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Yorkshire Oaks: Past Winners, Stats & History

York Ebor Festival
Course:
York
Grade:
Group 1
Length:
1f 4f
Last Winner:
Alpinista @ 7/4
Prize Money:
£533,750 (2022)

It’s Ladies’ Day at the York Ebor meeting the Thursday, and as such it only seems right that it is the fine fillies and mares who light up the track in the second day’s feature event, the Yorkshire Oaks.

The first Yorkshire Oaks took place way back in 1849 when it was restricted to the three year old classic generation. This remained in place all the way up until to 1991 when it was opened to older fillies and mares. This has been classed as a Group 1 ever since the grading system was created in 1971.

Won in 2017 and 2019 by one of the all-time greats, Enable, the Yorkshire Oaks is one of the top 1m4f events of the season for the fillies and attracts an excellent field each year.

Yorkshire Oaks Course Map

York Racecourse Map

Yorkshire Oaks Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Alpinista 7/4 Sir Mark Prescott Luke Morris
2021 Snowfall 8/15 Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore
2020 Love 4/9 Aidan O'Brien Ryan Moore
2019 Enable 1/4 John Gosden Frankie Dettori
2018 Sea Of Class 7/4 William Haggas James Doyle
2017 Enable 1/4 John Gosden Frankie Dettori
2016 Seventh Heaven 10/3 Aidan O’Brien Colm O’Donoghue
2015 Pleascach 8/1 Jim Bolger Kevin Manning
2014 Tapestry 8/1 Aidan O’Brien Ryan Moore
2013 The Fugue 2/1 John Gosden William Buick
2012 Shareta 2/1 Alain De Royer-Dupre Christophe Lemaire
2011 Blue Bunting 11/4 Mahmood Al Zarooni Frankie Dettori
2010 Midday 11/4 Sir Henry Cecil Tom Queally
2009 Dar Re Mi 11/2 John Gosden Jimmy Fortune
2008 Lush Lashes Evens Jim Bolger Kevin Manning
2007 Peeping Fawn 4/9 Aidan O'Brien Johnny Murtagh
2006 Alexandrova 4/9 Aidan O'Brien Michael Kinane
2005 Punctilious 13/2 Saeed bin Suroor Kerrin McEvoy
2004 Quiff 7/2 Sir Michael Stoute Kieren Fallon
2003 Islington 8/11 Sir Michael Stoute Kieren Fallon

About the Yorkshire Oaks

Horse Race Finish at York
Photo © derek dye (cc-by-sa/2.0)

Standing as the final fillies and mares event of the British Champions Series is the Yorkshire Oaks, which takes place every August at York Racecourse. One of the venue’s most revered contests, it rightly takes centre stage on day two of the popular Ebor Festival. Part of what makes the one-and-a-half mile race so special is its rich history, one that dates all the way back to 1849. Its large purse certainly don’t hurt its appeal either; the total prize fund has now reached £533,750 (2022).

The Yorkshire Oaks often sees fillies that featured in the Epsom Oaks but with an additional sprinkling of older horses. Unlike the British Classic, horses three and above have been able to compete in this Yorkshire based affair since 1991. It’s held Group 1 status ever since the present system of grading was introduced, allowing it to maintain a consistent flow of high quality female horses turning out at the Knavesmire.

THE OAKS A SEMI-USEFUL GUIDE

A total of 25 Epsom Oaks champions also struck gold in the Yorkshire Oaks two months later, 12 of those have been since 1970. It’s not always a double that’s attempted but when it is, winners at Epsom generally come into the test at York fairly well-fancied. Snowfall successfully won both races in 2021, only the fourth time this century it has occurred. However, this was the second year in a row that an Aidan O’Brien trained horse did the double after Love won both races in 2020

Dual Epsom Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks Winners: 1849 – 2022

