Florida Oaks
Grade III race
LocationTampa Bay Downs
Oldsmar, Florida
Inaugurated1984
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Websitewww.tampabaydowns.com
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies
Weight123 lbs. with allowances
Purse$200,000 (since 2014)

The Florida Oaks is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over the distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the turf scheduled annually in mid-March at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.[1]

History

The race was inaugurated on 10 March 1984, at a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt and was won by Sure Too Explode who was ridden by the Tampa Bay Downs track leading jockey Rick Luhr in a time of 1:242⁄5.[2] The next year, the distance was changed in 1985 to 1+1⁄16 miles and has remained so to date.[1]

The Florida Oaks was first upgraded to Grade III status by the American Graded Stakes Committee (AGSC) in 1996, but was downgraded to listed status in 2004.[3]

It returned to Grade III in 2008 but was again downgraded for 2011.[4]

In 2011 Tampa Bay Downs officials decided to switch the race to the turf.[5] The AGSC restored the Grade III designation for the 2013 edition.[1]

Two Florida Oaks winners, Luv Me Luv Me Not in 1992 and Secret Status in 2000, went on to win the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1+1⁄16 miles turf – 1:41.89 Tapicat (2013)
  • 1+1⁄16 miles dirt – 1:43.65 Don't Forget Gil (2009)

Margins:

  • 9 lengths – R Lady Joy (2005)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
2023 Mission of Joy Antonio Gallardo H. Graham Motion RyZan Sun Racing and Madaket Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.12 $200,000 III [6]
2022 Dolce Zel (FR) Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables & Robert V. LaPenta 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.18 $151,000 III [7]
2021 Domain Expertise Antonio Gallardo Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.12 $152,500 III [8]
2020 Outburst (GB) Javier Castellano Eddie Kenneally Marc Detampel, TSF Thoroughbred Racing & Rebecca Hillen 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.03 $150,000 III [9]
2019 Concrete Rose Julien R. Leparoux George R. Arnold II Ashbrook Farm & BBN Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.02 $150,000 III [10]
2018 Andina Del Sur Julien R. Leparoux Thomas Albertrani Don Alberto Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.37 $150,000 III [11]
2017 Fifty Five Jose L. Ortiz Thomas M. Bush Empire Equines 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.60 $155,000 III [12]
2016 Baciami Piccola (GB) Julien R. Leparoux Brian A. Lynch Amerman Racing 1+1⁄16 miles 1:42.20 $155,000 III [13]
2015 Quality Rocks Jose Lezcano William I. Mott Flavor Racing, Brous Stable, Wachtel Stable & Destiny Oaks Of Ocala 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.39 $180,000 III [14]
2014 Testa Rossi (FR) Jose Lezcano Chad C. Brown James Covello, Thomas Coleman & Doheny Racing Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.51 $152,500 III [15]
2013 Tapicat Joel Rosario William I. Mott Besilu Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:41.89 $100,000 III [16]
2012 § Dixie Strike Jose Lezcano Mark E. Casse John C. Oxley 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.30 $105,000 Listed [17]
2011 Dynamic Holiday Ramon A. Dominguez H. Graham Motion Augustin Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.56 $105,000 Listed [18]
2010 Diva Delite Rosemary Homeister Jr. David A. Vivian Barbara Vivian & Dominic Vittese 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.10 $170,000 III [19]
2009 Don't Forget Gil Rajiv Maragh Mark A. Hennig Alan Brodsky 1+1⁄16 miles 1:43.60 $200,000 III [20]
2008 Awesome Chic Irwin J. Rosendo Rafael Ramos Aurora Springs Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.38 $200,000 III [21]
2007 Cotton Blossom John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher Dogwood Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.06 $200,000 Listed [22]
2006 Bushfire John R. Velazquez Eddie Kenneally Ron & Ricki Rashinski 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.25 $200,000 Listed [23]
2005 R Lady Joy Jose Lezcano Kirk Ziadie Richard N. Averill 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.58 $150,000 Listed [24]
2004 Ender's Sister Pat Day George R. Arnold II Green Lantern Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.66 $150,000 Listed [25]
2003 Ebony Breeze Mark Guidry William I. Mott Kinsman Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.20 $150,000 III [26]
2002 French Satin Ramon A. Dominguez Steven W. Standridge Sabine Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.29 $150,000 III [27]
2001 Quick Tip Richard Migliore Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.36 $150,000 III [28]
2000 Secret Status Pat Day Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III, James A. Elkins Jr. & W. Temple Webber Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.05 $125,000 III [29]
1999 Crown Jewel Luis Jeronimo Martinez Evelio Garcia Donald Murray 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.60 $100,000 III [30]
1998 Pantufla Pat Day David M. Carroll Helen Alexander 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.40 $100,000 III [31]
1997 Anklet Shane Sellers W. Elliott Walden Alexander S. Loeb, Brad ay & Jeffrey S. Sullivan 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.00 $100,000 III [32]
1996 Mindy Gayle Jorge A. Guerra Julian Canet Tanenbaum Racing Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.80 $100,000 III [33]
1995 Sneaky Quiet Mike E. Smith Neil J. Howard William S. Farish III & Temple Webber Jr. 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.40 $100,000 Listed [34]
1994 Cavada Kevin Whitley A. Archie Smith Jr. Bebe R. Dalton 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.40 $100,000 Listed [35]
1993 Star Jolie Eduardo O. Nunez Ronald H. McKenzie Five Star Stables 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.60 $100,000 Listed [36]
1992 Luv Me Luv Me Not Willie Martinez Glenn S. Wismer Philip & Judy Maas 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.60 $100,000 Listed [37]
1991 Designated Dancer Willie Martinez Oliver E. Edwards David Melin 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.40 $100,000 Listed [38]
1990 Dance Colony Herb McCauley Ross R. Pearce Buckland Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.20 $100,000 [39]
1989 She's Scrumptious Richard Murray Adkins Glenn S. Wismer Philip & Judy Maas 1+1⁄16 miles 1:46.00 $100,000 [40]
1988 Colonial Waters Victor H. Molina John P. Campo Buckland Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.80 $110,000 [41]
1987 Single Blade Julio Molina Pezua Robert J. Reinacher Jr. Greentree Stable 1+1⁄16 miles 1:45.60 $130,000 [42]
1986 Noranc Herb McCauley Joseph Provost Gallopping Acres & Hidden Point Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:44.60 $108,300 [43]
1985 Erstwhile Charles Hussey Cam Gambolati Hunter Farm 1+1⁄16 miles 1:48.00 $56,450 [44]
1984 Sure Too Explode Rick D. Luhr Sherman Ingram Frederick Lehmann 7 furlongs 1:24.40 $62,200 [2]

