The Oaks

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Classic horse race Group 1 race flat horse race

The Oaks is one of Britain’s five Classic flat horse races, a prestigious Group 1 event for three-year-old fillies run annually at Epsom Downs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Classic horse race ⓘ
Group 1 race ⓘ
flat horse race ⓘ
ageRestriction three-year-olds only ⓘ
associatedMeeting Epsom Derby ⓘ
surface form: Epsom Derby Festival
breed Thoroughbred ⓘ
classification Group 1 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
distance about 1 mile 4 furlongs ⓘ
approximately 2,400 metres ⓘ
distanceCategory middle-distance race ⓘ
eligibility three-year-old fillies ⓘ
founder 12th Earl of Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genderRestriction fillies only ⓘ
governingBody British Horseracing Authority ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance one of the oldest Classic races in the world ⓘ
hasRacecourseFeature cambered home straight ⓘ
undulating track ⓘ
heldInMonth June ⓘ
inaugurated 1779 ⓘ
isOneOf British Classic Races ⓘ
isPartOf British flat racing calendar ⓘ
surface form: British flat racing season
locatedIn Epsom Downs Racecourse ⓘ
namedAfter The Oaks estate near Epsom ⓘ
notableFor testing stamina and balance of fillies ⓘ
numberInSeries five British Classics ⓘ
oftenCalled Epsom Oaks ⓘ
qualification three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies ⓘ
raceCategory flat Thoroughbred race ⓘ
raceClass Classic ⓘ
racecourseCounty Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ
raceSurfaceType turf flat ⓘ
raceType flat racing ⓘ
raceTypeBySex fillies’ Classic ⓘ
region England ⓘ
similarRace 1000 Guineas Stakes ⓘ
Greenham Stakes ⓘ
surface form: 2000 Guineas Stakes

St Leger Stakes ⓘ
The Derby ⓘ
status prestigious ⓘ
surface turf ⓘ
trackDirection left-handed ⓘ
typicalScheduling day one of the Derby Festival ⓘ
venue Epsom Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Oaks Stakes → alsoKnownAs → The Oaks ⓘ
Epsom Derby → associatedRace → The Oaks ⓘ