Australian Oaks

Ladbrokes Tip: Favourites have a strong recent record in the Australian Oaks so backing the top fancy in betting is a good bet

The latest edition of the Australian Oaks took place on Saturday, April 11, 2026 on Day 2 of Randwick’s ‘The Championships’ and was taken out by the Chris Waller‑trained favourite, reigning NZ Oaks winner Ohope Wins ($2.60F). 

2026 Australian Oaks Results

The Australian Oaks 2026 results and finishing order will be known on Saturday, April 11, 2026 and confirmed below once announced.

Chris Waller’s consistent Ocean Park filly Ohope Wins ($2.60F) proved too strong for her fellow fillies when coming from third last on the turn for home to charge down Profoundly and salute for the punters in the 2026 Australian Oaks results. The reigning NZ Oaks champ across the Tasman, Ohope Wins was given a peach of a ride by James McDonald to win second-up down under in an improved effort back up in trip after her Vinery Stud Stakes fourth. The spring’s VRC Oaks third placegetter After Summer rounded out another Oaks trifecta.

2026 Australian Oaks Odds

The Australian Oaks 2026 betting odds on the Group 1 autumn feature for three-year-old fillies will be available below as soon as released followed by the official Australian Oaks finishing order so stay tuned.

Australian Oaks Tips

Australian Oaks tips favour young fillies with proven form over at least 2000m showing the potential to run out a strong mile and a half.

Tipping Australian Oaks runners on the short back-up out of the Adrian Knox Stakes is always popular and the Adrian Knox – ATC Oaks is common betting double.

Another key lead-up race to consider when doing the Australian Oaks tips is the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens on Golden Slipper Day a fortnight before.

Eight Australian Oaks winners from 2010 – 2026 had their final lead-up in the Vinery Stud Stakes including Rising Romance (4th) in 2014, Unforgotten (2nd) in 2018 who defeated that year’s winner Hiyaam in a reverse of the quinella, Verry Elleegant who did the double in 2019, Hungry Heart (2021) who also won both races for trainer Chris Waller, and the latest to do the double Treasurethe Moment (2025). 

Ohope Wins (4th in 2026) was the last Australian Oaks winner to come via a lead-up run in the Vinery.

2026 Australian Oaks Tips

Our insider Ladbrokes’ Australian Oaks 2026 betting tips will be detailed below the week of the race, so you know what fillies to back and sack in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day Group 1 this autumn.

The Australian Oaks is one of four exciting Group 1 races held at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Day 2 of The Championships during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

Run on the second Saturday of April the 2400m race is open to three-year-old fillies and is held at the same meeting as the autumn’s richest race, the Group 1 $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m).

The other Group 1 races on the card that day are the Sydney Cup and Queen Of The Turf Stakes – also known as The Coolmore Legacy Stakes. The Australian Oaks, or ATC Oaks, is a set weights event with all the fillies in the field carrying 56kg. Offering $1 million in total prize money the Australian Oaks winner takes out $600,000 for connections.

Winners of the Adrian Knox Stakes and Vinery Stud Stakes are exempt from Australian Oaks ballot, and these two races are the key lead-ups to the Group 1 over the mile and a half.

Colette (2020) was the last filly to complete the Adrian Knox Stakes – ATC Australian Oaks double joining the likes of Royal Descent (2013), Serenade Rose (2006), Rena’s Lady (2007), and Heavenly Glow (2008) who also took out both races in recent years.

Treasurethe Moment (2025) was the last filly to do the Vinery Stud Stakes / Australian Oaks double. 

In 2026, Ohope Wins completed the NZ Oaks / Australian Oaks Trans-Tasman double.

Australian Oaks Race Info

• Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
• Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
• Distance: 2400m
• Conditions: 3YO Fillies – Set Weights
• Status: Group 1
• Prize Money: $1 million
• First Run: 1885

Australian Oaks Betting

One of the popular fillies’ betting doubles of the autumn is the Adrian Knox Stakes – Australian Oaks double with the former the key lead-up race influencing markets for the Group 1 a week later, most recently achieved by Colette (2020).

Autumn Angel (2nd in 2024) was the last Adrian Knox graduate to back-up and win the Australian Oaks.

Australian Oaks betting favours fillies coming out of the Adrian Knox as well as the Vinery Stud Stakes held over 2000m at Sydney’s other premier track – Rosehill – two weeks earlier.

From 2006 – 2026 nine Australian Oaks favourites saluted for the punters including four on the trot with Bonneval ($4.20 in 2017), Unforgotten ($4 in 2018), Verry Elleegant ($2 in 2019), and Colette ($3 in 2020).

There was a notable upset in 2022 however with El Patroness winning at Australian Oaks odds of $26.

Pennyweka ($4.80EF in 2023), Treasurethe Moment ($1.55 in 2025) and Ohope Wins ($2.60 in 2026) are the latest favourites or equal favourites in Australian Oaks betting to win.

