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The TJ Smith Stakes is a Group 1 race held towards the end of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival on Day 1 of ‘The Championships’ at Royal Randwick. A 1200m sprint, the TJ Smith Stakes is a weight-for-age event worth a lucrative $2.5 million in prize money.

This race should not be confused with former The TJ Smith, a Group 1 race run in June during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival for two-year-olds, now called the JJ Atkins.

The TJ Smith Stakes takes place on Doncaster Mile Day alongside three other Group 1 races: the $3 million Doncaster Mile (1600m), $2 million Australian Derby (2400m) and $1 million ATC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m).

The 2018 TJ Smith Stakes ran on Saturday April 7, 2018 and was won in an upset by Trapeze Artist who defeated the hot favourite Redzel.

TJ Smith Stakes 2018
Date:	Saturday April 7, 2018
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$2,500,000
Inaugurated:	1997

Because of the position of the TJ Smith Stakes towards the end of the autumn carnival, punters have a range of lead-up races to gauge the fitness and form of the runners before placing their TJ Smith bets. Good preparation races include the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) run in Melbourne the month before as well as the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens a fortnight earlier. The last horse to complete the Newmarket Handicap – TJ Smith Stakes interstate double was Lankan Rupee (2014).

The subsequent two TJ Smith Stakes winners following Lankan Rupee also came off a lead-up run in the Newmarket Handicap with back-to-back champion Chautauqua running 2nd in 2015 and 3rd in 2016. Chautauqua made TJ Smith Stakes history in 2017 when successfully defending his dual titles to become the first three-time winner of the sprint classic.

Horses may finish up their autumn campaign in Sydney by running in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) held two weeks after the TJ Smith Stakes is run and won. Recent All Aged Stakes winners to come off a TJ Smith Stakes start include English (3rd in 2016), Hay List (2nd in 2011) and Hot Danish (2nd in 2010). The latest sprinters to complete the double were Bentley Biscuit (2007) and Shamekha (2005) both trained by Gai Waterhouse.

2018 TJ Smith Stakes Results

• 1st: #12 Trapeze Artist
• 2nd: #1 Redzel
• 3rd: #8 In Her Time

See below for the full TJ Smith Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read more on the lucrative sprint win by Gerald Ryan’s gun three-year-old Trapeze Artist who charged home late enjoying the drop in distance off a Randwick Guineas third over the mile to run past the hot favourite Redzel.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	12	TRAPEZE ARTIST	Gerald Ryan	Tye Angland	–	8	56.5kg	$8
2	1	REDZEL	Peter & Paul Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	2L	6	58.5kg	$2.30F
3	8	IN HER TIME	Benjamin Smith	Damian Lane	4L	3	56.5kg	$4.40
4	2	LE ROMAIN	Kris Lees	Glyn Schofield	4.7L	10	58.5kg	$41
5	14	THE MISSION	Paul Perry	Zac Purton	5.2L	5	56.5kg	$151
6	9	ENGLISH	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Sam Clipperton	5.7L	11	56.5kg	$15
7	3	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	6.7L	2	58.5kg	$6.50
8	7	FELL SWOOP	Matthew Dale	Jay Ford	8.4L	4	58.5kg	$101
9	10	GLOBAL GLAMOUR	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	9.1L	9	56.5kg	$15
10	5	TAKEDOWN	Gary Moore	Blake Shinn	9.8L	1	58.5kg	$101
11	4	JUNGLE EDGE	Mick Bell	Kevin Forrester	10.7L	7	58.5kg	$91
–	6	THRONUM	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	–	0	–	–
–	13	SHOWTIME	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brenton Avdulla	–	0	–	–
–	11	MISSROCK	Robbie Laing	Damien Oliver	–	0	–	–

2018 TJ Smith Stakes Tips

• 1st: #1 Redzel
• 2nd: #3 Brave Smash
• 3rd: #10 Global Glamour

Read our insider 2018 TJ Smith Stakes Betting Tips & Odds Update now.

2018 TJ Smith Stakes Form Guide

Check out our exclusive TJ Smith Stakes 2018 Form Guide & Betting Preview now.

2018 TJ Smith Stakes Betting Odds

Early all-in 2018 TJ Smith Stakes odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au on the hopeful sprinters heading towards the Group 1 classic sprint will be listed below as soon as available.

2018 TJ Smith Stakes Field

The TJ Smith Stakes field attracts the autumn’s best sprinters shooting for a share in the lucrative prize money on offer in the Group 1 feature on the opening day of April’s ‘The Championships’ and is released on the Tuesday before Doncaster Mile Day.

The official 2018 TJ Smith Stakes field and barriers are set to be released by Racing NSW on Tuesday April 3, 2018 and will be published in full below.

The TJ Smith Stakes 2018 Final Field & Barrier Draw is now out with 14 sprinters in the mix including the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained favourite Redzel in barrier six returning to the track and distance he won the spring’s The Everest at.

Read more on the official 2018 TJ Smith Stakes Field featuring Redzel in Barrier 6.

Update: Two pre-race day scratchings from the TJ Smith Stakes 2018 field sees 12 horses left in the mix. All remaining runners retain their original TJ Smith Stakes barriers with the withdrawn runners – #11 Missrock (13) and #13 Showtime (14) – drawn the outside two alleys in the $2.5 million feature.

