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Recognised as one of the biggest races during the Perth Summer Racing Carnival, the 2020 Railway Stakes is a Group 1 mile race worth $1 million in prize money. Open to all horses aged three years and older, the Railway Stakes takes place at Perth’s Ascot Racecourse in mid-late November.

Many of the better horses come from the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, while locally in Perth a key lead-up race into the Railway Stakes field is the Group 2 Lee Steere Stakes (1400m) held over 200m shorter a fortnight prior that last produced a winner in Great Shot (2nd in 2017).

Due to the hot conditions of Western Australia, the race is more suited to local horses accustomed to the heat of the area. Many Railway Stakes contenders do go on to compete in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) held two weeks later.

The Railway Stakes runs a week before the $1 million Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m), which is Perth’s premier sprint race.

The 2020 Railway Stakes ran at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday November 21, 2020 and was won by the favourite Inspirational Girl. 

Railway Stakes 2020
Date:	Saturday November 21, 2020
Track:	Ascot Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	3YO+ Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prize money:	$1,000,000

2020 Railway Stakes Results

• 1st: #11 Inspirational Girl
• 2nd: #14 Too Close The Sun
• 3rd: #16 Uni Time

The ‘Wizard of the West’ William Pike celebrated a brilliant return home weaving through the field to dominate the 2020 Railway Stakes results aboard the favourite Inspirational Girl ($2.60F). Pike produced the last start Asian Beau winning mare at just the right time for her to win the Group 1 running away, the third straight year Pike and trainers Grant & Alana Williams have won the race.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	11	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike		8	53kg		$2.60F
	2	14	TOO CLOSE THE SUN	Lindsey Smith	Joseph Azzopardi	1.84L	12	53kg		$6
	3	16	UNI TIME	Sharon Miller	Jason Whiting	1.99L	9	53kg		$101
	4	8	RED CAN MAN	Steve Wolfe	Shaun McGruddy	2.02L	7	53.5kg		$8.50
	5	2	MATERIAL MAN	Justin Warwick	Paul Harvey	2.36L	6	58kg		$61
	6	9	CUP NIGHT	Bernie Miller	Patrick Carbery	2.72L	5	53kg		$31
	7	15	TRULY GREAT	Grant & Alana Williams	Clint Johnston-Porter	3.08L	14	53kg		$10
	8	1	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	Chris Parnham	3.61L	1	58kg		$11
	9	13	PLATOON	Neville Parnham	Brad Parnham	3.83L	11	53kg		$21
	10	6	TAXAGANO	Fred Kersley	Peter Knuckey	6.91L	3	54.5kg		$71
	11	4	KAY CEE	Neville Parnham	Jason Brown	7L	10	56kg		$10
	12	7	GREAT SHOT	Rhys Radford	Craig Staples	8.37L	2	54kg		$41
	13	10	DANCE MUSIC	Simon A Miller	Ms Jade McNaught	10.69L	15	53kg		$31
	14	12	MISSILE LAUNCH	Vaughn Sigley	Troy Turner	12.56L	13	53kg		$201
	15	5	SPIRITUAL WARRIOR	Justin Warwick	Ms Lucy Warwick	12.64L	4	55.5kg		$101
	16	3	GAILO CHOP (FR)	Matthew Williams	Brad Rawiller	22.46L	16	57kg		$61
		19e	PYM’S ROYALE	Luke Fernie			0
		20e	TRUE ATTRACTION	Adam Durrant			0
		17e	ARCTIC STREAM	Ross Price	Shaun O’Donnell		0
		18e	MEDIA BARON	David Harrison	Jordan Turner		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Railway Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Railway Stakes odds 2020 on the field of hopeful milers from Perth and the eastern states will be listed below complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your Railway Stakes Betting Tips at the best summer racing odds.

Inspirational Girl ($2.60 in 2020) was the last favourite in Railway Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2020 Railway Stakes Field

The official Railway Stakes Final Field is announced by Perth Racing on the Monday of race week followed by the full Railway Stakes Barrier Draw on the Tuesday and will be published in full below once released.

The 2020 Railway Stakes field features a capacity line-up of milers led in betting by the flying Inspirational Girl (11) chasing a third win on the trot with the ‘Wizard of the West’ William Pike to ride.

Last weekend’s four-length Ascot Gold Cup winner Too Close The Sun and recent Group 2 Lee Steere Stakes champ Kay Cee are the other standouts in the Railway line-up this summer.

