Oakleigh Plate Betting Tips
As soon as the field for the 2020 Oakleigh Plate is released we will provide tips for the Group 1 event.
Oakleigh Plate Odds
The Oakleigh Plate is one of three Group 1 events run on Blue Diamond Stakes Day.
Odds are released well in advance of the race date, typically a month in advance of the race date. We will have the updated markets as soon as they become available for the Oakleigh Plate.
Oakleigh Plate Bookmaker Offers
The Blue Diamond Stakes takes precedence on its own race day but any bookmaker that values its clients usually provides Oakleigh Plate promotions.
Check with your bookmaker in the week prior to the Oakleigh Plate for any and all promotions on the Group 1 event.
Oakleigh Plate History
First run and won in 1884, the Oakleigh Plate has dominated by Australia's best sprinters for almost 150 years.
Ran over the 1100m distance, the Oakleigh Plate is worth $500,000.
A weight for age contest, the Oakleigh Plate is the middle leg of the Autumn Sprinting Series, which also includes the Lightning Stakes and the Newmarket Handicap.
Ran over a variety of distances, in 1997 the 1100m trip was settled upon. Today the race has become a stud making race of sorts with Russian Revolution and Starspangledbanner among the horses who have successfully gone on to become studs.
Oakleigh Plate Field
The Oakleigh Plate field is usually confirmed a week in advance of the race and it consists of around 16 runners plus emergencies.
We will provide the full details once Racing Victoria delivers a final field for the 2020 Oakleigh Plate.
Oakleigh Plate Form Guide
The middle leg of the Autumn Sprinting Series in Melbourne, the Oakleigh Plate is preceeded by the Lightning Stakes.
It recent times it has been somewhat of a crapshoot for punters. In 2019 Booker upset the hot-pot favourite Nature Strip, while in 2017 Sheidel tipped out punter's pick Extreme Choice.
It worth looking outside the favourites when punting on the Oakleigh Plate and there's invariably a lot of value in picking winners in the last G1 of the Blue Diamond Stakes Day.
Oakleigh Plate Previous Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Booker |
| 2018 | Russian Revolution |
| 2017 | Sheidel |
| 2016 | Flamberge |
| 2015 | Shamal Wind |
| 2014 | Lankan Rupee |
| 2013 | Mrs Onassis |
Oakleigh Plate Live Streaming
The 2019 Oakleigh Plate was taken out by Booker after short-priced favourite Nature Strip failed to fire in the Group 1 sprint.
Punters that want to watch future runnings of the race can do so at online bookmaker BetEasy, which offers live streaming on all Australian races.
Oakleigh Plate Race Schedule
The Oakleigh Plate is the third Group 1 race on Blue Diamond Stakes Day and the last major race of the card.
In 2019 The Oakleigh Plate was the eighth race on the card and was run and won at 4.50pm AEDT.
