Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.
2025 Yorkshire Oaks Preview
The Yorkshire Oaks is the feature race on day two of the four-day York Ebor Festival which takes place in August of each year, this is a Group 1 race open to fillies and mares who are aged three or older and is run over one mile, three furlongs and one-hundred and eighty-eight yards.
Established in 1849, the race was originally open to just three-year-old runners, restrictions were lifted in 1991 when older runners were allowed to enter the race, watch out for runners coming from the Irish Oaks, Snowfall (2021) was the last runner to complete the double.
Yorkshire Oaks Information:
Our dedicated York tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Yorkshire Oaks but will also have predictions for each meeting at York throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at York Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Yorkshire Oaks market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 110%. The race in 2016 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 120%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Yorkshire Oaks, the over-round has been 113%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £113 which is bet.
Yorkshire Oaks Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Yorkshire Oaks next time out then you would have backed a total of 8 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +10.31. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Yorkshire Oaks remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 2:25.11 was set by Lush Lashes in 2008, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by J S Bolger and ridden by Kevin Manning. The slowest winning time was set in 2017 when Enable won in a time of 2:35.79, booked to ride was Frankie Dettori by the trainer John Gosden.
These are the top three quickest-run Yorkshire Oaks over the last 20 renewals:
- Lush Lashes (2:25.11) in 2008
- Warm Heart (2:25.86) in 2023
- Snowfall (2:26.61) in 2021
What the expert says...
Yorkshire Oaks Past Winners
Here are the Yorkshire Oaks past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Yorkshire Oaks are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:28.75 | Content (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (3 of 8) 3/1F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2023 2:25.86 | Warm Heart (IRE) 3yo 9-0 (9 of 10) 9/1 | James Doyle A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 2:29.92 | Alpinista (GB) 5yo 9-9 (5 of 7) 7/4F | Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt (GB) |
| 2021 2:26.61 | Snowfall (JPN) 3yo 8-12 (3 of 7) 8/15F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2020 2:31.31 | Love (IRE) 3yo 8-12 (4 of 6) 4/9F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2019 2:29.90 | Enable (GB) 5yo 9-7 (1 of 4) 1/4F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2018 2:30.44 | Sea Of Class (IRE) 3yo 8-12 (5 of 8) 7/4F | James Doyle William Haggas (GB) |
| 2017 2:35.79 | Enable (GB) 3yo 8-12 (1 of 6) 1/4F | Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB) |
| 2016 2:28.50 | Seventh Heaven (IRE) 3yo 8-11 (10 of 12) 100/30 | Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2015 2:32.77 | Pleascach (IRE) 3yo 8-11 (8 of 11) 8/1 | Kevin Manning J S Bolger (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Yorkshire Oaks have been based:
- IRE: 10 winners with an additional 6 placings from 47 runners
- GB: 9 winners with an additional 19 placings from 96 runners
- FR: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 5 runners
- HK: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
- ITY: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Yorkshire Oaks Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Yorkshire Oaks over the last 20 renewals is A P O'Brien who has won the race eight times with those eight winners coming from Alexandrova (2006), Peeping Fawn (2007), Tapestry (2014), Seventh Heaven (2016), Love (2020), Snowfall (2021), Warm Heart (2023) and Content (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Yorkshire Oaks are John Gosden (4 wins) and J S Bolger (2 wins). There is one trainer who has not had the best of times in the Yorkshire Oaks, Sir Michael Stoute has sent a total of 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Yorkshire Oaks trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| A P O'Brien | 30-8-13 | +3.18 | -0.08 |
| John Gosden | 15-4-9 | -3.00 | +0.93 |
| J S Bolger | 5-2-2 | +6.00 | +2.43 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 5-1-1 | +2.50 | -0.10 |
| William Haggas | 4-1-1 | -1.25 | -1.95 |
| A De Royer-Dupre | 3-1-1 | +0.00 | -0.75 |
| Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 2-1-2 | +0.75 | +4.72 |
| Sir Michael Stoute | 10-0-4 | -10.00 | -3.08 |
| Ralph Beckett | 6-0-2 | -6.00 | -2.55 |
| Mrs John Harrington | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
Yorkshire Oaks Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Yorkshire Oaks over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore who has won the race four times with those four winners coming from Tapestry (2014), Love (2020), Snowfall (2021) and Content (2024). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Yorkshire Oaks are Frankie Dettori (3 wins) and James Doyle (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Yorkshire Oaks jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 15-4-8 | +0.97 | +1.59 |
| Frankie Dettori | 9-3-5 | -2.75 | -2.29 |
| James Doyle | 5-2-2 | +7.75 | +3.45 |
| William Buick | 9-1-3 | -6.00 | -3.73 |
| Tom Queally | 4-1-2 | -0.25 | -0.40 |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 2-1-1 | +5.50 | +2.90 |
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 1-1-1 | +2.00 | +1.25 |
| Luke Morris | 1-1-1 | +1.75 | +1.09 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 6-0-2 | -6.00 | -3.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 5-0-1 | -5.00 | -4.46 |
2025 Yorkshire Oaks Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 10, 1, 1, 1, 2, RR, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (49%) - No bigger than 9/1
- 20 / 20 (60%) - Achieved an RPR of 111+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (68%) - Within the first 5 of the market
- 20 / 20 (71%) - Highest Won is not LST/Cl3-5