Click here to read more about the key contenders in the Railway Stakes 2020 field & betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x33580x453	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	Chris Parnham	1	58kg		109
2	x600x9011x	MATERIAL MAN	Justin Warwick	Paul Harvey	9	58kg		109
3	902x00x045	GAILO CHOP (FR)	Matthew Williams	Brad Rawiller	20	57kg
4	1321x11x01	KAY CEE	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	13	56kg		105
5	8515x5111x	SPIRITUAL WARRIOR	Justin Warwick	Ms Lucy Warwick	7	55.5kg		104
6	x60983x187	TAXAGANO	Fred Kersley	Peter Knuckey	4	54.5kg		102
7	34x33x9498	GREAT SHOT	Rhys Radford	Craig Staples	3	54kg		101
8	111x1x4732	RED CAN MAN	Steve Wolfe	Shaun McGruddy	10	53.5kg		100
9	2x12x4x246	CUP NIGHT	Bernie Miller	Patrick Carbery	8	53kg		98
10	22113×8301	DANCE MUSIC	Simon A Miller	Ms Jade McNaught	19	53kg		98
11	x211x11311	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	11	53kg		96
12	132×557413	MISSILE LAUNCH	Vaughn Sigley	Troy Turner	17	53kg		99
13	230x335x26	PLATOON	Neville Parnham	Brad Parnham	14	53kg		98
14	3131110×21	TOO CLOSE THE SUN	Lindsey Smith	Joseph Azzopardi	16	53kg		99
15	21x621x111	TRULY GREAT	Grant & Alana Williams	Clint Johnston-Porter	18	53kg		92
16	11x960x655	UNI TIME	Sharon Miller	Jason Whiting	12	53kg		95
17e	27311x60x0	ARCTIC STREAM	Ross Price	Shaun O’Donnell	5	53kg		92
18e	12111×8007	MEDIA BARON	David Harrison	Jordan Turner	2	53kg		90
19e	32017×6225	PYM’S ROYALE	Luke Fernie		15	53kg		89
20e	x32121x266	TRUE ATTRACTION	Adam Durrant		6	53kg		79

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Railway Stakes Nominations

The Railway Stakes nominations & weights close the week prior to the opening Group 1 event of the Perth Summer Racing Carnival and will be published below once announced.

