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.