# Indiana Oaks

The Indiana Oaks is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run over a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles on the dirt held annually in July at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville, Indiana.

## History

The Indiana Oaks was inaugurated on 16 September 1995 at Hoosier Park and run over a distance of 1 mile. The event was won by the short odds-on Niner's Home who withstood the fast closing Alltheway Bertie to win by a neck in a time 1:37 flat on a fast track.
The event was held over a mile in 1996 before being extended to the current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles in 1997.
The event was upgraded to Grade III in 2001 and in 2008 to Grade II. It held this classification until 2017 when the event was downgraded back to Grade III.
The event carried Breeders' Cup incentives between 1998 and 2006 which were reflected in the name of the event.
In 2013 the event was moved to Indiana Grand, now known as Horseshoe Indianapolis. Since 2015, the race has been held in July.

## Records

Speed record:
* 1+1⁄16 miles: 1:41.85 - Grace Hall (2012)
* 1 mile: 1:37.00 - Princess Eloise (1996) & Niner's Home (1995)
Margins:
* 8 lengths – Bare Necessities (2002)
Most wins by a jockey:
* 4 - Julien Leparoux (2011, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Most wins by a trainer:
* 2 - Carl Nafzger (1995, 2014)
* 2 - Brad H. Cox (2020, 2022)
* 2 - Kenneth G. McPeek (2013, 2023)
Most wins by an owner:
* 2 - WinStar Farm: (2003, 2017)
* 2 - Flurry Racing Stables (2020, 2022)

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
| At Horseshoe Indianapolis (Indiana Grand Race Course) ||||||||||
| 2023 | Defining Purpose | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Kenneth G. McPeek | Katsumi Yoshida | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.83 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2022 | Interstatedaydream | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Flurry Racing Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.78 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2021 | Soothsay | Flavien Prat | Richard E. Mandella | Raydelz Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.36 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2020 | Shedaresthedevil | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Flurry Racing Stables | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.50 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2019 | Street Band | Sophie Doyle | J. Larry Jones | Ray Francis, Cindy & Larry Jones, Medallion Racing & MyRacehorse.com | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.01 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2018 | Talk Veuve to Me | Julien R. Leparoux | Rodolphe Brisset | Team Valor, Rodolphe Brisset & Stephen McKay | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.15 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2017 | Overture | Julien R. Leparoux | William I. Mott | WinStar Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.79 | $200,000 | III | |
| 2016 | Family Tree | Julien R. Leparoux | Wayne M. Catalano | Gary & Mary West | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.46 | $203,200 | II | |
| 2015 | High Dollar Woman | Joseph Rocco Jr. | Steve Hobby | Alex & JoAnne Lieblong | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.49 | $200,000 | II | |
| 2014 | Tiz Windy | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Carl A. Nafzger | Jim Tafel | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.70 | $204,400 | II | |
| 2013 | Pure Fun | Victor Lebron | Kenneth G. McPeek | Magdalena Racing | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.70 | $202,300 | II | |
| At Hoosier Park ||||||||||
| 2012 | Grace Hall | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Anthony W. Dutrow | Michael Dubb, Bethlehem Stables & Stuart Grant | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:41.85 | $205,600 | II | |
| 2011 | Juanita | Julien R. Leparoux | Michael J. Maker | William & Graydon Patterson | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.20 | $205,100 | II | |
| 2010 | Always a Princess | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Arnold Zetcher | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.60 | $205,200 | II | |
| 2009 | 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 |
| 2008 | Skylighter | Eddie Castro | Robert J. Frankel | Stonerside Stable | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.80 | $406,400 | II | |
| 2007 | Tessa Blue | Mike E. Smith | Frank L. Brothers | Bruce Lunsford | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.42 | $406,900 | III | |
| 2006 | Baghdaria | Rafael Bejarano | Thomas M. Amoss | Clinton C. & Susan A. Atkins | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.64 | $402,800 | III | |
| 2005 | Flying Glitter | Robby Albarado | Ronny W. Werner | Nancy R. & Richard S. Kaster | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.10 | $405,100 | III | |
| 2004 | Daydreaming | John R. Velazquez | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.65 | $406,300 | III | |
| 2003 | Awesome Humor | Robby Albarado | W. Elliott Walden | WinStar Farm | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.75 | $306,900 | III | |
| 2002 | Bare Necessities | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Wallace Dollase | Iron County Farms | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:45.83 | $306,400 | III | |
| 2001 | Scoop | Robby Albarado | Gene A. Cilio | Jim Tafel | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.06 | $205,800 | III | |
| 2000 | Humble Clerk | Larry Melancon | Niall M. O'Callaghan | Gary A. Tanaka | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:42.40 | $174,300 | Listed | |
| 1999 | Brushed Halory | Eddie Martin Jr. | Josie Carroll | Alice & James Sapara | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:44.64 | $204,058 | Listed | |
| 1998 | French Braids | Willie Martinez | Dallas Stewart | Thomas Vanderhyde | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.11 | $203,800 | Listed | |
| 1997 | Cotton Carnival | Eddie Martin Jr. | Roger L. Attfield | Windhaven | 1+1⁄16 miles | 1:43.30 | $107,400 | Listed | |
| 1996 | Princess Eloise | Scott T. Saito | Margaret E. Grimm | Margaret E. Grimm | 1 mile | 1:37.00 | $55,900 | Listed | |
| 1995 | Niner's Home | Tracy J. Hebert | Carl A. Nafzger | Russell L. Reineman Stable | 1 mile | 1:37.00 | $40,800 | | |