Australasian Oaks
Australasian Oaks
Group One Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
| Location: | Morphettville Racecourse – Adelaide, South Australia |
| Prize Money: | $502,250 |
| Distance: | 2000m |
THE Australasian Oaks – also known as the Schweppes Oaks – is a group one race held at Morphettville for three-year-old fillies at set weights over the distance of 2000m.
Held in late April or early May, $500,000 goes to the winner of the Australasian Oaks.
The race is not an event international runners target, given the prize money is not enormous and the specific nature of the conditions, but the best local and interstate fillies battle it out for Group 1 glory.
2024 Australasian Oaks betting odds
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Best Australasian Oaks bookmakers
The Australasian Oaks is a group one race which has an entire day in South Australia dedicated to it, so as you would expect the bookmakers come nice and early to the party for this one.
The runners that will nominate for the race are usually pretty cut and dry given the criteria for entry, so online bookmakers are able to get their prices in pretty quickly for all-in markets.
Tote prices and other Fixed Odds markets tend to open when the race is two to three days away.
The bookies we trust the most are listed below and we recommend anyone interested in investing on the Australasian Oaks to visit any of these sites:
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Latest Australasian Oaks News
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Betting on the Australasian Oaks
The Australasian Oaks brings out the best three-year-old fillies from South Australia and the rest of the county, but form lines are imperative when picking a winner here.
The Port Adelaide Guineas has been a great indicator of form leading into the Australasian Oaks for the local horses held three weeks prior to the Australasian Oaks, but punters need to take into account the preparations of the interstate raiders.
Another strong form race to follow into the Australasian Oaks is the Group 3 Schweppervescence Stakes held a fortnight earlier over 1800m and has provided four of the past nine winners of this race.
In the period between 1983 and 2021, just seven Australasian Oaks winners have saluted at a double figure price, highlighting just how well the market can predict this race. Media Award was one of the double figure prices saluting at a massive $61.
2024 Australasian Oaks Final Field
Horsebetting.com.au will update this page when the 2024 Australasian Oaks field is released.
Previous Australasian Oaks Final Fields
Plenty of future stars of the racing scene has competed in the Australasian Oaks, check out some of the previous final fields.
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
She’s Fit Daniel Morton Craig Williams 16 56kg 2 Arts Edward Cummings Sam Clipperton 13 56kg 3 Jennilala Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Declan Bates 2 56kg 4 As Time Goes By Anthony & Sam Freedman Jake Toeroek 14 56kg 5 Amati Chris Waller Michael Dee 8 56kg 6 Affaire A Suivre Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 18 56kg 7 Running On Time Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Damien Oliver 9 56kg 8 More Reward Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray Todd Pannell 15 56kg 9 Killiako Phillip Stokes Ben Allen 1 56kg 10 Arugamama Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Lachlan Neindorf 12 56kg 11 Party Princess Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Jason Holder 7 56kg 12 Proscenium Arch Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Kayla Crowther 6 56kg 13 Anphina Andrew Bobbin Jacob Opperman 4 56kg 14 Whakamana Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Jake Noonan 3 56kg 15 Starianne Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Dean Yendall 5 56kg 16 Moya Lass Julius Sandhu Craig Newitt 11 56kg 17 Rich Result (1E)John & Chris LedgerTeagan Voorham1056kg18 Whispering Lady (2E)Mark & Levi KavanaghDean Yendall1956kg19 Ravin (3E)Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)TBC1756kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 El PatronessDanny O’BrienJohn Allen856kg2 Barb Raider Jerome Hunter Craig Williams 14 56kg 3 Daisies Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr Mark Zahra 17 56kg 4 Bon’s A Pearla Kevin Corstens Jack Hill 5 56kg 5 Douceur Patrick Payne Michael Dee 15 56kg 6 My Whisper Peter & Paul Snowden Jamie Kah 3 56kg 7 Mac ‘N’ Cheese Tony & Calvin McEvoy Barend Vorster 18 56kg 8 Mamounia James Cummings Damien Oliver 20 56kg 9 Fortunate Kiss Daniel Bowman Harry Coffey 4 56kg 10 Glint Of Hope Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Daniel Moor 2 56kg 11 Lady Chant Brock Lewthwaite Glyn Schofield 12 56kg 12 Ancient Girl Clinton McDonald Ethan Brown 1 56kg 13 Pretty AmazingChris WallerDamien Thornton1956kg14 So You See Mike Moroney Jamie Mott 10 56kg 15 Stray Anthony Cummings Jake Toeroek 13 56kg 16 Morrissette Simon Ryan Kayla Crowther 7 56kg 17 Bundle Of Fun (1E) Patrick Payne John Allen 6 56kg 18 Roots (2E) Chris Waller Damien Thornton 9 56kg 19 The Map (3E)Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillvrayN/A1656kg20 Blackcomb (4E)Danny