California Oaks
| Non-graded stakes race | |
 | |
| Location |
Golden Gate Fields Berkeley, California  |
|---|---|
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Tapeta Footings synthetic dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $50,000 |
The California Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested on Tapeta Footings synthetic dirt over a distance of a mile and a sixteenth (8.5 furlongs).[1]
The event is an ungraded stakes race with a current purse of $50,000 and has been a prep race to the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, including the Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Mother Goose Stakes.
Records
Speed record:
- 1 1⁄16 miles - 1:39.04 - Sky Mystic (2008)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Russell Baze (2009, 2011, 2012 & 2014)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Jenine Sahadi (2001 & 2002)
- 3 - Jerry Hollendorfer (2007, 2012, 2016)
Winners of the California Oaks since 1994
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kiss N Scat | 3 | Ricardo Gonzalez | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer/Melen/Taub/George | 1-1/16 | 1:44.14 |
| 2015 | Sharla Rae | 3 | Silvio Ruiz Amador | Doug F. O'Neill | W. C. Racing | 1-1/16 | 1:44.46 |
| 2014 | Be Proud | 3 | Russell Baze | Bob Baffert | P & H Earnhardt | 1-1/16 | 1:47.62 |
| 2013 | Redressthebalance (IRE) | 3 | Christian Santiago Reyes | Doug F. O'Neill | Rutherford Group/Meredith/Pegum | 1-1/16 | 1:45.40 |
| 2012 | Lady of Fifty | 3 | Russell Baze | Jerry Hollendorfer | Hollendorfer/Todaro | 1-1/16 | 1:46.04 |
| 2011 | Lilacs and Lace | 3 | Russell Baze | Duane Offield | Hicks, Judy and Nikkel, Kanthryn | 1-1/16 | 1:46.32 |
| 2010 | Antares World | 3 | Frank Alvarado | Steven Specht | M/M Larry D. Williams | 1-1/16 | 1:45.75 |
| 2009 | Will O Way | 3 | Russell Baze | Vladimir Cerin | Ronald Waranch et al. | 1-1/16 | 1:45.23 |
| 2008 | Sky Mystic | 3 | David Lopez | Greg Gilchrist | David & Jill Heerensperger | 1-1/16 | 1:39.04 |
| 2007 | Eastlake Avenue | 3 | Chad Schvaneveldt | Jerry Hollendorfer | George Todaro | 1-1/16 | 1:45.90 |
| 2006 | Sierra Sweetie | 3 | Not Found | Not Found | Branagh, Schmitt, Shields | 1-1/16 | 1:43.64 |
| 2005 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
| 2004 | House of Fortune | 3 | Ron Warren, Jr. | Ron McAnally | Arnold Zetcher | 1-1/16 | 1:41.60 |
| 2003 | Amber Hills | 3 | Gary Baze | Ed Moger Jr. | Curt and Lila Lanning | 1-1/16 | 1:44.25 |
| 2002 | La Martina | 3 | Corey Lanerie | Jenine Sahadi | Team Valor | 1-1/16 | 1:47.16 |
| 2001 | Aswhatilldois | 3 | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | 1-1/16 | 1:55.48 |
| 2000 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
| 1999 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
| 1998 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
| 1997 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
| 1996 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
| 1995 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 |
| 1994 | Baby Diamonds | 3 | Not Found | Not Found | Arthur Benjamin | 1-1/16 | not found |
Special Bonus
Paths to the $2,200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Bonus
- win Forward Gal Stakes + win Davona Dale Stakes + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- win Las Virgenes Stakes + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- win California Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- win Portland Meadows Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Paths to the $220,000 XpressBet Bonus
- run in Forward Gal Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- run in Davona Dale Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- run in Las Virgenes Stakes + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- run in California Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- run in Portland Meadows Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
See also
References
- The 2009 California Oaks race results at Bloodhorse.com
- The 2008 California Oaks race results at Bloodhorse.com
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