The 2020 Railway Stakes nominations have attracted over 80 hopefuls including six for last year’s winning trainers Grant & Alana Williams led by the in-form Inspirational Girl.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1321x11x01	KAY CEE	M	4	Neville Parnham	1	56kg		105
2	x33580x453	KEMENTARI	G	6	James Cummings	2	58kg		109
3	x600x9011x	MATERIAL MAN	G	9	Justin Warwick	3	58kg		109
4	902x00x045	GAILO CHOP (FR)	G	10	Matthew Williams	4	57kg		107
5	8515x5111x	SPIRITUAL WARRIOR	G	6	Justin Warwick	5	55.5kg		104
6	10x040x360	CHIEF IRONSIDE (GB)	H	6	Kris Lees	6	54.5kg		102
7	22113×8301	DANCE MUSIC	M	5	Simon A Miller	7	53kg		98
8	x60983x187	TAXAGANO	G	7	Fred Kersley	8	54.5kg		102
9	34x33x9498	GREAT SHOT	G	8	Rhys Radford	9	54kg		101
10	x211x11311	INSPIRATIONAL GIRL (NZ)	M	5	Grant & Alana Williams	10	53kg		96
11	111x1x4732	RED CAN MAN	G	4	Steve Wolfe	11	53.5kg		100
12	12x9725x5x	CHOCOLATE HOLIC	G	8	Grant & Alana Williams	12	53kg		99
13	2721211130	MASSIMO	G	4	Adam Durrant	13	53kg		99
14	132×557413	MISSILE LAUNCH	G	7	Vaughn Sigley	14	53kg		99
15	2111421150	WINDSTORM	G	4	Grant & Alana Williams	15	53kg		99
16	2x12x4x246	CUP NIGHT	G	5	Bernie Miller	16	53kg		98
17	1×21131100	MONEY MATTERS	G	4	Adam Durrant	17	53kg		98
18	230x335x26	PLATOON	G	5	Neville Parnham	18	53kg		98
19	5×51988202	FLOW	G	7	Martin Allan	19	53kg		96
20	110x857x87	TELLEM WE’RE COMIN	G	6	Grant & Alana Williams	20	53kg		96
21	x3131110x2	TOO CLOSE THE SUN	G	5	Lindsey Smith	21	53kg		95
22	11x960x655	UNI TIME	G	5	Sharon Miller	22	53kg		95
23	x33216x170	FLOYD	G	7	Chris & Michael Gangemi	23	53kg		93
24	03x00946x4	NEUFBOSC (FR)	G	6	Neville Parnham	24	53kg		93
25	27311x60x0	ARCTIC STREAM	G	6	Ross Price	25	53kg		92
26	221123×419	LAVERROD	G	4	Sean & Jake Casey	26	53kg		92
27	112111×800	MEDIA BARON	G	6	David Harrison	27	53kg		92
28	41343321×0	FESTIVAL MISS	M	5	Adam Durrant	28	53kg		85
29	32017×6225	PYM’S ROYALE	G	6	Luke Fernie	29	53kg		89
30	213x1144x0	ELEVEN SECONDS	G	9	Chris & Michael Gangemi	30	53kg		86
31	21237x09x0	FORCEFUL	G	6	Graham Yuill	31	53kg		86
32	71147x18x7	MONEY MAHER	G	6	Daniel & Ben Pearce	32	53kg		85
33	x539185x85	MYSTERY MISS	M	5	Adam Durrant	33	53kg		81
34	11x41020x2	ROYAL COMMAND	G	7	Adam Durrant	34	53kg		85
35	12123×9480	UTGARD LOKI	G	5	Justin Warwick	35	53kg		84
36	90×6283209	JERICHO MISSILE	G	4	David Harrison	36	53kg		83
37	x21x621x11	TRULY GREAT	G	5	Grant & Alana Williams	37	53kg		82
38	2182×23127	DOM TO SHOOT	G	3	Sean & Jake Casey	38	53kg		80
39	4x32121x26	TRUE ATTRACTION	G	5	Adam Durrant	39	53kg		79
40	x551755x59	SON OF BACCHUS	G	5	Rhys Radford	40	53kg		75
41	111x10x207	WESTERN PRIDE	M	5	Adam Durrant	41	53kg		71
42	431329×241	MIDNIGHT BLUE	G	4	Grant & Alana Williams	42	53kg		74
43	123927×963	NAUGHTY BY NATURE	M	4	Jason Miller	43	53kg		70
44	4111345×0	KARIJINI AURORA	M	4	Summer Dickson	44	53kg		69
45	8x36x114x4	THE FUGAZI	G	5	Chris & Michael Gangemi	45	53kg		71
46	2155275×04	PAMBELLA	M	4	Neville Parnham	46	53kg		66
47	11×878	REIGN OF FIRE	G	3	Colin Webster	47	53kg		70
48	11716	NOTORIOUS ONE	G	5	Chris & Michael Gangemi	48	53kg		69
49	x2276x2344	OCEAN’S FIFTEEN	G	5	Chris & Michael Gangemi	49	53kg		68
50	x222x11483	ORISTANO	G	4	David Harrison	50	53kg		64
51	01x1x00x90	MAN BOOKER	G	8	Daniel Morton	51	40kg
52	420142x8x6	OLMEDO (FR)	H	6	Chris Waller	52	40kg
53	3153521×96	GAULOIS	G	6	James Cummings	53	40kg
54	5778×02110	KOLDING (NZ)	G	5	Chris Waller	54	40kg
55	8100×34303	IMAGING (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	55	40kg
56	60x2223x70	THE VELVET KING	G	5	Peter G Moody	56	40kg
57	1111×33606	GAME KEEPER	G	4	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	57	40kg
58	4x180x3847	BONVICINI	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	58	40kg
59	x3010x5035	DR DRILL (GB)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	59	40kg
60	2x0548431x	OVER EXPOSURE	G	6	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	60	40kg
61	207523×241	YULONG PRINCE (SAF)	H	6	Chris Waller	61	40kg
62	113x1x	LAST OF THE LINE	G	4	Stephen Miller	62	40kg
63	x82435x350	RELOADED	H	4	Chris Waller	63	40kg
64	359×013160	PATRISTIC	G	6	Greg Cave	64	40kg
65	6x085x1230	HUMIDOR (NZ)	G	8	Chris Waller	65	40kg
66	32050×3003	KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	66	40kg
67	1720×22095	STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller	67	40kg
68	x22x713758	PRETTY BRAZEN	M	4	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	68	40kg
69	1311×51060	FREE TRADE	G	6	Michael Lane	69	40kg
70	115x089x80	LIVING THE DREAM	H	5	Lindsey Smith	70	40kg
71	5x0803x211	PURPLE SECTOR (NZ)	G	5	John Thompson	71	40kg
72	1x438P0x78	FASCINO (NZ)	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	72	40kg
73	1x300x5106	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	G	9	Chris Waller	73	40kg
74	5319×44082	CASCADIAN (GB)	G	6	James Cummings	74	40kg
75	x3121x421x	BIG NIGHT OUT	G	5	John Sadler	75	40kg
76	x60434x300	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	G	7	James Cummings	76	40kg
77	x402122x61	VALOUR ROAD	G	5	Simon A Miller	77	57kg		107
78	210x115x34	RANIER	G	5	James Cummings	78	40kg
79	16722×8482	BEEHUNTER	G	4	John Sadler	79	40kg
80	31037×3119	JUNIPAL	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	80	40kg
81	531212×836	RED HOT TIP	G	4	Stephen Miller	81	40kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Railway Stakes History