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Furthest ran 1m4f - 1m4½f
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Off a break of 17 - 60 days
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Achieved an RPR of 105+ (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Furthest Placed 1m2½f - 1m4½f
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Highest Placed is not G3/LST/Cl4
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Ran over 6f - 1m (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Break of 17 - 87 days (Last Place)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Not on GS/FM/STD-SLW (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 16/1 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - No bigger than 14/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved a TS of 43+ (Last Win)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the York racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Yorkshire Oaks. Maybe you are looking to back something in this race on the tote, but you are not sure of the process or how the tote works, No problem! We have an article which is dedicated to The Tote for you to read which explains everything you need to know! Be sure to check out the other articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Yorkshire Oaks Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +7.18 is when runners ran in a Class 1 (G1) when last winning. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class won of Class 1 (L), when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-33.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 3 (5,2) [8 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 9 (3,6) [10 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 5 (2) [7 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 (7) [7 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 4 (5) [6 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Yorkshire Oaks is Curragh, there has been a total number of 10 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Goodwood, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Yorkshire Oaks:
- Galileo (6 Wins)
- Danehill (2 Wins)
- Nathaniel (2 Wins)
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Yorkshire Oaks, that stallion is Dubawi who has failed to produce a winner from 7 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Warm Heart in 2023, winning for A P O'Brien at odds of 9/1 under the guidance of James Doyle. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 12 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Yorkshire Oaks head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Other Principal races during the York Ebor Festival
Remember to head over to the York predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters support in the Yorkshire Oaks. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the Ebor Festival with links to each race blog and information for last year's winners.
Wednesday at the Ebor Festival
The highlight on the opening day of the Ebor Festival is the Juddmonte International, a Group 1 race with a purse of £1.25m which is part of the British Champion Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Symphony Group Handicap | Jm Jungle (IRE) 4yo - 10/1 | John & Sean Quinn Jason Hart |
| 14:25 York Acomb Stakes | The Lion In Winter (IRE) 2yo - 2/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:00 York Great Voltigeur Stakes | Los Angeles (IRE) 3yo - 5/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 15:35 York Juddmonte International Stakes | City Of Troy (USA) 3yo - 5/4 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:10 York York Ebor Festival Stayers Handicap | Extensio (IRE) 7yo - 14/1 | P F O'Donnell J M Sheridan |
Thursday at the Ebor Festival
The fillies and mares take centre stage on Thursday at the festival in the Yorkshire Oaks, another Group 1 which is part of the British Champion Series.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Lowther Stakes | Celandine (GB) 2yo - 13/2 | Ed Walker Tom Marquand |
| 14:25 York Premier Yearling Stakes | Diligently (GB) 2yo - 22/1 | Clive Cox Rossa Ryan |
| 15:00 York Clipper Handicap | Thunder Run (IRE) 3yo - 6/1 | K R Burke David Egan |
| 15:35 York Yorkshire Oaks | Content (IRE) 3yo - 3/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| 16:10 York Galtres Stakes | Scenic (FR) 4yo - 8/1 | Ed Walker Oisin Murphy |
Friday at the Ebor Festival
The British Champion Series race for Friday at the Ebor Festival is the 500k Nunthrope over the sprint distance of five furlongs. The Lonsdale Cup is also part of the British Champion Series on Friday.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York York Ebor Festival Sky Bet Handicap | Shadow Dance (GB) 4yo - 6/1 | Roger Varian James Doyle |
| 14:25 York Lonsdale Cup | Vauban (FR) 6yo - 11/2 | W P Mullins William Buick |
| 15:00 York Gimcrack Stakes | Cool Hoof Luke (GB) 2yo - 8/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 15:35 York Nunthorpe Stakes | Bradsell (GB) 4yo - 3/1 | Archie Watson Hollie Doyle |
Saturday at the Ebor Festival
The highlight on the final day of the Ebor Festival is the Ebor Handicap itself, a stamina testing class two handicap which carries a purse of 500k.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:50 York Strensall Stakes | See The Fire (GB) 3yo - 3/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| 14:25 York Melrose Heritage Handicap | Tabletalk (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | Tom Clover Rossa Ryan |
| 15:00 York City of York Stakes | Breege (GB) 4yo - 33/1 | John & Sean Quinn Colin Keane |
| 15:35 York Ebor Handicap | Magical Zoe (IRE) 6yo - 11/2 | Henry De Bromhead W J Lee |
| 16:45 York Roses Stakes | Tropical Storm (GB) 2yo - 5/2 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Yorkshire Oaks Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
James Banting
Tipster Competition Assistant
Andy Powell
Content Editor
Other Principal Races at York Racecourse
Here are some other notable races at the York racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.
Races in May (Dante Festival)
- Churchill Tyres Handicap
- Duke of York Stakes
- Jorvik Stakes
- Musidora Stakes
- Dante Stakes
- Hambleton Stakes
- Lindum York Handicap
- Middleton Stakes
- Knights Solicitors Handicap
- Yorkshire Cup
