Naas Oaks Trial

Naas Oaks Trial
2024
Green, red epaulettes, green cap Black, white sleeves, white cap Dark blue
Hanalia Bellezza Greenfinch
Previous years
2023
Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Royal blue, pink sash, pink cap, royal blue star Yellow, red epaulettes and sleeves, yellow cap
Library Empress Of Beauty Snowcapped
2022
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap White and emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap Emerald green, dark green sleeves, dark green cap, emerald green spots
Galleria Borghese Alizarine Seisai
2021
Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Emerald green, red chevron, red cap, emerald green diamond Dark blue
Willow La Petite Coco April Showers
2020-2012
2020
pink Dark blue Emerald green, red chevron, red cap, emerald green diamond
Even So Laburnum Silence Please
2019
Black, white disc, black cap Black, white slvs, red cap, black star Dark blue
Trethias Search For A Song Chablis
2018
Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Royal blue, dark blue seams, royal blue sleeves and cap Dark blue
Easter Lily Mary Tudor Sizzling
2017
Dark blue Lime green, purple sleeves, white cap Red, yellow stars, halved sleeves, yellow star on cap
Key To My Heart Bloomfield Elizabeth Browning
2016
Emerald green, pink sash, white sleeves, pink cap Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Dark blue and emerald green check, white sleeves and cap
Discipline Earring How High The Moon
2015
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap White, red stars, red cap, emerald green star Dark blue
Outstanding Stellar Glow Easter
2014
Black, white slvs, red cap, black star Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap Dark blue
Carla Bianca Palace Circling
2013
pink Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star White, purple panel, check cap
Venus de Milo Opera Gloves Bunairgead
2012
Emerald green, pink sash, white sleeves, pink cap Green, red epaulettes, green cap Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap
Caponata Shebella Aaraas
 

The Naas Oaks Trial is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Naas over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

The race was first run in 2012. It serves as a trial for the Irish Oaks and the most recent horse to win both races was Even So in 2020.

Records

Leading jockey (3 wins):

  • Pat Smullen – Caponata (2012), Carla Bianca (2014), Discipline (2016)
  • Wayne Lordan - Easter Lily (2018), Galleria Borghese (2022), Library (2023)

Leading trainer (7 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien – Venus de Milo (2013), Outstanding (2015), Key To My Heart (2017), Easter Lily (2018), Willow (2021), Galleria Borghese (2022), Library (2023)

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
2012 Caponata Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:15.50
2013 Venus de Milo Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:08.42
2014 Carla Bianca Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:11.44
2015 Outstanding Colm O'Donoghue Aidan O'Brien 2:10.73
2016 Discipline Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:14.30
2017 Key To My Heart Donnacha O'Brien Aidan O'Brien 2:13.09
2018 Easter Lily Wayne Lordan Aidan O'Brien 2:09.38
2019 Trethias Shane Foley Jessica Harrington 2:11.97
2020 Even So[a] Colin Keane Ger Lyons 2:14.84
2021 Willow Seamie Heffernan Aidan O'Brien 2:08.43
2022 Galleria Borghese Wayne Lordan Aidan O'Brien 2:08.56
2023 Library Wayne Lordan Aidan O'Brien 2:07.00
2024 Hanalia Ben Coen Johnny Murtagh 2:12.84
  1. ^ The 2020 race was run in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland

See also

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