Thoroughbred Club Stakes

The Thoroughbred Club Stakes is a Group 3 sprint for three-year-old fillies held at Caulfield Racecourse on Thousand Guineas Day in November.

2023 Thoroughbred Club Stakes Results

  • 1st: #13 Brazen Style
  • 2nd: #12 Miraval Rose
  • 3rd: #2 Saltaire



The Thoroughbred Club Stakes is a Group 3 1200m sprint conducted at Caulfield Racecourse during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Held under set weights plus penalties conditions and restricted to three year old fillies, the Thoroughbred Club Stakes provides a perfect opportunity for young fillies to showcase their talent in a highly competitive environment. With $200,000 prize money on offer, this is a lucrative race for connections of the winner.

The Thoroughbred Club Stakes is currently run on the new-look Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Day program in mid to late November. Racing at the meeting is headlined by two Group 1 races with the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes and Thousand Guineas.

The Group 3 MVRC Champagne Stakes – now run as the Scarborough Stakes – is a good lead up event to watch as a number of fillies have come off a run in that including Invincible Star (7th in 2017).

In 2008, for example, Impressive Eagle improved on a Champagne Stakes third to take out second in this event. In 2009, Avenue won both events. The next year, Solar Charged came second in both events. The year after that (2011), Platelet won this following a second in the Champagne Stakes. In 2016 Hear The Chant improved on a lead-up last in the Champagne Stakes at Moonee Valley for her win.

More recently the 2019 Champagne Stakes winner Loving Gaby ran second in the Thoroughbred Club Stakes results before backing-up to win the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on Cox Plate Eve.

In 2020 Swats That became the latest filly to complete the MVRC Champagne Stakes – Thoroughbred Club Stakes double. She then ran second in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes down the straight at Flemington.

The 2022 MVRC Champagne Stakes form was also franked with the third place-getter English Riviera going on to win that year’s Thoroughbred Club Stakes on Caulfield Guineas Day.

Following a good run in the Thoroughbred Club Stakes, fillies might continue on to any number of races, depending on their preferred campaign.

In 2018 the Thoroughbred Club Stakes winner Sunlight went on to beat the boys in the Coolmore Stud Stakes. She also won the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap / William Reid Stakes double down the Flemington straight the following autumn.

As of 2023 the Thoroughbred Club Stakes is now run after the Coolmore Stud Stakes.

The 2023 Thoroughbred Club Stakes ran on Saturday November 18, 2023 at the tail end of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival and was won in a narrow upset by 50/1 outsider Brazen Style for trainer Shane Nichols. 

Thoroughbred Club Stakes 2023
Date: Saturday November 18, 2023
Track: Caulfield Racecourse
Distance: 1200m
Race Type: 3YO Fillies SW+P
Status: Group 3
Prize Money: $200,000

2023 Thoroughbred Club Stakes Results

  • 1st: #13 Brazen Style ($51)
  • 2nd: #12 Miraval Rose
  • 3rd: #2 Saltaire

Shane Nichols’ in-form Brazen Beau filly Brazen Style ($51) handed a notable rise in grade to post her first Group 3 success with a narrow boil-over in the 2023 Thoroughbred Club Stakes results.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 13 BRAZEN STYLE Shane Nichols Craig Newitt 11 56kg $51
2 12 MIRAVAL ROSE Grahame Begg Jordan Childs 0.1L 12 56kg $3.40F
3 2 SALTAIRE John O’Shea Blake Shinn 2.35L 10 57kg $3.60
4 7 COMMEMORATIVE James Cummings James McDonald 3.6L 6 56kg $3.60
5 9 HEARCOMESTHESTAR John Moloney Damien Oliver 5.35L 9 56kg $16
6 5 LOVAZOU Danny O’Brien Billy Egan 5.55L 8 56kg $18
7 1 DE SONIC BOOM Anthony & Sam Freedman Ben Allen 5.75L 3 58kg $15
8 10 DIAMOND DECORATOR Pat Carey & Harris Walker Beau Mertens 5.85L 7 56kg $41
9 3 DIVINE GLORY Peter & Paul Snowden Michael Dee 5.95L 5 56kg $41
10 6 MATERIAL DREAMS Nick Ryan Luke Currie 6.15L 4 56kg $21
11 8 JUST GISELLA Michael Freedman Ms Jamie Kah 6.25L 1 56kg $31
12 4 ATLANTIC SPIRIT Tom Conlan Jamie Mott 7L 2 56kg $61
11 MISS ROUMBINI Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Mark Zahra 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Thoroughbred Club Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Thoroughbred Club Stakes 2023 odds and betting markets on this year’s line-up of hopeful three-year-old fillies will be detailed in a table below complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as markets on the Caulfield Group 3 are released.