Legend:
  Dirt   Turf
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry

See also

External sites

Tampa Bay Downs Media Guide 2021

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stakes profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 McLaughlin, Christy (11 March 1984). "Sure too Explode does — wins Oaks (race 10: held 10 March 1984)". The Tampa Tribune. p. 19. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "FLORIDA OAKS - MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Blood Horse: 2011 Graded Stakes: 13 Fewer Than '10
  5. ↑ Florida Oaks surface change
  6. ↑ "2023 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "2022 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "2021 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "2020 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "2019 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "2018 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "2017 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "2016 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "2015 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "2014 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "2013 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 7)". Equibase. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "2012 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 6)". Equibase. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  18. ↑ "2011 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "2010 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  20. ↑ "2009 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  21. ↑ "2008 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  22. ↑ "2007 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 10)". Equibase. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  23. ↑ "2006 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  24. ↑ "2005 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 7)". Equibase. 19 March 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  25. ↑ "2004 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  26. ↑ "2003 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 12)". Equibase. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  27. ↑ "2002 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 17 March 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  28. ↑ "2001 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 18 March 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  29. ↑ "2000 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 19 March 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  30. ↑ "1999 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 21 March 1999. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  31. ↑ "1998 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 22 March 1998. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  32. ↑ "1997 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 23 March 1997. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  33. ↑ "1996 Florida Oaks Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 24 March 1996. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  34. ↑ "1995 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 26 March 1995. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  35. ↑ "1994 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 10)". Equibase. 19 March 1994. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  36. ↑ "1993 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 10)". Equibase. 20 March 1993. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  37. ↑ "1992 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 11)". Equibase. 21 March 1992. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  38. ↑ "1991 Florida Oaks Listed - (race 10)". Equibase. 23 March 1991. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  39. ↑ Henry, Mike (11 March 1990). "Dance Colony easy Florida Oaks winner – (race 10: held 10 March 1990)". The Tampa Tribune. p. 57. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  40. ↑ Landman, Brian (12 March 1989). "Florida Oaks goes to 84-1 longshot She's Scrumptious – (race 10: held 11 March 1989)". Tampa Bay Times. p. 47. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  41. ↑ Vitale, Mike (13 March 1988). "Colonial Waters defies 8-to-1 odds, wins Florida Oaks race – (race 10: held 12 March 1988)". Tampa Bay Times. p. 44. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  42. ↑ Klein, Frank (22 March 1987). "Single Blade wins Florida Oaks – (race 9: held 21 March 1987)". Tampa Bay Times. p. 62. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  43. ↑ "Favorite Noranc wins $108,300 Florida Oaks – (race 10: held 22 March 1986)". Tampa Bay Times. 23 March 1986. p. 62. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  44. ↑ Klein, Frank (10 March 1985). "Strong finish boots Erstwhile to Florida Oaks victory – (race 10: held 9 March 1985)". The Tampa Tribune. p. 66. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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