# Iowa Oaks (Prairie Meadows)

The Iowa Oaks is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old fillies, over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt held annually in early July at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa. The event currently carries a purse of $225,000.

## History

The race was inaugurated in 1989 at a distance of 1 mile in was run in late April.
However, the event was idle for five years from 1990 to 1994. When the track administration resumed the event it was known as the Heartland Oaks and it was extended to the current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles and scheduled in July. In 1995 the racetrack added slot machines and the venue was able to increase stakes thus attracting better quality horses. In 1998 the administration of the track reverted the name of the event back to the Iowa Derby.
In 2004 the event was upgraded to Grade III.
In 2020, the purse for the race was reduced, along with the purses for the Cornhusker Handicap and Iowa Derby, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2024 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1+1⁄16 miles – 1:41.64 – Wildwood Royal (2003)
Margins:
* 8+3⁄4 lengths – Unbridled Elaine (2001)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 2 – Ricardo Santana Jr. (2018, 2019)
* 2 – Rafael Bejarano (2006, 2007)
* 2 – Robert Dean Williams (1997, 1998)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 4 – Steven M. Asmussen (1997, 2009, 2018, 2019)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 – Claiborne Farm (2000, 2013)
* 2 – Winchell Thoroughbreds (1997, 2009)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| Iowa Oaks ||||||||||
| 2024 | Just Basking | Chris Landeros | Ian R. Wilkes | Gilder Schwarz Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.40 | $220,500 | Listed | |
| 2023 | Crypto Mo | Cindy Murphy | Travis S. Murphy | Travis S. Murphy, Matt Trent & Triple V Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.16 | $225,000 | III | |
| 2022 | Butterbean | Glenn W. Corbett | Kenneth G. McPeek | Magdalena Racing & William Klimashousky | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.72 | $225,000 | III | |
| 2021 | Army Wife | Joel Rosario | Michael J. Maker | Three Diamonds Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.10 | $225,000 | III | |
| 2020 | Flat Out Speed | Alex L. Canchari | Lynn Chleborad | Poindexter Thoroughbreds | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.79 | $122,200 | III | |
| 2019 | Lady Apple | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Phoenix Thoroughbred III and KatieRich Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.33 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2018 | She's a Julie | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Whispering Oaks Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.33 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2017 | Shane's Girlfriend | Kyle Frey | Doug F. O'Neill | ERJ Racing, W.C. Racing & Dennis O'Neill | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.94 | $203,483 | III | |
| 2016 | Family Tree | Florent Geroux | Wayne M. Catalano | Gary and Mary West | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.25 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2015 | Sarah Sis | Julio E. Felix | Ingrid Mason | Joe Ragsdale | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.17 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2014 | Size | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.64 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2013 | Fiftyshadesofhay | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.65 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2012 | Uptown Bertie | Julien R. Leparoux | Steve Margolis | Richard, Bertram & Elaine Klein | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.34 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2011 | Little Miss Holly | Corey J. Lanerie | Steve Margolis | Gold Square | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.66 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2010 | Seeking the Title | Calvin H. Borel | Dallas Stewart | Charles E. Fipke | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.84 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2009 | Hightap | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds & Gainesway Thoroughbreds | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.00 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2008 | Storm Mesa | Eddie Martin Jr. | W. Bret Calhoun | Richard L. Davis | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.89 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2007 | Marietta | Rafael Bejarano | Eoin G. Harty | Darley Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.17 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2006 | Baghdaria | Rafael Bejarano | Thomas M. Amoss | Clinton C. & Susan A. Atkins | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.12 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2005 | Whimsy | Carlos H. Marquez Jr. | Michael Stidham | Pin Oak Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.60 | $122,500 | III | |
| 2004 | He Loves Me | Jozbin Z. Santana | Richard W. Small | Buckingham Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.80 | $125,000 | III | |
| 2003 | Wildwood Royal | Danush Sukie | Jimmy Zook | William Stiritz | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.64 | $125,000 | Listed | |
| 2002 | Lost At Sea | Terry J. Thompson | Jerry Hollendorfer | Peter Abruzzo, John Franks & Jerry Hollendorfer | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.27 | $150,000 | Listed | |
| 2001 | Unbridled Elaine | Pat Day | David R. Vance | Roger J. Devenport | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.88 | $150,000 | Listed | |
| 2000 | Trip | Willie Martinez | Frank L. Brothers | Claiborne Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.56 | $150,000 | Listed | |
| 1999 | Golden Temper | Shane Sellers | W. Elliott Walden | Mark Stanley & Double R Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.95 | $125,000 | Listed | |
| Heartland Oaks ||||||||||
| 1998 | Nickel Classic | Robert Dean Williams | Mark Danner | Calvin L. Johnston | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.47 | $100,000 | Listed | |
| 1997 | Lucinda | Robert Dean Williams | Steven M. Asmussen | Verne H. Winchell | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.71 | $50,000 | Listed | |
| 1996 | Rewana's Okie | Cindy Murphy | Clinton C. Stuart | Richard Wheeler Jr. | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.17 | $35,000 | | |
| 1995 | Beau's Princess | David Wilder Essman | David C. Anderson | Blue Jay Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.00 | $25,000 | | |
| 1990–1994 | 1990–1994 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| Iowa Oaks ||||||||||
| 1989 | Clickety Click | Kelly Michael Murray | Terrence W. Dunlavy | Viking Farms Ltd | 1 mile | 1:38.80 | $25,000 | | |