One of the classic horse races. It is a race for three-year-old fillies only, held at Epsom Racecourse in Epsom, England, with a distance of 1.5 miles (about 2400m). It is said to have been planned in 1779 by the 12th Earl of Derby for his newlywed wife. The name comes from the fact that the Earl's villa had a magnificent oak tree and was called "House of the Oaks." In Japan, the Yushun Himba (Oaks), which was modeled after this race, was founded in 1938 and is held every May. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
競馬のクラシック競走の一つ。イギリスのエプソム・ユーエルにあるエプソム競馬場で行なわれる 3歳牝馬だけのレースで,距離は 1.5マイル(約 2400m)。1779年に第12代ダービー伯爵が新婚の夫人のために計画したといわれている。名称の由来は,伯爵の別荘にみごとなカシ(オーク)の木があり,「オークスの館」と呼ばれていたことによる。日本ではこのレースを範にとった優駿牝馬(オークス)が 1938年に創設され,毎年 5月に開催される。
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