Australasian Oaks

Ladbrokes Tip: The Auraria Stakes held at the same track earlier in the autumn is the key lead-up to the Australasian Oaks

The latest edition of the $1 million Australasian Oaks ran on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Morphettville Racecourse on Robert Sangster Stakes Day and was taken out in slick fashion by the progressive Chris Waller‑trained Panova at $11. 

2026 Australasian Oaks Results

The official Australasian Oaks 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be available below once the race is run and won on Saturday, April 25, 2026.

Chris Waller’s progressive Trapeze Artist filly Panova ($11) improved on her unplaced Vinery Stud Stakes run last start in Sydney to power home and beat the locals in South Australia’s 2026 Australasian Oaks results. Given a peach of a ride by James McDonald, Panova saluted by a length to hand the hoop is maiden Group 1 success in Adelaide. J-Mac took the filly out wide and came flying down the outside to hit the lead 200m out from the line and hold on to deny the luckless Mating Call who was held up for a run at a crucial stage with Paltrow Miss in third. Panova has since firmed from $11 into $7 as the now equal favourite for the Queensland Oaks on June 6.

2026 Australasian Oaks Odds

The season’s top Australasian Oaks odds online will be available here as soon as Australasian Oaks betting 2026 is open so stay tuned to see the price on your selections for the Group 1 in Adelaide followed by the official Australasian Oaks finishing order after the event.

Australasian Oaks Tips

Taking a filly coming off a top three run at the track is a top Australasian Oaks tip and from 2008 – 2026 12 of the 19 winners came off a win including Abbey Marie (2016), Egg Tart (2017), Sopressa (2018), Princess Jenni (2019), upset 60/1 winner Media Award (2021), Affaire A Suivre (2023), and Vibrant Sun (2024).

Some of the top lead-up races to consider when doing the Australasian Oaks tips in Adelaide include the Group 3 Auraria Stakes and Group 2 SA Fillies Classic both held at the same track earlier in the season.

Melbourne’s Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1400m) has also provided two Australasian Oaks winners in the past 10 years with Zarita (2008) and Gallica (2009) both completing the double.

2026 Australasian Oaks Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Australasian Oaks tips 2026 and best bets on the fillies to back and sack in the Morphettville staying showdown will be detailed right here the week of the race.

The Australasian Oaks – formerly known as the Schweppes Oaks due to sponsorship – runs as one of two Group 1 races held at Morphettville Racecourse on Robert Sangster Stakes Day during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival in late April or early May along with the Robert Sangster Stakes.

Open to three-year-old fillies the set weights race is conducted over 2000m and attracts a field of both local and interstate talent each season.

Offering $1 million in total prize money, the Australasian Oaks has been dominated by favourites in recent years and has a capacity of 16 starters.

The Group 3 Auraria Stakes (1800m) held over 200m shorter a fortnight earlier also at Adelaide’s premier track is the key lead-up providing a host of recent Australasian Stakes winners. Sopressa (2018) was the last filly to complete the double.

Australasian Oaks Race Info

• Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
• Track: Morphettville Racecourse
• Distance: 2000m
• Conditions: 3YO Fillies – Set Weights
• Status: Group 1
• Prize Money: $1,000,000
• First Run: 1982

Australasian Oaks Betting

Favourites have a strong recent record with the shortest-priced in Australasian Oaks betting saluting eight times from 2006 – 2026 most recently Benagil ($3.10 in 2025), Toffee Tongue ($5 in 2020) and Princess Jenni ($3.30 in 2019).

There was a huge upset in 2021 however with Media Award ($61) becoming the first double-figure winner in the race since 2010, while in 2022 Glint Of Hope won at 12/1 while the favourite My Whisper ($2.70) ran third.

Australasian Oaks odds are traditionally dominated by fillies coming off a top four run in the lead-up with the last winner to run worse than fourth in her final start being Anamato (2007) who improve on a 12th in Sydney’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m).

Interstate visitors have a strong record against the locals and often feature highly in Australasian Oaks betting markets, including in 2018 when the Darren Weir-trained Sopressa led an all-Victorian Australasian Oaks trifecta and in 2020 with Chris Waller enjoying his second victory with Toffee Tongue.

The Victorians were on top again in 2024 with the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained Vibrant Sun saluting on the back of a lead-up Group 3 victory at Moonee Valley.

Flemington horseman Glen Thompson prepared the 2025 Australasian Oaks winner Benagil who also enjoyed a successful raid in South Australia. 

Chris Waller won another Australasian Oaks in 2026 with Panova from his Flemington stables.

Australasian Oaks Field

The Australasian Oaks race field has a capacity of 16 starters and from 2003 – 2026 was run under capacity just four times.