Year Horse Trainer Owner(s)
2021 Snowfall Aidan O’Brien Magnier, Tabor & Smith
2020 Love Aidan O’Brien Magnier, Tabor & Smith
2017 Enable John Gosden Khalid Abdullah
2006 Alexandrova Aidan O’Brien Magnier, Tabor & Smith
1999 Ramruma Sir Henry Cecil Prince Fahd bin Salman
1992 User Friendly Clive Brittain Bill Gredley
1988 Diminuendo Sir Henry Cecil Sheikh Mohammed
1984 Circus Plume John Dunlop Sir Robin McAlpine
1983 Sun Princess Dick Hern Sir Michael Sobell
1978 Fair Salina Sir Michael Stoute Sven Hanson
1973 Mysterious Noel Murless George Pope Jr.
1970 Lupe Noel Murless Gladys Joel
1964 Homeward Bound John Oxley Foster Robinson
1959 Petite Etoile Noel Murless Prince Aly Khan
1952 Frieze Charles Elsey Alexander Keith
1921 Love In Idleness Alec Taylor Jr. Joseph Watson
1900 La Roche John Porter 6th Duke of Portland
1887 Reve D’Or Alec Taylor Sr. 8th Duke of Beaufort
1881 Thebais Alec Taylor Sr. William Stirling Crawfurd
1879 Wheel Of Fortune Matthew Dawson 6th Viscount Falmouth
1878 Jannette Matthew Dawson 6th Viscount Falmouth
1875 Spinaway Matthew Dawson 6th Viscount Falmouth
1873 Marie Stuart Robert Peck James Merry
1862 Feu de Joie James Godding Richard Naylor
1861 Brown Duchess Joseph Saxon Joseph Saxon

Several others have come close, including Sariska (2009), Snow Fairy (2010), Taghrooda (2014) and Tuesday (2022) who all finished as runners-up in the Yorkshire Oaks. So, unsurprisingly the Epsom Oaks result is one you ought to at least have a glance at before a Yorkshire Oaks renewal.

AGE OF NO SIGNIFICANCE

Since being opened to older fillies and mares in 1991, the Yorkshire Oaks has seen its fair share of older champions. While definitely something to note, the age of winners largely correlates with the rate of their participation in this race.

Chart Showing the Ages of the Yorkshire Oaks Winners Between 1991 and 2022

Since 1991, three-year-olds have compromised a little over 67% of the Yorkshire Oaks field while their win percentage since the rule change is just 4.7% lower. Mares over five-years-old are yet to secure a win but it’s very rare to see them involved.

Chart Showing the Ages of the Yorkshire Oaks Runners Between 1991 and 2022

FOLLOW THE BETTING

The biggest help you’ll get when attempting to find the winner for the Yorkshire Oaks is from the bookies. The odds given for this race have been a very reliable indicator of how things will pan out in recent time. The favourite or joint favourite has won an impressive 13 of the last 23 renewals, handing the bookies a serious beating in that period.

Chart Showing the Start Prices of the Yorkshire Oaks Winners Between 1999 and 2022

True upsets have been in real scarce supply with the last coming back in 2001 when five-year-old Super Tassa claimed a pre-retirement win. By winning on her English debut she became the first Italian-trained horse to win a major race in Britain since Marguerite Vernaut won the Champion Stakes in 1960.

STOUTE ALL OUT OF LUCK

Sir Michael Stoute remains as the joint leading trainer in the Yorkshire Oaks alongside Matthew Dawson but it’s been 18 long years since he last saddled a winner in the race. His first taste of success came in 1978 with an additional eight victories coming over the next 26 years.

The tables have rather turned for him ever since Quiff was first past the line in 2004 though. He’s returned to this one-and-a-half mile contest eight times following that win, entering nine runners in total but always his fillies and mares have come up short. Will the drought continue or can the veteran trainer scoop another win or two before he retires?

SIR MICHAEL STOUTE’S YORKSHIRE OAKS RECORD: 2004 – 2022

Year Horse Position Jockey SP
2017 Queen’s Trust Third Jim Crowley 12/1
2016 Queen’s Trust Third Andrea Atzeni 6/1
2015 Crystal Zvezda Eighth Ted Durcan 14/1
2011 Crystal Capella Fourth Kieren Fallon 3/1
2010 Eleanora Duse Third Olivier Peslier 25/1
2008 Allegretto Fourth Ryan Moore 14/1
2007 Allegretto Second Ryan Moore 9/1
2006 Short Skirt Second Robert Winston 11/2
2006 Allegretto Third Ryan Moore 12/1
2004 Quiff First Kieren Fallon 7/2

Other Races of Note at York

  • Dante Stakes
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  • Great Voltigeur Stakes
  • John Smith’s Cup
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