COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS · UNITED STATES
Coaching Club American Oaks prize money
The Coaching Club American Oaks is worth $500,000 . That makes it the 188th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 70th richest in the United States.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $500,000
WORLD RANK 188th
RUNNINGS HELD 110
FIRST RUN 1917
What the Coaching Club American Oaks is
Grade I · miles (9 furlongs) · Dirt · Saratoga Race Course
- Racecourse
- Saratoga Race Course
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- miles (9 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-old fillies
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1917
We hold the total fund for the Coaching Club American Oaks and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:48.98 in 2026, the Coaching Club American Oaks pays $4,588 for every second of the race, which is 162nd of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 84th in the United States.
Every Coaching Club American Oaks winner
110 runnings, 1917 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Counting Stars1:48.98 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Mark E. Casse | West Point Thoroughbreds |
| 2025 | Scottish Lassie1:50.23 | Joel Rosario | Jorge R. Abreu | Sportsmen Stable, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Photo Finishes LLC, Corms Racing Stable & Jorge R. Abreu |
| 2024 | Thorpedo Anna1:50.95 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Kenneth G. McPeek | Nader Alaali, Mark Edwards, Judy B. Hicks & Magdalena Racing |
| 2023 | Wet Paint1:50.68 | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Godolphin LLC |
| 2022 | Nest1:51.04 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, & Michael House |
| 2021 | Maracuja1:49.29 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Rob Atras | Beach Haven Thoroughbreds LLC |
| 2020 | Paris Lights1:50.81 | Tyler Gaffalione | William I. Mott | WinStar Farm |
| 2019 | Guarana1:49.65 | José Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Three Chimneys Farm |
| 2018 | Monomoy Girl1:50.46 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Michael Dubb & Monomoy Stables |
| 2017 | Abel Tasman1:51.74 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | China Horse Club |
| 2016 | Songbird1:49.56 | Mike E. Smith | Jerry Hollendorfer | Fox Hill Farms |
| 2015 | Curalina1:49.74 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners |
| 2014 | Stopchargingmaria1:49.80 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable |
| 2013 | Princess of Sylmar1:51.07 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Michael Dubb |
| 2012 | Questing1:50.30 | Irad Ortiz, Jr | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin |
| 2011 | It's Tricky1:49.15 | Eddie Castro | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin |
| 2010 | Devil May Care1:49.42 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Glencrest Farm |
| 2009 | Funny Moon2:02.44 | Alan Garcia | Christophe Clement | Mrs. C. Wilson McNeely III |
| 2008 | Music Note2:01.66 | Javier Castellano | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 2007 | Octave2:02.17 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Starlight Stables/Lucarell |
| 2006 | Wonder Lady Anne L2:04.63 | Edgar Prado | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | IEAH Stables |
| 2005 | Smuggler2:04.39 | Edgar Prado | C. R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable |
| 2004 | Ashado2:02.43 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Starlight/Saylor/Martin |
| 2003 | Spoken Fur2:31.02 | Jerry D. Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Amerman Racing Stable |
| 2002 | Jilbab2:31.48 | Mike Luzzi | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 2001 | Tweedside2:30.70 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eugene Melnyk |
| 2000 | Jostle2:29.99 | Mike E. Smith | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms |
| 1999 | On a Soapbox2:29.31 | Jerry D. Bailey | Niall M. O'Callaghan | Grimm & Voss |
| 1998 | Banshee Breeze2:31.56 | Jerry D. Bailey | Carl Nafzger | James B. Tafel |
| 1997 | Ajina2:00.40 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson |
| 1996 | My Flag2:04.64 | Jerry D. Bailey | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps |
| 1995 | Golden Bri2:03.86 | José A. Santos | John C. Kimmel | Hilmer C.Schmidt |
| 1994 | Two Altazano2:02.88 | José A. Santos | Michael Stidham | Harold V. Goodman |
| 1993 | Sky Beauty2:01.56 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann |
| 1992 | Turnback the Alarm2:03.53 | Chris Antley | William V. Terrill | Valley View Farm |
| 1991 | Lite Light2:00.54 | Corey Nakatani | Jerry Hollendorfer | Oaktown Stable |
| 1990 | Charon2:02.60 | Craig Perret | Eugene Navarro | Stanley M. Ersoff |
