Kentucky Oaks
# Kentucky Oaks

The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The race currently covers 1+1⁄8 miles (1,800 m) at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds (55 kg). The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year. The winner gets $750,000 of the $1,250,000 purse, and a large garland blanket of lilies, resulting in the nickname "Lillies for the Fillies." A silver Kentucky Oaks Trophy is presented to the winner.

## History

The first running of the Kentucky Oaks was on May 19, 1875, when Churchill Downs was known as the Louisville Jockey Club. The race was founded by Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. along with the Kentucky Derby, the Clark Handicap, and the Falls City Handicap.

The Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby are the oldest continuously contested sporting events in American history. The Kentucky Oaks was modeled after the British Epsom Oaks, which has been run annually at Epsom Downs, Epsom, in Surrey since 1779. In the first race, the horse Vinaigrette won the then 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) mile race in a time of 2:39+3⁄4, winning a purse of $1,175. Since that race, the Kentucky Oaks has been held each year.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kentucky Oaks was rescheduled from May 1 to September 4.

The Kentucky Oaks is considered by some to be among the most popular horse races in American horse-racing society due to its high attendance. It has attracted about 100,000 people in attendance each year since 2001's 127th running of the Kentucky Oaks. In 1980, attendance reached about 50,000 people and by 1989, it had increased to about 67,000. The attendance at the Kentucky Oaks ranks third in North America and usually surpasses the attendance of all other stakes races including the Belmont Stakes and the Breeders' Cup. The attendance of the Kentucky Oaks typically only trails the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes; for more information see American thoroughbred racing top attended events.

The Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, and the Acorn Stakes are the counterparts to the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, held at Churchill Downs, Pimlico Race Course and Belmont Park, respectively. The "Filly Triple Crown", known as the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, is a series of three races at the Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has considered changing the Triple Tiara series to the three counterparts of the Triple Crown.

## Charitable Initiative

On Kentucky Oaks Day, Churchill Downs Racetrack is a vision in pink as more than 100,000 guests are asked to incorporate pink into their attire in an effort to drive national attention to the fight against breast and ovarian cancer.

## In local culture

Despite the increasing number of out-of-state visitors who attend the race every year, the "Oaks" (as local residents simply refer to it) is considered to be a local event by the people of Kentuckiana (the Ohio Valley, centered around Louisville, and consisting of much of northern Kentucky and southern Indiana). Large crowds of Louisvillians and others from the Kentuckiana attend the Oaks annually and the infield of the race track hosts numerous musical attractions, boardwalk games, and food and alcoholic beverage vendors. Bringing in one's own alcohol is forbidden at Churchill Downs and many locals revel in finding ingenious ways to smuggle in their own libations, rather than pay the inflated prices inside Churchill Downs. Most every school and quite a few businesses in the Kentuckiana region treat the Oaks as a holiday. Perhaps out of self-consciousness for the gambling aspect of the race, none of the region's schools declare that the holiday is explicitly because of the Oaks and most simply say it is an "administrative holiday."

## Changes in distance

The Kentucky Oaks has been run at four different distances:

* 1875–1890, the race was 1+1⁄2 miles;
* 1891–1895, it was 1+1⁄4 miles;
* 1896–1919, it was 1+1⁄16 miles;
* 1920–1941, changed to 1+1⁄8 miles;
* 1942–1981, run at 1+1⁄16 miles; and
* 1982, set at 1+1⁄8 miles, and it has been that distance since.

## Records

Speed record

* 1+1⁄8 mile 1:48.28 - Shedaresthedevil (2020)
* 1+1⁄2 mile 2:39 - Felicia (1877), Belle of Nelson (1878) and Katie Creel (1882).
* 1+1⁄4 mile 2:15 - Selika (1894)
* 1+1⁄16 mile 1:43.6 - Ari's Mona (1950) and Sweet Alliance (1977).

Largest winning margin

* 20+1⁄4 lengths – Rachel Alexandra (2009)

Longest shot to win the Oaks

* 47/1 – Lemons Forever (2006)

Most wins by a jockey

* 4 – Eddie Arcaro (1951, 1952, 1953, 1958)
* 4 – Manuel Ycaza (1959, 1960, 1963, 1968)

Female jockeys to win

* Rosie Napravnik (2012, 2014)

Most wins by a trainer

* 5 – Woody Stephens (1959, 1960, 1963, 1978, 1981)
* 5 – D. Wayne Lukas (1982, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2022)

Most wins by an owner

* 6 – Calumet Farm (1943, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1979)

Only brothers to both win the Kentucky Oaks

* Carl Seay Goose "Ganz" (1913) – Roscoe Tarleton Goose (1916)

Carl used the original German spelling of "Goose", which one of a few spellings was "Ganz", but also Gantz, Gans, and so on.

