Phar Lap Stakes

The Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) is a Group 2 race held at Rosehill in March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

2024 Phar Lap Stakes Results

  • 1st: #11 Zardozi
  • 2nd: #14 Makarena
  • 3rd: #6 Kintyre



The Phar Lap Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse in early – mid March.

Open to three year old horses, the 1500m middle distance event is a set weights race which means that all colts and geldings must carry 56.5kg while fillies have a 2kg allowance of 54.5kg. Worth $300,000 in prize money as of 2024, the Phar Lap Stakes is held on the Coolmore Classic Day which offers several Group 1 and 2 races.

The biggest race on the day is the Group 1 $1,000,000 Coolmore Classic (1500m) for fillies and mares.

Along with the Phar Lap Stakes the other major support acts on the card include the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m), Group 3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) and the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) – the latter lead-ups into the Golden Slipper Stakes.

Three-year-olds many come into the Phar Lap Stakes off a run in the previous weekend’s Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) or a non-Black Type lead up during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

Many of the horses out of the Phar Lap Stakes field will continue onto the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) back at Rosehill at the end of March before targeting a Royal Randwick win during ‘The Championships’ in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) or the Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) for the fillies.

Unforgotten (2018), Verry Elleegant (2019) and Hungry Heart (2021) all completed the Phar Lap Stakes – Australian Oaks double for Chris Waller.

Waller took his record in the Phar Lap Stakes up to six wins in seven years with Hungry Heart in 2021, the filly backing-up to do the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes – ATC Oaks double that autumn.

In 2023 the incredible record of Chris Waller-trained fillies in the Phar Lap Stakes continued with the big win by the odds-on favourite Zougotcha.

The 2022 Phar Lap Stakes form was franked with the third placed Character winning the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes next start, while the winner Mr Mozart went on to take out the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude – Hawkesbury Guineas double.

The Phar Lap Stakes 2024 ran on Saturday March 16, 2024 on the Coolmore Classic Day card at Rosehill and was won in an upset by the James Cummings-trained VRC Oaks winning filly Zardozi ($13).

2024 Phar Lap Stakes
Date: Saturday March 16, 2024
Track: Rosehill Racecourse
Distance: 1500m
Race Type: 3YO Open Set Weights C&G 56.5kg F 54.5kg
Status: Group 2
Prize Money: $300,000

2024 Phar Lap Stakes Results

  • 1st: #11 Zardozi ($13)
  • 2nd: #14 Makarena
  • 3rd: #6 Kintyre

Godolphin’s talented filly Zardozi ($13) returned to winning form in emphatic style, taking out the 2024 Phar Lap Stakes results at Rosehill Gardens. The VRC Oaks winner, sired by Kingman, showcased her capabilities under a perfectly timed ride by jockey Tom Marquand. Marquand strategically maneuvered Zardozi back to the inside in the closing stages, allowing her to surge to the lead and secure a dominant two-length victory in her second run this season. This impressive performance positions Zardozi as a strong contender for upcoming Group 1 races and excites racing fans looking forward to her future outings.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 11 ZARDOZI James Cummings Tom Marquand 7 54.5kg (cd 55kg) $13
2 14 MAKARENA Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tim Clark 1.89L 6 54.5kg $4
3 6 KINTYRE Gary Portelli Jason Collett 2.02L 4 56.5kg $6.50
4 2 LES VAMPIRES Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 3.79L 9 56.5kg $3.40F
5 10 NOISY BOY Todd Howlett Jay Ford 3.86L 3 56.5kg $101
6 3 TANNHAUSER Chris Waller Joshua Parr 4.26L 10 56.5kg $41
7 4 HEMAN Peter & Paul Snowden Nash Rawiller 4.81L 1 56.5kg (cd 57kg) $20
8 5 SALTCOATS (NZ) Chris Waller James McDonald 6.22L 2 56.5kg $4.60
9 7 OUR COUVER Jerome Hunter John Allen 6.51L 5 56.5kg $61
10 8 RAVELLO (NZ) John O’Shea Tommy Berry 7.2L 8 56.5kg $61
11 1 RAF ATTACK (NZ) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 8.02L 11 56.5kg $11
16 WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) Michael Freedman Ms Rachel King 0
15 MARE OF MT BULLER Chris Waller Tyler Schiller 0
9 GROUNDRUSH Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Zac Lloyd (a) 0
12 TUTTA LA VITA Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 0
13 KRISTILLI Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Phar Lap Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Phar Lap Stakes 2024 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

Funstar ($1.55 in 2020) followed by her stablemates Hungry Heart ($3.70 in 2021) and Zougotcha ($1.50 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Phar Lap Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

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2024 Phar Lap Stakes Form

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2024 Phar Lap Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Phar Lap Stakes 2024 Tips on the Rosehill Group 2 this autumn.

