The Oaks d'Italia is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,200 metres (about 1 mile and 3 furlongs), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May or June.
It is Italy's equivalent of the Epsom Oaks, a famous race in England.
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—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)