Yorkshire Oaks

Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series > Yorkshire Oaks

Yorkshire Oaks Race Facts

  • Location: York Racecourse, York, England
  • Inaugural Race: 1849
  • Distance:  2,385 metres (1 mile, 3 furlongs and 188 yards)
  • Track Type: Left-handed, Turf
  • Age Qualifications: Three-year-olds and up, Fillies & Mares
  • 2022 Purse: £500,000
  • 2022 Race Date: Thursday, August 18th

2022 Yorkshire Oaks Race Results

POSTHORSEJOCKEY / TRAINERWIN / PLACE
1AlpinistaLuke Morris / Sir Mark Prescott Bt$3.70 / $2.10
7TuesdayRyan Moore / A. P. O'Brien$2.90
2La Petite CocoW. J. Lee / P. Twomey$3.10
3Lilac RoadTom Marquand / William Haggas
4Magical LagoonShane Foley / Mrs. John Harrington
6RacletteOlivier Peslier / A. Fabre
5PoptronicSam James / K. R. Burke

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $1 Exacta (1-7):  $4.70
  • $1 Trifecta (1-7-2): $16.20

Watch the 2022 Yorkshire Oaks

Yorkshire Oaks Race History

The Yorkshire Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race run each year at York Racecourse in York, England. Inaugurated in 1849, the race is contested at 2,385 metres and takes place in late August.

The Yorkshire Oaks is one of the UK’s premier races for female horses, often featuring horses that had previously competed in the Epsom Oaks, one of Britain’s five Classics. The most recent horse to win both was Snowfall in 2021. Other notable recent winners include Enable (2019), The Fugue (2013), Peeping Fawn (2007), and Islington (2002 & 2003).

Fred Archer, the legendary English jockey known for his dominance in all five of the British Classics in the late 1800’s, holds the record for most wins with an astounding eight (1875, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886).

As part of the Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series, the winner automatically qualifies for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

