Irish Oaks Winners

Michael Stoute holds the record for training the most Irish Oaks winners. Horses he trained won the race in three consecutive years (1986, 1987 and 1988), again in 1995 and, most recently, in 2000. The 1987 winner, Unite, also won the Epsom Oaks.

John Oxx and Aidan O’Brien can each claim two consecutive Irish Oaks wins.

Irish Oaks Winners in the 2000s

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2000	Petrushka	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	Highclere Racing Ltd	2:31.2
2001	Lailani	Frankie Dettori	Ed Dunlop	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:30.5
2002	Margarula	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Jackie Bolger	2:37.4
2003	Vintage Tipple	Frankie Dettori	Paddy Mullins	Patrick O’Donovan	2:28.3
2004	Ouija Board	Kieren Fallon	Ed Dunlop	19th Earl of Derby	2:28.2
2005	Shawanda	Christophe Soumillon	Alain de Royer-Dupré	HH Aga Khan IV	2:27.1
2006	Alexandrova	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O’Brien	Sue Magnier	2:29.6
2007	Peeping Fawn	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O’Brien	Michael Tabor	2:39.1

In 2006, Alexandrova secured an Oaks triple, winning the Epsom Oaks, the Irish Oaks and the Yorkshire Oaks.

Irish Oaks Winners from 1987 to 2000

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1987	Unite	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	2:34.9
1988	DiminuendoMelodist	Steve CauthenWalter Swinburn	Henry CecilMichael Stoute	Sheikh MohammedSheikh Mohammed	2:36.4
1989	Alydaress	Michael Kinane	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	2:31.2
1990	Knight’s Baroness	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Prince Fahd bin Salman	2:31.7
1991	Possessive Dancer	Steve Cauthen	Alex Scott	Ahmed Al Maktoum	2:31.1
1992	User Friendly	George Duffield	Clive Brittain	Bill Gredley	2:33.7
1993	Wemyss Bight	Pat Eddery	André Fabre	Khalid Abdullah	2:35.8
1994	Bolas	Pat Eddery	Barry Hills	Khalid Abdullah	2:37.6
1995	Pure Grain	John Reid	Michael Stoute	Robert Barnett	2:33.6
1996	Dance Design	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	2:29.7
1997	Ebadiyla	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	2:33.7
1998	Winona	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	Lady Clague	2:39.8
1999	Ramruma	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	Prince Fahd bin Salman	2:33.0

The 1988 race was a nail-biting dead heat, with Stoute’s Melodist coming in neck and neck with Henry Cecil’s Diminuendo – both horses owned by Sheikh Mohammed.