While the Gr.1 Queensland Derby could loom as a target for male gallopers contesting Saturday's Gr.2 Valachi Downs Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie, there won't be a Gr.1 Queensland Oaks protagonist among them.

Peter and Dawn Williams will get a line on their Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks prospects when they saddle talented fillies Veearma and Madam Woo in Saturday's Gr.3 McKee Family Sunline Vase (2100m) at Ellerslie