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The Gilgai Stakes is a Group 2 event worth $300,000 held at Flemington Racecourse on a Saturday in early October during the heart of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival as part of Turnbull Stakes Day.

A sprint race over 1200m contested under set weights plus penalties, the Gilgai Stakes attracts plenty of first-up runners kicking off their spring or horses out of earlier lead-ups like the Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) over more metres at Caulfield in August.

Hosted on a massive day of racing for Turnbull Stakes Day, the Gilgai Stakes shares the race card with a host of other black type events including the:

• Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m)
• Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m)
• Group 2 Blazer Stakes (1400m)
• Group 3 The Bart Cummings (2500m)

Proven Flemington straight track performers tend to dominate the Gilgai Stakes field and those horses that perform well often move on to similar events later in the Spring carnival, such as the Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) on Mackinnon Stakes Day. In 2015 Chautauqua won the Gilgai Stakes for the second time before victory in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley next start.

The Gilgai Stakes also now serves as a potential lead-up to the world’s richest turf race, the $15 million The Everest (1200m) held at Randwick a fortnight later.

The Gilgai Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday October 3, 2020 and was won by the Bobbie Lewis Quality winner Zoutori. 

Gilgai Stakes
Date:	Saturday October 3, 2020
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Open Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize money:	$300,000

2020 Gilgai Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Zoutori
• 2nd: #8 Dollar For Dollar
• 3rd: #3 Kemalpasa

Last start Bobbie Lewis winner Zoutori ($5.50) saluted again taking out the 2020 Gilgai Stakes results as a potential lead-up to the Group 1 Cantala Stakes over the mile at Flemington in November.

Click here to read more on the narrow 2020 Gilgai Stakes win by Zoutori.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Jamie Kah		5	59kg		$5.50
	2	8	DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	0.1L	6	57kg		$7.50
	3	3	KEMALPASA	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Craig Williams	0.2L	9	59kg		$21
	4	7	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	William Pike	0.95L	8	57kg		$7.50
	5	4	TOFANE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Damien Oliver	1.05L	4	58kg		$3.30F
	6	6	SANTA ANA LANE	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Mark Zahra	2.05L	3	57kg		$5.50
	7	5	THE INEVITABLE	Scott Brunton	Ben Melham	4.05L	1	58kg		$10
	8	1	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	John Allen	6.05L	7	60kg		$21
	9	9	I AM SOMEONE	Paul Preusker	Brett Prebble	12.05L	2	57kg		$51
		10	EXCESS FUNDS	Levi Kavanagh	Damian Lane		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Gilgai Stakes Odds

The season’s latest Gilgai Stakes 2020 betting odds on the Flemington Group 2 sprint race this Turnbull Stakes Day will be available below as soon as markets at Ladbrokes.com.au are available.

2020 Gilgai Stakes Field

The Gilgai Stakes field attracts a good quality field of sprinters each year, many racing first-up after tougher runs in the autumn.

The Gilgai Stakes 2020 field and barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be provided in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.

The 2020 Gilgai Stakes final field features 10 classy horses including the returning Australian Cup winner Fifty Stars carrying the 60kg top-weight, confirmed The Everest contender Tofane and last-start Bobbie Lewis Quality winner Zoutori.

Update: #10 Excess Funds (5) has been scratched.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	68256x411x	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	John Allen	8	60kg		111
2	336x2400x1	ZOUTORI	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Jamie Kah	6	59kg		108
3	111x4x8x35	KEMALPASA	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Craig Williams	10	59kg		97
4	11x77351x3	TOFANE (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Damien Oliver	4	58kg		113
5	1110x820x4	THE INEVITABLE	Scott Brunton	Ben Melham	1	58kg		104
6	x225x6266x	SANTA ANA LANE	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Mark Zahra	3	57kg		116
7	x27x33580x	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	William Pike	9	57kg		109
8	5x2308x852	DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	7	57kg		104
9	x00x31536x	I AM SOMEONE	Paul Preusker	Brett Prebble	2	57kg		96
10	568x1410x6	EXCESS FUNDS	Levi Kavanagh	Damian Lane	5	57kg		78

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Gilgai Stakes History

The Gilgai Stakes was inaugurated in 1984, with Royal Troubador seizing victory in the first edition of the race. Since that day, the Gilgai Stakes has been run annually without fail. Plenty of horses have gone on from the Gilgai Stakes to other great results. In 2008, Swick went from a victory in the Gilgai Stakes to win the Patinack Farm Classic (now the Darley Classic). In 2009, All Silent won the same race after placing second in the Gilgai Stakes results.

Redelva had a streak of three second places in 1989, 1990 and 1991, all faster than his only win in 1988. Temple Of Boom won with a great run in 2011, and Spirit Of Boom was able to maintain the pedigree’s success with a third in 2012 and a second in 2013.

Notable winners of the Gilgai Stakes include Placid Ark (1987), Redelva (1988), Hareeba (1994), Hay List (2010), Chautauqua (2014 – 2015) and class mare Sunlight (2019). Gilgai Stakes results since 2000 can be found below.

Gilgai Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Zoutori	1 minute 8.38 seconds
	2nd	Dollar For Dollar
	3rd	Kemalpasa
2019 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Sunlight	1 minute 9.42 seconds
	2nd	Santa Ana Lane
	3rd	Zoutori
2018 Gilgai Stakes	1st	I Am Excited	1 minute 9.11 seconds
	2nd	Edurado
	3rd	Bons Away
2017 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Keen Array	1 minute 9.28 seconds
	2nd	Sold For Song
	3rd	Malibu Style
2016 Gilgai Stakes	1st	The Quarterback	1 minute 9.07 seconds
	2nd	We’ve Got This
	3rd	Durendal
2015 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Chautauqua	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Delectation
	3rd	Knoydart
2014 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Chautauqua	1 minute 8.3 seconds
	2nd	Bounding
	3rd	Final Crescendo
2013 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Platelet	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Steps In Time
2012 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Hallowell Belle	1 minute 08.8 seconds
	2nd	King’s Rose
	3rd	Spirit Of Boom
2011 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Temple Of Boom	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Sistine Angel
	3rd	Response
2010 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Hay List	1 minute 08.2 seconds
	2nd	Catapulted
	3rd	Chasm
2009 Gilgai Stakes	1st	All Silent	1 minute 09.8 seconds
	2nd	First Command
	3rd	Light Fantastic
2008 Gilgai Stakes	1st	El Cambio	1 minute 10.1 seconds
	2nd	Swick
	3rd	Murtajill
2007 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Stanzout	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Shadoways
	3rd	Valedictum
2006 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Fast N Famous	1 minute 08.3 seconds
	2nd	Shadoways
	3rd	Dance Hero
2005 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Falkirk	1 minute 07.9 seconds
	2nd	Glamour Puss
	3rd	Recapitalize
2004 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Recapitalize	1 minute 09.2 seconds
	2nd	Falkirk
	3rd	Amtrak
2003 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Bomber Bill	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Mr. Magoo
	3rd	Red Labelle
2002 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Cosmic Strike	1 minute 09.3 seconds
	2nd	Strategic Image
	3rd	Rubitano
2001 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Belle Du Jour	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Point Danger
	3rd	Gold Class
2000 Gilgai Stakes	1st	Bomber Bill	1 minute 08.6 seconds
	2nd	Sports
	3rd	Umrum