Oaks
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Horse races
"Oaks" is generally used to describe a Thoroughbred horse raceThoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
restricted to 3-year-old fillies. Among the best-known races using the term are:
- Epsom OaksEpsom OaksThe Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early June....
, The Oaks Stakes, at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England; the original "Oaks" race - Kentucky OaksKentucky OaksThe 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 1⅛ miles at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds . The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year...
at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky - Irish OaksIrish OaksThe Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in July....
at the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland - Prix de DianePrix de DianeThe Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies...
, also known in English as the "French Oaks", at Chantilly Racecourse, Paris, France - Oaks d'ItaliaOaks d'ItaliaThe Oaks d'Italia is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,200 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in May or June....
at Ippodromo di San Siro in Milan, Italy - AJC OaksAJC OaksThe AJC Oaks is a Group 1 Australian Thoroughbred horserace for three-year-old fillies at set weights contested over 2,400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney in April. The AJC Australian Oaks is the premier staying race for three-year-old fillies during the Sydney autumn racing carnival. Total...
at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia - Crown Oaks at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia
- Turkish Oaks at Veliefendi Race CourseVeliefendi Race CourseVeliefendi Race Course is a horse racing track located at Veliefendi neighborhood in Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey.It is country's oldest and biggest race course founded on a former grassland that was historically a farm belonging to Şeyhülislam Veliyüddin Efendi, a 18th-century...
, İstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
Places
- Oaks mountain, in Algeria (also called Jurjura mountain)
- Oaks, MissouriOaks, MissouriOaks is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 136 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oaks is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
, USA - Oaks, North CarolinaOaks, North CarolinaOaks is an unincorporated community in southwestern Orange County, North Carolina, United States. It is located southwest of Teer, North Carolina....
, USA - Oaks, OklahomaOaks, OklahomaOaks is a town in Cherokee and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 412 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oaks is located at ....
, USA - Oaks, PennsylvaniaOaks, PennsylvaniaOaks is a village located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Its boundaries are defined in large part by the village's position at the junction of Perkiomen Creek and the Schuylkill River.-History:The two waterways defined much of the...
, USA - Oaks, ShropshireOaks, ShropshireOaks is a village in Shropshire, England....
, England
Sports teams
- The OaksRomania national rugby union teamThe Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
national rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team - Bucureşti Oaks, a rugby union team from BucharestBucharestBucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania, competing in the European Challenge CupEuropean Challenge CupThe European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European... - Sports teams from Oakland, California:
- Oakland Oaks (PCL)Oakland Oaks (PCL)The Oakland Oaks were a minor league baseball team in Oakland, California that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1955, after which the club transferred to Vancouver, British Columbia...
a defunct minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League - Oakland Oaks (ABL)Oakland Oaks (ABL)The Oakland Oaks were an American basketball team based in Oakland, California that was a member of the American Basketball League.The team was previously known as the San Francisco Saints.-Year-by-year:...
a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball League - Oakland Oaks (ABA)Oakland Oaks (ABA)The Oakland Oaks were a charter member of the original American Basketball Association. Formed in February 1967 as the Oakland Americans, the team changed its name to the Oaks prior to play that fall. Playing in the ABA during the 1967-68 and 1968-69 seasons, the team colors were green and gold.The...
a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association]
- Oakland Oaks (PCL)
Others
- Oaks is also the nickname of Oaks Christian High SchoolOaks Christian High SchoolOaks Christian High School is a private non-denominational Christian college-preparatory school located on in Westlake Village, California. Oaks Christian is one of several high schools located within the city limits of Westlake Village. The school colors are Cardinal Red and Vegas Gold and the...
in Westlake Village, California, and was the nickname of the former Dondero High SchoolDondero High SchoolGeorge A. Dondero High School was opened in 1927 in Royal Oak, Michigan. It was named after former United States congressman and Royal Oak School Board President George A. Dondero.- Overview :...
in Royal Oak, Michigan - Oaks Amusement ParkOaks Amusement ParkOaks Park is a small amusement park located south of downtown Portland, Oregon USA, near the Sellwood Bridge. The park includes midway games, about two dozen rides that operate seasonally, a skating rink that is open all-year, and picnic grounds.- Rides :...
, a historic amusement park in Portland, Oregon, USA - The Oaks (TV series)The Oaks (TV series)The Oaks was an American Supernatural drama television pilot, created by David Schulner for the Fox network's 2008/2009 season. The addition to the Fox line up was speculated to be a much needed high concept drama, purportedly to compete in ratings with ABC's Lost, Desperate Housewives, and Grey's...