).
  • pedigreequery.com – Lancashire Oaks – Haydock Park.
  • Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 109–110. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
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