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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) now held a week prior to the Robert Sangster Stakes, 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 just over $500,000 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.

In 2021 the Robert Sangster Stakes form was franked with the winner Instant Celebrity going on to run second next-up in that year’s The Goodwood results. Platelet (2013) and Black Caviar (2012) both completed the Robert Sangster Stakes – The Goodwood double.

The Robert Sangster Stakes 2022 ran on Saturday May 7, 2022 as the second Group 1 event of the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival and was won in an upset by the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Snapdancer ($17). 

2022 Robert Sangster Stakes
Date:	Saturday May 7, 2022
Track:	Morphettville Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$502,250
Inaugurated:	1983

2022 Robert Sangster Stakes Results

• 1st: #7 Snapdancer ($17)
• 2nd: #6 Away Game
• 3rd: #1 September Run

The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Snapdancer ($17) atoned for her last-start flop in Flemington’s Newmarket Handicap enjoying a stellar return to winning form with a one and a half-length upset over her stablemate Away Game ($7.50) in the 2022 Robert Sangster Stakes results in Adelaide.

Click here to read more on the upset win by Snapdancer in the Robert Sangster Stakes 2022.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	7	SNAPDANCER	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ethan Brown		15	56.5kg		$17
	2	6	AWAY GAME	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Linda Meech	1.5L	1	56.5kg		$7.50
	3	1	SEPTEMBER RUN	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	2.8L	5	56.5kg		$5F
	4	11	ANOTHER AWARD	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Ms Jessica Eaton	2.9L	2	56.5kg		$31
	5	2	BELLA NIPOTINA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	3.2L	3	56.5kg		$9
	6	5	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	Ms Jamie Kah	3.7L	10	56.5kg		$5.50
	7	13	ARGENTIA	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Mark Zahra	6.2L	13	55kg		$8
	8	9	CHAILLOT	Archie Alexander	Declan Bates	6.3L	6	56.5kg		$31
	9	3	INSTANT CELEBRITY	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Moor	7L	12	56.5kg		$17
	10	8	ALL BANTER	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Jake Toeroek	7.4L	9	56.5kg		$19
	11	16	CHAMPAGNE DREAMS	Wayne Francis & Glen Kent	Paul Gatt	9.4L	4	55kg		$31
	12	14	HERESY	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	10.2L	8	55kg		$13
	13	4	BELLA VELLA	Will Clarken	Ms Kayla Crowther	10.4L	7	56.5kg		$21
	14	12	GAZE GRISE	David Jolly	Lachlan Neindorf (a)	14.1L	14	56.5kg		$151
	15	10	SO YOU ASSUME	Shane Nichols	Joe Bowditch	15.9L	11	56.5kg		$151
		15	GIMMIE PAR	Peter G Moody	Barend Vorster		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 Robert Sangster Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Robert Sangster Stakes 2022 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.

Mares traditionally dominate Robert Sangster Stakes betting as since since Rostova in 2010 only two fillies have won: Shoals (2018) and Instant Celebrity (2021).

There were huge $41 Robert Sangster Stakes odds on offer for the upset 2020 champion Bella Vella and more value to be had again in 2022 with Snapdancer winning at $17.

2022 Robert Sangster Stakes Field

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 2022 Robert Sangster Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Tuesday May 3, 2022 and will be published in full below as soon as announced.

The Robert Sangster Stakes 2022 final field features a quality line-up of fillies and mares including recent Group 1 William Reid Stakes winner September Run for Chris Waller, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Bella Nipotina coming off a Group 2 Sapphire Stakes win and her former top-line stablemate Away Game.

