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The Group 1 Neds Oakleigh Plate is held during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse at the end of February each year. Raced over a short distance of 1100m, runners in the Oakleigh Plate field normally arrive via the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1100m) and the Australia Stakes (1200m) if they are not resuming in the Blue Diamond Stakes Day sprint.

As an open handicap race, the Oakleigh Plate attracts some of the strongest and fastest horse from around the country to win the $500,000 in prize money. Many of the best horses in this race will go on to race in the slightly longer Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) down the Flemington straight the following month.

The Oakleigh Plate is held alongside the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) and Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m). Recent winners of the Oakleigh Plate – Newmarket Handicap double include Lankan Rupee (2014) and Weekend Hussler (2008).

The Oakleigh Plate 2020 ran on Saturday February 22, 2020 and was won in impressive style by the on-pace Pippie. 

2020 Oakleigh Plate
Date:	Saturday February 22, 2020
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000

2020 Oakleigh Plate Results

• 1st: #15 Pippie
• 2nd: #2 Zoutori
• 3rd: #6 Crystal Dreamer

There was a notable upset in the Oakleigh Plate 2020 results with the first five over the line jumping at double or triple-figures, with even the $201 emergency Vainstream (5th) finishing ahead of the beaten short-priced favourite Bivouac ($2.35). The on pace bias at Caulfield continued as the John & Chris Meagher-trained Pippie ($12) was given a gun ride by Linda Meech to take out the Oakleigh Plate ahead of the Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra-trained stablemates Zoutori ($21) and Crystal Dreamer ($41).

Click here to read more on the shock 2020 Oakleigh Plate winner Pippie who raced first-up in her maiden Group 1 assignment.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	15	PIPPIE	John & Chris Meagher	Ms Linda Meech	–	14	52kg	$12
2	2	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Jamie Kah	0.5L	2	56kg	$21
3	6	CRYSTAL DREAMER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	1.25L	9	55kg	$41
4	8	ALL TOO ROYAL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee	1.45L	10	52kg	$21
5	19e	VAINSTREAM	John Pascoe	Anthony Darmanin	1.95L	1	52kg	$201
6	3	BIVOUAC	James Cummings	Craig Williams	2.45L	7	55.5kg	$2.35F
7	12	HALVORSEN	Robbie Griffiths	Dean Yendall	2.85L	4	52kg	$18
8	10	BOLD STAR	Gordon Richards	Daniel Moor	3.05L	8	52kg	$21
9	5	BONS AWAY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	3.15L	12	55kg	$26
10	13	HUMMA HUMMA	John McArdle	William Pike	4.15L	3	52kg	$26
11	7	TROPE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	4.25L	6	52.5kg (cd 53kg)	$19
12	9	ANJANA	Lindsey Smith	Zac Spain	4.75L	17	52kg	$61
13	14	MYSTYKO (NZ)	Trevor Rogers	Dean Holland	4.95L	16	52kg	$61
14	16	ANAHEED	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	5.15L	15	51kg (cd 51.5kg)	$6
15	4	FAATINAH	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	5.65L	5	55.5kg	$31
16	11	FINE DANE	John Moloney	Beau Mertens	5.75L	11	52kg	$201
17	1	BALL OF MUSCLE	Joseph Pride	Glyn Schofield	7.5L	13	58kg	$31
18	18	FREE OF DEBT	Chris Bieg	Craig Newitt	10.25L	18	50kg	$21
–	17	I AM IMMORTAL	Anthony Freedman	Damien Thornton	–	0	–	–

2020 Oakleigh Plate Odds

The latest Oakleigh Plate 2020 betting odds from Ladbrokes.com.au on the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes Day sprint clash will be available below the week of the race.

2020 Oakleigh Plate Field

Each autumn the Oakleigh Plate Final Field attracts a star-studded line-up of short distance specialists, many of which are resuming off spring races or that kicked things off at Flemington the week prior in the Lightning Stakes over 1000m.

The 2020 Oakleigh Plate field will be provided here as soon as released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday before the race.

