Run over 1m4f the Epsom Oaks is the third of the five English Classics to be run each season and is for 3 year-old fillies.
Did you know that 13 of the last 20 winners came from stall 5 or higher, while trainers John Gosden and Aidan O’Brien have won the last 8 renewals between them.
Here at RACING AHEAD we take a look back at recent winners and highlight the key trends and trainer stats ahead of the 2022 Epsom race – this year run on Friday 3rd June 2022.
Recent Epsom Oaks Winners
2021 – Snowfall (11/2)
2020 – Love (11/10 fav)
2019 – Anapurna (8/1)
2018 – Forever Together (7/1)
2017 – Enable (6/1)
2016 – Minding (10/11 fav)
2015 – Qualify (50/1)
2014 – Taghrooda (5/1)
2013 – Talent (20/1)
2012 – Was (20/1)
2011 – Dancing Rain (20/1)
2010 – Snow Fairy (9/1)
2009 – Sariska (9/4 fav)
2008 – Look Here (33/1)
2007 – Light Shift (13/2)
2006 – Alexandrova (9/4 fav)
2005 – Eswarah (11/4 jfav)
2004 – Ouija Board (7/2)
2003 – Casual Look (10/1)
2002 – Kazzia (10/3 fav)
Epsom Oaks Betting Trends
20/20 – Ran within the last 5 weeks
17/20 – Horses from stall 1 that were unplaced
17/20 – Finished 1st or 2nd last time out
13/20 – Won over at least 1m2f previously
13/20 – Won from stall 5 or higher
12/20 – Favourites that were placed
12/20 – Won last time out
7/20 – Trained by Aidan O’Brien
7/20 – Irish-trained winners
6/20 – Won by the favourite (1 joint)
5/20 – Returned a double-figure price
5/20 – Ran in the English 1,000 Guineas
3/20 – Trained by John Gosden
3/20 – Ridden by Ryan Moore
2/20 – Trained by Ralph Beckett
1/20 – Had run over 1m4f before
0/20 – Had run at the course before
7 of the last 15 favourites were unplaced
Trainer Aidan O’Brien has won the race 9 times
Trainer John Gosden has won 3 of the last 8 runnings.
The average winning SP in the last 20 runnings is 11/1
Love (2020), Kazzia (2002) and Minding (2016) were the last horses to win both the 1,000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks
The horse from stall 2 has been placed in 7 of the last 20 runnings
