Hambletonian Oaks

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Hambletonian Oaks
Location Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment
East Rutherford, New Jersey
(since 1981)
Inaugurated1971(54 years ago) (1971) at the DuQuoin State Fair, DuQuoin, Illinois
Race type Standardbred (Trot)
Website www.hambletonian.com
Race information
Distance1 mile (8.0 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualificationthree-year-old fillies
Purse$525,000 (2024)

The Hambletonian Oaks is a premier harness racing event for three-year-old Standardbred female trotters first run in 1971. [1] The race is operated by The Hambletonian Society, Inc. which also operates the Hambletonian Stakes for three-year-old for male horses and the Breeders Crown series. [2]

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Historical race events

The Hambletonian Society, Inc. is a Group Stakeholder of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC). Beginning in 1991, the Society's Board of Directors banned any horse from competing in the Hambletonioan Oaks using the either of the medications Butazolidin or Lasix. [3]

In 2016, the driver and trainer combination of Yannick Gingras and Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Takter set a record when they won the Oaks together for the third consecutive year. [4] The team also won the 2017 Oaks, which made it the fourth consecutive year.

Only 6 of the 36 Hambletonian Oaks run through 2017 have been won by a trainer born in the United States. The foreign born winning trainers have come from Sweden (16), Canada (10), Norway (3) and New Zealand (1). [5]

Race locations

Records

Most wins by a driver
Most wins by an owner
Most wins by a trainer
Most wins by a groom
Stakes record

