From 1884, all the way up to 2025, we have all of the Oakleigh Plate winners listed from past editions of the Group 1 sprint race held at Caulfield on Blue Diamond Stakes Day.

2022 Oakleigh Plate Winner Marabi
2022 Oakleigh Plate winner Marabi. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

View additional details of the past Oakleigh Plate winners from 2000 – 2025 including the winning Oakleigh Plate trainers, jockeys, weights carried to victory and successful barriers.

Versatile Australian galloper Malua was the inaugural Oakleigh Plate winner in 1884.

Sprinters to complete the Oakleigh Plate / Lighting Stakes (Black Caviar Lighting) double include Fastnet Rock (2005) Schillaci (1992), Placid Ark (1987), and Dual Choice (1971).

Recent winners of the Oakleigh Plate / Newmarket Handicap Group 1 sprint double include Lankan Rupee (2014), Weekend Hussler (2008), Schillaci (1992), and Placid Ark (1987).

In 2021 there was a dead-heat for first with two official Oakleigh Plate winners – Celebrity Queen and Portland Sky. Portland Sky was the first three-year-old Oakleigh Plate winner since Starspangledbanner (2010).

There has been two multiple Oakleigh Plate winners with Dual Choice (1971, 1972) and Aurie’s Star (1937, 1939).

Other notable Oakleigh Plate winners throughout history include Wakeful (1901), San Domenico (1949), Power Duke (1960), Zephyr Bay (1975), Weekend Hussler (2008), Sheidel (2017), and Booker (2019).

The undefeated 2022 Oakleigh Plate winner Marabi backed up off a lead-up victory in the Group 2 Australia Stakes and took her winning streak to seven straight.

The 2023 Oakleigh Plate winner was the Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted-trained Queenslander Uncommon James ($9) who improved on a second to Lofty Strike in the Rubiton Stakes to turn the tables on his last start conqueror in the Group 1.

There was an upset Oakleigh Plate winner in 2024 with the Shane & Cassie Oxlade-trained South Australian, Queman ($17), fighting it out in a narrow thriller with fellow 52kg lightweight Hypothetical to salute at a big price and hand jockey Harry Coffey his second career Group 1 winning ride.

The 2025 Oakleigh Plate winner is TBD and will be known when the Blue Diamond Stakes Day sprint feature runs at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday the 22nd of February 2025.

oakleigh plate WINNERS 2000 – the present

COMPLETE LIST OF PAST oakleigh plate WINNERS

Year Winner
2025 TBD
2024 Queman
2023 Uncommon James
2022 Marabi
2021 Celebrity Queen / Portland Sky

(Dead Heat)

2020 Pippie
2019 Booker
2018
Russian Revolution
2017 Sheidel
2016 Flamberge
2015 Shamal Wind
2014 Lankan Rupee
2013 Mrs Onassis
2012 Woorim
2011 Eagle Falls
2010
Starspangledbanner
2009 Swiss Ace
2008
Weekend Hussler
2007 Undue
2006 Snitzel
2005 Fastnet Rock
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
1991 With Me
1990 Scarlet Bisque
1989 Clay Hero
1988 Snippets
1987 Placid Ark
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
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
1931 Merab
First Arrow
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

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