WA Oaks 2025

The WA Oaks can serve as a key lead-up to tougher grade Group 1 interstate races for fillies

The latest edition of the WA Oaks ran on Saturday April 5, 2025 at Perth’s Ascot Racecourse and saw Justine Erkelens’ odds-on favourite Machine Gun Gracie ($1.75F) race away from her rivals for an impressive three-length win for the punters.

2025 WA Oaks Results

The official WA Oaks Results 2025 & Finishing Order will be published below once the event takes place on Saturday April 5, 2025.

• 1st: #2 Machine Gun Gracie ($1.75F)
• 2nd: #6 Funchal
• 3rd: #1 Noahquintilly

Justine Erkelens’ last start Natasha Stakes winning filly Machine Gun Gracie ($1.75F) was far too good for her rivals dominating the 2025 WA Oaks results after regaining the lead at the top of the straight before racing away for a powerhouse three-length win. 

2025 WA Oaks Odds

The WA Oaks 2025 betting odds will be available right here the week as soon as nominations are taken, so make sure you bookmark this page for the best prices on the fillies in the Group 3 staying showdown race this season.

The Group 3 WA Oaks is a popular 2400m staying showdown run and won at Perth’s Ascot Racecourse in late March each autumn racing carnival.

The event takes place on the same day Sydney hosts Day 1 of The Championships at Randwick led by the $4 million Doncaster Mile.

The WA Oaks is a set weights event for three-year-old fillies offering a generous $300,000 in stakes.

The race was inaugurated back in 1953. Unlike other events that gradually grow in status the WA Oaks has been slowly demoted. After running as a Principle Race from 1953 – 1978 it was a Group 1 event from 1979 – 1991 before being downgraded to a Group 2 until 2006 and then a Group 3.

WA Oaks Race Info

• Date: Saturday April 5, 2025
• Track: Ascot Racecourse
• Distance: 2400m
• Conditions: 3YO Fillies – Set Weights
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $300,000
• First Run: 1953

2025 WA OAKS PREVIEW

2025 WA OAKS ODDS

WA Oaks Betting

WA Oaks odds are usually dominated by the best performing three-year-old fillies prepared locally in Perth.

WA Oaks betting markets open weeks out from the event with all-in odds on offer for the early nominees.

There was a notable upset in 2022 when Lady Chant won at WA Oaks odds of $14, but nothing compared the the year prior when Lunar Impact upset the odds-on favourite Pure Devotion winning at 50/1!

Tuscan Queen ($1.35 in 2020), Own The Queen ($1.95 in 2024), and Machine Gun Gracie ($1.75 in 2025) were the latest favourites in WA Oaks betting to salute for the punters.

WA Oaks Field

The WA Oaks race field attracts a host of good fillies with form over 2000m or further with many coming out of similar grade races in Perth.

The Listed Natasha Stakes (2200m) run at Ascot a fortnight earlier is the traditional lead-up for fillies eyeing a run in the WA Oaks final field.

Tuscan Queen (2020), She’s Fit (2023), Own The Queen (2024), and Machine Gun Gracie (2025) are the last fillies to complete the Natasha Stakes – WA Oaks double.

The best fillies out of the WA Oaks field may opt to take on the boys next race in the Group 2 WATC Derby (2400m) the following month over the same track and distance.

The latest fillies to complete the WA Oaks – WATC Derby double are the Grant Williams-trained Delicacy (2015) who also went on to score the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) – Group 1 SA Derby (2500m) double in Adelaide, and Tuscan Queen (2020).

WA Oaks nominations close in late February with the final field and barrier draw released on the Monday of race week.

2025 WA Oaks Field

The WA Oaks field 2025 and barriers will be released below on the Wednesday of race week so bookmark this page to see the official line-up for the Group 3 mile and a half event.

The 2025 WA Oaks final field features a small but quality line-up of fillies with Machine Gun Gracie, coming off a Listed Natasha Stakes win at the track, the odds-on favourite.

2025 WA Oaks Nominations

The official WA Oaks 2025 nominations are announced by Perth Racing on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below.

WA Oaks Tips

Fillies that ran top three in their lead-up races, proven Group performers, past winners over at least 2000m and non-maidens make the best WA Oaks betting tips.

2025 WA Oaks Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive WA Oaks 2025 betting tips will be detailed right here a day or so out from the event so stay tuned for the WA Oaks best bets.

• To Win: #2 Machine Gun Gracie ($1.75 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Impossible to bet against the odds-on WA Oaks top elect this year with 2. MACHINE GUN GRACIE (7) looking a red-hot chance for the favourite backers at Ascot. This talented and progressive daughter of Maschino boasts a 50% winning strike rate from her four runs to date and is yet to finish out of the top two. She was runner-up in the Listed Ascot Thousand Guineas (1800m) here narrowly beaten before atoning with a powerhouse performance to claim the Listed Natasha Stakes (2200m) by a runaway 3.44 lengths. That looks the superior form line to follow into Saturday’s Group 3 and looks like she will eat up the mile and a half without a worry. Up in weight but equal with the field, is the classy filly in the mix and jockey Shaun O’Donnell continues associations. Wins.

WA Oaks Form Guide

The WA Oaks form guide provides punters with all of the must know race information including the trainers, jockeys, barriers and lead-up runs of the female gallopers in the field.

The WA Oaks form was franked with the winner She’s Fit going on to run third in the WATC Derby next start before heading to Adelaide for a second in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m).

2025 WA Oaks Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive WA Oaks 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

WA Oaks Results

Westerly Breeze holds the current WA Oaks record winning in 2001 in a time of 2 minutes 28:75 seconds.

Notable WA Oaks winners include Tuscan Queen (2020), Delicacy (2015), Dreamaway (2011), Grand Journey (2008), Royal Drive (2005), Old Money (2000), Matriculate (1998), Beaux Art (1994), Natasha (1990), Judyann (1987), and Send Me An Angel (1986).

Recent WA Oaks Winners

Past WA Oaks winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2001 are detailed in the below table.

FAQ

Who won the 2025 WA Oaks?

The 2025 WA Oaks was won by three-year-old Maschino filly Machine Gun Gracie at $1.75 favouritism for trainer Justine Erkelens with jockey Shaun O’Donnell aboard on 55.5kg from barrier 7 to win by 3.28 lengths in a time of 2:29.28.

When is the WA Oaks 2025?

What is the prize money for the WA Oaks 2025?

$300,000

Where is the WA Oaks 2025?

Ascot Racecourse, Grandstand Road, Ascot, WA 6104.