Winners of the Hambletonian Oaks

Year
Winner
Driver
Trainer
Groom
Owner
Time
Purse
2024Warrawee MichelleÅke SvanstedtÅke SvanstedtÅke Svanstedt Inc., Santandrea Inc.,Young Guns1:51 2/5$525,000
2023Heaven Hanover Tim Tetrick Marcus MelanderS R F Stable, AMG Stable Inc., Rick Wahlstedt, Heights Stable1:50 3/5$500,000
2022Fashion SchoonerTim TetrickJim CampbellFashion Farms1:51 2/5$500,000
2021Bella BelliniDexter DunnRichard NormanDavid McDuffee1:52 1/5$500,000
2020 [Note 1] SorellaYannick GingrasNancy TakterElmer Fannin, Crawford Farms Racing, Brent Fannin1:52 2/5$600,000
2019 When Dovescry Simon Allard Rene Allard Go Fast Stable, Yves Sarrazin, Dumain Haven Farm, Singh & Soulsby1:50 2/5$500,000
2018 Manchego Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Black Horse Racing, Lebanon,NJ1:50 0/0$500,000
2017 Ariana G Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Marvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld1:51 2/5$500,000
2016 All The Time Yannick GingrasJimmy TakterHelene EngblomMarvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld1:52 1/5$500,000
2015 Wild Honey Yannick GingrasJimmy TakterAlvaro GuerraChristina Takter, Herb Liverman, John & Jim Fielding1:52 2/5$570,000
2014Lifetime PursuitYannick GingrasJimmy TakterDaniel Guzman Brittany Farms 1:50 4/5$500,000
2013 Bee A Magician Brian Sears Richard "Nifty" NormanScott PetherickMel Hartman, Dave McDuffee & Herb Liverman1:51 4/5$570,000
2012Personal Style David Miller Richard "Nifty" NormanRobyn NormanBrittany Farms & Melvin Hartman1:53 1/5$784,050
2011Bold And Fresh George Brennan Doug MillerMike HolcmanDonald Bartling1:53 1/5$820,000
2010Bar SlideTim Tetrick Joe Holloway Saul FajardoBluestone Farms LLC1:53 4/5$750,000
2009 Broadway Schooner Brian SearsJim CampbellWalter TeatArlene & Jules Siegel1:54 0/0$923,042
2008Creamy Mimi Andy Miller Trond Smedshammer Rosanna MoralesMarvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld1:53 4/5$885,000
2007DanaeTim Tetrick George Teague, Jr. Brenda TeagueRodney Mitchell & Teague Inc.1:54 2/5$850,000
2006 Passionate Glide Ronald Pierce Jimmy TakterKennet GlaasBrittany Farms1:54 3/5$850,000
2005JalopyJeff GregoryJonas CzernysonCaroline BerglundMenhammer Stuteri1:53 4/5$850,000
2004Silver SpringsGeorge Brennan Jan Johnson Anne ForsbergJorgen Jahre Jr.1:53 3/5$550,000
2003Southwind AllaireRonald PierceJimmy TakterFrida WikstromRobert Anderson & David Wilmot1:53 4/5$575,000
2002Windylane HanoverRonald PierceBrett BittleMike CritserCharles E. Keller III, C.E. Keller IV & Brett Bittle (lessees)1:53 0/0$600,000
2001 Syrinx Hanover John Campbell Chris MarinoSarah ScottNeed To Know Stables1:55 1/5$550,000
2000Marita's Victory Berndt O. Lindstedt Jan JohnsonMarianne WinrothRobert Waxman1:54 0/0$575,000
1999 Oolong John CampbellPer HenriksenElin GronegScott Jason Stb, P H Stb, Lost Revenue Stb & Rich N Poor Stb1:54 4/5$575,000
1998Fern Luc Ouellette Arild EggenBobby BradyJ. Sprow, S. Sjolie, S. Goldband, M. Katz & A. J. Libfeld1:55 0/0$550,000
1997Must Be VictoryBerndt O. LindstedtJan JohnsonJim SummersJohn & Adelaide Skoglund1:53 2/5$550,000
1996 Moni Maker Wally Hennessey William AndrewsPhil TuttleLindy Racing, Alan B. Foster, E. C., D. B., & T. A. Smith1:54 1/5$375,000
1995 Lookout Victory John F. Patterson, Jr. Per ErikssonLine LarsenOlle Leven1:55 1/5$375,000
1994 Gleam Malvern C. BurroughsJimmy TakterPaivi HuuskoninMalvern C. Burroughs1:55 3/5$375,000
1993 Winky's Goal Catello Manzi Charles Sylvester Kelly SmithAllavamento la Nuova Sbarra1:55 2/5$445,056
1992Worldly WomanBruce Riegle Gene Riegle Bob SmalleyT. D. & Linda Van Camp1:57 0/0$420,000
1991 Jean Bi Jan Nordin Sören Nordin Pia H. SkjelbreidGina Biasuzzi Stable1:56 0/0$492,401
1990Working Gal Michel Lachance Ken SeeberMonica LeggeWilshire Racing Stable1:56 0/0$441,555
1989Park Avenue Kathy Bruce Nickells Bruce NickellsBrooke NickellsPark Avenue Stable1:55 3/5$423,000
1988Nan's CatchBerndt O. LindstedtJan JohnsonKevin LenyDavid & Fredericka Caldwell1:56 3/5$395,300
1987 Armbro Fling George Sholty George SholtyDonnie Searl Armstrong Bros. 1:56 0/0$338,780
1986 JEF's Spice Myles McNicholJim GluhmGreg DiamondJEF's Standardbred C.C. & North Woodland Stable1:56 0/0$397,000
1985ConchHakan WallnerJan JohnsonJim SummersMichael Egan, Hanley Dawson, Jr. & Edward Rudner1:56 4/5$401,000
1984 Fancy Crown Bill O'Donnell Ted AndrewsTed BarnhardtFancy Crown Stable1:55 3/5$354,000
1983Tarport FrenzyJan Nordin Sören Nordin Joe KrollStein Dalseng1:57 4/5$313,825
1982Dance Spell Howard Beissinger Howard Beissinger Bob RoddyHanley Dawson, Jr. & Hugh A. Grant, Jr.1:58 3/5$256,000
1981Spring DashBerndt O. LindstedtJan JohnsonJane Kessler Castleton Farm & Ulf R. Moberg2:02 1/5$219,000
1980Princess GloryWilliam PopfingerWilliam PopfingerJimmy WoolumsE. A. Powell & S. M. Geoffrion1:57 4/5$74,820
1979Pagan Princess Peter Haughton Billy Haughton Edie RoseKosmos Horse Breeders1:58 3/5$100,000
1978Cora T.Bill HermanBill HermanCharlie ColemanDon Millar & John Thro1:57 3/5$70,000
1977Elmsford Henri Filion Henri FilionGuy GuilbaultGrades Farm & Henri Filion1:57 3/5$65,686
1976 Ima Lula Joe O'Brien Joe O'BrienKathy MylingDuncan A. MacDonald1:56 3/5$60,474
1975Keystone PioneerDick DeSantisBilly HaughtonBud PopeDorothy Haughton & Patricia Bachner1:59 0/0$59,567
1974Berna Hanover Glen Garnsey Glen GarnseyGuy Ryan Castleton Farm 2:03 3/5$34,865
1973Colonial CharmGlen GarnseyGlen GarnseyRichard MarchantCastleton Farm2:01 2/5$32,685
1972Sara Lane HanoverJoe O'BrienJoe O'BrienLiz MaddoxArmstrong Bros.2:00 1/5$32,480
1971Gay BlossomGlen GarnseyGlen GarnseyDarnaby FishCastleton Farm2:00 0/0$31,500
1. 2020: Raced to full completion amid low attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. Hambletonian Oaks race winner history 1971-2014 Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 29, 2016
  2. "The Hambletonian Oaks at The Hambletonian Society, Inc". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  3. Heller, Bill.Run, Baby, Run: What Every Owner, Breeder & Handicapper Should Know About Lasix in Racehorses, p. 127 (2002) Russell Meerdink Company Ltd., ISBN   9780929346717
  4. New Meadowlands Racetrack, LLC. August 6, 2016 article titled "Oaks Hat Trick for Takter and Gingras" Archived August 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 25, 2016
  5. Hambletonian Society, Inc. 2013 article titled "Holly Notes" Archived 2013-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 17, 2016