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The Euclase Stakes is a Group 2 feature race for three-year-olds held in early May on Robert Sangster Stakes Day during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival.

Run over a sprint distance of 1200m, the set weights clash is the major support race on the dual Group 1 Morphettville meeting that is headlined by the Robert Sangster Stakes and Australasian Oaks.

Worth $500,000 in total prize money, the event is run by the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) and was inaugurated in 1981. The Euclase Stakes field attracts both locally-trained and visiting interstate raiders chasing a share in the half-a-million-dollars in stakes. Runners may have earlier contested Sydney’s Group 2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) at Royal Randwick or the Group 3 PJ Bell Stakes (1200m) during ‘The Championships’. The traditional local lead-up is Morphettville’s Listed Redelva Stakes (1100m) run a fortnight before.

The Euclase Stakes 2018 ran on Saturday May 5, 2018 and was won in a massive upset by $151 roughie I’ll Have A Bit.

2018 Euclase Stakes
Date:	Saturday May 5, 2018
Track:	Morphetville Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YOs – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$500,000

2018 Euclase Stakes Results

• 1st: #9 I’ll Have A Bit
• 2nd: #7 She’s So High
• 3rd: #1 Viridine

See below for the full Euclase Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order, the race won in a huge upset by the $151 roughie filly I’ll Have A Bit who swooped late and defeated the better-fancied duo She’s So High (2nd) and Viridine (3rd), while race favourite Nature Strip had to settle for fourth having over raced in the lead to get run down late.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	9	I’LL HAVE A BIT	John McArdle	Chris Parnham	–	11	55.5kg	$151
2	7	SHE’S SO HIGH	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	0.3L	7	55.5kg	$5.50
3	1	VIRIDINE	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	0.4L	10	57.5kg	$4.60
4	2	NATURE STRIP	John Sadler	Craig Williams	1L	4	57.5kg	$2.40F
5	4	DESPATCH	Tony McEvoy	Jamie Kah	1.3L	1	57.5kg	$6
6	6	PORT VALE	Stuart Gower	Owen Ridge	2.3L	5	57.5kg	$201
7	3	ISAURIAN	James Cummings	Mark Zahra	2.3L	3	57.5kg	$13
8	5	HOLY BLADE	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	3.9L	8	57.5kg	$41
9	11	SEANNIE	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Regan Bayliss	4.9L	9	55.5kg	$61
10	10	FANCY RUMBLE	Wayne Francis & Glen Kent	Ms Kayla Crowther (a)	5.1L	2	55.5kg	$51
11	12	MINTHA	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	7.3L	6	55.5kg	$101
–	8	SPLIT LIP	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	–	0	–	–

2018 Euclase Stakes Odds

The autumn’s top Euclase Stakes 2018 betting markets and links to the Group 2 racing odds at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

2018 Euclase Stakes Field

The Euclase Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of three-year-olds from Adelaide and interstate stables coming off a number of various lead-up races. Some of the runners may back-up on successive Saturdays going on to run in the Listed Adelaide Guineas (1600m) over the mile a week later.

The official Euclase Stakes 2018 Field & Barriers will be announced below the week of the race.

The 2018 Euclase Stakes Final Field attracted a dozen three-year-old sprinters before the early scratching of the Will Clarken-trained Split Lip (8). Nature Strip dominates the Euclase Stakes field and betting markets, the ultra-consistent John Sadler-trained Nicconi gelding coming off a lead-up second at Caulfield carrying more weight and will be fitter second-up.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	11x115x438	VIRIDINE	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	11	57.5kg	100
2	12111×2	NATURE STRIP	John Sadler	Craig Williams	4	57.5kg	84
3	1×125	ISAURIAN	James Cummings	Mark Zahra	3	57.5kg	80
4	13×141	DESPATCH	Tony McEvoy	Jamie Kah	1	57.5kg	79
5	144×312116	HOLY BLADE	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	9	57.5kg	75
6	7x36x6118	PORT VALE	Stuart Gower	Owen Ridge	5	57.5kg	68
7	14344×15	SHE’S SO HIGH	Mick Price	Damien Oliver	7	55.5kg	79
8	x424466x31	SPLIT LIP	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	8	55.5kg	75
9	x974628x85	I’LL HAVE A BIT	John McArdle	Chris Parnham	12	55.5kg	74
10	1510x15x12	FANCY RUMBLE SABIS	Wayne Francis & Glen Kent	Ms Kayla Crowther (a)	2	55.5kg	74
11	6x557x1368	SEANNIE	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Regan Bayliss	10	55.5kg	73
12	339x5250x4	MINTHA	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	6	55.5kg	65

