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Strictly Business Stuns Field to Win VRC Oaks by 3½ Lengths

The victory gave Ballarat trainer Thomas Carberry his first Group 1.

Overview

  • John Allen, a Ballarat-based Irish jockey, produced the winning ride for the lightly raced filly.
  • The three-year-old rose from a Ballarat maiden win on October 24 to a Wakeful Stakes second on Saturday before claiming the 2500m VRC Oaks five days later.
  • The $7.50 winner beat The Pearls into second with After Summer third, while odds-on favourite Getta Good Feeling weakened to sixth.
  • Irish expat owners celebrated as Allen sported Munster-themed silks in front of a 51,239 crowd at Flemington.
  • The Oaks success capped a standout week for Ballarat stables following the McEvoys’ Melbourne Cup win with Half Yours.