Looking for early info on this year’s Oaklands Plate? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

Oaklands Plate, Morphetville

Run over 1,400 metres, the Oaklands Plate is a Listed race taking place at Morphettville Racecourse (on the Morphettville Parks track) in mid to late July each winter racing season. Carrying a prize purse of just over $100,000, the event is a set weights plus penalties race open to two-year-old horses and attracts a quality field of mainly local youngsters chasing a late season Black-Type win. 

The Oaklands Plate winner often has Group aspirations for the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival including the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) or Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m).

In 2020 the Oaklands Plate winner Instant Celebrity went on to win Melbourne’s Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude and run third in that spring’s Thousand Guineas trifecta. She would further frank the form the following autumn winning Adelaide’s Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes and finishing second in the Group 1 The Goodwood results of 2021.

Oaklands Plate 2023 – Quick Information

  • Race Day: Saturday, July 15th, 2023
  • Track Location: Morphettville Park Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Left-handed
  • Race Distance: 1,400 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Set weights plus penalties
  • Qualification: Two year olds and three year olds
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Listed
  • Operator: South Australian Jockey Club
  • Prize Purse: $107,250
  • 2023 Oaklands Plate Winner: Coco Sun

oaklands plate 2023 RESULTS

The official 2023 Oaklands Plate results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday July 15, 2023.  

  1. #7 Coco Sun
  2. #1 Deadly Press
  3. #6 Dubenenko

The Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained The Autumn Sun filly Coco Sun ($5) went straight past her rivals late to carve out a big win and remain undefeated with a two-from-two start to her career in the 2023 Oaklands Plate results.

Oaklands Plate Betting 2023

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the Oaklands Plate, we’ve included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Oakland Plate
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Oaklands Plate.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Oaklands Plate. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the Oaklands Plate, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Oaklands Plate, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Oaklands Plate to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Oaklands Plate to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Oaklands Plate to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Oaklands Plate, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The Oaklands Plate in 2023

  1. Login at neds.com.au
  2. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  3. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Oaklands Plate Betting above).
  4. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Oakland Plate 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 Oakland Plate will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.

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Which Horse Will Win The Oaklands Plate in 2023

The best way to pick which horse will win the Oaklands Plate in 2023 is to take into account their lead-up winter racing form, assess the barriers and look at the weights. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the Oaklands Plate winner include: 

  • Late Season – The Oaklands Plate takes place right at the tail-end of the runners’ 2YO seasons so looking for rising three-year-olds with previous race experience is key.
  • Park Track – The race takes place on the Morphettville Parks track so looking for juveniles that have raced or trialed on the course can prove profitable.
  • Trainers – Lindsay Park’s David Hayes has trained four Oaklands Plate winners, while local horseman Tony McEvoy won back-to-back editions in 2018-19. McEvoy celebrated a third victory in 2021 co-training the winning odds-on filly Mac ‘N’ Cheese with Calvin McEvoy and fourth in 2023 with Coco Sun.

Oaklands Plate Favourites 2023

Favourites in Oaklands Plate 2023 betting include the Chris Bieg-trained Blue Diamond performed filly Dubenenko, consistent Justify gelding Proven Correct, and Chris Ryan’s Press Statement colt Deadly Press coming off a maiden win at Geelong. 

Oaklands Plate favourites have an excellent recent record with three straight wins with Westport ($1.60 in 2019), ‘Instant Celebrity ($4 in 2020), and Mac ‘N’ Cheese ($1.95 in 2021) all saluting for the punters.

Oaklands Plate 2023 Field

The official Oaklands Plate 2023 field of final acceptances is announced the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below. 

The 2023 Oaklands Plate final field features a quality line-up of juveniles led in betting by the rails-drawn Russian Revolution filly Dubenenko coming off a lead-up win at Murray Bridge.

Oaklands Plate 2023 Tips

Favourite: #6 Dubenenko ($3.10 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #6 Dubenenko to salute for the punters (see above) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #3 Solar Mist ($9.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our exclusive 2023 Oaklands Plate tips will be available above the week of the race and a detailed Oaklands Plate betting preview published on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2023 OAKLANDS PLATE DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Oaklands Plate 2023 Race Day

2023 Oaklands Plate Race Day takes place on Saturday, the 15th of July, 2023 at Morphettville Parks Racecourse in South Australia, the same day as the Belmont Classic meeting in Perth. 

Oaklands Plate 2023 Barrier Draw

The 2023 Oaklands Plate barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Oaklands Plate Field section. 

