New Zealand Oaks
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History
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.
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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