2001 Oaks

Imagine (IRE) won the 2001 Oaks at Epsom on 8 June 2001, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Mick Kinane, at 3/1 favourite, beating Flight Of Fancy (GB) by 1¼ lengths.

Updated 2001-06-08

Quick answers

Who won the Oaks in 2001? Imagine (IRE) won the 2001 Oaks at Epsom on 8 June 2001, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Mick Kinane, at 3/1 favourite, beating Flight Of Fancy (GB) by 1¼ lengths.
Who came second in the 2001 Oaks? Flight Of Fancy (GB) (100/30) finished second, and Relish The Thought (IRE) (10/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2001 Oaks? Yes. Imagine (IRE) won as the 3/1 favourite.
What was the winning time of the 2001 Oaks? Imagine (IRE) won in 2m 36.70s over 1m4f on Good To Firm going.
How much prize money did the 2001 Oaks winner get? Imagine (IRE) earned £211,700 for winning the 2001 Oaks.
How many ran in the 2001 Oaks? 14 ran in the 2001 Oaks (average since 1990: 11.3).

Imagine (IRE)Winner

3/1FSP

14 ranRunners

2m 36.70sWinning time

£211,700Prize to winner

Imagine (IRE) (3/1F): wonFavourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	Dr	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 1¼	Imagine (IRE)	3/1F	3	9-0	Mick Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	-	10	Mrs David Nagle & Mrs John Magnier	-	2m 36.70s	£211,700
2	1¼	Flight Of Fancy (GB)	100/30	3	9-0	Kieren Fallon	Sir Michael Stoute	102	13	The Queen	1¼	-	£80,300
3	hd	Relish The Thought (IRE)	10/1	3	9-0	Michael Hills	B W Hills	-	6	Maktoum Al Maktoum	1½	-	£40,150
4	3	Mot Juste (GB)	11/1	3	9-0	Richard Hughes	Ed Dunlop	-	1	Mohammed Al Nabouda	4½	-	£18,250
5	shd	SunstoneI (GB)	100/1	3	9-0	Craig A Williams	Mick Channon	90	9	Mrs M J Vincent	4½	-	£9,125
6	1¾	Gay Heroine (GB)	12/1	3	9-0	Johnny Murtagh	Sir Michael Stoute	-	12	Cheveley Park Stud	6¼	-	£5,475
7	4	Tarfshi (GB)	10/1	3	9-0	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	99	11	Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum	10¼	-	-
8	4	Silver Grey Lady (IRE)	14/1	3	9-0	Pat Eddery	John Dunlop	100	14	Mrs Philippa Cooper	14¼	-	-
9	hd	Mameha (GB)	100/1	3	9-0	B Marcus	Clive Brittain	99	5	B H Voak	14½	-	-
10	nk	Foodbroker Fancy (IRE)	20/1	3	9-0	Dane O'Neill	David Elsworth	-	7	Food Brokers Ltd	14¾	-	-
11	14	Santa Isobel (GB)	33/1	3	9-0	Kevin Darley	I A Balding	105	4	Exors Of The Late Robert Hitchins	28¾	-	-
12	2	Candice (IRE)	20/1	3	9-0	T Quinn	Ed Dunlop	105	2	Maktoum Al Maktoum	dist	-	-
13	3½	Najah (IRE)	16/1	3	9-0	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	-	8	Godolphin	dist	-	-
14	1½	Zanzibar (IRE)	9/1	3	9-0	Micky Fenton	Michael Bell	-	3	Mrs G Rowland Clark Usk Valley Stud	dist	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Imagine (IRE)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
2	Flight Of Fancy (GB)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
3	Relish The Thought (IRE)	2001-07-15	Curragh	Kildangan Stud Irish Oaks (Fillies)	10th of 12	4/1F
4	Mot Juste (GB)	2001-07-15	Curragh	Kildangan Stud Irish Oaks (Fillies)	2nd of 12	8/1
5	SunstoneI (GB)	2001-06-21	Ascot	Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)	8th of 14	10/1
6	Gay Heroine (GB)	2001-06-21	Ascot	Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)	11th of 14	9/2F
7	Tarfshi (GB)	2001-06-30	Newcastle	EBF/Cantor Sport Spreadbetting Hoppings Stakes (Listed Race)	Won	2/1
8	Silver Grey Lady (IRE)	2001-07-07	Haydock	Halliwell Landau Lancashire Oaks (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares)	6th of 8	3/1
9	Mameha (GB)	2001-06-26	Lingfield	Henry Streeter Maiden Stakes Class D	3rd of 5	4/5F
10	Foodbroker Fancy (IRE)	2001-08-21	York	Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1)	6th of 8	33/1
11	Santa Isobel (GB)	2001-06-30	Newcastle	EBF/Cantor Sport Spreadbetting Hoppings Stakes (Listed Race)	6th of 7	9/1
12	Candice (IRE)	2001-09-01	Sandown	Variety Club Sunshine Coach Atalanta Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies & Mares)	4th of 10	5/1
13	Najah (IRE)	2001-06-21	Ascot	Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)	10th of 14	11/1
14	Zanzibar (IRE)	2001-08-22	York	Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares)	5th of 9	14/1

