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The Concorde Stakes is a Group 3 sprint held at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney now worth a lucrative $1 million in stakes as of 2023. 

Raced over a short distance of 1000 metres the Concorde Stakes is an exciting sprint that really tests the abilities of some of the more talented horses on the Sydney circuit.

Open to horses of both sexes aged three years and older the Concorde Stakes is run under set weights with penalties. 

It is held on Chelmsford Stakes Day and shares the race card with three other Group races: the Chelmsford Stakes (1600m), Furious Stakes (1200m) and the Tramway Stakes (1400m).

Those horse who perform particularly well in the Concorde Stakes might go on to target the Group 2 The Shorts (1100m) back at the track a fortnight later. The Concorde Stakes is now also a gun lead-up to the world’s richest turf race – the $20 million The Everest (1200m) held back at the track in October.

Redzel won back-to-back editions of the Concorde Stakes in 2017 and 2018 ahead of his two historical wins in The Everest.

In 2018 Redzel made history as the first three-time Concorde Stakes winner.

The 2020 Concorde Stakes winner Gytrash backed-up to run third in that year’s The Everest trifecta before winning Rosehill’s Winners Stakes.

In 2021 the Concorde Stakes was won by Nature Strip at his third attempt. Nature Strip continued on to become the latest horse to complete the Concorde Stakes – The Everest double that spring.

Nature Strip further franked the form winning that year’s Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic at Flemington and returning the following autumn to win his third TJ Smith Stakes in 2022 ahead of a Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes win by 4.5 lengths at Royal Ascot in the UK.

The 2023 Concorde Stakes ran on Saturday September 2, 2023 as a lead-up to the $20 million The Everest, offered $1 million in stakes for the first time and was won in a fighting finish by the brave Remarque ($4.40) out wide for Team Hawkes. 

Concorde Stakes 2023
Date:	Saturday September 2, 2023
Racecourse:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1000m
Race Type:	3YO&UP – SW+P
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$1,000,000

2023 Concorde Stakes Results

• 1st: #9 Remarque ($4.40)
• 2nd: #5 In Secret
• 3rd: #6 Bella Nipotina

The improving Team Hawkes-trained five-year-old Remarque ($4.40) was very strong first-up out wide charging home in a fighting finish to hold off the classy mares In Secret and Bella Nipotina to post a narrow victory fresh in the 2023 Concorde Stakes results. 

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	9	REMARQUE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tyler Schiller		7	56kg		$4.40
	2	5	IN SECRET	James Cummings	Zac Lloyd (a)	0.31L	5	58.5kg		$4
	3	6	BELLA NIPOTINA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Melham	0.48L	3	58kg		$6
	4	3	EDUARDO	Joseph Pride	Nash Rawiller	3.15L	1	59.5kg		$8
	5	7	ROCKETING BY	David Pfieffer	Jason Collett	3.34L	2	58kg		$31
	6	1	NATURE STRIP	Chris Waller	James McDonald	5.76L	8	60.5kg		$2.80F
	7	11	CASINO LORD	Cody Morgan	Ms Rachel King	6.61L	4	56kg		$151
	8	2	SHELBY SIXTYSIX	Danny Williams	Nick Heywood	8.02L	6	60kg		$151
		4	KALLOS	James Cummings			0
		10	ON THE LEAD	Richard & Will Freedman	Brett Prebble		0
		8	ZAPATEO	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Concorde Stakes Betting Odds

The top Concorde Stakes 2023 betting odds will be open below the week of the race courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.

Nature Strip ($1.50 in 2021) and Eduardo ($2.70 in 2022) are the latest Concorde Stakes favourites to win. Nature Strip finally saluted for the punters in 2021 after twice being beaten in the event in 2019 and 2020.

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2023 Concorde Stakes Form Guide 

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2023 Concorde Stakes Tips 

Stay tuned for our insider Concorde Stakes 2023 Tips on the now million-dollar The Everest lead-up race. 

2023 Concorde Stakes Field

The official 2023 Concorde Stakes field is released by Racing NSW the Wednesday of race week with the full line-up of potential The Everest horses to be published below.

2023 Concorde Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Concorde Stakes in 2023 close the Monday of race week.

Concorde Stakes History

The Concorde Stakes became a listed race in 1990 following one year as an unlisted event. Alpine Flyer won the inaugural edition in 1989.

