Queensland Oaks
| Group 1 race | |
| Location |
Eagle Farm Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1951 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Treasury Casino (2017) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old fillies |
| Weight | Set weights - 56 1⁄2 kg |
| Purse | A$500,000 (2017) |
The Queensland Oaks is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies, at set weights, run over a distance of 2400 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$500,000.
The inaugural running of the race was run as the Queensland Oaks Stakes during the Christmas meeting at Eagle Farm on December 27, 1951 when short odds-on favourite Malt Maid was victorious. By 1953 the race was run on the Queensland Cup race card in November. The race was moved as part of the Brisbane Winter Carnival in 1973.
Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event is transferred to Doomben Racecourse with a shorter distance of 2200 metres.
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