Callander-Presnell (Stan Fox Stakes)

The Callander-Presnell - formerly the Stan Fox Stakes is a Group 2 1600m for three year olds run at Randwick Racecourse on Spring Champion Stakes Day now worth $1 million and replacing the defunct Bondi Stakes.

2023 Callander-Presnell Results

  • 1st: #2 Chrysaor
  • 2nd: #7 Snowman
  • 3rd: #6 Ducasse




The Group 2 Callander-Presnell – formerly known as the Stan Fox Stakes – is held during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival on Spring Champion Stakes Day in October on the same day as Melbourne’s Cox Plate Day card.

Conducted at the esteemed Royal Randwick Racecourse, it is one of the key support acts on the card headlined by the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) – now worth an incredible $2 million – for VRC Derby hopefuls.

Formerly named after the prolific New South Wales thoroughbred owner-breeder Stan Fox, the event had a notable re-vamp ahead of the 2022 edition to replace the now defunct $1 million Bondi Stakes race for three-year-olds.

Moved to late October and having its prize money doubled to $1 million, the Stan Fox Stakes was renamed the Callander-Presnell in honour of Sydney racing media figures Ken Callander and Max Presnell.

The event distance also increased from 1500m to 1600m and is run at set weights by three-year-olds.

Prior to 2022, it ran earlier as a lead-up to the now defunct Bondi Stakes that ran from 2019-21. During that time both Peltzer (2020) and Hilal (2021) completed the Stan Fox Stakes – Bondi Stakes double.

Notable past winners include Lonhro (2001), Kenwood Melody (1998), General Nediym (1997), Octagonal (1995) and Show County (1989).

The Stan Fox Stakes was previously held earlier in the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and served as a good lead-up to majors including the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) and the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m).

Along with the Spring Champion Stakes and Callander-Presnell, the other seven-figure event on the Randwick race card that day is the $2 million The Invitation (1400m) for fillies and mares.

The newly-created $500,000 Tapp-Craig (1400m) event held a fortnight earlier offers a Callander-Presnell ballot exemption to the first, second and third place-getters.

The 2022 Callander-Presnell winner Golden Mile travelled up for the event on the back of a lead-up win in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) over the mile in Melbourne.

The Callander-Presnell 2022 form was franked with the runner-up Communist returning the following autumn to win the 2023 Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m).

The latest edition of the Callander-Presnell ran on Saturday October 28, 2023 offering $1 million and was won in a massive upset by the Chris Waller-trained Chrysaor ($26) who flashed home late down the outside to narrowly deny his better-fancied stablemate Snowman. 

2023 Callander-Presnell (Stan Fox Stakes)
Date: Saturday October 28, 2023
Track: Randwick Racecourse
Distance: 1600m
Conditions: 3YOs – Set Weights
Weights Colts / Geldings 56.5kg; Fillies 54.5kg
Prize Money: $1,000,000
Inaugurated: 1975 / 2022 as the Callander-Presnell

2023 Callander-Presnell Results

  • 1st: #2 Chrysaor ($26)
  • 2nd: #7 Snowman
  • 3rd: #6 Ducasse

It was a thrilling finish in the Callander-Presnell 2023 results with the Chris Waller-trained quinella led by roughie hope, Better Than Ready colt Chrysaor ($26), who lunged late to get the better of stablemate Snowman ($7).

The official 2023 Callander-Presnell race results on the recently renamed Stan Fox Stakes will be provided below when the million-dollar event for three-year-olds is run and won on Saturday October 28, 2023.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 2 CHRYSAOR Chris Waller Tyler Schiller 4 57kg $26
2 7 SNOWMAN Chris Waller Sam Clipperton 0.07L 2 57kg $7
3 6 DUCASSE Michael Freedman Tommy Berry 0.35L 11 57kg $11
4 1 NAMESAKE Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 1.99L 8 57kg $8.50
5 9 ZONDEE Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Koby Jennings 2.38L 3 57kg $41
6 11 ARCTIC GLAMOUR Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Kerrin McEvoy 2.5L 1 55kg $1.70F
7 12 QUEEN OF DRAGONS Peter & Paul Snowden Dylan Gibbons (a) 2.53L 5 55kg $61
8 5 FLYING TRAPEZE Gary Portelli Ms Kathy O’Hara 3.83L 9 57kg $26
9 10 PIER PRESSURE Kris Lees Regan Bayliss 4.18L 7 55kg $101
10 4 THE LITTLE PUMPER Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 4.91L 10 57kg $31
11 8 OSTRAKA Annabel Neasham Ryan Maloney 12.84L 6 57kg $11
3 HEMAN Peter & Paul Snowden Joshua Parr 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Callander-Presnell Betting Odds

The season’s top Callander-Presnell 2023 betting odds on the event formerly known as the Stan Fox Stakes, and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below once released.

