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The $2 million Hill Stakes is a Group 2 staying event now held at Rosehill Gardens in October and has proved a nice recent guide to the Ladbrokes Cox Plate in Melbourne.
The Hill Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age race held at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse in late September or early October and now offers an impressive $2 million in total prize money as of 2023.
Ahead of the 2023 edition the Hill Stakes distance was dropped from 2000m to 1900m with the event now taking place at Rosehill Gardens on its own feature race meeting.
The event makes a nice race for spring staying types starting to warm-up towards a possible Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival bid and a target race like the Group 1 $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley at the end of October. Saintly (1996), however, was the last horse to do the Hill Stakes – Cox Plate double.
Horses may come into the Hill Stakes field via a lead-up run in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick – a double recently completed by Trusting (2011), Hartnell (2016) and Think It Over (2021). Hartnell went on to run second to superstar mare Winx in the Cox Plate results of 2016 and third in that year’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m).
The Group 1 George Main Stakes previously served as a lead-up and Kolding (2020) was the last horse to complete the George Main Stakes – Hill Stakes double, while in 2021 Think It Over improved on George Main third to win the Hill Stakes. In 2023 the George Main Stakes was moved to later in the month and renamed the King Charles III Stakes.
The Hill Stakes is also one of four lead-up races that offers a $500,000 bonus to any horse that can win it plus Rosehill’s $750,000 Rosehill Gold Cup (2000m) on Golden Eagle Day. Think It Over (2021) was the latest horse to complete the Hill Stakes – Rosehill Gold Cup double.
Think It Over further franked the form out of the 2021 Hill Stakes enjoying an outstanding autumn the following year including his Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) success at 40/1 in 2022.
The 2021 Hill Stakes form was franked with the winner Cascadian continuing his spring campaign with a next-up win as the odds-on favourite in the Group 3 Craven Plate on Caulfield Cup Day. He would return the following autumn and run second in the All-Star Mile before winning the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington in 2023.
This spring the $2 million Hill Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday October 7, 2023 over 1900m at Rosehill Gardens and was won by class Group 1 mare Montefilia ($3.40F) who saluted for the punters with a swooping run.
2023 Hill Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday October 7, 2023 |
Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
Distance: | 1900m |
Race Type: | Weight-for-age |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prize Money: | $2,000,000 |
The now Chris Waller-trained Kermadec mare Montefilia ($3.40F) sliced into the clear a furlong out from the line before coming home with a swooping late run to salute for the punters in the 2023 Hill Stakes results and return to winning form for the first time since the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes in March of 2022.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 11 | MONTEFILIA | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 2 | 57kg | $3.40F | |||
2 | 7 | HOO YA MAL (GB) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 0.52L | 6 | 59kg | $4.80 | ||
3 | 6 | PROTAGONIST (FR) | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 0.87L | 1 | 59kg | $6.50 | ||
4 | 2 | ZEYREK (FR) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 1.94L | 7 | 59kg | $9.50 | ||
5 | 5 | NO COMPROMISE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tyler Schiller | 2.07L | 14 | 59kg | $61 | ||
6 | 3 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Billy Egan | 2.56L | 12 | 59kg | $15 | ||
7 | 12 | HINGED | Chris Waller | Brett Prebble | 2.68L | 5 | 57kg | $13 | ||
8 | 4 | LUNCIES (GB) | Kris Lees | Tim Clark | 2.89L | 3 | 59kg | $51 | ||
9 | 1 | NUMERIAN (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Ryan Maloney | 3.5L | 13 | 59kg | $16 | ||
10 | 8 | SKY LAB | Paul Perry | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 3.73L | 4 | 59kg | $26 | ||
11 | 13 | MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 4.06L | 9 | 57kg | $91 | ||
12 | 14 | FIREBURN | Gary Portelli | Jason Collett | 5.26L | 11 | 56kg | $15 | ||
13 | 10 | MOUNT POPA (IRE) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Koby Jennings | 6.75L | 10 | 59kg | $201 | ||
14 | 9 | HOSIER (IRE) | Mark Minervini | Ms Rachel King | 7.2L | 8 | 59kg | $21 | ||
16e | IRONCLAD (GB) | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | 0 | |||||||
15e | HEZASHOCKA (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Zac Lloyd (a) | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Hill Stakes betting is traditionally led by gallopers coming off an earlier Sydney run in races held over the Randwick mile.
