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The HE Tancred Stakes – formerly The BMW –  is one of Australia’s richest weight-for-age events that is run as part of the esteemed Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Taking place the week before “The Championships” at Royal Randwick Racecourse over the first two Saturdays in April, The BMW is one of two Group 1 races held on the day. The other Group 1 event is the Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) for three-year-old fillies.

The HE Tancred Stakes is a staying event run over a distance of 2400m and is worth $1.5 million in prize money. Runners in the race may have previously contested other Melbourne & Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival events including the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) in March at the same track, which has been a good guide to the race formerly known as The BMW in recent years.

Horses to take out the Ranvet Stakes – Tancred Stakes double include Avilius (2019), Silent Achiever (2014), Manighar (2012), Tuesday Joy (2008), Eremein (2006) and Tie The Knot (2000). The Tancred Stakes attracts the finest competitors locally, interstate and from overseas as well with New Zealand raiders often having a strong presence in the race.

Another possible lead-up into the HE Tancred Stakes field is held at Flemington in Melbourne – the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m). That double was recently achieved by Preferment (2016) who won the first leg on protest over Awesome Rock, while in 2017 The BMW winner Jameka backed-up from a second in the Australian Cup and Almandin improved on a fourth in the Australian Cup to win the 2018 Tancred Stakes.

Quality horses who perform well in the Tancred Stakes often continue on to compete in some of the high status races held later in the year in spring both at the Sydney and Melbourne Spring Racing Carnivals.

Caulfield and Melbourne Cup runs can be on the agenda for the highest echelon stayers. Many elite gallopers have claimed victory in this race including Makybe Diva (2005), Ethereal (2002), Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000), Might And Power (1998), Octagonal (1996 & 1997) and Our Poetic Prince (1989).

In 2020, the Tancred Stakes ran on Saturday March March 28, 2020 and was dominated by Chris Waller’s class mare Verry Elleegant. 

HE Tancred Stakes 2020
Date:	Saturday March March 28, 2020
Track:	Rosehill Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,500,000
Inaugurated:	1963

2020 Tancred Stakes Results

• 1st: #9 Verry Elleegant
• 2nd: #2 Mustajeer
• 3rd: #1 Avilius

A year on from her Vinery Stud Stakes win, Chris Waller’s ace mare Verry Elleegant  ($2.15F)was back in Group 1 winning form dominating the 2020 Tancred Stakes results on the quick back-up with a brilliant four and a quarter length victory over Mustajeer ($7), while last year’s Tancred Stakes winner Avilius ($5.50) finished third.

Click here to read more on the powerful Tancred Stakes 2020 win by Verry Elleegant.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	9	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	–	6	56.5kg	$2.15F
2	2	MUSTAJEER (GB)	Kris Lees	Nash Rawiller	4.3L	2	59kg	$7
3	1	AVILIUS (GB)	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	4.4L	4	59kg	$5.50
4	5	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Tommy Berry	6.8L	1	59kg	$15
5	8	CARIF	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	7.6L	3	58.5kg	$41
6	6	MUGATOO (IRE)	Kris Lees	Kerrin McEvoy	9.1L	9	59kg	$9.50
7	7	ANGEL OF TRUTH	Gwenda Markwell	Glen Boss	10.4L	5	58.5kg	$21
8	3	DANCETERIA (FR)	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	12L	7	59kg	$41
9	4	SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Tom Marquand	19L	8	59kg	$14

2020 Tancred Stakes Tips

The Races.com.au team’s insider Tancred Stakes betting tips will be available below the week of the race.

• To Win: #9 Verry Elleegant

2020 Tancred Stakes Form Guide

A comprehensive Tancred Stakes Form Guide Analysis & Betting Preview will be available the week of the race – check it out by following the link!

2020 Tancred Stakes Betting

The Tancred Stakes is one of the most popular betting races during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival because favourites have an excellent record in the Group 1 event.

The race previously run and won as the Tancred Stakes generally draws some of the best horses Australia and the honour roll for the Group 1 event includes equine superstars Hyperno (1978), Kingston Town (1980), Bonecrusher (1986), Octagonal (1996 and 1997), Might And Power (1998), Tie The Knot (1999 and 2000), Makybe Diva (2005) and Tuesday Joy (2008) – all of whom won the race at short odds in an excellent result for punters.

The last favourite to salute for the punters in Tancred Stakes betting was the Chris Waller-trained mare Verry Elleegant ($2.15 in 2020).

The latest 2020 Tancred Stakes betting odds complete with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below.

2020 Tancred Stakes Field

The 2020 Tancred Stakes field is released Racing NSW on the Wednesday before the race and generally attracts weight-for-age horses out of either Melbourne’s Australian Cup or Sydney’s Ranvet Stakes.

The Tancred Stakes 2020 final field features just nine hopefuls including the defending champion Avilius drawn barrier four and Chris Waller’s ace mare Verry Elleegant in six, the duo having run third and second respectively in last weekend’s Ranvet Stakes.

Click here to read more on the 2020 Tancred Stakes field and odds.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	42147×5453	AVILIUS (GB)	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	4	59kg	115
2	7235160×12	MUSTAJEER (GB)	Kris Lees	Nash Rawiller	2	59kg	111
3	13141x0x06	DANCETERIA (FR)	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	7	59kg	110
4	26441301×7	SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Tom Marquand	8	59kg	110
5	322x30x036	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Tommy Berry	1	59kg	109
6	3x156x1112	MUGATOO (IRE)	Kris Lees	Kerrin McEvoy	9	59kg	98
7	x65800x895	ANGEL OF TRUTH	Gwenda Markwell	Glen Boss	5	58.5kg	101
8	5015222×03	CARIF	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	3	58.5kg	100
9	1x9410x422	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	6	56.5kg	115

2020 Tancred Stakes Nominations

The 2020 Tancred Stakes nominations are announced on the Monday before the race and can feature around 20 or more early weight-for-age hopefuls.

