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The HDF McNeil Stakes is a Group 3 1200m sprint for three year old horses. Run under set weights with penalties conditions the HDF McNeil Stakes is worth a total of $200,000 prize money.

Hosted at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne the HDF McNeil Stakes forms an important part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Held on Memsie Stakes Day the McNeil Stakes shares its race program with a number of other black-type events. Other races held on the same day include:

• Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m),
• Group 3 The Heath 1100 (1100m), and the
• Group 3 WW Cockram Stakes (1200m).

Scheduled at the outset of the Spring Racing Carnival the McNeil Stakes play an important role in guiding form understanding for the remainder of the year.

Quite a few handy three years olds run in the McNeil Stakes. It’s a very competitive race and is well worth watching as it could lead to a run in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Merchant Navy (2017) was the last horse to do the HDF McNeil Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double. The HDF McNeil Stakes also serves as a good lead-up race for three-year-olds looking to step-up in distance to a mile for the Thousand Guineas and Caulfield Guineas races at Caulfield later in the spring.

Super Seth (2019) was the last horse to complete the HDF McNeil Stakes – Caulfield Guineas double.

The form out of the 2021 HDF McNeil Stakes was franked with the winner Bruckner going on to run second in that year’s Coolmore Stud Stakes.

The 2021 runner-up Artorious meanwhile ran fourth in Sydney’s Golden Rose, and third in both the Caulfield Guineas and Coolmore Stud Stakes.

Artorious would further frank the form with a brilliant third overseas at Royal Ascot in 2022’s Group 1 Platinum Jubilee Stakes (1207m).

The HDF McNeil Stakes winner Jacquinot franked the form winning Sydney’s Golden Rose Stakes next start before a fifth in that year’s The Everest results. He also returned in the autumn to win the 2023 CF Orr Stakes.

In 2023 the HDF McNeil Stakes winner Veight went on to run second in the Caulfield Guineas quinella that spring before an autumn return to further frank the form with a Group 1 Australian Guineas second and then Group 1 George Ryder Stakes win in 2024 over the older horses.

The HDF McNeil Stakes 2024 runs on Saturday, August 31st, 2024 as part of Caulfield’s Memsie Stakes Day card. 

2024 McNeil Stakes Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2024 McNeil Stakes Betting Odds

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2024 McNeil Stakes Form

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2024 McNeil Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider HDF McNeil Stakes 2024 Tips on the spring lead-up for 3YOs.

• To Win: TBD

2024 McNeil Stakes Field

The 2024 McNeil Stakes field of final acceptances will be published in full below once announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to Memsie Stakes Day.

2024 HDF McNeil Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the HDF McNeil Stakes 2024 close the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.

HDF McNeil Stakes History

The HDF McNeil Stakes was inaugurated in 1989 and has continued to provide excellent racing action ever since.

Good Old Ted took out the first edition of the McNeil Stakes, and since then several renowned horses have seen success.

Originally called the HDF McNeil Quality, the race name was changed for the 2005 edition to its current form.

Up to and including 2005 the McNeil Stakes was raced over 1100 metres. Since 2006 it has remained at its current distance of 1200 metres. The McNeil Stakes was granted listed status in 1991, which it held until being upgraded to Group 3 in 1999. The race has remained a Group 2 event since then.

Notable McNeil Stakes winners include Danzero (1994), Miss Finland (2006), Scenic Blast (2007), Starspangledbanner (2009), Merchant Navy (2017), and that year’s Caulfield Guineas champion Super Seth (2019).

McNeil Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

HDF McNeil Stakes Results