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VRC Oaks Tips - Harlem to be crowned Queen in Kennedy Oaks

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: 05 Nov 2024

Alex Marsh 05 Nov 2024

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The 2024 VRC Oaks takes center stage on Ladies Day at Flemington
Harlem Queen is the best bet due to her strong previous performances
Treasurethe Moment and Femminile add intriguing depth to the field

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Treasurethe Moment winning the Wakeful Stakes on Victoria Derby Day. (Getty)

The VRC Kennedy Oaks headlines the third day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival on Thursday with the Group 1 the feature of Ladies Day at Flemington.

This 2500m feature was given Group 1 status in 1979 and the current sponsorship is provided by Kennedy, so the race is currently called the Kennedy Oaks, although the fans know this race as ‘The Oaks’.

Treasurethe Moment heads the betting for the 2024 VRC Oaks but where does the value lie? Get our top tips.

2024 VRC Oaks Tips

Best Bet - Harlem Queen

Talent-wise, Harlem Queen has shown as much as any filly in this field and while looking forward is tough with early three-year-old's, I suspect that she'll be the best horse from the race.

The obvious query is 2500m and there isn't much in her breeding that supports a staying journey, however, all of these fillies are a complete unknown at the trip until they attempt it.

Harlem Queen brings the best form lines to the VRC Oaks, where the daughter of Brutal is back against her own sex after sticking on in the Spring Champion Stakes.

She recorded the second-fastest last 200m of that Randwick feature and prior to that, Harlem Queen went straight past Powers Of Opal (second fav) when runner-up in the Flight Stakes.

Next Best Bet - Treasurethe Moment

This Matt Laurie-trained galloper was looked after late when bringing up a hat-trick in the Wakeful Stakes and she appeared to holding Powers Of Opal easily on the line.

35 fillies have completed the Wakeful Stakes-VRC Oaks winning double and many other Oaks winners have also been produced from that main Oaks lead-up event in Melbourne.

With Street Cry and an Irish Oaks winner on one side of her dam's page and Media Puzzle (2002 Melbourne Cup winner) on the other, there's enough to suggest that she'll stay.

Wide draws over the 2500m starting point at Flemington can be tricky, but Treasurethe Moment has shown tactical speed in all prior outings over shorter trips.

Value Bet - Femminile

I'm a tad surprised that Dundeel hasn't sired an Oaks winner anywhere after entering stallion duties in 2014, but he's still produced multiple middle-distance/staying types.

Femminile caught the eye at start two when winning the Listed Oaklands Plate in Adelaide and the runner-up from that event bolted in with a Group 3 via his next appearance.

She was given time after the Morphettville triumph and with the VRC Oaks seemingly the target race for spring, this three-year-old has improved with every start this prep.

Following an honest second-up run over 1800m here, Femminile was back against her sex via the Ethereal Stakes at Caulfield and that 2000m effort should top her off nicely.

2024 VRC Oaks Field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Treasurethe Moment	Matt Laurie	Damian Lane	12	56kg
2	Too Darn Discreet	Dan O'Sullivan	Michael Dee	3	56kg
3	Harlem Queen	Nathan Doyle	Blake Shinn	5	56kg
4	Rag Queen	David Payne	Chad Schofield	4	56kg
5	Powers Of Opal (NZ)	John Sargent	James McDonald	9	56kg
6	Pleasure Artist	Richard & Will Freedman	Craig Williams	6	56kg
7	Talisay	Byron Cozmanis	Billy Egan	8	56kg
8	Femminile	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Stackhouse	13	56kg
9	Killcare Beachgirl	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	2	56kg
10	Noises	Brad Widdup	Andrew Adkins	11	56kg
11	Hurry Curry (NZ)	Danny O'Brien	Joao Moreira	7	56kg
12	Inevitable Truth	John Sargent	Jye McNeil	1	56kg
13	Placid Pearl	Matthew Smith	Ben Melham	14	56kg
14	All Kinds Of Folk	John & Chris Ledger	Luke Currie	10	56kg

Verdict

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Our tips for the 2024 VRC Oaks are:

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