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Overview
This page was last updated on April 11, 2026
The 2026 ATC Australian Oaks ran at Royal Randwick on Saturday April 11 on Day 2 of Sydney's 'The Championships' as one of the key races for three-year-old fillies over the autumn and was won by the Chris Waller-trained favourite and reigning NZ Oaks champion Ohope Wins ($2.60F).Â
- Race Date: 11/04/2026
- Race Status: Group 1
- Race Conditions: 3YO Fillies - Set Weights
- Race Venue: Randwick , NSW
- Prize Money: $1,000,000
- Distance: 2400m
- Track Conditions: Good4 - FINE
- Rail Position: +4m Entire. (Pent: 5.23)
| 1. Ohope Wins (7) J: James McDonald56kg 21114T: Chris Waller | ||
| 3. Profoundly (10) J: Tommy Berry56kg 4x131T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 2. After Summer (3) J: Billy Egan56kg 33x62T: Dominic Sutton | ||
| 7. Classic Gem (9) J: Damian Lane56kg 44x25T: Dominic Sutton | ||
| 4. Soverato (4) J: Kerrin Mcevoy56kg x1242T: Chris Waller | ||
| 12. Dance With Destiny (11) J: Tom Marquand56kg 40x44T: John Sargent | ||
| 8. Queen Of Clubs (8) J: Craig Williams56kg x6800T: Gary Portelli | ||
| 6. Stand My Ground (12) J: Tyler Schiller56kg 4x15T: Marc Chevalier | ||
| 11. Mountain Queen (2) J: Rachel King56kg x2109T: Matthew Smith | ||
| 9. Satono Invader (6) J: Jason Collett56kg 21193T: Kris Lees | ||
| 10. La Morra (5) J: Regan Bayliss56kg 71234T: John P Thompson | ||
| 5. Long Legs (1) J: Nash Rawiller56kg 3x346T: Gary Portelli |
2026 Australian Oaks Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Australian Oaks results and finishing order at Randwick on Saturday April 11, 2026 and to see what fillies could be Brisbane-bound for the winter’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks.
- 1st: No. 1 Ohope Wins ($2.60F)
- 2nd: No. 3 Profoundly
- 3rd: No. 2 After Summer
Winning Margin: 0.42 lengths
Winning Time: 2:28.62
Chris Waller’s consistent Ocean Park filly Ohope Wins ($2.60F) proved too strong for her fellow fillies when coming from third last on the turn for home to charge down Profoundly and salute for the punters in the 2026 Australian Oaks results. The reigning NZ Oaks champ across the Tasman, Ohope Wins was given a peach of a ride by James McDonald to win second-up down under in an improved effort back up in trip after her Vinery Stud Stakes fourth. The spring’s VRC Oaks third placegetter After Summer rounded out another Oaks trifecta.
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Australian Oaks Tips
Stay tuned for our exclusive Australian Oaks 2026 Tips on the million-dollar staying showdown for three-year-old fillies this autumn.
To Win: No. 1 Ohope Wins
The opening Group 1 of the day brings together a talented group of three-year-old staying fillies, and favourite OHOPE WINS (7) looks perfectly placed to break through for her first Australian victory for the Waller yard. The Ocean Park filly arrives with elite Kiwi staying form, having powered home from a wide draw to win the Group 1 NZ Oaks by more than two lengths over subsequent Derby runner-up Autumn Glory. She lost no admirers on Slipper Day when resuming in the Vinery, finishing a close fourth behind upset winner Belle Cheval over 2000m and clearly needing the run. Now fitter, back to the 2400m trip she excelled at in New Zealand, and with James McDonald sticking, she profiles as the most reliable stayer in the field. Not all of her rivals are proven at the mile and a half, but she’s tough, genuine, and in the hands of a trainer / jockey combination that has dominated the carnival. She looks ready to step up and deliver another Group 1 for the stable.
| 1. Ohope Wins (7) J: James McDonald56kg 21114T: Chris Waller |
Australian Oaks News
- Ohope Wins Heads 2026 Australian Oaks Field & Odds
- 2026 Vinery Stud Stakes Results: Belle Cheval Narrowly Salutes
- Australian Oaks 2025 Winner Treasurethe Moment Salutes Again
- Treasurethe Moment Dominates Australian Oaks Field & Betting
- 2025 Australian Derby Winner Aeliana Beats the Boys by Five Lengths!