  • To Win: #5 Saltcoats ($4.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Recent scratchings have opened up this race considerably. With the track currently listed as Soft and rain forecast, Saltcoats looks a genuine upset contender. This Kiwi import, now trained by the in-form Chris Waller stable, boasts a Black-Type victory on a Heavy (10) track in his homeland. He’s shown steady improvement since arriving in Australia and most recently pushed hard for a narrow loss at this very track in early February. Drawn well and with James McDonald taking the reins for Waller, Saltcoats shouldn’t be underestimated on the wetter surface. He has the potential to surprise at a good price.

2024 Phar Lap Stakes Field

The final field and barrier draw for the Phar Lap Stakes 2024 will be published here once it has been announced on Wednesday March 13, 2024.

The 2024 Phar Lap Stakes final field features a bumper line-up of three-year-old mile types led in betting by the Team Hawkes-trained Snitzel filly Makarena third-up now.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 616416×0 RAF ATTACK (NZ) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 14 56.5kg 85
2 317×138 LES VAMPIRES Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 12 56.5kg 82
3 30413x00x0 TANNHAUSER Chris Waller Joshua Parr 13 56.5kg 81
4 12x842x0 HEMAN Peter & Paul Snowden Nash Rawiller 1 56.5kg 77
5 231x53x2 SALTCOATS (NZ) Chris Waller James McDonald 2 56.5kg 77
6 21258473×3 KINTYRE Gary Portelli Jason Collett 7 56.5kg 73
7 441523 OUR COUVER Jerome Hunter John Allen 8 56.5kg 71
8 176x1698x9 RAVELLO (NZ) John O’Shea Tommy Berry 11 56.5kg 68
9 33×5123 GROUNDRUSH Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Zac Lloyd (a) 4 56.5kg 65
10 24100×6 NOISY BOY Todd Howlett Jay Ford 6 56.5kg 65
11 1x007121x0 ZARDOZI James Cummings Tom Marquand 10 54.5kg 102
12 221x6734x3 TUTTA LA VITA Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 15 54.5kg 90
13 21x08x439 KRISTILLI Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 16 54.5kg 88
14 211×25 MAKARENA Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tim Clark 9 54.5kg 88
15 4×111 MARE OF MT BULLER Chris Waller Tyler Schiller 3 54.5kg 73
16 31×27 WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) Michael Freedman Ms Rachel King 5 54.5kg 65

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Phar Lap Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Phar Lap Stakes in 2024 close the Monday of race week and will be updated in full below once confirmed.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight True Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 1x13120x1 TROPICAL SQUALL F 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 1 54.5kg 104
2 1x007121x0 ZARDOZI F 3 James Cummings 2 54.5kg 102
3 21x08x439 KRISTILLI F 3 Annabel Neasham 3 54.5kg 88
4 211×25 MAKARENA F 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 4 54.5kg 88
5 616416×0 RAF ATTACK (NZ) C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 5 56.5kg 85
6 221x6734x3 TUTTA LA VITA F 3 Chris Waller 6 54.5kg 90
7 21258473×3 KINTYRE G 3 Gary Portelli 7 56.5kg 73
8 32x1165x70 ARCTIC GLAMOUR F 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 8 54.5kg 77
9 30413x00x0 TANNHAUSER C 3 Chris Waller 9 56.5kg 81
10 12x842x0 HEMAN C 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 10 56.5kg 77
11 2211×6 ROLL ON HIGH F 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman 11 54.5kg 84
12 317×138 LES VAMPIRES C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 12 56.5kg 82
13 231x53x2 SALTCOATS (NZ) G 3 Chris Waller 13 56.5kg 77
14 24x4012x9 KIND WORDS F 3 Kris Lees 14 54.5kg 70
15 4×111 MARE OF MT BULLER F 3 Chris Waller 15 54.5kg 73
16 2133 BARBY’S DOLL F 3 Jerome Hunter 16 54.5kg 65
17 4128x5x25 THE YEARS (NZ) G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 17 56.5kg 67
18 176x1698x9 RAVELLO (NZ) G 3 John O’Shea 18 56.5kg 68
19 4x237x3312 SIDE SHOW G 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 19 56.5kg 64
20 441523 OUR COUVER G 3 Jerome Hunter 20 56.5kg 71
21 33×5123 GROUNDRUSH C 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 21 56.5kg 65
22 1×318 SOLDIER OF ROME C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 22 56.5kg 69
23 31×27 WAIKATO GIRL (NZ) F 3 Michael Freedman 23 54.5kg 65
24 24100×6 NOISY BOY G 3 Todd Howlett 24 56.5kg 65
25 41×4 JACOB’S TIME G 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 25 56.5kg 64
26 68x417x2 COLOURS OF AUTUMN F 3 Brad Widdup 26 54.5kg 62
27 53×4251 EDITED BY C 3 Michael Freedman 27 56.5kg 60
28 11 KNOW THYSELF G 3 Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich 28 56.5kg 62
29 1×45 ABOUT A GIRL (NZ) F 3 Chris Waller 29 54.5kg 60