The Goose brothers are cousins of Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., the founder of the Louisville Jockey Club.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Dist. (Miles) | Time | Gr. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | Pretty Mischievous | Tyler Gaffalione | Brendan Walsh | Godolphin | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.77 | I |
| 2022 | Secret Oath | Luis Saez | D. Wayne Lukas | Briland Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.44 | I |
| 2021 | Malathaat | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Shadwell Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.99 | I |
| 2020 | Shedaresthedevil | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Flurry Racing Stables LLC, Qatar Racing Limited, Big Aut Farms | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.28 | I |
| 2019 | Serengeti Empress | José Ortiz | Tom Amoss | Joel Politi | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.17 | I |
| 2018 | Monomoy Girl | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables (Sol Kumin), Elkstone Group, Bethlehem Stables (Michael Caruso) | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.13 | I |
| 2017 | Abel Tasman | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | China Horse Club | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.62 | I |
| 2016 | Cathryn Sophia | Javier Castellano | John Servis | Cash Is King Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.53 | I |
| 2015 | Lovely Maria | Kerwin Clark | J. Larry Jones | Brereton Jones | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.45 | I |
| 2014 | Untapable | Rosie Napravnik | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.68 | I |
| 2013 | Princess of Sylmar | Mike E. Smith | Todd A. Pletcher | King of Prussia Stables | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.17 | I |
| 2012 | Believe You Can | Rosie Napravnik | J. Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.50 | I |
| 2011 | Plum Pretty | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Peachtree Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.50 | I |
| 2010 | Blind Luck | Rafael Bejarano | Jerry Hollendorfer | Mark DeDomenico, John Carver, Peter Abruzzo & Jerry Hollendorfer | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.70 | I |
| 2009 | Rachel Alexandra | Calvin Borel | Hal R. Wiggins | Dolphus C. Morrison & Michael Lauffer | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.87 | I |
| 2008 | Proud Spell | Gabriel Saez | J. Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.01 | I |
| 2007 | Rags to Riches | Garrett Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.99 | I |
| 2006 | Lemons Forever | Mark Guidry | Dallas Stewart | Leon Willis, Terry Horton & Dallas Stewart | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.07 | I |
| 2005 | Summerly | Jerry Bailey | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.23 | I |
| 2004 | Ashado | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Stables | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.81 | I |
| 2003 | Bird Town | Edgar Prado | Nick Zito | Marylou Whitney Stables | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.64 | I |
| 2002 | Farda Amiga | Chris McCarron | Paulo Lobo | Jose De Camargo, Old Friends Inc. & Winner Silk Inc. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.41 | I |
| 2001 | Flute | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.85 | I |
| 2000 | Secret Status | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | William S. Farish, James A.Elkins Jr., W. Temple Webber Jr. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.30 | I |
| 1999 | Silverbulletday | Gary Stevens | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.92 | I |
| 1998 | Keeper Hill | David R. Flores | Robert J. Frankel | John A. Chandler | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.06 | I |
| 1997 | Blushing K.D. | Lonnie Meche | Sam David Jr. | James & Sue Burns | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.29 | I |
| 1996 | Pike Place Dancer | Corey Nakatani | Jerry Hollendorfer | Jerry Hollendorfer & George Todaro | 1+1⁄8 | 1:49.88 | I |
| 1995 | Gal In A Ruckus | Herb McCauley | John T. Ward Jr. | John C. Oxley | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.09 | I |
