The Crown Oaks is always one of the most anticipated races during the Melbourne spring racing carnival and the 2011 Crown Oaks Field will ensure that this tradition continues for another year at least.
The race itself will jump on Thursday the third of November, just two days after the Melbourne Cup.
You don’t have to wait quite that long to discover who the top players will be though with the dates below the guide for each stage of the acceptance process.
Make sure you check back just after these cut off points when we’ll update the 2011 Crown Oaks field as it happens.
2011 Crown Oaks Final Field
The final field for the 2011 Crown Oaks will be released on Monday the 31st of October at 9am.
2011 Crown Oaks First Declaration
The first declarations for the 2011 Crown Oaks will close at midday on Tuesday October 18th.
2011 Crown Oaks Nominations
Nominations closed for the 2011 Crown Oaks at midday on Tuesday the 20th of September. 69 three-year-old fillies were nominated for the Crown Oaks 2011, read more at Crown Oaks Nominations.
| # | Horse | Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABSOLUTE NEWS | Ray Besanko |
| 2 | AIN’T SHE GRAND | Anthony Cummings |
| 3 | AND ROCK | John McArdle |
| 4 | ATLANTIC JEWEL | Mark Kavanagh |
| 5 | BAPTISM | Anthony Freedman |
| 6 | BIKINI STAR | Bart Cummings |
| 7 | BLISS STREET | Daniel Morton |
| 8 | CALL ME COCO | Ray Besanko |
| 9 | CELEBRITY GIRL | Mark Kavanagh |
| 10 | COLOURIST | Guy Walter |
| 11 | CRUCIAL | Anthony Freedman |
| 12 | CUTE EMILY | Peter G Moody |
| 13 | DARK MATTER | Gary Portelli |
| 14 | DELIGHTFUL TESS | Rick Hore-Lacy |
| 15 | DISPUTES | Peter Snowden |
| 16 | DOWAGER QUEEN (NZ) | Graeme & Debbie Rogerson |
| 17 | EURYALE | Peter Snowden |
| 18 | FALLEN ONE | Grahame Begg |
| 19 | FIREPIT | Anthony Freedman |
| 20 | FLAME OF LANKA | David Hayes |
| 21 | FLORETS | Anthony Freedman |
| 22 | FLYING BAY | John Hubbard |
| 23 | GIOE | Michael Kent |
| 24 | GLIDING | Bart Cummings |
| 25 | HABAAYIB | David Hayes |
| 26 | HALLOWELL BELLE | Peter G Moody |
| 27 | HEAVEN’S CHOICE | Gary White |
| 28 | ICE BABY | Patrick & Wayne Webster |
| 29 | IOTA | Rick Hore-Lacy |
| 30 | KNEELING | John P Thompson |
| 31 | LA DOLCE DIVA | Mark Kavanagh |
| 32 | LADY JOUSTER (NZ) | Anthony Cummings |
| 33 | LIPARI | Pat Hyland |
| 34 | LOUISIANA BLUES (NZ) | Bruce Watkins |
| 35 | MANHATTAN MAID | Darren Weir |
| 36 | METONYMY | Peter G Moody |
| 37 | MISS MONTGOMERY | Terry Kelly |
| 38 | MO VO | John McArdle |
| 39 | MORE BUBBLY | John P Thompson |
| 40 | MOSHEEN | Robert Smerdon |
| 41 | NOBLE TWOSTEP | Rick Hore-Lacy |
| 42 | OUR MISS JONES (NZ) | Michael Kent |
| 43 | PANE IN THE GLASS | John P Thompson |
| 44 | PANHANDLE | John P Thompson |
| 45 | PENTIMENTO | Michael Kent |
| 46 | QUENCH THE THIRST | Mark Kavanagh |
| 47 | RAFIKI | Pat Carey |
| 48 | RAHVEEL | Leon Corstens |
| 49 | RAMPLING | Anthony Freedman |
| 50 | READY ON TIME | Patrick Payne |
| 51 | ROMA GIACONDA | David Hayes |
| 52 | ROSE PATTERN | David Hayes |
| 53 | ROSINI | Gai Waterhouse |
| 54 | SASKIA | Bart Cummings |
| 55 | SHADOW WEST | Anthony Cummings |
| 56 | SHARNEE ROSE | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
| 57 | SHUSWAP (NZ) | Bart Cummings |
| 58 | SWEET BURGUNDY (NZ) | Bart Cummings |
| 59 | TAI TAI TESS | Robert Smerdon |
| 60 | TAYLOR’S COMMAND | Danny O’Brien |
| 61 | THAWAABET | David Hayes |
| 62 | THE SOCIAL NETWORK | Lindsey Smith |
| 63 | TIGRESSIVE | Dan O’Sullivan |
| 64 | TORAH | Peter G Moody |
| 65 | TRADING HALT | Andrew Noblet |
| 66 | TRIPLE ASSET | John Keys |
| 67 | TULLY COSTA | Matthew Hyland |
| 68 | VITTORIA (NZ) | Michael Kent |
| 69 | WHEN MY BABY (NZ) | Michael Moroney |
