The 2017 Angst Stakes is a Group 3 mile event (1600m) held at Royal Randwick Racecourse during October.
An important feature of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, the Angst Stakes is held on Spring Champion Stakes Day alongside the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m).
The Angst Stakes is held under set weights plus penalties conditions and is restricted to mares aged four years and older. These conditions engender serious competition and enjoyable punting, as the better mares always tend to rise to the top.
With $150,000 on offer, the Angst Stakes presents a fairly attractive target to handier mares that are comfortable with mile events. Often you’ll see horses step up to the 1600m from earlier races at 1400m, rather than stepping down from lengthier distances.
It pays to watch the lead-up races to the Angst Stakes. You’ll notice a pattern of similar winners and fields between earlier races such as the Group 3 Golden Pendant (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens and the Group 3 Tibbie Stakes (1400m) at Newcastle Racecourse. If a mare runs well in either of those events, she’s worth keeping an eye on in the Angst Stakes.
The Angst Stakes was inaugurated in 1994, with Sky Watch taking out the first edition of the race. Since then, the Angst Stakes has played a central part in the spring campaigns of many mares, and fulfilled an important role in Sydney Spring racing.
Named after champion mare Angst, the Angst Stakes is one of the better events for mares held towards the end of the Sydney Spring Carnival.
Over the years, the Angst Stakes has adjusted in distance from 1400m, to 1500m, and finally to the 1600m distance it holds today. Inaugurated as a Listed race, the Angst Stakes earned Group 3 status in 2013.
The Angst Stakes has changed venues a few times, but has always been held at either Rosehill Gardens or Royal Randwick.
2017 Angst Stakes Field
The Angst Stakes field usually features a fairly diverse range of skills and racing backgrounds. Mares contest the Angst Stakes field following a variety of preparations, however the majority have had a few starts prior.
The 2017 Angst Stakes field is now published below.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 1x34221x31 | DAYSEE DOOM | Ron Quinton | Andrew Adkins (a) | 14 | 57kg | 107 |
2 | 4x31033x42 | DIXIE BLOSSOMS | Ron Quinton | Kerrin McEvoy | 6 | 57kg | 106 |
3 | 6x621x3253 | IMPOSING LASS (NZ) | Bjorn Baker | Jason Collett | 7 | 56kg | 95 |
4 | 5111619×25 | DAWN WALL | Chris Waller | Brenton Avdulla | 3 | 56kg | 90 |
5 | x762171x90 | SHAZEE LEE | Scott Singleton | Tye Angland | 11 | 56kg | 82 |
6 | 11x9725x05 | ZENALICIOUS | Les Bridge | Tim Clark | 2 | 55kg | 83 |
7 | 4x2407x209 | DENMAGIC | David Pfieffer | Ms Winona Costin | 1 | 54kg | 92 |
8 | 931422×627 | PERFECT RHYME | Ron Leemon | Ms Rachel King (a) | 5 | 54kg | 86 |
9 | 56×3835533 | HETTY HEIGHTS | Kim Waugh | Larry Cassidy | 12 | 54kg | 85 |
10 | 186x2122x3 | MY TRUE LOVE | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Glyn Schofield | 10 | 54kg | 84 |
11 | 15×4021103 | LOVANI | Robert Smerdon | Adam Hyeronimus | 8 | 54kg | 80 |
12 | 11×4124125 | MISS DUBOIS (NZ) | Matthew Dunn | – | 9 | 54kg | 74 |
13 | 1×411 | SAVAPINSKI (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Christian Reith | 4 | 54kg | 73 |
14 | 46×6434128 | MARIQUITA | Gerald Ryan | James Innes Jnr (a) | 13 | 54kg | 71 |
2017 Angst Stakes Nominations
The Angst Stakes nominations provide a pretty good indication of the intentions of a lot of horses for the remainder of the spring. A lot of mares who enter the Angst Stakes nominations are unlikely to head to Melbourne to contest spring fixtures there.
The 2017 Angst Stakes nominations will be uploaded here on Monday, October 5th.
Angst Stakes Results
Notable Angst Stakes winners include Rich Aunty (1996), Prenuptial (2000), Hennessy Waltz (2004), More Than Lucky (2006) and Sharnee Rose (2013). Angst Stakes results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.
Year | Results | Winning Time | ||
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2017 | 1 Dixie Blossoms | 2 Daysee Doom | 3 Zenalicious | 1:34.5 |
2016 | 1 Dixie Blossoms | 2 Lady Le Fay | 3 Happy Hannah | 1:34.0 |
2015 | 1 Casino Dancer | 2 Wine Tales | 3 Zarzali | 1:33.2 |
2014 | 1 Neena Rock | 2 Estonian Princess | 3 Danesiri | 1:34.5 |
2013 | 1 Sharnee Rose | 2 Queenstown | 3 Porcellanus | 1:35.5 |
2012 | 1 Nocturnelle | 2 Angelus | 3 Skyerush | 1:31.5 |
2011 | 1 Little Surfer Girl | 2 Quidnunc | 3 Skyerush | 1:24.7 |
2010 | 1 Lovemelikearock | 2 Shannara | 3 Live In Sin | 1:22.8 |
2009 | 1 Illuminates | 2 Patronyme | 3 Love And Kisses | 1:24.8 |
2008 | 1 Neroli | 2 Lustre Lady | 3 Vecchia Roma | 1:23.97 |
2007 | Race Not Run | |||
2006 | 1 More Than Lucky | 2 Melody | 3 A Country Girl | 1:22.9 |
2005 | 1 Wild Queen | 2 One In A Million | 3 Shalimar Sky | 1:22.0 |
2004 | 1 Hennessy Waltz | 2 Magsaya | 3 Wasimah | 1:24.8 |
2003 | 1 Zanna | 2 Fiammarosa | 3 Coupe | 1:24.2 |
2002 | 1 Miss Zoe | 2 Veloce | 3 Palidamah | 1:24.5 |
2001 | 1 Danasia | 2 Dandify | 3 Gypsy Mai | 1:24.3 |
2000 | 1 Prenuptial | 2 Miss Zoe | 3 Briannon | 1:23.2 |