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The The Heath 1100 Stakes is a Group 3 1100 metre sprint held at Melbourne’s renowned Caulfield Racecourse on Memsie Stakes Day in late August or early September.

Open to horses aged four years and older, The Heath is run under set weights with penalties conditions. The Heath 1100 field usually attracts a decent variety of gallopers, with some of Melbourne’s classier sprinters often entering the field. While only a Group 3 event, The Heath’s calendar spot and the lack of other options means that it attracts a worthy field.

Those horses that perform well in The Heath usually go on to continue their spring campaigns during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. For this reason, it’s always a good idea to check out the from in The Heath.

The race can serve as a guide to upcoming features including even Randwick’s $14 million The Everest (1200m) – the richest turf race in the world.

One of the major lead up races to The Heath is the Aurie’s Star Handicap (1200m), a Group 3 sprint held at Flemington Racecourse. Many horses who have a good run in The Heath might go on to contest the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m).

The Heath 1100 shares its race program with three other Group events: the Group 1 Memsie Stakes, Group 3 McNeil Stakes and Group 3 Cockram Stakes. 

The The Heath 2019 ran on Saturday August 31, 2019 and was won in an upset by $41 outsider Crystal Dreamer.

2019 The Heath
Date:	Saturday August 31, 2019
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	4YO&UP – SW+P
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$160,000

2019 The Heath 1100 Stakes Results

• 1st: #7 Crystal Dreamer
• 2nd: #3 Gytrash
• 3rd: #1 Ball Of Muscle

The official The Heath 1100 Stakes 2019 Results saw a massive upset with the Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra-trained Crystal Dreamer ($41) take out The Everest lead-up fresh in his first turf triumph in over 600 years. Crystal Dreamer was given a peach of a ride by jockey Damian Lane, the seven-year-old back to his best first-up after a lengthy injury induced spell. Hot favourite Vega Magic was disappointing, dropping out to run dead last.

Read more on the upset 2019 The Heath Stakes win by Crystal Dreamer now.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	7	CRYSTAL DREAMER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	–	3	57kg	$41
2	3	GYTRASH	Gordon Richards	Craig Williams	0.5L	6	58kg	$4.20
3	1	BALL OF MUSCLE	Joseph Pride	Glyn Schofield	0.9L	7	59kg	$4.20
4	6	BANDIPUR	Richard Laming	Michael Walker	1.9L	4	57kg	$31
5	2	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	2.1L	2	58.5kg	$71
6	8	GLENALL	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	2.5L	8	57kg	$19
7	5	MALAGUERRA	Lindsey Smith	Ben Melham	4.75L	5	57kg	$12
8	4	VEGA MAGIC	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	7.25L	1	57kg	$2.10F
–	9	EVERYDAY LADY	Will Clarken	Jamie Kah	–	0	–	–

2019 The Heath 1100 Stakes Odds

Updated The Heath 1100 Stakes 2019 odds and betting market links to the sprint showdown will be available right here once opened at Ladbrokes.com.au.

2019 The Heath 1100 Stakes Field

The 2019 The Heath field of final acceptors and barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be available below once announced by Racing Victoria.

The official The Heath 1100 Stakes 2019 Field drew just nine sprinters including the Lindsay Park-trained favourite Vega Magic who came up trumps in barrier one for his first run since a 20 length defeat in the autumn’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes in Sydney. Veteran nine-year-old Ball Of Muscle (8) is the other standout in the field, the short-distance specialist and dual Group 2 The Shorts winner back after winning the race 12 months ago.

