The 100th running of the Irish Oaks was held on Saturday 9th July 1994 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner won €118,700 and was owned by Khalid Abdullah, trained by Barry Hills and ridden by Pat Eddery. The winner won by 2 lengths in 2 minutes 33.6 seconds, with 1/2 length between second and third.

IRISH OAKS 1994

BOLAS (Brown filly by Unfuwain out of Three Stars) SR 1973

The winning owner won €118,700 (The equivalent of £170,100 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 3 minute 55 second clip of the 1994 Irish Oaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTBxnR0CQwU

GN1907.JPG (8122 bytes)

GN1908.JPG (8001 bytes)

GN1910.JPG (7999 bytes)
Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 BOLAS 9.0 Pat Eddery Khalid Abdullah Barry Hills
2 HAWAJISS 9.0 Walter Swinburn Maktoum Al Maktoum Sir Michael Stoute
3 GOTHIC DREAM 9.0 Johnny Murtagh Lady Clague John M Oxx
4 WIND IN HER HAIR 9.0 Richard Hills Mrs W Tulloch John Hills
5 BULAXIE 9.0 Willie Carson Hesmonds Stud John Dunlop
6 BALLYKETT NANCY 9.0 Kevin Manning Mr N Keating Jim Bolger
7 HER LADYSHIP 9.0 Frankie Dettori Sheikh Mohammed Andre Fabre
8 TREFOIL 9.0 Mick Kinane Sheikh Mohammed Andre Fabre
9 BONASH 9.0 Thiery Jarnet Khalid Abdullah Andre Fabre
10 TWO SHONAS 9.0 Christy Roche Mr J R Curran Aidan O'Brien
  Betting        
5/2 fav Bolas        
3/1 Wind in her Hair        
11/2 Her Ladyship        
8/1 Hawajiss        
8/1 Bulaxie        
8/1 Bonash        
12/1 Gothic Dream        
12/1 Trefoil        
40/1 Ballykett Nancy        
50/1 Two Shonas        
  Over round 123%        

ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3

652 pages

774 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0

352 pages

400 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7

180 pages

140 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4

264 pages

235 former courses
Copies of the above books are only available by emailing johnwslusar@gmail.com stating your requirements, method of payment (cheque payable to W.Slusar) or Bank transfer, and the address where the book(s) should be sent.
ORDER FORM
Download an order form
  Quantity Cost
Volume 1 North of Hatfield £19.99 + £4 postage    
Volume 2 South of Hatfield £14.99 + £3 postage    
Volume 3 Wales & Scotland £9.99 + £3 postage    
Volume 4 Ireland £9.99 + £3 postage    
Volumes 1 - 4 £54.96 + £5 postage    
Postage & Packaging    
Total    
Email order form to johnwslusar@gmail.com