Crown Oaks

The Crown Oaks is a Group 1 race for three-year-old fillies that takes place at Flemington racecourse each November during the Melbourne spring racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 2500 metres and worth $1,000,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Crown Oaks was won by Mosheen from Dowager Queen with Roma Giaconda third.

The Crown Oaks is held on the third day of the Flemington four day racing carnival and is always run midweek on the Thursday, two days after the Melbourne Cup.

Two days after the Crown Oaks is the final day of the four-day Flemington carnival, Stakes Day, highlighted by the Gr1 Emirates Stakes.

2011 Crown Oaks info
Date:	Thursday 8th November 2012
Track:	Flemington racecourse, Melbourne
Distance:	2500 metres
Race Type:	3yo Fillies - Set Weights
Status:	Group 1
Prizemoney:	$1,000,000
2011 Winner:	Mosheen
2011 Crowd:	71,659

The Crown Oaks is the premier blue ribbon event for three-year-old staying fillies in Melbourne during the spring carnival and is the fillies equivalent of the Victoria Derby for colts & geldings and run over the same 2500 metres distance as the Derby. The race is restricted to fillies at set weights and the better fillies have a decided advantage.

Crown Oaks day itself is known as 'Ladie's Day' and there is almost as much action off the track as there is on it, with the annual holding of the 'Fashions on the Field" ensuring a huge crowd is always in attendance.

The Gr1 Wakeful Stakes on Derby Day is the traditional lead-up race to the Crown Oaks and the race has produced some quality winners over the years. Samantha Miss (2008) won the Princess Series during the Sydney spring carnival prior to a WS Cox Plate placing and success in theis race, while other notable winners in recent years include Magical Miss (2001), Special Harmony (2003) and Miss Finland (2006).

The race is generally won by the classiest filly as the 2500 metres finds out the weaker fillies and class generally prevails in the run to the line.

Mosheen (2011) ran sixth in the Gr1 Myer Classic over 1600m for fillies & mares at Flemington on her way to winning this race and recent Crown Oaks winners include Brazilian Pulse (2010) and Faint Perfume (2009).

Spring Carnival Guide
Make sure you take a keen interest in the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes run at Flemington on Derby Day as the Wakeful winner will more often than not win or run a place in the Crown Oaks and the Wakeful Stakes has been the traditional guide over the years.

The most recent fillies to complete the Wakeful Stakes & Crown Oaks double have been Brazilian Pulse (2010), Faint Perfume (2009), Serenade Rose (2005) and Hollow Bullet (2004), while Tuesday Joy (2006) and Timbourina (2003) both finished second in the Wakeful before winning the Crown Oaks.

2011 Crown Oaks result
1. $5.00 Mosheen 55.5 Danny Nikolic
2. $3.50 Dowager Queen 55.5 Hugh Bowman
3. $26.00 Roma Giaconda 55.5 Steven Arnold

then followed
4. $11.00 Vittoria 55.5 Craig Newitt
5. $41.00 Gioe 55.5 Brad Rawiller
6. $13.00 Pentimento 55.5 Corey Brown
7. $7.00 Gliding 55.5 Darren Beadman
8. $6.00 Rahveel 55.5 Damien Oliver
9. $61.00 Fallen One 55.5 Brenton Avdulla
10. $41.00 Lady Jouster 55.5 Dean Yendall
11. $21.00 Flame Of Lanka 55.5 Dwayne Dunn

Margins: 9 len, 1.25 len
Time: 2:39.39

Crown Oaks recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	Mosheen	Dowager Queen	Roma Giaconda	2:39.3
2010	Brazilian Pulse	Shamrocker	Placement	2:41.6
2009	Faint Perfume	Valdemoro	Savsbelle	2:37.2
2008	Samantha Miss	Miss Scarlatti	Allez Wonder	2:37.5
2007	Arapaho Miss	Serious Speed	Marjorie	2:36.8
2006	Miss Finland	Tuesday Joy	Anamato	2:37.2
2005	Serenade Rose	Florica Danica	Empress Lily	2:36.3
2004	Hollow Bullet	Kylikwong	Storm Alert	2:31.2
2003	Special Harmony	Dane Belltar	Timbourina	2:39.0
2002	Bulla Borghese	Lashed	Antique	2:36.3
2001	Magical Miss	Manang	Li Lo Lill	2:34.7
2000	Lovelorn	Lan Kwai Fong	Lolita Star	2:35.3
1999	Tributes	My Sienna	Shizu	2:34.3
1998	Grand Archway	Rose OWar	Zazabelle	2:37.7
1997	Kensington Palace	Only A Lady	Kilmore Quay	2:41.3
1996	My Brightia	Danendri	Derobe	2:35.9
1995	Saleous	Arctic Scent	Pontal Lass	2:39.6
1994	Northwood Plume	Wild Thunder	Captive	2:37.7
1993	Arborea	Oaks Day	Give Me A Buzz	2:38.9
1992	Slight Chance	Mahaya	Burst	2:39.5
1991	Richfield Lady	Indias Dream	Yodells	2:38.6
1990	Weekend Delight	Whisked	Triscay	2:38.1
1989	Tristanagh	La Tristia	Ochiltree	2:39.9
1988	Research	Riverina Charm	Chaleyer	2:35.8
1987	Sandys Pleasure	Tennessee Vain	St Klaire	2:41.8
1986	Diamond Shower	Shackle	Denita Gold	2:40.2
1985	My Tristrams Belle	Born To Be Queen	Dolcezza	2:45.5
1984	Spirit Of Kingston	Our Lafitte	Centaurea	2:41.9
1983	Taj Eclipse	Mapperley Heights	Rose Of Dudley	2:37.5
1982	Roms Stiletto	Home Maid	Confessions	2:39.6
1981	Rose Of Kingston	Queens Road	Copperama	2:36.9
1980	November Rain	Deck The Halls	Verdi	2:40.0
1979	Brava Jeannie	Delma Jay	Crown Queen	2:36.7
1978	Scomeld	Safe Harbour	Kapalaran	2:39.6
1977	Show Ego	Sun Sally	Princess Talaria	2:37.2
1976	Surround	Saviour	Of Two Cities	2:38.7
1975	Denises Joy	Ace Queen	Latin Model	2:45.4