Kennedy Oaks Form Guide

2023 VRC Oaks Results

  • 1st: #2 Zardozi ($2.70F)
  • 2nd: #8 Aethelflaed
  • 3rd: #7 Basilinna

The James Cummings-trained favourite Zardozi ($2.70F) relished the step-up in distance off her close second in the Wakeful to show off her brilliant turn of foot over the final 300m racing away to salute in the 2023 VRC Oaks results by over two lengths.

Click here to read more on the big VRC Oaks 2023 win by Zardozi.

2023 Kennedy Oaks Results & Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 2 ZARDOZI James Cummings James McDonald 5 56kg $2.70F
2 8 AETHELFLAED Matthew Smith Mark Zahra 2.25L 11 56kg $6
3 7 BASILINNA (NZ) Emma-Lee & David Browne Damien Oliver 6.5L 2 56kg $7.50
4 3 AMAZONIAN LASS Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 8.75L 12 56kg $13
5 6 COCO SUN Tony & Calvin McEvoy Damian Lane 9.5L 6 56kg $31
6 4 SERVED COLD Danny O’Brien Blake Shinn 10.25L 10 56kg $11
7 10 ETHEL MAUDE Pat Carey & Harris Walker Rhys McLeod 10.45L 9 56kg $26
8 5 HARLOW MIST (NZ) John Sargent Michael Dee 11.95L 8 56kg $19
9 14 EVERLASTING KISS Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Ben Melham 12.15L 4 56kg $101
10 1 TROPICAL SQUALL Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 14.15L 3 56kg $5.50
11 11 PEAKY RIDGE Peter Chow Declan Bates 19.15L 7 56kg $151
12 13 ANOTHER YOU Dan O’Sullivan Ms Jamie Kah 20.4L 1 56kg $101
9 WINGS OF SONG Patrick Payne Billy Egan 0
12 VIESTE Benjamin Smith Dean Yendall 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.


The Kennedy Oaks form guide is crucial viewing for punters wanting to place a well-informed wager on the Group 1 $1 million VRC Kennedy Oaks (2500m) run at Flemington Racecourse on the Thursday after the Melbourne Cup in November each year.

The season’s best three-year-old staying fillies face off in the Kennedy Oaks Field two days after the iconic Melbourne Cup is run and won on the first Tuesday of November annually.

The VRC Oaks form guide gives all the need-to-know information on the fillies in the field including their jockeys, trainers, lead-up form, track / distance records and has the VRC Oaks barrier draw as well.

2023 VRC Kennedy Oaks Form Guide

The Kennedy Oaks Form Guide 2023 will be published below as soon as the official 2023 VRC Oaks field is released the Monday before the race. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 VRC OAKS FORM GUIDE

Where To Find A VRC Oaks Form Guide

No matter which online bookmaker you choose for your Kennedy Oaks betting, you will be able to study the Kennedy Oaks form guide on any good online betting site a few days prior to the race. The Kennedy Oaks form guide can usually be found by clicking on a horse name on the race card or by clicking the form guide icon on the race card, if one is provided.

One of the most comprehensive Kennedy Oaks form guides is available each Melbourne Cup Carnival at Ladbrokes.com.au.

How To Read A Kennedy Oaks Form Guide

Note that not every Kennedy Oaks form guide is laid out the same. Depending on which online bookmaker you choose, you will have to adapt to structure of the form. However, most form guides will use the same abbreviations and the same terminology.

The following information can be found on most Kennedy Oaks form guides and will help you make smarter choices when betting on this great race.

Barrier: The barrier is the starting position of your selection and is usually found in brackets behind the horse name. The further from the inside rail that the barrier is, the harder it will be for the horse starting from their to get to the head of the pack. It’s less important in long races like the Kennedy Oaks and recent winners from a wide Kennedy Oaks barrier draw include Kirramosa (10 of 10 in 2013), Dear Demi (12 of 15 in 2012), and Personal (10 of 14 in 2020). She’s Extreme (2022) was the last VRC Oaks winner to salute from barrier 1. The latest VRC Oaks winning barrier was 5 that Zardozi jumped from in 2023.

Form/Last 6: This is a series of numbers listed behind a horse’s name, which designate the places the horse recorded in its past six career starts. The very right number stands for the horse’s most recent race.

The form is given in numbers from 0-9. 1 to 9 indicates the horse’s finishing position, with 0 meaning the horse finished worse than 9th place. Other symbols may also be seen (‘x’ means the horse had a break, for instance) but the detailed horse entries on the best online betting sites mean you may as well read the full race report rather than struggle to interpret the symbols in the form.

[lboxtext=”Last start winners have dominated recent Kennedy Oaks results including seven saluting from 2013-23 so look for those coming off a win to back through Ladbrokes next race!”]

Age and Sex: All of the runners in the Kennedy Oaks field are three-year-old fillies. Sometimes listed as 3YO F on the form guide.

Pedigree: A horse’s pedigree can tell you a lot about its natural ability as a runner. You can use online databases to research the performances of a runner’s sire (male ancestor) and dam (female ancestor), which will give clues to your selection’s abilities.

Career: This section will list all of a horse’s career starts and results. It’s the section that will tell you the most about whether or not your selection is a consistently strong performer. Make sure to compare the distances of the races in which your selection has done well, to see whether the distance of the Kennedy Oaks suits your runner.

Saddlecloth Number: This is the number of your horse, which you might need to place the bet and which also helps you keep track of your selection during the race.

Trainer: It’s always helpful to know who has trained your selection for the Kennedy Oaks. It is advisable to bet on runners trained by greats of the sport, as a trainer’s experience will always reflect on the performance of the horse.

Weight: This section tells you how much weight your horse will be carrying during the race. The Kennedy Oaks is run at set weights, so this statistic does not really matter in this race.

Track Conditions: There are six different track conditions: Fast, Good, Dead, Slow, Heavy and Wet. Check out your selections race history to see which conditions best work for your horse of choice, this will help you calculate your selection’s chances of an Kennedy Oaks victory.

Jockey: Many successful racehorses have regular jockeys who often stay with them throughout their career. Although it is no guarantee, a jockey who knows his mount well will be able to better guide it through the race. Also, horses may feel more confident under a rider they are familiar with and might consequently give a stronger performance. Check the horse’s career statistics to find out whether the jockey has ridden the horse before, and how successfully he has done so.

If you want to bet on the Kennedy Oaks, then we recommend joining Ladbrokes.com.au to take advantage of its great user interface, competitive odds, and excellent form guides.

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