Update: On race day the Lindsay Park-trained #6 Thronum (8) has come out of the TJ Smith Stakes field with 11 runners remaining and Redzel the steady $2.35 favourite.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	11x1111x21	REDZEL	Peter & Paul Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	6	58.5kg	118
2	1202x250x7	LE ROMAIN	Kris Lees	Glyn Schofield	11	58.5kg	114
3	x2123x5312	BRAVE SMASH (JPN)	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	2	58.5kg	112
4	6875113×20	JUNGLE EDGE	Mick Bell	Kevin Forrester	7	58.5kg	108
5	47x5400x78	TAKEDOWN	Gary Moore	Blake Shinn	1	58.5kg	108
6	06x13x1402	THRONUM	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	8	58.5kg	104
7	639x680x59	FELL SWOOP	Matthew Dale	Jay Ford	4	58.5kg	106
8	x523x112x1	IN HER TIME	Benjamin Smith	Corey Brown	3	56.5kg	112
9	66x4269x52	ENGLISH	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Sam Clipperton	12	56.5kg	112
10	02x19x6422	GLOBAL GLAMOUR	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	10	56.5kg	107
11	1449729×37	MISSROCK	Robbie Laing	Damien Oliver	13	56.5kg	104
12	3x6410x143	TRAPEZE ARTIST	Gerald Ryan	Tye Angland	9	56.5kg	105
13	x21510x237	SHOWTIME	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brenton Avdulla	14	56.5kg	100
14	1x70600x85	THE MISSION	Paul Perry	Zac Purton	5	56.5kg	90

2018 TJ Smith Stakes Nominations

The TJ Smith Stakes nominations are taken two months out from the race in early February and attract around 100 hopefuls heading towards the autumn classic run over 1200m at Randwick Racecourse.

The early 2018 TJ Smith Stakes nominations will be published below as soon as released around Monday February 12, 2018.

The official TJ Smith Stakes 2018 Nominations attracted 82 entries including two from the stables of legendary Irish horseman Aidan O’Brien – Spirit Of Valor and Washington DC. The spring’s The Everest – Darley Classic double winning star Redzel though is the standout sprinter in the TJ Smith Stakes nominations, which also feature the race’s historic three-time champ Chautauqua.

View the Redzel-dominated 2018 TJ Smith Stakes Nominations by following the link.

2018 TJ Smith Stakes First Acceptances

After nominations are taken the list of potential runners is narrowed down with TJ Smith Stakes first acceptances taken in the first week of March, around four weeks before race day.

The 2018 TJ Smith Stakes first acceptances are due to be released on Tuesday March 13, 2018 and will be listed in full below.

The official TJ Smith Stakes 2018 First Acceptances feature just 39 hopeful sprinters dominated by the hot favourite Redzel, Team Snowden’s super sprinter back to winning form in the Challenge Stakes after a first-up loss in the Black Caviar Lightning. Triple TJ Smith Stakes winner Chautauqua remains in the mix despite a cloud of doubt hanging over his immediate racing future with the ‘Grey Flash’ refusing to trial three times this season.

View the full Redzel-Dominated 2018 TJ Smith Stakes First Acceptances.

TJ Smith Stakes History

The TJ Smith Stakes is one of the youngest Sydney races, first run in 1997. Mahogany won the inaugural race, which was then called the Endeavour Stakes and only held listed status. The following year in 1998, the race was renamed in honour of the renowned trainer Tommy Smith and also received Group 3 status. The event worked its way up quickly, elevated to Group 2 status in 2003 and only two years later in 2005 gained Group 1 status.

A host of champion sprinters have won the TJ Smith Stakes over the years including Black Caviar (2011 and 2013) and triple hero Chautauqua (2015-17).

A new TJ Smith Stakes record was set in 2018 by the three-year-old winner Trapeze Artist who flew home in 1 minute 8.29 seconds, surpassing the previous best time in the event from Black Caviar in 2011.

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

TJ Smith Stakes Records
Race Record:	1:8.29 seconds – set by Trapeze Artist (2018)
Most Successful Jockey:	Tommy Berry – 3 wins on Chautauqua (2015-17)

Recent TJ Smith Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Trapeze Artist	1 minute 8.29 seconds
	2nd	Redzel
	3rd	In  Her Time
2017 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Chautauqua	1 minute 12.44 seconds
	2nd	English
	3rd	Fell Swoop
2016 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Chautauqua	1 minute 10.1 seconds
	2nd	Fell Swoop
	3rd	Chautauqua
2015 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Chautauqua	1 minute 11.04 seconds
	2nd	Lord Of The Sky
	3rd	Terravista
2014 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Lankan Rupee	1 minute 12.1 seconds
	2nd	Rebel Dane
	3rd	Buffering
2013 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Epaulette
	3rd	Bel Sprinter
2012 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Master of Design	1 minute 8.8 seconds
	2nd	Rain Affair
	3rd	Hallowell Belle
2011 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Hay List
	3rd	Triple Honour
2010 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Melito	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Hot Danish
	3rd	Mic Mac
2009 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Takeover Target	1 minute 9 seconds
	2nd	Northern Meteor
	3rd	Apache Cat
2008 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Apache Cat	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Reigning To Win
	3rd	Takeover Target
2007 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Bentley Biscuit	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Black Ink
	3rd	Virage De Fortune
2006 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Red Oog	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Glamour Puss
	3rd	Snitzel
2005 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Shamekha	1 minute 12.1 seconds
	2nd	Fastnet Rock
	3rd	Only Words
2004 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Dilly Dally	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Legally Bay
	3rd	Mistegic
2003 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Spinning Hill	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Yell
	3rd	Bel Esprit
2002 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Phoenix Park	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Fair Embrace
	3rd	Spinning Hill
2001 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Century Kid	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Spinning Hill
	3rd	Flavelon
2000 TJ Smith Stakes	1st	Shy Hero	1 minute 39.3 seconds
	2nd	Easy Rocking
	3rd	High Rolling