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The Flight Stakes is a 1600m set weights race held at Randwick Racecourse on Epsom Handicap Day in late September or early October each Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Hosted by the Australian Turf Club (ATC), the Group 1 race attracts the best three-year-old fillies from around the country to compete for the $500,000 prize money.

The Flight Stakes shares a race program with the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) and Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) making it one of the biggest Sydney race days over the spring, on part of a massive weekend of racing that also sees Melbourne host Turnbull Stakes Day.

Fillies often target the Flight Stakes following successful runs in earlier events such as the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes or Group 2 Furious Stakes. These races form the Princess Series with the Flight Stakes the last leg. Funstar (2019) was the last filly to complete the Tea Rose Stakes – Flight Stakes double.

Some of the better runners in the Flight Stakes might continue onto other elite level races in Melbourne later in the spring including the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) in a fortnight’s time at Caulfield. Global Glamour (2016) was the last filly to complete the Flight Stakes – Thousand Guineas interstate double.

This season the Flight Stakes 2020 took place on Saturday October 3, 2020 and was won in an upset by Montefilia. 

Flight Stakes
Date:	Saturday October 3, 2020
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	3YO Fillies Set Weight
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000

2020 Flight Stakes Results

• 1st: #4 Montefilia
• 2nd: #2 Hungry Heart
• 3rd: #3 Vangelic

The David Payne-trained Montefilia ($12) scored an upset win over the odds-on favourite Hungry Heart ($1.90) in the Flight Stakes 2020 results ahead of a possible back-up into the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes.

Click here to read more on the eye-catching staying performance of Montefilia in the Flight Stakes 2020.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	4	MONTEFILIA	David Payne	Hugh Bowman		6	56kg		$12
	2	2	HUNGRY HEART	Chris Waller	James McDonald	0.2L	4	56kg		$1.90F
	3	3	VANGELIC	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	2.2L	3	56kg		$18
	4	1	DAME GISELLE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	4.6L	1	56kg		$2.80
	5	5	JOVIALITY	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	5.8L	5	56kg		$17
	6	6	MIRAVALLE	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	7L	7	56kg		$21
	7	7	ALIGHTED	Anthony Cummings	Regan Bayliss	24.7L	2	56kg		$301

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 
See below for the official Flight Stakes 2020 Results & Finishing Order once the three-years-old fillies’ classic is run and won on Epsom Day, Saturday October 3, 2020.

Flight Stakes Betting Odds

The full Flight Stakes betting markets and updated Flight Stakes odds on the hopeful three-year-old fillies in the Epsom Handicap Day Group 1 are detailed below complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au for you to back your Flight Stakes tips.

Funstar ($1.75 in 2019) was the last favourite in Flight Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2020 Flight Stakes Field

Each spring the Flight Stakes field attracts a line-up of quality three-year-old fillies that traditionally come out of the Tea Rose Stakes. The Tea Rose Stakes – Flight Stakes double was recently completed by Funstar (2019), Alizee (2017), Guelph (2013) and First Seal (2014).

Following a run in the Flight Stakes field there are a host of other potential Group 1 races for the fillies to target including a run against the boys in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), which the 2018 Flight Stakes winner Oohood ran third behind The Autumn Sun in.

The 2020 Flight Stakes field and barrier draw are released on Wednesday of race week and will be provided in full below as soon as final acceptances for the mile feature are released by Racing NSW.

Just seven fillies make-up the Flight Stakes 2020 field this spring including the rails-drawn Dame Giselle looking to make it a clean-sweep this Princess Series along with the narrow favourite Hungry Heart out to turn the tables.

Click here to read more on the key chances in the 2020 Flight Stakes field and betting markets.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2020 EPSOM HANDICAP DAY SCRATCHINGS & TRACK REPORT

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x3174x111	DAME GISELLE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	1	56kg			96
2	215×22	HUNGRY HEART	Chris Waller	James McDonald	4	56kg			92
3	1622×43	VANGELIC	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	3	56kg			82
4	14×314	MONTEFILIA	David Payne	Hugh Bowman	6	56kg			81
5	39×33111	JOVIALITY	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	5	56kg			77
6	0x17	MIRAVALLE	Mark Newnham	Joshua Parr	7	56kg			64
7	40×6	ALIGHTED	Anthony Cummings	Regan Bayliss	2	56kg			55

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Flight Stakes Nominations

The 2020 Flight Stakes nominations are released by Racing NSW on the Monday leading up to Epsom Handicap Day.