The Oakleigh Plate 2020 field features a capacity line-up of 18 sprinters plus one emergency with the returning James Cummings-trained Golden Rose winner Bivouac favourite to win his first race since the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes second down the Flemington straight last November.

Update: The sole emergency Vainstream (1) has gained a start in the 2020 Oakleigh Plate field from the inside alley following the early scratching of the widely-drawn #17 I Am Immortal (18)

Click here to read more on the Bivouac-led 2020 Oakleigh Plate Field & Betting market.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	1x19x3022x	BALL OF MUSCLE	Joseph Pride	Glyn Schofield	13	58kg	109
2	1100x1336x	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Jamie Kah	2	56kg	105
3	41x121162x	BIVOUAC	James Cummings	Craig Williams	7	55.5kg	110
4	1320x1487x	FAATINAH	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	5	55.5kg	104
5	025x2255x4	BONS AWAY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	12	55kg	103
6	3x657x1653	CRYSTAL DREAMER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	9	55kg	103
7	1272x229x	TROPE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	6	52.5kg	98
8	10x180x133	ALL TOO ROYAL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee	10	52kg	95
9	445x11360x	ANJANA	Lindsey Smith	Zac Spain	17	52kg	84
10	2116×11212	BOLD STAR	Gordon Richards	Daniel Moor	8	52kg	97
11	38x17219x6	FINE DANE	John Moloney	Beau Mertens	11	52kg	87
12	x41259x111	HALVORSEN	Robbie Griffiths	Dean Yendall	4	52kg	97
13	1466x116x5	HUMMA HUMMA	John McArdle	William Pike	3	52kg	99
14	2918×92332	MYSTYKO (NZ)	Trevor Rogers	Dean Holland	16	52kg	93
15	127x11102x	PIPPIE	John & Chris Meagher	Ms Linda Meech	14	52kg	97
16	61x93513x1	ANAHEED	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	15	51kg	105
17	117x7x2	I AM IMMORTAL	Anthony Freedman	Damien Thornton	18	50kg	89
18	1130×2	FREE OF DEBT	Chris Bieg	Craig Newitt	19	50kg	88
19e	4×39071523	VAINSTREAM	John Pascoe	Anthony Darmanin	1	52kg	80

2020 Oakleigh Plate Nominations

The 2020 Oakleigh Plate nominations will be published below on the Monday before Blue Diamond Stakes Day.

The Neds Oakleigh Plate 2020 nominations attracted a bumper 22 short distance specialists including Peter & Paul Snowden’s first-up Rubiton Stakes winning filly Anaheed and Godolphin’s star Golden Rose winning colt Bivouac racing first-up.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	41x121162x	BIVOUAC	C	3	James Cummings	1	55.5kg	110
2	5213x4101x	SAVATIANO	M	5	James Cummings	2	56kg	109
3	1x19x3022x	BALL OF MUSCLE	G	9	Joseph Pride	3	58kg	109
4	61x93513x1	ANAHEED	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	4	51kg	105
5	1100x1336x	ZOUTORI	G	4	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	5	56kg	105
6	1320x1487x	FAATINAH	G	7	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	6	55.5kg	104
7	025x2255x4	BONS AWAY	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	7	55kg	103
8	3x657x1653	CRYSTAL DREAMER	G	7	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	8	55kg	103
9	1466x116x5	HUMMA HUMMA	M	4	John McArdle	9	52kg	99
10	1272x229x	TROPE	H	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	10	52.5kg	98
11	x41259x111	HALVORSEN	G	4	Robbie Griffiths	11	52kg	97
12	2116×11212	BOLD STAR	G	4	Gordon Richards	12	52kg	97
13	127x11102x	PIPPIE	M	4	John & Chris Meagher	13	52kg	97
14	10x180x133	ALL TOO ROYAL	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	14	52kg	95
15	2918×92332	MYSTYKO (NZ)	G	6	Trevor Rogers	15	52kg	93
16	117x7x2	I AM IMMORTAL	C	3	Anthony Freedman	16	50kg	89
17	1130×2	FREE OF DEBT	C	3	Chris Bieg	17	50kg	88
18	6x895x4112	NEWS GIRL	M	4	Geoff Duryea	18	52kg	88
19	0x0x383234	CAUSEWAY GIRL	M	4	Clinton McDonald	19	52kg	88
20	38x17219x6	FINE DANE	G	4	John Moloney	20	52kg	87
21	445x11360x	ANJANA	M	4	Lindsey Smith	21	52kg	84
22	4×39071523	VAINSTREAM	G	5	John Pascoe	22	52kg	80

