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The George Ryder Stakes is a Group 1 weight-for-age race held on Golden Slipper Stakes Day at Rosehill Gardens won four times from 2016-19 by super mare Winx.
2020 George Ryder Stakes Results
- 1st: #4 Dreamforce
- 2nd: #3 The Bostonian
- 3rd: #2 Te Akau Shark
George Ryder Stakes News
- 2020 Golden Slipper Day: Rosehill Scratchings & Track Report
- George Ryder Stakes 2020 Betting: Te Akau Shark Nears Odds-On Territory
- 2020 Canterbury Stakes Results: The Bostonian Beats Savatiano
- 2020 Chipping Norton Stakes Results: Te Akau Shark Circles Late to Win
- Webster not happy for The Clapper to take on Winx in 2019 Apollo Stakes
The George Ryder Stakes – won four times by Winx (2016-19) – is a 1500m middle distance race held at Sydney’s Rosehill Gardens Racecourse during the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. The Group 1 weight-for-age event now offers a lucrative $1 million in prize money and runs in late March as part of a bumper race card for Golden Slipper Stakes Day.
There are five Group 1 races on the Golden Slipper Stakes Day card with the George Ryder Stakes accompanied by the:
- Group 1 $3.5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m)
- Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m)
- Group 1 The Galaxy (1000m)
- Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m)
The winner of the George Ryder Stakes is exempt from ballot for the Doncaster Mile, the Group 1 classic running on Day 1 of April’s “The Championships” at Royal Randwick. Recent horses to complete the George Ryder Stakes – Doncaster Mile double include Racing To Win (2006), Haradasun (2007), Vision And Power (2009) and Winx (2016).
Key lead-up races to the George Ryder Stakes held earlier in the autumn include the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) and the Group Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) in February.
The 2020 George Ryder Stakes ran 2020 with 2019 third placegetter Dreamforce leading all-the-way to win his first Group 1 at seven-years-old.
| George Ryder Stakes 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 21, 2020 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
2020 George Ryder Stakes Results
- 1st: #4 Dreamforce
- 2nd: #3 The Bostonian
- 3rd: #2 Te Akau Shark
Dreamforce led all-the-way in the George Ryder Stakes 2020 results, the seven-year-old too good for a gun field defeating the Kiwi raiders The Bostonian (2nd) and beaten odds-on favourite Te Akau Shark (3rd) on way to a possible start in the $3 million Doncaster Mile.
Click here to read more on the 2020 George Ryder Stakes winner Dreamforce.
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Barrier | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | DREAMFORCE | John Thompson | Nash Rawiller | – | 4 | 59kg | $12 |
| 2 | 3 | THE BOSTONIAN (NZ) | Tony Pike | James McDonald | 0.2L | 7 | 59kg | $7 |
| 3 | 2 | TE AKAU SHARK (NZ) | Jamie Richards | Opie Bosson | 1.5L | 8 | 59kg | $1.95F |
| 4 | 8 | BRANDENBURG (NZ) | John Sargent | Glen Boss | 1.7L | 3 | 56kg | $17 |
| 5 | 6 | ALIZEE | James Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 3.5L | 2 | 57kg | $13 |
| 6 | 5 | BEST OF DAYS (GB) | James Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | 3.8L | 1 | 59kg | $41 |
| 7 | 7 | SUPER SETH | Anthony Freedman | Mark Zahra | 4.3L | 9 | 56kg | $6.50 |
| 8 | 1 | HAPPY CLAPPER | Patrick Webster | Tommy Berry | 4.7L | 6 | 59kg | $21 |
| 9 | 9 | SPEND | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tim Clark | 4.8L | 5 | 56kg | $26 |
2020 George Ryder Stakes Odds
The updated George Ryder Stakes 2020 odds will be available the week of the race below with pricing from Ladbrokes.com.au.
2020 George Ryder Stakes Field
The George Ryder Stakes field often draws a capacity field of middle-distance weight-for-age performers. The winner of the George Ryder Stakes receives ballot exempt entry into the Doncaster Mile and this is one of the reasons the race always draws such a strong field. However, the George Ryder Stakes is always a strong race in its own right and with $1 million in prizemoney is set to feature the best milers from right around Australia.
The George Ryder Stakes field is released on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The George Ryder Stakes 2020 final field has drawn a small but classy field of just nine hopefuls dominated by Jamie Richards’ flying Kiwi galloper Te Akau Shark (8) coming off a win in the Chipping Norton Stakes. Fellow New Zealander, The Bostonian, is drawn one on his inside (7) and is also a last start winner at elite level down under having won the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes.
Click here to read more on the Te Akau Shark-dominated 2020 George Ryder Stakes field and odds.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 284x231x35 | HAPPY CLAPPER | Patrick Webster | Tommy Berry | 6 | 59kg | 116 |
| 2 | 11x2223x11 | TE AKAU SHARK (NZ) | Jamie Richards | Opie Bosson | 8 | 59kg | 116 |
| 3 | 110x9358x1 | THE BOSTONIAN (NZ) | Tony Pike | James McDonald | 7 | 59kg | 114 |
| 4 | 32x1205x28 | DREAMFORCE | John Thompson | Nash Rawiller | 4 | 59kg | 112 |
| 5 | x73803523x | BEST OF DAYS (GB) | James Cummings | Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 59kg | 108 |
| 6 | 6x1374x215 | ALIZEE | James Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 2 | 57kg | 115 |
| 7 | 13x1651x12 | SUPER SETH | Anthony Freedman | Mark Zahra | 9 | 56kg | 108 |
| 8 | 3x22122x13 | BRANDENBURG (NZ) | John Sargent | Glen Boss | 3 | 56kg | 101 |
| 9 | 1×431 | SPEND | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tim Clark | 5 | 56kg | 78 |
George Ryder Stakes Nominations
The 2020 George Ryder Stakes nominations close on the Monday before Golden Slipper Day and will be published below as soon as released by Racing NSW on March 16, 2020.
