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The Shannon Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival on Golden Rose Day as a lead-up to the Epsom Handicap.
The Shannon Stakes is a Group 2 thoroughbred race held during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival on Golden Rose Stakes Day in late September. Conducted at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, there are five Group status races on the program including the Group 1 $1 million Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) for three-year-olds and the Group 2 $400,000 Golden Pendant (1400m) for fillies and mares.
The Shannon Stakes is a middle-distance event raced over 1500m. A quality handicap for three-year-olds and up, it offers $300,000 in stakes. There are a number of earlier races held at the carnival that Shannon Stakes contenders may have previously run in including the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) a fortnight before.
The Shannon Stakes is the ideal lead-up race to the prestigious Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) in two weeks’ time at Randwick with the winner exempt from both ballot and penalty for the $1.5 million Randwick race run the following Saturday. Some quality runners have claimed victory in the Shannon Stakes including Al Mansour (2000), Armed For Action (1998), and Juggler (1996).
In 2019 the Shannon Stakes winner Mister Sea Wolf went on to win the inaugural edition of the $1 million The Gong at Kembla Grange that November.
The 2022 Shannon Stakes form was franked with the third place-getter Ellsberg going on to win that year’s Epsom Handicap as well as the Five Diamond Prelude – Five Diamonds double.
The latest edition of the Shannon Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday September 23, 2023 as part of Sydney’s popular Golden Rose Day program and was won by Matthew Dunn’s $3 million The Big Dance-bound Cepheus ($4.20).
Shannon Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday September 23, 2023 |
Track: | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
Distance: | 1500m |
Conditions: | 3YO & Up – Quality Handicap |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prize Money: | $300,000 |
Inaugurated: | 1978 |
Matthew Dunn’s South Grafton Cup winner from the winter, Cepheus ($4.20), came home strong late down the rails for a stylish win in the Shannon Stakes 2023 results ahead of his $3 million The Big Dance target on Melbourne Cup Day in Sydney.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 3 | CEPHEUS (GB) | Matthew Dunn | Nash Rawiller | 2 | 57.5kg | $4.20 | |||
2 | 10 | WILLIAMSBURG | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 1.38L | 7 | 53kg | $9.50 | ||
3 | 7 | WATERFORD (IRE) | Chris Waller | Tyler Schiller | 1.39L | 8 | 54.5kg | $3.40F | ||
4 | 9 | FLYING CRAZY | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Zac Lloyd (a) | 1.62L | 3 | 53kg | $17 | ||
5 | 6 | LION’S ROAR (NZ) | John O’Shea | Damian Lane | 2.33L | 9 | 55.5kg | $7.50 | ||
6 | 1 | KIRWAN’S LANE (NZ) | John O’Shea | Tom Sherry | 3.11L | 4 | 59kg | $17 | ||
7 | 2 | NEW MANDATE (IRE) | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira | 3.52L | 1 | 58kg | $8.50 | ||
8 | 5 | CROSS TALK (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Rachel King | 4.38L | 6 | 56kg | $8.50 | ||
9 | 4 | MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 4.7L | 5 | 56kg | $61 | ||
10 | 8 | COMMANDO HUNT | Cameron Crockett | Reece Jones | 6.94L | 11 | 53.5kg | $51 | ||
11 | 11 | BYRON BELLE | John Sargent | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 11.16L | 10 | 53kg | $101 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Stay tuned for the top Shannon Stakes 2023 betting odds and Group 2 market links to Ladbrokes.com.au made available right here the week of the race.
I Am Superman ($4.60 in 2020) was the latest Shannon Stakes favourite to win.
There was a notable upset in 2021 with Yonkers winning at Shannon Stakes odds of $41.
Stay tuned for our insider Shannon Stakes 2023 Tips on the Epsom Handicap lead-up this spring.
Some good spring hopefuls in the Shannon and like the price on offer for Williamsburg second-up here. The progressive four-year-old son of Snitzel was eye-catching fresh running fourth with more weight over 1400m at Eagle Farm in a Listed clash on September 2. He gets a little more distance here which he’ll enjoy having run third in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) at the track in the autumn. Starting to put it together and is very well weighted here with 53kg. Previous second-up winning form and can surprise a few.