Yorkshire Oaks Past Winners Since 1946

YearWinnerJockey / TrainerDistance / Time
2022AlpinistaLuke Morris / Sir Mark Prescott2,385 m / 2:29.92
2021SnowfallRyan Moore / Aidan O'Brien2,385 m / 2:26.61
2020LoveRyan Moore / Aidan O'Brien2,385 m / 2:31.31
2019EnableFrankie Dettori / John Gosden2,385 m / 2:29.90
2018Sea of ClassJames Doyle / William Haggas2,385 m / 2:30.44
2017EnableFrankie Dettori / John Gosden2,385 m / 2:35.79
2016Seventh HeavenColm O'Donoghue / Aidan O'Brien2,385 m / 2:28.50
2015PleascachKevin Manning / Jim Bolger2,385 m / 2:32.77
2014TapestryRyan Moore / Aidan O'Brien2,385 m / 2:28.59
2013The FugueWilliam Buick / John Gosden2,385 m / 2:28.29
2012SharetaChristophe Lemaire / Alain de Royer-Dupré2,385 m / 2:33.87
2011Blue BuntingFrankie Dettori / Mahmood Al Zarooni2,385 m / 2:35.34
2010MiddayTom Queally / Henry Cecil2,385 m / 2:30.53
2009Dar Re MiJimmy Fortune / John Gosden2,385 m / 2:30.98
2008Lush Lashes [a]Kevin Manning / Jim Bolger2,385 m / 2:25.11
2007Peeping FawnJohnny Murtagh / Aidan O'Brien2,385 m / 2:32.70
2006AlexandrovaMichael Kinane / Aidan O'Brien2,385 m / 2:32.41
2005PunctiliousKerrin McEvoy / Saeed bin Suroor2,385 m / 2:28.76
2004QuiffKieren Fallon / Sir Michael Stoute2,385 m / 2:38.03
2003IslingtonKieren Fallon / Sir Michael Stoute2,385 m / 2:27.44
2002IslingtonKieren Fallon / Sir Michael Stoute2,385 m / 2:26.74
2001Super TassaKevin Darley / Valfredo Valiani2,385 m / 2:30.17
2000PetrushkaJohnny Murtagh / Sir Michael Stoute2,385 m / 2:29.41
1999RamrumaPat Eddery / Henry Cecil2,385 m / 2:29.17
1998CatchascatchcanKieren Fallon / Henry Cecil2,385 m / 2:26.06
1997My EmmaDarryll Holland / Rae Guest2,385 m / 2:30.59
1996Key ChangeJohnny Murtagh / John Oxx2,385 m / 2:27.56
1995Pure GrainJohn Reid / Michael Stoute2,385 m / 2:28.68
1994Only RoyaleFrankie Dettori / Luca Cumani2,385 m / 2:28.07
1993Only RoyaleRay Cochrane / Luca Cumani2,385 m / 2:31.76
1992User FriendlyGeorge Duffield / Clive Brittain2,385 m / 2:29.41
1991Magnificent StarTony Cruz / Mohammed Moubarak2,385 m / 2:35.92
1990HellenicWillie Carson / Michael Stoute2,385 m / 2:28.14
1989Roseate TernWillie Carson / Dick Hern2,385 m / 2:31.58
1988DiminuendoSteve Cauthen / Henry Cecil2,385 m / 2:25.79
1987Bint PashaRichard Quinn / Paul Cole2,385 m / 2:38.45
1986UntoldGreville Starkey / Michael Stoute2,385 m / 2:30.37
1985Sally BrownWalter Swinburn / Michael Stoute2,385 m / 2:37.24
1984Circus PlumeWillie Carson / John Dunlop2,385 m / 2:34.97
1983Sun PrincessWillie Carson / Dick Hern2,385 m / 2:36.12
1982AwaasifLester Piggott / John Dunlop2,385 m / 2:30.57
1981CondessaDeclan Gillespie / Jim Bolger2,385 m / 2:35.32
1980Shoot A LineLester Piggott / Dick Hern2,385 m / 2:36.33
1979Connaught BridgeJoe Mercer / Henry Cecil2,385 m / N/A
1978Fair SaliniaGreville Starkey / Michael Stoute2,385 m / N/A
1977BusacaPat Eddery / Peter Walwyn2,385 m / N/A
1976Sarah SiddonsChristy Roche / Paddy Prendergast2,385 m / 2:33.1
1975May HillPat Eddery / Peter Walwyn2,385 m / N/A
1974DibidaleWillie Carson / Barry Hills2,385 m / N/A
1973MysteriousGeoff Lewis / Noel Murless2,385 m / N/A
1972Attica MeliGeoff Lewis / Noel Murless2,385 m / N/A
1971Fleet WahineGeoff Lewis / Harry Thomson Jones2,385 m / N/A
1970LupeSandy Barclay / Noel Murless2,385 m / N/A
1969Frontier GoddessDuncan Keith / Peter Walwyn2,385 m / N/A
1968ExchangeBrian Taylor / Harvey Leader2,385 m / N/A
1967PalatchBrian Taylor / Harvey Leader2,385 m / N/A
1966Parthian GlanceLester Piggott / George Todd2,385 m / N/A
1965MabelJoe Mercer / Peter Walwyn2,385 m / N/A
1964Homeward BoundGreville Starkey / John Oxley2,385 m / N/A
1963OutcropEph Smith / Geoffrey Barling2,385 m / N/A
1962West Side StoryEph Smith / Ted Leader2,385 m / N/A
1961TenacityScobie Breasley / Gordon Richards2,385 m / N/A
1960LynchrisBill Williamson / John Oxx Sr.2,385 m / N/A
1959Petite EtoileLester Piggott / Noel Murless2,385 m / N/A
1958None NicerStan Clayton / Dick Hern2,385 m / N/A
1957AlmeriaHarry Carr / Cecil Boyd-Rochfort2,385 m / N/A
1956Indian TwilightJoe Mercer / Jack Colling2,385 m / N/A
1955Ark RoyalManny Mercer / George Colling2,385 m / N/A
1954FeevaghKen Gethin / Willie Stephenson2,385 m / N/A
1953KerkebGordon Richards / Marcus Marsh2,385 m / N/A
1952FriezeEdgar Britt / Charles Elsey2,385 m / N/A
1951Sea ParrottGordon Richards / Noel Murless2,385 m / N/A
1950Above BoardEph Smith / Cecil Boyd-Rochfort2,385 m / N/A
1949Unknown QuantityBill Rickaby / Jack Jarvis2,385 m / N/A
1948AngelolaEdgar Britt / Cecil Boyd-Rochfort2,385 m / N/A
1947LadycrossHarry Carr / Cecil Boyd-Rochfort2,385 m / N/A
1946Live LettersTommy Weston / Noel Cannon2,385 m / N/A