The Oakleigh Plate is a Group 1

Group One

Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...

 Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1100 metres at Caulfield Racecourse

Caulfield Racecourse

Caulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...

, Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

 in February. Its prizemoney in 2010 was A$351,000. The Oakleigh Plate forms the middle leg of the autumn sprinting series over the Melbourne Autumn Carnival, preceded by the G1 Lightning Stakes

Lightning Stakes

The Lightning Stakes is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1000 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne in February. Prizemoney is A$750,000...

 (1000m, WFA

WFA

WFA may refer to:*Wilmington First Assembly, Pentecostal church located in Wilmington, Delaware, USA*Weapons Factory Arena, Quake III Arena class-based mod*Weight for Age, one of the conditions for a race in thoroughbred horse racing...

, Flemington

Flemington

-Places:United States* Flemington, Georgia* Flemington, Missouri* Flemington, New Jersey* Flemington, Pennsylvania* Flemington, West VirginiaAustralia* Flemington, New South Wales, a suburb in Sydney**Flemington railway station, Sydney...

, on the last Saturday in January, and followed by the Newmarket Handicap

Newmarket Handicap

The Newmarket Handicap is a VRC Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. The event is an open handicap race over 1200 metres...

, Australia's most famous sprint handicap, run over 1200m at Flemington

Flemington

-Places:United States* Flemington, Georgia* Flemington, Missouri* Flemington, New Jersey* Flemington, Pennsylvania* Flemington, West VirginiaAustralia* Flemington, New South Wales, a suburb in Sydney**Flemington railway station, Sydney...

 in the first week of March. The G1 William Reid Stakes is run at Moonee Valley the week before Oakleigh Plate but as it is over 1200m at WFA

WFA

WFA may refer to:*Wilmington First Assembly, Pentecostal church located in Wilmington, Delaware, USA*Weapons Factory Arena, Quake III Arena class-based mod*Weight for Age, one of the conditions for a race in thoroughbred horse racing...

 it tends to attract a better calibre of sprinter, either resuming from a spell or having previously contested races such as the Lightning Stakes, or the Australia Stakes

Australia Stakes

The William Reid Stakes, formerly Australia Stakes, is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1200 metres at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne in February. Prizemoney in 2010 was A$500,000....

 held at the same course and distance around three weeks earlier. The Oakleigh Plate is generally won by a good but not elite sprinter, although greats such as Schillaci (1992) have won this race. Emerging sires Fastnet Rock

Fastnet Rock

Fastnet Rock is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean and the most southerly point of Ireland. It lies southwest of Cape Clear Island and from County Cork on the Irish mainland...

 (2005) and Snitzel (2006) have won this race in recent years. The 2010 edition was won by 2009 G1 Caulfield Guineas

Caulfield Guineas

The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres at set weights for three-year-old horses, held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Spring Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. Total prize money is A$1 million...

 winner Starspangledbanner, who also went on to win the 2010 G1 Golden Jubilee Stakes

Golden Jubilee Stakes

The Golden Jubilee Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.-History:...

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The winners

• 2011 - Eagle Falls
• 2010 - Starspangledbanner
  Starspangledbanner
  Starspangledbanner is an Australian-bred and internationally raced Thoroughbred racehorse who won six of his sixteen group or listed race starts including the group one Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, G1 July Cup at Newmarket, G1 Oakleigh Plate and the G1 Caulfield Guineas for A$2,198,503 in...
  
  
• 2009 - Swiss Ace
• 2008 - Weekend Hussler
  Weekend Hussler
  Weekend Hussler is a retired Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a bay gelding by Hussonet out of Weekend Beauty . He is currently a six-year-old. Hussonet had been a very successful sire in Chile for Haras de Pirque where he stood for the largest fee of any stallion in the history of...
  
  
• 2007 - Undue
• 2006 - Snitzel
• 2005 - Fastnet Rock
  Fastnet Rock (horse)
  Fastnet Rock is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse stallion.Sired by Danehill to dam Piccadilly Circus, he started his racing career in 2004. Though he did not win any races as a two-year-old, he ran third in the Group One AJC Sires Produce Stakes. He found great success after turning three years...
  
