Oakleigh Plate
Looking for this year’s Oakleigh Plate betting guide, field and tips? The expert tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.
oakleigh plate 2025 RESULTS
The official 2025 Oakleigh Plate results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday February 22, 2025.
- #7 Jimmysstar
- #15 She’s Bulletproof
- #5 Rey Magnerio
The 2025 Oakleigh Plate winner was the Ciaron Maher trained Jimmysstar ($7.50) who was outstanding first-up for the autumn coming with a sensational late burst to run over the top of beaten favourite She’s Bulletproof and post his maiden Group 1 victory off a gun Ethan Brown ride.
Oakleigh Plate 2025 Odds
Early market betting odds on the 2025 Oakleigh 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.
Run over 1,100 metres in late February as part of Blue Diamond Stakes Day at Caulfield Racecourse (Sandown in 2023), the Oakleigh Plate is a key early sprint feature of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
The Group 1 handicap event offers $750,000 in prize money and has been won by plenty of star short-distance champions since its inauguration in 1884.
The Oakleigh Plate serves as a key lead-up into Flemington’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) held the following month. Lankan Rupee (2014) was the last horse to take out the Oakleigh Plate – Newmarket Handicap double.
Oakleigh Plate graduates may also continue onto the Group 1 sprints held at The Valley including the Manikato Stakes in March, as well as the spring’s Moir Stakes run in September. Pippie (2020) recently won the Oakleigh Plate – Moir Stakes double in the same season, while in 2024 the Oakleigh third placegetter Mornington Glory improved in the spring to salute in the Moir.
Oakleigh Plate 2025 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday, February 22, 2025
- Track Location: Caulfield Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Left-handed
- Race Distance: 1,100 metres
- Weight Conditions: Handicap
- Qualification: Open (maidens ineligible)
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 1
- Operator: Melbourne Racing Club
- Prize Purse: $750,000
- Inaugural Race: 1884
- 2025 Oakleigh Plate Winner: Jimmysstar
Oakleigh Plate Betting 2025
There are many different ways to bet on the Oakleigh Plate, and we have included some of the most popular options below:
| Bet Type | How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Oakleigh Plate |
|---|---|
| Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Oakleigh Plate. |
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Oakleigh Plate. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Oakleigh 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 Oakleigh 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 Oakleigh Plate to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Oakleigh Plate to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Oakleigh 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 Oakleigh Plate, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Oakleigh Plate in 2025
- Log in at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Oakleigh Plate Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which Horse Will Win The Oakleigh Plate in 2025?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Oakleigh Plate in 2025 is to take into account their lead-up autumn racing form, assess the barriers, consider the weight the horse will carry and look for proven Group 1 sprinters.
Additional factors to consider when picking the Oakleigh Plate winner include:
- Weight Advantage – Horses carrying 55.5kg and under in this handicap event have dominated the Oakleigh Plate results in recent history.
- Sprinting Specialists – The distance is best suited to genuine 1,100m short-distance horses.
- Lightning Lead-Up – Flemington’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning makes a good Oakleigh Plate lead-up.
Oakleigh Plate Favourites 2025
Early favourites in 2025 Oakleigh Plate betting include Ciaron Maher’s Group 2 winning mare Estriella, the consistent She’s Bulletproof coming off a Group 3 win fresh in Melbourne, and The Everest performed mare I Am Me.
Russian Revolution ($4.60 in 2018) for his career swansong followed by Marabi ($2.60 in 2022) were the last Oakleigh Plate favourites to win.
Oakleigh Plate 2025 Field
The official 2025 Oakleigh Plate field of final acceptances is due for release at 9:30am (AEDT) on the Wednesday of race week and will be listed in full below.
The Oakleigh Plate 2025 final field features a smart line-up of short distance specialists including Estriella for Ciaron Maher who leads the markets first-up and the market mover She’s Bulletproof coming off a Group 3 victory at the track.
