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Mares have an outstanding record shown in the Race History of the 2018 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday.

Sheidel did the job last year and could do again in the 2018 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

2018 OAKLEIGH PLATE - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Oakleigh Plate is a Group 1 race for open class horses and is the middle peg of the Victorian Autumn Sprint Triple Crown run over 1100m at Caulfield.

First run in 1884, the Oakleigh Plate was first won by Malua.

The Oakleigh Plate is a handicap run on the same day as the G1 Blue Diamond and the G1 Futurity Stakes.

It was run at Sandown in 1996, when won by Drum, due to the reconstruction of Caulfield.

The Oakleigh Plate follows the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes run the week before and leads into the Newmarket Handicap before the sprinters head to Sydney for the TJ Smith Stakes.

The Lightning Stakes/Oakleigh Plate double has been done by the likes of Fastnet Rock (2005) Schillaci (1992), Placid Ark (1987) and Dual Choice (1971).

The Oakleigh Plate/Newmarket Hcp double has been done in recent years by the likes of Lankan Rupee (2014), Weekend Hussler (2008), Schillaci (1992) and Placid Ark (1987).

It is worth $500,000 in 2018.

Fillies and mares have a top record such as Sheidel, Shamal Wind, Mrs Onassis, Reactive, River Dove and Miss Kournikova since 2000.

Three year olds used to win the Oakleigh Plate for fun however none since Starspangledbanner in 2010.

Other notable winners of the Oakleigh Plate include Malua, Wakeful, Heroic, Aurie’s Star, San Domenico, Time And Tide, Dual Choice, Tontonan, Zephyr Bay, Mistress Anne, Placid Ark, Snippets, With Me, Schillaci, Fastnet Rock, Snitzel, Weekend Hussler, Starspangledbanner and Lankan Rupee.

The 2017 Oakleigh Plate was won by Sheidel from Faatinah and Extreme Choice.