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The Canterbury Stakes is a 1300m middle distance sprinting event held at Randwick Racecourse over the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Raced in early-mid March under weight-for-age conditions, the Canterbury Stakes offers $500,000 in prize money.

The Canterbury Stakes is one of two Group 1 races held at Royal Randwick on Randwick Guineas Day along with the Group 1 $1 million Randwick Guineas (1600m) for three-year-olds. There are a number of other Group status support races on the cards including the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) for the sprinters.

The Canterbury Stakes is an ideal lead-up race to the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) held a fortnight later at Rosehill Gardens, with the winner of the Canterbury Stakes exempt from the ballot for the George Ryder Stakes. The last galloper to complete the Canterbury Stakes – George Ryder Stakes double was Pierro (2013). More recently, the 2021 Canterbury Stakes winner The Bostonian went on to run second in that year’s George Ryder Stakes results.

Horses may come into the Canterbury Stakes field via an earlier autumn run in a host of lead-up sprints including the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick in February or the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) for the three-year-olds. Appearance (2014) was the last horse to do the Apollo Stakes – Canterbury Stakes double.

The Canterbury Stakes 2021 ran on Saturday March 6, 2021 and saw the previous year’s runner-up Savatiano go one better for her first Group 1 success. 

2021 Canterbury Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 6, 2021
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1300m
Race Type:	Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000

2021 Canterbury Stakes Results

• 1st: #8 Savatiano
• 2nd: #10 Mizzy
• 3rd: #7 Masked Crusader

James Cummings’ last start Expressway Stakes winning mare Savatiano went one better than her second in the race last year to salute for her maiden Group 1 success in the Canterbury Stakes 2021 results.

Click here to read more on the first Group 1 win by classy Godolphin-raced mare Savatiano. 

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	8	SAVATIANO	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman		3	57kg		$3.80
	2	10	MIZZY	Anthony Cummings	Regan Bayliss	0.1L	1	57kg		$71
	3	7	MASKED CRUSADER	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	1.4L	2	59kg		$5.50
	4	1	BIVOUAC	James Cummings	Glen Boss	1.8L	8	59kg		$3F
	5	2	DREAMFORCE	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller	2.9L	5	59kg		$14
	6	9	MADAM ROUGE	Chris Waller	James McDonald	3.1L	4	57kg		$13
	7	6	DAWN PASSAGE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	4.9L	7	59kg		$8
	8	3	SAMADOUBT	Bjorn Baker	Joshua Parr	6.2L	6	59kg		$21
	9	5	VICTOREM	Jenny Graham	Kerrin McEvoy	9L	9	59kg		$26
		11	PRAGUE	Annabel Neasham	Tom Marquand		0
		4	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Canterbury Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Canterbury Stakes 2021 odds and betting market links to the Group 1 Randwick feature at Ladbrokes.com.au this autumn will be provided below as soon as available.

2021 Canterbury Stakes Field

The Canterbury Stakes field attracts a line-up of the season’s best middle-distance sprinters and is announced on the Wednesday before Randwick Guineas Day each autumn.

The official 2021 Canterbury Stakes field and barriers will be published below the Wednesday of race week.

The Canterbury Stakes 2021 final field features 11 hopefuls led in betting by Godolphin’s Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic champ Bivouac up in distance and his recent Expressway Stakes winning stablemate Savatiano.

• Scratchings Update: #4 Kementari (9); #11 Prague (10)

Click here to read more on the key horses in the 2021 Canterbury Stakes field & betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1365x321x5	BIVOUAC	James Cummings	Glen Boss	8	59kg			118
2	x2810x017x	DREAMFORCE	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller	5	59kg			111
3	915x11624x	SAMADOUBT	Bjorn Baker	Joshua Parr	6	59kg			111
4	580x45381x	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	9	59kg			108
5	14x2x010x3	VICTOREM	Jenny Graham	Kerrin McEvoy	11	59kg			107
6	81117x332x	DAWN PASSAGE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	7	59kg			105
7	1x11x238x1	MASKED CRUSADER	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	2	59kg			99
8	766x1801x1	SAVATIANO	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	3	57kg			112
9	702x6741x2	MADAM ROUGE	Chris Waller	James McDonald	4	57kg			107
10	11133x0x60	MIZZY	Anthony Cummings	Regan Bayliss	1	57kg			106
11	16162x48x3	PRAGUE	Annabel Neasham	Tom Marquand	10	56kg			90

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Canterbury Stakes Nominations

The Canterbury Stakes nominations are the first indicator of the horses that will line-up in the Group 1 weight-for-age field on Randwick Guineas Day.

