Del Mar Oaks
The Del Mar Oaks is an American Thoroughbred [horse race] run annually in mid August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to three-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf. Since 1994 it has been a Graded [stakes race|Grade I] event.
From its inception in 1957 through 1964, the Del Mar Oaks was raced at a distance of one mile on dirt.
It was raced in two divisions in 1966 and again in 1970.
Records
Speed record:Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – Howard B. Keck
- 4 – Bill Shoemaker
- 4 – Chris McCarron
- 4 – Corey Nakatani