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Hambletonian Oaks

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Hambletonian Oaks
LocationMeadowlands Racing & Entertainment
East Rutherford, New Jersey
(since 1981)
Inaugurated1971 (53 years ago) (1971) at the DuQuoin State Fair, DuQuoin, Illinois
Race typeStandardbred (Trot)
Websitewww.hambletonian.com
Race information
Distance1 mile (8.0 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
Qualificationthree-year-old fillies
Purse$500,000 (2016)

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]

Historical race events

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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

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Records

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Most wins by a driver
Most wins by an owner
  • 3 – Marvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld (1998, 2998, 2016), Castleton Farm (1971, 1973, 1974)
Most wins by a trainer
  • 8 – Jimmy Takter (1994, 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Most wins by a groom
  • 2 – Jim Summers (1985, 1997)
Stakes record
  • 1:50.0 – Manchengo (2018)

Winners of the Hambletonian Oaks

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Year
Winner
Driver
Trainer
Groom
Owner
Time
Purse
2023 Heaven Hanover Tim Tetrick Marcus Melander S R F Stable and AMG Stable Inc. of Lighthouse Point, Fl., Rick Wahlstedt and Heights Stable of New York, N.Y. 1:50.3 $500,000
2022 Fashion Schooner Tim Tetrick Jim Campbell Fashion Farms 1:51.2 $500,000
2021 Bella Bellini Dexter Dunn Richard Norman David McDuffee 1:52 1/5 $500,000
2020[Note 1] Sorella Yannick Gingras Nancy Takter Elmer Fannin, Crawford Farms Racing, Brent Fannin 1:52 2/5 $600,000
2019 When Dovescry Simon Allard Rene Allard Go Fast Stable, Yves Sarrazin, Dumain Haven Farm, Singh & Soulsby 1:50 2/5 $500,000
2018 Manchego Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Black Horse Racing, Lebanon,NJ 1:50 0/0 $500,000
2017 Ariana G Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Marvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld 1:51 2/5 $500,000
2016 All The Time Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Helene Engblom Marvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld 1:52 1/5 $500,000
2015 Wild Honey Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Alvaro Guerra Christina Takter, Herb Liverman, John & Jim Fielding 1:52 2/5 $570,000
2014 Lifetime Pursuit Yannick Gingras Jimmy Takter Daniel Guzman Brittany Farms 1:50 4/5 $500,000
2013 Bee A Magician Brian Sears Richard "Nifty" Norman Scott Petherick Mel Hartman, Dave McDuffee & Herb Liverman 1:51 4/5 $570,000
2012 Personal Style David Miller Richard "Nifty" Norman Robyn Norman Brittany Farms & Melvin Hartman 1:53 1/5 $784,050
2011 Bold And Fresh George Brennan Doug Miller Mike Holcman Donald Bartling 1:53 1/5 $820,000
2010 Bar Slide Tim Tetrick Joe Holloway Saul Fajardo Bluestone Farms LLC 1:53 4/5 $750,000
2009 Broadway Schooner Brian Sears Jim Campbell Walter Teat Arlene & Jules Siegel 1:54 0/0 $923,042
2008 Creamy Mimi Andy Miller Trond Smedshammer Rosanna Morales Marvin Katz & Alexander J. Libfeld 1:53 4/5 $885,000
2007 Danae Tim Tetrick George Teague, Jr. Brenda Teague Rodney Mitchell & Teague Inc. 1:54 2/5 $850,000
2006 Passionate Glide Ronald Pierce Jimmy Takter Kennet Glaas Brittany Farms 1:54 3/5 $850,000
2005 Jalopy Jeff Gregory Jonas Czernyson Caroline Berglund Menhammer Stuteri 1:53 4/5 $850,000
2004 Silver Springs George Brennan Jan Johnson Anne Forsberg Jorgen Jahre Jr. 1:53 3/5 $550,000
2003 Southwind Allaire Ronald Pierce Jimmy Takter Frida Wikstrom Robert Anderson & David Wilmot 1:53 4/5 $575,000
