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The Group 2 2020 Salinger Stakes, also known as the Linlithgow Stakes, is an open handicap event featured during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Held at Flemington Racecourse on Victoria Derby Day, the Salinger Stakes is a 1200m sprint worth $300,000 in prize money.

Victoria Derby Day is one of the biggest Group meetings in the country as it features the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m), Group 1 Kennedy Cantala  (1600m), Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) and the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m). It also hosts the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) for VRC Oaks hopes, Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m), the Group 3 Lexus Stakes (2500m) offering the winner a Melbourne Cup ballot exemption and Group 3 Begonia Belle Stakes (1100m).

The 2020 Salinger Stakes ran on Saturday October 31, 2020  as the TAB Stakes and saw Kemalpasa successfully defend his title. 

Salinger Stakes 2020
Date:	Saturday October 31, 2020
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2020 Salinger Stakes Results

• 1st: #4 Kemalpasa
• 2nd: #3 Order Of Command
• 3rd: #8 Bold Star

He was there to be run down going up from 53kg last year to 58.5kg in the TAB Stakes 2020, but the reigning champ Kemalpasa ($4.60) was too strong going all-the-way to celebrate back-to-back Salinger Stakes victories.

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	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	4	KEMALPASA	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Craig Williams		8	58.5kg		$4.60
	2	3	ORDER OF COMMAND	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	1L	4	59.5kg		$26
	3	8	BOLD STAR	Gordon Richards	Mark Zahra	1.75L	9	56kg		$8.50
	4	10	NEIGHBOURHOOD	Enver Jusufovic	Michael Dee	2.75L	1	54kg		$51
	5	5	BLAZEJOWSKI	Greg Eurell	Kerrin McEvoy	3.05L	5	58kg		$9
	6	1	CORUSCATE	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	3.25L	3	60kg		$11
	7	6	BANQUO	Danny O’Brien	Jye McNeil	3.75L	10	57kg		$5.50
	8	2	TACTICAL ADVANTAGE	Kris Lees	Hugh Bowman	3.95L	6	60kg		$21
	9	9	OCTANE	Phillip Stokes	Jamie Kah	4.7L	7	54kg		$3.40F
	10	7	RICH CHARM	Udyta Clarke	Michael Rodd	9.2L	2	57kg		$41

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Salinger Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Salinger Stakes 2020 odds will be found below complete with direct with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for your to back your best Salinger Stakes betting tips this Derby Day.

2020 Salinger Stakes Field

The Salinger Stakes field traditionally draws a nice field of Group 1 performed and Group 2 winning sprinters from around Sydney and Melbourne. Some of the best out of the Salinger Stakes field may back-up and run the following Saturday at the same track / distance in the Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic (1200m). Glamour Puss (2005) was the last runner to complete the Salinger Stakes – VRC Sprint Classic double.

Since the introduction of Sydney’s $15 million The Everest, a number of horses in the Salinger Stakes field now come off a run in that event – the world’s richest turf race. The 2018  Salinger Stakes winner Osborne Bulls came off a third in The Everest and went on to run second in his next five starts all in Group 1 company.

The 2020 Salinger Stakes field and barriers are announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The Salinger Stakes 2020 final field features 10 hopefuls led in betting by the Phillip Stokes-trained Octane coming off a close third to Dirty Work in the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x713218x11	CORUSCATE	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	3	60kg		104
2	x84170x856	TACTICAL ADVANTAGE	Kris Lees	Hugh Bowman	6	60kg		104
3	27x1153x37	ORDER OF COMMAND	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	4	59.5kg		103
4	11x4x8x353	KEMALPASA	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Craig Williams	8	58.5kg		101
5	x1112x161x	BLAZEJOWSKI	Greg Eurell	Kerrin McEvoy	5	58kg		100
6	14x325x727	BANQUO	Danny O’Brien	Jye McNeil	10	57kg		98
7	9x0x0x296x	RICH CHARM	Udyta Clarke	Michael Rodd	2	57kg		98
8	28438×4666	BOLD STAR	Gordon Richards	Mark Zahra	9	56kg		96
9	111×411143	OCTANE	Phillip Stokes	Jamie Kah	7	54kg		90
10	40x111547x	NEIGHBOURHOOD	Enver Jusufovic	Michael Dee	1	54kg		80

