Australasian Oaks

The Australasian Oaks, previously known as the Schweppes Oaks, is a Group 1 race held at Morphettville in Adelaide.

2023 Australasian Oaks Results

  • 1st: #6 Affaire A Suivre
  • 2nd: #1 She's Fit
  • 3rd: #3 Jennilala



The Australasian Oaks, previously run as the Schweppes Oaks due to sponsorship, is a Group 1 race run over 2000m at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide. Held in late April or early May during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival, the set weights race is open to three-year-old fillies and now runs as the feature race on its own meeting a week prior to  Robert Sangster Stakes Day.

Offering just over $500,000 in prize money the Australasian Oaks is also a nice lead-up to the Queensland Oaks held in Brisbane during the winter carnival in June and the key Australasian Oaks lead-up is the Group 3 Auraria Stakes (1800m) held at Morphettville in late April.

The 2020 edition of the Australasian Oaks offered a reduced $400,000 in prize money due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Egg Tart (2017) was the last filly to complete the Australasian Oaks – Queensland Oaks interstate double.

In 2022 Barb Raider improved on her Australasian Oaks second to win Brisbane’s Group 2 The Roses next-up before finishing second again that year’s Queensland Oaks results.

The 2023 Australasian Oaks ran on Saturday April 29, 2023 as the opening Group 1 race of the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival and was won by the in-form Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Astern filly Affaire A Suivre ($7.50). 

Australasian Oaks 2023
Date: Saturday April 29, 2023
Track: Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide
Distance: 2000m
Race Type: 3YO Fillies – Set Weights
Status: Group 1
Prizemoney: $502,250

2023 Australasian Oaks Results

  • 1st: #6 Affaire A Suivre ($7.50)
  • 2nd: #1 She’s Fit
  • 3rd: #3 Jennilala

Classy Astern filly Affaire A Suivre ($7.50) from the Maher/Eustace stable made it two-from-two at the Morphettville track backing-up from her Port Adelaide Guineas victory to defeat She’s Fit home in the 2023 Australasian Oaks results at elite level off a gun John Allen ride.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 6 AFFAIRE A SUIVRE (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 16 56kg $7.50
2 1 SHE’S FIT Daniel Morton Craig Williams 0.2L 15 56kg $8
3 3 JENNILALA Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Declan Bates 1.3L 2 56kg $8.50
4 15 STARIANNE Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Dean Yendall 2L 5 56kg $31
5 12 PROSCENIUM ARCH (NZ) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Ms Kayla Crowther 2.2L 6 56kg $21
6 16 MOYA LASS Julius Sandhu Craig Newitt 2.4L 10 56kg $16
7 14 WHAKAMANA Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Jake Noonan 2.7L 3 56kg $31
8 11 PARTY PRINCESS Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Jason Holder 3.8L 7 56kg $11
9 5 AMATI Chris Waller Michael Dee 5.2L 8 56kg $17
10 4 AS TIME GOES BY Anthony & Sam Freedman Jake Toeroek 5.9L 13 56kg $15
11 13 ANPHINA Andrew Bobbin Jacob Opperman (a) 6.1L 4 56kg $61
12 10 ARUGAMAMA Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Lachlan Neindorf (a) 9.1L 11 56kg $18
13 7 RUNNING ON TIME (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Damien Oliver 13.6L 9 56kg $10
14 9 KILLIAKO Phillip Stokes Ben Allen 16.8L 1 56kg $21
15 8 MORE REWARD Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray Todd Pannell 19.4L 14 56kg $61
16 2 ARTS Edward Cummings Sam Clipperton 61.4L 12 56kg $5F
19e RAVIN Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 0
18e WHISPERING LADY Mark & Levi Kavanagh Dean Yendall 0
17e RICH RESULT John & Chris Ledger Ms Teagan Voorham (a) 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Australasian Oaks Betting Odds

The autumn’s Australasian Schweppes Oaks 2023 odds from Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below as soon as markets on the Group 1 race are open.

Toffee Tongue ($5 in 2020) was the last favourite in Schweppes Oaks betting to salute for the punters, while there was a notable upset in 2021 with Media Award saluting at Australasian Oaks odds of $61!

There was another upset in 2022 with Glint Of Hope winning at $13, while the $2.70 favourite My Whisper ran third without excuses.

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2023 Australasian Oaks Form Guide

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2023 Australasian Oaks Tips

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  • To Win: #1 She’s Fit ($5.50 at time of publish) 

The favourite is drawn out wide (barrier 16) but has time to overcome the alley and still looks the one to beat at a nice price. Craig Williams comes aboard Dan Morton’s classy Group 3 WA Oaks winning daughter of Pride Of Dubai who presents rock-hard fit here. She was a 1.6 length winner in the Oaks over the 2400m before taking on the boys in the Group 2 WA Derby running a brave third. Under two lengths beaten that run she drops back to 2000m against her own kind again here and looks a genuine chance to return to winning form.