The latest Hill Stakes 2023 odds and betting links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released.
Think It Over ($1.75 in 2021) and Montefilia ($3.40 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Hill Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
Stay tuned for our insider Hill Stakes 2023 Tips on the potential Group 1-bound gallopers to back and sack in the $2 million showdown.
Open edition of the now very lucrative Hill Stakes and it has been a long time between drinks for the favourite Montefilia. Still, after her eye-catching run last time out the now Chris Waller-trained Kermadec mare looks like she could be ready to return to winning form. We have to go back to March 22 to find her last victory when defeating Melbourne Cup winning mare Verry Elleegant home in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at the Rosehill track in the wet. She ran third to Cascadian in this race last year over the 2000m before a Caulfield Cup fourth. It is 1900m this year and she has the Spring Cups in sight again. Strong autumn included Group 1 seconds in the Ranvet and Tancred here. Right track, distance may be a little short, but she is fourth-up and rock hard fit. Big run when third to Just Fine in the Group 3 Kingston Town back on September 16. That form was franked with the winner proving all class to salute in the Group 1 The Metropolitan last weekend. Now it is Montefilia’s turn.
The Hill Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of gallopers each spring, many of which head south later during the carnival to contest the Melbourne majors like the Cox Plate.
The official 2023 Hill Stakes field of final acceptances and barrier draw will be released on the Wednesday leading-up to the race and will be published in full below.
The Hill Stakes 2023 final field features a bumper line-up of Caulfield and Melbourne Cup bound stayers led in betting by last year’s third placed mare Montefilia.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2023 Hill Stakes field and betting markets.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 50x426256x | NUMERIAN (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Ryan Maloney | 15 | 59kg | 110 | ||
2 | x121735x45 | ZEYREK (FR) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 7 | 59kg | 107 | ||
3 | 6746×40311 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Billy Egan | 14 | 59kg | 106 | ||
4 | 22x22418x9 | LUNCIES (GB) | Kris Lees | Tim Clark | 3 | 59kg | 105 | ||
5 | 07x20480x4 | NO COMPROMISE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tyler Schiller | 16 | 59kg | 105 | ||
6 | 102x100x24 | PROTAGONIST (FR) | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 1 | 59kg | 105 | ||
7 | 3223180×57 | HOO YA MAL (GB) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 6 | 59kg | 104 | ||
8 | x67521x405 | SKY LAB | Paul Perry | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 4 | 59kg | 103 | ||
9 | 0x6x824193 | HOSIER (IRE) | Mark Minervini | Ms Rachel King | 8 | 59kg | 101 | ||
10 | 3x9x0050x8 | MOUNT POPA (IRE) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Koby Jennings | 10 | 59kg | 101 | ||
11 | 0x5229x863 | MONTEFILIA | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 2 | 57kg | 113 | ||
12 | 8x26844x40 | HINGED | Chris Waller | Brett Prebble | 5 | 57kg | 108 | ||
13 | 115x0x06x9 | MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 9 | 57kg | 104 | ||
14 | x694341x88 | FIREBURN | Gary Portelli | Jason Collett | 11 | 56kg | 101 | ||
15e | 3x05420x80 | HEZASHOCKA (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Zac Lloyd (a) | 12 | 59kg | 101 | ||
16e | 402369×901 | IRONCLAD (GB) | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | 13 | 59kg | 100 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The early Hill Stakes nominations for 2023 close the Monday of race week and will be listed in full below once announced by Racing NSW.
