Adelaide Oaks History
As with the Derby the Adelaide Oaks was also first run in the year 2000 at the Victoria track before being switched to Queensland last year and with that switch the stakes money was increased from $400K to $500K. While being held in Victoria jockey T Myslinski rode the winners of both the 2002 and 2007 versions. The race record is 2m31 set by KRISHNA in 2004. Now lets look at the previous winners.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Year Winner Sire Owner Jockey
2009 VEGAS FREAK(KY) by Empire Maker (lenny11) Z Zariz
2008 PELENNOR FIELDS(KY) by Aragorn (stormboot2) N Hartel
2007 KNEEL BEFORE ZOD(KY) by Rock Hard Ten (willyam40) T Myslinski
2006 WICKED WENCH(IRE) by Montjeu (tesio) N Fagan
2005 HAIL TO THE KING by Kingmambo (redturkey) G Adler
2004 KRISHNA(IRE) by Theatrical (paceman2) M Miller
2003 FIVE LITTLEINDIANS(IRE) by Adieu Au Roi (triptych) C Brim
2002 HUSHWING HAWK by Sadlers Wells (hushwing) T Myslinski
2001 BETTER THAN KRIS by Sadlers Wells (sexualcoco) C Crockett
2000 CECIL ROO by Affirmed (toplight) N Love
The very first winner of the Adelaide Oaks was the AFFIRMED filly CECIL ROO who finished her racing career the winner of nine Grade Ones. In her 67 starts she won 28 races all up and $6.5M in stakes for her owner toplight. She has had seven offspring to race with four of them winning the best being Stakes Winner MEGA HIT the winner of 4 races and $121K and Stakes Placed STREET ROO the winner of $249K in stakes.
The 2004 winner KRISHNA owned by paceman2 is the current race record holder and finished her 57 race career with 23 wins including seven Grade Ones and $5.4M in stakes. Three of her four progeny have won and with all still being active I am sure their record will improve. The best of four is the five year old mare DANISHA a Stakes Winner and Group Placed. Her overall record stands at six wins and $322K from 26 starts.
Last years winner VEGAS FREAK has continued to race well including an Allowance win in New Zealand. Placed at her last three runs another win looks just around the corner.
Good Luck to all this years entries.
Cheers