Eighty-nine of the classiest three-year-old fillies have been entered for the $1 million Group 1 Crown Oaks (2500m) when nominations for the spring feature closed at noon today.
The 2010 Crown Oaks will take place at Flemington on Thursday November 4 on the third meeting of the famous four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Last year’s Crown Oaks was won by Bart Cummings’ champion Faint Perfume, but the legendary Cups King has entered just two of his fillies in this year’s Crown Oaks with Ardeche and Quick Thinking.
The filly sure to be at the top of the Crown Oaks betting at Sportsbet is the Gai Waterhouse-trained More Strawberries.
The in-form daughter of More Than Ready has enjoyed wins in the Furious Stakes and Tea Rose Stakes already this spring, making her a favourite with the punters.
Waterhouse has also entered Live And Learn, Meditation and Zutara in the 2010 Crown Oaks.
Notable 2010 Crown Oaks Nominations:
- More Strawberries (Gai Waterhouse)
- Divorces (Peter Snowden)
- Heartsareforlove (John P Thompson)
- Willow Creek (Peter Moody)
- Ringa Ringa Rosie (Bevan & Richard Laming)
- Pinker Pinker (Greg Eurell)
- Yosei (Stuart Webb)
Other early favourites among the Crown Oaks nominations include Newcastle Spring Stakes placegetter Heartsareforlove, Magic Night Stakes winner Willow Creek, AJC Sires Produce Stakes champion Yosei and Peter Snowden’s Thousand Guineas Prelude winner Divorces.
The VRC also released the 2010 Victoria Derby Nominations today featuring 88 three-year-olds including Gloaming Stakes winner Retrieve and Caulfield Guineas Prelude champion Anacheeva.
Betting markets for both the Victoria Derby and Crown Oaks will open at Australia’s leading online bookie Sportsbet shortly so take a few minutes to sign up now to get in on the action!
2010 Crown Oaks Nominations
| # | Horse | Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIN’TNOFALLENSTAR | Lee Freedman |
| 2 | ALITTLEBITOFMONICA | Marc Conners |
| 3 | AMBERS WALTZ | John O’Shea |
| 4 | ANOTHER SUNDAY | Peter G Moody |
| 5 | ARDECHE (NZ) | Bart Cummings |
| 6 | ARIZONA MISS (NZ) | Michael Kent |
| 7 | BABOOSH | David Hayes |
| 8 | BECERRA | Lee Freedman |
| 9 | BELLE CHANTECLER (NZ) | Lee Freedman |
| 10 | BOUGGIE DANZER | Robbie Griffiths |
| 11 | BRAZILIAN PULSE (NZ) | Michael Moroney |
| 12 | BRIDE SALAMA | Anthony Cummings |
| 13 | CHULA VISTA | Anthony Cummings |
| 14 | COUNT YOUR FINGERS | John P Thompson |
| 15 | CRAFTY LADY | John Symons & Sheila Laxon |
| 16 | DANCING ATTENDANCE | Guy Walter |
| 17 | DIVORCES | Peter Snowden |
| 18 | DIZLAGO | Lee Freedman |
| 19 | ELITE EBONY | Michael Templeton |
| 20 | EVIDENTIA | David Hayes |
| 21 | FEMALE AGENT | John McArdle |
| 22 | FIBRILLATION | Tim Martin |
| 23 | FLEUR DE LOUIS | Dean Binaisse |
| 24 | FOREVERCLEVER (NZ) | Shane A Edwards |
| 25 | GIGGLESWICK | Lee Freedman |
| 26 | HEARTSAREFORLOVE | John P Thompson |
| 27 | HIDDEN KISSES | Robert Heathcote |
| 28 | HIGHLAND MARY | Paul Messara |
| 29 | JADE’S DILEMMA | Lee Freedman |
| 30 | JALSAH | David Hayes |
| 31 | KITTENS | Mark Kavanagh |
| 32 | KOALA BEAR | Lee Freedman |
| 33 | KRUPP DIAMOND | Patrick Payne |
| 34 | L’INQUISITOR | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas |
| 35 | LADY CHRISTINE | Anthony Cummings |
| 36 | LADY OF THE GARTER | Tony Noonan |
| 37 | LALLA ROOKH | Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas |
| 38 | LIVE AND LEARN | Gai Waterhouse |
| 39 | LORNA’S LASS | John McArdle |
| 40 | LUDKA | Lee Freedman |
| 41 | MAGHREB | Guy Walter |
| 42 | MAGIC TARTAN (NZ) | John P Thompson |
| 43 | MARAASEEM | David Hayes |
| 44 | MARGIELA (NZ) | David Hayes |
| 45 | MEDITATION | Gai Waterhouse |
| 46 | MELTED | Leon Corstens |
| 47 | MILENKA | Rick Hore-Lacy |
| 48 | MISS VINNOIRE | Lindsey Smith |
| 49 | MORE STRAWBERRIES | Gai Waterhouse |
| 50 | MY SYDNEY ROSE | Danny O’Brien |
| 51 | OUR PRIDE AND JOY | Patrick Payne |
| 52 | PINKER PINKER | Greg Eurell |
| 53 | PLACEMENT (NZ) | Danny O’Brien |
| 54 | PLASTIC FANTASTIC | Anthony Cummings |
| 55 | PRECIOUS LORRAINE | David Hayes |
| 56 | PRETTY YARRA | Go Shigemi |
| 57 | PRINCESS TOSHI | Rick Hore-Lacy |
| 58 | QUEEN’S FASHION | David Hayes |
| 59 | QUICK THINKING (NZ) | Bart Cummings |
| 60 | REEM | David Payne |
| 61 | REMEMBER | Shane A Edwards |
| 62 | RINGA RINGA ROSIE | Bevan & Richard Laming |
| 63 | SASA | Tim Martin |
| 64 | SAYAHAILMARY | Peter G Moody |
| 65 | SEAN BAILE MOR | Todd Balfour |
| 66 | SERENE TANIE | Robbie Laing |
| 67 | SET TO UNLEASH | John P Thompson |
| 68 | SHAMROCKER (NZ) | Danny O’Brien |
| 69 | SHEZATEN (NZ) | Tony Vasil |
| 70 | SHYLIGHT | David Brideoake |
| 71 | SLOW THE FLOW | Matthew Smith |
| 72 | SONG SHAN | Anthony Cummings |
| 73 | SPEED OF DARK | Grant Craven |
| 74 | SPURCIFIC | Robbie Griffiths |
| 75 | STELLA DENON | Kieran Barry |
| 76 | STRUM CHA | Mark Kavanagh |
| 77 | SUSSURO | Tony Noonan |
| 78 | TOP BILLING (NZ) | Phillip Stokes |
| 79 | VENUS’S DREAM | Guy Walter |
| 80 | VERY CHERRY | Leon Corstens |
| 81 | WAVE DANCING | Anthony Cummings |
| 82 | WILDCAT STRIKE | Robbie Griffiths |
| 83 | WILFUL HEIRESS | Kieran Barry |
| 84 | WILLOW CREEK | Peter G Moody |
| 85 | YOSEI | Stuart Webb |
| 86 | ZABILLIE | Gary Portelli |
| 87 | ZIGZAG | Guy Walter |
| 88 | ZUBBAYA | Lee Freedman |
| 89 | ZUTARA | Gai Waterhouse |
