Winners and Past Results for the Crown Oaks. See VRC Oaks.
Crown Oaks is one of the premier staying races for three year old fillies hosted by Victoria Racing Club during the Melbourne spring racing carnival. The Crown Oaks is held on the first Thursday in November.
The 2500 metre race is worth $1 million in prize money and is held on the third of the four-day racing carnival at Flemington Racecourse in November, two days after the Melbourne Cup. The race is the female equivalent of the 2500 M Victoria Derby for colts and geldings. Better performing fillies have a distinct advantage as they tack to the track under set weights conditions. While there is action for the fillies on the track, there is also plenty of high fashion off the track, on what is considered ‘Ladies Day', the most glamorous of meetings during the carnival.
Punters ought to keep a close eye on runners from the 2000 M Group 1 Wakeful Stakes held on Derby Day at the same track. There has been a host of winners and top place getters in both the events along with a number of holders of the Wakeful Stakes & Crown Oaks double. Hollow Bullet and Serenade Rose achieved the feat in 2004 and 2005 respectively while Faint Perfume did it in 2009 and Brazilian Pulse also pleased her connections with a double in 2010. Runners up, Timbourina in 2003 and Tuesday Joy in 2006 also won the Wakeful Stakes prior to running here.
Among the classiest fillies to win the Crown Oaks is Samantha Miss in 2008, who won the Princess Series prior to winning here. Magical Miss was successful in 2001 while Special Harmony and Miss Finland added the Crown Oaks to their kitty in 2003 and 2006 respectively.
The Crown Oaks is one of the oldest races hosted by the Victoria Racing Club. It began as a principal race in 1861 and has enjoyed Group 1 status since 1979. Rose Of Kingston in 1981, Research in 1988, Spirit Of Kingston in 1994, and Kensington Palace in 1997 are also among the successful gallopers to add to the Crown Oaks winners' list.
The Crown Oaks was first run in 1861 and despite being held on a work day, Crown Oaks Day has become one of the more popular crowd events on the Australian Horse Racing Calendar.
| Year | Crown Oaks Winners |
| 2016 | Lasqueti Spirit |
| 2015 | Jameka |
| 2014 | Set Square |
| 2013 | Kirramosa |
| 2012 | Dear Demi |
| 2011 | Mosheen |
| 2010 | Brazillian Pulse |
| 2009 | Faint Perfume |
| 2008 | Samantha Miss |
| 2007 | Arapaho Miss |
| 2006 | Miss Finland |
| 2005 | Serenade Rose |
| 2004 | Hollow Bullet |
| 2003 | Special Harmony |
| 2002 | Bulla Borghese |
| 2001 | Magical Miss |
| 2000 | Lovelorn |
| 1999 | Tributes |
| 1998 | Grand Archway |
| 1997 | Kensington Palace |
| 1996 | My Brightia |
| 1995 | Saleous |
| 1994 | Northwood Plume |
| 1993 | Arborea |
| 1992 | Slight Chance |
| 1991 | Richfield Lady |
| 1990 | Weekend Delight |
| 1989 | Tristanagh |
| 1988 | Research |
| 1987 | Sandy's Pleasure |
| 1986 | Diamond Shower |
| 1985 | My Tristram's Belle |
| 1984 | Spirit Of Kingston |
| 1983 | Taj Eclipse |
| 1982 | Rom's Stiletto |
| 1981 | Rose Of Kingston |
| 1980 | November Rain |
| 1979 | Brava Jeannie |
| 1978 | Scomeld |
| 1977 | Show Ego |
| 1976 | Surround |
| 1975 | Denise's Joy |
| 1974 | Leica Show |
| 1973 | Bonnybel |
| 1972 | Toltrice |
| 1971 | Kiss Me Cait |
| 1970 | Sanderae |
| 1969 | Goliette |
| 1968 | Double Steel |
| 1967 | Chosen Lady |
| 1966 | Farmer's Daughter |
| 1965 | Gipsy Queen |
| 1964 | Light Fingers |
| 1963 | Jingle Bells |
| 1962 | Arctic Star |
| 1961 | Indian Summer |
| 1960 | Lady Sybil |
| 1959 | Mintaway |
| 1958 | Chicola |
| 1957 | Amarco |
| 1956 | Innesfell |
| 1955 | Evening Peal |
| 1954 | Lady Mogambo |
| 1953 | Waltzing Lady |
| 1952 | Waterlady |
| 1951 | Lady Havers |
| 1950 | True Course |
| 1949 | Chicquita |
| 1948 | Grey Nurse |
| 1947 | Nizam's Ring |
| 1946 | Sweet Chime |
| 1945 | Cherie Marie |
| 1944 | Provoke |
| 1943 | Three Wheeler |
| 1942 | East End |
| 1941 | Primavera |
| 1940 | Session |
| 1939 | Triode |
| 1938 | French Gem |
| 1937 | Prairie Moon |
| 1936 | Siren |
| 1935 | Nalda |
| 1934 | Alinura |
| 1933 | Golden Hair |
| 1932 | Protea |
| 1931 | Gallantic |
| 1930 | Barbette |
| 1929 | Lineage |
| 1928 | Opera Queen |
| 1927 | Ninbela |
| 1926 | Lanson |
| 1925 | Redshank |
| 1924 | Miss Disraeli |
| 1923 | Frances Tressady |
| 1922 | Scarlet |
| 1921 | Furious |
| 1920 | Mufti |
| 1919 | Hyades |
| 1918 | Stagegirl |
| 1917 | Folly Queen |
| 1916 | Thana |
| 1915 | Rosanna |
| 1914 | Carlita |
| 1913 | Mint Sauce |
| 1912 | Moe |
| 1911 | Wilari |
| 1910 | Styria |
| 1909 | Lady San |
| 1908 | Nushka |
| 1907 | Lady Rylstone |
| 1906 | Yabba Gabba |
| 1905 | Lady Wallace |
| 1904 | Red Streak |
| 1903 | Sweet Nell |
| 1902 | Fishery |
| 1901 | Beanba |
| 1900 | Haulette |
| 1899 | Nitre |
| 1898 | Symmetry |
| 1897 | Eleusive |
| 1896 | Thunder Queen |
| 1895 | Auraria |
| 1894 | Regina |
| 1893 | The Dauphine |
| 1892 | Etra Weeni |
| 1891 | Tiraillerie |
| 1890 | Litigant |
| 1889 | Spice |
| 1888 | Pearlshell |
| 1887 | Dainty |
| 1886 | The Nun |
| 1885 | Uralla |
| 1884 | Venetia |
| 1883 | Quality |
| 1882 | Vaucluse |
| 1881 | Royal Maid |
| 1880 | Sapphire |
| 1879 | Petrea |
| 1878 | Melita |
| 1877 | Pardon |
| 1876 | Briseis |
| 1875 | Maid Of All Work |
| 1874 | Gaslight |
| 1873 | Rose D'Amour |
| 1872 | Sunshine |
| 1871 | Formosa |
| 1870 | Florence |
| 1869 | Kestrel |
| 1868 | My Dream |
| 1867 | Sylvia |
| 1866 | Sea Gull |
| 1865 | Lady Heron |
| 1864 | Illumination |
| 1863 | Aruma |
| 1862 | Modesty |
| 1861 | Palestine |