Peltzer ($2.70 in 2020) was the last favourite in Stan Fox Stakes betting to salute before the event was renamed ahead of the 2022 edition.

Golden Mile ($2.30 in 2022) then saluted as favourite in Callander-Presnell betting.

There was a notable upset in 2023 with Chrysaor saluting at Callander-Presnell odds of $26.

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2023 Callander-Presnell Form

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2023 Callander-Presnell Tips

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  • To Win: #11 Arctic Glamour ($2.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Arctic Glamour is up in grade but deserving favourite at a short price here to make it three wins on the trot. The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained Frosted filly broke her maiden at Rosehill in late September and parlayed that into a Randwick Black-Type win saluting in the Listed Reginald Allen Quality as the odds-on fancy last start. She carried 57.5kg over the 1400m that run and drops back to 55kg here. Looks like the mile will suit, rails draw and Kerrin McEvoy aboard. Can get the job done.

2023 Callander-Presnell Field

The 2023 Callander-Presnell field and barriers (formerly the Stan Fox Stakes field) are announced by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading-up to Spring Champion Stakes Day and will be published in full below.

The Callander-Presnell 2023 final field features a smart line-up of three-year-olds led by progressive Frosted filly Arctic Glamour drawn the rails.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 1241×38 NAMESAKE Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 8 57kg 76
2 140x137x98 CHRYSAOR Chris Waller Tyler Schiller 4 57kg 75
3 12×84 HEMAN Peter & Paul Snowden Joshua Parr 11 57kg 72
4 426×1157 THE LITTLE PUMPER Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 10 57kg 72
5 6x32125x61 FLYING TRAPEZE Gary Portelli Ms Kathy O’Hara 9 57kg 70
6 37×476 DUCASSE Michael Freedman Tommy Berry 12 57kg
7 5x5x13216 SNOWMAN Chris Waller Sam Clipperton 2 57kg 68
8 72×31 OSTRAKA Annabel Neasham Ryan Maloney 6 57kg 67
9 2×3251 ZONDEE Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Koby Jennings 3 57kg 63
10 3538×531 PIER PRESSURE Kris Lees Regan Bayliss 7 55kg 77
11 32×11 ARCTIC GLAMOUR Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Kerrin McEvoy 1 55kg 76
12 42x46x519 QUEEN OF DRAGONS Peter & Paul Snowden Dylan Gibbons (a) 5 55kg 65

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Callander-Presnell Nominations

Nominations for the race formerly known as the Stan Fox Stakes in 2023 are taken the Monday of race week with the early entries to be listed below.

