Trial races for the Epsom Oaks

Trial races for the Epsom Oaks are horse races during April and May which are contested by three-year-old fillies likely to run in The Oaks in early June.

The leading trial of recent years has been the 1,000 Guineas Stakes, which has been contested by eight subsequent winners of the Oaks in the last twenty-five years. The following table shows races classed at Listed level or above which served as a trial for an Oaks winner during the period 1992 to 2018.

Race Oaks winners from race 1992–2018 (won unless stated)
Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas TrialImagine (2nd)
Prix FinlandeIntrepidity
Fred Darling StakesSariska (4th)
1,000 Guineas StakesBalanchine (2nd), Moonshell (3rd), Reams of Verse (6th), Shahtoush (2nd)
Kazzia, Casual Look (6th), Qualify (last), Minding
Pretty Polly StakesOuija Board, Talent, Taghrooda
Athasi StakesImagine (3rd)
Cheshire OaksLight Shift, Enable, Forever Together (2nd)
Lingfield Oaks TrialUser Friendly, Lady Carla, Ramruma, Look Here (2nd)
Musidora StakesReams of Verse, Alexandrova (2nd), Sariska
Fillies' Trial StakesEswarah, Dancing Rain (2nd)
Height of Fashion Stakes [a]Love Divine, Snow Fairy
Prix Saint-AlaryIntrepidity
Irish 1,000 GuineasShahtoush (10th), Imagine, Qualify (10th), Minding (2nd)

a The Height of Fashion Stakes was known as the Lupe Stakes before 2007.

2012 Oaks contenders

Notable early-season appearances by horses which ran in the 2012 Oaks.

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