| 1994 | Sardula | Ed Delahoussaye | Brian A. Mayberry | Ann & Jerry Moss | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.16 | I |
| 1993 | Dispute | Jerry Bailey | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.47 | I |
| 1992 | Luv Me Luv Me Not | Fabio Arguello Jr. | Glenn Wismer | Philip Maas | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.41 | I |
| 1991 | Lite Light | Corey Nakatani | Jerry Hollendorfer | Oaktown Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:48.80 | I |
| 1990 | Seaside Attraction | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Overbrook Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.80 | I |
| 1989 | Open Mind | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.60 | I |
| 1988 | Goodbye Halo | Pat Day | Charlie Whittingham | Arthur B. Hancock III & Alex Campbell Jr. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.40 | I |
| 1987 | Buryyourbelief | José A. Santos | Laz Barrera | Dana S. Bray Jr. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.40 | I |
| 1986 | Tiffany Lass | Gary Stevens | Laz Barrera | Aaron U. Jones | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.60 | I |
| 1985 | Fran's Valentine | Pat Valenzuela | Joseph Manzi | Earl Scheib | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.00 | I |
| 1984 | Lucky Lucky Lucky | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Leslie Combs II & Equites St. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.80 | I |
| 1983 | Princess Rooney | Jacinto Vásquez | Frank Gomez | Paula J. Tucker | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.80 | I |
| 1982 | Blush With Pride | Bill Shoemaker | D. Wayne Lukas | Stonereath Farms | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.20 | I |
| 1981 | Heavenly Cause | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.80 | I |
| 1980 | Bold 'n Determined | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Saron Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | I |
| 1979 | Davona Dale | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:47.20 | I |
| 1978 | White Star Line | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.20 | I |
| 1977 | Sweet Alliance | Chris McCarron | Bud Delp | Windfields Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | II |
| 1976 | Optimistic Gal | Braulio Baeza | LeRoy Jolley | Diana M. Firestone | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.60 | II |
| 1975 | Sun and Snow | Garth Patterson | George T. Poole | Cornelius V. Whitney | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.60 | II |
| 1974 | Quaze Quilt | William Gavidia | Thomas W. Kelley | Fred W. Hooper | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.60 | II |
| 1973 | Bag of Tunes | Danny Gargan | George T. Poole | Cornelius V. Whitney | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.20 | II |
| 1972 | Susan's Girl | Victor Tejada | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.20 | |
| 1971 | Silent Beauty | Kenny Knapp | Richard J. Fischer | Leslie Combs II | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.20 | |
| 1970 | Lady Vi-E | David Whited | John C. Oxley | A. H. & Albert M. Stall | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1969 | Hail to Patsy | David Kassen | Loyd Gentry Jr. | Walter Kitchen | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.40 | |
| 1968 | Dark Mirage | Manuel Ycaza | Everett W. King | Lloyd I. Miller | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.60 | |
| 1967 | Nancy Jr. | Johnny Sellers | Stanley M. Rieser | Hidden Valley Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.00 | |
| 1966 | Native Street | Don Brumfield | Les Lear | Aisco Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1965 | Amerivan | Ron Turcotte | Mary D. Keim | Mary D. Keim | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.40 | |
| 1964 | Blue Norther | Bill Shoemaker | Wally Dunn | Mrs. William R. Hawn | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.20 | |
| 1963 | Sally Ship | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1962 | Cicada | Bill Shoemaker | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.60 | |
| 1961 | My Portrait | Braulio Baeza | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | 1+1⁄16 | 1:47.00 | |
| 1960 | Make Sail | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.20 | |