Oakleigh Plate 2025 Tips
Favourite: #2 Estriella ($4.40 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Bet: #16 Arabian Summer ($11 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Roughie: #13 Prairie Flower ($61 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Our insider 2025 Oakleigh Plate tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2025 BLUE DIAMOND STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS
Oakleigh Plate Race Day 2025
The 2025 Oakleigh Plate takes place at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday February 22, 2025, as part of the Blue Diamond Stakes Day program. Seven Group status races run at the meeting including a trio of Group 1 events with the Oakleigh Plate joined on the line-up by the:
- Group 1 $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m), and the
- Group 1 $750,000 Futurity Stakes (1400m).
Oakleigh Plate Barrier Draw 2025
The 2025 Oakleigh Plate barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Oakleigh Plate Field section.
Oakleigh Plate Nominations 2025
2025 Oakleigh Plate nominations close at 12:00 PM on the Monday of race week.
The Oakleigh Plate 2025 nominations attracted 25 autumn sprinters led in pre-field betting by Ciaron Maher’s Caulfield specialist Estriella and last start Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes winning mare She’s Bulletproof.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2115x1x131 | ARABIAN SUMMER | F | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 92 |
| 2 | 28468287×1 | ASHFORD STREET | G | 7 | Tom Dabernig | 97 |
| 3 | 14x57x5833 | BRUDENELL | G | 5 | Kris Lees | 99 |
| 4 | 1x251x | ESPIONAGE | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 84 |
| 5 | 1115x4719x | ESTRIELLA | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 108 |
| 6 | 0x10354x25 | EXTREMELY LUCKY | G | 6 | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | 93 |
| 7 | x1242x3121 | GOLDEN BOOM | G | 5 | Tony Gollan | 104 |
| 8 | 616×104345 | HARD TO SAY | G | 5 | Jason Deamer | 99 |
| 9 | x3x172211x | HEADWALL | G | 5 | Matthew Smith | 95 |
| 10 | x344x1109x | I AM ME | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 112 |
| 11 | x4121x75x2 | INSURRECTION | G | 5 | Michael Freedman | 103 |
| 12 | 2737x1120x | JIMMYSSTAR (NZ) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 103 |
| 13 | 11421236×5 | MISS ARIA | M | 4 | Danny O’Brien | 95 |
| 14 | 53x511173x | MORNINGTON GLORY | G | 6 | Gavin Bedggood | 110 |
| 15 | 121234×126 | MRS CHRISSIE (NZ) | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 92 |
| 16 | x321x1110x | OSTRAKA | G | 4 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 104 |
| 17 | 5310x120x4 | PONDALOWIE | M | 4 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | 86 |
| 18 | 1308×25113 | PRAIRIE FLOWER | M | 5 | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | 96 |
| 19 | 34x32212x1 | REY MAGNERIO | G | 5 | Robbie Griffiths | 104 |
| 20 | 112x37400x | SANS DOUTE | M | 5 | Mark Walker | 96 |
| 21 | 117758x30x | SGHIRRIPA | G | 5 | Shane & Cassie Oxlade | 99 |
| 22 | 9x611x3 | SHADHAVAR | F | 3 | Tom Dabernig | 72 |
| 23 | 3210×21221 | SHE’S BULLETPROOF | M | 4 | Charlotte Littlefield | 98 |
| 24 | 5x23x479x1 | UNFLINCHING | G | 6 | Shawn Mathrick | 88 |
| 25 | 14134×6 | WINNASEDGE | G | 3 | Nick Ryan | 72 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Oakleigh Plate Weights 2025
Handicap conditions apply to this race. The minimum weight for three-year-olds is 50 kg, while the minimum for four-year-olds and up is 52 kg. Final 2024 Oakleigh Plate weights are announced at 4:00 PM on the Monday of race week with weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above Oakleigh Plate Field section.
2025 Oakleigh Plate Topweight:
- #1 I Am Me (57kg)
Oakleigh Plate Acceptances 2025
Final 2025 Oakleigh Plate acceptances must be declared before 9:30 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Oakleigh Plate Field section.
Oakleigh Plate Jockeys 2025
The final riders announcement is at 1:00 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 Oakleigh Plate jockeys to be published in our above Oakleigh Plate Field section.