Update: The 2019 The Heath 1100 Stakes Field is down to eight runners after Adelaide horseman Will Clarken chose to scratch his class mare #9 Everyday Lady (6) from a first-up run int he race.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	6x1101x19x	BALL OF MUSCLE	Joseph Pride	Glyn Schofield	8	59kg	112
2	821231510x	STREETS OF AVALON	Shane Nichols	Zac Spain	2	58.5kg	104
3	23x113011x	GYTRASH	Gordon Richards	Craig Williams	7	58kg	89
4	7x8x140x0x	VEGA MAGIC	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	1	57kg	113
5	730x03820x	MALAGUERRA	Lindsey Smith	Ben Melham	5	57kg	109
6	8×63114164	BANDIPUR	Richard Laming	Michael Walker	4	57kg	100
7	21143x657x	CRYSTAL DREAMER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	3	57kg	100
8	164x29044x	GLENALL	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dwayne Dunn	9	57kg	96
9	x12131740x	EVERYDAY LADY	Will Clarken	Jamie Kah	6	56kg	92

The Heath 1100 History

The Heath is named for Caulfield Racecourse, which is affectionately known by locals as “the heath”, a reference to its scrubby early days. The Heath has enjoyed a variety of names throughout history, some of which are listed below:

Period	Name
2016	Resimax Stakes
2015	TheShark.com.au Stakes
2014	The Heath 1100
2012-13	TheShark.com.au Stakes
2008-11	Clamms Seafood Stakes
2007	Martha Cove Classic
2006	The Heath 1100
2004-05	Jayco Plate
2003	Australian Racing Museum Plate
2002	GB Galvanising Sprint
Up to 2001	Thomas North Handicap

The Heath was an unlisted race prior to 2005, when it was upgraded to listed. In 2013, The Heath received a further status upgrade to Group 3. Since 2002, The Heath has been held at Caulfield Racecourse and has been run over 1100 metres.

Notable The Heath winners include Lovely Jubly (2003), Atomic Force (2011), Samaready (2013) and subsequent two-time The Everest champion Redzel (2016). The Heath 1100 results since 2002 are listed below.

The Heath Results,

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 The Heath 1100	1st	Crystal Dreamer	1 minute 3.41 seconds
	2nd	Gytrash
	3rd	Ball Of Muscle
2018 The Heath 1100	1st	Ball Of Muscle	1 minute 3.51 seconds
	2nd	Voodoo Lad
	3rd	Brave Smash
2017 The Heath 1100	1st	Voodoo Lad	1 minute 3.6 seconds
	2nd	So Si Bon
	3rd	Crystal Dreamer
2016 The Heath 1100	1st	Redzel	1 minute 4.54 seconds
	2nd	Under the Louvre
	3rd	Santa Ana Lane
2015 The Heath 1100	1st	Bounding	1 minute 3.4 seconds
	2nd	Rich Enuff
	3rd	Miss Promiscuity
2014 The Heath 1100	1st	Flamberge	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Rifleman
	3rd	Hard Stride
2013 The Heath 1100	1st	Samaready	1 minute 4.4 seconds
	2nd	Chiaramonte
	3rd	Anise
2012 The Heath 1100	1st	Golden Archer	1 minute 2.7 seconds
	2nd	Mr Make Believe
	3rd	Platelet
2011 The Heath 1100	1st	Atomic Force	1 minute 2.7 seconds
	2nd	Testa My Patience
	3rd	Chosen To Fly
2010 The Heath 1100	1st	Rightfully Yours	1 minute 5.4 seconds
	2nd	Stanzout
	3rd	Returntosender
2009 The Heath 1100	1st	First Command	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Masked Assassin
	3rd	Here De Angels
2008 The Heath 1100	1st	Bel Mer	1 minute 4.04 seconds
	2nd	Red Element
	3rd	Monet Rules
2007 The Heath 1100	1st	Undue	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Typhoon Zed
	3rd	Satin Robes
2006 The Heath 1100	1st	Shadoways	1 minute 2.96 seconds
	2nd	Amyjaye Power
	3rd	Magnus
2005 The Heath 1100	1st	Classiconi	1 minute 6.6 seconds
	2nd	Brannigan
	3rd	Our Quivira
2004 The Heath 1100	1st	Monahan Tweed	1 minute 3.7 seconds
	2nd	Dane Again
	3rd	Pink Fit
2003 The Heath 1100	1st	Lovely Jubly	1 minute 5.0 seconds
	2nd	Captain Clipper
	3rd	Bomber Bill
2002 The Heath 1100	1st	Crystal Finale	1 minute 2.4 seconds
	2nd	Feel The Noise
	3rd	Prince Rubiton