Swats That ($2.80 in 2020) was the last favourite in Thoroughbred Club Stakes betting to win.

There was a notable upset in 2021 with Sneaky Five winning at Thoroughbred Club Stakes odds of $26 and again in 2023 with Brazen Style winning at $51.

2023 Thoroughbred Club Stakes Field

The Thoroughbred Club Stakes field tends to attract handy fillies with fairly extensive black-type experience. Fillies tend to contest the Thoroughbred Club Stakes field following success in other black-type events, rather than stepping up to it for the first time.

The 2023 Thoroughbred Club Stakes field and barrier draw are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be provided for punters in full below as soon as released by Racing Victoria.

2023 Thoroughbred Club Stakes Nominations

The Thoroughbred Club Stakes 2023 nominations close the Monday of race week and will be published below.

Thoroughbred Club Stakes History

Inaugurated in 1976, the Thoroughbred Club Stakes has had plenty of time to become an accepted and almost fundamental feature of the spring racing carnival. There’s little doubt that the Thoroughbred Club Stakes plays an important role in the development of a lot of young fillies.

Between its inception and 1999, the Thoroughbred Club Stakes was held over 1400m. At 1200m, the Thoroughbred Club Stakes today occupies an important slot on the first day of the three day Caulfield Cup Carnival, Caulfield Guineas Day.

The Thoroughbred Club Stakes has recently been run as the Maroona Stakes.

Notable Thoroughbred Club Stakes winners include Boardwalk Angel (1988), Vigil (1995), Cornwall Queen (1997), Queen Of The Hill (2005), Platelet (2011), Missy Longstocking (2013), Earthquake (2014), and Sunlight (2018).

Thoroughbred Club Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

Thoroughbred Club Stakes Results

Year Place Horse Time
2023
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Brazen Style 1 minute 10.04 seconds
2nd Miraval Rose
3rd Saltaire
2022
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st English Riviera 1 minute 10.55 seconds
2nd Mumbai Jewel
3rd La Danseuse Rouge
2021
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Sneaky Five 1 minute 10.95 seconds
2nd New York Baby
3rd Crystal Bound
2020
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Swats That 1 minute 10.41 seconds
2nd Muntaseera
3rd Bella Nipotina
2019
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st California Zimbol 1 minute 9.89 seconds
2nd Loving Gaby
3rd Don’ttelltheboss
2018
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Sunlight 1 minute 10.15 seconds
2nd Humma Humma
3rd Meryl
2017
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Invincible Star 1 minute 9.52 seconds
2nd Counterplay
3rd Jorda
2016
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Hear The Chant 1 minute 9.76 seconds
2nd My Country
3rd Modern Wonder
2015
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Serene Majesty 1 minute 9.7 seconds
2nd Secret Agenda
3rd Harlem River
2014
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Earthquake 1 minute 9.5 seconds
2nd Tawteen
3rd More Radiant
2013
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Missy Longstocking 1 minute 11.1 seconds
2nd Anatina
3rd Bulbula
2012
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Cavalry Rose 1 minute 10.0 seconds
2nd Mareeza
3rd Saturn Rock
2011
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Platelet 1 minute 11.9 seconds
2nd The Fairy’s Kiss
3rd Hollyweird
2010
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Solar Charged 1 minute 09.1 seconds
2nd Jesse’s Girl
3rd Dance Of The Ocean
2009
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Avenue 1 minute 09.7 seconds
2nd Headway
3rd Kanzan
2008
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Damselfly 1 minute 11.7 seconds
2nd Impressive Eagle
3rd Okaylah
2007
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Gamble Me 1 minute 10.0 seconds
2nd Vivacious Spirit
3rd Belcentra
2006
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Splashing Out 1 minute 11.1 seconds
2nd Corton Charlemagne
3rd Flame Of Sydney
2005
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Queen Of The Hill 1 minute 11.1 seconds
2nd Jadescent
3rd Readyforcatherine
2004
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Emlozza 1 minute 10.9 seconds
2nd Miss Mooney Mooney
3rd Tahni Girl
2003
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Crown Princess 1 minute 10.0 seconds
2nd Harley Ma
3rd Beautiful Gem
2002
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Innovation Girl 1 minute 09.5 seconds
2nd Sensational Spot
3rd Toast Of The Coast
2001
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Patterns 1 minute 11.1 seconds
2nd Hello Boys
3rd Swing A Deal
2000
Thoroughbred Club Stakes
1st Arrabeea 1 minute 11.4 seconds
2nd Queen
3rd Belle Ball

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