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ABOUT THE KENTUCKY OAKS
            The Kentucky Oaks is a premier race for three-year-old fillies held in the
            US, and is typically run the day before the Kentucky Derby, one of the
            three races that make up the Triple Crown. The Triple Crown is a title
            awarded to a horse who wins these races that are run from May to June
            – the Kentucky Derby (2,000m), the Preakness Stakes (1,900m) and the
            Belmont Stakes (2,400m). One of the traditional highlights that takes
            place before the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks offers attractive
            prize money of up to USD1 million.

            The Kentucky Oaks was founded by Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr in 1875,
            along with the Kentucky Derby. As one of the oldest horse racing events
            in America history, the Oaks has become an annual sporting event that
            attracts over 100,000 attendees every year. Pink is the official color of the
            Kentucky Oaks. The racetrack is decorated in pink, and guests prominently
            incorporate pink into their attire, creates a charming atmosphere. In
            addition, in honour of the Oaks official flower – the stargazer lily – the
            winner of the Oaks receives a large garland of pink-hued stargazer lilies.

            During Kentucky Oaks Day, the historic racetrack is decorated in pink
            bunting and guests are asked to prominently incorporate pink into their
            attire in an effort to raise funds and focus national attention on the fight
            against breast and ovarian cancer. The event culminates in the Survivors
            Parade - a march of breast and ovarian cancer survivors that takes place on
            Churchill Downs’ historic racetrack prior to the running of the Longines
            Kentucky Oaks race. Pink Out has raised more than USD820,000 for
            charity in the past eight years.

           关于肯塔基橡树大赛

              美 国肯 塔 基 橡 树 大赛为三岁母马的顶级 舞台，一 般在 三冠 赛 开 战 前一 天举 办
              （三冠赛也称为Triple Crown，马匹必须在5月及6月短短五个星期内胜出肯塔
              基 德比（2 0 0 0 米）、普 瑞克 尼斯 锦 标 赛（19 0 0 米）及贝蒙锦 标 赛（24 0 0 米）共
              三项一级赛。而在三冠赛开战前一天总奖金达100万美元的肯塔基橡树大赛已
              经成为这项盛会的传统亮点之一。

              肯塔基橡树大赛始于1875年，由梅里韦瑟·刘易斯(Meriwether Lewis Clark
              Jr)创立，他同时也创办了肯塔基德比。作为美国最具历史性的速度赛马活动之
              一，已 经 演变 成一项 体 育年度 盛 事，每年 吸引入场的人数 多达10万人 。是日指
              定 颜色 为 粉 红色，所以不管 是 时尚 着 装 或 现 场 装 饰，无不 散 透 出 粉 粉 的 甜 蜜
              感，也让女性的时尚魅力得到彰显。除此之外，是日指定花卉为粉红百合，冠军
              马都会被套上一个巨大无比的粉红百合花环。

              此外，多年来这个盛事也与慈善活动结合，支持“粉红运动”，以唤起人们对乳
              腺癌及卵巢癌的关注。在肯德基橡树大赛开始前，身着粉红时尚的乳腺癌及卵
              巢 癌的 康复者 会 在赛 道 上的 看 台前 游 行，让公众能 够 和 看 到 他 们 重 生的生命
              力。过去8年来，这个盛事一共为癌症患者筹得了高达82万美元的善款。

As tradition, the Kentucky Oaks trophy remains in the custody of the Kentucky
Derby Museum in Louisville, Kentucky 根据传统，肯塔基橡树大赛的冠军奖杯将典藏于
路易斯维尔的肯塔基德比博物馆

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