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The Neds Angus Armanasco Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies aged 3 years old run over 1400m. Held at Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse in February each year on Blue Diamond Stakes Day, the Angus Armanasco Stakes is worth $200,000 in prize money and attracts a lot of top quality fillies.

The Angus Armanasco Stakes is run as part of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival. Also featured on the same race day are three Group 1 races, including the feature Blue Diamond Stakes for the season’s top two-year-olds.

Many of the runners in the field will come via the Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) at the track a fortnight prior.

Named after the Australian Racing Hall of Fame horse trainer, Angus Armanasco, the Stakes race is the ideal lead-up to the Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1600m) held at Flemington on Super Saturday. Zarita (2008) was the last mare to complete the Angus Armanasco – Kewney Stakes double.

The Angus Armanasco Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday February 22, 2020 and was won in an upset by the Godolphin-raced La Tene. 

2020 Angus Armanasco Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 22, 2020
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	3YO Fillies – SW + P
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2020 Angus Armanasco Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 La Tene
• 2nd: #6 Lady Lupino
• 3rd: #8 Lunar Light

It was a thrilling edition of the Angus Armanasco Stakes 2020 on Blue Diamond Day but honours went to the returning James Cummings-trained Helmet filly La Tene ($18) who scored an upset win fresh, her first since the Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes back in March last year at Flemington. La Tene dived right on the line to narrowly defeat Lady Lupino with Lunar Light third. The race favourite Acting meanwhile finished dead last.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	2	LA TENE	James Cummings	Brad Rawiller	–	2	57.5kg	$18
2	6	LADY LUPINO	Danny O’Brien	Craig Williams	0.1L	6	55kg	$11
3	8	LUNAR LIGHT	Will Clarken	Jamie Kah	1.35L	1	55kg	$11
4	9	SNAPDANCER	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	1.55L	5	55kg	$14
5	10	CHASSIS	John Price	Damian Lane	1.95L	4	55kg	$12
6	3	WESTPORT	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Damien Oliver	2.35L	8	56kg	$31
7	4	SOUTHBANK	Anthony Freedman	Tim Clark	8.1L	7	55kg	$4
8	7	SCORE	John Sadler	Dwayne Dunn	10.1L	3	55kg	$4.60
9	1	ACTING (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Ben Melham	10.5L	9	57.5kg	$3.80F
–	11	SELICA (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Ben Thompson	–	0	–	–
–	5	MRS BECKHAM (NZ)	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Chris Symons	–	0	–	–

2020 Angus Armanasco Stakes Betting Odds

The updated Angus Armanasco Stakes odds for 2020 will be available below as soon as markets are released at Ladbrokes.com.au.

2020 Angus Armanasco Stakes Field

The Angus Armanasco Stakes field attracts a class line-up of three-year-old fillies each Blue Diamond Stakes Day, many coming out of the Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) held at the track a fortnight earlier.

The 2020 Angus Armanasco Stakes final field and barrier draw will be released below on Wednesday February 19, 2020.

Eleven smart female gallopers make-up the Angus Armanasco Stakes 2020 field this Blue Diamond Day including Group 2 winning Savabeel filly Acting racing second-up after a fourth in the Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	71115×4	ACTING (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Ben Melham	11	57.5kg	91
2	323116x20x	LA TENE	James Cummings	Brad Rawiller	3	57.5kg	79
3	8x111750x9	WESTPORT	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	10	56kg	71
4	7x1223x6	SOUTHBANK	Anthony Freedman	Tim Clark	9	55kg	86
5	647×311	MRS BECKHAM (NZ)	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Chris Symons	2	55kg	69
6	5913x70x84	LADY LUPINO	Danny O’Brien	Craig Williams	7	55kg	74
7	5445×115	SCORE	John Sadler	Dwayne Dunn	4	55kg	68
8	5×1117	LUNAR LIGHT	Will Clarken	Jamie Kah	1	55kg	67
9	21240x	SNAPDANCER	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	6	55kg	70
10	44×11	CHASSIS	John Price	Damian Lane	5	55kg	67
11	15x	SELICA (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Ben Thompson	8	55kg	63

2020 Angus Armanasco Stakes Nominations

The Angus Armanasco Stakes nominations feature some of the season’s key three-year-old fillies heading towards a race like Group 2 Kewney Stakes (1400m) on Super Saturday at Flemington the following month.

The 2020 Angus Armanasco Stakes nominations will be published below the Monday prior to the race.

