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The Robert Sangster Stakes is one of only four Group 1 races held in South Australia at Morphettville Racecourse as part of the esteemed Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival.

Conducted by the South Australia Jockey Club (SAJC) the other Group 1 races run are the Australasian Oaks (2000m) also held on Robert Sangster Stakes day, The Goodwood (1200m), and the South Australian Derby (2500m).

The Robert Sangster Stakes is the elite fillies and mares event of the carnival and is run under weight-for-age conditions. Raced over a sprint distance of 1200m the event is now worth $1 million in prize money as of 2024.

The contending females may have just contested the Group 3 RN Irwin Stakes (1100m) previous month at the Morphettville track, so keep an eye on the dominant fillies and mares in this other weight-for-age event. Driefontein (2014) was the last mare to do the RN Irwin Stakes – Robert Sangster Stakes double.

As the premier fillies and mares’ race in Adelaide, the event attracts all the best local gallopers and quite often an impressive interstate female will make the trip and claim victory in the Robert Sangster.

The most famous Robert Sangster Stakes winner was the world’s highest-rated mare Black Caviar who took out the 2012 edition in her Adelaide debut.

In 2021 the Robert Sangster Stakes form was franked with the winner Instant Celebrity going on to run second next-up in that year’s The Goodwood results. Platelet (2013) and Black Caviar (2012) both completed the Robert Sangster Stakes – The Goodwood double.

The 2022 Robert Sangster Stakes form was franked with the winner Snapdancer heading to Brisbane for a next-up second in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) before winning the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) in Melbourne that spring.

In 2023 Another Award ran second in both the Robert Sangster and The Goodwood, while Zapateo ran third in both events before heading to Sydney the following autumn to claim the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) in 2024.

The Robert Sangster Stakes 2024 runs on Saturday April 27, 2024 during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival offering $1 million in prize money. 

2024 Robert Sangster Stakes
Date:	Saturday April 27, 2024
Track:	Morphettville Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,000,000
Inaugurated:	1983

2024 Robert Sangster Stakes Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2024 Robert Sangster Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Robert Sangster Stakes 2024 odds including futures all-in betting on the Adelaide Group 1 autumn race will be available below as soon as markets are out at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Mares traditionally dominate Robert Sangster Stakes betting as since since Rostova in 2010 only three fillies have won with Shoals (2018), Instant Celebrity (2021) and Ruthless Dame (2023).

There were huge $41 Robert Sangster Stakes odds on offer for the upset 2020 champion Bella Vella and more value to be had again in 2022 with Snapdancer winning at $17.

Ruthless Dame also enjoyed an upset at Robert Sangster odds of $14 in 2023.

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2024 Robert Sangster Stakes Form

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2024 Robert Sangster Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Robert Sangster Stakes 2024 Tips on the Adelaide Group 1 showdown this May.

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2024 Robert Sangster Stakes Field

The Robert Sangster Stakes field attracts strong locally-trained mares as well as interstate raiders that are starting to dominate the event. South Australian Racing announce the field the Tuesday of race week. The race also offers a SABOIS Breeders Super Bonus for qualified horses.

The official 2024 Robert Sangster Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Tuesday May 23, 2024 and will be published in full below as soon as announced.

2024 Robert Sangster Nominations

The Robert Sangster Stakes nominations for the race close the week prior and attract a better class of mares each season attracted to the big prize money on offer as an end-of-autumn run or as a nice lead-up into the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

The 2024 Robert Sangster Stakes nominations close on Thursday the 18th of April, 2024. 

