Group 1 race | |
Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1861 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Crown (2024) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,500 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Three year old fillies |
Weight | Set weights – 55½ kilograms |
Purse | $1,000,000 (2022) |
The Victoria Racing Club Oaks (known as the Crown 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