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Epsom Answer : The Oaks is held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. It is always the day before The Kentucky Derby. It is known as The Derby for Locals because people from Kentucky and the surrounding areas go that day.
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Which British race course is the Oaks horse race run at?
Epsom Downs
What is Classic horse race first run in 1779?
The Epsom Oaks.
What is the oldest Classic Horse Race is it the Derby the Oaks the St Leger?
st leger
What is the length of the KY derby horse race?
The Kentucky Oaks race covers 1 1/8 miles.
Which Horse won the Oaks this year?
The winner of the AJC Oaks in 2008 was Heavenly Glow! (The horse I was going for!)
Why are many horse races called 'the oaks'?
Oaks are races for fillies or mares
What horse won the Oaks in 1980?
I assume you meant the Kentucky Oaks and it was Bold 'n Determined
How many people race at one time in a horse race?
Horse racing is not a team sport. Jockey's ride the horses in races, Trainers train the horse, and Owners own the horse.
What is the name of sister race of Kentucky Derby?
The "sister race" for the Kentucky Derby is the Kentucky Oaks. The Oaks is a mile-and-an-eighth race is for 3-year-old fillies. It is held the Friday before the Derby.
Do horses race and stud at the same time?
Not usually. Stud duty distracts a race horse from competition.
What horse won the 2009 Kentucky Oaks?
Rachel Alexandra
What was the epsom oaks race named after?
Edward Stanley, twelfth Earl of Derby, suggested a race for fillies, to be run over a mile and a half at Epsom, and to be named the Oaks, after his estate near Epsom.
