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The Apollo Stakes is a 1400m sprint event held at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse in February each Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. The Group 2 Apollo Stakes is a weight-for-age event worth $250,000 in prize money.

The Apollo Stakes is held on the same Randwick race card as three other Group status races: the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m), Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) and the Group 3 Triscay Stakes (1200m) all for sprinters.

Many of the Apollo Stakes champions have come via the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) held a fortnight earlier at Rosehill Gardens and will advance on to the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) in a few weeks. Recent winners of the Apollo Stakes – Chipping Norton Stakes double include Contributer (2015) and the mighty mare Winx who did the double in both 2016 and 2017.

The Apollo Stakes 2018 ran on Saturday February 17, 2018 , but dual champion Winx was been ruled out of the race first-up. Trainer Chris Waller still won with stablemate Endless Drama.

2018 Apollo Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 17, 2018
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$250,000

2018 Apollo Stakes Results

• 1st: #3 Endless Drama
• 2nd: #8 Global Glamour
• 3rd: #6 Comin’ Through

Check out the full Apollo Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order below, following the link to read more on the breakthrough win down under by the Chris Waller-trained Endless Drama who improved on his third to super stablemate Winx in the same race 12 months ago. Endless Drama wore down a gutsy Global Glamour to salute, while the also Waller-trained Comin’ Through caught the eye flashing home late for third.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	3	ENDLESS DRAMA (IRE)	Chris Waller	Tye Angland	–	3	59kg	$4.20F
2	8	GLOBAL GLAMOUR	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Rachel King (a)	0.2L	4	57kg	$5
3	6	COMIN’ THROUGH	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	0.4L	8	59kg	$7.50
4	2	PRIZED ICON	Kris Lees	Glyn Schofield	0.5L	1	59kg	$7
5	9	ADDICTIVE NATURE	Bjorn Baker	Adam Hyeronimus	2L	5	55.5kg	$4.60
6	4	STAMPEDE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Joshua Parr	6.6L	9	59kg	$8
7	1	CLASSIC UNIFORM	Gary Moore	Tim Clark	7.3L	2	59kg	$21
8	5	INFERENCE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brenton Avdulla	8.8L	7	59kg	$18
–	7	LANCIATO (NZ)	Mark Newnham	–	–	0	–	–

2018 Apollo Stakes Tips

• 1st: #2 Prized Icon
• 2nd: #8 Global Glamour
• 3rd: #1 Classic Uniform

Read our insider Apollo Stakes 2018 Tips & Betting Update now.

2018 Apollo Stakes Odds & Betting

The Apollo Stakes 2018 betting odds and market links will be published the week of the race so stay tuned.

Early Apollo Stakes betting was led by dual defending champion Winx who was set to resume in the 2018 Apollo Stakes before the Hugh Bowman suspension drama saw her saved for a first-up run on March 3 in the Chipping Norton Stakes instead.

2018 Apollo Stakes Field

The Apollo Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of autumn horses, many of which are kicking off their campaigns with an eye on bigger races including the Chipping Norton Stakes or the George Ryder Stakes.

For the past two years in 2016 and 2017 the Apollo Stakes field has been dominated by the world’s best mare Winx, who won’t chase a third straight win in the race in 2018 due to the unavailability of her regular rider Hugh Bowman.

The 2018 Apollo Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Wednesday February 14, 2018 and will be published below.

The Apollo Stakes 2018 Final Field features just the nine runners and even without the inclusion of Winx, there is plenty of depth to the race. Winx trainer Chris Waller has two runners with Endless Drama and Comin’ Through, while Mark Newnham’s Carrington Stakes winner Lanciato steps up in grade chasing a third win on the trot.

Read more on the Winx-Less Apollo Stakes 2018 Field.

2018 Apollo Stakes Field Update: Mark Newnham’s Carrington Stakes winner – #7 Lanciato (6) – has been scratched from the field with his trainer uncertain how the horse would stack-up meeting Carrington Stakes placegetters Prized Icon and Endless Drama far worse in the weights.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	x80222511x	CLASSIC UNIFORM	Gary Moore	Tim Clark	2	59kg	109
2	x6202720x2	PRIZED ICON	Kris Lees	Glyn Schofield	1	59kg	107
3	15x0x360x3	ENDLESS DRAMA (IRE)	Chris Waller	Tye Angland	3	59kg	104
4	212411x13x	STAMPEDE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Joshua Parr	9	59kg	103
5	126x69650x	INFERENCE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brenton Avdulla	7	59kg	102
6	5338x1160x	COMIN’ THROUGH	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	8	59kg	101
7	5x31x1x311	LANCIATO (NZ)	Mark Newnham	–	6	59kg	96
8	1302x19x64	GLOBAL GLAMOUR	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Rachel King (a)	4	57kg	107
9	1213×3	ADDICTIVE NATURE	Bjorn Baker	Adam Hyeronimus	5	55.5kg	88

2018 Apollo Stakes Nominations

The 2018 Apollo Stakes nominations will be published below as soon as released by Racing NSW on February 12, 2018.

