The 122nd running of the Irish Oaks was held on Sunday 16th July 2016 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner won €228,000 and was owned by Michael Tabor, Mrs Susan Magnier and Derrick Smith, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Seamie Heffernan. The winner won by 2 3/4 lengths in 2 minutes 34.53 seconds, with 1 1/4 lengths between second and third.

IRISH OAKS 2016

SEVENTH HEAVEN (Bay filly by Galileo out of La Traviata) SR 1949

The winning owner won €228,000 (The equivalent of £205,500 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 2 minute 51 second clip of the 2016 Irish Oaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcgymtj81AU

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 SEVENTH HEAVEN 9.0 Seamie Heffernan Tabor, Smith, Magnier Aidan O'Brien
2 ARCHITECTURE 9.0 Frankie Dettori Lael Stable Hugo Palmer
3 HARLEQUEEN 9.0 Silvestra De Sousa Mrs S Brandt Mich Channon
4 TURRET ROCKS 9.0 Kevin Manning Mrs June Judd Jim Bolger
5 SOMEHOW 9.0 Donnacha O'Brien Tabor, Smith, Magnier Aidan O'Brien
6 AN CAILIN ORGA 9.0 Ronan Whelan Mr Michael D Ryan Jim Bolger
7 EVEN SONG 9.0 Ryan Moore Mrs Susan Magnier Aidan O'Brien
8 RED STARS 9.0 Declan McDonogh Newtown Anner Stud Farm John M Oxx
9 WE ARE NINETY 9.0 Pat Smullen Lady Mimi Manton Hugo Palmer
10 PRETTY PERFECT 9.0 Colm O'Donoghue Tabor, Smith, Magnier Aidan O'Brien
11 AJMAN PRINCESS 9.0 Andrea Atzeni Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Roger Varian
  Betting        
4/5 fav Even Song        
6/1 Architecture        
9/1 Pretty Perfect        
14/1 Seventh Heaven        
14/1 Harlequeen        
14/1 Somehow        
14/1 Turret Rocks        
14/1 Ajman Princess        
25/1 We Are Ninety        
33/1 Red Stars        
80/1 An Cailin Orga        
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