Oakleigh Plate History

The Oakleigh Plate was first won by Malua in 1884 and has since been a tough race to win twice with only two horse managing a double victory. Dual Choice took out the Oakleigh Plate title in two consecutive years in 1971 and 1972, following the non-successive wins of Aurie’s Star (1937 & 1939).

The Oakleigh Plate has resulted in a dead heat for first place twice in a row firstly by Merab and First Arrow in 1931 and then Blematic and Umbertana in 1932. Notable recent Oakleigh Plate winners include subsequent star sires Fastnet Rock (2005) and Snitzel (2006), along with Lankan Rupee (2014) and Flamberge (2016).

Below are the Oakleigh Plate Results & Winners going back to 2000.

Recent Oakleigh Plate Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Pippie	1 minute 01.93 seconds
	2nd	Zoutori
	3rd	Crystal Dreamer
2019 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Booker	1 minute 01.94 seconds
	2nd	Encryption
	3rd	Eduardo
2018 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Russian Revolution	1 minute 03.00 seconds
	2nd	Snitty Kitty
	3rd	Hellbent
2017 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Sheidel	1 minute 02.11 seconds
	2nd	Faatinah
	3rd	Extreme Choice
2016 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Flamberge	1 minute 2.5 seconds
	2nd	Fell Swoop
	3rd	Heatherly
2015 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Shamal Wind	1 minute 02.3 seconds
	2nd	Under The Louvre
	3rd	Fast ‘N’ Rocking
2014 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Lankan Rupee	1 minute 02.7 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Knoydart
2014 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Lankan Rupee	1 minute 02.7 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Knoydart
2013 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Mrs Onassis	1 minute 03.2 seconds
	2nd	Facile Tigre
	3rd	Spirit Of Boom
2012 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Woorim	1 minute 03.4 seconds
	2nd	Elite Falls
	3rd	Facile Tigre
2011 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Eagle Falls	1 minute 02.2 seconds
	2nd	Avenue
	3rd	Hinchinbrook
2010 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Starspangledbanner	1 minute 3.16 seconds
	2nd	Here De Angles
	3rd	Arinos
2009 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Swiss Ace	1 minute 2.8 seconds
	2nd	Lucky Secret
	3rd	Typhoon Zed
2008 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Weekend Hussler	1 minute 3.2 seconds
	2nd	Magnus
	3rd	Tramuntana
2007 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Undue	1 minute 2.7 seconds
	2nd	Poets Voice
	3rd	Magnus
2006 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Snitzel	1 minute 4.4 seconds
	2nd	Virage De Fortune
	3rd	Takeover Target
2005 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Fastnet Rock	1 minute 2.5 seconds
	2nd	Segments
	3rd	Legally Bay
2004 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Reactive	1 minute 3.4 seconds
	2nd	Ancient Song
	3rd	Suit
2003 Oakleigh Plate	1st	River Dove	1 minute 4.5 seconds
	2nd	North Boy
	3rd	Choisir
2002 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Sudurka	1 minute 2.5 seconds
	2nd	Mistegic
	3rd	Straight Ace
2001 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Miss Kournikova	1 minute 2 seconds
	2nd	Miss Pennymoney
	3rd	Show A Heart
2000 Oakleigh Plate	1st	Sports	1 minute 4.5 seconds
	2nd	Falvelon
	3rd	Rancho Spark