Crown Oaks

The Crown Oaks (formerly known as the VRC Oaks), is the third day of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival at Flemington Racecourse. Oaks Day is held on the Thursday directly following Melbourne Cup Day (the first Tuesday in November). The Oaks were first run in 1861.

Popularly known as Ladies Day (but in recent times also colloquially called Blokes Day [1]), Crown Oaks Day has been an extraordinary phenomenon of racing. Despite being held on a work day (Melbourne Cup Day is the only public holiday during the racing carnival), Oaks Day boasts the fastest growing crowd records of any day in the Carnival, with over 70,000 punters attending the track each year. While the main drawcard of the day is undoubtedly the stars of the track, the other popular event on Crown Oaks Day is the annual "Fashions on the Field" celebrations. Introduced by the Victoria Racing Club in 1962 in an effort to woo more women to the track, Ladies day and the Fashions on the Field concept has grown considerably with each year and is now adopted at racetracks and smaller events all over the world.

The feature race of Crown Oaks Day is the Group 1 Crown Oaks for 3-year old fillies run over 2500m sponsored by the Crown Casino. The traditional lead up race to the Crown Oaks is the Wakeful Stakes, which is run over 2,000 Metres on Victoria Derby Day.

The winners

2011 - Mosheen [1] 2010 - Brazilian Pulse [2] 2009 - Faint Perfume [3] 2008 - Samantha Miss[4] 2007 - Arapaho Miss 2006 - Miss Finland 2005 - Serenade Rose 2004 - Hollow Bullet 2003 - Special Harmony 2002 - Bulla Borghese 2001 - Magical Miss 2000 - Lovelorn 1999 - Tributes 1998 - Grand Archway 1997 - Kensington Palace 1996 - My Brightia 1995 - Saleous 1994 - Northwood Plume 1993 - Arborea 1992 - Slight Chance 1991 - Richfield Lady 1990 - Weekend Delight 1989 - Tristanagh 1988 - Research 1987 - Sandy's Pleasure 1986 - Diamond Shower 1985 - My Tristram's Belle 1984 - Spirit Of Kingston 1983 - Taj Eclipse 1982 - Rom's Stiletto 1981 - Rose Of Kingston 1980 - November Rain 1979 - Brava Jeannie 1978 - Scomeld 1977 - Show Ego 1976 - Surround 1975 - Denise's Joy 1974 - Leica Show 1973 - Bonnybel 1972 - Toltrice 1971 - Kiss Me Cait 1970 - Sanderae 1969 - Goliette 1968 - Double Steel 1967 - Chosen Lady 1966 - Farmer's Daughter 1965 - Gipsy Queen 1964 - Light Fingers 1963 - Jingle Bells 1962 - Arctic Star 1961 - Indian Summer 1960 - Lady Sybil 1959 - Mintaway

1958 - Chicola 1957 - Amarco 1956 - Innesfell 1955 - Evening Peal 1954 - Lady Mogambo 1953 - Waltzing Lady 1952 - Waterlady 1951 - Lady Havers 1950 - True Course 1949 - Chicquita 1948 - Grey Nurse 1947 - Nizam's Ring 1946 - Sweet Chime 1945 - Cherie Marie 1944 - Provoke 1943 - Three Wheeler 1942 - East End 1941 - Primavera 1940 - Session 1939 - Triode 1938 - French Gem 1937 - Prairie Moon 1936 - Siren 1935 - Nalda 1934 - Alinura 1933 - Golden Hair 1932 - Protea 1931 - Gallantic 1930 - Barbette 1929 - Lineage 1928 - Opera Queen 1927 - Ninbela 1926 - Lanson 1925 - Redshank 1924 - Miss Disraeli 1923 - Frances Tressady 1922 - Scarlet 1921 - Furious 1920 - Mufti 1919 - Hyades 1918 - Stagegirl 1917 - Folly Queen 1916 - Thana 1915 - Rosanna 1914 - Carlita 1913 - Mint Sauce 1912 - Moe 1911 - Wilari 1910 - Styria

1909 - Lady San 1908 - Nushka 1907 - Lady Rylstone 1906 - Yabba Gabba 1905 - Lady Wallace 1904 - Red Streak 1903 - Sweet Nell 1902 - Fishery 1901 - Beanba 1900 - Haulette 1899 - Nitre 1898 - Symmetry 1897 - Eleusive 1896 - Thunder Queen 1895 - Auraria 1894 - Regina 1893 - The Dauphine 1892 - Etra Weenie 1891 - Tiraillerie 1890 - Litigant 1889 - Spice 1888 - Pearlshell 1887 - Dainty 1886 - The Nun 1885 - Uralla 1884 - Venetia 1883 - Quality 1882 - Vaucluse 1881 - Royal Maid 1880 - Sapphire 1879 - Petrea 1878 - Melita 1877 - Pardon 1876 - Briseis 1875 - Maid Of All Work 1874 - Gaslight 1873 - Rose D'amour 1872 - Sunshine 1871 - Formosa 1870 - Florence 1869 - Kestrel 1868 - My Dream 1867 - Sylvia 1866 - Sea Gull 1865 - Lady Heron 1864 - Illumination 1863 - Aruma 1862 - Modesty 1861 - Palestine

Attendance

• 2007 - 95,230
• 2006 - 104,131
• 2005 - 100,263
• 2004 - 110,677

See also

• Thoroughbred racing in Australia
• Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival

References

1. ^ 2011 result
2. ^ 2010 result
3. ^ 2009 result
4. ^ 2008 result

• Australian Studbook - VRC Oaks Race Winners