The Oaks Stakes

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The Oaks Stakes is one of Britain’s five Classic flat horse races, a prestigious Group 1 event for three-year-old fillies run annually over 1½ miles.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Classic horse race
Group 1 race
flat horse race
ageRestriction three-year-olds only
alsoKnownAs Epsom Oaks
The Oaks
associatedRaceMeeting Epsom Derby Festival
breedsCompeting Thoroughbred
country United Kingdom
distance 1½ miles
about 1 mile 4 furlongs and 6 yards
approximately 2400 metres
distanceCategory middle-distance race
firstRunAt Epsom Downs NERFINISHED
founder 12th Earl of Derby NERFINISHED
governingBody British Horseracing Authority
hasGenderRestriction female horses
inaugurated 1779
isMajorEventIn British flat racing season
locatedIn Epsom Downs Racecourse NERFINISHED
namedAfter The Oaks estate
notableFeature fillies’ equivalent of the Derby
second-oldest of the five British Classics
numberInBritishClassics one of five Classics
partOf British Classics
purseCurrency GBP
qualification three-year-old fillies
raceCategory Thoroughbred flat racing
raceClass Group 1
racecourseRegion Epsom
surface form: Epsom, Surrey
raceStatus active
raceType flat
region Great Britain NERFINISHED
sexRestriction fillies only
sponsor Betfred NERFINISHED
Cazoo
Investec
sponsorType commercial
surface turf
track left-handed
traditionalStartType starting stalls
typicalSchedule late May or early June
usualRunningDay Friday of the Derby Festival
weightForAge yes

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

Epsom hasNotableEvent The Oaks Stakes
Epsom Downs Racecourse hostsEvent The Oaks Stakes