2023 Australasian Oaks Field

The Australasian Oaks field features a quality line-up of three-year-old fillies, many eyeing a run in the Queensland Oaks in Brisbane the following month. Plenty of local and interstate-trained fillies take to the Morphettville track in the Schweppes Oaks field, which is released on the Tuesday before the race following nominations the week prior.

The official Australasian Oaks 2023 field is set for release on Tuesday April 25, 2023 and will be published in full below.

The 2023 Australasian Oaks final field features a quality line-up of three-year-old fillies led by the Oaks winning She’s Fit coming off a third in the WATC Derby and the Edward Cummings-trained Arts who was fifth last time out in Sydney’s Group 1 ATC Oaks.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 6×623113 SHE’S FIT Daniel Morton Craig Williams 16 56kg 80
2 1015 ARTS Edward Cummings Sam Clipperton 13 56kg 80
3 15×2721 JENNILALA Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Declan Bates 2 56kg 75
4 5x2535x221 AS TIME GOES BY Anthony & Sam Freedman Jake Toeroek 14 56kg 74
5 7408×81028 AMATI Chris Waller Michael Dee 8 56kg 71
6 57×311 AFFAIRE A SUIVRE (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 18 56kg 70
7 115352 RUNNING ON TIME (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Damien Oliver 9 56kg 69
8 x33421x657 MORE REWARD Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray Todd Pannell 15 56kg 69
9 0x3123x761 KILLIAKO Phillip Stokes Ben Allen 1 56kg 69
10 43×1332 ARUGAMAMA Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Lachlan Neindorf (a) 12 56kg 66
11 243×5112 PARTY PRINCESS Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Jason Holder 7 56kg 68
12 1337×985 PROSCENIUM ARCH (NZ) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Craig Newitt 6 56kg 66
13 x1x50x3444 ANPHINA Andrew Bobbin Jacob Opperman (a) 4 56kg 64
14 851258×32 WHAKAMANA Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Jake Noonan 3 56kg 64
15 2x245x312 STARIANNE Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Dean Yendall 5 56kg 63
16 433×351 MOYA LASS Julius Sandhu Craig Newitt (late alt) 11 56kg 63
17e 9617×108 RICH RESULT John & Chris Ledger Ms Teagan Voorham (a) 10 56kg 63
18e 496×421 WHISPERING LADY Mark & Levi Kavanagh Dean Yendall 19 56kg 61
19e 0x235 RAVIN Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 17 56kg 58

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Australasian Oaks Nominations

Early nominations for the Australasian Oaks in 2023 close on Tuesday April 18, 2023.

The 2023 Australasian Oaks odds are now out attracting 37 three-year-old fillies including Jennilala who won the Group 3 Auraria Stakes last weekend, Anthony & Sam Freedman’s Clare Lindop Stakes winner As Time Goes By, WA Oaks winner She’s Fit who ran third to the boys in the Group 2 WATC Derby in Perth last time out, and progressive local So You Think filly Party Princess.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 57×311 AFFAIRE A SUIVRE (NZ) F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 70
2 7408×81028 AMATI F 3 Chris Waller 71
3 x1x50x3444 ANPHINA F 3 Andrew Bobbin 64
4 3x870x561 ARTOCRACY F 3 Peter Lafferty 60
5 1015 ARTS F 3 Edward Cummings 80
6 43×1332 ARUGAMAMA F 3 Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas 66
7 5x2535x221 AS TIME GOES BY F 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman 74
8 1 BOOGNISH F 3 Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea 63
9 85688×6333 DISTURBIA (NZ) F 3 Emma-Lee & David Browne 57
10 2x6143x007 DO IT LA F 3 Peter G Moody 73
11 2522x20x12 FLORAL OASIS F 3 Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea 62
12 15×2721 JENNILALA F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 75
13 0x3123x761 KILLIAKO F 3 Phillip Stokes 69
14 213456×13 LET’SBEFRANKBABY F 3 Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock 70
15 521×61 LIGHTNING FLASH F 3 Matt Laurie 66
16 1×443 MISS TARZY (NZ) F 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman 61
17 2×33 MON ETOILE (NZ) F 3 Emma-Lee & David Browne 59
18 x33421x657 MORE REWARD F 3 Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray 69
19 433×351 MOYA LASS F 3 Julius Sandhu 63
20 8135×56 NAKAMOTO (NZ) F 3 Emma-Lee & David Browne 62
21 1×2579 NOVEMBER FALLS (NZ) F 3 Mitchell Beer 58
22 0x52733 ONE LAST KISS F 3 Dan O’Sullivan 58
23 243×5112 PARTY PRINCESS F 3 Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas 68
24 1337×985 PROSCENIUM ARCH (NZ) F 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 66
25 61 RAMAZZINA (NZ) F 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 63
26 0x235 RAVIN F 3 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 58
27 9617×108 RICH RESULT F 3 John & Chris Ledger 63
28 115352 RUNNING ON TIME (NZ) F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 69
29 32114 SEQUESTERED F 3 James Cummings 66
30 6×623113 SHE’S FIT F 3 Daniel Morton 80
31 x378x75328 SIRIUS PRINCESS F 3 Trevor J Andrews 59
32 2x245x31 STARIANNE F 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 62
33 313 TASS F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 67
34 313 UNUSUAL PEARL (NZ) F 3 Tony & Calvin McEvoy 62
35 851258×3 WHAKAMANA F 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 64
36 496×421 WHISPERING LADY F 3 Mark & Levi Kavanagh 61
37 606×525222 WINNING BID F 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 58

