One of the iconic races on the Flat racing calendar, the Epsom Oaks is traditionally run at the end of May or start of June and is open to three-year-old fillies. Run over the same distance as the Epsom Derby, the 1m 4f 6y tests both speed and stamina of the leading fillies of the Classic generation and the Epsom Oaks are always fascinating to look at, as the best of the best take each other on.

2026 Epsom Oaks Odds

16:00 Epsom

Good To Soft

Betfred Oaks (Group 1) (Fillies)

• Flat Turf
• Turf
• 1m 4f 6y
• Class 1
• 9 runners
• Win time: 2m 39s

• First Prize: £354,438

1st

8 (5)

2 tips

Thundering On

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

5/1 (Won)

• Win: £6.00
• Place: £1.85

OUR TIP

2nd

5 (1)

6 tips

Legacy Link

J: Colin Keane

T: John & Thady Gosden

3/1

• Place: £1.45

3rd

7 (3)

1 tip

Sugar Island

J: Ronan Whelan

T: A P O’Brien

25/1

• Place: £4.10

4th

1 (2)

A La Prochaine

J: James Doyle

T: Ralph Beckett

22/1

5th

3 (9)

2 tips

Cameo

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

7/1

6th

2 (4)

2 tips

Amelia Earhart

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

7/4F

7th

6 (7)

On Message

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

25/1

8th

4 (6)

K Sarra

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

18/1

9th

9 (8)

1 tip

Venetian Lace

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Johnston

14/1

+o+e Betting Returns

	Payout
Exacta	£22.20
Straight Forecast	£19.67
Tricast	£333.18
Trifecta	£220.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Legacy Link

Daily Mirror:

Thundering On

Telegraph:

Amelia Earhart

POSTDATA:

Cameo

Daily Mail:

Sugar Island

TOPSPEED:

Venetian Lace

Daily Record:

Thundering On

RP RATINGS:

Legacy Link

NEWMARKET:

Legacy Link

The Times:

Legacy Link

The Guardian:

Legacy Link

The Sun:

Legacy Link

D Express:

Amelia Earhart

The Star:

Cameo

Who are this Year’s Epsom Oaks Favourites?

We will have the favourites for the 2026 Epsom Oaks available nearer the race…

Who are this Year’s Epsom Oaks Underdogs?

As soon as the underdogs are known for the 2026 race we will pick out some of those that could cause a shock in the Epsom Downs classic.

Last Year’s Epsom Oaks Odds

Aidan O’Brien trained the first two home in the 2025 Epsom Oaks as 9/2 shot Minnie Hauk beat 15/2 stablemate Whirl, with the hot 11/10 favourite Desert Flower back in third.

Betting Strategies for the Epsom Oaks

The Epsom Oaks can often see big fields line up, so punters can have differing betting strategies for betting on the fillies’ Classic. We pick out some of the most popular markets to bet on.

Outright Winner

As is always the case in horse racing betting, the most popular market will be the outright winner betting. Here you have to pick the horse that wins the race and finishes first past the post. It’s common to see the favourite as the most backed horse in the outright winner market and down the years there have been some short-priced Oaks winner that have been popular choices in the outright winner market.

Each Way

With fields of ten or more lining up in the Oaks each year then the each-way betting is extremely popular and this gives punters the chance to back a potentially big-priced runner to finish in the first three. Some betting firms may even pay out on the first four places in the each way markets, where you don’t only place a bet on a horse to win, but also to finish in the places.

Draw Biases

With undulations and a unique camber down the home straight, Epsom racecourse provides a unique test to horses and it’s well reported that draw 1 in the Oaks or Derby is not an ideal draw. It’s a test that sees only the best horse thrive and with big fields invariably lining up then the draw bias can be a thing depending on the types of ground the race is run on.

Accumulators

You are unable to place an accumulator bet on the Epsom Oaks, as it’s only one race, so you have to stick to win or each way markets if you want to place a bet on a specific outcome.

The Oaks Odds of Past 10 Winners

We take a look at the odds for recent Oaks winners over the last ten years.