The 2023 Callander-Presnell nominations attracted 135 three-year-olds led in all-in betting by Golden Rose runner-up Encap and the horse that narrowly beat him home in that Group 1 feature, Militarize from the Chris Waller stable.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 215x ACIERTO G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
2 5 AKI C 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
3 21 ALLAPERCANTO F 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 60
4 67×223 ALSONSO G 3 Leon & Troy Corstens
5 32×1 ARCTIC GLAMOUR F 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 68
6 9 ARTIC PANTHER G 3 Gary Portelli
7 31×0 ASHFALL C 3 Chris Waller 61
8 443×10 AUGUST BLOOM F 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 72
9 2×133 AUTUMN ANGEL F 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
10 232 BINOTTO G 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman
11 1×44 BOBBY SHIRAZ (NZ) G 3 Bjorn Baker
12 86×1 BOLERO BELLE F 3 Chris Waller 62
13 3118×32 BRAVE MEAD C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 76
14 150×840 CAFE MILLENIUM C 3 John O’Shea 70
15 57x335x97 CAP FERRAT C 3 Chris Waller
16 412 CARRAZANA (NZ) G 3 Chris Waller 67
17 20312×8 CHILL THE KRUG F 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
18 4140x137x9 CHRYSAOR C 3 Chris Waller 77
19 3×23 COPACABANA C 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
20 100×2432 DE SONIC BOOM F 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman
21 3×324 DELIVERING C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
22 15x5570x63 DISNECK G 3 Bjorn Baker 66
23 2613×0 DOLPHIN SKIN (NZ) F 3 Leon & Troy Corstens
24 18 DON STEFANO (NZ) G 3 Chris Waller 62
25 6 DORADUS C 3 Anthony Cummings
26 37×47 DUCASSE C 3 Michael Freedman 67
27 566x DUNBELIEVIN’ G 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
28 3×22312 ENCAP G 3 Gary Portelli 95
29 334×64 ET TU BRUTE C 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman
30 19×38500 EXTREME SPIRIT C 3 Gary Portelli 63
31 6596×1 FIGHTERTOWN G 3 Chris Waller 63
32 124×3516 FISTSOFFURY G 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
33 76x32125x6 FLYING TRAPEZE C 3 Gary Portelli
34 2×19140 FRENCH ENDEAVOUR F 3 Matthew Smith 74
35 6×17 GALANO C 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
36 1786×411 GANBARE C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 84
37 2311 GOLD BULLION (NZ) G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
38 5x51x6511 GRIFF C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
39 8x46x62 HARD PICK G 3 Edward Cummings
40 111 HARLOW MIST (NZ) F 3 John Sargent 70
41 5×049 HASTY HONEY F 3 Brad Widdup
42 7×1 HEAD OF THE HERD C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
43 12×8 HEMAN C 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 67
44 2 INCA TRAIL G 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou
45 254x INFLUENTIAL G 3 Chris Waller
46 5×59 INVINCIBLE SHIELD C 3 Leon & Troy Corstens
47 2 INVINCIBLE WHIP C 3 Kris Lees
48 5x IRISH ACCOLADE G 3 Kris Lees
49 39×3 ISTHMUS F 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman
50 580 JOINT MISSION F 3 Brad Widdup
51 1×2 JOLIESTAR F 3 Chris Waller
52 33 JURISPRUDENCE C 3 Chris Waller
53 6×22 KAIZAD G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
54 1×66 KANDINSKY ABSTRACT C 3 Chris Waller
55 2x13x3222 KIMOCHI F 3 Gary Portelli
56 24×4 KIND WORDS F 3 Kris Lees
57 411×97 KING COLORADO C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 96
58 1257×21258 KINTYRE G 3 Gary Portelli 71
59 26×6 KIRIKAN (NZ) G 3 Chris Waller
60 12 KOSGEI G 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
61 9 KUBI KUDAKI C 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman
62 4x5212x5 LADY IN PINK F 3 Leon & Troy Corstens
63 44×1 LEFT FIELD F 3 Brad Widdup 60
64 11×26 LEGACIES F 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
65 9×6324 LIMBURG C 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
66 4×8 LOMENIE (NZ) F 3 Anthony & Sam Freedman
67 7129 LONG GENES C 3 Edward Cummings 59
68 6 LORD PROTECTOR (NZ) C 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
69 11 LUGH C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 64
70 21 MAKARENA F 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 66
71 342569×807 MAKE A CALL C 3 Peter & Paul Snowden
72 10x MANWE C 3 Anthony Cummings 65
73 247×31 MATUSALEM C 3 Chris Waller 60
74 1×44 MCHALE C 3 Chris Waller 64
75 53331 MEDATSU (NZ) G 3 Chris Waller 64
76 13011×51 MILITARIZE (NZ) C 3 Chris Waller 105
77 312x MIRACLE OF LOVE F 3 Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich
78 2x MISS NEW YORK F 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
79 835×21 MISSILE SEEKER C 3 Gary Portelli 57
80 6x220x255 MOJAVE DESERT C 3 Chris Waller
81 2×1144 MOLLYNICKERS F 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
82 7×3 MONTE BRAVEHEART G 3 Robert & Luke Price
83 5×7731 MONTE MAXIMUS G 3 Robert & Luke Price 57
84 0x2 MOSTRO G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
85 13 MURAL CROWN C 3 James Cummings 66
86 1241×3 NAMESAKE C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 76
87 50 NANTUCKET ISLAND F 3 Edward Cummings
88 72×31 OSTRAKA C 3 Annabel Neasham 68
89 6 PAJANTI F 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou
90 1 PANIC (NZ) G 3 Michael Freedman 58
91 3538×53 PIER PRESSURE F 3 Kris Lees
92 11×7 POWER OF THE BRAVE G 3 Kris Lees 65
93 1112 PUSHY (NZ) G 3 Michael Freedman 81
94 QUICKSTER F 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
95 6164 RAF ATTACK (NZ) C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 72
96 9×4 RAMBLE ON G 3 Kerry Parker
97 176×16 RAVELLO (NZ) C 3 John O’Shea 69
98 2 REVALENE C 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
99 17×12 RIFF ROCKET G 3 Chris Waller 66
100 718x RITZYTWENTIES (NZ) G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 59
101 17 ROCK EMPIRE C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 66
102 22 ROLL ON HIGH F 3 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
103 1×123 SCENTIFY C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 78
104 642 SEKANI C 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
105 2x3325x10 SNAPBACK C 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 79
106 5x5x1321 SNOWMAN C 3 Chris Waller 67
107 29×18 SOME PEOPLE CALLME C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
108 112 SOUTHPORT TYCOON C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
109 33x STAND ASIDE C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
110 21 STARBOARD G 3 Richard & Will Freedman 61
111 STEEL RAIN C 3 Anthony Cummings
112 3330×26450 SUMMER LOVING F 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
113 4×52512 SUNSETS C 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
114 130×443145 SUNSOURCE C 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
115 469 SUPERSTITIOUS C 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou
116 SWEET HEAVEN F 3 Anthony Cummings
117 30413×0 TANNHAUSER C 3 Chris Waller 86
118 118×3751 THE INSTRUCTOR C 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
119 426x115x THE LITTLE PUMPER G 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 72
120 1260x THUNDERLIPS C 3 Bjorn Baker 67
121 42×1116 TIZ INVINCIBLE F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 92
122 4 TO BE FRANK (NZ) C 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
123 41514×133 TOM KITTEN C 3 James Cummings 83
124 543 TRAJECTILE F 3 Kris Lees
125 1×131 TROPICAL SQUALL F 3 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
126 221×673 TUTTA LA VITA F 3 Chris Waller
127 2×200 UNIQUE AMBITION (NZ) F 3 John Sargent
128 13×59 WAIMARIE F 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
129 343×824 WAVERLEY C 3 John Sargent
130 3 XTRA STORMY C 3 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
131 367 YARRAVILLE F 3 Anthony Cummings
132 111×007 ZARDOZI F 3 James Cummings
133 2×325 ZONDEE C 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
134 4x53141x67 ZOUKERETTE F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
135 ZUBEROA C 3 Anthony Cummings
Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Stan Fox Stakes / Callander-Presnell Race History

