The Virginia Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race that since 2019 has been run at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia. It was previously known as the Commonwealth Oaks when it was held at Laurel Park in Maryland. It is open to three-year-old fillies who are willing to run miles on the turf.
The race was not run in 2014. It is a Listed Stakes event as of 2019. On April 19, 2018, The Virginia Racing Commission announced that the race would not be held that year.
The race was officially announced as a prep race for the Road to the Kentucky Oaks in 2025.
Records Speed record: 1:46.57 - My Impression (2016)
Most wins by an owner: 2 - William M. Backer (2004, 2009) 2 - Stuart S. Janney III (2015, 2016)
Most wins by a jockey: 3 - Forest Boyce (2013, 2015, 2019)
Most wins by a trainer: 2 - Hamilton A. Smith (2004, 2009) 2 - Claude R. McGaughey III (2015, 2016)
Winners of the Virginia Oaks Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance (Miles) Time Grade 2025 FondlyIrad Ortiz Jr.H. Graham MotionEclipse Thoroughbred Partners 1:42.51Listed2024Styles Points (DH)Manuel FrancoChristophe ClementCheyenne Stable LLC 1:47.15 ListedDeep Satin (DH)Mychel Sanchez Cherie DeVauxJohn D. Gunther & Eurowest Bloodstock Services 2023Thirty Thou KelvinTrevor McCarthyJohn P. Terranova IISJB Stable1:48.04Listed2022Spirit and GloryIrad Ortiz Jr.Robert Falcone Jr.Michael Nentwig, Michael Dubb, Beast Mode Racing, John Rochfort and Robert Falcone, Jr. 1:48.25Listed2021FlippantRafael BejaranoVictoria OliverG. Watts Humphrey, Jr.1:46.47Listed2020No RaceNo RaceNo RaceNo RaceNo RaceListed2019Carnival ColorsForest BoyceMichael StidhamGodolphin Stables1:48.83Listed2018No RaceNo RaceNo RaceNo RaceNo RaceIII2017RymskaFeargal LynchChad BrownSheep Pond Partners, et al.1:46.94III2016 My Impression Jose OrtizClaude R. McGaugheyStuart S. Janney III1:46.57 III2015 Onus Forest Boyce Claude R. McGaugheyStuart S. Janney III1:47.12 III2014No RaceNo RaceNo RaceNo RaceNo RaceIII2013 Nellie Cashman Forest Boyce Francis Abbott III Sycamore Racing1:52.86 III2012 Volcat Robby Albarado Kenneth G. McPeek Landaluce Educe Stables1:52.18 III2011 Excited John Velazquez Todd PletcherMichael B. Tabor1:49.70 III2010 Check the Label Ramon A. Dominguez H. Graham MotionBrereton C. Jones1:51.85 III2009 Blind DateKent Desormeaux Hamilton A. Smith William M. Backer1:49.59 III2008 I Lost My Choo Edgar Prado Phillip Serpe Flying Zee Stable1:50.12 III2007 Dreaming of Anna E. T. Baird Wayne Catalano Frank C. Calabrese1:47.382006 Aunt Henny Rafael Bejarano Michael R. Matz Erdenheim Farm1:47.112005My TyphoonJerry BaileyWilliam I. Mott Live Oak Racing1:49.632004 Art FanRyan FogelsongerHamilton A. Smith William M. Backer1:50.41
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