The Robert Sangster Stakes 2024 nominations attracted 18 fillies and mares led in all-in betting by the flying Ciaron Maher-trained filly Estriella who has won her past three on the trot at time of publish.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	x1122x4332	BALLROOM BELLA	F	3	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	90
2	3x1134x441	BENEDETTA	M	4	Jason Warren	108
3	1222213×71	BEOUR BAY	M	5	Shane Nichols	81
4	9x29825x12	CLIMBING STAR (NZ)	M	4	Phillip Stokes	97
5	1226×111	ESTRIELLA	F	3	Ciaron Maher	100
6	3x11x415	GUMDROPS	F	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	83
7	24221×4268	HYPOTHETICAL	M	5	Anthony & Sam Freedman	103
8	17x16122x3	I AM ME	M	5	Ciaron Maher	110
9	111Lx24	LEARNING TO FLY	F	3	Annabel Neasham	95
10	7x1117x012	LEMPICKA	M	5	Ken & Kasey Keys	96
11	1x4x108x16	PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE	M	5	Grahame Begg	110
12	x52x5010x3	ROOTS	M	5	Chris Waller	108
13	1x61548x64	SHESALLSHENANIGANS	F	3	Simon Zahra	79
14	x21615x007	SKEW WIFF (NZ)	M	4	Mark Walker	104
15	1113×5	SKYBIRD	F	3	Mitchell Freedman	87
16	353218×014	SNAPPED	M	5	Anthony & Sam Freedman	92
17	21x217x42	STRETAN ANGEL	F	3	Phillip Stokes	92
18	143x645x21	WALTZ ON BY	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	91
19	1×14243031	WONDERFUL TONIGHT	M	5	Sam Mynott	93
20	3x3506x321	ZAPATEO	M	5	James Cummings	112

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Robert Sangster Stakes History

The Robert Sangster is one of the younger Australian thoroughbred races, first run in 1983 when Ranee’s Palace claimed victory.

The race distance has remained the same from the inaugural race, but the status and race name have seen a number of changes.

It began as a special race but became a listed race the next year in 1934. Two years later it gained Group 3 status until 2004 when it was installed as a Group 2 event. The following year in 2005 it became a prestigious Group 1 event.

Originally registered and known as the Swettenham Stud Stakes, the race was renamed when it received Group 1 status as the Robert Sangster Stakes in honour of the legendary owner and breeder Robert Sangster who passed away the year before in 2004.

The Robert Sangster Stakes record was set by Dantelah in 1999 with a time of 1:07.9.

Robert Sangster Stakes Recent Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2023 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Ruthless Dame	1 minute 9.85 seconds
	2nd	Another Award
	3rd	Zapateo
2022 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Snapdancer	1 minute 10.14 seconds
	2nd	Away Game
	3rd	September Run
2021 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Instant Celebrity	1 minute 9.62 seconds
	2nd	Subpoenaed
	3rd	Rubisaki
2020 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Bella Vella	1 minute 11.07 seconds
	2nd	Lyre
	3rd	Bam’s On Fire
2019 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Spright	1 minute 9.28 seconds
	2nd	Cool Passion
	3rd	Bella Martini
2018 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Shoals	1 minute 9.19 seconds
	2nd	Secret Agenda
	3rd	Mica Lil
2017 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Secret Agenda	1 minute 09.15 seconds
	2nd	Viddora
	3rd	I Am A Star
2016 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Precious Gem	1 minute 09.4 seconds
	2nd	Sheidel
	3rd	I Love It
2015 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Miracles Of Life	1 minutes 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Gregers
	3rd	I Love It
2014 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Driefontein	1 minutes 09.2 seconds
	2nd	Platelet
	3rd	Gregers
2013 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Platelet	1 minutes 11.0 seconds
	2nd	Angelic Light
	3rd	Yosei
2012 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minutes 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Sistine Angel
	3rd	Power Princess
2011 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Response	1 minutes 09.0 seconds
	2nd	Beaded
	3rd	Miss Octopussy
2010 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Rostova	1 minute 9.42 seconds
	2nd	Velocitea
	3rd	Sister Madly
2009 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Bel Mer	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Hidden Energy
	3rd	Impressive Eagle
2008 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Juste Momente	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Zipanese
	3rd	Serious Speed
2007 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Universal Queen	1 minute 8.3 seconds
	2nd	Media
	3rd	Flying Object
2006 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Ellicorsam	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Social Glow
	3rd	Truly Wicked
2005 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Alinghi	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Glamour Puss
	3rd	Solar Antiquity
2004 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	French Bid	1 minute 9 seconds
	2nd	Fly For Me
	3rd	Social Glow
2003 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Our Egyptian Raine	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Brief Embrace
	3rd	Dama De Noche
2002 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Suzy Grey	1 minute 13.2 seconds
	2nd	Regal Kiss
	3rd	Lady Belvedere
2001 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Umaline	1 minute 8.1 seconds
	2nd	Fayrouz
	3rd	Crixia
2000 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Rain Dance Lady	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Tapalinga
	3rd	Daninkling