Location | Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment East Rutherford, New Jersey (since 1981) |
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Inaugurated | 1971DuQuoin State Fair, DuQuoin, Illinois | at the
Race type | Standardbred (Trot) |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (8.0 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | three-year-old fillies |
Purse | $500,000 (2016) |
The Hambletonian Oaks is a premier harness racing event for three-year-old Standardbred female trotters first run in 1971.[1] The race is operated by The Hambletonian Society, Inc. which also operates the Hambletonian Stakes for three-year-old for male horses and the Breeders Crown series.[2]