2012 Australasian Oaks

The Australasian Oaks is a 2000 metre race for three-year-old fillies under set weight conditions, run by the South Australian Jockey Club. It is held in March or April each year at Morphettville on Robert Sangster Stakes Day.

Race Type: Group 1, 3YO Fillies Set Weights
Distance: 2000 metres
Track: Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia
Date: Saturday 28 April 2012

Australasian Oaks Odds
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The Australasian Oaks is a relatively new race on the Australian racing calendar. It was first held in 1982 when Rose Of Kingston claimed victory. Later on she produced a foal called Kingston Rule who became a Melbourne Cup winner. It was a Group 3 race in its first year but became a Group 1 race in 1983.

The Group 3 Auraria Stakes over 1800 metres is often used as a lead-up race to the Australasian Oaks. Fillies with true staying power will go on to contest the Group 3 SA Oaks over 2400 metres a couple of weeks later. These three races form the fillies Triple Crown in Adelaide. The only filly to win all three races was Episode in 1999.

Australasian Oaks Final Field & Odds 2012

Australasian Oaks Preview & Tips 2012

Track: Dead    Weather: Overcast

There is a full field of 16 plus 4 emergencies for the $400,000 Schweppes Australasian Oaks. The early favourite is the Bart Cummings trained Empress Rock who finished 1.6 lengths 5^th In the Group 3 Auraria Stakes over 1800m at her first Adelaide run on 14 April, following two Group 2 wins in Melbourne. Next in the market is Our Miss Jones, one of 3 runners for Michael Kent, who is still a maiden but has 4 places behind good horses. Rahveel looks like a good staying filly and finished 2^nd in the Auraria Stakes, but has drawn wide in barrier 15.

Crucial won the Auraria Stakes last start. Red Typhoon has 2 wins – one over 1700m and one over 2044m. Secret Liaison ran a good 3^rd in the Group 3 Adrian Knox over 2000m at Randwick last start, and is one of 3 runners for Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra. Kasumi is a New Zealander who ran 4^th in the Adelaide Guineas at her Australian debut. Crimson Lady has never been further back then 4^th in her 5 starts and ran 3^rd in the Auraria coming from second-last, but has drawn the outside barrier here. Invest ran 4^th in the Auraria after being hampered at the 100m. All other runners are currently over 20 to 1.

The following are the top 4 selections from our tipster panel for this years race.

Past winners of the Australasian Oaks:

Two Australasian Oaks winners have gone on to win the Caulfield Cup. Imposera won them both in 1988 while Mannerism won the Oaks in 1991 and the Caulfield Cup in 1992. Although no filly has gone on to win the Melbourne Cup, 2001 winner Tempest Morn finished second in the Queensland Oaks to Ethereal who won the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double the following season.

Tough staying horses win this event. 2008 winner Zarita went on to beat her male rivals in the South Australian Derby over 2500 metres at the same carnival, while 2007 winner Anamato travelled to North America and ran third in the Group 1 American Oaks over 2000 metres. Centaurea was ridden to a win in 1985 by legendary English jockey Lester Piggott, while Miss Clipper in 1986 gave trainer Lee Freedman his first Group 1 win.