Inaugurated in 1894 when Wandering Willie took the title, the Railway Stakes was won by Cox Plate winner Better Loosen Up in 1990 and Caulfield Cup winner Northerly in 2000.

There have only been three horses which have managed to win the race more than once and they are Tudor Mak in 1968-69, Miss Muffet in 1987-88 and Luckygray in 2011 and 2013. Throughout the race’s history there have been several distance changes from the original 12 furlongs. In 1926 the Stakes became an 8 furlong race until 1974 when it was decreased to 1500m. In 1984 it was finally changed back to a 1600m race and has remained so to this day.

The Railway Stakes has been run and won by plenty of nice horses from both local and interstate stables including the Perth-trained Regal Power (2019) who went on to win the following year’s $5 million All-Star Mile in Melbourne.

In 2020 jockey William Pike and trainers Grant & Alana Williams won the Railway Stakes for the third straight year with the success of race favourite Inspirational Girl.

Railway Stakes Winners

Below are the results for the Group 1 Railway Stakes since 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Railway Stakes	1st	Inspirational Girl	1 minute 33.79 seconds
	2nd	Too Close The Sun
	3rd	Uni Time
2019 Railway Stakes	1st	Regal Power	1 minute 35.89 seconds
	2nd	Best Of Days
	3rd	Platoon
2018 Railway Stakes	1st	Galaxy Star	1 minute 34.08 seconds
	2nd	Gatting
	3rd	Material Man
2017 Railway Stakes	1st	Great Shot	1 minute 35.81 seconds
	2nd	Black Heart Bart
	3rd	Tom Melbourne
2016 Railway Stakes	1st	Scales Of Justice	1 minute 36.13 seconds
	2nd	Good Project
	3rd	Perfect Reflection
2015 Railway Stakes	1st	Good Project	1 minute 34.52 seconds
	2nd	Messene
	3rd	Balmont Girl
2014 Railway Stakes	1st	Elite Belle	1 minute 35.59 seconds
	2nd	Balmont Girl
	3rd	Moriarty
2013 Railway Stakes	1st	Luckygray	1 minute 36.75 seconds
	2nd	Platinum Rocker
	3rd	Fire Up Fifi
2012 Railway Stakes	1st	Mr Moet	1 minute 35.89 seconds
	2nd	Luckygray
	3rd	Rosie Rocket
2011 Railway Stakes	1st	Luckygray	1 minute 34.88 seconds
	2nd	He’s Remarkable
	3rd	Westriver Kevydonn
2010 Railway Stakes	1st	Gathering	1 minute 35.1 seconds
	2nd	Famous Roman
	3rd	Megatic
2009 Railway Stakes	1st	Sniper’s Bullet	1 minute 34.25 seconds
	2nd	Tarzi
	3rd	Colour Correct
2008 Railway Stakes	1st	Gilded Venom	1 minute 34.5 seconds
	2nd	Sniper’s Bullet
	3rd	Annenkov
2007 Railway Stakes	1st	El Presidente	1 minute 34.7 seconds
	2nd	Hartley’s Dream
	3rd	Mansion House
2006 Railway Stakes	1st	Belle Bizarre	1 minute 34.4 seconds
	2nd	Confectioner
	3rd	Niconero
2005 Railway Stakes	1st	Covertly	1 minute 34.8 seconds
	2nd	Early Express
	3rd	Blinded
2004 Railway Stakes	1st	Modem	1 minute 35.9 seconds
	2nd	Mr Sandgroper
	3rd	Blinded
2003 Railway Stakes	1st	Hardrada	1 minute 35.7 seconds
	2nd	Early Express
	3rd	Mapperholic
2002 Railway Stakes	1st	Old Fashion	1 minute 35.6 seconds
	2nd	Hardrada
	3rd	Corporate Bruce
2001 Railway Stakes	1st	Old Comrade	1 minute 37.6 seconds
	2nd	Mr Tanzania
	3rd	Finito
2000 Railway Stakes	1st	Northerly	1 minute 35.8 seconds
	2nd	Old Comrade
	3rd	Lizzy Long Legs