The Shannon Stakes 2023 field of final acceptances and barrier draw are released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading up to Golden Rose Day and traditionally feature Epsom Handicap-bound milers out of lead-up races like the Theo Marks Stakes.
The 2023 Shannon Stakes final field features a quality line-up of potential Group 1-bound spring gallopers led in betting by the Chris Waller-trained Rosehill specialist Waterford coming off a nice third first-up in the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes behind Golden Mile.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 31x69x04x7 | KIRWAN’S LANE (NZ) | John O’Shea | Tom Sherry | 4 | 59kg | 106 | ||
2 | x79x9187x0 | NEW MANDATE (IRE) | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira | 1 | 58kg | 104 | ||
3 | 2310234215 | CEPHEUS (GB) | Matthew Dunn | Nash Rawiller | 2 | 57.5kg | 103 | ||
4 | 2115x0x06x | MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 5 | 56kg | 104 | ||
5 | 338x2140x0 | CROSS TALK (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Rachel King | 6 | 56kg | 100 | ||
6 | 025x80020x | LION’S ROAR (NZ) | John O’Shea | Damian Lane | 9 | 55.5kg | 99 | ||
7 | 1191x520x3 | WATERFORD (IRE) | Chris Waller | Tyler Schiller | 8 | 54.5kg | 97 | ||
8 | 30x54131x0 | COMMANDO HUNT | Cameron Crockett | Reece Jones | 11 | 53.5kg | 95 | ||
9 | 03x54038x0 | FLYING CRAZY | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Zac Lloyd (a) | 3 | 53kg | 90 | ||
10 | 5x745303x4 | WILLIAMSBURG | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 7 | 53kg | 90 | ||
11 | x10250x503 | BYRON BELLE | John Sargent | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 10 | 53kg | 69 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Early nominations on the Shannon Stakes in 2023 are taken the Monday of race week.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 31x69x04x7 | KIRWAN’S LANE (NZ) | G | 7 | John O’Shea | 1 | 59kg | 59kg | 106 | |
2 | 111x419x64 | ZOUGOTCHA | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 2 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 105 | |
3 | x79x9187x0 | NEW MANDATE (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 3= | 58kg | 58kg | 104 | |
4 | 2115x0x06x | MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 3= | 56kg | 56kg | 104 | |
5 | 2310234215 | CEPHEUS (GB) | G | 7 | Matthew Dunn | 5 | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 103 | |
6 | 338x2140x0 | CROSS TALK (NZ) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 6 | 56kg | 56kg | 100 | |
7 | 025x80020x | LION’S ROAR (NZ) | G | 6 | John O’Shea | 7 | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 99 | |
8 | 1111432×14 | SAVANNAH CLOUD (NZ) | G | 6 | Phillip Stokes | 8 | 55kg | 55kg | 98 | |
9 | 1191x520x3 | WATERFORD (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 9 | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 97 | |
10 | 30x54131x0 | COMMANDO HUNT | G | 6 | Cameron Crockett | 10 | 54kg | 53.5kg | 95 | |
11 | 03x54038x0 | FLYING CRAZY | G | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 11= | 54kg | 53kg | 90 | |
12 | 30x820200x | SO DAZZLING (NZ) | M | 4 | John Sargent | 11= | 54kg | 53kg | 90 | |
13 | 5x745303x4 | WILLIAMSBURG | H | 4 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 11= | 54kg | 53kg | 90 | |
14 | 1125×48314 | DIAMOND DEALER | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 14 | 54kg | 53kg | 80 | |
15 | x10250x503 | BYRON BELLE | M | 4 | John Sargent | 15 | 54kg | 53kg | 69 | |
16 | 30942110×0 | SPECIAL SWEY (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 16 | 54kg | 53kg | 81 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Named in honour of the brilliant Hollywood Gold Cup victor and Hall of Fame inductee Shannon, the Shannon Stakes was first run in 1978 as a Principal race run over 1500m and For All Season was the inaugural winner.
