Inaugurated 1951 Track Right-handed Distance 2,200 m Purse 500,000 AUD (2016) | Surface Turf Qualification Three year old fillies Sponsor Treasury Casino (2016) | |
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing | ||
Winx bolts in to win the queensland oaks
The Queensland Oaks is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, at set weights, run over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$500,000.
Contents
- Winx bolts in to win the queensland oaks
- 2016 queensland oaks provocative
- Race history
- Race grade
- Race distance
- Race venue
- References
2016 queensland oaks provocative
Race history
The inaugural running of the race was run as the Queensland Oaks Stakes during the Christmas meeting at Eagle Farm on December 27, 1951 when short odds-on favourite Malt Maid was victorious. By 1953 the race was run on the Queensland Cup race card in November. The race was moved as part of the Brisbane Winter Carnival in 1973.
Race grade
Race distance
Race venue
Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event is transferred to Doomben Racecourse with a shorter distance of 2200 metres.