12 of 14 have run since; 1 won next time out.

Oaks winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	Thundering On (GB)	5/1	Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2025	Minnie Hauk (IRE)	9/2	Aidan O'Brien
2024	Ezeliya (FR)	13/2	D K Weld
2023	Soul Sister (IRE)	11/4	John & Thady Gosden
2022	Tuesday (IRE)	13/2	Aidan O'Brien
2021	Snowfall (JPN)	11/2	Aidan O'Brien
2020	Love (IRE)	11/10F	Aidan O'Brien
2019	Anapurna (GB)	8/1	John Gosden
2018	Forever Together (IRE)	7/1	Aidan O'Brien
2017	Enable (GB)	6/1	John Gosden
2016	Minding (IRE)	10/11F	Aidan O'Brien
2015	Qualify (IRE)	50/1	Aidan O'Brien
2014	Taghrooda (GB)	5/1	John Gosden
2013	Talent (GB)	20/1	Ralph Beckett
2012	Was (IRE)	20/1	Aidan O'Brien
2011	Dancing Rain (IRE)	20/1	William Haggas
2010	Snow Fairy (IRE)	9/1	Ed Dunlop
2009	Sariska (GB)	9/4F	Michael Bell
2008	Look Here (GB)	33/1	Ralph Beckett
2007	Light Shift (USA)	13/2	Sir Henry Cecil
2006	Alexandrova (IRE)	9/4F	Aidan O'Brien
2005	Eswarah (GB)	11/4JF	Michael Jarvis
2004	Ouija Board (GB)	7/2	Ed Dunlop
2003	Casual Look (USA)	10/1	Andrew Balding
2002	Kazzia (GER)	100/30F	Saeed bin Suroor
2001	Imagine (IRE)	3/1F	Aidan O'Brien
2000	Love Divine (GB)	9/4F	Sir Henry Cecil
1999	Ramruma (USA)	3/1	Sir Henry Cecil
1998	Shahtoush (IRE)	12/1	Aidan O'Brien
1997	Reams Of Verse (USA)	5/6F	Sir Henry Cecil
1996	Lady Carla (GB)	100/30	Sir Henry Cecil
1995	Moonshell (IRE)	3/1	Saeed bin Suroor
1994	Balanchine (USA)	6/1	H Ibrahim
1993	Intrepidity (GB)	5/1	A Fabre
1992	User Friendly (GB)	5/1	Clive Brittain
1991	Jet Ski Lady (USA)	50/1	J S Bolger
1990	Salsabil (GB)	2/1F	John Dunlop

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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2001 Oaks

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