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The Ethereal Stakes is a Group 3 race for VRC Oaks-bound fillies held on Caulfield Cup Day.
The Ethereal Stakes is a Group 3 race held in October on Caulfield Cup Day for VRC Oaks-bound fillies during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
Named in honour of the 2011 Caulfield Cup – Melbourne Cup double winning mare Ethereal, the race is open only to three-year-old fillies and takes place at set weights plus penalties.
Offering $200,000 and contested over 2000m, the Ethereal Stakes is a traditional lead-up into the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) held the following month at Flemington during the coveted four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Pinot (2017) was the last filly to complete the Ethereal Stakes – VRC Oaks double, while the year before the Ethereal Stakes winner Eleonora (2016) ran third in the VRC Oaks (then Crown Oaks) next start.
The 2020 edition of the Ethereal Stakes ran on Saturday October 17, 2020 as part of a bumper Caulfield Cup Day program and was won by the Wakeful-bound Chica Fuerte.
Ethereal Stakes 2020 | |
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Date: | Saturday October 17, 2020 |
Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
Distance: | 2000m |
Race Type: | 3YOs Fillies – Set Weights + Penalties |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
Chica Fuerte ($5.50) led all-the-way thanks to a brilliant on-speed ride by jockey Ben Melham to dominate the 2020 Ethereal Stakes results on way to a Wakeful bid on Derby Day.
Click here to read more on the all-the-way Ethereal Stakes 2020 winner Chica Fuerte.
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 2 | CHICA FUERTE![]() |
Anthony & Sam Freedman | Ben Melham | 6 | 56kg | $5.50 | ||
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2 | 10 | SALTO ANGEL (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 1.75L | 3 | 56kg | $19 | |
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3 | 12 | STAR OF EDEN | Michael Moroney | Billy Egan | 1.95L | 5 | 56kg | $31 | |
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4 | 6 | PENSATO![]() |
James Cummings | William Pike | 2.7L | 1 | 56kg | $11 | |
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5 | 5 | SILHOUETTE | James Cummings | John Allen | 3.45L | 4 | 56kg | $4F | |
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6 | 4 | SUCCEED INDEED | Leon & Troy Corstens | Mark Zahra | 3.75L | 8 | 56kg | $4.40 | |
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7 | 1 | CAFE RIZU | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Craig Newitt | 4.75L | 16 | 56kg | $71 | |
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8 | 3 | STARELLE![]() |
Danny O’Brien | Damien Oliver | 4.85L | 9 | 56kg | $5 | |
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9 | 16 | MRS MURPHY (NZ) | Paul Rocke | Jake Noonan | 4.95L | 15 | 56kg | $201 | |
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10 | 14 | YATTON (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Jye McNeil | 6.7L | 12 | 56kg | $21 | |
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11 | 7 | ART GLASS | Grahame Begg | Craig Williams | 8.2L | 11 | 56kg | $61 | |
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12 | 15 | SWINDON LASS | Matthew Brown | Brian Higgins | 9.45L | 7 | 56kg | $151 | |
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13 | 11 | SELFLESS | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Michael Walker | 13.2L | 13 | 56kg | $31 | |
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14 | 9 | BLAZING LACE![]() |
Dan O’Sullivan | Luke Currie | 14.95L | 14 | 56kg | $101 | |
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15 | 13 | NORTHERN BLISS | Nigel Blackiston | Jamie Kah | 15.45L | 2 | 56kg | $101 | |
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16 | 8 | SHILAJIT (NZ) | Dan O’Sullivan | Michael Rodd | 16.45L | 10 | 56kg | $301 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Betting on the Ethereal Stakes 2020 opens the week of the race with all-in markets available at Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as the nominations are taken.
The latest Ethereal Stakes odds on the Oaks-bound fillies will be provided below as soon as released.
