Brighton Oaks

The Brighton Oaks was an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York from 1901[1] through 1906.[2] A race for three-year-old fillies, it was contested at various distances:

• 1 mile : 1902
• 1 mile 70 yards : 1903
• ​1 ¹⁄₁₆ miles : 1904
• 1 mile, 1 furlong : 1901, 1905–1906

Brighton Oaks

Discontinued horse race
Location	Brighton Beach Race Course, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1901
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Race information
Distance	9 furlongs
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-old fillies
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$7,500

Records

Speed record: (at 1 mile, 1 furlong)

• 1:53.60 - Brookdale Nymph (1906)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 2 - Winfield O'Connor (1901, 1902)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 2 - Julius Bauer (1901, 1902)
• 2 - A. Jack Joyner (1904, 1905)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 - Arthur Featherstone (1901, 1902)
• 2 - Sydney Paget (1904, 1905)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1906	Brookdale Nymph	Lucien Lyne	John W. Rogers	Harry Payne Whitney	1:53.60
1905	Tradition	Willie Davis	A. Jack Joyner	Sydney Paget	1:56.40
1904	Hamburg Belle	Gene Hildebrand	A. Jack Joyner	Sydney Paget	1:47.80
1903	Birch Broom	Arthur Redfern	S. W. Street	James R. Keene	1:45.40
1902	Hatasoo	Winfield O'Connor	Julius Bauer	Arthur Featherstone	1:40.00
1901	Reina	Winfield O'Connor	Julius Bauer	Arthur Featherstone	1:54.20

References

1. New York Times - July 19, 1901 report on the Brighton Oaks
2. Hartford Courant - July 20, 1906