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The Coolmore Stud Stakes, formerly known as the Ascot Vale Stakes, is a Group 1 sprint race for three-year-old horses.

This 1200m set weights race has undergone plenty of changes in the past few years as it has elevated into the premier sprint race for the youngsters during the annual Melbourne Cup Carnival in late October or early November each year. Worth $2 million in prize money as of 2022, the race attracts mainly colts looking to increase their stallion value at stud.

Run on Victoria Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day on the first Tuesday of November, the Coolmore Stud Stakes was originally held earlier in the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival as a Group 2. When the name was changed in 2007, the Coolmore Stud Stakes became the first Group 1 sprint race under 1600m for three-year-olds. Raced down the straight at Flemington, many horses are first tested in the 1600m Caulfield Guineas before having to freshen up to return over a shorter 1200m in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.

The Coolmore Stud Stakes shares a bumper race card with two other Group 1 events with the Victoria Derby (2500m) and Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) also taking place at Headquarters.

The form of the 2021 Coolmore Stud Stakes was franked with the winner Home Affairs returning the following autumn to win the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning in 2022 first-up.

The 2022 Coolmore Stud Stakes winning filly In Secret franked the form the following autumn returning to Flemington to beat home the older horses in the 2023 Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m).

The 2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes ran as part of Victoria Derby Day at Flemington on Saturday November 4, 2023 and was won in an all-the-way upset by Bjorn Baker’s progressive Sydney visitor Ozzmosis ($18). 

Coolmore Stud Stakes 2023
Date:	Saturday November 4, 2023
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO Set Weights
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$2 million

2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes Results

• 1st: #11 Ozzmosis ($18)
• 2nd: #10 I Am Unstoppable
• 3rd: #1 Shinzo

The Bjorn Baker-trained Ozzmosis ($18) atoned for his last start loss as the beaten Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes favourite relishing his first look at the Flemington straight leading from barrier to box off a gun ride by Rachel King in the Coolmore Stud Stakes 2023 to kick off Group 1 racing on Derby Day.

The official Coolmore Stud Stakes 2023 results and finishing order will be updated here once the event takes place on 2023.

Click here to read more on the impressive all-the-way upset in the 2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes results by Ozzmosis.

2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes Results & Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	11	OZZMOSIS	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King		4	57kg		$18
	2	10	I AM UNSTOPPABLE	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans	Blake Shinn	1.25L	10	57kg		$6
	3	1	SHINZO	Chris Waller	James McDonald	1.45L	2	57kg		$4.60
	4	7	ARKANSAW KID	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Jye McNeil	2.45L	13	57kg		$41
	5	4	VEIGHT	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Ms Jamie Kah	2.55L	15	57kg		$10
	6	16	NADAL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Allen	3.55L	12	57kg		$31
	7	18	STRETAN ANGEL	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Stackhouse	3.75L	14	55kg		$8
	8	13	BUTCH CASSIDY	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jamie Spencer	4.75L	16	57kg		$26
	9	17	TIZ INVINCIBLE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Harry Coffey	6.25L	7	55kg		$15
	10	19	TREASURWAY	Jason Warren	Billy Egan	6.45L	6	55kg		$201
	11	9	SCHEELITE	Ken & Kasey Keys	Luke Nolen	6.55L	9	57kg		$51
	12	12	MEXICO	Michael Freedman	Jordan Childs	6.75L	8	57kg		$101
	13	2	CYLINDER	James Cummings	Tim Clark	6.95L	11	57kg		$4.20F
	14	14	MORAVIA	Michael Freedman	Damien Oliver	9.2L	5	57kg		$17
	15	15	CELUI	Brent Stanley	Craig Newitt	13.7L	3	57kg		$61
	16	3	DON CORLEONE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Opie Bosson	16.7L	1	57kg		$61
		8	SNAPBACK	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ms Winona Costin		0
		5	KING’S GAMBIT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra		0
		6	STEPARTY	Paul Preusker	John Allen		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Coolmore Stud Stakes 2023 odds will be detailed below with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for your to back your Coolmore Stud Stakes betting tips on the hopeful three-year-olds at the right price.

September Run ($4 in 2020) followed by fellow filly In Secret ($3.10 in 2022) are the last favourites in Coolmore Stud Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2023 with Ozzmosis saluting at Coolmore Stud Stakes odds of $18.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 COOLMORE STUD STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 COOLMORE STUD STAKES FORM GUIDE

2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Coolmore Stud Stakes 2023 Tips on the famous sprint for three-year-olds down the Flemington straight this spring.