The 2021 Canterbury Stakes nominations attracted 18 hopefuls including last start Expressway Stakes winning mare Savatiano looking to go one better than her second in the race last year.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1365x321x5	BIVOUAC	H	4	James Cummings	1	59kg			118
2	766x1801x1	SAVATIANO	M	6	James Cummings	2	57kg			112
3	x2810x017x	DREAMFORCE	G	8	John Thompson	3=	59kg			111
4	915x11624x	SAMADOUBT	G	7	Bjorn Baker	3=	59kg			111
5	00x34303x2	IMAGING (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	5=	59kg			108
6	580x45381x	KEMENTARI	G	6	James Cummings	5=	59kg			108
7	300x51068x	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	G	9	Chris Waller	5=	59kg			108
8	14x2x010x3	VICTOREM	G	6	Jenny Graham	8=	59kg			107
9	702x6741x2	MADAM ROUGE	M	5	Chris Waller	8=	57kg			107
10	11133x0x60	MIZZY	M	5	Anthony Cummings	10	57kg			106
11	81117x332x	DAWN PASSAGE	H	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	11=	59kg			105
12	x111x139x0	BELLA VELLA	M	6	Will Clarken	11=	57kg			105
13	43x46160x1	SUBPOENAED (NZ)	M	4	Chris Waller	11=	57kg			105
14	15112x	ODEUM	F	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	11=	54kg			105
15	7x040130x5	POSITIVE PEACE	M	5	Bjorn Baker	15	57kg			104
16	1x11x238x1	MASKED CRUSADER	G	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	16	59kg			99
17	080146730x	SIGNORE FOX	H	5	Peter & Paul Snowden	17	59kg			97
18	16162x48x3	PRAGUE	C	3	Annabel Neasham	18	56kg			90

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Canterbury Stakes History

First won in 1929 by Amounis under jockey J. Munro, the Canterbury Stakes was originally a 6 furlong (approx 1200m) race until 1973 when it officially became a 1200m race. Thirty-one years later in 2004, the Canterbury Stakes became a 1300m event. However it was temporarily increased to 1550m in 2008.

Since 1979, the Canterbury Stakes held Group 2 status and has been won in three consecutive years by a single horse. Between 1930 and 1932, Holdfast managed to reach the finish line first each year. The race’s double winners include San Domenico (1950-51), Sky High (1961-62), At Sea (1988-89) and More Joyous (2011-12). The most recent winner of the Canterbury Stakes / George Ryder Stakes double was Appearance (2014).

For the 2013 edition of the race the Canterbury Stakes was been upgraded to Group 1 level. The prize money for the race was also upgraded from $175,000 to $350,000, with the race currently offering $500,000 in prize money.

The most successful jockey in the Canterbury Stakes is Darren Beadman with seven wins in 1988, 1989, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

The 2018 Canterbury Stakes Results saw Happy Clapper set a new race record saluting in 1 minute 14.25 seconds. Just 12 months later, Trapeze Artist won the 2019 Canterbury Stakes in a new record time of 1 minute 14.19 seconds.

See below for the full Canterbury Stakes results dating back to 2000.

Recent Canterbury Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Savatiano	1 minute 14.41 seconds
	2nd	Mizzy
	3rd	Masked Cursader
2020 Canterbury Stakes	1st	The Bostonian	1 minute 16.21 seconds
	2nd	Savatiano
	3rd	Mister Sea Wolf
2019 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Trapeze Artist	1 minute 14.19 seconds (R)
	2nd	Shoals
	3rd	Prompt Response
2018 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Happy Clapper	1 minute 14.25 seconds (R)
	2nd	Global Glamour
	3rd	Invincible Gem
2017 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Le Romain	1 minute 20.00 seconds
	2nd	Chautauqua
	3rd	Hauraki
2016 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Holler	1 minute 15.4 seconds
	2nd	First Seal
	3rd	Kermadec
2015 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Cosmic Endeavour	1 minute 15.2 seconds
	2nd	Catkins
	3rd	Criterion
2014 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Appearance	1 minute 17.2 seconds
	2nd	Not Listenin’tome
	3rd	Red Tracer
2013 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Pierro	1 minute 15.99 seconds
	2nd	More Joyous
	3rd	Solzhenitsyn
2012 Canterbury Stakes	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 18.4 seconds
	2nd	Monton
	3rd	Metal Bender
2011 Canterbury Stakes	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 17.8 seconds
	2nd	Love Conquers All
	3rd	Demerit
2010 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Hot Danish	1 minute 16.47 seconds
	2nd	Mr Baritone
	3rd	Demerit
2009 Canterbury Stakes	1st	All Silent	1 minute 16.57 seconds
	2nd	Forensics
	3rd	Royal Discretion
2008 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Mentality	1 minute 32.28 seconds
	2nd	Racing To Win
	3rd	Sniper’s Bullet
2007 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Malcolm	1 minute 16.5 seconds
	2nd	Cheeky Choice
	3rd	Kosi Bay
2006 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Paratroopers	1 minute 16.18 seconds
	2nd	Patezza
	3rd	Dance Hero
2005 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Dance Hero	1 minute 17.04 seconds
	2nd	Falkirk
	3rd	Ike’s Dream
2004 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Yell	1 minute 15.97 seconds
	2nd	Grand Armee
	3rd	True Glo
2003 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Defier	1 minute 9.13 seconds
	2nd	Cosmic Rays
	3rd	Gordo
2002 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Empire	1 minute 10.32 seconds
	2nd	Diamond Dane
	3rd	Shogun Lodge
2001 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Shogun Lodge	1 minute 10 seconds
	2nd	Assertive Lad
	3rd	El Mirada
2000 Canterbury Stakes	1st	Easy Rocking	1 minute 11.5 seconds
	2nd	Referral
	3rd	Guineas