The 2023 Hill Stakes nominations attracted a bumper line-up of potential Spring Cups-bound staying types led in all-in betting by the likes of Chris Waller’s Queen Of The Turf Stakes winning mare Atishu and the Edward Cummings-trained Duais who caught the eye with a last start third in Melbourne’s Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) behind Alligator Blood.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 291x2570x4 | GOLD TRIP (FR) | H | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 1 | 59kg | 115 | ||
2 | 0x5229x863 | MONTEFILIA | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 2 | 57kg | 113 | ||
3 | 23x216Px52 | ATISHU (NZ) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 3= | 57kg | 111 | ||
4 | 880x43x793 | DUAIS | M | 6 | Edward Cummings | 3= | 57kg | 111 | ||
5 | 50x426256x | NUMERIAN (IRE) | G | 8 | Annabel Neasham | 5 | 59kg | 110 | ||
6 | 3x3x907x00 | EL BODEGON (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 6= | 59kg | 109 | ||
7 | 42x1442x36 | HOPE IN YOUR HEART | M | 5 | Kerry Parker | 6= | 57kg | 109 | ||
8 | 8x26844x40 | HINGED | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 8 | 57kg | 108 | ||
9 | x121735x45 | ZEYREK (FR) | G | 7 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 9 | 59kg | 107 | ||
10 | 1111121×25 | RIGHT YOU ARE | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 10= | 59kg | 106 | ||
11 | 6746×40311 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | G | 6 | Danny O’Brien | 10= | 59kg | 106 | ||
12 | x51761x573 | OSIPENKO (NZ) | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 10= | 58kg | 106 | ||
13 | 22x22418x9 | LUNCIES (GB) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 13= | 59kg | 105 | ||
14 | 07x20480x4 | NO COMPROMISE (NZ) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 13= | 59kg | 105 | ||
15 | 102x100x24 | PROTAGONIST (FR) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 13= | 59kg | 105 | ||
16 | 52x131x8x0 | DUKE DE SESSA (IRE) | H | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 16= | 59kg | 104 | ||
17 | 3223180×57 | HOO YA MAL (GB) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 16= | 59kg | 104 | ||
18 | 115x0x06x9 | MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 16= | 57kg | 104 | ||
19 | x67521x405 | SKY LAB | G | 6 | Paul Perry | 19= | 59kg | 103 | ||
20 | x51210x048 | LINDERMANN | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 19= | 58kg | 103 | ||
21 | 3x05420x80 | HEZASHOCKA (NZ) | G | 6 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 21= | 59kg | 101 | ||
22 | 0x6x824193 | HOSIER (IRE) | G | 7 | Mark Minervini | 21= | 59kg | 101 | ||
23 | 3x9x0050x8 | MOUNT POPA (IRE) | G | 9 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 21= | 59kg | 101 | ||
24 | x694341x88 | FIREBURN | M | 4 | Gary Portelli | 21= | 56kg | 101 | ||
25 | 402369×901 | IRONCLAD (GB) | G | 8 | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | 25 | 59kg | 100 | ||
26 | 13183×4602 | MISSION PHOENIX | G | 7 | Joseph Pride | 26 | 59kg | 90 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
First held in 1921 and won by Beauford, the Hill Stakes was originally a 10 furlong race which was then changed to 1750m up until 1990 and again in 2001. In 2011 the race began to be run over 2000m. The race was not held in 2007 however there have been plenty of double winners in this event including Phar Lap.
In 2021 the Hill Stakes prize money was doubled to $1 million in stakes.
Hill Stakes double winners: Desert War (2005-06), Toi Port (1963-64), Redcraze (1956-57), Hydrogen (1952-53), Yaralla (1942-43), Gold Rod (1938-39), Chatham (1933-34), Peter Pan III (1932, 35), Phar Lap (1930-31), Limerick (1927-28), and The Hawk (1923,25).
