The New England Oaks was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually from 1936 thru 1944 at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Run on dirt over a distance of a mile and one-sixteenth, like all "Oaks" races for Thoroughbreds, it was open to three-year-old fillies only.

New England Oaks
Discontinued stakes race
LocationNarragansett Park,
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
United States
Inaugurated1936
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-old fillies

Historical Notes

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Fully one-third of all winners of the New England Oaks would finish the year as the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.[1]

  • 3) Following her win in the 1943 Oaks, The Boston Globe story on the race results said that "Stefanita just about clinched her claim to the 3-year-old filly championship of the 1943 racing season," which she did.[4]

In 1945 there was no running of the New England Oaks. With wartime gasoline rationing in place nationwide, travel to the racetrack was basically limited to Pawtucket residents. The other side of the coin was that locals could not go away for summer vacation or visits and local entertainment venues benefited from increased attendance. In some instances the wartime restrictions led to facilities shutting down such as Delaware Park did for all of 1944.[5] Attracting owners and trainers from around the country to send their horses to compete in feature events became difficult for the smaller out-of-the-way tracks. Such was the case when Narragansett Park had to drop the New England Futurity after its 1940 running.[6]

Records

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Speed record:

Most wins by a jockey:

  • No jockey won this race more than once.

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

Winners

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Year
Winner
Age
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Dist.
(Miles)
Time
Win$
1944 Whirlabout 3 Herb Lindberg George M. Odom Louis B. Mayer 1-1/16 m 1:46.00 $7,120
1943 Stefanita 3 Conn McCreary Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1-1/16 m 1:46.00 $7,980
1942 Spiral Pass 3 Warren E. Snyder Johnny McDowell Mt. Desert Stable (W. E. Parker) 1-1/16 m 1:44.60 $8,900
1941 Imperatrice 3 Thomas May George M. Odom William H. LaBoyteaux 1-1/16 m 1:45.60 $9,660
1940 Shine O'Night 3 Ray Adair William F. Tucker W. Campbell Hobson 1-1/16 m 1:47.20 $5,010
1939 Bala Ormont 3 Carroll Bierman John Hanover Harry Friedberg & E. D. Axton 1-1/16 m 1:45.40 $7,215
1938 Handcuff 3 Jack Westrope Hugh L. Fontaine Brookmeade Stable 1-1/16 m 1:43.60 $4,940
1937 Savage Beauty 3 Joe Wagner Louis J. Schaefer William L. Brann 1-1/16 m 1:45.20 $4,050
1936 High Fleet 3 Irving Anderson Bert Mulholland George D. Widener Jr. 1-1/16 m 1:44.00 $4,830

References

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  1. ^ The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Anderson Rides Widener's High Fleet to Triumph in Stake at Narragansett". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1936-09-06. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. ^ "Handcuff Wins At Naragansett Pawtucket, R. I." New York Daily News, page 154. 1938-08-21. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  4. ^ "Stefanita Cops Narragansett's $10,000 Race". The Boston Globe, page 22. 1943-08-29. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  5. ^ "Delaware Inaugurates Meeting of 30 Days: Sport Resumed at Stanton Track After Years Lapse". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1944-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  6. ^ "Business Picking Up At Aqueduct Track". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1940-09-17. Retrieved 2021-05-25.