Sandown Stakes

The 2017 Sandown Stakes is a Group 2 contest held at Sandown Racecourse every year at the end of the Melbourne spring racing carnival in November. The race is a quality handicap and worth $150,000 to the winners.

It is held on Zipping Classic day, the biggest card hosted by the Melbourne Racing Club at Sandown every year.

It’s run over a trip of 1500m and held alongside other feature events including the Group 1 Zipping Classic, Group 2 Sandown Guineas, Group 3 Eclipse Stakes, Group 3 Summoned Stakes, Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes and three listed events, one of which is the Sandown Cup.

The Sandown Stakes was known as the ‘Alannah & Madeline Foundation Stakes’ in 2011, and has also been known as the Race-Tech Stakes.

Being the final black type race during the spring carnival in Melbourne over the sprint / mile trip this event does usually have a good level of participation.

Condition is the key going into it and horses at the end of a long prep may struggle thanks to the long and uphill home straight.

That means fresher horse can be suited as well as those that are genuine milers more than sprinters.

Recent form is also a key performance indicator and can be more of a guide than simply what grade of race they contested previously.

Previous Sandown Stakes winners include Titanic Jack in 2005, Chasm in 2008, Larry’s Never Late in 2010 and Under The Eiffel in 2011.

2017 Sandown Stakes Field

The Sandown Stakes field regularly features a healthy line up of quality handicappers. Most of the horses which end up in the final Sandown Stakes field are fairly well experienced across distances similar to the 1500m.

The 2017 Sandown Stakes field will be published here.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating
1 x705x60010 LUCKY HUSSLER Darren Weir 6 60kg 112
2 221118×321 HELLOVA STREET Scott Brunton Luke Currie 4 57kg 104
3 1122821131 MOSS ’N’ DALE (NZ) Peter Gelagotis Anthony Darmanin 8 54kg 98
4 139×239402 DUKE OF BRUNSWICK Mick Price Michael Dee 5 54kg 94
5 3032×69977 WELL SPRUNG Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor 2 54kg 89
6 1×17458111 DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR Tony McEvoy Ms Jamie Kah 3 54kg 85
7 8x4x90x908 LIZARD ISLAND Pat Hyland Stephen Baster 1 54kg 85
8 3380×53872 LAND OF PLENTY Grahame Begg Kerrin McEvoy 7 54kg 81

2017 Sandown Stakes Nominations

The Sandown Stakes nominations attract horses from a fairly diverse range of preparations. Because it runs so near to the end of the spring racing carnival, a number of the horses in the Sandown Stakes nominations are seeking a final black-type run before resting for a while.

The 2017 Sandown Stakes nominations will be published below.

# Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight Hcp Rating
1 11x75x3235 BLACK HEART BART G 7 Darren Weir 1 60kg 114
2 x705x60010 LUCKY HUSSLER G 8 Darren Weir 2 60kg 112
3 14119×0725 BURNING FRONT G 7 Darren Weir 3 57kg 104
4 221118×321 HELLOVA STREET G 7 Scott Brunton 4 57kg 104
5 1175×31945 GRANDE ROSSO G 6 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 5 55.5kg 101
6 1122821131 MOSS ’N’ DALE (NZ) G 5 Peter Gelagotis 6 54kg 98
7 4111151514 BALF’S CHOICE G 5 Ryan Balfour 7 54kg 97
8 4067×70150 PURE PRIDE (NZ) M 5 Murray Johnson 8 54kg 96
9 139×239402 DUKE OF BRUNSWICK G 6 Mick Price 9 54kg 94
10 741090×485 MASTER RESET G 6 Matt Laurie 10 54kg 90
11 3397374043 RUETTIGER (NZ) G 6 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 11 54kg 90
12 3032×69977 WELL SPRUNG G 5 Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor 12 54kg 89
13 1211x734x1 AERATUS G 8 Kylie Vella 13 54kg 88
14 8x4x90x908 LIZARD ISLAND G 5 Pat Hyland 14 54kg 85
15 1×17458111 DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR G 5 Tony McEvoy 15 54kg 85
16 3x112x3244 PETITION M 4 Anthony Freedman 16 54kg 84
17 183436×514 SEBRING DREAM M 4 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 17 54kg 82
18 3380×53872 LAND OF PLENTY H 4 Grahame Begg 18 54kg 81
19 4501120673 ORIENT LINE G 6 John Moloney 19 54kg 79
20 113×126 DIVINE QUALITY M 4 Robbie Griffiths 20 54kg 74
21 054335×000 UN DE SCEAUX G 5 Todd Balfour 21 54kg 73

Sandown Stakes Results

Sandown Stakes results, place getters and winning times since 2000 are shown below.

Year Results Winning Time
2017 1 Dollar For Dollar 2 Hellova Street 3 Moss ‘N’ Dale  1:29.9
2016 1 Redkirk Warrior 2 Stratum Star 3 Un De Sceaux  1:30.6
2015 1 Charmed Harmony 2 Tashbeeh 3 Burning Front  1:29.4
2014 1 Pornichet 2 General Groove 3 Spacecraft  1:29.6
2013 1 Mahisara 2 Go The Knuckle 3 Galah  1:23.5
2012 1 Mahisara 2 Morant 3 Raspberries  1:29.2
2011 1 Under The Eiffel 2 Sistine Angel 3 Orbit Express  1:32.4
2010 1 Larry’s Never Late 2 Demerit 3 Rockpecker  1:33.2
2009 1 Nine Tales 2 Jungle Ruler 3 Itsamonty  1:30.6
2008 1 Chasm 2 Marching 3 Orbit Express  1:31.8
2007 1 Gotta Have Heart 2 Royal Ida 3 Great Is Great  1:24.9
2006 1 Swick 2 Anwaar 3 Cargo Cult  1:22.0
2005 1 Titanic Jack 2 Zankel 3 Chickaloo  1:31.5
2004 1 Amtrak 2 Smart And Mighty 3 Shadowmaker  1:27.8
2003 1 Chong Tong 2 Lord Volksraad 3 Green Pick  1:23.5
2002 1 Salgado 2 Mr Magoo 3 Lord Erin  1:22.7
2001 1 Little Dozer 2 Le Zagaletta 3 Dynamic Love  1:23.2
2000 1 Normal Practice 2 Ab Initio 3 Cellar  1:21.4

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