| 1959 | Wedlock | John L. Rotz | Paul Shawhan | Paul Shawhan | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.00 | |
| 1959 | Hidden Talent | Manuel Ycaza | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.40 | |
| 1958 | Bug Brush | Eddie Arcaro | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius V. Whitney | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1957 | Lori-El | Lois C. Cook | Mike R. Soto | Al Berke & Mike R. Soto | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1956 | Princess Turia | Bill Hartack | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:44.80 | |
| 1955 | Lalun | Henry E. Moreno | Loyd Gentry Jr. | Cain Hoy Stable | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.00 | |
| 1954 | Fascinator | Anthony DeSpirito | Edward A. Neloy | Maine Chance Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.00 | |
| 1953 | Bubbley | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.60 | |
| 1952 | Real Delight | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.40 | |
| 1951 | How | Eddie Arcaro | Horatio Luro | Herman B. Delman | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.60 | |
| 1950 | Ari's Mona | William Boland | John C. Hauer | John C. Hauer | 1+1⁄16 | 1:43.60 | |
| 1949 | Wistful | Gordon Glisson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:47.40 | |
| 1948 | Challe Anne | Willie Garner | Walter U. Ridenour | F. L. Flanders | 1+1⁄16 | 1:48.60 | |
| 1947 | Blue Grass | Johnny Longden | Willie Crump | Arthur B. Hancock Jr. | 1+1⁄16 | 1:51.60 | |
| 1946 | First Page | James R. Layton | C. A. Bidencope | H. G. Jones | 1+1⁄16 | 1:51.40 | |
| 1945 | Come and Go | Charles L. Martin | J. Price Sallee | Thomas Piatt | 1+1⁄16 | 1:49.80 | |
| 1944 | Canina | John H. Adams | Frank E. Childs | Abe Hirschberg | 1+1⁄16 | 1:48.60 | |
| 1943 | Nellie L. | Wendell Eads | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1+1⁄16 | 1:48.60 | |
| 1942 | Miss Dogwood | John H. Adams | John M. Goode | Brownell Combs | 1+1⁄16 | 1:47.00 | |
| 1941 | Valdina Myth | George King | John J. Flanigan | Valdina Farms | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.60 | |
| 1940 | Inscolassie | Bobby Vedder | Ross O. Higdon | Woolford Farm | 1+1⁄8 | 1:54.40 | |
| 1939 | Flying Lill | Carroll Bierman | Clifford Porter | Mrs. C. H. Cleary | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.00 | |
| 1938 | Flying Lee | Leon Haas | Duval A. Headley | Hal Price Headley | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.80 | |
| 1937 | Mars Shield | Alfred Robertson | Robert McGarvey | Ethel V. Mars | 1+1⁄8 | 1:53.40 | |
| 1936 | Two Bob | Raymond Workman | James W. Healy | Cornelius V. Whitney | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.60 | |
| 1935 | Paradisical | Glenn Fowler | Al Miller | Isaac J. Collins | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.20 | |
| 1934 | Fiji | Gilbert Elston | Thomas B. Young | Young Bros. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.60 | |
| 1933 | Barn Swallow | Don Meade | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.20 | |
| 1932 | Suntica | Anthony Pascuma | Jack Whyte | Willis Sharpe Kilmer | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.20 | |
| 1931 | Cousin Jo | Eugene James | William Reed | Charles Nuckols Sr. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:53.00 | |
| 1930 | Alcibiades | Robert Finnerty | Walter W. Taylor | Hal Price Headley | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.60 | |
| 1929 | Rose of Sharon | Willie Crump | Daniel E. Stewart | Johnson N. Camden Jr. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.00 | |
| 1928 | Easter Stockings | Willie Crump | Kay Spence | Audley Farm Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.60 | |
| 1927 | Mary Jane | Danny Connelly | S. Sewell Combs | Gallaher & Combs | 1+1⁄8 | 1:53.40 | |
| 1926 | Black Maria | Arthur Mortensen | William H. Karrick | William R. Coe | 1+1⁄8 | 1:55.40 | |
| 1925 | Deeming | James McCoy | C. B. Dailey | C. B. Dailey | 1+1⁄8 | 1:54.00 | |
| 1924 | Princess Doreen | Harry Stutts | S. Miller Henderson | Audley Farm Stable | 1+1⁄8 | 1:51.80 | |
| 1923 | Untidy | John Corcoran | James G. Rowe Jr. | Helen Hay Whitney | 1+1⁄8 | 1:53.00 | |
| 1922 | Startle | Danny Connelly | John I. Smith | Herbert H. Hewitt | 1+1⁄8 | 1:52.60 | |