• To Win: #10 I Am Unstoppable ($8.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Originally fancied King’s Gambit but following his scratching have landed on the in-form I Am Unstoppable to overcome barrier 12 and win at a price. This Lloyd Williams & Lucy Yeomans-trained I Am Invincible colt is putting together a lovely record and comes off a trio of good placings this prep against some nice rivals. Fresh was third only a quarter length off Cylinder in Caulfield’s Group 3 Vain Stakes before back-to-back seconds at the Flemington track. Like that Archo Nacho form and in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1100m) down the straight last start he was brave narrowly beaten with 58kg by Stretan Angel. Going the right way, Blake Shinn rides, can surprise down the ‘Straight Six’.

2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes Field

The Coolmore Stud Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of three-year-old sprint sprinters every Melbourne Cup Carnival. Good lead-up races into the Coolmore Stud Stakes field include the Group 3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) held in mid-October at Caulfield, Sydney’s Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) that has produced a host of recent Coolmore Stud Stakes, and the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) run over the mile around three weeks before.

Ozzmosis (3rd in 2023) was the last Coolmore Stud Stakes winner to come via a lead-up run in Sydney’s Roman Consul Stakes.

The official Coolmore Stud Stakes 2023 Final Field & Barriers will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to Derby Day and published in full below.

The 2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes field features a near capacity line-up of young sprinters including the James Cummings-trained The Everest graduate Cylinder back against his own age here.  

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Coolmore Stud Stakes 2023 field and betting markets.

• Scratchings Update: #5 King’s Gambit (2) has come out on vet’s advice after he was found to have an elevated temperature.
• #6 Steparty (1) has also come out due to a foot abscess.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	3211×99	SHINZO	Chris Waller	James McDonald	4	57kg			104
2	x1127x1135	CYLINDER	James Cummings	Tim Clark	14	57kg			107
3	42426×7833	DON CORLEONE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Opie Bosson	3	57kg			90
4	114×152	VEIGHT	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Ms Jamie Kah	18	57kg			100
5	1x233x31	KING’S GAMBIT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	2	57kg			92
6	111×113	STEPARTY	Paul Preusker	John Allen	1	57kg			98
7	1x037x01	ARKANSAW KID	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Jye McNeil	16	57kg			86
8	2x3325x103	SNAPBACK	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ms Winona Costin	13	57kg			79
9	11×5547	SCHEELITE	Ken & Kasey Keys	Luke Nolen	11	57kg			77
10	11×322	I AM UNSTOPPABLE	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans	Blake Shinn	12	57kg			85
11	11×13	OZZMOSIS	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	6	57kg			78
12	26x8x142	MEXICO	Michael Freedman	Jordan Childs	10	57kg			79
13	2108×344	BUTCH CASSIDY	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jamie Spencer	19	57kg			90
14	1226	MORAVIA	Michael Freedman	Damien Oliver	7	57kg			87
15	120×11	CELUI	Brent Stanley	Craig Newitt	5	57kg			74
16	26×130	NADAL	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Allen	15	57kg			78
17	42×1116	TIZ INVINCIBLE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Harry Coffey	9	55kg			92
18	21×21	STRETAN ANGEL	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Stackhouse	17	55kg			92
19	33331×8055	TREASURWAY	Jason Warren	Billy Egan	8	55kg			72

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes Nominations

The Coolmore Stud Stakes 2023 Nominations close the Monday of race week and the full list of early entries for the Group 1 sprint will be published in full below as soon as announced.

The 2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes nominations drew 24 young sprinters led in all-in betting by Peter & Paul Snowden’s Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes winner out of Sydney King’s Gambit and the Godolphin-raced Cylinder coming off a close fifth in the $20 million The Everest.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	1x037x01	ARKANSAW KID	C	3	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	86
2	11x1993x56	BARBER	C	3	James Cummings	85
3	3118×321	BRAVE MEAD	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	81
4	2108×344	BUTCH CASSIDY	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	90
5	120×11	CELUI	C	3	Brent Stanley	74
6	1453×1454	CIGAR FLICK	F	3	Chris Waller	75
7	x1127x1135	CYLINDER	C	3	James Cummings	107
8	42426×7833	DON CORLEONE	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	90
9	11×322	I AM UNSTOPPABLE	C	3	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans	85
10	1×22	JOLIESTAR	F	3	Chris Waller	72
11	1x233x31	KING’S GAMBIT	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	92
12	26x8x142	MEXICO	C	3	Michael Freedman	79
13	1226	MORAVIA	C	3	Michael Freedman	87
14	26×130	NADAL	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	78
15	11×13	OZZMOSIS	C	3	Bjorn Baker	78
16	11×5547	SCHEELITE	C	3	Ken & Kasey Keys	77
17	x1311x6154	SHESALLSHENANIGANS	F	3	Simon Zahra	81
18	3211×99	SHINZO	C	3	Chris Waller	104
19	2x3325x103	SNAPBACK	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	79
20	111×113	STEPARTY	C	3	Paul Preusker	98
21	21×21	STRETAN ANGEL	F	3	Phillip Stokes	92
22	42×1116	TIZ INVINCIBLE	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	92
23	33331×8055	TREASURWAY	F	3	Jason Warren	72
24	114×152	VEIGHT	C	3	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	100