The only time the Australasian Oaks field was run with under 10 starters in the past 30 years was when Episode defeated just eight rivals back in 1999.

Australasian Oaks nominations close the week prior, with the final field of acceptances and barrier draw released on the Tuesday of race week.

Plenty of interstate talent features in the Australasian Oaks field each year and visiting mares from outside of Adelaide boast an excellent record in the race including the 2017 win by the Sydney-trained Egg Tart for trainer Chris Waller, the 2018 victory of the Darren Weir-trained Sopressa who backed-up from a lead-up win in Adelaide’s Group 3 Auraria Stakes (1800m), Waller posting his second success in 2020 with Toffee Tongue, the upset 2021 Australasian Oaks winner Media Award hailing from Geelong in Victoria, the 2022 victory by the Cranbourne-trained Glint Of Hope from the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young stable, and Waller’s third in 2026 with Panova.

In 2023 another interstate-trained filly saluted in the Australasian Oaks results with the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Affaire A Suivre making it two-from-two at the track on the back of her lead-up success in the Listed Port Adelaide Guineas.

The Vibrant Sun from Victoria also won the 2024 race, while in 2025 Flemington based Benagil won on the back of a Sydney run when second in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes that year. 

Following a run in the Australasian Oaks field, many fillies may look to step-up in distance for a shot at the Group 3 SA Fillies Classic (2500m) on The Goodwood Day. Irish Darling (2005) was the last filly to complete the Australasian Oaks – SA Fillies Classic double in the same year.

2026 Australasian Oaks Field

The official Australasian Oaks 2026 field of fillies is set for release the Tuesday leading up to Australasian Oaks Day and will be available below so stay tuned.

The 2026 Australasian Oaks final field features a capacity line-up of young staying fillies led in betting by the in-form Getta Good Feeling for Danny O’Brien with the daughter of So You Think chasing a hat-trick after taking on the Inglis Sprint / Group 3 Alexander Stakes double in Melbourne this prep.

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	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Strictly Business J: John Allen T: Thomas Carberry	121x58	F	15	56kg
	2. Getta Good Feeling J: Billy Egan T: Danny O'brien	316x11	F	4	56kg
	3. Salty Pearl J: Ben Allen T: Ciaron Maher	x32313	F	2	56kg
	4. Panova J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	11x657	F	13	56kg
	5. Mating Call J: Jamie Melham T: Dan Clarken & Oopy Macgillivray	35x441	F	8	56kg
	6. Spicy Lu (18)  Scratched:
	7. Freedom Flame J: Taylor Johnstone T: Andrew Gluyas	8x6252	F	1	56kg
	8. Bona Sforza J: Ace Lawson-Carroll T: Samantha Finnegan	264x01	F	16	56kg
	9. Stung J: Kerrin Mcevoy T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes	15x110	F	14	56kg
	10. Savitri J: Ben Melham T: Mitchell Freedman	1x2511	F	11	56kg
	11. Kazaru J: Lachlan Neindorf T: Phillip Stokes	x62114	F	12	56kg
	12. Paltrow Miss J: Craig Williams T: Ciaron Maher	1x12	F	7	56kg
	13. Naraghi J: Alana Kelly T: Liam Howley	3x2153	F	6	56kg
	14. Just Kick J: Harry Coffey T: Emma-Lee & David Browne	797x43	F	10	56kg
	15. Synthesise J: Kayla Crowther T: Matthew Seyers	13x230	F	9	56kg
	16. Cushioned J: Daniel Stackhouse T: Anthony & Sam Freedman	32x641	F	5	56kg
	17. Oui Oui Ma Cherie J: Teagan Voorham T: Stuart Gower	312400	F	3	56kg
	18. Thundara (7)  Scratched:
	19. Boomeroo (2)  Scratched:
	20. Innominate (15)  Scratched:

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2026 Australasian Oaks Nominations

The early Australasian Oaks 2026 nominations are taken on a Thursday two weeks out from the event and will be listed below once closed.

The 2026 Australasian Oaks nominations drew 31 hopeful three-year-old fillies led in all-in betting by the flying Danny O’Brien-trained Inglis Sprint – Group 3 Alexandra Stakes double winner Getta Good Feeling and the ATC Oaks third placed After Summer.

Australasian Oaks Form Guide

All of the essential information including jockeys, trainers and barriers are listed in the Australasian Oaks form guide each year. Looking for fillies coming off nice lead-up form at the track with the potential to run out a strong 2000m is important.

From 2009 – 2026 ten of the 18 winners jumped from a double-digit Australasian Oaks barrier including Affaire A Suivre (16 of 16 in 2023), Vibrant Sun (11 of 16 in 2024), Benagil (13 of 16 in 2025) and Panova (13 of 16 in 2026), and since 1983 the most successful gate producing six winners is eight.

