2022 VRC Oaks Barrier Draw & Final Field

Justin Darcy

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Last updated: Mon 31 Oct 2022 02:20

Justin Darcy 31 Oct 2022

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The barrier draw has been conducted for the 2022 VRC Oaks
11 runners make up the final field
The VRC Oaks is the Group One staying race for the three-year-old fillies

She's Extreme will run as one of the leading chances in the VRC Oaks. (Getty)

The 2022 VRC Oaks is a Group One 2500m set weights event held at Flemington for the three-year-old fillies.

Spring Champion and Flight Stakes place getter She's Extreme (barrier one) was a Group One winning two-year-old, now looking to claim her first at three. She brings down the strong Sydney form lines which do look incredibly strong, but does she stay the journey?

Foxy Cleopatra (barrier nine) was placed second in the Ethereal Stakes behind Renaissance Woman (barrier eight) who subsequently ran sixth, beaten three lengths in the Spring Champion Stakes.

The Wakeful Stakes is always a key lead up event to this race, with winner Zennzella (barrier six) the leading chance from the event ahead of Queen Air (barrier seven) who caught the eye late while Pavitra (barrier 10) ran super.

VRC Oaks 2022 Barriers & Final Field

No	Horse	Trainers	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	SHE’S EXTREME	Anthony Cummings	Tommy Berry	1	56kg
2	ZENNZELLA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	James McDonald	6	56kg
3	RENAISSANCE WOMAN (NZ)	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	8	56kg
4	PAVITRA	Richard & Will Freedman	Ms Jamie Kah	10	56kg
5	FOXY CLEOPATRA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Blake Shinn	9	56kg
6	LET’SBEFRANKBABY	Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock	Lachlan King	3	56kg
7	AS TIME GOES BY	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ben Melham	5	56kg
8	QUEEN AIR	Lindsey Smith	Blaike McDougall	7	56kg
9	SIRIUS PRINCESS	Trevor J Andrews	Dean Holland	11	56kg
10	MAKRANA	Mark & Levi Kavanagh	Michael Dee	4	56kg
11	ALBANIAN ICON	Paul Koumis	Ms Alana Kelly (a)	2	56kg

VRC Oaks Winners

The VRC Oaks was first run in 1861 when Palestine was victorious. It has since been won by many of Australia’s most promising fillies including Jameka, Mosheen, Miss Finland and Samantha Miss – all of which have gone on to claim G1 features form then on.

Worth $1 million, the VRC Oaks headlines the Ladies Day, the third day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

It was given Group 1 status in 1979 and the current sponsorship is provided by Kennedy, so the race is currently called the Kennedy Oaks, but the fans know this race as ‘The Oaks’.