Oaks Day live updates: Crowd stunned as R&B icon makes surprise guest appearance
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The gates are open and the public are rolling into the stands at Flemington for a beautiful day of horse racing on this Oaks Ladies Day.
We will have rolling coverage all day, from all the racing results to how to pick a winner, as well as the best dressed in the Birdcage and entertainment.
Race 6 results
Winner: Sulek ($4.45)
2nd: Wetumpka
3rd: Rosa Aotearoa
Darling of the Birdcage arrives
The darling of the Birdcage has arrived: model and future Mrs Josh Daicos, Annalise Dalins.
She’s all about fringe today, posing at Flemington in a cropped jacket and mini skirt covered in cream tassels by Eliya the Label.
She topped it off with a delicate braid with a few strands floating free around her face, but it was her shoes that had people talking.
Dalins embraced the controversial Alias Mae Isobel style, which features a narrow peep toe some shoppers have likened to “pig trotters”. Somehow, she made them look chic.
Annalise Dalins may be at the races, but she is well and truly in her bridal era. The model is sashaying through the event in a tiered fringe two piece... and those controversial shoes. Getty Images
Annalise Dalins poses for a photo during 2026 Oaks Day Getty Images
Race 6: Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m)
We are nearing closer and closer to the feature race but there are still two races to go before that!
Up next, we have the Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final. Sulek is the favourite to win this race and Nine’s experts are happy with how the four-year-old looks in the mounting yard.
Our Justify is gaining a lot of support from the punters as is Bel Mezyaan. Lofy Thoughts is another floated as a strong contender by Nine’s experts.
WATCH: Nobler’s incredible win
Race 5 results
WINNER: Nobler ($9.20)
2nd: Placo
3rd: Veyepee
Race 5: Sigma Trophy
Perisher, with superstar jockey James McDonald on board, is a red-hot favourite and the form analysts are backing that up, with Ally Mosley calling it a short-priced favourite that “deserves to be” on Nine’s coverage.
The Eliminator is giving the No.12 Veyepee a chance, while Nine’s experts have also thrown in No.6 Nobler.
Race 5 is just minutes away, with the jump scheduled for 3.20pm.
Damian Lane rides #6 Nobler. Getty Images
WATCH: How race four unfolded
Chocolate Freckles scratched from Crown Oaks
Joely, Refuse To Curtsy and Waiheke Rose were all confirmed to be scratched from the Crown Oaks on Wednesday afternoon, but another horse has since joined the,.
Trainers Pat Carey and Harris Walker three-year-old Chocolate Freckles is out of the race, having been listed as an emergency runner earlier this week.
Race 4 results
WINNER: Bella Verona ($12.15)
2nd: Sass Appeal
3rd: Fireball Miss
Race 4: Inglis Bracelet QC (1600m)
The horses are out in the mounting yard, meaning we are only moments away from race four’s jump.
Sass Appeal is the outright favourite for this race and Nine’s experts expect the four-year-old mare to take home victory in a matter of minutes.
Punters are also backing Polymnia and Fireball Miss to place in this race.