Oakleigh Plate Scratchings 2025
2025 Oakleigh Plate scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 22nd of February 2025.
Oakleigh Plate Prize Money 2025
The 2025 Oakleigh Plate prize purse is worth $750,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighth.
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $450,000 |
| 2nd | $135,000 |
| 3rd | $67,500 |
| 4th | $33,750 |
| 5th | $18,750 |
| 6th | $15,000 |
| 7th | $15,000 |
| 8th | $15,000 |
Oakleigh Plate Race Number 2025
The 2025 Oakleigh Plate race number is scheduled as Caulfield Race 9 at 4:55pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 22nd of February 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Caulfield Racecourse.
Oakleigh Plate Form Guide 2025
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 Oakleigh Plate Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 OAKLEIGH PLATE FORM GUIDE
Oakleigh Plate Live 2025
You can watch or listen to the 2025 Oakleigh Plate live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Free to air television: Channels 78 (and 68 in regional areas)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Streaming: Racing.com
Mobile: Neds App
Oakleigh Plate Winners
Winners of the Oakleigh Plate going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below. If you would like to see results going back to 1884, please check our Oakleigh Plate winners’ page.
| Year | Winner | Trainer/s | Jockey | Weight | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jimmysstar | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 54.5kg | 1:02.25 |
| 2024 | Queman | Shane & Cassie Oxlade | Harry Coffey | 52kg | 1:02.63 |
| 2023 | Uncommon James | Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | Ben Thompson | 53.5kg | 1:01.57 |
| 2022 | Marabi | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ben Allen | 54kg | 1:02.23 |
| 2021 | Celebrity Queen / Portland Sky
(Dead Heat) |
Grant & Alana Williams /
Matt Laurie |
William Pike /
Teodore Nugent |
53.5kg
50kg |
1:02.70 |
| 2020 | Pippie | John & Chris Meagher | Linda Meech | 52kg | 1:01.93 |
| 2019 | Booker | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Dean Yendall | 52kg | 1:01.94 |
| 2018 | Russian Revolution | Peter & Paul Snowden | Mark Zahra | 56.5kg | 1:03.00 |
| 2017 | Sheidel | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Joao Moreira | 53kg | 1:02.11 |
| 2016 | Flamberge | Peter Moody | Damian Lane | 58kg | 1:02.52 |
| 2015 | Shamal Wind | Robert Smerdon | Dwayne Dunn | 54kg | 1:02.28 |
| 2014 | Lankan Rupee | Mick Price | Craig Newitt | 56kg | 1:02.72 |
| 2013 | Mrs Onassis | Gerald Ryan | Kerrin McEvoy | 52.5kg | 1:03.16 |
| 2012 | Woorim | Robert Heathcote | Damian Browne | 55.5kg | 1:03.49 |
| 2011 | Eagle Falls | David Hayes | Damien Oliver | 57kg | 1:02.28 |
| 2010 | Starspangledbanner | Leon Corstens | Danny Nikolic | 52kg | 1:03.16 |
| 2009 | Swiss Ace | Mick Mair | Ken Pope | 54kg | 1:02.89 |
| 2008 | Weekend Hussler | Ross McDonald | Brad Rawiller | 53kg | 1:03.22 |
| 2007 | Undue | Shane Clarke | Steven Arnold | 57kg | 1:02.74 |
| 2006 | Snitzel | Gerald Ryan | Craig Newitt | 51.5kg | 1:04.46 |
| 2005 | Fastnet Rock | Paul Perry | Glen Boss | 57kg | 1:02.58 |
| 2004 | Reactive | Brian Mayfield-Smith | Matt Pumpa | 52kg | 1:03.40 |
| 2003 | River Dove | Mathew Ellerton | Stephen Baster | 51.5kg | 1:04.58 |
| 2002 | Sudurka | Brian Mayfield-Smith | Nash Rawiller | 55.5kg | 1:02.58 |
| 2001 | Miss Kournikova | Mathew Ellerton | Brett Prebble | 52kg | 1:02.08 |
| 2000 | Sports | John Hawkes | Danny Nikolic | 55kg | 1:04.56 |