The Crown Oaks is the third day of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival

Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival

The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival is the name of a Melbourne, Australia Thoroughbred horse racing series held annually during October and November .-The Carnival and its status in the wider community:...

 at Flemington Racecourse

Flemington Racecourse

Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is Australia's richest horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River...

. Oaks Day is held on the Thursday directly following Melbourne Cup Day (the first Tuesday in November). The Oaks were first run in 1861.

Popularly known as Ladies Day (but in recent times also colloquially called Blokes Day http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/11/06/1099547431841.html), Crown Oaks Day has been an extraordinary phenomenon of racing. Despite being held on a work day (Melbourne Cup Day is the only public holiday during the racing carnival), Oaks Day boasts the fastest growing crowd records of any day in the Carnival, with over 70,000 punters attending the track each year. While the main drawcard of the day is undoubtedly the stars of the track, the other popular event on Crown Oaks Day is the annual "Fashions on the Field" celebrations. Introduced by the Victoria Racing Club

Victoria Racing Club

The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following the disbanding of the Victoria Turf Club and the Victoria Jockey Club. A legacy passed from the Victoria Turf Club was the annual “race that stops a nation”, the Melbourne Cup, which was first contested in 1861.From its...

 in 1962 in an effort to woo more women to the track, Ladies day and the Fashions on the Field concept has grown considerably with each year and is now adopted at racetracks and smaller events all over the world.

The feature race of Crown Oaks Day is the Group 1 Crown Oaks for 3-year old fillies run over 2500m sponsored by the Crown Casino

Crown Casino

Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a large casino and entertainment precinct located on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. Crown Casino is a unit of Crown Limited....

. The traditional lead up race to the Crown Oaks is the Wakeful Stakes, which is run over 2,000 Metres on Victoria Derby Day.

The winners

• 2011 - Mosheen
• 2010 - Brazilian Pulse
• 2009 - Faint Perfume
• 2008 - Samantha Miss
  Samantha Miss
  Samantha Miss was an Australian Thoroughbred racemare that won three Group One races for earnings of A$1,750,760 and was later sold as broodmare for a record $3.85 million....
  
  
• 2007 - Arapaho Miss
• 2006 - Miss Finland
  Miss Finland (horse)
  Miss Finland is a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, trained by top South Australian trainer David Hayes. At two years old, she won the AAMI Golden Slipper, the world's richest juvenile race, which is run over 1,200 metres, and ran second in the Blue Diamond Stakes...
  
  
• 2005 - Serenade Rose
• 2004 - Hollow Bullet
• 2003 - Special Harmony
• 2002 - Bulla Borghese
• 2001 - Magical Miss
• 2000 - Lovelorn
• 1999 - Tributes
• 1998 - Grand Archway
• 1997 - Kensington Palace
• 1996 - My Brightia
• 1995 - Saleous
• 1994 - Northwood Plume
• 1993 - Arborea
• 1992 - Slight Chance
• 1991 - Richfield Lady
• 1990 - Weekend Delight
• 1989 - Tristanagh
• 1988 - Research
• 1987 - Sandy's Pleasure
• 1986 - Diamond Shower
• 1985 - My Tristram's Belle
• 1984 - Spirit Of Kingston
• 1983 - Taj Eclipse
• 1982 - Rom's Stiletto
• 1981 - Rose Of Kingston
  Rose Of Kingston
  Rose of Kingston was a Thoroughbred mare who raced with a great deal of success in Australia, particularly as a three-year-old. She was the Australian Horse of the Year and Australasian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly and Australasian Champion Older Mare in 1982, and after retiring from racing...
  
  
• 1980 - November Rain
• 1979 - Brava Jeannie
• 1978 - Scomeld
• 1977 - Show Ego
• 1976 - Surround
• 1975 - Denise's Joy
• 1974 - Leica Show
• 1973 - Bonnybel
• 1972 - Toltrice
• 1971 - Kiss Me Cait
• 1970 - Sanderae
• 1969 - Goliette
• 1968 - Double Steel
• 1967 - Chosen Lady
• 1966 - Farmer's Daughter
• 1965 - Gipsy Queen
• 1964 - Light Fingers
  Light Fingers
  Light Fingers was a New Zealand bred thoroughbred racehorse who won the Melbourne Cup in 1965.The lightly built chestnut was by the highly successful sire of stayers, Le Filou, from Cuddlesome by Red Mars , by Hyperion...
  
  
• 1963 - Jingle Bells
• 1962 - Arctic Star
• 1961 - Indian Summer
• 1960 - Lady Sybil
• 1959 - Mintaway

• 1958 - Chicola
• 1957 - Amarco
• 1956 - Innesfell
• 1955 - Evening Peal
• 1954 - Lady Mogambo
• 1953 - Waltzing Lady
• 1952 - Waterlady
• 1951 - Lady Havers
• 1950 - True Course
• 1949 - Chicquita
• 1948 - Grey Nurse
• 1947 - Nizam's Ring
• 1946 - Sweet Chime
• 1945 - Cherie Marie
• 1944 - Provoke
• 1943 - Three Wheeler
• 1942 - East End
• 1941 - Primavera
• 1940 - Session
• 1939 - Triode
• 1938 - French Gem
• 1937 - Prairie Moon
• 1936 - Siren
• 1935 - Nalda
• 1934 - Alinura
• 1933 - Golden Hair
• 1932 - Protea
• 1931 - Gallantic
• 1930 - Barbette
• 1929 - Lineage
• 1928 - Opera Queen
• 1927 - Ninbela
• 1926 - Lanson
• 1925 - Redshank
• 1924 - Miss Disraeli
• 1923 - Frances Tressady
• 1922 - Scarlet
• 1921 - Furious
• 1920 - Mufti
• 1919 - Hyades
• 1918 - Stagegirl
• 1917 - Folly Queen
• 1916 - Thana
• 1915 - Rosanna
• 1914 - Carlita
• 1913 - Mint Sauce
• 1912 - Moe
• 1911 - Wilari
• 1910 - Styria

• 1909 - Lady San
• 1908 - Nushka
• 1907 - Lady Rylstone
• 1906 - Yabba Gabba
• 1905 - Lady Wallace
• 1904 - Red Streak
• 1903 - Sweet Nell
• 1902 - Fishery
• 1901 - Beanba
• 1900 - Haulette
• 1899 - Nitre
• 1898 - Symmetry
• 1897 - Eleusive
• 1896 - Thunder Queen
• 1895 - Auraria
• 1894 - Regina
• 1893 - The Dauphine
• 1892 - Etra Weenie
• 1891 - Tiraillerie
• 1890 - Litigant
• 1889 - Spice
• 1888 - Pearlshell
• 1887 - Dainty
• 1886 - The Nun
• 1885 - Uralla
• 1884 - Venetia
• 1883 - Quality
• 1882 - Vaucluse
• 1881 - Royal Maid
• 1880 - Sapphire
• 1879 - Petrea
• 1878 - Melita
• 1877 - Pardon
• 1876 - Briseis
• 1875 - Maid Of All Work
• 1874 - Gaslight
• 1873 - Rose D'amour
• 1872 - Sunshine
• 1871 - Formosa
• 1870 - Florence
• 1869 - Kestrel
• 1868 - My Dream
• 1867 - Sylvia
• 1866 - Sea Gull
• 1865 - Lady Heron
• 1864 - Illumination
• 1863 - Aruma
• 1862 - Modesty
• 1861 - Palestine