The ATC Australian Oaks, also referred to as the ATC Oaks, is a Group 1 race for the best three-year-old staying fillies in the country. Held annually one week after the Australian Derby, the Australian Oaks is a 2400m classic race held at Royal Randwick Racecourse. As a set weights race, all entrants carry 56kg with $1 million in total prize money on offer.
The Australian Oaks takes place during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and is held on one of the carnival’s biggest Group 1 race days. Conducted on the second Saturday in April on Day 2 of ‘The Championships’ the ATC Oaks is one of four Group 1 races on the card. The meeting also features the lucrative Group 1 $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), the Group 1 $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m), and the Group 1 $1 million Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m).
There are a number of different lead-up races for fillies in the Australian Oaks field to come via including the Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) run the Saturday before and the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill in late March.
The latest fillies to complete the Vinery Stud Stakes – ATC Oaks double are the Chris Waller-trained duo of Verry Elleegant (2019) and Hungry Heart (2021), followed by Treasurethe Moment (2025).
Ohope Wins (4th in 2026) was the last Australian Oaks winner to come via a lead-up run in the Vinery.Â
Colette (2020) became the first Adrian Knox – Australian Oaks double winner on the quick back-up since Royal Descent (2013). Colette also went on to take out the second edition of Sydney’s now $10 million The Golden Eagle that November.
In 2024 the Adrian Knox Stakes also produced the Australian Oaks winner with Autumn Angel improving on her lead-up second to win the Group 1 on the quick back-up.
The 2022 Australian Oaks form was franked with the runner-up Gypsy Goddess going on to win the Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) in Brisbane two runs later as well as finish third in the $10 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) during the spring.
The ATC Oaks 2024 form was franked with the runner-up Zardozi returning for a big spring that included a fourth in that year’s Melbourne Cup results.
The 2025 Australian Oaks winner Treasurethe Moment franked the form with a next-up win in the spring’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes as well as a third in that year’s Cox Plate trifecta. The ATC Oaks third placegetter You Wahng meanwhile went to Brisbane that winter and took out the Group 1 Queensland Oaks.
2026 Australian Oaks Betting
The latest Australian Oaks 2026 betting odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also published here at Races.com.au in the lead-up to the autumn major for fillies.
There was a notable upset in 2022 with El Patroness winning the ATC Oaks at $26 odds.
Pennyweka ($4.80EF in 2023), Treasurethe Moment ($1.55 in 2025) and Ohope Wins ($2.60 in 2026) are the latest favourites in Australian Oaks betting to salute for the punters.
Australian Oaks Field
2026 Australian Oaks Form Guide
Stay tuned for our exclusive ATC Oaks 2026 Form Guide & Betting Preview to be published the week of the race.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2026 AUSTRALIAN OAKS FORM GUIDE
2026 Australian Oaks Nominations
The Australian Oaks nominations close on a Monday in early-mid February around eight weeks before the Group 1 autumn feature is run and won. Usually Racing NSW receives over 100 ATC Oaks nominations at early entry stage.
The 2026 Australian Oaks nominations close on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.Â
The Australian Oaks 2026 nominations attracted 88 three-year-old fillies led in betting by dual Group 2 winning Kiwi visitor Ohope Wins.
2026 Australian Oaks First Acceptances
After the early entries close in February the Australian Oaks first declarations or acceptances are taken a month later in early March further narrowing down the list of potential runners in that season’s ATC Oaks field.
The Australian Oaks 2026 first acceptances close at midday on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.Â
2026 Australian Oaks Field
Every autumn the Australian Oaks field attracts the season’s most promising fillies with the potential to run out a strong mile and a half (2400m). Racing NSW release the ATC Oaks final field on the Tuesday before the race runs as part of the stellar Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day action.
The official 2026 Australian Oaks field & barriers will be released on the Tuesday of race week and detailed in full below.
