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The AD Hollindale Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age winter race held at the Gold Coast Racecourse in early May as a lead-up to the Doomben Cup.
2021 AD Hollindale Stakes Results
- 1st: #7 Zaaki
- 2nd: #1 Fifty Stars
- 3rd: #6 Shared Ambition
A D Hollindale Stakes News
- 2021 Hollindale Stakes Day: Gold Coast Scratchings & Track Report
- AD Hollindale Stakes 2021 Field & Betting Update: Avilius Firming Favourite
- 2021 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Winner Nettoyer Back in Form
- AD Hollindale Stakes Results 2018: Oregon’s Day Wins Ahead of Doomben Cup
- 2018 AD Hollindale Stakes Day: Gold Coast Scratchings & Track Report
As one of the bigger middle distance races in the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival, the A.D. Hollindale Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age race held at the Gold Coast Racecourse in early May.
This is one of the biggest events run on the Gold Coast aside from January’s Magic Millions races and is run over 1800m.
Each year the A.D. Hollindale Stakes field attracts a good group of staying type horses that are Brisbane bound in a fortnight’s time eyeing the bigger prize money on offer in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m).
The A.D. Hollindale Stakes – Doomben Cup double is a popular one with the punters each winter and was last completed by the mare Streama in 2014. More recently, the 2019 AD Hollindale Stakes winner Life Less Ordinary went on to run a brave second next-up in the Doomben Cup results.
Prize money for the AD Hollindale Stakes was boosted to $500,000 in 2021 after the 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19.
The AD Hollindale Stakes 2021 ran on Saturday May 8, 2021 and was won by the well-backed favourite Zaaki.
| 2021 A D Hollindale Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday May 8, 2021 |
| Track: | Gold Coast Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1800m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize money: | $500,000 |
2021 AD Hollindale Stakes Results
- 1st: #7 Zaaki
- 2nd: #1 Fifty Stars
- 3rd: #6 Shared Ambition
The heavily-backed Annable Neasham-trained import Zaaki ($3.60) was ultra-impressive running away for an easy win over a class field in the 2021 A.D. Hollindale Stakes results at the Gold Coast ahead of Brisbane’s Group 1 Doomben Cup.
Click here to read more on the big 2021 AD Hollindale Stakes win by the Doomben Cup-bound Zaaki.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ZAAKI (GB) | Annabel Neasham | James McDonald | 12 | 59kg | $3.60F | |||
| 2 | 1 | FIFTY STARS (IRE) | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | William Pike | 2.25L | 10 | 59kg | $9 | ||
| 3 | 6 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | Chris Waller | Jim Byrne | 2.45L | 7 | 59kg | $16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | AVILIUS (GB) | James Cummings | Nash Rawiller | 4.45L | 8 | 59kg | $4.60 | ||
| 5 | 4 | HUMIDOR (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Rodd | 4.65L | 3 | 59kg | $41 | ||
| 6 | 11 | TOFFEE TONGUE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Brenton Avdulla | 5.15L | 5 | 57kg | $21 | ||
| 7 | 5 | MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE) | Chris Waller | Luke Dittman | 5.25L | 1 | 59kg | $26 | ||
| 8 | 8 | TIPTRONIC (NZ) | Graham Richardson & Rogan Norvall | Glen Boss | 6.75L | 2 | 59kg | $81 | ||
| 9 | 3 | HOMESMAN (USA) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 6.95L | 13 | 59kg | $12 | ||
| 10 | 9 | MELODY BELLE (NZ) | Jamie Richards | Opie Bosson | 7.05L | 14 | 57kg | $7 | ||
| 11 | 13 | VANNA GIRL | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Mark Zahra | 7.25L | 9 | 57kg | $14 | ||
| 12 | 10 | NETTOYER | Wendy Roche | Ben Thompson | 8.5L | 11 | 57kg | $18 | ||
| 13 | 14 | TWO ILLICIT (NZ) | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | Vinnie Colgan | 10L | 6 | 57kg | $51 | ||
| 14 | 16e | THE CANDY MAN | Barry Baldwin | Baylee Nothdurft | 11.25L | 4 | 59kg | $81 | ||
| 17e | FLASH AAH | Mitchell Fry | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | PARADEE | Danny O’Brien | Craig Williams | 0 | ||||||
| 15e | BRANDENBURG (NZ) | John Sargent | Regan Bayliss | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 AD Hollindale Stakes Betting Odds
The season’s best AD Hollindale Stakes 2021 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au are available below as of the week of the Doomben Cup lead-up.
Zaaki ($3.60 in 2021) was the last favourite in AD Hollindale Stakes betting to win.
2021 AD Hollindale Stakes Field
Each season the AD Hollindale Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of winter gallopers from both Queensland and interstate stables heading towards a Brisbane run in the Doomben Cup. Gallopers may have had a lead-up run earlier during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival in a race like the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) in early April.
The official A.D. Hollindale Stakes 2021 field & barriers are released released the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2021 A.D. Hollindale Stakes final field has drawn a capacity line-up of Brisbane-bound stars led in betting by Avilius from the Godolphin stable and also featuring the returning Australian Cup champion Homesman.
Click here to read more on the key horses in the 2021 AD Hollindale Stakes field and betting markets.
