Yorkshire Oaks
| Group 1 race | |
| Location |
York Racecourse York, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1849 |
| Race type | Flat |
| Sponsor | Darley |
| Website | York |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 4f (2,414 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up fillies & mares |
| Weight | 8 st 11 lb (3yo); 9 st 7 lb (4yo+) |
| Purse |
£365,750 (2016) 1st: £207,417 |
The Yorkshire Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.
The event was established in 1849, and it was originally restricted to fillies aged three. The inaugural running was won by Ellen Middleton, owned by the 2nd Earl of Zetland.
The present system of race grading was introduced in 1971, and the Yorkshire Oaks was subsequently classed at Group 1 level. It was opened to older fillies and mares in 1991.
The race has been sponsored by Darley Stud since 2006, and it is currently held on the second day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting.
The Yorkshire Oaks often features horses which ran previously in the Epsom Oaks. The first to achieve victory in both races was Brown Duchess in 1861, and the most recent was Alexandrova in 2006.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (8 wins):
Leading trainer (9 wins):
Leading owner (7 wins):
a The 2008 running took place at Newmarket.
* The 1932 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
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