In 2023 the Hill Stakes was moved from Randwick over 2000m to Rosehill over 1900m with stakes increased to an impressive $2 million.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Hill Stakes |
1st | Montefilia | 1 minute 55.88 seconds (Held over 1900m) |
2nd | Hoo Ya Mal | ||
3rd | Protagonist | ||
2022 Hill Stakes |
1st | Cascadian | 2 minutes 6.61 seconds |
2nd | Numerian | ||
3rd | Montefilia | ||
2021 Hill Stakes |
1st | Think It Over | 2 minutes 3.12 seconds |
2nd | Shared Ambition | ||
3rd | Cepheus | ||
2020 Hill Stakes |
1st | Kolding | 2 minutes 1.26 seconds |
2nd | Avilius | ||
3rd | Fierce Impact | ||
2019 Hill Stakes |
1st | Verry Elleegant | 2 minutes 5.03 seconds |
2nd | Samadoubt | ||
3rd | Life Less Ordinary | ||
2018 Hill Stakes |
1st | Ace High | 2 minute 2.57 seconds |
2nd | It’s Somewhat | ||
3rd | Egg Tart | ||
2017 Hill Stakes |
1st | Classic Uniform | 1 minute 49.98 seconds (over 1800m) |
2nd | Embley | ||
3rd | Mackintosh | ||
2016 Hill Stakes |
1st | Hartnell | 2 minutes 4.11 seconds |
2nd | Who Shot Thebarman | ||
3rd | Storm The Stars | ||
2015 Hill Stakes |
1st | Preferment | 2 minutes 6.81 seconds |
2nd | Magic Hurricane | ||
3rd | Complacent | ||
2014 Hill Stakes |
1st | Junoob | 2 minutes 6.12 seconds |
2nd | Criterion | ||
3rd | Bagman | ||
2013 Hill Stakes |
1st | Moriarty | 2 minutes 3.62 seconds |
2nd | Glencadam Gold | ||
3rd | Masked Marvel | ||
2012 Hill Stakes |
1st | Lamasery | 2 minutes 6.25 seconds |
2nd | Mourayan | ||
3rd | Lights Of Heaven | ||
2011 Hill Stakes |
1st | Trusting | 2 minutes 2.93 seconds |
2nd | Hawk Island | ||
3rd | Tullamore | ||
2010 Hill Stakes |
1st | Descarado | 1 minute 56.48 seconds |
2nd | Triple Honour | ||
3rd | Purple | ||
2009 Hill Stakes |
1st | Miss Marielle | 1 minute 56.13 seconds |
2nd | Pacino | ||
3rd | Roman Emperor | ||
2008 Hill Stakes |
1st | Fiumicino | 1 minute 57.38 seconds |
2nd | Dealer Principal | ||
3rd | Hurrah | ||
2007 Hill Stakes |
Race Not Held | ||
2006 Hill Stakes |
1st | Desert War | 1 minute 56.28 seconds |
2nd | Eremein | ||
3rd | Grand Zulu | ||
2005 Hill Stakes |
1st | Desert War | 1 minute 56.67 seconds |
2nd | Portland Singa | ||
3rd | Dizelle | ||
2004 Hill Stakes |
1st | Natural Blitz | 1 minute 56.62 seconds |
2nd | Vouvray | ||
3rd | Just Polite | ||
2003 Hill Stakes |
1st | Excellerator | 1 minute 56.84 seconds |
2nd | Platinum Scissors | ||
3rd | Carnegie Express | ||
2002 Hill Stakes |
1st | Dress Circle | 1 minute 56.63 seconds |
2nd | Bedouin | ||
3rd | Republic Lass | ||
2001 Hill Stakes |
1st | Mulan Princess | 1 minute 47.02 seconds |
2nd | Altiero | ||
3rd | Dottoressa | ||
2000 Hill Stakes |
1st | Pasta Express | 1 minute 57.83 seconds |
2nd | Pravda | ||
3rd | Padfoot Charlie |