The 102nd running of the Irish Oaks was held on Sunday 14th July 1996 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner won €118,700 and was owned by Moyglare Stud Farm, trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Mick Kinane. The winner won by a short head in 2 minutes 29.7 seconds, with 2 lengths between second and third.

IRISH OAKS 1996

DANCE DESIGN (Bay filly by Sadler's Wells out of Elegance In Design) SR 1924

The winning owner won €118,700 (The equivalent of £170,100 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 3 minute 54 second clip of the 1996 Irish Oaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEgELJiN2Xw
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 DANCE DESIGN 9.0 Mick Kinane Moyglare Stud Farm Dermot Weld
2 SHAMADARA 9.0 Gerald Mosse HH Aga Khan Alain De Royer-Dupre
3 KEY CHANGE 9.0 Johnny Murtagh Lady Clague John M Oxx
4 LADY CARLA 9.0 Pat Eddery Wafic Said Sir Henry Cecil
5 FRENCH BALLOON 9.0 P V Gilson Mrs Susan Magnier Patrick J Flynn
6 TOUT A COUP 9.0 Richard Hughes Sir Edmund Loder G A Cusack
  Betting        
1/2 fav Lady Carla        
9/2 Dance Design        
6/1 Shamadara        
8/1 Key Change        
14/1 Tout A Coup        
100/1 French Balloon        
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