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The Canonbury Stakes is a Group 3 race for two-year-old colts & geldings run at Rosehill Gardens in early February on Southern Cross Stakes Day.

The meeting is held at the very start of the prestigious Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and is currently headlined by the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) for Group 1-bound sprinters.

The Canonbury Stakes is a set weights plus penalties sprint contested over 1100m.

It is open only to male two-year-old runners and is accompanied on the card by the fillies’ equivalent – the Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m).

Many of the youngsters in the Canonbury Stakes field are on debut, while some may have had an earlier run in a summer race in Sydney or even over the previous spring carnival season. After the race a likely next-up option is the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Randwick in early March.

Both races are key lead-ups to the famous $4.92 million Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) run at Rosehill in March. The horses to complete the Canonbury Stakes – Golden Slipper double are Fine And Dandy (1958), Sebring (2007) and Vancouver (2015).

Other Canonbury Stakes graduates may head south to Melbourne over the autumn for a shot at the Group 1 $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m), which the 2017 Canonbury Stakes winner Pariah finished runner-up in.

The form of the 2021 Canonbury Stakes was franked with the runner-up Home Affairs winning the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes next-up before a Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes victory in Melbourne that spring.

In 2022 the Canonbury Stakes winner Best Of Bordeaux won the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes next-up before a second in that year’s Golden Slipper results. He further franked the form returning in the spring to run third in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) in Melbourne.

The 2023 Canonbury Stakes runner-up King’s Gambit finished third in that year’s Golden Slipper Stakes trifecta with the Group 1 won by Shinzo who came off a third in the Canonbury to further frank the form. 

The Canonbury Stakes 2024 ran on Saturday February 3, 2024 at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse and was won by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained equal favourite, Snitzel colt Prost ($3.50EF). 

2024 Canonbury Stakes Results

• 1st: #8 Prost ($3.50EF)
• 2nd: #5 Fearless
• 3rd: #1 Traffic Warden

The progressive Prost ($3.50EF) from the Waterhouse/Bott stable was too strong late pushing forward over the final furlong to break his maiden status at his second start in the 2024 Canonbury Stakes results at Rosehill. 

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Canonbury Stakes Betting Odds

The top Canonbury Stakes 2024 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available here as soon as available this autumn carnival.

Prost ($3.50EF in 2024) was the last favourite or equal favourite in Canonbury Stakes betting to win. 

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2024 Canonbury Stakes Form Guide

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2024 Canonbury Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Canonbury Stakes 2024 Tips on the Golden Slipper lead-up for two-year-old male gallopers this season.

• To Win: #5 Fearless ($3.70 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Fearless comes into this race undefeated in his recent trials, showcasing excellent preparation. This well-bred Pierata colt trained by the successful Team Snowden (known for their high win rate in 2YO races) has even placed fourth in the prestigious Group 3 Breeders Plate, proving his potential. Starting from a good gate position with seasoned jockey Chad Schofield returning aboard, Fearless ticks all the boxes for a strong contender in this small field.

2024 Canonbury Stakes Field

The Canonbury Stakes field secures a quality line-up of young colts & geldings in the early stages of their turf careers, many eyeing a run in the iconic Golden Slipper Field later in the autumn.

The official 2024 Canonbury Stakes field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday leading-up to the race and will be published in full below.

Rails-drawn Snitzel colt Prost from the Waterhouse/Bott stable heads betting on the Canonbury Stakes 2024 final field in Sydney this weekend. 

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Canonbury Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Canonbury Stakes in 2024 close the Monday of race week and will be published below once announced.

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Canonbury Stakes History

The Canonbury Stakes has been run and won since 1930 when Lightning March took out the inaugural running.

The race originated as a five furlong (1000m) event holding Principal status at Randwick, where it was run up until 2003 and again from 2008 – 2011. It has been run over the 1100m distance from 2004 – 2006 and from 2009 onwards.

Rosehill held the event from 2004 – 2006 and from 2013 until the present. In 2014 the race gained Listed status before it was elevated to a Group 3 feature in 2015. The race is named in honour of Canonbury, a house built near Sydney’s Darling Point in 1911. The Australian Jockey Club (AJC) – now the Australian Turf Club (ATC) – has owned Canonbury house since the death of its builder in 1919.

Notable Canonbury Stakes winners include Tulloch (1956), Shogun Lodge (1998), Not A Single Doubt (2003), Sebring (2008), Hinchinbrook (2010), and Vancouver (2015).

See below for a full list of Canonbury Stakes winners and results dating back to 2000.

Recent Canonbury Stakes Winners

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