The inaugural winner of the Stan Fox Stakes was Hydahban when the event was first held as a Principal race over 1200m in 1975.

The status and distance of the race remained the same up until 1981 when the length was increased to 1400m and then in 1985 it became a Listed race. Not long after in 1989 the event gained Group 3 status before finally being installed as a Group 2 event in 1996.

The race was not held in 2007 due to the outbreak of equine influenza in Australia at the time.

In 2022 the event was moved to late October, the distance increased from 1500m to 1600m, and prize money increased to $1 million to replace the Bondi Stakes as the premier Sydney race for three-year-olds over the spring with that year’s Caulfield Guineas winner Golden Mile saluting for the punters.

Recent Stan Fox Stakes / Callander-Presnell Winners

Year Place Horse Time
2023
Callander-Presnell
1st Chrysaor 1 minute 35.12 seconds
2nd Snowman
3rd Ducasse
2022
Callander-Presnell
1st Golden Mile 1 minute 38.89 seconds (distance increased to 1600m)
2nd Communist
3rd A Lot More Love
2021
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Hilal 1 minute 28.52 seconds
2nd Coastwatch
3rd Brigantine
2020
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Peltzer 1 minute 28.11 seconds
2nd Prime Star
3rd Jet Propulsion
2019
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Colada 1 minute 27.43 seconds
2nd Brandenburg
3rd Bottega
2018
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Tarka 1 minute 33.82 seconds
2nd Dealmaker
3rd The Autumn Sun
2017
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Gold Standard 1 minute 28.46 seconds
2nd Sanctioned
3rd Addictive Nature
2016
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Impending 1 minute 29.2 seconds
2nd Divine Prophet
3rd Good Standing
2015
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Press Statement 1 minute 29.32 seconds
2nd Shards
3rd Rageese
2014
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Shooting To Win 1 minute 29.16 seconds
2nd Scissor Kick
3rd Valentia
2013
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Eurozone 1 minute 30.15 seconds
2nd Criterion
3rd Aussies Love Sport
2012
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Kabayan 1 minute 31.97 seconds
2nd Albrecht
3rd Divine Moon
2011
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Manawanui 1 minute 29.93 seconds
2nd Roma Giaconda
3rd Cocky Raider
2010
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Decision Time 1 minute 23.19 seconds
2nd Top Drop
3rd Halekulani
2009
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Denman 1 minute 23.82 seconds
2nd Run For Naara
3rd More Than Great
2008
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Dreamscape 1 minute 22.4 seconds
2nd Whitefriars
3rd Judge Me Not
2007
Stan Fox Stakes
Race Not Held  
2006
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Court Command 1 minute 22.13 seconds
2nd Antidotes
3rd Cinque
2005
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Paratroopers 1 minute 22.31 seconds
2nd Primus
3rd Testafiable
2004
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Wager 1 minute 22.49 seconds
2nd Spirit Of Tara
3rd Swick
2003
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Ambulance 1 minute 22.88 seconds
2nd Classy Dane
3rd Hasna
2002
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Rare Insight 1 minute 24 seconds
2nd Magic Marvo
3rd Choisir
2001
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Lonhro 1 minute 24 seconds
2nd Magic Albert
3rd Stylish Lass
2000
Stan Fox Stakes
1st Dynamic Love 1 minute 21.7 seconds
2nd Sale Of Century
3rd Ateates

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