O’BrienN/A1156kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Personal Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes Damien Oliver 17 56kg 2 Chica Fuerte Anthony & Sam Freedman Todd Pannell 8 56kg 3 TokorangiMike MoroneyMark Zahra256kg4 Hela Scott Brunton David Pires 3 56kg 5 Llanacord Stephen Nickalls Brett Prebble 16 56kg 6 Ecumenical Mick Huxtable Jessica Eaton 15 56kg 7 Tyche Goddess Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Luke Currie 5 56kg 8 Ripper Rita Greg Eurell Jamie Mott 10 56kg 9 Sirileo Miss Symon Wilde Craig Williams 9 56kg 10 Flexible James Cummings William Pike 4 56kg 11 Mozzie MonsterJohn SadlerCraig Newitt1456kg12 Brookspire Chris Waller Michael Walker 7 56kg 13 Steinem Ciaran Maher & David Eustace Jye McNeil 1 56kg 14 Flying Mascot Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes Daniel Stackhouse 12 56kg 15 Miss Gobcain Mark Webb Brian Park 18 56kg 16 Media Award Chris Calthorpe Luke Nolen 13 56kg 17 Americain Angel (1E) Danny O’Brien Damian Lane 6 56kg 18 Spectacle (2E) Tony & Calvin McEvoy Barend Vorster 11 56kg 19 She’s Dreaming (3E)Nicole BruggemannClaudia Lions1956kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Fascino Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Shayne Cahill 16 56kg 2 Nudge Chris Waller Todd Pannell 11 56kg 3 Moonlight Maid Mitchell Freedman Zac Spain 12 56kg 4 Asiago James Cummings Justin Potter 17 56kg 5 Vegas Jewel Mark Kavanagh Jason Holder 4 56kg 6 La Falaise Henry Dwyer Georgina Cartwright 8 56kg 7 Betcha Flying Chris Waller Dom Tourneur 13 56kg 8 Wings Of Pastrami Jeff Searle Jake Toeroek 2 56kg 9 Toffee Tongue Chris Waller Damien Thornton 3 56kg 10 Silent Sovereign Tony & Calvin McEvoy Barend Vorster 6 56kg 11 Selica Phillip Stokes Kayla Crowther 15 56kg 12 Beauty Bolt Grahame Begg Dean Holland 1 56kg 13 Sierra Sue Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Ethan Brown 20 56kg 14 Affair To Remember Dan O’Sullivan John Allen 5 56kg 15 Zayydani David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig Paul Gatt 7 56kg 16 Walking Flying David & Ben Hayes & Tom Dabernig Ryan Hurdle 14 56kg 17 November Dreaming (1E)Danny O’BrienN/A1056kg18 Don’ttelltheboss (2E)Robbie GriffithsN/A1956kg19 Realm Of Flowers (3E)Anthony FreedmanN/A956kg20 Miss Harriette (4E)Shane NicholsN/A1856kg
2023 Australasian Oaks result
1st – Affaire A Suivre ($7.50)
2nd – She’s Fit ($3.20)
3rd – Jennilala ($3.10)
Recent Australasian Oaks winners
- Ciaron Maher & David Eustace and John Allen have combined with Affaire A Suivre to take out the Group 1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville over the fast finishing She’s Fit and Jennilala. After taking out the Listed Port Adelaide Guineas last start over 1800m, this three-year-old filly was one of the favoured runners, jumping as the second favourite at $8 with online bookmakers, and she proved it with a very strong finish over the top of the leaders in the final 100m of the event. This filly was given the “visitors draw” of barrier 16 of 16, however, Allen didn’t panic and just let her settle out wide, before making a sustained run from the 600m mark and even with all those factors against her, Affaire A Suivre proved too good at the end of the 2000m Group 1. This daughter of Astern has now won a Listed race and Group 1 race in back-to-back starts in her second racing preparation and has given Ciaron Maher & David Eustace and John Allen their first victory in the race.
- Having only missed the placings once from her previous eight starts, the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young-trained Glint Of Hope claimed the Australasian Oaks under a peach of a steer from Daniel Moor. Having settled midfield along the rail, Moor and Glint Of Hope needed luck at a crucial time for a run to appear. Appear it did, with the majority of the field looking to fan wide, Moor stuck to the rail and got up underneath Barb Raider and managed to keep kicking in the home straight to hold off Barb Raider and race favourite My Whisper in a dramatic three way go.
- On the back of a peach of a ride from Damien Thornton, Toffee Tongue broke through for her maiden success in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks of 2021. Having gotten away nicely from barrier three the Chris Waller-trained filly had seemingly found a nice spot on the rails. However with plenty of speed drawn to her outside she was quickly shuffled back to the second half of the field in a tricky spot along the rails. As her rivals made their moves prior to the home turn, Thornton opted to not go around any runners and take a rails run which proved to be the winning move and it handed Thornton his maiden Group 1 success. The win would have been even sweeter, considering Thornton had to do two weeks of quarantine prior to the ride due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
- On the back of consecutive victories in Melbourne, David Brideoake sent Princess Jenni to Adelaide for the Australasian Oaks, where she was sent around as a well backed $3.30 favourite. Thanks to a well timed ride by Damien Oliver the High Chaparral filly showed her class to pull aways from her rivals and claimed her maiden Group 1 success at only her fourth start.
