The Oaks horse race is run at which British race course?
Kentucky Oaks The race was founded by Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. along with the Kentucky Derby, the Clark Handicap, and the Falls City Handicap. The Oaks and the Derby are the oldest continuously contested sporting events in American history. The Kentucky Oaks was modeled after the British Epsom Oaks which has been run annually at Epsom Downs, Epsom in Surrey since 1779. In the first race, the horse Vinaigrette won the then mile race in a time of 2:, winning a purse of $1,175. Since that race the Kentucky Oaks has been held each year. The Kentucky Oaks is considered by some
Cheshire Oaks (horse race) and 1988 runnings were abandoned because of a waterlogged course. </div> ---- Cheshire Oaks (horse race) The Cheshire Oaks is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 75 yards () at Chester in May. The event was established in 1950, and it was originally contested over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 53 yards. The inaugural running was won by Requete. The Cheshire Oaks was extended by several yards in 1970. It held Group 3 status from 1971 to 1985. It was relegated to