Euclase Stakes History

The event been known as a number of different race names over the years for sponsorship purposes, but has been officially registered as the Euclase Stakes since 1991. The race’s original name was the Great Western Plate (1981 – 87) followed by the Carrington Blush Plate (1988 – 89), the Angus Brut Classic (1990-2000), the Yallambee Classic (2001-13).

The title Euclase came from the 1991 winner of the race of the same name. The first Euclase Stakes winner was Apollo’s Flame who won the race when it only held Listed status. The event was elevated to a Group 3 event from 1986 – 1990 before gaining its current Group 2 status in 1991 when the aforementioned Euclase took it out.

The most notable Euclase Stakes winner in recent years was Miracles Of Life (2014), winner of the previous year’s Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) in Melbourne.

The biggest recent upset Euclase Stakes result came in 2018 when $151 roughie I’ll Have A Bit saluted late.

Euclase Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Euclase Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Euclase Stakes	1st	I’ll Have A Bit	1 minute 9.13 seconds
	2nd	She’s So High
	3rd	Viridine
2017 Euclase Stakes	1st	Sweet Sherry	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Fuhryk
	3rd	So You Too
2016 Euclase Stakes	1st	Faatinah	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Sooboog
	3rd	Demonstrate
2015 Euclase Stakes	1st	Nicoscene	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Tudor
	3rd	We’ve Got This
2014 Euclase Stakes	1st	Miracles Of Life	1 minute 11.0 seconds
	2nd	Jazz Song
	3rd	Classy Jack
2013 Euclase Stakes	1st	Lonhspresso	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Essay Raider
	3rd	Shamal Wind
2012 Euclase Stakes	1st	Go The Knuckle	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Satin Shoes
	3rd	Snitzem
2011 Euclase Stakes	1st	Shrapnel	1 minute 8.8 seconds
	2nd	Happy Trails
	3rd	General Truce
2010 Euclase Stakes	1st	Majestic Music	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Sister Madly
	3rd	Happy Hippy
2009 Euclase Stakes	1st	Champagne Harmony	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Cerberus Gal
	3rd	Very Discreet
2008 Euclase Stakes	1st	Diplomatic Force	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Vivacious Spirit
	3rd	Royal Asscher
2007 Euclase Stakes	1st	Universal Queen	1 minute 8.2 seconds
	2nd	Pencelaron
	3rd	Nediyms Glow
2006 Euclase Stakes	1st	Magically	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Amyjaye Power
	3rd	Swish Trish
2005 Euclase Stakes	1st	Honalee	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Stormy Nova
	3rd	Cocinero
2004 Euclase Stakes	1st	Danabaa	1 minute 8.4 seconds
	2nd	Shablec
	3rd	Ellicorsam
2003 Euclase Stakes	1st	Toast Of The Coast	1 minute 10.0 seconds
	2nd	Super Groove
	3rd	Prosperous Bid
2002 Euclase Stakes	1st	Troubles	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	The Big Chill
	3rd	Zip Zip Aray
2001 Euclase Stakes	1st	Ateates	1 minute 9.4 seconds
	2nd	Miss Power Bird
	3rd	Romilada
2000 Euclase Stakes	1st	Honour The Name	1 minute 16.3 seconds
	2nd	Rustic Mist
	3rd	Suraya