Australasian Oaks Tips, Betting, Odds, Horses & More 2025

The Australasian Oaks is a set weights race for 3YO fillies, which is run over a distance of 2,000m at Morphettville Racecourse in South Australia. It is one of the biggest Group One races on the calendar in South Australia and takes place on the same day as another Group 1 race, the Robert Sangster Stakes.

The Saturday of the Australasian Oaks kicks off Adelaide’s Autumn Racing Carnival and also includes other Group 1 races like the South Australian Derby and The Goodwood. The carnival is strategically placed between Sydney’s Autumn Racing Carnival and Brisbane’s Winter Carnival. 

So, look for runners who were successful in Sydney making the trip to Adelaide for more Group 1 opportunities. With all this quality racing taking place at Morphettville Racecourse, it’s no wonder that many consider the course to be one of the top tracks in South Australia.

The official race distance is 2,000m, however, this can sometimes be adjusted slightly due to track conditions. The distance may be adjusted by 10-15m, so it’s not a major difference, but something to note just in case!

Over the years, we’ve seen some of the best-ever fillies go on to win the Australasian Oaks. Some of these include Delicacy (2015), Invest (2012), Episode (1999), and Mannerism (1991). Who will be added to the honour roll next? We will have to wait and see!

The team here at OnlyRacing.com.au will cover everything you need to know about the Australasian Oaks. We have information on the field, form guide, betting, tips, odds, history and so much more. Be sure to check back again during race week for all the most up-to-date information on the race.

For the Australasian Oaks, there is a whopping $1 million up for grabs, but the winner doesn’t take home all of the prize money. The cash is split between the top runners in the race. Check out the prize money breakdown below:

It’s pretty much our main job, to provide the best free horse racing tips going around. Yep, no need to pay for your horse racing tips, you can get them free with us! We provide general Morphettville tips along with tips on all the major races on the calendar, like the Australasian Oaks.

Our Australasian Oaks tips aren’t available currently, but rest easy knowing that we will bring you this information as soon as we can. Our experts are waiting until the final field is confirmed, so they have more information on all the runners. We will provide Australasian Oaks tips on our best bet, next best and best roughie for the race.

We know you came here for tips, so why don’t you take a look at the tips our experts put together for the Australasian Oaks in 2024 below (this will be updated with 2025 information during race week):

Australasian Oaks Best Bet - Wings Of Song

Much like the betting market for the 2023 Australasian Oaks, the 2024 race is a wide-open affair. I’ve ended up moving forward with the narrow $5.50 favourite, Wings Of Song. Wings Of Song was at the track just two weeks ago, where she was a dominant winner of the Auraria Stakes (Group 3). 

She has gone from strength to strength since debuting and her record stands at seven wins from 12 starts! Out of all the runners, I think she comes into this the fittest and with a race slated at 2,000m, she’ll need every little bit of that fitness. Wings Of Song to win the Australasian Oaks, but there is also still a little bit of value for the place if you’re so inclined.

Australasian Oaks Next Best - Coco Sun

Loving how Coco Sun has been racing as of late, winning her two outings so far this prep. Can she make it three from three? Possibly! Last start was a three-length victory down south in Bendigo, which included the need to overcome a wide barrier draw. The way she won that race makes me feel like she’ll easily handle the 2,000m on Saturday.

The barrier draw (four) leaves a lot of options for jockey Jamie Kah, so I think Coco Sun will have some more luck on Saturday and could be able to run over the top of all of them in the closing stages. Coco Sun is peaking at just the right time!

Australasian Oaks Best Roughie - Quickstar

The sister of Group 1 winner, Mr Quickie, has a chance of her own to get a Group 1 victory here. She’s got some excellent turn of foot, which was on full display when running second behind Wings Of Song in the Auraria Stakes two weeks ago. She’ll need all of that and a bit of luck, I think, to turn the tables on Wings Of Song here, but it certainly isn’t inconceivable. 

She has been performing well this prep and has recently notched up back-to-back race wins. I think she presents the best value in the Australasian Oaks on Saturday, currently listed at odds of $9.00. I’ll be putting an each-way bet on Quickstar, that’s for sure.

If you’re getting ready to bet on the Australasian Oaks, there are a few things you should know before putting any cash down, especially if you’re new to the world of horse racing betting. After a quick look online, you’ll notice that there are several different betting apps that you can place your bets with.

