WA Oaks prize money
The WA Oaks is worth AU$300,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 449th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 141st richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the WA Oaks is
Group 3 · 2,400 metres · Turf · Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
- Racecourse
- Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year old fillies
- First run
- 1953
We hold the total fund for the WA Oaks and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Every WA Oaks winner
73 runnings, 1953 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wonderfully Made | ||
| 2025 | Machine Gun Gracie | ||
| 2024 | Own The Queen | ||
| 2023 | She's Fit | ||
| 2022 | Lady Chant | ||
| 2021 | Lunar Impact | ||
| 2020 | Tuscan Queen | ||
| 2019 | Dark Choice | ||
| 2018 | Special Alert | ||
| 2017 | Very Tempting | ||
| 2016 | First Impressions | ||
| 2015 | Delicacy | ||
| 2014 | Balmont Girl | ||
| 2013 | Moreish | ||
| 2012 | Pop Culture | ||
| 2011 | Dreamaway | ||
| 2010 | Impressive Jeuney | ||
| 2009 | Cassandara Shadow | ||
| 2008 | Grand Journey | ||
| 2007 | Westerly Breeze | ||
| 2006 | Moodometer | ||
| 2005 | Royal Drive | ||
| 2004 | Fatal Attraction | ||
| 2003 | Superior Star | ||
| 2002 | Honor Lap | ||
| 2001 | ¶Race not held | ||
| 2000 | Old Money | ||
| 1999 | Reflected Image | ||
| 1998 | Matriculate | ||
| 1997 | Mystic Chantry | ||
| 1996 | Fabulous | ||
| 1995 | Unpretentious | ||
| 1994 | Beaux Art | ||
| 1993 | Leeuwin Concert | ||
| 1992 | Jevresa | ||
| 1991 | India's Dream | ||
| 1990 | Natasha | ||
| 1989 | Hasty Departure | ||
| 1988 | Trappings | ||
| 1987 | Judyann | ||
| 1985 | Contwig | ||
| 1984 | True Devotion | ||
| 1983 | Lowanna Rose | ||
| 1982 | Magic Gauntlet | ||
| 1981 | Badinage | ||
| 1980 | Queen Inca | ||
| 1979 | Gay Affair | ||
| 1978 | Autumn Talk | ||
| 1977 | Adaptable | ||
| 1976 | Lovely Curves | ||
| 1975 | Vatilla | ||
| 1974 | Our Pocket | ||
| 1973 | Paper Honey | ||
| 1972 | Maple Twig | ||
| 1971 | Sovereignito | ||
| 1970 | Star Supreme | ||
| 1969 | Baywana | ||
| 1968 | Painted Rose | ||
| 1967 | Kaytello | ||
| 1966 | Muette | ||
| 1965 | Carol's Choice | ||
| 1964 | Sweet Saga | ||
| 1963 | Swell Baby | ||
| 1962 | Activity | ||
| 1961 | Blue Rose | ||
| 1960 | Queen Of The Nile | ||
| 1959 | Lalisse | ||
| 1958 | Cheeky Jan | ||
| 1957 | Fairflow | ||
| 1956 | Dawdie | ||
| 1955 | Craghill | ||
| 1954 | Finesta | ||
| 1953 | Copper Beech |
0 of the 73 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Races worth about the same
Either side of the WA Oaks in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439 | The Run To The RoseRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 440 | Thousand Guineas PreludeCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 441 | Todman StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 442 | Tramway StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 443 | Tristarc StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 444 | Tulloch StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 445 | Victory StakesEagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 446 | Vo Rogue PlateDoomben Racecourse or Eagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 447 | W H Stocks StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 448 | WA Champion Fillies StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 450 | Wakeful StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 451 | Tokyo KinenOhi Racecourse | Japan | AU$285,768 | ¥30,000,000 |
| 453 | Colonel Liam StakesGulfstream Park | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 454 | Commonwealth Turf CupLaurel Park | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 455 | Dwyer StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 457 | Hill Prince StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 458 | Lone Star DerbyLone Star Park | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 459 | Mathis Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 460 | Peter Pan StakesBelmont Park | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 461 | Robert B. Lewis StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the WA Oaks in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Australia
291 races, 141st of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Stakes | Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Vo Rogue Plate | Doomben Racecourse or Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| W H Stocks Stakes | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| WA Champion Fillies Stakes | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| Wakeful Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Adrian Knox Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Angst Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Aspiration Quality | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total WA Oaks prize money?
AU$300,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the WA Oaks rank among the richest races in the world?
449th of 997. 448 races pay more, the nearest of them The Run To The Rose. In Australia it is 141st of 291.
When was the WA Oaks first run?
1953. This page holds 73 runnings, from 1953 to 2026.
How far is the WA Oaks?
2,400 metres, on turf, at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money