Kennedy Oaks Explained

Surface:Turf
Class:Group 1
Horse Race:Kennedy Oaks
registered as VRC Oaks
Location:Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Race Type:Thoroughbred
Sponsor:Kennedy (2022)
Distance:2,500 metres
Qualification:Three year old fillies
Weight:Set weights - 55½ kilograms
Purse:$1,000,000 (2022)

The Victoria Racing Club Oaks (known as the Kennedy Oaks for sponsorship reasons), is a Victoria Racing Club (VRC) Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, run under set weights conditions, over 2,500 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia on the third day of the VRC Spring Carnival, the Thursday after the Melbourne Cup in early November.[1] Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000

History

Record attendance for the race day was set in 2004 with 110,677 in attendance.[2]

Name

Distance

Grade

Social attraction

Popularly known as Ladies Day or just Oaks Day (but in recent times also colloquially called Blokes Day[4]), Kennedy Oaks Day has been an extraordinary phenomenon of racing. Despite being held on a work day (Melbourne Cup Day is the only public holiday during the racing carnival), Oaks Day boasts the fastest growing crowd records of any day in the Carnival; excluding the pandemic-impacted years of 2020 and 2021, every Oaks Day since 1994 has drawn a crowd of 50,000 or more.[5] While the main draw card of the race day are the stars of the track, the other popular event on Crown Oaks Day is the annual "Fashions on the Field" celebrations. Introduced by the Victoria Racing Club in 1962 in an effort to woo more women to the track, Ladies day and the Fashions on the Field concept has grown considerably with each year and is now adopted at racetracks and smaller events all over the world.

Attendance

Source:[6]

Winners

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Winners and Past Results for the Crown Oaks. Pro Group Racing Australia. 2014. 2 November 2014.
  2. http://melbournecup.com/racing/race-results-statistics/track-attendances/ Track attendances
  3. Web site: 2017 Name change  - Kennedy Oaks . justhorseracing.com.au. 23 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Hail to the spring. 7 November 2004.
  5. Web site: Track records and attendances . Victorian Racing Club . 22 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Track records and attendances . Victorian Racing Club . 22 June 2022.
  7. Web site: 1983 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 3 November 1983). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  8. Web site: 1984 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 8 November 1984). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  9. Web site: 1985 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 7 November 1985). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  10. Web site: 1986 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 6 November 1986). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  11. Web site: 1987 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 5 November 1987). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  12. Web site: 1988 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 3 November 1988). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  13. Web site: 1989 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 9 November 1989). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  14. Web site: 1990 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 8 November 1990). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  15. Web site: 1991 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 7 November 1991). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  16. Web site: 1992 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 5 November 1992). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  17. Web site: 1993 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 4 November 1993). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  18. Web site: 1994 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 3 November 1994). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  19. Web site: 1995 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 9 November 1995). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  20. Web site: 1996 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 7 November 1996). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  21. Web site: 1997 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 6 November 1997). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  22. Web site: 1998 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 5 November 1998). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  23. Web site: 1999 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 4 November 1999). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  24. Web site: 2000 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 9 November 2000). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  25. Web site: 2001 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 8 November 2001). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  26. Web site: 2002 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 7 November 2002). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  27. Web site: 2003 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 6 November 2003). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  28. Web site: 2004 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 4 November 2004). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  29. Web site: 2005 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 3 November 2005). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  30. Web site: 2006 Result  - VRC Oaks (held 9 November 2006). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  31. Web site: 2007 Result  - Crown Oaks (held 8 November 2007). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  32. Web site: 2008 Result  - Crown Oaks (held 6 November 2008). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  33. Web site: 2009 Result  - Crown Oaks (held 5 November 2009). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  34. Web site: 2010 Result  - Crown Oaks (held 4 November 2010). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  35. Web site: 2011 Result  - Crown Oaks (held 3 November 2011). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  36. Web site: 2012 Result  - Crown Oaks (held 8 November 2012). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  37. Web site: 2013 Result  - Crown Oaks (held 7 November 2013). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  38. Web site: 2014 Result  - Crown Oaks (held 6 November 2014). breednet.com. 2 November 2015.
  39. Web site: 2015 Result  - Crown Oaks (held 5 November 2015). breednet.com. 5 November 2015.
  40. News: Lynch. Michael. Racing's glorious uncertainty as Lasqueti Spirit and Brenton Avdulla stun rivals in VRC Oaks. 3 November 2016. The Age. 3 November 2016.
  41. Web site: 2016 Result  - Crown Oaks (held 3 November 2016). breednet.com. 3 November 2016.
  42. Web site: 2017 Result  - Kennedy Oaks (held 9 November 2017). breednet.com. 9 November 2017.
  43. Web site: 2018 Result  - Kennedy Oaks (held 8 November 2018). breednet.com. 9 November 2018.
  44. Web site: Fastnet Filly Wins G1 VRC Oaks | Breednet.
  45. Web site: 2021 Result  - Kennedy Oaks (held 4 November 2021). breednet.com. 4 November 2021.
  46. Web site: 2022 Result  - Kennedy Oaks (held 3 November 2022) . racingpost.com . 3 November 2022.