Crown Oaks 2008

The Crown Oaks is Victoria’s premier event for Three Years Old Fillies, and it is always run two days after the Emirates Melbourne Cup Results. Like the AAMI Victoria Derby, it is run over 2500 Metres at Set Weights. All fillies carry the same weight in the race – 55.5kg.

The most famous Oaks winner of all was Briesis, because she also won the Victoria Derby and the Melbourne Cup in 1876. Other famous Crown Oaks winners from down the years are Chicquita (1949), True Course (1950), Evening Peal (1955), Light Fingers (1964), Leica Show (1974), Surround (1976), Rose Of Kingston (1981), Slight Chance (1992), Magical Miss (2001),Special Harmony (2003) and Miss Finland (2006).

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Sporting bet will be offering Melbourne Cup betting odds on Australia’s most popular and historic horse race. Melbourne Cup betting is an Australian tradition – like two-up on Anzac Day – and one of those rare sporting events where almost everyone seems to have a stake on the outcome!
The 2008 Melbourne Cup takes place at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, November 4, at 3pm, Australian eastern daylight saving time. I
t is the running of the Melbourne Cup, still Australia’s premier and richest horse race (with prizemoney of A$5.5 million in 2008). Melbourne Cup fever fills the day completely.

Septimus’ odds cut for Melbourne Cup after faring well in draw – 1 Nov 2008

On the first Tuesday of November each year, all Australia comes to a standstill. Dont forget to have a punt on your favorite horse right now , just hop on to one of these reputed australian online betting agencies and keep your fingers crossed , while all the horses do the hard yards.
Unless there are scratchings, 24 horses line up at the barrier at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne for the 3200-metre race which has become a national passion.

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retirements – Kentucky colt Big Brown for one – heavily touted Irish-bred 2008 Melbourne Cup runner, Profound Beauty, has joined the list after the mare suffered a bruised foot, causing her to miss two days of preparation.

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MELBOURNE, Oct 11 AAP 6:52PM Tattersall’s has lost its monopoly on Victorian ….. are problematic because they incorporate O-rings or leather cup washers. …
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