  
• 2004 - Reactive
• 2003 - River Dove
• 2002 - Sudurka
• 2001 - Miss Kournikova
• 2000 - Sports
• 1999 - Dantelah
• 1998 - Singing The Blues
• 1997 - Spartacus
• 1996 - Drum
• 1995 - Khaptingly
• 1994 - Kenvain
• 1993 - Mookta
• 1992 - Schillaci
  Schillaci (horse)
  Schillaci was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who was an eight-time Group One winner. He was by Salieri out of Biscarina . A huge grey gelding, Schillaci was a $70,000 purchase at the 1990 yearling sales, and was named after Salvatore Schillaci, who was the leading goal scorer at the 1990...
  
  
• 1991 - With Me
• 1990 - Scarlet Bisque
• 1989 - Clay Hero
• 1988 - Snippets
• 1987 - Placid Ark
  Placid Ark
  Placid Ark was an Australian thoroughbred foaled in Western Australia. His sire Arkenstone was a winning son of the Western Australian champion sire Zvornik and his dam was Northern Queen a mare bred in South Australia by the USA imported stallion Star of the North.Bred at Asprey Stud near...
  
  
• 1986 - Coal Pak
• 1985 - Mr. Illusion
• 1984 - Mighty Avalanche
• 1983 - Sans Rival
• 1982 - Harpagus
• 1981 - Gleaming Waters
• 1980 - Turf Ruler
• 1979 - Mistress Anne
• 1978 - Hartbalm
• 1977 - Merger
• 1976 - Kentland
• 1975 - Zephyr Bay
• 1974 - Tontonan
• 1973 - Zambari
• 1972 - Dual Choice
• 1971 - Dual Choice
• 1970 - Alrello
• 1969 - Iga Ninja

• 1968 - Magic Ruler
• 1967 - Marmion
• 1966 - Citius
• 1965 - Time And Tide
• 1964 - Pardon Me
• 1963 - Kilshery
• 1962 - New Statesman
• 1961 - Gay Saba
• 1960 - Power Duke
  Power duke
  Power Duke was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1960 Group 1 Oakleigh Plate.He was owned by a group of people, including the late Mr Alf Cane. Power Duke was put down only a matter of weeks after winning the Oakleigh Plate when his uncontrollable behaviour became too much for the...
  
  
• 1959 - Gold Stakes
• 1958 - Dubbo
• 1957 - Adelina
• 1956 - Lucky Stride
• 1955 - Dicast
• 1954 - Birdwood
• 1953 - Winlake
• 1952 - Cromwell
• 1951 - Regal Scout
• 1950 - Spitfire
• 1949 - San Domenico
• 1948 - Tahmoor
• 1947 - Kind Link
• 1946 - Delina
• 1945 - Ava
• 1944 - Burberry
• 1943 - Millais
• 1942 - High Title
• 1941 - Zonda
• 1940 - Unishak
• 1939 - Aurie's Star
• 1938 - Pamelus
• 1937 - Aurie's Star
• 1936 - Belle Silhouette
• 1935 - Arachne
• 1934 - First Money
• 1933 - Ibrani
• 1932 - Blematic / Umbertana (dead heat)
• 1931 - Merab / First Arrow (dead heat)
• 1930 - Figure
• 1929 - Day Dreamer
• 1928 - Euston
• 1927 - Baringhup

• 1926 - Perspective
• 1925 - Adrift
• 1924 - Royal Thought
• 1923 - Chelidon
• 1922 - Wish Wynne
• 1921 - not held
• 1920 - Molly's Robe
• 1919 - Cielo
• 1918 - Poitrina
• 1917 - Woorak
• 1916 - Tullia
• 1915 - Brattle
• 1914 - Popinjay
• 1913 - Burri
• 1912 - Queen Of Scots
• 1911 - Blairgour
• 1910 - Celerity
• 1909 - Irishman
• 1908 - Bright Steel
• 1907 - Beresina
• 1906 - Wandin
• 1905 - Abington
• 1904 - Silenus
• 1903 - Pendant
• 1902 - Drawbridge
• 1901 - Wakeful
• 1900 - Veneda
• 1899 - Stand Off
• 1898 - Resolute
• 1897 - So And So
• 1896 - Coil
• 1895 - Wakawatea
• 1894 - Moorite
• 1893 - Lord Hopetoun
• 1892 - Camoola
• 1891 - Wild Rose
• 1890 - Titan
• 1889 - Nectarine
• 1888 - My Lord
• 1887 - Surprise
• 1886 - William Tell
• 1885 - Marie Louise
• 1884 - Malua
  Malua (horse)
  Malua was the most versatile Australian Thoroughbred racehorse in history. Malua won over distances ranging from 5½ furlongs to 3¼ miles .-Breeding:He was a son of St. Albans from Edella by Peter Wilkins...