Looking for fillies coming off good form with a good barrier in the Australian Oaks odds is also important as just four winners since 2002 jumped from a double digit gate when Daffodil overcame barrier 11 of 18 to win in 2009, Sofia Rosa got the job done from 11 of 14 in 2016, $2 fancy Verry Elleegant won from 11 of 14 in 2019, and the visiting NZ Oaks winner Pennyweka saluted from gate 11 of 15 in 2023.

Australian Oaks Field

The largest Australian Oaks field in the past 30 years was 18 starters in 2009 when Daffodil scored an upset win as a 12/1 chance in betting.

The race run with just eight starters in both 2007 and 2012 when Rena’s Lady and Streama won respectively.

Featuring the season’s best staying three-year-old fillies the Australian Oaks field is primarily made-up of horses coming out of the Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) run the previous Saturday on Doncaster Mile Day.

The Adrian Knox Stakes has produced 10 Australian Oaks winners in the past 20 years.

Australian Oaks nominations close on a Monday in early February before first acceptances are taken a month later.

The official Australian Oaks field of final acceptors and barrier draw is then out on the Tuesday before the race, while connections have until the same day to pay the $22,000 late entry fee.

2026 Australian Oaks Field

The Australian Oaks 2026 field and barrier draw will be announced the Tuesday leading up to Day 2 of ‘The Championships’ with the full list of young staying fillies listed below.

The Australian Oaks 2026 final field features a dozen classy staying fillies including Michael Freedman’s emphatic Adrian Knox Stakes winner Profoundly on the quick back-up and Chris Waller’s NZ Derby champ Ohope Wins out to improve on her lead-up Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes fourth when debuting down under.

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Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Ohope Wins J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	521114	F	7	56kg
	2. After Summer J: Billy Egan T: Dominic Sutton	133x62	F	3	56kg
	3. Profoundly J: Tommy Berry T: Michael Freedman	24x131	F	10	56kg
	4. Soverato J: Kerrin Mcevoy T: Chris Waller	1x1242	F	4	56kg
	5. Long Legs J: Nash Rawiller T: Gary Portelli	13x346	F	1	56kg
	6. Stand My Ground J: Tyler Schiller T: Marc Chevalier	4x15	F	12	56kg
	7. Classic Gem J: Damian Lane T: Dominic Sutton	344x25	F	9	56kg
	8. Queen Of Clubs J: Craig Williams T: Gary Portelli	6x6800	F	8	56kg
	9. Satono Invader J: Jason Collett T: Kris Lees	x21193	F	6	56kg
	10. La Morra J: Regan Bayliss T: John P Thompson	871234	F	5	56kg
	11. Mountain Queen J: Rachel King T: Matthew Smith	5x2109	F	2	56kg
	12. Dance With Destiny J: Tom Marquand T: John Sargent	40x44	F	11	56kg

View Results

2026 Australian Oaks Nominations

The Australian Oaks 2026 nominations close on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. 

The Australian Oaks 2026 nominations attracted 88 three-year-old fillies led in betting by dual Group 2 winning Kiwi visitor Ohope Wins.

2026 Australian Oaks First Acceptances

The Australian Oaks first acceptances are taken about a month out from the race following on from the early nominations in February.

The 2026 Australian Oaks first acceptances close at midday on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. 

Australian Oaks Form Guide

The Australian Oaks form guide provides punters with all the key information including saddlecloth numbers, jockeys, trainers, lead-up races and barriers.

The last Australian Oaks winners to run worse than fifth in her final lead-up run were Sunday Joy who improved on a 12th against the boys in the Australian Derby to win the fillies’ equivalent in 2003 and the Danny O’Brien-trained Victorian El Patroness in 2022 who finished eighth in Moonee Valley’s Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m).

Since 1992 just seven Australian Oaks winning fillies came off a run outside of Sydney with New Zealand raider Daffodil (2009), that year’s Schweppes Oaks runner-up in Adelaide Absolutely (2011), another Kiwi Sofia Rosa (2016) who ran second in the NZ Oaks back home, Bonneval (2017) who did the NZ Oaks – ATC Oaks double, the aforementioned El Patroness (2022), NZ Oaks – Australian Oaks double winner Pennyweka (2023), and and the latest Kiwi to do the double Ohope Wins in 2026.

Gai Waterhouse has trained three Australian Oaks winners since 2000 including Once Were Wild (2010).

The most successful Australian Oaks barrier draw producing seven winners since 1983 is gate five followed by the inside alley with five winners out of barrier one in that time despite the distance of the race.

The Australian Oaks 2022 form was franked with the second placed filly Gypsy Goddess continuing on to take out Brisbane’s Group 1 Queensland Oaks (2200m). She also returned in the spring to place third in the $10 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) back in Sydney.

The ATC Oaks 2024 form was franked with the runner-up Zardozi returning for a big spring that included a fourth in that year’s Melbourne Cup results.