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Coolmore Stud Stakes History

The sprint race is held on the same day as the Victoria Derby and Empire Rose Stakes.

First held in 1933 when Shakuni won, the race has been claimed by some of the most famous sprinters in Australia. In 1978, Manikato added the Ascot Vale Stakes to his list of victories.

Prior to 1965 the Coolmore Stud Stakes was an Autumn Carnival event for two year olds.

Notable Coolmore Stud Stakes winners include: High Caste (1939), Comic Court (1948), Vain (1969), Surround (1976), Manikato (1978), Rose Of Kingston (1981), Encosta De Lago (1996), Alinghi (2004), Weekend Hussler (2007), Sepoy (2011), and Sunlight (2018).

In 2021 trainer Chris Waller celebrated back-to-back wins and his fifth in nine years with Home Affairs winning the Coolmore Stud Stakes.

In 2022 In Secret became the sixth filly since the race gained Group 1 status in 2006 to beat home the boys and handed jockey James McDonald successive victories after his 2021 win on Home Affairs.

Coolmore Stud Stakes Results

In the table below you will find the top 3 place-getters and Coolmore Stud Stakes winners from the year 2000 to present.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Ozzmosis	1 minute 09.65 seconds
	2nd	I Am Unstoppable
	3rd	Shinzo
2022 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	In Secret	1 minute 10.47 seconds
	2nd	C’est Magique
	3rd	Buenos Noches
2021 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Home Affairs	1 minute 8.73 seconds
	2nd	Bruckner
	3rd	Artorius
2020 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	September Run	1 minute 9.61 seconds
	2nd	Swats That
	3rd	Wild Ruler
2019 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Exceedance	1 minute 9.76 seconds
	2nd	Bivouac
	3rd	Libertini
2018 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Sunlight	1 minute 8.72 seconds
	2nd	Zousain
	3rd	Lean Mean Machine
2017 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Merchant Navy	1 minute 9.10 seconds
	2nd	Invincible Star
	3rd	Formality
2016 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Flying Artie	1 minute 8.98 seconds
	2nd	Astern
	3rd	Star Turn
2015 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Japonisme	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Keen Array
	3rd	Counterattack
2014 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Brazen Beau	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Delectation
	3rd	Kuro
2013 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Zoustar	1 minute 9.23 seconds
	2nd	Not Listenin’tome
	3rd	Lion Of Belfort
2012 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Nechita	1 minute 8.59 seconds
	2nd	Jolie Bay
	3rd	Shamexpress
2011 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Sepoy	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Foxwedge
	3rd	Satin Shoes
2010 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Star Witness	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Curtana
	3rd	Shrapnel
2009 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Headway	1 minute 8.5 seconds
	2nd	King Pulse
	3rd	Shellscrape
2008 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Northern Meteor	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Fist of Fury
	3rd	All American
2007 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Weekend Hussler	1 minute 8.9 seconds
	2nd	Bel Mer
	3rd	Scenic Blast
2006 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Gold Edition	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Splashing Out
	3rd	Churchill Downs
2005 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Ferocity	1 minute 8.3 seconds
	2nd	Jadescent
	3rd	Undoubtedly
2004 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Alinghi	1 minute 10.5 seconds
	2nd	Barley A Moment
	3rd	Tirade
2003 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Scaredee Cat	1 minute 8.8 seconds
	2nd	Lago Delight
	3rd	Dilly Dally
2002 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	Innovation Girl	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Cool Trent
	3rd	Titanic Jack
2001 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	North Boy	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Ustinov
	3rd	Malagra Miss
2000 Coolmore Stud Stakes	1st	So Gorgeous	1 minute 12.9 seconds
	2nd	Show A Heart
	3rd	Sort It Out