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The Ladbrokes Angus Armanasco Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies aged 3 years old run over 1400m. Held at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse in February each year on Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes Day, the Angus Armanasco Stakes is worth $200,000 in prize money and attracts a lot of top quality fillies.

The Angus Armanasco Stakes is run as part of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival. Also featured on the same race day are three Group 1 races, including the feature Blue Diamond Stakes for the season’s top two-year-olds.

Many of the runners in the field will come via the Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) at the track a fortnight prior.

Named after the Australian Racing Hall of Fame horse trainer, Angus Armanasco, the Stakes race is the ideal lead-up to the Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1600m) held at Flemington on Super Saturday.

The Angus Armanasco Stakes 2018 ran on Saturday February 24, 2018 and saw Summer Sham keep her undefeated record in check.

2018 Angus Armanasco Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 24, 2018
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	3YO Fillies – SW + P
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2018 Ladbrokes Angus Armanasco Stakes Results

• 1st: #6 Summer Sham
• 2nd: #10 Palazzo Vecchio
• 3rd: #4 Miss Wahoo

Check out the official Ladbrokes Angus Armanasco Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order below, the race won by the Danny O’Brien-trained Summer Sham who came off a debut win at Ballarat in late January and who held off a fast-finishing challenge from the Mick Price-trained Palazzo Vecchio ($10). In-form trainer Tony McEvoy saddledup the third placed Master Of Design filly Miss Wahoo who suffered her first loss in three starts, while Smart Coupe finished fifth as the beaten favourite.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	6	SUMMER SHAM	Danny O’Brien	Daniel Moor	–	1	55kg	$7
2	10	PALAZZO VECCHIO	Mick Price	Beau Mertens	0.4L	2	55kg	$10
3	4	MISS WAHOO	Tony McEvoy	Jamie Kah	0.6L	5	55kg	$7
4	1	COUNTERPLAY	Phillip Stokes	Dom Tourneur	1.35L	4	55kg	$10
5	2	SMART COUPE	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	2.6L	7	55kg	$4.40F
6	8	SEE ME EXCEED	Mick Price	Michael Walker	4.35L	10	55kg	$6
7	5	SUPER SNOB	Peter Morgan	Stephen Baster	4.45L	3	55kg	$26
8	3	WATCHMESPIN	Danny O’Brien	James Winks	6.2L	8	55kg	$51
9	7	EARTH ANGEL	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	6.6L	9	55kg	$10
10	9	OCEAN DEEP (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	7.6L	11	55kg	$10
11	11	MISS OKLAHOMA	Mick Price	Michael Dee	12.1L	6	55kg	$61

2018 Angus Armanasco Stakes Tips

• 1st: #7 Earth Angel
• 2nd: #4 Miss Wahoo
• 3rd: #1 Counterplay

2018 Angus Armanasco Stakes Betting Odds

The updated Angus Armanasco Stakes odds for 2018 will be available below as soon as markets are released at Ladbrokes.com.au.

2018 Angus Armanasco Stakes Field

The Angus Armanasco Stakes field attracts a class line-up of three-year-old fillies each Blue Diamond Stakes Day, many coming out of the Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) held at the track a fortnight earlier.

The 2018 Angus Armanasco Stakes final field and barrier draw will be released below on Wednesday February 21, 2018.

The official Angus Armanasco Stakes 2018 Field attracted 11 three-year-old fillies and early betting has Smart Coupe as the one to improve off her lead-up sixth to Booker in the Kevin Hayes Stakes. Adelaide’s Phillip Stokes saddles-up his visiting Sepoy filly Counterplay from a nice gate four draw, while the Tony McEvoy-trained Miss Wahoo is one wider in five chasing her third win on the trot after successive wins in SA.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	11x28236x2	COUNTERPLAY	Phillip Stokes	Dom Tourneur	4	55kg	69
2	11x33x26	SMART COUPE	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	7	55kg	73
3	71160x	WATCHMESPIN	Danny O’Brien	James Winks	8	55kg	67
4	3x267x11	MISS WAHOO	Tony McEvoy	Jamie Kah	5	55kg	71
5	4215175×51	SUPER SNOB	Peter Morgan	Stephen Baster	3	55kg	67
6	11	SUMMER SHAM	Danny O’Brien	Daniel Moor	1	55kg	68
7	14×2	EARTH ANGEL	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	9	55kg	65
8	1×453	SEE ME EXCEED	Mick Price	Michael Walker	10	55kg	67
9	11x	OCEAN DEEP (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	11	55kg	68
10	611x	PALAZZO VECCHIO	Mick Price	Beau Mertens	2	55kg	67
11	414	MISS OKLAHOMA	Mick Price	Michael Dee	6	55kg	62