| 1989 | Open Mind2:32.40 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein |
| 1988 | Goodbye Halo2:32.80 | Jorge Velásquez | Charles Whittingham | Arthur B. Hancock III |
| 1987 | Fiesta Gal2:31.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein |
| 1986 | Valley Victory2:28.00 | Randy Romero | Leo O'Brien | Richard N. Dick |
| 1985 | Mom's Command2:32.00 | Abigail Fuller | Edward T. Allard | Peter D. Fuller |
| 1984 | Class Play2:29.80 | Jean Cruguet | LeRoy Jolley | Peter M. Brant |
| 1983 | High Schemes2:30.20 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Philip G. Johnson | Joseph Morrisey Jr. |
| 1982 | Christmas Past2:28.60 | Jacinto Vásquez | Angel Penna Jr. | Cynthia Phipps |
| 1981 | Wayward Lass2:28.20 | Cash Asmussen | Jose A. Martin | Flying Zee Stable |
| 1980 | Bold 'n Determined2:31.80 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Saron Stable |
| 1979 | Davona Dale2:30.00 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm |
| 1978 | Lakeville Miss2:29.40 | Ruben Hernandez | Jose A. Martin | Randolph Weinsier |
| 1977 | Our Mims2:29.40 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm |
| 1976 | Revidere2:28.40 | Jacinto Vásquez | David A. Whiteley | William Haggin Perry |
| 1975 | Ruffian2:27.80 | Jacinto Vásquez | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Locust Hill Farm |
| 1974 | Chris Evert2:28.80 | Jorge Velásquez | Joseph A. Trovato | Carl Rosen |
| 1973 | Magazine2:27.80 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Victor J. Nickerson | Elmendorf Farm |
| 1972 | Summer Guest2:29.40 | Ron Turcotte | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable |
| 1971 | Our Cheri Amour2:29.80 | Jack Kurtz | Joseph G. Moos | Helen D. Vizzi |
| 1970 | Missile Belle2:03.80 | Pete D. Anderson | Woody Stephens | John A. Morris |
| 1969 | Shuvee2:03.20 | Jesse Davidson | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone |
| 1968 | Dark Mirage2:01.80 | Manuel Ycaza | Everett W. King | Lloyd I. Miller |
| 1967 | Quillo Queen2:03.40 | Ernest Cardone | James E. Picou | Martin Andersen |
| 1966 | Lady Pitt2:05.00 | Walter Blum | Stephen A. DiMauro | Golden Triangle Stable |
| 1965 | Marshua2:02.60 | Ray Broussard | Norman R. McLeod | Mrs. Wallace Gilroy |
| 1964 | Miss Cavandish2:04.00 | Howard Grant | Roger Laurin | Harry S. Nichols |
| 1963 | Lamb Chop2:02.80 | Heliodoro Gustines | James W. Maloney | William Haggin Perry |
| 1962 | Bramalea2:02.60 | Bobby Ussery | James P. Conway | Darby Dan Farm |
| 1961 | Bowl of Flowers2:03.20 | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable |
| 1960 | Berlo2:04.20 | Eric Guerin | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm |
| 1959 | Resaca2:02.40 | Manuel Ycaza | Buddy Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1958 | A Glitter2:20.00 | Ismael Valenzuela | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm |
| 1957 | Williamette2:16.60 | John Choquette | Casey Hayes | Christopher Chenery |
| 1956 | Levee2:16.60 | Hedley Woodhouse | Norman R. McLeod | Vernon G. Cardy |
| 1955 | High Voltage2:17.60 | Ted Atkinson | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable |
| 1954 | Cherokee Rose2:19.60 | Henry Moreno | Eddie Hayward | Cain Hoy Stable |
| 1953 | Grecian Queen2:18.60 | Eric Guerin | James P. Conway | Florence Whitaker |
| 1952 | Real Delight2:17.80 | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm |
| 1951 | How2:16.60 | Eddie Arcaro | Horatio Luro | Herman B. Delman |
| 1950 | Next Move2:15.80 | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II |
| 1949 | Wistful III2:19.60 | Steve Brooks | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm |
| 1948 | Scattered2:18.80 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1947 | Harmonica2:18.20 | John Adams | Max Hirsch | John J. Watts |
| 1946 | Hypnotic2:18.80 | Paul Miller | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1945 | Elpis2:18.40 | John Adams | Frank J. Kearns | William G. Helis |
| 1944 | Twilight Tear2:21.00 | Conn McCreary | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm |
| 1943 | Too Timely2:35.00 | George Woolf | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1942 | Vagrancy2:31.60 | Tommy Malley | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1941 | Level Best2:17.60 | Alfred Robertson | John P. (Doc) Jones | Crispin Oglebay |
| 1940 | Damaged Goods2:19.00 | John Gilbert | J. M. Milburn | Starmount Stable |
| 1939 | War Plumage2:16.80 | Nick Wall | Howard Oots | James Cox Brady Jr. |
| 1938 | Creole Maid2:20.80 | Harry Richards | Preston M. Burch | Sarah F. Jeffords |
| 1937 | Dawn Play2:18.60 | Lester Balaski | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1936 | High Fleet2:19.60 | John Gilbert | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. |
