Florida Oaks
| Grade III race | |
| Location |
Tampa Bay Downs Oldsmar, Florida |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1984 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.tampabaydowns.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
The Florida Oaks is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies held annually at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Florida. It is currently a Grade III stakes race run over a distance of 8.5 furlongs on turf currently offers a purse of $200,000.
The race was downgraded from GIII status for 2011 by the American Graded Stakes Committee (AGSC),[1] but the decision by track officials to run the race on turf that year for the first time in its history seemed to ensure a return to graded status.[2]
The AGSC restored the Grade III designation for the 2013 edition.
From 1995 to 2010, the Florida Oaks was run on the same race card as the Tampa Bay Derby. In 2014, the Grade II Tampa Bay Derby, Grade III Hillsborough Stakes and Grade III Florida Oaks comprised a Festival Day stakes extravaganza worth a combined $700,000.
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. Inaugurated in 1984, the Florida Oaks was run at seven furlongs that year only.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:41.89 - Tapicat (2013, turf)
- 1:43.65 - Don't Forget Gil (2009, dirt)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Jose Lezcano (2005, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Neil J. Howard (1995, 2000, 2001)
- 3 - William I. Mott (2003, 2013, 2015)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - William S. Farish and/or partners (1995, 2000, 2001)
Winners of the Florida Oaks
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Baciami Piccola (GB) | Julien R. Leparoux | Brian A. Lynch | Amerman Racing | 1:42.20 |
| 2015 | Quality Rocks | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott | Flavor Racing/Brous Stable/Wachtel Stable/Destiny Oaks Of Ocala | 1:43.39 |
| 2014 | Testa Rossi (FR) | Jose Lezcano | Chad C. Brown | Covello/Coleman/Doheny Racing Stable | 1:43.51 |
| 2013 | Tapicat | Joel Rosario | William I. Mott | Besilu Stables | 1:41.89 |
| 2012 | Dixie Strike | Jose Lezcano | Mark Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:43.30 |
| 2011 | Dynamic Holiday | Ramón A. Domínguez | H. Graham Motion | Augustin Stable | 1:45.56 |
| 2010 | Diva Delite | Rosemary Homeister, Jr. | David Vivian | Barbara Vivian/Dominic Vittese | 1:46.10 |
| 2009 | Don't Forget Gil | Rajiv Maragh | Mark Hennig | Alan Brodsky | 1:43.60 |
| 2008 | Awesome Chic | Irwin Rosendo | Rafael Ramos | Aurora Springs Stable | 1:44.38 |
| 2007 | Cotton Blossom | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | 1:45.06 |
| 2006 | Bushfire | John Velazquez | Eddie Kenneally | Ron & Ricki Rashinski | 1:46.25 |
| 2005 | R Lady Joy | Jose Lezcano | Kirk Ziadie | Richard N. Averill et al. | 1:44.58 |
| 2004 | Enders Sister | Pat Day | George Arnold II | Green Lantern Stables | 1:45.66 |
| 2003 | Ebony Breeze | Mark Guidry | William I. Mott | Kinsman Stable | 1:45.20 |
| 2002 | French Satin | Ramón Domínguez | Steven W. Standridge | Sabine Stable | 1:45.29 |
| 2001 | Quick Tip | Richard Migliore | Neil J. Howard | W. S. Farish | 1:45.36 |
| 2000 | Secret Status | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | W. S. Farish et al. | 1:45.05 |
| 1999 | Crown Jewel | Luis Martinez | Evelio Garcia | Donald Murray | 1:45.60 |
| 1998 | Pantufla | Pat Day | David M. Carroll | Helen Alexander | 1:45.40 |
| 1997 | Anklet | Shane Sellers | W. Elliott Walden | A. Loeb et al. | 1:45.00 |
| 1996 | Mindy Gayle | Jorge Guerra | Julian Canet | Tanenbaum Racing Stable | 1:45.80 |
| 1995 | Sneaky Quiet | Mike E. Smith | Neil J. Howard | W. S. Farish & T. Webber | 1:45.80 |
| 1994 | Cavada | Kevin Whitley | Kathleen Kelley | BeBe Dalton | 1:46.40 |
| 1993 | Star Jolie | Eduardo Núñez | Ron McKenzie | Five Star Stables | 1:45.60 |
| 1992 | Luv Me Luv Me Not | Willie Martinez | Glenn S. Wismer | Philip & Judy Maas | 1:45.60 |
| 1991 | Designated Dancer | Willie Martinez | Oliver S. Edward | David Melin | 1:45.40 |
| 1990 | Dance Colony | Herb McCauley | Ross R. Pearce | Buckland Farm | 1:45.20 |
| 1989 | She's Scrumptious | Rick Adkins | Glenn S. Wismer | Philip & Judy Maas | 1:46.00 |
| 1988 | Colonial Waters | Victor Molina | John P. Campo | Buckland Farm | 1:44.80 |
| 1987 | Single Blade | Julio Pezua | Robert Reinacher, Jr. | Greentree Stable | 1:45.60 |
| 1986 | Noranc | Herb McCauley | J. Provost | Gallopping Acres/Hidden Point | 1:44.60 |
| 1985 | Erstwhile | Charles Hussey | Cam Gambolati | Hunter Farm | 1:48.00 |
| 1984 | Sure Too Explode | Rick Luhr | S. Ingram | Frederick Lehmann | 1:24.40 |