Fifteen fillies make-up the 2020 Angus Armanasco Stakes nominations this season including the undefeated Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained How Womantic chasing a fifth win on the trot after her impressive lead-up victory in the Kevin Hayes Stakes.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	1111	HOW WOMANTIC	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	1	57.5kg	83
2	71115×4	ACTING (NZ)	F	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	2	57.5kg	91
3	323116x20x	LA TENE	F	3	James Cummings	3	57.5kg	79
4	89311×6326	PARMIE	F	3	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	4	56kg	72
5	8x111750x9	WESTPORT	F	3	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	5	56kg	71
6	7x1223x6	SOUTHBANK	F	3	Anthony Freedman	6	55kg	86
7	647×311	MRS BECKHAM (NZ)	F	3	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	7	55kg	69
8	5913x70x84	LADY LUPINO	F	3	Danny O’Brien	8	55kg	74
9	5445×115	SCORE	F	3	John Sadler	9	55kg	68
10	5×1117	LUNAR LIGHT	F	3	Will Clarken	10	55kg	67
11	21240x	SNAPDANCER	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	11	55kg	70
12	13223×76	LADY LOIRE	F	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	12	55kg	64
13	44×11	CHASSIS	F	3	John Price	13	55kg	67
14	665x10590x	SONG BROCADE	F	3	John Sadler	14	55kg	61
15	15x	SELICA (NZ)	F	3	Phillip Stokes	15	55kg	63

Angus Armanasco Stakes History

The first recorded winner of the Angus Armanasco Stakes was Better Draw in 1976. Since then the race has undergone several name changes from the Tranquil Star Stakes, The Dalgety Stakes, The Inglis Premier Sale Stakes, The Jewel Stakes and then in 1996 it became the Angus Armanasco Stakes.

The race has switched between 1400m and 1600m and was a Principal race until 1980 when it became a Group 3 race. In 2000 the Angus Armanasco Stakes was elevated to Group 2 status.

Plenty of nice fillies have added their name to the Angus Armanasco Stakes winners’ list over the years including Qafila (2019) who went on to win the Group 1 SA Derby, subsequent Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker (2011) and the iconic Miss Finland (2007).

Recent Angus Armanasco Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	La Tene	1 minute 22.13 seconds
	2nd	Lady Lupino
	3rd	Luna Light
2019 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Qafila	1 minute 23.08 seconds
	2nd	Angelic Ruler
	3rd	Zoubo
2018 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Summer Sham	1 minute 23.37 seconds
	2nd	Palazzo Vecchio
	3rd	Miss Wahoo
2017 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Savanna Amour	1 minute 22.99 seconds
	2nd	Ellicazoom
	3rd	Oregon’s Day
2016 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Catch A Fire	1 minute 23.5 seconds
	2nd	Mossin’ Around
	3rd	Pasadena Girl
2015 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Sabatini	1 minute 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Fontein Ruby
	3rd	Samartested
2014 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Spirits Dance	1 minutes 23.6 seconds
	2nd	Marianne
	3rd	Metaphorical
2013 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Meliora	1 minutes 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Members Joy
	3rd	Red Fez
2012 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Shopaholic	1 minutes 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Soft Sand
	3rd	Cute Emily
2011 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Pinker Pinker	1 minutes 21.4 seconds
	2nd	Sayahailmary
	3rd	Sistine Angel
2010 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Set For Fame	1 minute 22.56 seconds
	2nd	Gigas
	3rd	Irish Lights
2009 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Gold Water	1 minute 35.9 seconds
	2nd	Gallica
	3rd	Miss Scarlatti
2008 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Zarita	1 minute 37.9 seconds
	2nd	Pleasantsundaygirl
	3rd	El Daana
2007 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Miss Finland	1 minute 36.6 seconds
	2nd	Causeway Lass
	3rd	Kisumu
2006 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Serenade Rose	1 minute 34.8 seconds
	2nd	Doubting
	3rd	Fanciful Bella
2005 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Ballet Society	1 minute 36.8 seconds
	2nd	Astrodame
	3rd	Glen Shian
2004 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Special Harmony	1 minute 38.6 seconds
	2nd	Deep In The Woods
	3rd	Demerger
2003 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	La Bella Dama	1 minute 36.2 seconds
	2nd	Lashed
	3rd	Dextrous
2002 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Elegant Fashion	1 minute 36.7 seconds
	2nd	Li Lo Lill
	3rd	Moon Dragon
2001 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	Rose Archway	1 minute 35.9 seconds
	2nd	St Therese
	3rd	Ponton Flyer
2000 Angus Armanasco Stakes	1st	I Am A Ripper	1 minute 38.4 seconds
	2nd	Danarich
	3rd	Super Sequel