The official Apollo Stakes 2018 Nominations drew 14 hopefuls and are extended until 11am (AEDT) on Tuesday. Without Winx in the mix it is an open race and standout entries include the Expressway Stakes third placed colt Addictive Nature, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott’s dual Group 1 winning mare Global Glamour and the Kris Lees-trained Prized Icon looking to return to winning form second-up.

Read more on the standout 2018 Apollo Stakes Nominations.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp. Rating
1	1213×3	ADDICTIVE NATURE	C	3	Bjorn Baker	88
2	x22115x112	ALOT LIKE HOME	G	4	Steven Fell	71
3	311743x	BERDIBEK (FR)	G	4	John O’Shea	82
4	x80222511x	CLASSIC UNIFORM	G	5	Gary Moore	109
5	5338x1160x	COMIN’ THROUGH	G	4	Chris Waller	101
6	11x214119x	DEPLOY	G	5	Gerald Ryan	109
7	15x0x360x3	ENDLESS DRAMA (IRE)	H	6	Chris Waller	104
8	1302x19x64	GLOBAL GLAMOUR	M	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	108
9	126x69650x	INFERENCE	H	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	102
10	5x31x1x311	LANCIATO (NZ)	G	5	Mark Newnham	96
11	x6202720x2	PRIZED ICON	H	4	Kris Lees	107
12	3361x8899x	SENSE OF OCCASION	G	7	Kris Lees	110
13	112×12	SIEGE OF QUEBEC	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	82
14	212411x13x	STAMPEDE	H	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	103

Apollo Stakes History

The first recorded win of the Apollo Stakes was in 1977 by Visit. Originally held at Royal Randwick Racecourse, the event was moved to Rosehill in 2005.

Over the past three decades, the most successful jockey was L. Dittman with four wins in 1979, 1985, 1991 and 1993. Double winners of the Apollo Stakes are Juggler in 1996-97 and Sunline in 2000-01.

The most notable recent Apollo Stakes winner was Winx (2016 & 2017) who went on to make history with her eight length win in that year’s Cox Plate when defending her title in the weight-for-age classic. Trainer Chris Waller also took out the race for a third time on the trot in 2018 when Endless Drama enjoyed a Winx-free event to salute for the stable.

See below for the Apollo Stakes results dating back to 2000.

Recent Apollo Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Apollo Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Apollo Stakes	1st	Endless Drama	1 minute 22.46 seconds
	2nd	Global Glamour
	3rd	Comin’ Through
2017 Apollo Stakes	1st	Winx	1 minute 22.57 seconds
	2nd	Hartnell
	3rd	Endless Drama
2016 Apollo Stakes	1st	Winx	1 minute 22.03 seconds
	2nd	Solicit
	3rd	Hauraki
2015 Apollo Stakes	1st	Contributer	1 minute 22 seconds
	2nd	Ninth Legion
	3rd	Weary
2014 Apollo Stakes	1st	Appearance	1 minutes 21.97 seconds
	2nd	Speediness
	3rd	Moriarty
2013 Apollo Stakes	1st	Alma’s Fury	1 minutes 27.32 seconds
	2nd	Tougher Than Ever
	3rd	Danleigh
2012 Apollo Stakes	1st	Rain Affair	1 minutes 22.3 seconds
	2nd	Shoot Out
	3rd	Danleigh
2011 Apollo Stakes	1st	Melito	1 minutes 22.2 seconds
	2nd	Hot Danish
	3rd	Centennial Park
2010 Winning Edge Presentations Classic	1st	Danleigh	1 minute 22.91 seconds
	2nd	Rangirangdoo
	3rd	Palacio De Cristal
2009 Apollo Stakes	1st	Tuesday Joy	1 minute 25.78 seconds
	2nd	Hurried Choice
	3rd	Gallant Tess
2008 Apollo Stakes	1st	Racing To Win	1 minute 24.33 seconds
	2nd	Tuesday Joy
	3rd	Falaise
2007 Apollo Stakes	1st	Desert War	1 minute 22.23 seconds
	2nd	Mentality
	3rd	Eremein
2006 Apollo Stakes	1st	Ike’s Dream	1 minute 22.15 seconds
	2nd	Shania Dane
	3rd	Desert War
2005 Apollo Stakes	1st	Grand Armee	1 minute 21.06 seconds
	2nd	Court’s In Session
	3rd	Desert War
2004 Apollo Stakes	1st	Private Steer	1 minute 23.54 seconds
	2nd	Excellerator
	3rd	Zanna
2003 Apollo Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 22.49 seconds
	2nd	Hoeberg
	3rd	Carael Boy
2002 Apollo Stakes	1st	Ha Ha	1 minute 23.10 seconds
	2nd	El Mirada
	3rd	Tie The Knot
2001 Apollo Stakes	1st	Sunline	1 minute 25.45 seconds
	2nd	Celestial Choir
	3rd	Referral
2000 Apollo Stakes	1st	Sunline	1 minute 27.69 seconds
	2nd	Adam
	3rd	Hire