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Australasian Oaks History

The Australasian Oaks is a relatively new race which was first held in 1982. The first winner of the race was Rose Of Kingston, the dam to Melbourne Cup winner Kingston Rule. The race is known for producing great staying horses with many going on to place well in the Caulfield Cup. 2008 winner Zarita went on to beat the colts and geldings in the Group 1 SA Derby (2500m), which is held during the same carnival.

The most notable upset in recent Australasian Oaks history was the 2021 victory by 60/1 outsider Media Award.

Plenty of nice types have won the race including Lights Of Heaven (2011) and Delicacy (2015) who came off wins in the WA Oaks and WA Derby, and who also won that year’s SA Derby.

Australasian Oaks Results Since 2000

Year Place Horse Time
2023
Australasian Oaks
1st Affaire A Suivre 2 minutes 5.02 seconds
2nd She’s Fit
3rd Jennilala
2022
Australasian Oaks
1st Glint Of Hope 2 minutes 4.82 seconds
2nd Barb Raider
3rd My Whisper
2021
Australasian Oaks
1st Media Award 2 minutes 3.81 seconds
2nd Personal
3rd Ripper Rita
2020
Australasian Oaks
1st Toffee Tongue 2 minutes 7.19 seconds
2nd Moonlight Maid
3rd Affair To Remember
2019
Australasian Oaks
1st Princess Jenni 2 minutes 2.75 seconds
2nd Mirette
3rd House Of Cartier
2018
Australasian Oaks
1st Sopressa 2 minutes 4.34 seconds
2nd Sheezdashing
3rd Miss Admiration
2017
Australasian Oaks
1st Egg Tart 2 minutes 04.32 seconds
2nd Kenedna
3rd Ana Royale
2016
Australasian Oaks
1st Abbey Marie 2 minutes 04.1 seconds
2nd Silent Sedition
3rd C’est Beau La Vie
2015
Australasian Oaks
1st Delicacy 2 minutes 03.3 seconds
2nd Fenway
3rd Bahamas
2014
Australasian Oaks
1st May’s Dream 2 minutes 04.85 seconds
2nd Star Fashion
3rd Scratchy Bottom
2013
Australasian Oaks
1st Maybe Discreet 2 minutes 07.02 seconds
2nd Grand Daughter
3rd La Zuma
2012
Australasian Oaks
1st Invest 2 minutes 06.93 seconds
2nd Our Miss Jones
3rd Essence
2011
Australasian Oaks
1st Lights Of Heaven 2 minutes 05.3 seconds
2nd Absolutely
3rd Southern Speed
2010
Australasian Oaks
1st Small Minds 2 minutes 06.4 seconds
2nd No Evidence Needed
3rd Ipioga
2009
Australasian Oaks
1st Gallica 2 minutes 3.8 seconds
2nd Estee
3rd Miss Lily Rose
2008
Australasian Oaks
1st Zarita 2 minutes 4.3 seconds
2nd Moment In Time
3rd Queen Of Queens
2007
Australasian Oaks
1st Anamato 2 minutes 2.2 seconds
2nd Cancanelle
3rd Devil Moon
2006
Australasian Oaks
1st Marju Snip 2 minutes 4.4 seconds
2nd Zenarta
3rd Fanciful Bella
2005
Australasian Oaks
1st Irish Darling 2 minutes 4.4 seconds
2nd Kylikwong
3rd Hveger
2004
Australasian Oaks
1st Rinky Dink 2 minutes 4.3 seconds
2nd Star Of Grechen
3rd Dane Belltar
2003
Australasian Oaks
1st Sound Action 2 minutes 5.1 seconds
2nd Milanova
3rd Great Anna
2002
Australasian Oaks
1st Tully Thunder 2 minutes 3.3 seconds
2nd Shes Archie
3rd Arboretum
2001
Australasian Oaks
1st Tempest Morn 2 minutes 7.1 seconds
2nd South Sea Pearl
3rd Glitzy Guru
2000
Australasian Oaks
1st Grand Echezeaux 2 minutes 4.3 seconds
2nd Umaline
3rd Porto Roca

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