The Summoned Stakes is a Group 3 race previously held at Sandown Racecourse at the end of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival on the second Saturday of November on Zipping Classic Day.

The 2021 Summoned Stakes and Zipping Classic Day card moved to late November at Caulfield Racecourse where it remained for the 2022 edition.

The 2023 Summoned Stakes ran at Caulfield on the first Saturday of December, while in 2024 the event runs on the final Saturday in November.

Raced over 1600m, increased from 1500m in 2021, the Summoned Stakes is held under set weights plus penalties conditions. Entry is restricted to mares aged four years and older.

With $200,000 prize money on offer, and as the only mares’ only event held on the card, the Summoned Stakes is quite a popular end-of-spring target and is named in honour of class broodmare Summoned.

The Summoned Stakes is held on Zipping Classic Day, which is one of the biggest days of racing at Sandown Racecourse (Caulfield in 2021) during the year. Other races on the program include the Group 2 Zipping Classic (1400m), Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m), Group 3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m), and the Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1300m).

Mares are typically pointed towards the Summoned Stakes at the tail end of a lengthy spring campaign. As Zipping Classic Day is essentially the last day of black-type racing in Melbourne for the spring, it’s a popular race for mares looking for some more prize money or further glory.

Typical lead up races include the Group 2 Salinger Stakes (1200m) and Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) – formerly the Myer Classic – over the Melbourne Cup Carnival, the latter producing recent Summoned Stakes winners Solicit (7th 2015) and Politeness (7th 2014). Politeness also went on to win the following year’s Myer Classic in 2015.

Missile Mantra (6th in 2020) followed by Steinem (9th in 2021) and My Whisper (10th in 2022) are the latest Summoned Stakes winning mares to salute on the back of a lead-up Empire Rose Stakes run.

The 2023 Summoned Stakes form was franked with the winner, Revolutionary Miss, running third next-up in the $1 million Magic Millions Cup at the Gold Coast in January of 2024.

The 2024 Summoned Stakes runs on Saturday November 30, 2024 at Caulfield Racecourse on Zipping Classic Day. 

2024 Summoned Stakes Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2024 Summoned Stakes Betting

The latest Summoned Stakes 2024 odds and betting markets will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and listed here at Races.com.au, so follow the links to back our Summoned Stakes tips at the hottest prices this spring.

Missile Mantra ($3.80 in 2020), Steinem ($2.60 in 2021), and Revolutionary Miss ($3.60 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Summoned Stakes betting to salute.

2024 Summoned Stakes Form Guide

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2024 Summoned Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Summoned Stakes Tips on the Zipping Classic Day event his November.

• To Win: #7 Electric Impulse ($11 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Great card closer with plenty of winning hopes in the Summoned Stakes but for value at double figures Electric Impulse for Henry Dwyer ticks a few boxes. Ben Melham rides the in-form daughter of Cable Bay from a favourable mid-field draw on a rain-affected track, and the five-year-old’s strike-rate on Soft and Heavy tracks is excellent. She’ll relish the conditions, has a strong record over the mile distance (3:2-0-1), and comes in with confidence off a Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Final victory at Flemington. Can surprise.

2024 Summoned Stakes Field

The Summoned Stakes field attracts a fairly decent host of mares every year. In recent years, the quality of the Summoned Stakes field has been recognised, with the race receiving an upgrade to Group 3 in 2013. Those mares who end up in the Summoned Stakes field may have come via a variety of preparations, ranging from non-black type to Group 1 feature events.

The 2024 Summoned Stakes final field is released on the Wednesday before race day and will be published below once announced by Racing Victoria.

The Summoned Stakes 2024 field features a smart line-up of mares led in betting by Ciaron Maher’s Inglis Bracelet winner Running By.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Summoned Stakes Nominations

The Summoned Stakes nominations attract a bumper list of early hopefuls, mares coming off lead-up races in earlier Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival events like the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) on Caulfield Cup Day in late October.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Summoned Stakes History

The Summoned Stakes was previously a listed race. However, years of consistently high-quality fields and decent racing led to the ARB upgrading the event to Group 3 prior to the 2013 edition.

It has developed a reputation for being an exciting race that attracts some of the standout mares of the spring racing carnival.

In 2013, the Summoned Stakes was held at Caulfield Racecourse due to upgrades taking place at Sandown.

In the future, the Summoned Stakes will very likely be further upgraded as it becomes a more popular end-of-season target for decent mares.

Notable Summoned Stakes winners include Politeness (2014) and Silent Sedition (2016), the latter going on to win the following autumn’s Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m).

In 2021 the Summoned Stakes ran over 1600m at Caulfield Racecourse.

Summoned Stakes Results