The Australian Oaks 2026 final field features a dozen classy staying fillies including Michael Freedman’s emphatic Adrian Knox Stakes winner Profoundly on the quick back-up and Chris Waller’s NZ Derby champ Ohope Wins out to improve on her lead-up Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes fourth when debuting down under.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2026 Australian Oaks field and betting markets.
| No | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Barrier | Weight | Age | Sex | Last Starts | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohope Wins | James McDonald | Chris Waller | 7 | 56kg | 3 | F | 21114 | $681,434 |
| 2 | After Summer | Billy Egan | Dominic Sutton | 3 | 56kg | 3 | F | 33x62 | $304,475 |
| 3 | Profoundly | Tommy Berry | Michael Freedman | 10 | 56kg | 3 | F | 4x131 | $288,200 |
| 4 | Soverato | Kerrin Mcevoy | Chris Waller | 4 | 56kg | 3 | F | x1242 | $128,950 |
| 5 | Long Legs | Nash Rawiller | Gary Portelli | 1 | 56kg | 3 | F | 3x346 | $108,550 |
| 6 | Stand My Ground | Tyler Schiller | Marc Chevalier | 12 | 56kg | 3 | F | 4x15 | $48,700 |
| 7 | Classic Gem | Damian Lane | Dominic Sutton | 9 | 56kg | 3 | F | 44x25 | $112,870 |
| 8 | Queen Of Clubs | Craig Williams | Gary Portelli | 8 | 56kg | 3 | F | x6800 | $177,700 |
| 9 | Satono Invader | Jason Collett | Kris Lees | 6 | 56kg | 3 | F | 21193 | $77,850 |
| 10 | La Morra | Regan Bayliss | John P Thompson | 5 | 56kg | 3 | F | 71234 | $49,825 |
| 11 | Mountain Queen | Rachel King | Matthew Smith | 2 | 56kg | 3 | F | x2109 | $38,300 |
| 12 | Dance With Destiny | Tom Marquand | John Sargent | 11 | 56kg | 3 | F | 40x44 | $16,550 |
Australian Oaks Barrier & Speedmap
Australian Oaks History
First won by Uralla in 1912, the ATC Oaks was originally named the Adrian Knox Stakes until 1956. The race has undergone several distance changes with the field 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).
Jockey Glen Boss celebrated his fourth win in the Australian Oaks aboard Colette in 2020.
In 2023 the Australian Oaks was won by the visiting New Zealand Oaks winning filly Pennyweka.
In 2025 the Australian Oaks was won by the previous spring’s VRC Oaks champion Treasurethe Moment.
In 2026, Ohope Wins completed the Trans-Tasman NZ Oaks / ATC Oaks double.
Australian Oaks Previous Race Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ATC Australian Oaks |
1st | Ohope Wins | 2 minutes 28.62 seconds |
| 2nd | Profoundly | ||
| 3rd | After Summer | ||
| 2025 ATC Australian Oaks |
1st | Treasurethe Moment | 2 minutes 33.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Sun ‘N’ Sand | ||
| 3rd | You Wahng | ||
| 2024 ATC Australian Oaks |
1st | Autumn Angel | 2 minutes 31.49 seconds |
| 2nd | Zardozi | ||
| 3rd | Orchestral | ||
| 2023 ATC Australian Oaks |
1st | Pennyweka | 2 minutes 33.97 seconds |
| 2nd | So Dazzling | ||
| 3rd | Premise | ||
| 2022 ATC Australian Oaks |
1st | El Patroness | 2 minutes 38.19 seconds |
| 2nd | Gypsy Goddess | ||
| 3rd | Gin Martini | ||
| 2021 ATC Australian Oaks |
1st | Hungry Heart | 2 minutes 33.58 seconds |
| 2nd | Duais | ||
| 3rd | Bargain | ||
| 2020 ATC Australian Oaks |
1st | Colette | 2 minutes 36.37 seconds |
| 2nd | Toffee Tongue | ||
| 3rd | Quintessa | ||
| ATC Australian Oaks 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday April 11, 2026 |
| Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2400m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Fillies – Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1 million |
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