Flight Stakes History

The Flight Stakes was named after the champion mare Flight, which won the Cox Plate in 1945 and 1946. One year later, the first Flight Stakes race was won by Nizam’s Ring. From 1947 to 1978, the event was a principal race however it then elevated to Group 2 status until 1984.

In 2007, the race was cancelled due to the spread of the Equine Flu. Many of the Flight Stakes winners come via the Group 2 Furious Stakes and the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes. Fillies which have placed or won this particular race have made up seven of the last nine Flight Stakes winners.

The Tea Rose Stakes / Flight Stakes double is a popular one for the punters, while the more difficult Furious Stakes / Tea Rose Stakes / Flight Stakes Treble has been won by the likes of Samantha Miss in 2008, Unworldly in 2000, Danglissa in 1999 and Sunline in 1998.

Gai Waterhouse has trained more Flight Stakes winners than any other trainer preparing her record ninth champion in 2016 with the success of that year’s subsequent Thousand Guineas champion Global Glamour.

Flight Stakes results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.

Flight Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Flight Stakes	1st	Montefilia	1 minute 33.04 seconds
	2nd	Hungry Heart
	3rd	Vangelic
2019 Flight Stakes	1st	Funstar	1 minute 37.31 seconds
	2nd	Probabeel
	3rd	Foxborough
2018 Flight Stakes	1st	Oohood	1 minute 34.74 seconds
	2nd	Fiesta
	3rd	Nakeeta Jane
2017 Flight Stakes	1st	Alizee	1 minute 34.83 seconds
	2nd	Champagne Cuddles
	3rd	Cellargirl
2016 Flight Stakes	1st	Global Glamour	1 minute 35.8 seconds
	2nd	Yankee Rose
	3rd	Sezanne
2015 Flight Stakes	1st	Speak Fondly	1 minute 35.91 seconds
	2nd	Honesta
	3rd	Perignon
2014 Flight Stakes	1st	First Seal	1 minute 34.71 seconds
	2nd	Winx
	3rd	Thinking Of You
2013 Flight Stakes	1st	Guelph	1 minute 36.23 seconds
	2nd	Sensibility
	3rd	Bound For Earth
2012 Flight Stakes	1st	Norzita	1 minute 36.01 seconds
	2nd	Longport
	3rd	Dear Demi
2011 Flight Stakes	1st	Streama	1 minute 36.70 seconds
	2nd	Hallowell Belle
	3rd	Dowager Queen
2010 Flight Stakes	1st	Secret Admirer	1 minute 34.66 seconds
	2nd	More Strawberries
	3rd	Parables
2009 Flight Stakes	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 40.06 seconds
	2nd	Sister Madly
	3rd	Hurtle Myrtle
2008 Flight Stakes	1st	Samantha Miss	1 minute 38.49 seconds
	2nd	Portillo
	3rd	Kimillsy
2007 Flight Stakes	Race Not Held
2006 Flight Stakes	1st	Cheeky Choice	1 minute 35.95 seconds
	2nd	My Lady’s Chamber
	3rd	Fleur Royale
2005 Flight Stakes	1st	Fashions Afield	1 minute 37.19 seconds
	2nd	Beauty Watch
	3rd	Mnemosyne
2004 Flight Stakes	1st	Lotteria	1 minute 37.62 seconds
	2nd	Cincinnati Gal
	3rd	Covertly
2003 Flight Stakes	1st	Unearthly	1 minute 36.57 seconds
	2nd	Santissima
	3rd	Classy Dane
2002 Flight Stakes	1st	Royal Purler	1 minute 37.39 seconds
	2nd	Victory Vein
	3rd	Private Steer
2001 Flight Stakes	1st	Ha Ha	1 minute 36.19 seconds
	2nd	Moonflute
	3rd	Hosannah
2000 Flight Stakes	1st	Unworldly	1 minute 34.5 seconds
	2nd	Picholine
	3rd	Lady Mulan