Changes in Distance
The Kentucky Oaks has been run at four different distances:
- 1875-1890, the race was 1½ miles;
- 1891-1895, it was 1¼ miles;
- 1896-1919, it was 1 1/16 miles;
- 1920-1941, changed to 1⅛ miles;
- 1942-1981, run at 1 1/16 miles; and
- 1982, set at 1⅛ miles, and it has been that distance since.
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