| 1921 | Nancy Lee | Linus McAtee | John H. McCormack | P. A. Clark (William Woodward Sr. nom de course) | 1+1⁄8 | 1:50.40 | |
| 1920 | Lorraine | Danny Connelly | J. Cal Milam | Johnson N. Camden Jr. | 1+1⁄8 | 1:58.40 | |
| 1919 | Lillian Shaw | T. Murray | John H. McCormack | J. R. Livingston | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.00 | |
| 1918 | Viva America | W. Warrington | W. N. Potts | C. T. Worthington | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.80 | |
| 1917 | Sunbonnet | Johnny Loftus | Walter B. Jennings | A. Kingsley Macomber | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.80 | |
| 1916 | Kathleen | Roscoe Goose | Pete Coyne | George J. Long | 1+1⁄16 | 1:47.40 | |
| 1915 | Waterblossom | Eddie Martin | George Denny | Thomas C. McDowell | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.60 | |
| 1914 | Bronzewing | William Obert | Daniel Lehan | Alex P. Humphrey Jr. | 1+1⁄16 | 1:45.60 | |
| 1913 | Cream | Carl Ganz | Auval John Baker | Charles C. Van Meter | 1+1⁄16 | 1:47.60 | |
| 1912 | Flamma | James Butwell | J. Duffy | E. F. Condran | 1+1⁄16 | 1:51.20 | |
| 1911 | Bettie Sue | Ted Rice | D. Huestis | A. Brown | 1+1⁄16 | 1:48.00 | |
| 1910 | Samaria | Richard Scoville | William McDaniel | J. P. Ross & Co. | 1+1⁄16 | 1:50.20 | |
| 1909 | Floreal | Sam Heidel | William H. Fizer | William H. Fizer | 1+1⁄16 | 1:49.20 | |
| 1908 | Ellen-a-Dale | Vincent Powers | George Denny | Thomas C. McDowell | 1+1⁄16 | 1:46.60 | |
| 1907 | Wing Ting | James Lee | Joseph S. Hawkins | Joseph S. Hawkins | 1+1⁄16 | 1:50.20 | |
| 1906 | King's Daughter | E. Robinson | Thomas C. McDowell | Thomas C. McDowell | 1+1⁄16 | 1:47.80 | |
| 1905 | Janeta | Dale Austin | R. L. Rogers | Cassin & Rogers | 1+1⁄16 | 1:49.75 | |
| 1904 | Audience | Almer Helgesen | Kimball Patterson | Samuel S. Brown | 1+1⁄16 | 1:51.00 | |
| 1903 | Lemco | John Reiff | Frank Kelly | Edward Corrigan | 1+1⁄16 | 1:49.75 | |
| 1902 | Wainamoinen | M. Coburn | T. Hart Talbot | Talbot Bros. | 1+1⁄16 | 1:51.25 | |
| 1901 | Lady Schorr | J. Woods | John F. Schorr | John W. Schorr | 1+1⁄16 | 1:53.00 | |
| 1900 | Etta | Monk Overton | Edward D. Brown | Ed Brown & Co. | 1+1⁄16 | 1:48.00 | |
| 1899 | Rush | J. Hill | Thomas C. McDowell | Thomas C. McDowell | 1+1⁄16 | 1:52.50 | |
| 1898 | Crocket | J. Hill | Louis Cahn | Julius C. Cahn | 1+1⁄16 | 1:51.50 | |
| 1897 | White Frost | Tommy Burns | L. C. Davis | E. S. Gardner & Son | 1+1⁄16 | 1:49.00 | |
| 1896 | Soufflé | Charlie Thorpe | James W. Healy | J. M. Murphy | 1+1⁄16 | 1:54.50 | |
| 1895 | Voladora | Alonzo Clayton | Not found | Pastime Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:16.75 | |
| 1894 | Selika | Alonzo Clayton | John H. Morris | Bashford Manor Stable | 1+1⁄4 | 2:15.00 | |
| 1893 | Monrovia | J. Reagan | Edward D. Brown | Edward D. Brown | 1+1⁄4 | 2:16.00 | |
| 1892 | Miss Dixie | Harry Ray | Michael T. Danaher | Col. James E. Pepper | 1+1⁄4 | 2:14.50 | |
| 1891 | Miss Hawkins | Tommy Britton | T. Hart Talbot | Talbot Bros. | 1+1⁄4 | 2:18.25 | |
| 1890 | English Lady | Hollis | Hiram J. Scoggan | Scoggan Bros. | 1+1⁄2 | 2:42.50 | |
| 1889 | Jewel Ban | John Stoval | W. Clay | John T. Clay | 1+1⁄2 | 2:41.00 | |
| 1888 | Ten Penny | Andrew McCarthy Jr. | Not found | M. Welsh | 1+1⁄2 | 2:42.00 | |
| 1887 | Florimore | Johnston | D. W. Kelly | Thomas H. Stevens | 1+1⁄2 | 2:40.75 | |
| 1886 | Pure Rye | Edward Garrison | Not found | Melbourne Stable | 1+1⁄2 | 2:41.00 | |
| 1885 | Lizzie Dwyer | Patrick Fuller | John W. Rogers | Edward C. Corrigan | 1+1⁄2 | 2:40.75 | |
| 1884 | Modesty | Isaac Murphy | John W. Rogers | Edward Corrigan | 1+1⁄2 | 2:48.25 | |
| 1883 | Vera | John Stoval | J. Pate | R. C. Pate | 1+1⁄2 | 2:39.75 | |
| 1882 | Katie Creel | John Stoval | C. A. Johnson | Johnson & Co. | 1+1⁄2 | 2:39.00 | |
| 1881 | Lucy May | Wolfe | Not found | R. F. Johnson | 1+1⁄2 | 2:41.00 | |
| 1880 | Longitude | Jim McLaughlin | Not found | J. G. Malone | 1+1⁄2 | 2:41.75 | |
| 1879 | Liahtunah | Hightower | Not found | J. A. Grinstead | 1+1⁄2 | 2:40.25 | |
| 1878 | Belle of Nelson | Booth | Not found | Mattingly & Co. | 1+1⁄2 | 2:39.00 | |
| 1877 | Felicia | W. James | Not found | J. W. Reynolds | 1+1⁄2 | 2:39.00 | |
| 1876 | Necy Hale | W. James | Not found | Frank B. Harper | 1+1⁄2 | 2:42.50 | |
| 1875 | Vinaigrette | J. Houston | Not found | A. B. Lewis & Co. | 1+1⁄2 | 2:39.75 | |