| 1935 | Black Helen2:18.80 | Don Meade | Bill Hurley | Edward R. Bradley |
| 1934 | Lady Reigh2:18.80 | Don Meade | James E. Fitzsimmons | Elsie Cassatt Stewart |
| 1933 | Edelweiss2:20.60 | John Gilbert | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable |
| 1932 | Top Flight2:20.20 | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney |
| 1931 | Tambour2:20.40 | Frank Coltiletti | Preston M. Burch | Preston M. Burch |
| 1930 | Snowflake2:18.40 | Louis Schaefer | Jack R. Pryce | Walter J. Salmon Sr. |
| 1929 | Sweet Verbena2:18.00 | John Maiben | John Sims Wallace | Lone Star Stable |
| 1928 | Bateau2:24.00 | Earl Sande | Scott P. Harlan | Walter M. Jeffords |
| 1927 | Nimba2:19.80 | Harold Thurber | George M. Odom | Marshall Field III |
| 1926 | Edith Cavell2:20.60 | Frank Coltiletti | Scott P. Harlan | Walter M. Jeffords |
| 1925 | Florence Nightingale2:17.80 | Lawrence McDermott | Robert A. Smith | Walter M. Jeffords |
| 1924 | Princess Doreen2:19.20 | Harry Stutts | Kay Spence | Audley Farm |
| 1923 | How Fair2:18.40 | Albert Johnson | Louis Feustel | August Belmont Jr. |
| 1922 | Prudish2:18.40 | L. Morris | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney |
| 1921 | Flambette2:17.40 | Earl Sande | John H. McCormack | P. A. Clark |
| 1920 | Cleopatra2:18.80 | Linus McAtee | William H. Karrick | William R. Coe |
| 1919 | Polka Dot2:20.20 | Lavelle Ensor | W. Hogan | P. A. Clark |
| 1918 | Rose d'Or2:06.60 | Lavelle Ensor | A. Jack Joyner | George D. Widener Jr. |
| 1917 | Wistful I1:53.60 | W. O'Brien | James H. McCormick | James Butler |
110 of the 110 runnings name the rider, 110 name the trainer and 110 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Coaching Club American Oaks more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Coaching Club American Oaks twice in the 110 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Coaching Club American Oaks in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Rosehill GuineasRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | $527,778 | AU$750,000 |
| 177 | Villiers StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | $527,778 | AU$750,000 |
| 178 | Zipping ClassicCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | $527,778 | AU$750,000 |
| 181 | Irish 2,000 GuineasCurragh Racecourse | Ireland | $522,906 | €460,000 |
| 182 | Prix du Moulin de LongchampLongchamp Racecourse | France | $511,538 | €450,000 |
| 183 | Acorn StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 184 | Ashland StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 185 | Ballerina HandicapSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 186 | Beholder Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 187 | Champagne StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 189 | Diana StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 190 | Forego StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 191 | H. Allen Jerkens Memorial StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 192 | Jaipur StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 193 | Jenny Wiley StakesKeeneland Racecourse | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 194 | Jim Dandy StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 196 | Joe Hirsch Turf Classic StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 197 | Just a Game StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 198 | Ogden Phipps StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 199 | Ohio DerbyThistledown Racecourse | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Coaching Club American Oaks in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in the United States
196 races, 70th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Ballerina Handicap | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Beholder Mile Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Champagne Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Diana Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Forego Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $500,000 |
| H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Jaipur Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Coaching Club American Oaks prize money?
$500,000.
Where does the Coaching Club American Oaks rank among the richest races in the world?
188th of 997. 187 races pay more, the nearest of them Rosehill Guineas. In the United States it is 70th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Coaching Club American Oaks most often?
Mike E. Smith, with 5 wins between 1993 and 2017.
When was the Coaching Club American Oaks first run?
1917. This page holds 110 runnings, from 1917 to 2026.
How far is the Coaching Club American Oaks?
miles (9 furlongs), on dirt, at Saratoga Race Course.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money