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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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VRC Oaks Tips
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
1Treasurethe MomentMatt LaurieDamian Lane 1256kg
2Too Darn DiscreetDan O'SullivanMichael Dee 356kg
3Harlem QueenNathan DoyleBlake Shinn 556kg
4Rag QueenDavid PayneChad Schofield456kg
5Powers Of Opal (NZ)John SargentJames McDonald956kg
6Pleasure ArtistRichard & Will FreedmanCraig Williams656kg
7TalisayByron CozmanisBilly Egan 856kg
8FemminilePhillip StokesDaniel Stackhouse1356kg
9Killcare BeachgirlGai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark256kg
10NoisesBrad WiddupAndrew Adkins1156kg
11Hurry Curry (NZ)Danny O'BrienJoao Moreira756kg
12Inevitable TruthJohn Sargent Jye McNeil156kg
13Placid PearlMatthew SmithBen Melham 1456kg
14All Kinds Of FolkJohn & Chris LedgerLuke Currie1056kg
                                                                                                                              

Verdict

Our tips for the 2024 VRC Oaks are:

Best Bet1: Harlem Queen To Win @13/2 at bet365 - 3 Units
Best Bet2: Treasurethe Moment To Win @21/10 at Hollywood bets - 2 Units
Best Bet3: Femminile Each Way @16/1 at Star Sports - 1 Unit
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