New_Zealand_Oaks

New Zealand Oaks

New Zealand Oaks

Thoroughbred horse race

The New Zealand Oaks is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies run at set weights over a distance of 2400 metres (1+1⁄2 miles) on the third Saturday of March every year at Trentham Racecourse in Wellington, New Zealand.

Quick Facts Location, Race type ...

It was run at Riccarton until 1972[1] and over the distance of 1+1⁄4 miles to 1974.

It is currently raced on the same day as the:


Notable winners

With the consistent strength of New Zealand fillies, the race has an impressive list of winners, including:

Cup winners Empire Rose and Prize Lady were runners up.

Winning jockeys

The most successful jockeys have been:

  • Chris Johnson - 5 wins (1990, 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2018)
  • Opie Bosson - 5 wins (2000, 2003, 2007, 2010 and 2021)
  • Greg Childs - 4 wins (1982, 1983, 1984 and 1987)

Race results

More information Year, Winner ...

See also

References

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