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New Zealand Oaks

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PULCHRITUDINOUS
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The New Zealand Oaks is a Group 1 race run under Set Weight conditions for three year old fillies at Trentham race course conducted by the Wellington Racing Club.

The New Zealand Oaks is run over 2400m. It was first run in 1969 and won by Mayo Gold.

The New Zealand Oaks is the main New Zealand fillies race.

As part of the Wellington Cup carnival, it was first run as the Wellington Oaks over a mile and a quarter. However it became a mile and a half in 1973 and was then called the NZ Oaks in 1974.

Kiwis fillies have run well in this and then headed to Australia for either the Sydney races or the Brisbane races. Just in 2017 Bonneval won with ease at Randwick after winning at Trentham as did Pennyweka in 2023.

One of those was Miltak who also took out an Auckland Cup and a BMW at Rosehill.

Savvy Coup won the Oaks with ease and in the Spring graduated to WFA to take the Spring Classic.

Opie Bosson has a top recent record winning four of them from 2000 to 2010 and again in 2021.

The New Zealand Oaks was worth NZ$500,000 in 2024.

Notable winners of the New Zealand Oaks include Pennyweka (2023), Amarelinha (2021), Savvy Coup (2018), Bonneval (2017), Fanatic (2016), Boundless (2008), Princess Coup (2007), Legs (2006), Justa Tad (2005), Bramble Rose (2003), Savannah Success (1999), Tycoon Lil (1998), Snap (1994), Miltak (1993), Domino (1990) and Candide (1988).

The 2024 New Zealand Oaks was won by Pulchritudinous from Positivity and Qali Al Farrasha.


Racing and Sports

Previous New Zealand Oaks Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
PULCHRITUDINOUS (NZ) 3F
WROTE (IRE) - SHOWUS (NZ) PENTIRE (GB)
WARREN KENNEDY 56.5 CHAD ORMSBY 7
PENNYWEKA (NZ) 3F
SATONO ALADDIN (JPN) - THREEPENCE (NZ) PENTIRE (GB)
RYAN ELLIOT 56.5 JAMES WALLACE 4
BELLE EN ROUGE (NZ) 3F
BURGUNDY (NZ) - CAVENDISH BELLE (NZ) THORN PARK (AUS)
J D LAKING 56.5 JAMIE RICHARDS 3
AMARELINHA (NZ) 3F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - HOPSCOTCH (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ)
O P BOSSON 56.5 JAMIE RICHARDS 12
JENNIFER ECCLES (NZ) 3F
RIP VAN WINKLE (IRE) - PLATINUM ELLE (NZ) ELNADIM (USA)
J L WADDELL 56.5 SHAUNE RITCHIE 18
MISS SENTIMENTAL (NZ) 3F
RELIABLE MAN (GB) - NOSTALGIC (AUS) QUEST FOR FAME (GB)
L J ALLPRESS 56.5 L LATTA 2
SAVVY COUP (NZ) 3F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - EUDORA (NZ) PINS (AUS)
C W JOHNSON 56.5 MICHAEL & MATTHEW PITMAN 12
BONNEVAL (NZ) 3F
MAKFI (GB) - IMPOSINGLY (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ)
M CAMERON 56.5 MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN 10
FANATIC (NZ) 3F
SHOCKING (AUS) - KOMPLETE KLASS (NZ) GROOM DANCER (USA)
M HILLS 56.5 GRAEME SANDERS 15
SAVARIA (NZ) 3F
SAVABEEL (AUS) - AMATHEA (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ)
H S TINSLEY 56.5 R BERGERSON 1
MISS MOSSMAN (NZ) 3F
MOSSMAN (AUS) - DANE PROMISE (AUS) DANEHILL (USA)
J PARKES 56.5 JOHN SARGENT & HAYDEN ALLEN 4
MORE THAN SACRED (AUS) 3F
MORE THAN READY (USA) - DANALAGA (AUS) DANEHILL (USA)
L G INNES 56.5 TONY PIKE & MARK DONOGHUE 14
MISS ARTISTIC (NZ) 3F
DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) - ARTLESS (AUS) DAHAR (USA)
M T COLEMAN 56.5 SHAUNE RITCHIE 2
MIDNIGHT OIL (NZ) 3F
KEEPER (AUS) - GILDED LIGHT (AUS) GILDED TIME (USA)
R J MYERS 56.0 P DUNCAN 3
KEEP THE PEACE (NZ) 3F
KEEPER (AUS) - PEACE OF MIND (NZ) WILD RAMPAGE (AUS)
O P BOSSON 56.0 SHAUNE RITCHIE 15
JUNGLE ROCKET (NZ) 3F
JUNGLE POCKET (JPN) - GU LI (NZ) LAST TYCOON (IRE)
JAMES MCDONALD 56.0 JEFF MCVEAN 8
BOUNDLESS (NZ) 3F
VAN NISTELROOY (USA) - NOTHING LESS (NZ) STAR WAY (GB)
H S TINSLEY 56.0 STEPHEN MCKEE 13
PRINCESS COUP (AUS) 3F
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - STONEYFELL ROAD (AUS) SOVEREIGN RED (NZ)
O P BOSSON 56.0 MARK WALKER 13
LEGS (NZ) 3F
PINS (AUS) - RIVER CENTURY (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS)
DAVID WALKER 56.0 KEVIN GRAY 2
JUSTA TAD (NZ) 3F
ISTIDAAD (USA) - INFINITY (NZ) MARKELLA (FR)
V A COLGAN 56.0 RUDY LIEFTING 13
WHARITE PRINCESS (NZ) 3F
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS (NZ) - REGAL VISIT (NZ) VICE REGAL (NZ)
B S HERD 56.0 L LATTA 5
BRAMBLE ROSE (NZ) 3F
SHINKO KING (IRE) - IMAGES (NZ) GLEAM MACHINE (USA)
O P BOSSON 56.0 MARK TODD 15
VAPOUR TRAIL (NZ) 3F
JETBALL (AUS) - DEVIL'S LAIR (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE)
S SEAMER 56.0 D LOGAN 3
TAPILDO (NZ) 3F
RHYTHM (USA) - EMULATE (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE)
MARK DU PLESSIS 56.0 SHEILA LAXON 12
SHE'S COUNTRY (NZ) 3F
KENFAIR (NZ) - CROSS COUNTRY (USA) BEN FAB (USA)
O P BOSSON 56.0 B WALLACE 1

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