Australasian Oaks Tips, Best Bets, Field and Odds

The Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) will be run at Morphettville on Saturday, May 1 and we provide you with a comprehensive guide to the three-year-old fillies' staying contest.

Australasian Oaks tips, best bets, field & odds. Below is our complete Australasian Oaks guide — race details, history and past winners, lead-in form, betting markets and FAQs. Check back race week for the final field, odds and our best bets.

The Australasian Oaks is a Group 1 set-weights race over 2000m at Morphettville for three-year-old fillies. Run in late April during the Adelaide Racing Carnival, it is the final 3YO fillies’ Group 1 of the Australian season, following the Vinery Stud Stakes, Australian Oaks and Queensland Oaks. This guide covers the Australasian Oaks dates, distance, prize money, betting markets and our full race-day tips. For the full Adelaide schedule, see our Adelaide Racing Carnival guide.

Australasian Oaks Race Details

Detail	Value
Distance	2000m
Class	Group 1 Set Weights
Age / Conditions	Three-year-old fillies
Venue	Morphettville, Adelaide
Prize Money	$502,250
Run Date	Late April

 

Australasian Oaks History & Winners

Recent winners include Annavisto, Numerian, She’s Ideel, Zapateo and Our Bellagio Miss. The 2000m Morphettville trip provides a test well-suited to fillies stepping up in distance, and the race has a strong record of producing quality staying mares.

Australasian Oaks Recent Winners

Year	Winner
2025	Benagil
2024	Vibrant Sun
2023	Affaire A Suivre
2022	Glint Of Hope

 

Lead-In Races

The main lead-in is the Group 2 Auraria Stakes (1800m) at Morphettville three weeks earlier. Fillies from the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill and the Australian Oaks at Randwick also use this race as a season finale.

Australasian Oaks Betting Markets

All major Australian bookmakers price the Australasian Oaks weeks out, with a full acceptances market released after the final field is declared. The core markets are:

• Fixed-Odds Win & Place — the bread-and-butter markets, with early speculative prices followed by final acceptances pricing.
• Each-Way — typically 1/4 the odds for a place (1-2-3).
• Exotics — quinella, exacta, trifecta and First 4. See our First 4 calculator guide.
• Same Race Multis — combine multiple runners from the same race into one bet. See our Same Race Multi guide.
• Head-to-Head & Group Markets — runner-vs-runner matchups and stable/country markets.

How to Watch the Australasian Oaks in Australia

The Australasian Oaks is run on Robert Sangster Stakes Day at Morphettville, traditionally the opening Saturday of the Adelaide Racing Carnival in late April. Like all premium Australian thoroughbred racing, the meeting is broadcast live on Sky Racing (channels 1 and 2 via Foxtel and Kayo) and streamed on Racing.com, with most major bookmakers also offering a live stream to account holders with a bet or balance. For the full carnival schedule and other feature races, see our Adelaide Racing Carnival guide, the Adelaide Cup tips page, and our main horse racing tips hub.

Australasian Oaks Betting Trends & Angles

• South Australia’s premier classic for three-year-old fillies — Group 1, 2000m at Morphettville (also run as the Schweppes Oaks).
• Staying fillies win — the 2000m suits progressive, distance-bred three-year-olds.
• An autumn Oaks form line — runners arrive from the Sydney and Melbourne Oaks campaigns.
• Black-type for the breeding barn — a Group 1 fillies’ classic that lifts residual value.

Best Bookmakers for the Australasian Oaks

For a full comparison of the top Australian racing bookmakers, see our best horse racing betting sites in Australia guide.

 

Australasian Oaks FAQs

When is the Australasian Oaks?

Late April at Morphettville, 2000m at set weights for three-year-old fillies (also known as the Schweppes Oaks).

Who won the most recent Australasian Oaks?

Benagil (2025), after Vibrant Sun (2024), Affaire A Suivre (2023) and Glint Of Hope (2022).

How do I bet on the Australasian Oaks?

All Australian bookmakers offer fixed-odds win and each-way markets once the final field is declared.