The big question here is, which one is best for you? You want to make sure you are using a legit bookie and they have the features and betting promotions that you actually care about. This is why it is a good idea to check out our bookies reviews. We have reviews on all the best horse racing betting sites.

In our reviews, you’ll find out all the information you need to know about each bookie and you can make a more informed decision on which bookie you’d like to bet with. You can also bet with more than one bookie as well. In fact, it’s something that we recommend so you can take advantage of things like better odds and the best betting sites bonuses  going around!

The best Australian betting sites all offer something a little different, but when it comes to the markets they offer, it is usually the same. After you’ve figured out which bookie you’d like to bet with, then you need to figure out what market you want to bet on.

For the Australasian Oaks, just like any other horse race, here are some of the most common betting markets:

• Fixed Win/ Place Bet
• Multi Bet
• Quinella/ Trifecta/ First Four
• Quaddie

Some of the best betting apps that we like and think you should check out (if you haven’t already) include; PlayUp,  BetRight and PuntersPal. Those are just three bookies though, and there are plenty more floating around. Check out our “Betting Sites” section above, if you’d like some more recommendations.

We always see some of the best fillies step out in the Australasian Oaks each year and in 2025 we can expect more of the same. The final field isn’t officially announced until race week, but the Australasian Oaks always brings out quality fillies.

Along with the Australasian Oaks field information, we will also provide the odds for the race in our “Odds” section below, if they are available. The odds will list all the runners that are more favoured in the market and therefore more likely to be targeting the race. 

As the field isn’t confirmed, you’ll notice consistent changes in the odds, there’s nothing you can really do about it, but you should still keep an eye on things if possible. We will showcase the final field for the race in 2025 below, as soon as we can. In the meantime, check out the field that lined up for the Australasian Oaks in 2024:

In 2024, we saw a capacity field of 16 runners as well as three emergencies. There weren’t any scratchings in the end, so none of the emergencies managed to make their way into the actual race and all the original runners got their chance at Group 1 glory.

If you look back into the results of any day’s worth of horse racing, you’ll notice that scratchings happen quite regularly. You’ll need to keep an eye on things as well because scratchings usually happen without warning. If you’ve bet on a horse that ends up getting scratched, you will get your stake back, so there’s no need to stress about that.

Another thing to look into is the barrier draw. Before each edition of the Australasian Oaks, each runner will be randomly selected a starting barrier. The barrier each runner jumps from can play a major part in the race tactics used and therefore the outcome of the race. Sometimes a runner who jumped from an outside barrier can just be pipped at the post and if they jumped from an inside barrier, things might have been different.

The Australasian Oaks has been running since the 1980s, so there is a lot of data to go through when putting together the form guide. Looking at the Australasian Oaks form guide is important if you’re going to bet on the race, as you could find patterns that could help point you in the direction of a winner.

We know that you may not necessarily have the time or skill to go through and find some key form indicators for the Australasian Oaks. This is why we’ve done all the heavy lifting for you! We’ve found all the key pieces of data that you should be aware of before placing any bets. Check out some of the key form indicators below!

The Australasian Oaks is a competitive race, but it may not be as competitive as the Australian Oaks, run in Sydney. The race may give runners who didn’t perform their best in the Australian Oaks a chance to redeem themselves in Adelaide. 

We see a big mixture of both local and interstate runners take part in the Australasian Oaks each year and this means several different form lines need to be taken into consideration. Usually, we see the interstate runners have more success than their local rivals.

The traditional local lead-up race is the Auraria Stakes (Group 3), which is also run at Morphettville Racecourse, but over a distance of 1,800m. Since 2012, we have seen four Australiasian Oaks winners come from this race and Sopressa is the latest runner to complete the double, in 2018.

It’s a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to the pre-race favourite. Since 2006, we have seen seven favourites win the Australasian Oaks. However, if we take a look further back at the entire history of the Australasian Oaks, only eight winners have jumped at double-digit odds. So while the favourite may not necessarily have a good record, the winner is usually well found in the market.

It is also a good idea to look into runners who come into the Australasian Oaks as last-start winners. In the last 17 editions of the race, 12 Australasian Oaks winners were also victorious in their previous start.

It takes a special filly to compete and win the Australasian Oaks. This section of the page is dedicated to the best of the best Australasian Oaks horses. However, we can only feature a handful of horses in this section, so we’ve had to make some tough decisions on which horses get a spot.

