- New Zealand Oaks
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Group I race
New Zealand OaksLocation Trentham
Wellington, New ZealandRace type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website Trentham Race information Distance 2400 m (12 furlongs) Track Turf, left-handed Qualification Three-year-old fillies Weight Set-Weights Purse NZ$400,000 The New Zealand Oaks is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year-old fillies run at set weights over a distance of 2400 metres (1½ miles) on the third Saturday of March every year at Trentham racecourse in Wellington, New Zealand.
With the consistent strength of New Zealand fillies in recent years, the race has an impressive list of winners, including the 2006 and 2007 Kelt Capital Stakes winners in Legs and Princess Coup.
Recent winners
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner 2010 Keep The Peace Opie Bosson Shaune Ritchie P E Bellingham, L R & L R D Dittman 2009 Jungle Rocket James McDonald Jeff McVean C & Mrs L Betts, Mrs C & D Pleasance 2008 Boundless Hayden Tinsley Stephen McKee P A Dallimore, T J McKee ONZM,
P N Miller & Mrs C N Taylor2007 Princess Coup Opie Bosson Mark Walker Bromley Bloodstock Ltd & R A Coupland 2006 Legs David Walker Kevin Gray Waikato Stud Ltd. 2005 Justa Tad Vinny Colgan Rudy Liefting R P Liefting 2004 Wharite Princess Bruce Herd Lisa Latta N M Cantwell et al. 2003 Bramble Rose Opie Bosson Mark Todd Rivermonte Racing Syndicate 2002 Vapour Trail Scott Seamer Donna & Dean Logan P J & P M Vela Ltd 2001 Tapildo Mark Du Plessis Sheila Laxon I M & S T Taplin 2000 She's Country Opie Bosson Bruce Wallace Whakanui Stud Ltd. Categories:- Horse races in New Zealand
- Flat horse races for three-year-olds
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