Damien Oliver has ridden three previous Australasian Oaks winners, but none since Tully Thunder (2002), while Lee Freedman has trained four winners with Grand Eschezeaux (2000) the most recent.

Barb Raider franked the 2022 Australasian Oaks form that winter in Brisbane with the runner-up winning the Group 2 The Roses and finishing second in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks results.

The 2024 Australasian Oaks form was franked with the third placegetter Coco Sun going on to beat home the boys in the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m).

Benagil, the 2025 Australasian Oaks winner, franked the form nicely later that winter with a strong third in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks.

Australasian Oaks Form Facts

• Last-start winners have dominated the Australasian Oaks results in the past decade including most recently Sopressa (2018), Princess Jenni (2019), Media Award (2021), Affaire A Suivre (2023), and Vibrant Sun (2024).
• The Auraria Stakes is the key lead-up to the Group 1 including producing four of the 10 winners from 2012 – 2026 with Sopressa (2018) the latest to do the double.
• Single-figure hopes in Australasian Oakes betting make the best bet with double-figure upsets very uncommon.

2026 Australasian Oaks Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Australasian Oaks 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 AUSTRALASIAN OAKS FORM GUIDE

Past Australasian Oaks Results

Favourites have a good recent strike rate in the Australasian Oaks race results however some upsets have occurred. The longest priced winners in the past 10 years are Irish Darling (2005) and Small Minds (2010) who both jumped at a $26 starting price.

Some of the most notable Australasian Oaks winners include Egg Tart (2017), Delicacy (2015), May’s Dream (2014), Lights Of Heaven (2011), and Zarita (2008).

Recent Australasian Oaks Winners

Past Australasian Oaks winners and placegetters going back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third	Time
2026	Panova	Mating Call	Paltrow Miss	2:04.04
2025	Benagil	Sweltering	Polymnia	2:02.95
2024	Vibrant Sun	Private Legacy	Coco Sun	2:04.28
2023	Affaire A Suivre	She’s Fit	Jennilala	2:05.0
2022	Glint Of Hope	Barb Raider	My Whisper	2:04.8
2021	Media Award	Personal	Ripper Rita	2:03.8
2020	Toffee Tongue	Moonlight Maid	Affair To Remember	2:07.1
2019	Princess Jenni	Mirette	House Of Cartier	2:02.7
2018	Sopressa	Sheezdashing	Miss Admiration	2:04.3
2017	Egg Tart	Kenedna	Ana Royale	2:04.3
2016	Abbey Marie	Silent Sedition	C’est Beau La Vie	2:04.1
2015	Delicacy	Fenway	Bahamas	2:04.8
2014	May’s Dream	Star Fashion	Scratchy Bottom	2:04.8
2013	Maybe Discreet	Grand Daughter	La Zuma	2:07.0
2012	Invest	Our Miss Jones	Essence	2:06.9
2011	Lights Of Heaven	Absolutely	Southern Speed	2:05.3
2010	Small Minds	No Evidence Needed	Ipioga	2:06.4
2009	Gallica	Estee	Miss Lily Rose	2:03.8
2008	Zarita	Moment In Time	Queen Of Queens	2:04.3
2007	Anamato	Cancanelle	Devil Moon	2:02.2
2006	Marju Snip	Zenarta	Fanciful Bella	2:04.4
2005	Irish Darling	Kylikwong	Hveger	2:04.4
2004	Rinky Dink	Star Of Grechen	Dane Belltar	2:04.3
2003	Sound Action	Milanova	Great Anna	2:05.1
2002	Tully Thunder	Shes Archie	Arboretum	2:03.3
2001	Tempest Morn	South Sea Pearl	Glitzy Guru	2:07.1
2000	Grand Echezeaux	Umaline	Porto Roca	2:04.3

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Australasian Oaks?

The 2026 Australasian Oaks was won by three-year-old Trapeze Artist filly Panova at $11 for trainer Chris Waller with jockey James McDonald celebrating his maiden Group 1 win in South Australia on 56kg from barrier 13 to salute by 0.95 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 2:04.04.

Who won the 2025 Australasian Oaks?

The 2025 Australasian Oaks was won by three-year-old Manhattan Rain filly Benagil at $3.10 favouritism for trainer Glen Thompson with jockey Mark Zahra aboard on 56kg from barrier 13 to win by 1.29 lengths in a time of 2:02.95.

When is the Australasian Oaks 2026?

Saturday, April 25, 2026

What is the prize money for the Australasian Oaks 2026?

$1,000,000

Where is the Australasian Oaks 2026?

Morphettville Racecourse, 79 Morphett Road. Morphettville SA 5043

How do I bet on the 2026 Australasian Oaks?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Australasian Oaks?

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