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The Canterbury Stakes is a 1300m middle distance sprinting event held at Randwick Racecourse over the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Raced in early-mid March under weight-for-age conditions, the Canterbury Stakes offers $500,000 in prize money.

The Canterbury Stakes is one of two Group 1 races held at Royal Randwick on Randwick Guineas Day along with the Group 1 $1 million Randwick Guineas (1600m) for three-year-olds. There are a number of other Group status support races on the cards including the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) for the sprinters.

The Canterbury Stakes is an ideal lead-up race to the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) held a fortnight later at Rosehill Gardens, with the winner of the Canterbury Stakes exempt from the ballot for the George Ryder Stakes. The last galloper to complete the Canterbury Stakes – George Ryder Stakes double was Pierro (2013).

Horses may come into the Canterbury Stakes field via an earlier autumn run in a host of lead-up sprints including the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick in February or the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) for the three-year-olds. Appearance (2014) was the last horse to do the Apollo Stakes – Canterbury Stakes double.

The Canterbury Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday March 7, 2020 and saw Tony Pike’s Kiwi galloper The Bostonian celebrate a third career Group 1 win. 

2020 Canterbury Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 7, 2020
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1300m
Race Type:	Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000

2020 Canterbury Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 The Bostonian
• 2nd: #5 Savatiano
• 3rd: #1 Mister Sea Wolf

A clash with Chipping Norton Stakes winning Kiwi Te Akau Shark looks likely for the Tony Pike-trained New Zealander The Bostonian who was back in winning form posting his third career Group 1 success fresh in the Canterbury Stakes 2020 results upsetting the well-backed favourite Savatiano.

Click here to read more on the impressive 2020 Canterbury Stakes win by the Kiwi galloper The Bostonian.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	2	THE BOSTONIAN (NZ)	Tony Pike	Nash Rawiller	–	1	59kg	$7.50
2	5	SAVATIANO	James Cummings	James McDonald	1.3L	2	57kg	$2.35F
3	1	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	4.3L	4	59kg	$31
4	6	WHITE MOSS	Jason Coyle	Ms Kathy O’Hara	6.7L	6	57kg	$26
5	4	ALIZEE	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	11.5L	7	57kg	$5.50
6	7	STANDOUT	Gerald Ryan	Tommy Berry	13.4L	5	56kg	$3.80
7	3	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	Daniel Bowman	Declan Bates	15.7L	3	59kg	$21

2020 Canterbury Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Canterbury Stakes 2020 odds and betting market links to the Group 1 Randwick feature at Ladbrokes.com.au this autumn will be provided below as soon as available.

2020 Canterbury Stakes Field

The Canterbury Stakes field attracts a line-up of the season’s best middle-distance sprinters and is announced on the Wednesday before Randwick Guineas Day each autumn.

The official 2020 Canterbury Stakes field and barriers will be published below the Wednesday of race week.

The Canterbury Stakes 2020 final field features just the seven runners with Gerald Ryan’s first-up Expressway Stakes winning colt Standout the favourite drawn gate five. Godolphin’s two last start winning mares Alizee and Savatiano are the dangers drawn at opposite ends of the field in barriers seven and two respectively.

Click here to read more on the Standout-led 2020 Canterbury Stakes field and odds.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	1200x6101x	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	4	59kg	111
2	x110x9358x	THE BOSTONIAN (NZ)	Tony Pike	Nash Rawiller	1	59kg	110
3	111x161x77	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	Daniel Bowman	Declan Bates	3	59kg	107
4	06x1374x21	ALIZEE	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	7	57kg	115
5	213x4101x1	SAVATIANO	James Cummings	James McDonald	2	57kg	112
6	x610190x32	WHITE MOSS	Jason Coyle	Ms Kathy O’Hara	6	57kg	107
7	1112×1	STANDOUT	Gerald Ryan	Tommy Berry	5	56kg	104

2020 Canterbury Stakes Nominations

The Canterbury Stakes nominations are the first indicator of the horses that will line-up in the Group 1 weight-for-age field on Randwick Guineas Day.

The full Canterbury Stakes nominations will be listed below as soon as released on Monday March 2, 2020.

