Rain Affair has won his ninth straight race is the Group 2 Apollo Stakes at Rosehill Racecourse today February 25, 2012.
The Commands gelding has now won an incredible ten of his 11 race starts and has earned more than $600,000 in prize money.
Rain…
The Expressway Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age event raced over 1200m. Held at Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse, the Expressway Stakes is the city’s first weight-for-age race of the New Year and suits horses which are in good form and ready for a new season of racing.
The $200,000 Expressway Stakes is also known as a good lead-up to the Group 2 Apollo Stakes held in two weeks time at the same venue.
The Expressway Stakes 2012 will be run on Saturday February 11th, 2012.
| Expressway Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | February 11, 2012 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
First held in 1974 as a principal race, the Expressway Stakes was won by I’m Scarlet and remained that status until 1979 when it became a Group 2 race.
Between 1975 and 1980, the Expressway Stakes was run over a distance of 1100m before being moved out to 1200m. During its time as a 1200m event, the fastest winning time was recorded by Cangronde in 1997 with 1 minute 4.91 seconds. The slowest time was recorded by Rangirangdoo in 2010 with 1 minute 12.6 seconds.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Centennial Park | 1 minute 10.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Love Conquers All | ||
| 3rd | Hot Danish | ||
| 2010 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Rangirangdoo | 1 minute 12.66 seconds |
| 2nd | Dao Dao | ||
| 3rd | McClintock | ||
| 2009 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Burdekin Blues | 1 minute 9.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Gold Trail | ||
| 3rd | Hurried Choice | ||
| 2008 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Paratroopers | 1 minute 9.6 seconds |
| 2nd | He’s Canny | ||
| 3rd | Sniper’s Bullet | ||
| 2007 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Mentality | 1 minute 9.96 seconds |
| 2nd | Fashions Afield | ||
| 3rd | More Than Lucky | ||
| 2006 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Court’s In Session | 1 minute 9.15 seconds |
| 2nd | Shania Dane | ||
| 3rd | Primus | ||
| 2005 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Court’s In Session | 1 minute 9.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Our Egyptian Raine | ||
| 3rd | Grand Armee | ||
| 2004 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Sportsman | 1 minute 8.37 seconds |
| 2nd | Thorn Park | ||
| 3rd | Excellerator | ||
| 2003 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 10.66 seconds |
| 2nd | Belle Du Jour | ||
| 3rd | Carael Boy | ||
| 2002 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Ateates | 1 minute 11.23 seconds |
| 2nd | Viscount | ||
| 3rd | Caissa | ||
| 2001 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Tie The Knot | 1 minute 9.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Referral | ||
| 3rd | Landsighting | ||
| 2000 Expressway Stakes |
1st | Mr. Innocent | 1 minute 9.25 seconds |
| 2nd | Adam | ||
| 3rd | Commands | ||