2018 Angus Armanasco Stakes Nominations

The Angus Armanasco Stakes nominations feature some of the season’s key three-year-old fillies heading towards a race like Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1400m) on Super Saturday at Flemington the following month.

The 2018 Angus Armanasco Stakes nominations will be published below the Monday prior to the race.

The official Angus Armanasco Stakes 2018 Nominations drew 15 three-year-old fillies including Booker who is also in the mix for both the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) and Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at the meeting. The other top entries include the Phillip Stokes-trained Counterplay and Miss Wahoo chasing a third on the trot after successive Adelaide wins in the summer.

Angus Armanasco Stakes History

The first recorded winner of the Angus Armanasco Stakes was Better Draw in 1976. Since then the race has undergone several name changes from the Tranquil Star Stakes, The Dalgety Stakes, The Inglis Premier Sale Stakes, The Jewel Stakes and then in 1996 it became the Angus Armanasco Stakes.

The race has switched between 1400m and 1600m and was a Principal race until 1980 when it became a Group 3 race. In 2000 the Angus Armanasco Stakes was elevated to Group 2 status.

Recent Angus Armanasco Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Summer Sham	1 minute 23.37 seconds
	2nd	Palazzo Vecchio
	3rd	Miss Wahoo
2017 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Savanna Amour	1 minute 22.99 seconds
	2nd	Ellicazoom
	3rd	Oregon’s Day
2016 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Catch A Fire	1 minute 23.5 seconds
	2nd	Mossin’ Around
	3rd	Pasadena Girl
2015 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Sabatini	1 minute 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Fontein Ruby
	3rd	Samartested
2014 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Spirits Dance	1 minutes 23.6 seconds
	2nd	Marianne
	3rd	Metaphorical
2013 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Meliora	1 minutes 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Members Joy
	3rd	Red Fez
2012 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Shopaholic	1 minutes 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Soft Sand
	3rd	Cute Emily
2011 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Pinker Pinker	1 minutes 21.4 seconds
	2nd	Sayahailmary
	3rd	Sistine Angel
2010 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Set For Fame	1 minute 22.56 seconds
	2nd	Gigas
	3rd	Irish Lights
2009 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Gold Water	1 minute 35.9 seconds
	2nd	Gallica
	3rd	Miss Scarlatti
2008 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Zarita	1 minute 37.9 seconds
	2nd	Pleasantsundaygirl
	3rd	El Daana
2007 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Miss Finland	1 minute 36.6 seconds
	2nd	Causeway Lass
	3rd	Kisumu
2006 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Serenade Rose	1 minute 34.8 seconds
	2nd	Doubting
	3rd	Fanciful Bella
2005 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Ballet Society	1 minute 36.8 seconds
	2nd	Astrodame
	3rd	Glen Shian
2004 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Special Harmony	1 minute 38.6 seconds
	2nd	Deep In The Woods
	3rd	Demerger
2003 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	La Bella Dama	1 minute 36.2 seconds
	2nd	Lashed
	3rd	Dextrous
2002 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Elegant Fashion	1 minute 36.7 seconds
	2nd	Li Lo Lill
	3rd	Moon Dragon
2001 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Rose Archway	1 minute 35.9 seconds
	2nd	St Therese
	3rd	Ponton Flyer
2000 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	I Am A Ripper	1 minute 38.4 seconds
	2nd	Danarich
	3rd	Super Sequel