Summertime Oaks
| Grade II race | |
| Location | Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1946 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.hollywoodpark.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) |
| Track | Cushion Track synthetic dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Hollywood Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first week of June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The Grade II event is open to three-year-old fillies. A race on dirt at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles, since 2006 it has been on Cushion Track synthetic dirt.
Inaugurated in 1946, the 2009 edition of the Hollywood Oaks marked its 64th running. [1]
Since inception, the Hollywood Oaks has been contested at various distances:
- 1 mile : 1946, 1948–1950
- 7 furlongs : 1947
- 11/16 miles : 1951-1953, 2002–present
- 1⅛ miles : 1954-2001
Records
Speed record:
- 1:41.55 - House of Fortune (2004) (at current distance of 11/16 miles)
- 1:46.93 - Lakeway (1994) (at previous distance of 1⅛ miles)
Winners
Earlier winners
- 1984 - Moment To Buy
- 1983 - Heartlight No. One
- 1982 - Tango Dancer
- 1981 - Past Forgetting
- 1980 - Princess Karenda
- 1979 - Prize Spot
- 1978 - B Thoughtful
- 1977 - Glenaris
- 1976 - Answer
- 1975 - Nicosia
- 1974 - Miss Musket
- 1973 - Sandy Blue
- 1972 - Pallisima
- 1971 - Turkish Trousers
- 1970 - Last Of The Line
- 1969 - Tipping Time
- 1968 - Hooplah
- 1967 - Amerigo Lady
- 1966 - Spearfish
- 1965 - Straight Deal II
- 1964 - Loukahl
- 1963 - Delhi Maid
- 1962 - Dingle Bay
- 1961 - Rose O'Neill
- 1960 - Paris Pike
- 1959 - Sybil Brand