Australasian Oaks

The Australasian Oaks is a Group 1 race for three-year-old fillies that takes place each year in April at Morphettville racecourse in Adelaide, South Australia during the Adelaide autumn racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 2000 metres for fillies only and worth $350,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Australasian Oaks was won by Lights Of Heaven from Absolutely with Southern Speed third.

Held on the same day as the Gr1 Robert Sangster Stakes, the Australasian Oaks has been run as the Schweppes Stakes in recent years and takes place alongside the Gr2 Queen Of The South Stakes, Gr3 DC Mckay Stakes & Gr3 SA Chairmans Stakes.

Australasian Oaks info
Date:	Saturday 28th April 2012
Track:	Morphettville racecourse, Adelaide
Distance:	2000 metres
Race Type:	3yo Fillies - Set Weights
Status:	Group 1
Prizemoney:	$350,000
2011 Winner:	Lights Of Heaven

The Australasian Oaks is the premier middle distance staying race for three-year-old fillies during the autumn racing carnival in Adelaide and the set weight conditions of the race suits the better fillies entered. The Australiasian Oaks provides the ideal lead up race to the upcoming Gr3 SA Oaks over 2400m at the same track.

Typically made up of more than handy local fillies, the Australasian Oaks also attracts any interested visitors from other states who choose to make the trek to Adelaide in search of Group 1 success.

Occasionally a quality female galloper may contest this event and go on to bigger and better things, such as Zarita (2008), who went on to beat the colts & geldings in the Gr1 SA Derby later in the carnival, while Southern Speed (3rd in 2011) went on to win the Gr1 Caulfield Cup the following spring at Caulfield in Melbourne.

Lights Of Heaven (2011) won the Gr2 Moonee Valley Oaks at Moonee Valley prior to scoring in this event and recent winners of the Australasian Oaks winners include Small Minds (2010) and Gallica (2009).

2011 Australasian Oaks result
1. $2.50 Lights Of Heaven 56 L Nolen
2. $8.00 Absolutely 56 B Rawiller
3. $3.70 Southern Speed 56 Ms C Lindop

then followed
4. $10.00 Jeter 56 P Gatt
5. $9.00 Precious Lorraine 56 S W Arnold
6. $9.00 Placement 56 B Melham
7. $41.00 Count Your Fingers 56 Chris Symons
8. $12.00 Shylight 56 D Dunn
9. $61.00 Sean Baile Mor 56 S Price
10. $91.00 Lalla Rookh 56 C Lever
11. $101.00 Oui Si Attitude 56 Todd Pannell
12. $151.00 Queen's Fashion 56 M Zahra
13. $501.00 Tureen 56 T Baker
14. $101.00 Second Draw 56 C Newitt
15. $81.00 Little Blue Dress 56 J R Todd

Margins: 2 3/4 len, neck
Time: 2:05.35

Australasian Oaks recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
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
1999	Episode	Grand Archway	Toy Carousel	2:04.2
1998	La Volta	Pavan	Madonna	2:07.0
1997	Minegold	Prairie	Derobe	2:09.9
1996	Leica Smile	Miss Margaret	Ester Kelly	2:05.2
1995	Yelgun Dawn	Tranquility	Danarani	2:03.4
1994	Tristalove	Pindi	Our Mess	2:02.4
1993	Our Tristalight	Western Classic	The Penny	2:04.0
1992	Gatherneaux	My Brilliant Star	Bold Alliance	2:02.2
1991	Mannerism	Shavano Miss	Angel Baby	2:02.2
1990	Belle Chanson	Tasteful Encounter	Our Freeze Frame	2:03.4
1989	Stapleton Lass	Memphis Blues	Scollata	2:03.4
1988	Imposera	Fire Twig	Bianco Flyer	2:05.1