2002 Windylane Hanover Ronald Pierce Brett Bittle Mike Critser Charles E. Keller III, C.E. Keller IV & Brett Bittle (lessees) 1:53 0/0 $600,000
2001 Syrinx Hanover John Campbell Chris Marino Sarah Scott Need To Know Stables 1:55 1/5 $550,000
2000 Marita's Victory Berndt O. Lindstedt Jan Johnson Marianne Winroth Robert Waxman 1:54 0/0 $575,000
1999 Oolong John Campbell Per Henriksen Elin Groneg Scott Jason Stb, P H Stb, Lost Revenue Stb & Rich N Poor Stb 1:54 4/5 $575,000
1998 Fern Luc Ouellette Arild Eggen Bobby Brady J. Sprow, S. Sjolie, S. Goldband, M. Katz & A. J. Libfeld 1:55 0/0 $550,000
1997 Must Be Victory Berndt O. Lindstedt Jan Johnson Jim Summers John & Adelaide Skoglund 1:53 2/5 $550,000
1996 Moni Maker Wally Hennessey William Andrews Phil Tuttle Lindy Racing, Alan B. Foster, E. C., D. B., & T. A. Smith 1:54 1/5 $375,000
1995 Lookout Victory John F. Patterson, Jr. Per Eriksson Line Larsen Olle Leven 1:55 1/5 $375,000
1994 Gleam Malvern C. Burroughs Jimmy Takter Paivi Huuskonin Malvern C. Burroughs 1:55 3/5 $375,000
1993 Winky's Goal Catello Manzi Charles Sylvester Kelly Smith Allavamento la Nuova Sbarra 1:55 2/5 $445,056
1992 Worldly Woman Bruce Riegle Gene Riegle Bob Smalley T. D. & Linda Van Camp 1:57 0/0 $420,000
1991 Jean Bi Jan Nordin Sören Nordin Pia H. Skjelbreid Gina Biasuzzi Stable 1:56 0/0 $492,401
1990 Working Gal Michel Lachance Ken Seeber Monica Legge Wilshire Racing Stable 1:56 0/0 $441,555
1989 Park Avenue Kathy Bruce Nickells Bruce Nickells Brooke Nickells Park Avenue Stable 1:55 3/5 $423,000
1988 Nan's Catch Berndt O. Lindstedt Jan Johnson Kevin Leny David & Fredericka Caldwell 1:56 3/5 $395,300
1987 Armbro Fling George Sholty George Sholty Donnie Searl Armstrong Bros. 1:56 0/0 $338,780
1986 JEF's Spice Myles McNichol Jim Gluhm Greg Diamond JEF's Standardbred C.C. & North Woodland Stable 1:56 0/0 $397,000
1985 Conch Hakan Wallner Jan Johnson Jim Summers Michael Egan, Hanley Dawson, Jr. & Edward Rudner 1:56 4/5 $401,000
1984 Fancy Crown Bill O'Donnell Ted Andrews Ted Barnhardt Fancy Crown Stable 1:55 3/5 $354,000
1983 Tarport Frenzy Jan Nordin Sören Nordin Joe Kroll Stein Dalseng 1:57 4/5 $313,825
1982 Dance Spell Howard Beissinger Howard Beissinger Bob Roddy Hanley Dawson, Jr. & Hugh A. Grant, Jr. 1:58 3/5 $256,000
1981 Spring Dash Berndt O. Lindstedt Jan Johnson Jane Kessler Castleton Farm & Ulf R. Moberg 2:02 1/5 $219,000
1980 Princess Glory William Popfinger William Popfinger Jimmy Woolums E. A. Powell & S. M. Geoffrion 1:57 4/5 $74,820
1979 Pagan Princess Peter Haughton Billy Haughton Edie Rose Kosmos Horse Breeders 1:58 3/5 $100,000
1978 Cora T. Bill Herman Bill Herman Charlie Coleman Don Millar & John Thro 1:57 3/5 $70,000
1977 Elmsford Henri Filion Henri Filion Guy Guilbault Grades Farm & Henri Filion 1:57 3/5 $65,686
1976 Ima Lula Joe O'Brien Joe O'Brien Kathy Myling Duncan A. MacDonald 1:56 3/5 $60,474
1975 Keystone Pioneer Dick DeSantis Billy Haughton Bud Pope Dorothy Haughton & Patricia Bachner 1:59 0/0 $59,567
1974 Berna Hanover Glen Garnsey Glen Garnsey Guy Ryan Castleton Farm 2:03 3/5 $34,865
1973 Colonial Charm Glen Garnsey Glen Garnsey Richard Marchant Castleton Farm 2:01 2/5 $32,685
1972 Sara Lane Hanover Joe O'Brien Joe O'Brien Liz Maddox Armstrong Bros. 2:00 1/5 $32,480
1971 Gay Blossom Glen Garnsey Glen Garnsey Darnaby Fish Castleton Farm 2:00 0/0 $31,500
1. 2020: Raced to full completion amid low attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  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.
  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" Retrieved August 17, 2016
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