Oaklands Plate 2023 Nominations

2023 Oaklands Plate nominations close at 12:30 PM on Monday, the 10th of July, 2023.

LAST 10 HORSE SEX AGE TRAINER BALLOT WEIGHT PENALTY HCP RATING
1 463x16Fx1 DUBENENKO F 2 Chris Bieg 1 54kg 70
2 212 LINE ’EM UP LOUI G 2 Peter G Moody 2 56kg 67
3 01 DEADLY PRESS C 2 Nick Ryan 3= 56kg 63
4 1 COCO SUN F 2 Tony & Calvin McEvoy 3= 54kg 63
5 332 PROVEN CORRECT G 2 Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas 5 56kg 60
6 5×1 SOLAR MIST G 2 Aaron Bain 6 56kg 60
7 2 SPELLMASTER (NZ) C 2 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 7 56kg 59
8 42 REEL WHISKEY G 2 Richard & Chantelle Jolly 8 56kg 59
9 2×7 GINGER ’N’ PINK F 2 Peter G Moody 9 54kg 58
10 3 SPIRIT OF NURAI F 2 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 10 54kg 58
11 FANG IT (NZ) G 2 Peter G Moody 11= 56kg 58
12 PENSATORE C 2 Matt Cumani 11= 56kg 58
13 RED MILE G 2 Peter G Moody 11= 56kg 58
14 4×5 SUNSETS C 2 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 14 56kg 57

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Oaklands Plate 2023 Weights

Set weights plus penalties apply to this race. Final 2023 Oaklands Plate weights are announced at 4:30 PM on Tuesday, the 11th of July, 2023 with weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above Oaklands Plate Field section. 

Oaklands Plate 2023 Acceptances

2023 Oaklands Plate final acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on Wednesday, the 12th of July, 2023 and will be published in our above Oaklands Plate Field section.

Oaklands Plate 2023 Jockeys

The final riders announcement is at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, the 12th of July, 2023 with the official 2023 Oaklands Plate jockeys to be published in our above Oaklands Plate Field section. 

Oaklands Plate Scratchings 2023

2023 Oaklands Plate scratchings close at 8:00 AM on Saturday, the 15th of July, 2023. 

Oaklands Plate Prize Money 2023

The 2023 Oaklands Plate prize purse is worth $107,250 in total, distributed from places first through to tenth.

Place Prize Money
1st $57,975
2nd $19,125
3rd $8,625
4th $5,475
5th $4,425
6th $2,325
7th $2,325
8th $2,325
9th $2,325
10th $2,325

Oaklands Plate Race Number 2023

The 2023 Oaklands Plate race number is scheduled as Morphettville Parks Race 3 at 12:52pm (ACST) on Saturday the 15th of July, 2023. There are nine races in total that day at Morphettville Parks Racecourse.

Oaklands Plate Form Guide 2023

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2023 Oaklands Plate Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 OAKLANDS PLATE FORM GUIDE

Oaklands Plate Live 2023

You can watch or listen to the 2023 Oaklands Plate live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Oaklands Plate Winners

Winners of the Oaklands Plate going back to 2000 are displayed in the table below.

Year Winner Trainer/s Jockey Weight Time
2023 Coco Sun Tony & Calvin McEvoy Ben Price 54 kgs 1:26.93
2022 He’s Heaven Peter G Moody Jason Benbow 56 kgs 1:27.23
2021 Mac ‘N’ Cheese Tony & Calvin McEvoy Barend Vorster 54 kgs 1:27.06
2020 Instant Celebrity Phillip Stokes Ms Kayla Crowther 54 kgs 1:25.57
2019 Westport Tony McEvoy Barend Vorster 54 kgs 1:27.01
2018 Unfair Dismissal Tony McEvoy John Allen 56 kgs 1:27.79
2017 Terry David Brideoake Matthew Neilson 56 kgs 1:28.30
2016 Morvada Peter Jolly Jake Toeroek 56 kgs 1:39.08
2015 Dead Or Alive Mick Price Damien Oliver 56 kgs 1:37.65
2014 Cailin Miss Mick Price Dean Yendall 54 kgs 1:40.67
2013 Eagle Island David Hayes Paul Gatt 56 kgs 1:38.49
2012 Donna Cattiva Danny O’Brien Dwayne Dunn 54 kgs 1:38.64
2011 Isopach John Thompson Mark Zahra 55.5 kgs 1:41.35
2010 Precious Lorraine David Hayes Paul Gatt 53.5 kgs 1:36.81
2009 Custard David Hayes Michael Hoppo 53.5 kgs 1:34.47
2008 Romneya Lee Freedman Dwayne Dunn 55 kgs 1:24.32
2007 Class Apart Lee Freedman Troy Baker 53 kgs 1:24.81
2006 Harb David Hayes Shayne Cahill 55.5 kgs 1:27.20
2005 Crevette Tony McEvoy Dwayne Dunn 55 kgs 1:22.91
2004 Nozi Richard Jolly Paul Gatt 56.5 kgs 1:20.46
2003 Mot D’or Leon Macdonald Jason Holder 57.5 kgs 1:21.51
2002 Hydrometer Leon Macdonald Jason Holder 54.5 kgs 1:10.83
2001 Tully Thunder Ross McDonald Wayne Kerford 52 kgs 1:21.19
2000 Springsteen Peter Hayes Simon Price 54.5 kgs 1:25.17