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Treasurethe Moment Tops 2024 VRC Crown Oaks Field & Odds

Lucy Henderson November 4, 2024

Treasurethe Moment Tops 2024 VRC Crown Oaks Field & Odds

Following Tuesday’s iconic Melbourne Cup when the 164th winner of the ‘Race That Stops a Nation’ is crowned, the Melbourne Cup Carnival action continues at Flemington Thursday with the 2024 VRC Crown Oaks where the airborne Treasurethe Moment is favourite to continue her ace form.

The Group 1 $1 million VRC Oaks (2500m) is again sponsored by Crown in 2024 and runs as the 2024 Crown Oaks on Thursday afternoon.

The VRC Oaks field features 14 of the season’s best staying fillies led by the flying Matt Laurie-trained daughter of Alabama Express, Treasurethe Moment, who chases her fourth win on the trot.

Treasurethe Moment is out to do the Wakeful Stakes - VRC Oaks double for the first time since Willowy in 2021

At her latest she rose in grade on Derby Day for the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) and won that key Oaks lead-up in style by 1.75 lengths.

On the quick back-up she now rises in distance and heads the latest VRC Oaks odds online at $3.30 and firming through Ladbrokes.com.au with Damian Lane retaining the ride from wider out in gate 12.

The Wakeful Stakes has produced 11 of the past 20 VRC Oaks winners with the last to do the double being Willowy (2021).

The danger following very closely in VRC Oaks betting at $3.60 is the other best out of the Wakeful from last Saturday with the runner-up Powers Of Opal a chance to turn the tables.

John Sargent‘s Ocean Park filly was short-priced favourite in the Wakeful after a dominant 5.45 length Hawkesbury maiden win over the mile.

She failed to get the job done for the punters however but in her second Group 1 assignment after a Flight Stakes fourth in Sydney earlier, there is money for her to atone from a good gate nine draw with James McDonald aboard again in the Oaks.

McDonald rode Zardozi, who lines up in Tuesday’s 24-horse Melbourne Cup field a genuine chance, to victory in the race last year and chases back-to-back wins by a hoop for the first time since Damien Oliver rode three on the trot from 2019-21.

In an open top half of the Oaks market a further two fillies are also at single figures to win with the Nathan Doyle-trained Harlem Queen ($6) and the ultra-consistent Dan O’Sullivan-trained Too Darn Discreet ($8) also coming off a hot streak of wins.

Brutal filly Harlem Queen was runner-up in Randwick’s Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) two back before stepping out against the boys for a brave Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) fourth behind El Castello on October 26 only two lengths beaten.

Too Darn Discreet, a daughter of sire of the moment Too Darn Hot, has won her latest three straight in Melbourne including the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) followed by the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) on Caulfield Cup Day.

The 2024 Crown Oaks is set to run as Flemington Race 8 at 5:10pm (AEDT) on Thursday’s card.

Crown Oaks 2024 Odds & Results

Flemington R8
Crown Oaks (G1)
Final Race time:  1730959855
Runner DetailsWinPlace
1st
1. Treasurethe Moment (12) J: Damian Lane 56kg
T: Matt Laurie
2nd
5. Powers Of Opal (9) J: James McDonald 56kg
T: J G Sargent
3rd
11. Hurry Curry (7) J: Joao Moreira 56kg
T: Danny O'Brien
4th
3. Harlem Queen (5) J: Blake Shinn 56kg
T: Nathan Doyle
5th
6. Pleasure Artist (6) J: Craig Williams 56kg
T: R & W Freedman
6th
2. Too Darn Discreet (3) J: Michael Dee 56kg
T: Dan O'Sullivan
7th
12. Inevitable Truth (1) J: Jye McNeil 56kg
T: J G Sargent
8th
10. Noises (11) J: Andrew Adkins 56kg
T: Brad Widdup
9th
4. Rag Queen (4) J: Chad Schofield 56kg
T: David Payne
10th
13. Placid Pearl (14) J: Ben Melham 56kg
T: Matthew Smith
11th
7. Talisay (8) J: Billy Egan 56kg
T: Byron Cozamanis
12th
8. Femminile (13) J: Daniel Stackhouse 56kg
T: Phillip Stokes
13th
14. All Kinds Of Folk (10) J: Luke Currie 56kg
T: John & Chris Ledger
14th
9. Killcare Beachgirl (2) J: Tim Clark 56kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott
Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing.
Data retrieved: 07/12/2024 02:26:13 PM (Australia/Brisbane)

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