• Scratched: #15 Gimmie Par (14)

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Robert Sangster Stakes 2022 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	8x37664x31	SEPTEMBER RUN	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	5	56.5kg		112
2	121323×581	BELLA NIPOTINA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	3	56.5kg		108
3	412x3677x2	INSTANT CELEBRITY	Phillip Stokes	Daniel Moor	12	56.5kg		107
4	x139x030x1	BELLA VELLA	Will Clarken	Ms Kayla Crowther	7	56.5kg		106
5	10x054x262	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	Ms Jamie Kah	10	56.5kg		105
6	12286×2327	AWAY GAME	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Linda Meech	1	56.5kg		104
7	11339×2110	SNAPDANCER	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ethan Brown	16	56.5kg		103
8	5x263x1611	ALL BANTER	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	Jake Toeroek	9	56.5kg		101
9	8x10x177x6	CHAILLOT	Archie Alexander	Declan Bates	6	56.5kg		100
10	x93121119x	SO YOU ASSUME	Shane Nichols	Joe Bowditch	11	56.5kg		96
11	41184×2711	ANOTHER AWARD	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Ms Jessica Eaton	2	56.5kg		83
12	56210×6121	GAZE GRISE	David Jolly	Lachlan Neindorf (a)	15	56.5kg		79
13	1x8x122	ARGENTIA	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Mark Zahra	13	55kg		94
14	23204×5415	HERESY	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	8	55kg		88
15	2x1x14x303	GIMMIE PAR	Peter G Moody	Barend Vorster	14	55kg		82
16	9x48x11321	CHAMPAGNE DREAMS	Wayne Francis & Glen Kent	Paul Gatt	4	55kg		80

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 Robert Sangster Nominations

The Robert Sangster Stakes nominations for the 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 2022 Robert Sangster Stakes nominations closed April 26, 2022 and attracted 29 early entries led in all-in betting by the likes of the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Away Game and Chris Waller’s dual Group 1 winner September Run.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	5x263x1611	ALL BANTER	M	4	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	101
2	41184×2711	ANOTHER AWARD	M	4	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	83
3	1x8x122	ARGENTIA	F	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman	94
4	12286×2327	AWAY GAME	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	104
5	0x8849567x	BAM’S ON FIRE	M	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	91
6	121323×581	BELLA NIPOTINA	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	108
7	x139x030x1	BELLA VELLA	M	7	Will Clarken	106
8	10x054x262	BROOKLYN HUSTLE	M	5	Jason Warren & Dean Krongold	105
9	8x10x177x6	CHAILLOT	M	5	Archie Alexander	100
10	5317228×32	CHASSIS	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	86
11	39x726134x	DIAMONDS	M	4	Chris Bieg	76
12	3833119×04	DIRTY THOUGHTS	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	96
13	4x3516x07x	FOUR MOVES AHEAD	F	3	John Sargent	92
14	156210×612	GAZE GRISE	M	4	David Jolly	75
15	2x1x14x303	GIMMIE PAR	F	3	Peter G Moody	82
16	23204×5415	HERESY	F	3	James Cummings	88
17	412x3677x2	INSTANT CELEBRITY	M	4	Phillip Stokes	107
18	1x418x9380	JAMAEA	F	3	Robert & Luke Price	92
19	1x11x14	JUMP THE BROOM	M	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	80
20	133×127	LEMPICKA	F	3	Ken & Kasey Keys	68
21	12x3139x55	MISS ALBANIA	M	5	Paul Koumis	81
22	8x37664x31	SEPTEMBER RUN	M	4	Chris Waller	112
23	11x5143x53	SERADESS	F	3	Mark & Levi Kavanagh	79
24	11339×2110	SNAPDANCER	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	103
25	11x17x50	SNEAKY FIVE	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	91
26	x93121119x	SO YOU ASSUME	M	4	Shane Nichols	96
27	8x8052x455	SWATS THAT	M	4	Leon & Troy Corstens	105
28	x0420x7164	WANDABAA	M	5	Kris Lees	101
29	x169x555x7	WRITTEN BEAUTY	M	4	Chris Waller	93

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Robert Sangster Stakes History

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.

Robert Sangster Stakes Recent Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2022 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Snapdancer	1 minute 10.14 seconds
	2nd	Away Game
	3rd	September Run
2021 Robert Sangster Stakes	1st	Instant Celebrity	1 minute 9.62 seconds
	2nd	Subpoenaed
	3rd	Rubisaki
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