Oaks Day, Flemington, Melbourne 2007

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Crown Oaks Day, Flemington 2007

Thursday 8 November 2007

Flemington Racecourse

Epsom Road

FLEMINGTON VIC



Popularly known as "Ladies Day", Crown Oaks Day is an extraordinary phenomenon. Whilst the racing highlight is the Group 1 Crown Oaks for three-year-old fillies, Flemington Racecourse transforms into a virtual catwalk as the women of Melbourne and beyond don their hats, shoes and dresses for their moment in the sun.



Features the finals of MYER Fashions on the Field at Flemington and the Group 1 Crown Oaks.



Phone: 1300 727 575.

Web: [url="http://www.melbournecup.com.au"]http://www.melbournecup.com.au[/url]



Admission

Adult: $52.00

Concession: $26.00

Children: $8* (children under 15 and accompanied by an adult)



Gates open at 8am and the laast race is at 5.15pm.



Public Transport



The best way to get to the track is by train. Trains leave from Flinders St (Platform 8 & 9) and stop at Southern Cross (Platform 14) and North Melbourne (Platform 6) before terminating at the Racecourse platform.



The journey from the City to the Racecourse platform takes approximately 15 minutes



* First train leaves at Flinders St at 8.35am

* First return train leaves Flemington at 2.00pm

* Last return train leaves Flemington at 8.30pm



Peak Frequency - every 4 minutes



For further information regarding trains to Flemington during the Spring Racing Carnival visit VLine or Connex

OAKS DAY INFO



The Crown Oaks (formerly known as the VRC Oaks), is the third day of the Melbourne Cup Spring Racing Carnival at Flemington. Oaks Day is held on the Thursday directly following Melbourne Cup Day (the first Tuesday in November). The 'Oaks' were first run in 1861.



Popularly known as Ladies Day (but in recent times also colloquially called Blokes Day), Crown 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, with over 100,000 punters attending the track each year. While the main drawcard of the day is undoubtedly 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 all over the world.



The feature race of Crown Oaks Day is the Group 1 Crown Oaks for 3-year old fillies run over 2500m sponsored by the Crown Casino.



PAST WINNERS



* 2006 - Miss Finland

* 2005 - Serenade Rose

* 2004 - Hollow Bullet

* 2003 - Special Harmony

* 2002 - Bulla Borghese

* 2001 - Magical Miss

* 2000 - Lovelorn

* 1999 - Tributes

* 1998 - Grand Archway

* 1997 - Kensington Palace

* 1996 - My Brightia

* 1995 - Saleous

* 1994 - Northwood Plume

* 1993 - Arborea

* 1992 - Slight Chance

* 1991 - Richfield Lady

* 1990 - Weekend Delight

* 1989 - Tristanagh

* 1988 - Research

* 1987 - Sandy's Pleasure

* 1986 - Diamond Shower

* 1985 - My Tristram's Belle

* 1984 - Spirit Of Kingston

* 1983 - Taj Eclipse

* 1982 - Rom's Stiletto

* 1981 - Rose Of Kingston

* 1980 - November Rain

* 1979 - Brava Jeannie

* 1978 - Scomeld

* 1977 - Show Ego

* 1976 - Surround

* 1975 - Denise's Joy

* 1974 - Leica Show

* 1973 - Bonnybel

* 1972 - Toltrice

* 1971 - Kiss Me Cait

* 1970 - Sanderae

* 1969 - Goliette

* 1968 - Double Steel

* 1967 - Chosen Lady

* 1966 - Farmer's Daughter

* 1965 - Gipsy Queen

* 1964 - Light Fingers

* 1963 - Jingle Bells

* 1962 - Arctic Star

* 1961 - Indian Summer

* 1960 - Lady Sybil

* 1959 - Mintaway

* 1958 - Chicola

* 1957 - Amarco

* 1956 - Innesfell

* 1955 - Evening Peal

* 1954 - Lady Mogambo

* 1953 - Waltzing Lady

* 1952 - Waterlady

* 1951 - Lady Havers

* 1950 - True Course

* 1949 - Chicquita

* 1948 - Grey Nurse

* 1947 - Nizam's Ring

* 1946 - Sweet Chime

* 1945 - Cherie Marie

* 1944 - Provoke

* 1943 - Three Wheeler

* 1942 - East End

* 1941 - Primavera

* 1940 - Session

* 1939 - Triode

* 1938 - French Gem

* 1937 - Prairie Moon

* 1936 - Siren

* 1935 - Nalda

* 1934 - Alinura

* 1933 - Golden Hair

* 1932 - Protea

* 1931 - Gallantic

* 1930 - Barbette

* 1929 - Lineage

* 1928 - Opera Queen

* 1927 - Ninbela

* 1926 - Lanson

* 1925 - Redshank

* 1924 - Miss Disraeli

* 1923 - Frances Tressady

* 1922 - Scarlet

* 1921 - Furious

* 1920 - Mufti

* 1919 - Hyades

* 1918 - Stagegirl

* 1917 - Folly Queen

* 1916 - Thana

* 1915 - Rosanna

* 1914 - Carlita

* 1913 - Mint Sauce

* 1912 - Moe

* 1911 - Wilari

* 1910 - Styria

* 1909 - Lady San

* 1908 - Nushka

* 1907 - Lady Rylstone

* 1906 - Yabba Gabba

* 1905 - Lady Wallace

* 1904 - Red Streak

* 1903 - Sweet Nell

* 1902 - Fishery

* 1901 - Beanba

* 1900 - Haulette

* 1899 - Nitre

* 1898 - Symmetry

* 1897 - Eleusive

* 1896 - Thunder Queen

* 1895 - Auraria

* 1894 - Regina

* 1893 - The Dauphine

* 1892 - Etra Weenie

* 1891 - Tiraillerie

* 1890 - Litigant

* 1889 - Spice

* 1888 - Pearlshell

* 1887 - Dainty

* 1886 - The Nun

* 1885 - Uralla

* 1884 - Venetia

* 1883 - Quality

* 1882 - Vaucluse

* 1881 - Royal Maid

* 1880 - Sapphire

* 1879 - Petrea

* 1878 - Melita

* 1877 - Pardon

* 1876 - Briseis

* 1875 - Maid Of All Work

* 1874 - Gaslight

* 1873 - Rose D'amour

* 1872 - Sunshine

* 1871 - Formosa

* 1870 - Florence

* 1869 - Kestrel

* 1868 - My Dream

* 1867 - Sylvia

* 1866 - Sea Gull

* 1865 - Lady Heron

* 1864 - Illumination

* 1863 - Aruma

* 1862 - Modesty

* 1861 - Palestine