The Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) headlines the action at Morphettville on Saturday afternoon, with a capacity field of 16 set to line up in the $1 million three-year-old fillies’ feature.
The Glen Thompson-trained Benagil has been installed as the $3.60 favourite with horse racing bookmakers and appears poised to peak after a bold runner-up display behind Treasurethe Moment in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on April 1.
The daughter of Manhattan Rain will disengage from barrier 13, with Melbourne-based hoop Mark Zahra set to make the trip to Adelaide to take the reins.
Movin Out is on the second line of betting at and is on the one-week backup after dispatching her rivals in the Mornington Guineas (1600m) last Saturday.
The Stephanos filly is yet to be tested over 2000m, however, the New Zealand import does boast a minor placing at Group 1 level across the Tasman, finishing third in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton Park on November 16.
A bone-dry track should allow her to be a major player as Ben Melham sticks aboard from barrier one.
The pair of Cinch and Polymnia can’t be split at the t as they continue to be big drifters after opening at $6, drawing barriers 15 and 14 respectively.
You can get double-figure odds about every other runner, including the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained pair of Too Darn Lizzie and Phenom, both of which have been listed at .
The 2025 Australasian Oaks is race seven on the Morphettville program and is scheduled to get underway at 4:07pm local time.
2025 Australasian Oaks Final Field
1. Too Darn Lizzie (10)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Blake Shinn
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Too Darn Hot
- Dam: Enbihaar
+350
2. Benagil (13)
- T: Glen Thompson
- J: Mark Zahra
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Chestnut
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Manhattan Rain
- Dam: Des Moines
-125
3. Movin Out (1)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: Ben Melham
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Staphanos
- Dam: Wahaha
-142.86
4. Cinch (15)
- T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes
- J: Ms Celine Gaudray
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Dundeel
- Dam: Eye for Fun
+150
5. Phenom (7)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Ms Rochelle Milnes
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Chestnut
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Zoustar
- Dam: Saga of the Storm
+400
6. Femminile (5)
- T: Phillip Stokes
- J: Thomas Stockdale
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Dundeel
- Dam: Femme Fireball
+1000
7. Cavity Bay (2)
- T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy
- J: Harry Coffey
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Cable Bay
- Dam: Nooks And Crannies
+625
8. Comanche Miss (12)
- T: Phillip Stokes
- J: Lachlan Neindorf
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Castelvecchio
- Dam: Ocean Challenger
+500
9. Polymnia (14)
- T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
- J: Ms Jamie Melham
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Dundeel
- Dam: Mousai
+138
10. All Kinds Of Folk (11)
- T: John & Chris Ledger
- J: Blaike McDougall
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: D’argento
- Dam: She Brings Hope
+300
11. Beautiful Jewel (9)
- T: Travis Doudle
- J: Ben Price
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Highland Reel
- Dam: Point Piper
+1000
12. Wolfess (3)
- T: Greg Eurell
- J: Jamie Mott
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Tivaci
- Dam: So Splendid
+1000
13. Pelevecchio (8)
- T: Phillip Stokes
- J: Jacob Opperman
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Castelvecchio
- Dam: La Pelegrina
+1000
14. Horizons (16)
- T: Richard & Will Freedman
- J: Todd Pannell
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: The Autumn Sun
- Dam: Sabanci
+1000
15. Sweltering (6)
- T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
- J: Ethan Brown
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Brown
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: Too Darn Hot
- Dam: Daring
+1250
16. Giorgi (4)
- T: John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs
- J:
- W: 56kg
- Age: 3
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Filly
- Sire: The Autumn Sun
- Dam: Miss With Attitude
+5000
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