The following year in 1979 the race status was increased to a Listed event and the distance was decreased to 1400m. In 1985 it was installed as a Group 3 race and the length was increased back to the original distance of 1500m. Finally in 2001 the Shannon Stakes was elevated to its current Group 2 status and for one year was run over 1400m. The next year in 2002 the distance reverted back to 1500m again.
The race was not held in 2007 due to an outbreak of the equine influenza.
Shannon Stakes Records | |
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Race Record (1500m): | 1:28.0 set by Moral Victory in 2016 |
Heaviest Weight Carried to Victory: | 60kg by Juggler in 1996 |
Lightest Weight Carried to Victory: | 48.5kg For All Seasons in 1978 |
Most Successful Jockeys: | Two jockeys have won the Shannon Stakes four times. R. Quinton with For All Seasons (1978), Dalmacia (1982), Eastern Bay (1984) and Never Quit ( 1987). L. Beasley with Quick Flick (1997), Al Mansour (2000), On Type (2001) and Lotteria (2005). |
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Cepheus | 1 minute 28.51 seconds |
2nd | Williamsburg | ||
3rd | Waterford | ||
2022 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Surf Dancer | 1 minute 29.77 seconds |
2nd | Old Flame | ||
3rd | Ellsberg | ||
2021 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Yonkers | 1 minute 28.21 seconds |
2nd | Discharged | ||
3rd | Reloaded | ||
2020 Shannon Stakes |
1st | I Am Superman | 1 minute 29.10 seconds |
2nd | Riodini | ||
3rd | Looks Like Elvis | ||
2019 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Mister Sea Wolf | 1 minute 29.11 seconds |
2nd | Gem Song | ||
3rd | Tom Melbourne | ||
2018 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Noire | 1 minute 29.62 seconds |
2nd | Kingsguard | ||
3rd | Youngstar | ||
2017 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Washington Heights | 1 minute 28.80 seconds |
2nd | Mighty Lucky | ||
3rd | Imposing Lass | ||
2016 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Moral Victory | 1 minute 28 seconds |
2nd | Caped Crusader | ||
3rd | Cosmic Cube | ||
2015 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Vashka | 1 minute 29.2 seconds |
2nd | God’s In Him | ||
3rd | Messene | ||
2014 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Rock Sturdy | 1 minute 28.8 seconds |
2nd | Liberty’s Choice | ||
3rd | Ninth Legion | ||
2013 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Rain Drum | 1 minute 29.3 seconds |
2nd | Centennial Park | ||
3rd | Our Desert Warrior | ||
2012 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Rolling Pin | 1 minute 31.18 seconds |
2nd | Offenders | ||
3rd | Fat Al | ||
2011 Shannon Stakes |
1st | King Lionheart | 1 minute 28.56 seconds |
2nd | Fast Clip | ||
3rd | Lone Command | ||
2010 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Firebolt | 1 minute 28.54 seconds |
2nd | Centennial Park | ||
3rd | Sacred Choice | ||
2009 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Drumbeats | 1 minute 30.1 seconds |
2nd | Rangirangdoo | ||
3rd | Strat’s Flyer | ||
2008 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Musket | 1 minute 30.56 seconds |
2nd | Black Piranha | ||
3rd | Ice Chariot | ||
2007 Shannon Stakes |
Race Not Held | ||
2006 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Stormhill | 1 minute 28.43 seconds |
2nd | Temple Hills | ||
3rd | Newton’s Rings | ||
2005 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Lotteria | 1 minute 30.21 seconds |
2nd | Studebaker | ||
3rd | Swick | ||
2004 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Nips | 1 minute 28.27 seconds |
2nd | Whoc | ||
3rd | Irongail | ||
2003 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Sportsman | 1 minute 28.09 seconds |
2nd | Amex | ||
3rd | Nips | ||
2002 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Gordo | 1 minute 29.7 seconds |
2nd | Shot Of Thunder | ||
3rd | Evander | ||
2001 Shannon Stakes |
1st | On Type | 1 minute 22.42 seconds |
2nd | Century Kid | ||
3rd | Diamond Dane | ||
2000 Shannon Stakes |
1st | Al Mansour | 1 minute 29.5 seconds |
2nd | Chinhoyi | ||
3rd | Varicool |