The 2020 Tancred Stakes nominations will be available below as soon as released on March 23, 2020.

The Tancred Stakes 2020 nominations feature a dozen hopefuls including the defending champion Avilius looking to go back-to-back for the first time since Tie The Knot (1999-2000). If accepted, he will be on the quick back-up out of last weekend’s Ranvet Stakes on Golden Slipper Day having run third.

Click here to read more on the Ranvet Stakes 2020 nominations.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp. Rating
1	x65800x895	ANGEL OF TRUTH	G	4	Gwenda Markwell	101
2	42147×5453	AVILIUS (GB)	G	6	James Cummings	115
3	5015222×03	CARIF	H	4	Peter & Paul Snowden	100
4	13141x0x06	DANCETERIA (FR)	G	5	Kris Lees	110
5	322x30x036	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	H	6	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	109
6	3x156x1112	MUGATOO (IRE)	G	5	Kris Lees	98
7	7235160×12	MUSTAJEER (GB)	G	7	Kris Lees	111
8	4x23960x66	RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE)	G	6	Kris Lees	101
9	x07005x532	SOUND (GER)	H	7	Michael Moroney	103
10	26441301×7	SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE)	H	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	110
11	1x9410x422	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	M	4	Chris Waller	115
12	878730×425	YOUNGSTAR	M	5	Chris Waller	100

HE Tancred Stakes History

First run in 1963, the inaugural HE Tancred Stakes race was won by Maidenhead. The event was originally a principal race run over 12 furlongs. For one year in 1964 the race was held over 10 furlongs, before reverting back to 12 furlongs the following year. In 1973 the distance was converted to 2400m and then in 1980 the BMW Stakes reached Group 1 status. This event has been known under a number of different names.

It is officially registered as the H E Tancred Stakes, In honour of the Sydney Turf Club’s former Chairman Henry Eugene Tancred, but was best known as The BMW from 2002 – 2017 due to sponsorship.

The BMW Records
Time Record:	2:25.78 set by Grand Zulu in 2004
Most Successful Jockey:	R.S. Dye won five times with Dr. Grace (1991), Stony Bay (1995), Octagonal (1997) and Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000).
Multiple Winners:	Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000), Octagonal (1996 & 1997).

Recent Tancred Stakes / The BMW Winners

The BMW Stakes winners and The BMW results dating back to 2000 are listed in the table below on the race now known as the HE Tancred Stakes.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Tancred Stakes	1st	Verry Elleegant	2 minutes 31.25 seconds
	2nd	Mustajeer
	3rd	Avilius
2019 Tancred Stakes	1st	Avilius	2 minutes 37.14 seconds
	2nd	Big Duke
	3rd	Rondinella
2018 Tancred Stakes	1st	Almandin	2 minutes 30.11 seconds
	2nd	Ambitious
	3rd	Who Shot Thebarman
2017 BMW Stakes	1st	Jameka	2 minutes 35.65 seconds
	2nd	Humidor
	3rd	Exospheric
2016 BMW Stakes	1st	Preferment	2 minutes 28.6 seconds
	2nd	WhoShotTheBarman
	3rd	Grand Marshal
2015 BMW Stakes	1st	Hartnell	2 minutes 29.5 seconds
	2nd	To The World
	3rd	Beaten Up
2014 BMW Stakes	1st	Silent Achiever	2 minutes 34.29 seconds
	2nd	It’s A Dundeel
	3rd	Fiorente
2013 BMW Stakes	1st	Fiveandahalfstar	2 minutes 33.79 seconds
	2nd	Silent Achiever
	3rd	Sangster
2012 BMW Stakes	1st	Manighar	2 minutes 28.3 seconds
	2nd	Americain
	3rd	Drunken Sailor
2011 BMW Stakes	1st	Cedarberg	2 minutes 29.7 seconds
	2nd	Mourayan
	3rd	Linton
2010 BMW Stakes	1st	Littorio	2 minutes 29.38 seconds
	2nd	Zavite
	3rd	No Wine No Song
2009 BMW Stakes	1st	Fiumicino	2 minutes 34.2 seconds
	2nd	Thesio
	3rd	Viewed
2008 BMW Stakes	1st	Tuesday Joy	2 minutes 35.8 seconds
	2nd	Princess Coup
	3rd	Sirmoine
2007 BMW Stakes	1st	Blutigeroo	2 minutes 26.5 seconds
	2nd	Railings
	3rd	Gorky Park
2006 BMW Stakes	1st	Eremein	2 minutes 27 seconds
	2nd	Railings
	3rd	Our Smoking Joe
2005 BMW Stakes	1st	Makybe Diva	2 minutes 26.9 seconds
	2nd	Grand Armee
	3rd	Vouvray
2004 BMW Stakes	1st	Grand Zulu	2 minutes 25.7 seconds
	2nd	Mummify
	3rd	Makybe Diva
2003 BMW Stakes	1st	Freemason	2 minutes 26.8 seconds
	2nd	Northerly
	3rd	Republic Lass
2002 BMW Stakes	1st	Ethereal	2 minutes 29.3 seconds
	2nd	Universal Prince
	3rd	Rain Gauge
2001 BMW Stakes	1st	Curata Storm	2 minutes 27.7 seconds
	2nd	Kaapstad Way
	3rd	Giovana
2000 BMW Stakes	1st	Tie The Knot	2 minutes 30.8 seconds
	2nd	Arena
	3rd	Showella