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Phar Lap Stakes History

The Phar Lap Stakes is named after legendary horse Phar Lap who dominated Australian Racing during his time on the track that included the 1930 Melbourne Cup win.

For one year in 2008 the Group 2 race was held at Canterbury and raced over 1550m.

Phar Lap Stakes Winners

Plenty of star three-year-olds have dominated the Phar Lap Stakes results in recent years including Apache Cat (2006) and Winx (2015) who would go on to etch her name in the history books with a stunning succession of Group 1 wins including two victories in the Cox Plate.

From 2015 – 2023 trainer Chris Waller prepared seven fillies to beat home the boys in the Phar Lap Stakes results: Winx (2015), Foxplay (2017), Unforgotten (2018), Verry Elleegant (2019), Funstar (2020), Hungry Heart (2021), and Zougotcha (2023).

See below for the full list of Phar Lap Stakes winners going back to 2000.

Year Place Horse Time
2024
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Zardozi 1 minute 28.88 seconds
2nd Makarena
3rd Kintyre
2023
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Zougotcha 1 minute 28.43 seconds
2nd Glint Of Silver
3rd Brosnan
2022
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Mr Mozart 1 minute 31.71 seconds
2nd Never Been Kissed
3rd Character
2021
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Hungry Heart 1 minute 27.81 seconds
2nd The Irishman
3rd Impecunious
2020
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Funstar 1 minute 35.26 seconds
2nd Probabeel
3rd Quick Thinker
2019
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Verry Elleegant  1 minute 32.32 seconds
2nd Seabrook
3rd Aristia
2018
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Unforgotten 1 minute 29.12 seconds
2nd Holy Snow
3rd Hiyaam
2017
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Foxplay 1 minute 30.57 seconds
2nd Zenalicious
3rd Cosmic Set
2016
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Hattori Hanzo 1 minute 29.9 seconds
2nd Man Of Choice
3rd Believe
2015
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Winx 1 minute 30.26 seconds
2nd Hauraki
3rd Supara
2014
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Traitor 1 minute 29.47 seconds
2nd Define
3rd Guelph
2013
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Toydini 1 minute 28.98 seconds
2nd Ninth Legion
3rd Force Command
2012
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Colorado Claire 1 minute 32.29 seconds
2nd Rekindled Alliance
3rd Wild And Proud
2011
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Blackie 1 minute 30.0 seconds
2nd Fast Clip
3rd Sworn To Secrecy
2010
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Tickets 1 minute 29.68 seconds
2nd Al Dhafra
3rd Descarado
2009
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Heart Of Dreams 1 minute 29.95 seconds
2nd Whobegotyou
3rd Predatory Pricer
2008
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Acey Ducey 1 minute 32.12 seconds
2nd Voice Commander
3rd Our Mosstique
2007
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Just Mambo 1 minute 31.69 seconds
2nd Raheeb
3rd Amory Lane
2006
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Apache Cat 1 minute 30.64 seconds
2nd Racing To Win
3rd Wasp
2005
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Shania Dane 1 minute 32.12 seconds
2nd Al Maher
3rd Svenska
2004
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Only Words 1 minute 28.49 seconds
2nd Kingside
3rd Skittles
2003
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Thorn Park 1 minute 28.6 seconds
2nd Sportsman
3rd Bumptious
2002
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Arlington Road 1 minute 30.45 seconds
2nd Ugachaka
3rd Gordo
2001
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Maitland Gold 1 minute 27.86 seconds
2nd Star Satire
3rd Glenrowan
2000
Phar Lap Stakes
1st Lord Essex 1 minute 28.82 seconds
2nd Dangerous
3rd Over

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