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The Robert Sangster Stakes is a Group 1 race for fillies and mares held at Morphettville in South Australia in early May.
The Robert Sangster Stakes is one of only four Group 1 races held in South Australia at Morphettville Racecourse as part of the esteemed Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival.
Conducted by the South Australia Jockey Club (SAJC) the other Group 1 races run are the Australasian Oaks (2000m) on the same day as the Robert Sangster, The Goodwood (1200m) and the South Australian Derby (2500m).
The Robert Sangster Stakes is the elite fillies and mares event of the carnival and is run under weight-for-age conditions. Raced over a sprint distance of 1200m the event is now worth a lucrative $1 million in total prize money. In 2020 the event was worth a reduced $400,000 due to COVID-19.
The contending females may have just contested the Group 3 RN Irwin Stakes (1100m) previous month at the Morphettville track, so keep an eye on the dominant fillies and mares in this other weight-for-age event. Driefontein (2014) was the last mare to do the RN Irwin Stakes – Robert Sangster Stakes double.
As the premier fillies and mares’ race in Adelaide, the event attracts all the best local gallopers and quite often an impressive interstate female will make the trip and claim victory in the Robert Sangster.
The most famous Robert Sangster Stakes winner was the world’s highest-rated mare Black Caviar who took out the 2012 edition in her Adelaide debut.
The Robert Sangster Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday May 2, 2020 and was won in an upset by 40/1 shot Bella Vella.
2020 Robert Sangster Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday May 2, 2020 |
Track: | Morphettville Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Conditions: | Weight-for-age |
Status: | Group 1 |
Prize Money: | $1 million ($400,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19) |
Inaugurated: | 1983 |
Local horseman Will Clarken celebrated the biggest win of his career with the stable’s $20,000 bargain buy – tried mare Bella Vella – posting a gutsy all-the-way win at $41 odds in the 2020 Robert Sangster Stakes results. She held off a fast-finishing former Blue Diamond champion in Lyre ($11), while Bam’s On Fire ($19) rounded out a juicy trifecta. In fourth at $151 was the race roughie Amberdi, while the beaten favourite Sunlight dropped right out to finish dead last.
Click here to read more on the huge 2020 Robert Sangster Stakes boilover.
Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Barrier | Weight | SP |
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1 | 10 | BELLA VELLA | Will Clarken | Todd Pannell | – | 11 | 56.5kg | $41 |
2 | 15 | LYRE | Anthony Freedman | Damien Thornton | 0.2L | 10 | 55kg | $11 |
3 | 6 | BAM’S ON FIRE | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jake Toeroek | 2L | 5 | 56.5kg | $19 |
4 | 11 | AMBERDI | Sue Jaensch | Paul Gatt | 2L | 6 | 56.5kg | $151 |
5 | 16 | AWAY GAME | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Dean Holland | 2.9L | 3 | 47kg | $3.80 |
6 | 3 | SAVATIANO | James Cummings | Jason Holder | 3.2L | 7 | 56.5kg | $7.50 |
7 | 2 | I AM EXCITED | David Pfieffer | Dom Tourneur | 3.5L | 4 | 56.5kg | $13 |
8 | 13 | STREET ICON | Kevin Corstens | Ryan Hurdle | 3.9L | 2 | 56.5kg | $51 |
9 | 7 | SPANISH WHISPER | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Ethan Brown | 4.2L | 13 | 56.5kg | $71 |
10 | 8 | HUMMA HUMMA | John McArdle | Zac Spain | 4.2L | 9 | 56.5kg | $31 |
11 | 4 | MADAM ROUGE | Chris Waller | Ms Kayla Crowther (a) | 4.2L | 8 | 56.5kg | $41 |
12 | 14 | BEAUTIFUL FLYER | Mick Kluske | Justin Potter | 5L | 12 | 56.5kg | $201 |
13 | 12 | EVERYDAY LADY | Will Clarken | Ms Georgina Cartwright (a) | 5.7L | 16 | 56.5kg | $201 |
14 | 9 | EMBRACE ME (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | John Allen | 6.7L | 15 | 56.5kg | $21 |
15 | 5 | TELEPLAY | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Shayne Cahill | 6.9L | 1 | 56.5kg | $21 |
16 | 1 | SUNLIGHT | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Barend Vorster | 7.6L | 14 | 56.5kg | $3.20F |
– | 18e | KENYAN WONDER | Ryan Balfour | Caitlin Jones (a) | – | 0 | – | – |
– | 17e | MYSTERY LOVE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | – | – | 0 | – | – |
The latest Robert Sangster Stakes 2020 odds including futures all-in betting on the Adelaide Group 1 autumn race will be available below as soon as markets are out at Ladbrokes.com.au.
There were huge $41 Robert Sangster Stakes odds on offer for the upset 2020 champion Bella Vella.
The Robert Sangster Stakes field attracts strong locally-trained mares as well as interstate raiders that are starting to dominate the event. South Australian Racing announce the field the Tuesday of race week. The race also offers a SABOIS Breeders Super Bonus for qualified horses.
The official 2020 Robert Sangster Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Tuesday April 28, 2020 and will be published in full below as soon as announced.
The Robert Sangster Stakes 2020 final field features a capacity line-up of fillies and mares including the early favourite Sunlight drawn wide in barrier 16.
Click here to read more on the Sunlight-led Robert Sangster Stakes field for 2020.
# | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
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1 | 13x53102x2 | SUNLIGHT | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Barend Vorster | 16 | 56.5kg | 116 |
2 | 05x77x5215 | I AM EXCITED | David Pfieffer | Dom Tourneur | 5 | 56.5kg | 112 |
3 | x4101x1276 | SAVATIANO | James Cummings | Jason Holder | 9 | 56.5kg | 111 |
4 | 2x41011x97 | MADAM ROUGE | Chris Waller | TBA | 10 | 56.5kg | 105 |
5 | 380x6011x3 | TELEPLAY | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Shayne Cahill | 2 | 56.5kg | 105 |
6 | x332172221 | BAM’S ON FIRE | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jake Toeroek | 6 | 56.5kg | 100 |
7 | x21930x565 | SPANISH WHISPER | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Ethan Brown | 15 | 56.5kg | 100 |
8 | 66x116x502 | HUMMA HUMMA | John McArdle | Zac Spain | 11 | 56.5kg | 99 |
9 | x4498x3328 | EMBRACE ME (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | John Allen | 17 | 56.5kg | 93 |
10 | 1510152×11 | BELLA VELLA | Will Clarken | Todd Pannell | 13 | 56.5kg | 93 |
11 | 1487124×29 | AMBERDI | Sue Jaensch | Paul Gatt | 8 | 56.5kg | 90 |
12 | 40x6650x67 | EVERYDAY LADY | Will Clarken | Ms Georgina Cartwright (a) | 18 | 56.5kg | 89 |
13 | 993×574212 | STREET ICON | Kevin Corstens | Ryan Hurdle | 3 | 56.5kg | 87 |
14 | D2225x3130 | BEAUTIFUL FLYER | Mick Kluske | Justin Potter | 14 | 56.5kg | 86 |
15 | 3x4274x244 | LYRE | Anthony Freedman | Damien Thornton | 12 | 55kg | 101 |
16 | 4111421 | AWAY GAME | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Dean Holland | 4 | 47kg | 94 |
17e | 111x30x1 | MYSTERY LOVE | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Zac Spain | 7 | 56.5kg | 85 |
18e | 3951624215 | KENYAN WONDER | Ryan Balfour | Caitlin Jones (a) | 1 | 56.5kg | 74 |
The Robert Sangster Stakes nominations for the now $1 million race close the week prior and attract a better class of mares each season attracted to the big prize money on offer as an end-of-autumn run or as a nice lead-up into the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
The Robert Sangster is one of the younger Australian thoroughbred races, first run in 1983 when Ranee’s Palace claimed victory. The race distance has remained the same from the inaugural race, but the status and race name have seen a number of changes. It began as a special race but became a listed race the next year in 1934. Two years later it gained Group 3 status until 2004 when it was installed as a Group 2 event. The following year in 2005 it became a prestigious Group 1 event. Originally registered and known as the Swettenham Stud Stakes, the race was renamed when it received Group 1 status as the Robert Sangster Stakes in honour of the legendary owner and breeder Robert Sangster who passed away the year before in 2004.
The Robert Sangster Stakes record was set by Dantelah in 1999 with a time of 1:07.9.
Year |
Place |
Horse |
Time |
2020 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Bella Vella | 1 minute 11.07 seconds |
2nd | Lyre | ||
3rd | Bam’s On Fire | ||
2019 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Spright | 1 minute 9.28 seconds |
2nd | Cool Passion | ||
3rd | Bella Martini | ||
2018 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Shoals | 1 minute 9.19 seconds |
2nd | Secret Agenda | ||
3rd | Mica Lil | ||
2017 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Secret Agenda | 1 minute 09.15 seconds |
2nd | Viddora | ||
3rd | I Am A Star | ||
2016 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Precious Gem | 1 minute 09.4 seconds |
2nd | Sheidel | ||
3rd | I Love It | ||
2015 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Miracles Of Life | 1 minutes 09.7 seconds |
2nd | Gregers | ||
3rd | I Love It | ||
2014 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Driefontein | 1 minutes 09.2 seconds |
2nd | Platelet | ||
3rd | Gregers | ||
2013 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Platelet | 1 minutes 11.0 seconds |
2nd | Angelic Light | ||
3rd | Yosei | ||
2012 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Black Caviar | 1 minutes 10.6 seconds |
2nd | Sistine Angel | ||
3rd | Power Princess | ||
2011 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Response | 1 minutes 09.0 seconds |
2nd | Beaded | ||
3rd | Miss Octopussy | ||
2010 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Rostova | 1 minute 9.42 seconds |
2nd | Velocitea | ||
3rd | Sister Madly | ||
2009 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Bel Mer | 1 minute 9.5 seconds |
2nd | Hidden Energy | ||
3rd | Impressive Eagle | ||
2008 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Juste Momente | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
2nd | Zipanese | ||
3rd | Serious Speed | ||
2007 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Universal Queen | 1 minute 8.3 seconds |
2nd | Media | ||
3rd | Flying Object | ||
2006 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Ellicorsam | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
2nd | Social Glow | ||
3rd | Truly Wicked | ||
2005 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Alinghi | 1 minute 8.7 seconds |
2nd | Glamour Puss | ||
3rd | Solar Antiquity | ||
2004 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | French Bid | 1 minute 9 seconds |
2nd | Fly For Me | ||
3rd | Social Glow | ||
2003 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Our Egyptian Raine | 1 minute 8.7 seconds |
2nd | Brief Embrace | ||
3rd | Dama De Noche | ||
2002 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Suzy Grey | 1 minute 13.2 seconds |
2nd | Regal Kiss | ||
3rd | Lady Belvedere | ||
2001 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Umaline | 1 minute 8.1 seconds |
2nd | Fayrouz | ||
3rd | Crixia | ||
2000 Robert Sangster Stakes |
1st | Rain Dance Lady | 1 minute 9.1 seconds |
2nd | Tapalinga | ||
3rd | Daninkling |