The Oak Tree Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of seven furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
History The event was established in 1980, and it was initially called the New Stand Stakes. The inaugural running was the first race at that year's Glorious Goodwood meeting, and it commemorated the opening of a new grandstand at the venue by Queen Elizabeth II.
The race was titled the Royal Wedding Day Stakes in 1981, as it took place on the same day as the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana.
The present registered title, which acknowledges the link between Goodwood and the Oak Tree Racing Association of California, was introduced in 1982. An event called the Goodwood Stakes was staged during the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park in October but was renamed the Awesome Again Stakes in 2012. The Goodwood race was sponsored by L'Omarins from 2014 to 2018 and named the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate to link the race with the South African race of that name.
For a period the Oak Tree Stakes was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 2004.
The race is currently held on the second day of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins): Al Jazi - 2016, 2017
Leading jockey (4 wins): Steve Cauthen – Fenny Rough (1983), Ever Genial (1985), Gayane (1987), Alidiva (1990)
Leading trainer (6 wins): Sir Henry Cecil – Chalon (1982), Ever Genial (1985), Gayane (1987), Alidiva (1990), Selfish (1999), Chachamaidee (2011)
Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1980 Trevita 3 Paul Cook Harry Thomson Jones 1:28.07 1981 Star Pastures 3 Brian Taylor Jeremy Hindley 1:28.79 1982 Chalon 3 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1:28.24 1983 Fenny Rough 3 Steve Cauthen Barry Hills 1:27.99 1984 Brocade 3 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1:27.90 1985 Ever Genial 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:30.71 1986 Royal Loft 3 Ray Cochrane William Jarvis 1:28.51 1987 Gayane 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:26.77 1988 Ohsomellow 3 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 1:30.35 1989 Kerita 3 Pat Eddery Fulke Johnson Houghton 1:27.90 1990 Alidiva 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 1:25.60 1991 Himiko 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:27.51 1992 Storm Dove 3 Paul Eddery Roger Charlton 1:25.67 1993 Moon Over Miami 3 John Reid Charlie James 1:30.24 1994 Blue Siren 3 Michael Hills Ian Balding 1:26.45 1995 Brief Glimpse 3 Michael Hills David Chappell 1:23.88 1996 Thrilling Day 3 David Harrison Neil Graham 1:26.07 1997 Dazzle 3 John Reid Michael Stoute 1:27.63 1998 Beraysim 3 Frankie Dettori Michael Jarvis 1:27.46 1999 Selfish 5 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 1:24.41 2000 Danceabout 3 Kevin Darley Geoff Wragg 1:27.62 2001 Mauri Moon 3 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 1:26.13 2002 Desert Alchemy 3 Seb Sanders Amanda Perrett 1:25.25 2003 Tantina 3 Richard Hughes Barry Hills 1:26.82 2004 Phantom Wind 3 Steve Drowne John Gosden 1:26.10 2005 Majestic Desert 4 Ted Durcan Mick Channon 1:27.25 2006 Red Evie 3 Frankie Dettori Michael Bell 1:24.94 2007 Wake Up Maggie 4 George Baker Chris Wall 1:25.48 2008 Visit 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 1:26.02 2009 Summer Fete 3 Richard Mullen Bryan Smart 1:26.08 2010 Tropical Paradise 4 Ian Mongan Peter Winkworth 1:25.60 2011 Chachamaidee 4 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil 1:25.10 2012 Regal Realm 3 Ryan Moore Jeremy Noseda 1:26.50 2013 Annecdote 3 Richard Kingscote Jonathan Portman 1:25.33 2014 J Wonder 3 Jimmy Fortune Brian Meehan 1:25.09 2015 Amy Eria 4 Grégory Benoist François Rohaut 1:24.38 2016 Al Jazi 3 Grégory Benoist François Rohaut 1:24.92 2017 Al Jazi 4 Frankie Dettori François Rohaut 1:29.29 2018 Pretty Baby 3 Dane O'Neill William Haggas 1:25.42 2019 Billesdon Brook 4 Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 1:23.75 2020 One Master 6 Tom Marquand William Haggas 1:25.80 2021 Last Empire 5 Daniel Tudhope Kevin Ryan 1:30.77 2022 Oscula 3 William Buick George Boughey 1:25.64 2023 Magical Sunset 3 Kevin Stott Richard Hannon Jr. 1:33.18 2024 Raqiya 3 Jim Crowley Owen Burrows 1:24.81 2025(dh) Saqqara SandsTabiti 33 Rossa RyanRyan Moore Ralph BeckettRalph Beckett 1:25.02 2026 Flora Of Bermuda 5 James Doyle Andrew Balding 1:25.59
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
References
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galopp-sieger.de – Oak Tree Stakes. ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Oak Tree Stakes (2019). pedigreequery.com – Oak Tree Stakes – Goodwood.