We will provide more information about the best Australasian Oaks horses. Information like the other major races they won throughout their career, how much prize money they won and any other honours or awards they won in their career. Check out some of the best Australasian Oaks horses below:

Rose Of Kingston - 1982

Rose Of Kingston won the first-ever Australasian Oaks in 1982. She was also named the Australian Horse of the Year in 1982 and won other Group 1 races like the Champagne Stakes and the Coolmore Stud Stakes. She ended her career with almost $600K in prize money.

Mannerism - 1991

Mannerism won four Group 1 races in her career, one of which was the Australasian Oaks in 1991. She had a career record of 38:13-3-5 which helped her gain almost $2 million in prize money. She also has a race named in her honour, the Mannerism Stakes, which takes place in February at Caulfield Racecourse.

Delicacy - 2015

Delicacy won the Australasian Oaks in 2015 and on top of this, she also won the South Australian Derby. She won over $2 million throughout her career and her record stands at 19:12-2-3. The majority of her racing (and her best results) took place in South Australia and Western Australia. 

Egg Tart - 2017

Egg Tart was a multiple Group 1 winning horse which included victories in the Australasian Oaks as well as the Queensland Oaks. Her career record stands at 26:7-2-5 and she has over $1.3 million in prize money. She was also victorious in Group 2 level as well.

The odds are an essential part of your Australasian Oaks betting experience. You may find that different bookies are offering different Australasian Oaks odds for the same runner. Why is that? Well, different horse racing betting apps have slightly different factors that influence the odds. This is why we always recommend you shop around!

If you’ve got a hot tip for the Australasian Oaks, then you’ll have to wait just a little bit longer as our favourite bookie, PlayUp, is yet to release their odds for the Australasian Oaks just yet. Check back again soon for all this information!

You’ll notice that as soon as the  horse racing markets are up, the odds will always be changing. This is a way of life in horse racing, so if you see a price you like for the runner you want to bet on, it is a good idea to get your bets on so you don’t miss out. 

Something else we recommend is betting when the market is listed as “Before Noms”. If you bet during this time you’ll find the odds will likely be a bit higher than compared to if you bet the day of the race. As well as this, if your chosen runner doesn’t make the final field, you will end up getting your stake back!

Check out the 2024 Australasian Oaks odds of the entire field of runners below (we will update this for the 2025 odds as soon as we can):

*Odds correct as of 26/04/2024.

The Australasian Oaks was first run in 1982 when won by Rose Of Kingston and since then it has cemented itself as one of the biggest races during Adelaide’s Autumn Racing Carnival, which is one of the best horse racing carnivals during Autumn. Initially run as a Group 3, it only took one year for the race to be upgraded to Group 1 status.

Anamato holds the race record for the Australasian Oaks. She won the race in 2007 with a time of 2:02.20. We almost always see a capacity field take part in the race each year and we see a mixture of both local and interstate competitors. 

There is a tie for the most successful trainer in the Australasian Oaks. Both Bart Cummings and Lee Freedman have won four Australasian Oaks. Damien Oliver is the most successful jockey, winning the race four times from 1991 all the way to 2019!

The Australasian Oaks is just one of the many Group 1s that us Aussies get to sink our teeth into each year. If you’d like to learn more about the other Group 1 races that are on the calendar, all you need to do is head on over to our Group One races list. 

So, who won the Australasian Oaks in 2025? Well, we don’t know that information just yet as the race is yet to be run and won. We wish we did know the results before the race, but we can’t see into the future! The best we can do is provide you with the most recent Australasian Oaks results including the finishing order of all runners along with a race replay video.

In 2024, the Australasian Oaks was won by last-start winner Vibrant Sun. The filly won the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes before taking on the Australasian Oaks. This is Vibrant Sun’s first victory at Group 1 level. Private Legacy was hot on Vibrant Sun’s heels though, finishing just 0.1L off the pace.

Filling in the final minor placing was Coco Sun, who also wasn’t too far off the pace, just 0.3L behind Vibrant Sun. The 2024 Australasian Oaks was run in a time of 2:04.28 and there was a total of 27L that separated the first and last runners. 

Check out where each runner finished in the Australasian Oaks in 2024 below:

If you want to relive all the action from the most recent Australasian Oaks, we’ve got you sorted! Check out the full race replay below:

The Australasian Oaks is filled with epic fillies! Check out all the recent Australasian Oaks winners in the table below (up until 2010):

Before you head back into the big wide world, we have one more section on our Australasian Oaks page! Our Australasian Oaks FAQs will answer any last-minute questions you may have about the race. Check out all the details below: