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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 $250,000 in total prize money, the event is run by the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC) and was inaugurated in 1981. The 2020 Euclase Stakes prize money was reduced to $175,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Euclase Stakes field attracts both locally-trained and visiting interstate raiders chasing a share in the stakes, the race at one time worth half-a-million-dollars.

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 2020 ran on Saturday May 2, 2020 and was won in an all-the-way effort by Xilong. 

2020 Euclase Stakes
Date:	Saturday May 2, 2020
Track:	Morphetville Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YOs – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$250,000 ($175,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19)

2020 Euclase Stakes Results

• 1st: #8 Xilong
• 2nd: #1 Garner
• 3rd: #12 I Am Eloquent

A gun barrier one draw and on-speed run saw Tony & Calvin McEvoy’s Group 1 placed filly Xilong ($4.60) turn the tables on her last start conqueror Garner ($3.10 favourite) with a narrow victory over the Redelva Stakes winner in the Euclase Stakes 2020 results.

Click here to read more on the brave 2020 Euclase Stakes win by potential The Goodwood-bound filly Xilong.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	8	XILONG	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Barend Vorster	–	1	55.5kg	$4.60
2	1	GARNER	Gordon Richards	Jason Holder	0.1L	11	57.5kg	$3.10F
3	12	I AM ELOQUENT	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Ethan Brown	0.8L	7	55.5kg	$13
4	13	BROADWAYANDFOURTH	Mitchell Freedman	Zac Spain	0.8L	10	55.5kg	$10
5	2	FREE OF DEBT	Chris Bieg	John Allen	2.1L	6	57.5kg	$21
6	11	LI’L KONTRA	Ryan Balfour	Dom Tourneur	3L	3	55.5kg	$19
7	10	SIZZLEFLY	Phillip Stokes	Ms Kayla Crowther (a)	3.5L	12	55.5kg	$10
8	5	HANKSTAR	Peter Nolan	Caitlin Jones (a)	3.8L	9	57.5kg	$61
9	6	CALYPSO REIGN	David Jolly	Damien Thornton	5L	5	57.5kg	$81
10	4	ROCCABASCERANA	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	5.3L	2	57.5kg	$6.50
11	7	KAYSERI (NZ)	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Paul Gatt	5.6L	8	57.5kg	$151
12	9	TENLEY	James Cummings	Jake Toeroek	7.9L	4	55.5kg	$17
–	3	EXCESS FUNDS	Levi Kavanagh	Dean Holland	–	0	–	–

2020 Euclase Stakes Odds

The autumn’s top Euclase Stakes 2020 betting markets and links to the Group 2 racing odds at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

2020 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 2020 Field & Barriers will be announced below the week of the race.

The 2020 Euclase Stakes final field features 13 hopeful three-year-olds including the widely-draw Garner (12) coming off a lead-up win in the Redelva Stakes.

Update: The field is down to a dozen after the early scratching of Levi Kavanagh’s Excess Funds (11).

Click here to read more on the Garner-led 2020 Euclase Stakes field and betting markets.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	2x1121x321	GARNER	Gordon Richards	Jason Holder	12	57.5kg	84
2	1130×200	FREE OF DEBT	Chris Bieg	John Allen	6	57.5kg	84
3	13568×1410	EXCESS FUNDS	Levi Kavanagh	Dean Holland	11	57.5kg	78
4	1x1140x2	ROCCABASCERANA	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	2	57.5kg	74
5	1x43x2226	HANKSTAR	Peter Nolan	Caitlin Jones (a)	9	57.5kg	63
6	315×27	CALYPSO REIGN	David Jolly	Damien Thornton	5	57.5kg	62
7	6x14223x	KAYSERI (NZ)	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Paul Gatt	8	57.5kg	60
8	13x1131x34	XILONG	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Barend Vorster	1	55.5kg	90
9	x53076x249	TENLEY	James Cummings	Jake Toeroek	4	55.5kg	83
10	269136×113	SIZZLEFLY	Phillip Stokes	Ms Kayla Crowther (a)	13	55.5kg	82
11	x2242x2255	LI’L KONTRA	Ryan Balfour	Dom Tourneur	3	55.5kg	81
12	3x5x17118x	I AM ELOQUENT	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Ethan Brown	7	55.5kg	76
13	3118×48	BROADWAYANDFOURTH	Mitchell Freedman	Zac Spain	10	55.5kg	74

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.

The form out of the 2019 Euclase Stakes was franked the following year when the third placed Gytrash scored an upset win in Flemington’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning in 2020.

Euclase Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Euclase Stakes	1st	Xilong	1 minute 11.11 seconds
	2nd	Garner
	3rd	I Am Eloquent
2019 Euclase Stakes	1st	Valour Road	1 minute 10.04 seconds
	2nd	Tofane
	3rd	Gytrash
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