DEL MAR OAKS · UNITED STATES
Del Mar Oaks prize money
The Del Mar Oaks is worth $300,000 . That makes it the 295th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 110th 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 $300,000
WORLD RANK 295th
RUNNINGS HELD 72
FIRST RUN 1957
What the Del Mar Oaks is
Grade 1 · miles (9 furlongs) · Turf · Del Mar Racetrack
- Racecourse
- Del Mar Racetrack
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Distance
- miles (9 furlongs)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-old fillies
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1957
We hold the total fund for the Del Mar 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 1:48.06 in 2026, the Del Mar Oaks pays $2,776 for every second of the race, which is 229th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 122nd in the United States.
Every Del Mar Oaks winner
72 runnings, 1957 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tam Tam1:48.06 | Junior Alvarado | Philip A. Bauer | Rigney Racing, LLC |
| 2025 | Velocity1:48.45 | Ricardo Gonzalez | Michael W. McCarthy | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners |
| 2024 | Iscreamuscream1:48.06 | Hector Isaac Berrios | Philip D'Amato | Agave Racing Stable |
| 2023 | Anisette (GB)1:48.15 | Umberto Rispoli | Leonard Powell | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners |
| 2022 | Spendarella1:47.09 | Tyler Gaffalione | H. Graham Motion | Gainesway Stable |
| 2021 | Going Global1:48.91 | Flavien Prat | Philip D'Amato | CYBT, Saul Gevertz et al. |
| 2020 | Red Lark1:48.64 | Drayden Van Dyke | Patrick Gallagher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners |
| 2019 | Cambier Parc1:46.75 | John R. Velazquez | Chad Brown | OXO Equine LLC |
| 2018 | Fatale Bere1:48.14 | Kent Desormeaux | Leonard Powell | Benowitz Family Trust, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Mathiesen, Mark, and Powell, Mathilde |
| 2017 | Dream Dancing1:48.06 | Julien Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley |
| 2016 | Harmonize1:48.71 | |Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Larkin Armstrong |
| 2015 | Sharla Rae1:46.58 | James Graham | Doug O'Neill | Brous Stable/Barber/Wachtel Stable |
| 2014 | Personal Diary1:47.56 | Corey Nakatani | Victoria H. Oliver | Humphrey/Watts/St. George Farm Racing |
| 2013 | Discreet Marq1:47.38 | Julien Leparoux | Christophe Clement | Patricia A. Generazio |
| 2012 | Lady of Shamrock1:46.30 | Mike E. Smith | John W. Sadler | Hronis Racing |
| 2011 | Summer Soiree1:46.46 | Gabriel Saez | Graham Motion | Team Valor International |
| 2010 | Evening Jewel1:47.27 | Victor Espinoza | James Cassidy | Tom Braly |
| 2009 | Internallyflawless1:49.46 | Garrett K. Gomez | Bob Baffert | Charles E. Fipke |
| 2008 | Magical Fantasy1:46.73 | Alex Solis | Patrick Gallagher | David Bienstock, et al. |
| 2007 | Rutherienne1:46.79 | Corey Nakatani | Christophe Clement | Virginia Kraft Payson |
| 2006 | Arravale1:48.03 | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Macdonald Benson | Robert Costigan |
| 2005 | Singhalese1:46.29 | Mike E. Smith | James M. Cassidy | Gould Family Trust/Dixon |
| 2004 | Amorama1:46.26 | David Flores | Julio C. Canani | Marsha Naify et al. |
| 2003 | Dessert1:47.04 | Corey Nakatani | Richard Mandella | The Thoroughbred Corp. |
| 2002 | Dublino1:47.16 | Kent Desormeaux | Laura de Seroux | S. Port / M. Naify et al. |
| 2001 | Golden Apples1:47.98 | Garrett K. Gomez | Ben Cecil | Gary A. Tanaka |
| 2000 | No Matter What1:50.02 | Victor Espinoza | Neil D. Drysdale | Augustin Stable |
| 1999 | Tout Charmant1:48.60 | David Flores | Bob Baffert | Walter Family Trust |
| 1998 | Sicy D'Alsace1:48.26 | Corey Nakatani | Nick Canani | J. DeHaven/J. Preston et al. |
| 1997 | Famous Digger1:49.14 | Brice Blanc | Barry Abrams | Let It Ride Stable |
| 1996 | Antespend1:48.93 | Chris Antley | Ron McAnally | Jack Kent Cooke |
| 1995 | Bail Out Becky1:49.72 | Shane Sellers | William I. Mott | Ken L. & Sarah K. Ramsey |
| 1994 | Twice The Vice1:47.73 | Gary Stevens | T. Ray Bell Jr. | Bob & Beverly Lewis |
| 1993 | Hollywood Wildcat1:48.31 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil D. Drysdale | Irving & Marjorie Cowan |
| 1992 | Suivi1:48.60 | Alex Solis | Randy Winick | Albert R. Broccoli |
| 1991 | Flawlessly1:49.40 | Chris McCarron | Charlie Whittingham | Harbor View Farm |
| 1990 | Slew Of Pearls1:49.80 | Corey Black | Edwin J. Gregson | Royal Lines |
| 1989 | Stylish Star1:48.60 | Chris McCarron | Dan L. Hendricks | M/M T. M. Cavanagh |
| 1988 | No Review1:49.00 | Rafael Meza | Chris Speckert | Buckland Farm |
| 1987 | Lizzy Hare1:50.40 | Gary Stevens | Richard L. Cross | Clover Racing et al. |
| 1986 | Hidden Light1:47.80 | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Howard B. Keck |
| 1985 | Savannah Dancer1:48.80 | Bill Shoemaker | Ron McAnally | Allen E. Paulson |
| 1984 | Fashionably Late1:49.40 | Chris McCarron | Robert J. Frankel | Diana Firestone (Lessee) |
| 1983 | Heartlight No. One1:50.20 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Pedro Marti | Burt Bacharach/C. B. Sager |
| 1982 | Castilla1:50.20 | Ray Sibille | Charlie Whittingham | Mary J. Bradley |
| 1981 | French Charmer1:49.40 | Darrel McHargue | John W. Russell | W. F. Roden |
| 1980 | Movin' Money1:49.40 | Pat Valenzuela | D. Wayne Lukas | John A. Nerud |