Verry Elleegant ($2.35 in 2018) was the last favourite in Ethereal Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
The official Ethereal Stakes 2020 Field & Barriers are announced the Wednesday leading-up to the Caulfield Cup. The day the Ethereal Stakes final acceptances close is also host to three Group status races at Caulfield for Blue Sapphire Stakes Day.
The 2020 Ethereal Stakes final field features 16 Oaks-bound fillies led in betting by Starelle and Chica Fuerte who ran second and third in the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes last time out.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 82×71180 | CAFE RIZU | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Craig Newitt | 16 | 56kg | 66 | |
2 | 32×123 | CHICA FUERTE![]() |
Anthony & Sam Freedman | Ben Melham | 6 | 56kg | 72 | |
3 | 2×552 | STARELLE![]() |
Danny O’Brien | Damien Oliver | 9 | 56kg | 73 | |
4 | 3×314 | SUCCEED INDEED | Leon & Troy Corstens | Mark Zahra | 8 | 56kg | 70 | |
5 | 4313×75 | SILHOUETTE | James Cummings | John Allen | 4 | 56kg | 64 | |
6 | 5x4x231 | PENSATO![]() |
James Cummings | William Pike | 1 | 56kg | 66 | |
7 | 48×001 | ART GLASS | Grahame Begg | Craig Williams | 11 | 56kg | 61 | |
8 | 79×10960 | SHILAJIT (NZ) | Dan O’Sullivan | Michael Rodd | 10 | 56kg | 58 | |
9 | 08×431799 | BLAZING LACE![]() |
Dan O’Sullivan | Luke Currie | 14 | 56kg | 60 | |
10 | 822 | SALTO ANGEL (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 3 | 56kg | 63 | |
11 | 10 | SELFLESS | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Michael Walker | 13 | 56kg | 63 | |
12 | 23 | STAR OF EDEN | Michael Moroney | Billy Egan | 5 | 56kg | 62 | |
13 | 4202 | NORTHERN BLISS | Nigel Blackiston | Jamie Kah | 2 | 56kg | 57 | |
14 | 344 | YATTON (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Jye McNeil | 12 | 56kg | 61 | |
15 | 565 | SWINDON LASS | Matthew Brown | Brian Higgins | 7 | 56kg | 59 | |
16 | 64 | MRS MURPHY (NZ) | Paul Rocke | Jake Noonan | 15 | 56kg | 56 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Ethereal Stakes was first conducted in 2000 making it one of the newer editions to the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
The event has gone by many names due to sponsorship purposes including its inaugural title – the Foster’s Light Ice Handicap. Originally it was a handicap race, but it is now a set weights plus penalties feature.
The Ethereal Stakes became a key VRC Oaks lead-up when upgraded to Group 3 status in 2015. It has been won by many quality fillies including Set Square (2014), that year’s VRC Oaks winner Pinot (2017) and the Chris Waller-trained Verry Elleegant (2018) who – as of publish – has won a subsequent four Group 1 races.
Ethereal Stakes results since the upgrade to Group 3 status are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Ethereal Stakes |
1st | Chica Fuerte | 2 minutes 07.20 seconds |
2nd | Salto Angel | ||
3rd | Star Of Eden | ||
2019 Ethereal Stakes |
1st | Gamay | 2 minutes 04.42 seconds |
2nd | Vegas Jewel | ||
3rd | Celestial Falls | ||
2018 Ethereal Stakes |
1st | Verry Ellegant | 2 minutes 5.56 seconds |
2nd | Aristia | ||
3rd | Sizzleme | ||
2017 Ethereal Stakes |
1st | Pinot | 2 minutes 2.71 seconds |
2nd | Rimraam | ||
3rd | Hiyaam | ||
2016 Ethereal Stakes |
1st | Eleonora | 2 minutes 5.31 seconds |
2nd | Tiamo Grace | ||
3rd | Savvan | ||
2015 Ethereal Stakes |
1st | Dawnie Perfect | 2 minutes 2.79 seconds |
2nd | Honesta | ||
3rd | Ambience | ||