The Canterbury Stakes 2020 nominations have attracted only 10 hopefuls including the James Cummings-trained mares Alizee and Savatiano who come off lead-up wins in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes and Group 2 Millie Fox Stakes respectively.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	06x1374x21	ALIZEE	M	5	James Cummings	1	57kg	115
2	213x4101x1	SAVATIANO	M	5	James Cummings	2	57kg	112
3	1200x6101x	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	G	8	Chris Waller	3	59kg	111
4	13x1331x	EXCEEDANCE	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	4	56kg	109
5	111x161x77	BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER	G	5	Daniel Bowman	5=	59kg	107
6	x610190x32	WHITE MOSS	M	6	Jason Coyle	5=	57kg	107
7	1112×1	STANDOUT	C	3	Gerald Ryan	7	56kg	104
8	x1151x211x	SOMETHING FAST	G	5	Anthony Cummings	8	59kg	86
9	x110x9358x	THE BOSTONIAN (NZ)	G	5	Tony Pike	9	59kg	110
10	x11x12714x	DEPRIVE	G	5	James Cummings	10	59kg	107

Canterbury Stakes History

First won in 1929 by Amounis under jockey J. Munro, the Canterbury Stakes was originally a 6 furlong (approx 1200m) race until 1973 when it officially became a 1200m race. Thirty-one years later in 2004, the Canterbury Stakes became a 1300m event. However it was temporarily increased to 1550m in 2008.

Since 1979, the Canterbury Stakes held Group 2 status and has been won in three consecutive years by a single horse. Between 1930 and 1932, Holdfast managed to reach the finish line first each year. The race’s double winners include San Domenico (1950-51), Sky High (1961-62), At Sea (1988-89) and More Joyous (2011-12). The most recent winner of the Canterbury Stakes / George Ryder Stakes double was Appearance (2014).

For the 2013 edition of the race the Canterbury Stakes was been upgraded to Group 1 level. The prize money for the race was also upgraded from $175,000 to $350,000, with the race currently offering $500,000 in prize money.

The most successful jockey in the Canterbury Stakes is Darren Beadman with seven wins in 1988, 1989, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

The 2018 Canterbury Stakes Results saw Happy Clapper set a new race record saluting in 1 minute 14.25 seconds. Just 12 months later, Trapeze Artist won the 2019 Canterbury Stakes in a new record time of 1 minute 14.19 seconds.

See below for the full Canterbury Stakes results dating back to 2000.

Recent Canterbury Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Canterbury Stakes	1st	The Bostonian	1 minute 16.21 seconds
	2nd	Savatiano
	3rd	Mister Sea Wolf
2019 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Trapeze Artist	1 minute 14.19 seconds (R)
	2nd	Shoals
	3rd	Prompt Response
2018 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Happy Clapper	1 minute 14.25 seconds (R)
	2nd	Global Glamour
	3rd	Invincible Gem
2017 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Le Romain	1 minute 20.00 seconds
	2nd	Chautauqua
	3rd	Hauraki
2016 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Holler	1 minute 15.4 seconds
	2nd	First Seal
	3rd	Kermadec
2015 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Cosmic Endeavour	1 minute 15.2 seconds
	2nd	Catkins
	3rd	Criterion
2014 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Appearance	1 minute 17.2 seconds
	2nd	Not Listenin’tome
	3rd	Red Tracer
2013 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Pierro	1 minute 15.99 seconds
	2nd	More Joyous
	3rd	Solzhenitsyn
2012 Canterbury Stakes	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 18.4 seconds
	2nd	Monton
	3rd	Metal Bender
2011 Canterbury Stakes	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 17.8 seconds
	2nd	Love Conquers All
	3rd	Demerit
2010 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Hot Danish	1 minute 16.47 seconds
	2nd	Mr Baritone
	3rd	Demerit
2009 Canterbury Stakes	1st	All Silent	1 minute 16.57 seconds
	2nd	Forensics
	3rd	Royal Discretion
2008 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Mentality	1 minute 32.28 seconds
	2nd	Racing To Win
	3rd	Sniper’s Bullet
2007 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Malcolm	1 minute 16.5 seconds
	2nd	Cheeky Choice
	3rd	Kosi Bay
2006 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Paratroopers	1 minute 16.18 seconds
	2nd	Patezza
	3rd	Dance Hero
2005 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Dance Hero	1 minute 17.04 seconds
	2nd	Falkirk
	3rd	Ike’s Dream
2004 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Yell	1 minute 15.97 seconds
	2nd	Grand Armee
	3rd	True Glo
2003 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Defier	1 minute 9.13 seconds
	2nd	Cosmic Rays
	3rd	Gordo
2002 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Empire	1 minute 10.32 seconds
	2nd	Diamond Dane
	3rd	Shogun Lodge
2001 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Shogun Lodge	1 minute 10 seconds
	2nd	Assertive Lad
	3rd	El Mirada
2000 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Easy Rocking	1 minute 11.5 seconds
	2nd	Referral
	3rd	Guineas