- Fan favourite Harry Coffey teamed up with Sopressa heading into the Australasian Oaks, and when the Weir runner loomed up to stablemate Think Bleue in the final 200m a victory looked assured. The horse withstood a late charge from Sheezdashing and Miss Admiration to win both the horse’s and Coffey’s maiden G1.
- The 2017 Australasian Oaks was set up to be a math race between the Darren Weir-trained Kenedna and the Chris Waller-trained Egg Tart. It was Egg Tart who proved victoroius on the back of a patient steer from Kerrin McEvoy. Having been near last along the rails when entering the home straight McEvoy had to thread the needles in a few gaps throughout the straight whilst Kenedna stuck to the rails. With 50m to go it looked to be Keneda’s Oaks, but Egg Tart launched late to claim victory on the line in dramatic fashion.
- Abbey Marie was a $7 shot in the betting heading into the 2016 incarnation of the race, but was not completely discounted in the market. Abbey Marie settled midfield and was produced into the straight, and the filly did the rest.
- Delicacy is a name that a lot of Western Australian punters would have recognised heading into the 2015 running of the Australasian Oaks, but unless you are a hardcore form-follower, you might not have known the gun filly. The display it put on to come from midfield and win by more than a length hard held showed what was to come for the West Aussie product.
- May’s Dream came into the Oaks as a short $3.20 favourite, and the exciting filly justified the odds, but not in the fashion most were expecting. The She’s Archie product found a gap very late in the piece and hit the front in the final stages of the race to just hold on by less than a head.
- They say it does not matter how you get there, it just matters that you are first past the post, which is an apt way to describe Maybe Discreet’s win in the Australasian Oaks. In what was the slowest running of the race in almost 20 years, the filly led the field at the turn and quickly gapped its rivals to win as a $6.50 shot.
Australasian Oaks past winners
| Australasian Oaks Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2023 | Affaire A Suivre | John Allen | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 2022 | Glint Of Hope | Daniel Moor | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
| 2021 | Media Award | Luke Nolen | Chris Calthorpe |
| 2020 | Toffee Tongue | Damien Thornton | Chris Waller |
| 2019 | Princess Jenni | Damien Oliver | David Brideoake |
| 2018 | Sopressa | Harry Coffey | Darren Weir |
| 2017 | Egg Tart | Kerrin McEvoy | Chris Waller |
| 2016 | Abbey Marie | Luke Nolen | Michael Kent |
| 2015 | Delicacy | Peter Hall | Grant Williams |
| 2014 | May’s Dream | Brad Rawiller | Darren Weir |
| 2013 | Maybe Discreet | Dom Tourneur | Phillip Stokes |
| 2012 | Invest | Peter Mertens | Clarry Conners |
| 2011 | Lights Of Heaven | Luke Nolen | Peter Moody |
| 2010 | Small Minds | Dean Holland | John Thompson |
| 2009 | Gallica | Craig Newitt | Mick Price |
| 2008 | Zarita | Greg Childs | Pat Hyland |
| 2007 | Anamato | Michael Rodd | David Hayes |
| 2006 | Marju Snip | Steven Arnold | Phillip Stokes |
| 2005 | Irish Darling | Paul Harvey | Tony Vasil |
| 2004 | Rinky Dink | Greg Childs | Rick Hore-Lacy |
| 2003 | Sound Action | Wayne Hokai | Roberta MacLeod |
| 2002 | Tully Thunder | Damien Oliver | Ross McDonald |
| 2001 | Tempest Morn | Jim Cassidy | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2000 | Grand Echezeaux | Craig Williams | Lee Freedman |
Australasian Oaks Past Winners Pre 2000
| Australasian Oaks Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Episode | ||
| 1998 | La Volta | ||
| 1997 | Minegold | ||
| 1996 | Leica Smile | ||
| 1995 | Yelgun Dawn | ||
| 1994 | Tristalove | ||
| 1993 | Our Tristalight | ||
| 1992 | Gatherneaux | ||
| 1991 | Mannerism | ||
| 1990 | Belle Chanson | ||
| 1989 | Stapleton Lass | ||
| 1988 | Imposera | ||
| 1987 | Send Me An Angel | ||
| 1986 | Miss Clipper | ||
| 1985 | Centaurea | ||
| 1984 | Use The Space | ||
| 1983 | Royal Regatta | ||
| 1982 | Rose Of Kingston | ||
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