With just one race win to her name, everybody is eager to discover whether Absolutely can win the 2011 Caulfield Cup tomorrow October 15, 2011.
The four-year-old mare had her only victory in the Group 1 AJC Oaks in April, however, has failed to finish…
The AJC Australian Oaks, or just the AJC Oaks, is a Group 1 race for the best 3 year old fillies in the country. Held annually one week after the AJC Australian Derby, the AJC Australian Oaks is a 2400m classic race held at Randwick Racecourse. As a set weight race, all entrants carry 56.0kg with $350,000 in prize money on offer.
The AJC Australian Oaks takes place during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and is held on one of the carnival’s biggest Group 1 race days with the Doncaster Mile and The Galaxy all taking place on the same day.
The 2012 AJC Australian Oaks is scheduled for the 21st April 2012.
| AJC Oaks | |
|---|---|
| Date: | April 21, 2012 |
| Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2400m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Filly Set Weight |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $350,000 |
Many of the runners for the AJC Australian Oaks come via the Group 1 Storm Queen Stakes (2000m), held two weeks prior, and the and the Group 2 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) the week before. Winning the AJC Oaks is a great investment for many fillies as their value increases, particularly for when they go on to be broodmares.
First won by Uralla in 1912, the AJC Oaks was originally named the Adrian Knox Stakes until 1956. The race has undergone several distance changes with the filed of horses running over 1 mile (approximately 1600m) between 1922 and 1945 and between 1946 and 1955 the event was raced over 10 furlongs (2000m).
| AJC Australian Oaks Records: (over 2400m) | |
|---|---|
| Fastest Time: | 2:28.80 – Serenade Rose in 2006 |
| Slowest Time: | 2:47.1 – Invade in 1978 |
| Most wins by a Jockey: | 6 wins – R Higgins (1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974) |
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011
AJC Derby |
1st | Absolutely | 2 minutes 35.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Shamrocker | ||
| 3rd | Pinker Pinker | ||
| 2010 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Once Were Wild | 2 minutes 33.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Faint Perfume | ||
| 3rd | Run For Naara | ||
| 2009 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Daffodil | 2 minutes 30.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Think Money | ||
| 3rd | Miss Darcey | ||
| 2008 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Heavenly Glow | 2 minutes 34.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Boundless | ||
| 3rd | Galileo’s Daughter | ||
| 2007 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Rena’s Lady | 2 minutes 33.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Perfect Drop | ||
| 3rd | Tuesday Joy | ||
| 2006 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Serenade Rose | 2 minutes 28.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Flora Danica | ||
| 3rd | Beauty Watch | ||
| 2005 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Dizelle | 2 minutes 34.2 seconds |
| 2nd | She’s Justa Tad | ||
| 3rd | Gee That’s Tops | ||
| 2004 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Wild Iris | 2 minutes 30.5 seconds |
| 2nd | French Lady | ||
| 3rd | Boulevard Of Dreams | ||
| 2003 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Sunday Joy | 2 minutes 32.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Shower Of Roses | ||
| 3rd | Bramble Rose | ||
| 2002 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Republic Lass | 2 minutes 31 seconds |
| 2nd | Elegant Fashion | ||
| 3rd | Quays | ||
| 2001 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Rose Archway | 2 minutes 35.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Tempest Morn | ||
| 3rd | Asia | ||
| 2000 AJC Australian Oaks |
1st | Coco Cabanna | 2 minutes 32.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Tributes | ||
| 3rd | Miss Zoe | ||
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