Scratched: #12 Paradee (15) has been scratched from the starting line-up paving the way for local hope The Candy Man to gain a start in the Hollindale field.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2021 AD HOLLINDALE STAKES DAY SCRATCHINGS
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8352×72087 | FIFTY STARS (IRE) | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | William Pike | 12 | 59kg | 111 | ||
| 2 | 462605×335 | AVILIUS (GB) | James Cummings | Nash Rawiller | 9 | 59kg | 111 | ||
| 3 | 70x173x31x | HOMESMAN (USA) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Jye McNeil | 16 | 59kg | 110 | ||
| 4 | 5x1230x40x | HUMIDOR (NZ) | Chris Waller | Michael Rodd | 3 | 59kg | 109 | ||
| 5 | 0x51068x82 | MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE) | Chris Waller | Luke Dittman | 1 | 59kg | 108 | ||
| 6 | 92527×1201 | SHARED AMBITION (IRE) | Chris Waller | Jim Byrne | 8 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 7 | x8x3647x62 | ZAAKI (GB) | Annabel Neasham | James McDonald | 14 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 8 | x645995163 | TIPTRONIC (NZ) | Graham Richardson | Glen Boss | 2 | 59kg | 106 | ||
| 9 | 60113×1916 | MELODY BELLE (NZ) | Jamie Richards | Opie Bosson | 17 | 57kg | 117 | ||
| 10 | 02900×8791 | NETTOYER | Wendy Roche | Ben Thompson | 13 | 57kg | 110 | ||
| 11 | 58203×6814 | TOFFEE TONGUE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Brenton Avdulla | 5 | 57kg | 108 | ||
| 12 | 453221114x | PARADEE | Danny O’Brien | Craig Williams | 15 | 57kg | 106 | ||
| 13 | 1x90399x17 | VANNA GIRL | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Brad Stewart | 11 | 57kg | 102 | ||
| 14 | 2112x145x3 | TWO ILLICIT (NZ) | Roger James & Robert Wellwood | Vinnie Colgan | 6 | 57kg | 101 | ||
| 15e | 7x03876x00 | BRANDENBURG (NZ) | John Sargent | Regan Bayliss | 7 | 59kg | 100 | ||
| 16e | x14000x405 | THE CANDY MAN | Barry Baldwin | Baylee Nothdurft | 4 | 59kg | 100 | ||
| 17e | 15145xL140 | FLASH AAH | Mitchell Fry | 10 | 59kg | 89 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 Hollindale Stakes Nominations
The official A.D. Hollindale Stakes 2021 nominations close on the Monday of race week and feature a host of smart middle-distance types that may have contested a Group 1 in Sydney during the autumn.
A D Hollindale Stakes History
Many of the Stakes’ contenders will go on to race in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2020m) and there have been several horses which have won the Stakes/Cup double including Above Deck in 2006, Mr Bureaucrat in 2002, Might And Power in 1998, Danewin in 1995, Durbridge in 1994 and Rough Habit in 1991-92.
Up until 1996 the A D Hollindale Stakes was a Group 3 race and prior to 1993 it was a listed race. The fastest recorded winning time was by This Manshood in 2004 with 1 minute 45.92 seconds. The slowest recorded winning time since 1989 was 1 minute 58.6 seconds by Rough Habit in 1992.
There was no 2020 AD Hollindale Stakes with the event one of the cancelled Queensland Winter Racing Carnival races due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hollindale Stakes winners since 2000 are listed below.
A D Hollindale Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Zaaki | 1 minute 50.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Fifty Stars | ||
| 3rd | Shared Ambition | ||
| 2020 A D Hollindale StakesRace Not Run (COVID-19) |
1st | – | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2019 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Life Less Ordinary | 1 minute 55.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Mister Sea Wolf | ||
| 3rd | Hallelujah Boy | ||
| 2018 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Oregon’s Day | 1 minute 46.83 seconds |
| 2nd | Tom Melbourne | ||
| 3rd | Man Of His Word | ||
| 2017 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | It’s Somewhat | 1 minute 48.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Single Gaze | ||
| 3rd | Maurus | ||
| 2016 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Leebaz | 1 minute 48.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Hauraki | ||
| 3rd | VolkStock’n’Barrell | ||
| 2015 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Leebaz | 1 minute 47.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Sir Moments | ||
| 3rd | I’m Imposing | ||
| 2014 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Streama | 1 minute 53.17 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr O’Ceirin | ||
| 3rd | Precedence | ||
| 2013 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Lights Of Heaven | 1 minute 49.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Foreteller | ||
| 3rd | Transporter | ||
| 2012 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Shez Sinsational | 1 minute 56.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Lights Of Heaven | ||
| 3rd | Mawingo | ||
| 2011 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | My Kingdom Of Fife | 1 minute 52.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Glass Harmonium | ||
| 3rd | Scenic Shot | ||
| 2010 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Metal Bender | 1 minute 49.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Road To Rock | ||
| 3rd | Gold Water | ||
| 2009 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Fulmonti | 1 minute 48.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Izonit | ||
| 3rd | Sir Slick | ||
| 2008 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Scenic Shot | 1 minute 49.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Spinney | ||
| 3rd | Stormhill | ||
| 2007 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Coalesce | 1 minute 47.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Dracs Back | ||
| 3rd | Desert War | ||
| 2006 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Above Deck | 1 minute 49.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Vouvray | ||
| 3rd | Roman Arch | ||
| 2005 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Platinum Scissors | 1 minute 52.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Roman Arch | ||
| 3rd | Devastating | ||
| 2004 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | This Manshood | 1 minute 45.9 seconds |
| 2nd | St Basil | ||
| 3rd | Pentastic | ||
| 2003 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Bush Padre | 1 minute 49.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Boreale | ||
| 3rd | Cheverny | ||
| 2002 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Mr Bureaucrat | 1 minute 50.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Kaapstad Way | ||
| 3rd | My Special Scorpio | ||
| 2001 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Shogun Lodge | 1 minute 47.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Camarena | ||
| 3rd | Go Flash Go | ||
| 2000 A D Hollindale Stakes |
1st | Shogun Lodge | 1 minute 47.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Integrate | ||
| 3rd | Cheiron | ||