Registered as the Concorde Stakes the race has never really been known by any other sponsor name.

In 1997 the Concorde Stakes was upgraded to Group 3 and has held this status since. Initially held at Rosehill Racecourse the Concorde Stakes shifted to Warwick Farm for the 2011 and 2012 editions. Since 2013 it has been held at Royal Randwick Racecourse.

Initially raced over 1100m in 2013 the Concorde Stakes began to be held over 1000m.

Notable Concorde Stakes winners include Guineas (1999), Armidale (1997), and Joanne (1991).

Redzel made history with his back-to-back wins taking out the Concorde Stakes – The Everest double in 2017 and 2018 before winning the Concorde for a third time in 2019.

In 2021 Chris Waller’s brilliant sprinter Nature Strip, subsequent 2021 The Everest winner and 2022 King’s Stand Stakes champion in the UK, saluted as the odds-on favourite in his third attempt in the event.

Concorde Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

Concorde Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Concorde Stakes	1st	Remarque	56.57 seconds
	2nd	In Secret
	3rd	Bella Nipotina
2022 Concorde Stakes	1st	Eduardo	59.55 seconds
	2nd	Athelric
	3rd	Handle The Truth
2021 Concorde Stakes	1st	Nature Strip	56.66 seconds
	2nd	Wild Ruler
	3rd	Trekking
2020 Concorde Stakes	1st	Gytrash	55.81 seconds
	2nd	Nature Strip
	3rd	Dirty Work
2019 Concorde Stakes	1st	Redzel	56.28 seconds
	2nd	Pierata
	3rd	Graff
2018 Concorde Stakes	1st	Redzel	56.19 seconds
	2nd	Kaepernick
	3rd	Invincible Star
2017 Concorde Stakes	1st	Redzel	56.2 seconds
	2nd	Spieth
	3rd	Nieta
2016 Concorde Stakes	1st	Felines	59.3 seconds
	2nd	Federal
	3rd	Craftiness
2015 Concorde Stakes	1st	Shiraz	0 minutes 57.7 seconds
	2nd	Craftiness
	3rd	Ball Of Muscle
2014 Concorde Stakes	1st	Wouldnt It Be Nice	0 minutes 59.4 seconds
	2nd	Nuclear Class
	3rd	Rain Affair
2013 Concorde Stakes	1st	Decision Time	0 minutes 56.0 seconds
	2nd	Sessions
	3rd	Delago Bolt
2012 Concorde Stakes	1st	Tiger Tees	1 minute 04.1 seconds
	2nd	Mrs Onassis
	3rd	Satin Shoes
2011 Concorde Stakes	1st	Decision Time	1 minute 02.8 seconds
	2nd	Winter King
	3rd	Monton
2010 Concorde Stakes	1st	Reward For Effort	1 minute 03.3 seconds
	2nd	Winter King
	3rd	Trusting
2009 Concorde Stakes	1st	Friday Creek	1 minute 03.8 seconds
	2nd	McClintock
	3rd	Ahdashim
2008 Concorde Stakes	1st	Typhoon Zed	1 minute 03.4 seconds
	2nd	Raheeb
	3rd	Hurried Choice
2007 Concorde Stakes	1st	Race Not Held	–
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2006 Concorde Stakes	1st	Mustard	1 minute 03.5 seconds
	2nd	Regal Cheer
	3rd	Fox Lake
2005 Concorde Stakes	1st	Red Oog	1 minute 04.0 seconds
	2nd	Dance The Waves
	3rd	Spark Of Life
2004 Concorde Stakes	1st	Taikun	1 minute 02.8 seconds
	2nd	Fouardee
	3rd	Star Of Florida
2003 Concorde Stakes	1st	Private Steer	1 minute 04.2 seconds
	2nd	Strabane
	3rd	Gullcatcher
2002 Concorde Stakes	1st	Fouardee	1 minute 02.8 seconds
	2nd	Into The Night
	3rd	Century Kid
2001 Concorde Stakes	1st	Phoenix Park	1 minute 03.2 seconds
	2nd	Lord Essex
	3rd	Spinning Hill
2000 Concorde Stakes	1st	Condotti	1 minute 04.1 seconds
	2nd	Palladium Star
	3rd	King Of Acapulco