Oak Tree Stakes

The Oak Tree Stakes, founded as the New Stand Stakes to mark the opening of the new grandstand opened by Queen Elizabeth II, was first staged in 1980 over 7 furlongs for fillies and mares 3-years-old and above, being classed as a Listed race. In 1981, as a one-off, it was named the Royal Wedding Day Stakes as it took place on the same day Princess Diana was married, but a year later, to celebrate the close association between Goodwood Racecourse and Oak Tree Racing in California, it became the Oak Tree Stakes. A reciprocal Goodwood Stakes was held at the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park racecourse in the USA. The Oak Tree Stakes was given Group 3 status in 2004, while between 2014 and 2018 the race became known as the L’Omarins Queen’s Plate after the sponsoring company, before reverting to the Oak Tree Stakes which is traditionally staged on the penultimate day of the Festival.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Oak Tree Stakes, run as the New Stand Stakes, was on Tuesday 29th July 1980 when Lord McAlpine’s Trevita defeated Premier Rose and Our Home.
Oak Tree Stakes 2007 Group 3 7 furlongs
Pos. Horse Jockey Age/weight Owner
1 WAKE UP MAGGIE George Baker Chris Wall 4-9st 4lbs Mr J G Lambton 11/1
2 COSTUME Richard Hughes John Gosden Prince Khaled Abdullah 100/30 fav
3 REDSTONE DANCER Pat Shanahan Miss S Collins Mr K Lynch 8/1
4 SELINKA Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Mr R Barnett 6/1
5 MAJESTIC ROI Jamie Spencer Mick Channon Jaber Abdullah 15/2
6 SCARLET RUNNER Kerrin McEvoy John Dunlop Mr Nicholas Jones 7/1
7 VITAL STATISTICS Richard Quinn David Elsworth Setsquare Recruitment 16/1
8 LADY GRACE Michael Hills William Haggas Mr F C T Wilson 33/1
9 SESMEN Neil Callan Marco Botti Scuderia Rencati SRL 50/1
10 LEOPOLDINE Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison Grossman/Normandie Stud 50/1
11 RAINBOW PROMISES Kevin Darley Brian Meehan Mr Michael Tabor 16/1
12 PUGGY Eddie Ahern Roy Arne Kvisla Investment AB Rustningen 50/1
13 SAMYA Marco Monteriso E Borromeo Loghi SNC 50/1
14 GLOVED HAND Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett Mrs M V Chaworth-Musters 20/1
15 TARTEEL Richard Hills John Dunlop Hamdan Al Maktoum 12/1
16 SANDER CAMILLO Johnny Murtagh Jeremy Noseda Sir Robert Ogden 14/1
This race took place on Friday 3rd August 2007 and was over 7 furlongs for 3-y-o fillies. It was valued at £28,390 (equivalent to £38,700 in 2021). Over round 122%