The George Ryder Stakes 2020 nominations feature a dozen class gallopers including the Godolphin-raced duo of Alizee and Best Of Days. It is the star Kiwi Te Akau Shark however, coming off a Chipping Norton Stakes win, who dominates all-in George Ryder Stakes betting.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6x1374x215 | ALIZEE | M | 5 | James Cummings | 115 |
| 2 | x73803523x | BEST OF DAYS (GB) | G | 6 | James Cummings | 108 |
| 3 | 3x22122x13 | BRANDENBURG (NZ) | C | 3 | John Sargent | 101 |
| 4 | 32x1205x28 | DREAMFORCE | G | 7 | John Thompson | 112 |
| 5 | 284x231x35 | HAPPY CLAPPER | G | 9 | Patrick Webster | 116 |
| 6 | 4x2893731x | NORWAY (IRE) | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 102 |
| 7 | 28x11150x3 | ROCK | G | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 100 |
| 8 | 1×431 | SPEND | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 78 |
| 9 | 13x1651x12 | SUPER SETH | C | 3 | Anthony Freedman | 108 |
| 10 | 11x2223x11 | TE AKAU SHARK (NZ) | G | 5 | Jamie Richards | 116 |
| 11 | 110x9358x1 | THE BOSTONIAN (NZ) | G | 5 | Tony Pike | 114 |
| 12 | 007713116x | THE CANDY MAN | G | 6 | Barry Baldwin | 102 |
George Ryder Stakes History
The George Ryder Stakes was first held in 1946, over a distance of 1400 metres, and was taken out by Bragger. The distance of the race was increased to 1450 metres in 1985 and became a 1500 metre event in 1986.
Equine superstar Manikato holds the record for the fastest winning time in George Ryder Stakes, winning the 1980 edition in a time of 1 minute and 21.6 seconds.
George Ryder Stakes Winners
The George Ryder Stakes has been a Group 1 race since 1980 and has been one by some of the biggest names in Australian racing history. Equine superstars that have tasted success in the George Ryder Stakes include Comedy Prince (1949), Manikato (1979 and 1980), Emancipation (1983 and 1984), Schillaci (1993), Lonhro (2003 and 2004), Weekend Hussler (2008) and Pierro (2013).
In the past decade Chris Waller has dominated the George Ryder Stakes results winning with: Danleigh (2010), Rangirangdoo (2011), Metal Bender (2012) and Winx (2016-19). Winx is the standout George Ryder Stakes winner, the first to win the race three times on the trot with her three-peat achieved in 2018, which she then added to with a fourth in 2019 before her retirement later that year.
In 2020, Dreamforce became the first George Ryder Stakes winner in the post-Winx era improving on his third to the equine superstar the year prior.
See below for the full George Ryder Stakes results going back to 2000.
Recent George Ryder Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Dreamforce | 1 minute 30.15 seconds |
| 2nd | The Bostonian | ||
| 3rd | Te Akau Shark | ||
| 2019 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 32.20 seconds |
| 2nd | Brutal | ||
| 3rd | Dreamforce | ||
| 2018 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 31.48 seconds |
| 2nd | Happy Clapper | ||
| 3rd | Kementari | ||
| 2017 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 34.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Le Romain | ||
| 3rd | Chautauqua | ||
| 2016 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 28.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Kermadec | ||
| 3rd | Press Statement | ||
| 2015 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Real Impact | 1 minute 28.29 seconds |
| 2nd | Criterion | ||
| 3rd | Kermadec | ||
| 2014 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Gordon Lord Byron | 1 minute 30.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Speediness | ||
| 3rd | El Roca | ||
| 2013 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Pierro | 1 minute 31.08 seconds |
| 2nd | Mufhasa | ||
| 3rd | Shoot Out | ||
| 2012 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Metal Bender | 1 minute 28.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Rekindled Interest | ||
| 3rd | Secret Admirer | ||
| 2011 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Rangirangdoo | 1 minute 29.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Love Conquers All | ||
| 3rd | Triple Elegance | ||
| 2010 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Danleigh | 1 minute 30.27 seconds |
| 2nd | Dao Dao | ||
| 3rd | King Mufhasa | ||
| 2009 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Vision And Power | 1 minute 31.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Black Piranha | ||
| 3rd | King Mufhasa | ||
| 2008 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Weekend Hussler | 1 minute 31.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Racing To Win | ||
| 3rd | Casino Prince | ||
| 2007 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Haradasun< | 1 minute 29.22 seconds |
| 2nd | Mentality | ||
| 3rd | Apache Cat | ||
| 2006 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Racing To Win | 1 minute 27.89 seconds |
| 2nd | Paratroopers | ||
| 3rd | Lad Of The Manor | ||
| 2005 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Court’s In Session | 1 minute 28.65 seconds |
| 2nd | Patezza | ||
| 3rd | Sky Cuddle | ||
| 2004 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 27.24 seconds |
| 2nd | Grand Armee | ||
| 3rd | Private Steer | ||
| 2003 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 30.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Dash For Cash | ||
| 3rd | Defier | ||
| 2002 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Lord Essex | 1 minute 29.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 3rd | Crawl | ||
| 2001 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Landsighting | 1 minute 27.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 3rd | Crawl | ||
| 2000 George Ryder Stakes |
1st | Al Mansour | 1 minute 30.53 seconds |
| 2nd | Bonanova | ||
| 3rd | Hire | ||
