| 单词 | the oaks |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe Oaks 6. the Oaks: an annual horse race for three-year-old fillies, run at Epsom on the Friday after the Derby. Also without the and as a modifier.The race was founded in 1779, and is so called after the estate of 12th Earl of Derby, owner of the first winner. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > specific races St. Leger1778 the Oaks1779 Goodwood Cup1829 Leger1832 Cesarewitch1839 Cambridgeshire handicap1840 Grand Prix de Paris1862 Grand National1863 classic1899 national1909 1779 Racing Cal. 27 The Oakes Sweepstakes of 50 gs each, for 3 yrs old fillies carrying 8st. 4lb. the last mile and a ½. 1805 Racing Cal. 1804 32 The second and last year of a renewal of the Oaks Stakes of 50 gs each. 1813 W. H. W. Betty Let. in G. Playfair Prodigy (1967) vii. 161 I have some..upon the Oaks and should wish to see the Race. 1870 Blaine's Encycl. Rural Sports (rev. ed.) §1317 The stakes run for in the Oaks have recently rivalled in amount those of the Derby, and sometimes surpassed them. 1946 G. Stimpson Thousand Things 497 A group of Derbyshire sportsmen got up what they called a ‘dinner race’ at Epsom. Out of this grew the English Oaks. 1990 K. O. Morgan People's Peace (BNC) Unbeaten in five races, this treble Oaks winner is a formidable rival. < as lemmas |
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