| 1979 | Our Suiti Pie1:49.80 | Chris McCarron | Charlie Whittingham | Mary J. Bradley |
| 1978 | Country Queen1:49.80 | Fernando Toro | Randy Winick | Maribel G. Blum |
| 1977 | Taisez Vous1:48.80 | Donald Pierce | Robert L. Wheeler | V. & A. Eachus |
| 1976 | Go March1:49.20 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Tommy Doyle | Toshiaki Kanasashi |
| 1975 | Snap Apple1:50.00 | Francisco Mena | Charlie Whittingham | Howard B. Keck |
| 1974 | Modus Vivendi1:50.20 | Donald Pierce | Gordon C. Campbell | Bernard J. Ridder |
| 1973 | Sandy Blue1:49.40 | Donald Pierce | Tommy Doyle | Circle C Ranch & Witt |
| 1972 | House of Cards1:50.00 | Johnny Sellers | Tommy Doyle | Westerly Stud |
| 1971 | Turkish Trousers1:50.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Howard B. Keck |
| 1970 | Beja1:49.20 | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | Howard B. Keck |
| 1970 | Thoroly Blue1:50.20 | Fernando Toro | C. R. West | Chas. Weiner (Lessee) |
| 1969 | Commissary1:51.60 | Álvaro Pineda | Melvin F. Stute | Ken Schiffer |
| 1968 | Greta1:50.60 | Rudy Campas | W. F. Finnegan | Calbourne Stable |
| 1967 | Forgiving1:50.80 | Álvaro Pineda | Jerry Wallace II | M/M E. B. Johnston |
| 1966 | Desert Trial1:51.20 | Alex Maese | Carl A. Roles | Muriel Vanderbilt Adams |
| 1966 | Mikhaless1:51.00 | Álvaro Pineda | Farrell W. Jones | Albert Sultan |
| 1965 | Alibarb1:52.40 | Jerry Lambert | John W. Pappalardo | Radkovich Stock Farm |
| 1964 | Gim Mah1:36.80 | Johnny Longden | John W. Pappalardo | Radkovich / Wilson |
| 1963 | Hi Rated1:36.20 | Kenneth Church | Noble Threewitt | Kratz & Horrigan |
| 1962 | Savaii1:35.40 | Willie Harmatz | Ross Brinson | Vicar Stable |
| 1961 | Fun House1:35.20 | Robert Yanez | Robert L. Wheeler | C. V. Whitney |
| 1960 | Linita1:36.00 | Alex Maese | Clyde Turk | Corradini & Dorney |
| 1959 | Pie Queen1:36.40 | Rudy Campas | Farrell W. Jones | Hill / Hutson Ent. |
| 1958 | Camloc1:36.40 | Pete Moreno | R. D. Moon | Colin Campbell |
| 1957 | Royal Rasher1:36.20 | Ismael Valenzuela | Frank E. Childs | Mrs. Fred Turner Jr. |
72 of the 72 runnings name the rider, 72 name the trainer and 72 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Del Mar Oaks more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Del Mar Oaks twice in the 72 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Del Mar Oaks in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | Gran CriteriumSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | $312,607 | €275,000 |
| 286 | Gran Premio del Jockey ClubSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | $312,607 | €275,000 |
| 287 | Premio Lydia TesioCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | $312,607 | €275,000 |
| 288 | Premio Vittorio di CapuaSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | $312,607 | €275,000 |
| 289 | Singapore DerbySingapore Turf Club | Singapore | $309,305 | S$400,000 |
| 290 | American OaksSanta Anita Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 291 | American Pharoah StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 292 | Clásico del CaribeVariable | $300,000 | $300,000 | |
| 293 | Del Mar Debutante StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 294 | Del Mar FuturityDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 296 | Goodwood StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 297 | Gotham StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 298 | Hopeful StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 299 | Indiana DerbyHorseshoe Indianapolis | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 300 | Jebel HattaMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 301 | La Brea StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 302 | Malibu StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 303 | Matriarch StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 304 | Pennine Ridge StakesBelmont Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 305 | Santa Anita HandicapSanta Anita Park | United States | $300,000 | $300,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Del Mar 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, 110th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Oaks | Santa Anita Park | Grade 1 | $300,000 |
| American Pharoah Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade I | $300,000 |
| Del Mar Debutante Stakes | Del Mar Racetrack | Grade I | $300,000 |
| Del Mar Futurity | Del Mar Racetrack | Grade I | $300,000 |
| Goodwood Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade I | $300,000 |
| Gotham Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Grade III | $300,000 |
| Hopeful Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $300,000 |
| Indiana Derby | Horseshoe Indianapolis | Grade III | $300,000 |
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 Del Mar Oaks prize money?
$300,000.
Where does the Del Mar Oaks rank among the richest races in the world?
295th of 997. 294 races pay more, the nearest of them Gran Criterium. In the United States it is 110th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Del Mar Oaks most often?
Corey Nakatani, with 4 wins between 1998 and 2014.
When was the Del Mar Oaks first run?
1957. This page holds 72 runnings, from 1957 to 2026.
How far is the Del Mar Oaks?
miles (9 furlongs), on turf, at Del Mar Racetrack.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money