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Salinger Stakes History

First won by Karina in 1960, the Salinger Stakes has been known by many different names including the Craven A Plate, Pure-Pak Stakes, Gasden Rheem Stakes, Southcorp Stakes and Yellowglen Stakes. In 2007 it was downgraded from Group One status to a Group Two race.

Since its inauguration, there have only been three horses which have managed to win the event more than once with River Rough in 1983-84, Planet Ruler in 1989-90 and Fontelina in 2012-13.

Notable Salinger Stakes winners include Vain (1969), Maybe Mahal (1976), Always Welcome (1978), Hareeba (1994), Takeover Target (2004), Glamour Puss (2005), Fontelina (2012, 2013) and Osborne Bulls (2018). Salinger Stakes results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.

Salinger Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Salinger Stakes	1st	Kemalpasa	1 minute 10.44 seconds
	2nd	Order Of Command
	3rd	Bold Star
2019 Salinger Stakes	1st	Kemalpasa	1 minute 10.08 seconds
	2nd	Order Of Command
	3rd	Zoutori
2018 Salinger Stakes	1st	Osborne Bulls	1 minute 9.88 seconds
	2nd	Bons Away
	3rd	Runson
2017 Salinger Stakes	1st	Rich Charm	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Missrock
	3rd	The Monstar
2016 Salinger Stakes	1st	Illustrious Lad	1 minute 8.31 seconds
	2nd	Counterattack
	3rd	Southern Legend
2015 Salinger Stakes	1st	Eclair Choice	1 minute 9.34 seconds
	2nd	Hot Snitzel
	3rd	Dothraki
2014 Salinger Stakes	1st	Deep Field	1 minute 11.05 seconds
	2nd	Driefontein
	3rd	In Cahoots
2013 Salinger Stakes	1st	Fontelina	1 minute 9.01 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Rarefied
2012 Salinger Stakes	1st	Fontelina	1 minute 8.81 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Of Boom
	3rd	Tiger Tees
2011 Salinger Stakes	1st	Sister Madly	1 minute 10.41 seconds
	2nd	Rarefied
	3rd	Temple Of Boom
2010 Salinger Stakes	1st	Whitefriars	1 minute 11.11 seconds
	2nd	Beaded
	3rd	Response
2009 Salinger Stakes	1st	Eagle Falls	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Turffontein
	3rd	Absolutelyfabulous
2008 Salinger Stakes	1st	Hot Danish	1 minute 10.1 seconds
	2nd	Fighting Fund
	3rd	Sunburnt Land
2007 Salinger Stakes	1st	Swick	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Great Is Great
	3rd	Typhoon Zed
2006 Salinger Stakes	1st	Dance Hero	1 minute 8.6 seconds
	2nd	Shadoways
	3rd	Miss Andretti
2005 Salinger Stakes	1st	Glamour Puss	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Barely A Moment
	3rd	Cape Of Good Hope
2004 Salinger Stakes	1st	Takeover Target	1 minute 8.2 seconds
	2nd	Recurring
	3rd	St Basil
2003 Salinger Stakes	1st	Ancient Song	1 minute 11 seconds
	2nd	Into The Night
	3rd	Blessum
2002 Salinger Stakes	1st	Rubitano	1 minute 7.1 seconds
	2nd	Intelligent Star
	3rd	Cosmic Strike
2001 Salinger Stakes	1st	Sudurka	1 minute 8.4 seconds
	2nd	Hire
	3rd	Camena
2000 Salinger Stakes	1st	Easy Rocking	1 minute 10 seconds
	2nd	Umrum
	3rd	Tilt The Scales