Oaks_(Irish_greyhounds)

Oaks (Irish greyhound race)

Oaks (Irish greyhound race)

Irish greyhound racing competition

The Oaks is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Shelbourne Park.[1]

For other uses, see Oaks.
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First held at Harold's Cross in 1930, the event was unofficial until 1932. It is an original classic competition in the Irish racing greyhound racing calendar and was officially inaugurated in 1932 following the decision by the Irish Coursing Club to issue a new list of classic races.[2][3]

The event was shared around several tracks in Ireland starting with Clonmel Greyhound Stadium from 1932-1933 and then the two Dublin venues of Shelbourne Park and Harold's Cross Stadium. Before World War II the old Cork Greyhound Stadium and Markets Field Greyhound Stadium in Limerick also both hosted the competition.

After the war Shelbourne Park and Harold's Cross both shared the race until sole control was taken by Shelbourne Park in 1992.[4]

Past winners

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Venues and distances

  • 1932-1933 (Clonmel)
  • 1930, 1934, 1936, 1938 (Harolds Cross)
  • 1935, 1937 (Shelbourne Park)
  • 1939, 1943 (Cork)
  • 1942 (Limerick)
  • 1944 Harolds Cross then alternate years with Shelbourne until 1970.
  • 1970-1976, 1982, 1984, 1991 (Harolds Cross)
  • 1977-1981, 1983, 1985-1990 & 1992-present (Shelbourne Park)

Sponsors

  • 1978-1978 (Sean Kelly Dublin Bookmakers)
  • 2003-present (Sporting Press)

References

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    Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 294. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
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    Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 331. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
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    "Feature Events" (PDF). Irish Greyhound Board.
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    Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 173-174. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
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    "Lovely Louisa in Fast Oaks win". Belfast Telegraph. 2 October 1948. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    "Remember When - September". Greyhound Star.
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    "2000 Oaks Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
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    "2001 Oaks Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
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    "2010 Sporting Press Oaks final". Irish Greyhound Board.
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    "2013 Sporting Press Oaks final". Irish Greyhound Board.
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    "2015 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
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    "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
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    "2017 result". Irish Greyhound Board.
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    "2018 Oaks final". Irish Greyhound Board.
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    "2019 Sporting Press Oaks". Irish Greyhound Board.
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    "The 2020 Sporting Press Oaks Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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    "Sporting Press OnLine Edition Irish Oaks Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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    "Sporting Press OnLine Edition Irish Oaks Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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