The 2025 Australian Oaks form stacked up beautifully, with Treasurethe Moment returning in the spring to win the Group 1 Memsie Stakes before finishing third in that year’s Cox Plate. The depth of the race was reinforced by You Wahng, who headed to Brisbane in winter and claimed the Group 1 Queensland Oaks, further validating the strength of the fillies’ classic.

Australian Oaks Form Facts

• Favourites in Australian Oaks betting have won seven times in recent years with Bonneval (2017), Unforgotten (2018), Verry Elleegant (2019), Colette (2020), Pennyweka (2023), Treasurethe Moment (2025) and Ohope Wins (2026).
• Roughies in Australian Oaks odds also have had a number of recent wins including El Patroness ($26 in 2022), Gust Of Wind ($17 in 2015), Absolutely ($31 in 2011), and Rena’s Lady ($21 in 2007).
• The Adrian Knox Stakes is the key Australian Oaks form line to follow into the Group 1 race.
• Fillies that ran outside the top four in their lead-up run are ones to avoid when doing the Australian Oaks form.
• Sunday Joy (12th in 2003) was the last Australian Oaks winning filly to come off a Australian Derby run against the boys.
• The Australian Derby – Oaks double was last achieved by Research (1989).

2026 ATC Oaks Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive ATC Australian Oaks 2026 Form Guide will be made available below the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 AUSTRALIAN OAKS FORM GUIDE

Past Australian Oaks Results

Upset Australian Oaks race results are not uncommon with the favourites having only a fair record in the classic. The longest priced winners over the past decade are Rena’s Lady ($21 in 2007), Absolutely ($31 in 2011), Gust Of Wind ($17 in 2015), and El Patroness ($26 in 2022).

Notable recent Australian Oaks winners include Ohope Wins (2026), Treasurethe Moment (2025) who made history having won the previous spring’s VRC Oaks, Hungry Heart (2021), Verry Elleegant (2019), Unforgotten (2018), Rising Romance (2014), Royal Descent (2013), Streama (2012), and Serenade Rose (2006).

Recent Australian Oaks Winners

Recent Australian Oaks winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third	Time
2026	Ohope Wins	Profoundly	After Summer	2:28.62
2025	Treasurethe Moment	Sun ‘N’ Sand	You Wahng	2:33.27
2024	Autumn Angel	Zardozi	Orchestral	2:31.49
2023	Pennyweka	So Dazzling	Premise	2:33.9
2022	El Patroness	Gypsy Goddess	Gin Martini	2:38.1
2021	Hungry Heart	Duais	Bargain	2:33.5
2020	Colette	Toffee Tongue	Quintessa	2:36.3
2019	Verry Elleegant	Scarlet Dream	Frankely Awesome	2:31.2
2018	Unforgotten	Hiyaam	Miss Admiration	2:27.2
2017	Bonneval	Perfect Rhyme	Lasqueti Spirit	2.36.2
2016	Sofia Rosa	Ambience	Believe	2:34.2
2015	Gust Of Wind	Winx	Candelara	2:32.4
2014	Rising Romance	Zanbagh	Lucia Valentina	2:31.7
2013	Royal Descent	Dear Demi	Gondokoro	2:34.1
2012	Streama	Aliyana Tilde	Thy	2:31.
2011	Absolutely	Shamrocker	Pinker Pinker	2:35.6
2010	Once Were Wild	Faint Perfume	Run For Naara	2:30.4
2009	Daffodil	Think Money	Miss Darcey	2;33.3
2008	Heavenly Glow	Boundless	Galileo’s Daughter	2:34.8
2007	Rena’s Lady	Perfect Drop	Tuesday Joy	2:33.7
2006	Serenade Rose	Flora Danica	Beauty Watch	2:28.6
2005	Dizelle	She’s Justa Tad	Gee That’s Tops	2:34.2
2004	Wild Iris	French Lady	Boulevard Of Dreams	2:30.5
2003	Sunday Joy	Shower Of Roses	Bramble Rose	2:32.5
2002	Republic Lass	Elegant Fashion	Quays	2:31.0
2001	Rose Archway	Tempest Morn	Asia	2:35.8
2000	Coco Cobanna	Tributes	Miss Zoe	2:32.5

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Australian Oaks?

The 2026 Australian Oaks was won by three-year-old NZ Oaks winning Ocean Park filly Ohope Wins at $2.60 favouritism for trainer Chris Waller with jockey James McDonald aboard on 56kg from barrier 7 to win by 0.42 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 2:28.62.

Who won the 2025 Australian Oaks?

The 2025 Australian Oaks was won by three-year-old Alabama Express filly Treasurethe Moment at $1.55 favouritism for trainer Matt Laurie with jockey Damian Lane aboard from barrier 2 on 56kg to win by 0.39 lengths in a time of 2:33.27.

When is the Australian Oaks 2026?

Saturday, April 11, 2026

What is the prize money for the Australian Oaks 2026?

$1,000,000

Where is the Australian Oaks 2026?

Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.

How do I bet on the 2026 Australian Oaks?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Australian Oaks?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Australian Oaks is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.