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The Group 2 Danehill Stakes is held during Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival at the famous Flemington Racecourse down the straight. Run over 1200m, the race is a set weights plus penalties sprint for three-year-olds.

Worth $200,000 in prize money, the Danehill Stakes is held on Makybe Diva Stakes Day and takes place on the same card as the $750,000 Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m), the $200,000 Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) and the $200,000 Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m).

Many of the best out of the Danehill Stakes results continue onto the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at the same track and distance on Victoria Derby Day with Sepoy (2011) the last to complete the double.

This season’s edition of the Danehill Stakes 2017 ran on September 16, 2017.

2017 Danehill Stakes
Date:	September 16, 2017
Track:	Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YOs – Set Weights and Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$200,000

2017 Danehill Stakes Results

• 1st: #6 Catchy
• 2nd: #2 Jukebox
• 3rd: #11 Booker

Follow the link for the full Danehill Stakes 2017 Results, the race won in outstanding fashion by Ladbrokes Blue Diamond winner Catchy who overcame early interference to beat home the previously undefeated Jukebox by three-quarters of a length. Another filly on the improve, the Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra-trained Booker rounded out the Danehill Stakes Trifecta in third, only a length off the winner who is now 2017 Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas-bound.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	6	CATCHY	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	–	8	56kg	$3.60F
2	2	JUKEBOX	Ciaron Maher	Craig Williams	0.75L	2	57kg	$8.50
3	11	BOOKER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Dwayne Dunn	0.95L	4	54kg	$6.50
4	4	TAKING AIM	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ben Melham	1.15L	6	56.5kg	$31
5	7	AL PASSEM	Ken Keys	Ben Thompson (a)	2.15L	3	56kg	$101
6	9	ESPERANCE	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	2.25L	1	56kg	$6.50
7	3	AZAZEL	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	2.35L	11	56.5kg	$11
8	1	SUMMER PASSAGE	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	Mark Zahra	2.45L	9	57kg	$9.50
9	5	OVERSHARE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Damien Oliver	4.95L	5	56.5kg	$16
10	8	PLUTOCRACY	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Beau Mertens (a)	8.2L	10	56kg	$17
F	10	LIMESTONE	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	–	7	55kg	$15

2017 Danehill Stakes Betting

The top Flemington racing odds and Danehill Stakes 2017 betting markets courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below the week of the race.

2017 Danehill Stakes Field

The Danehill Stakes field attracts a line-up of the season’s most exciting three-year-old sprinters coming off lead-up races including the Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m) for fillies and the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m), both held at Caulfield the month before.

The official 2017 Danehill Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw will be provided below once released on the Wednesday leading-up to Makybe Diva Stakes Day.

The Danehill Stakes 2017 Field is now out with the 11 hopefuls led in betting by Catchy who is second-up and taking on the likes of the rails-drawn Esperance for Godolphin and fellow undefeated youngster Jukebox in gate two with Craig Williams to ride.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	2112x	SUMMER PASSAGE	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	Mark Zahra	9	57kg	90
2	11×1	JUKEBOX	Ciaron Maher	Craig Williams	2	57kg	80
3	14x24x14	AZAZEL	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	11	56.5kg	79
4	3220x123x6	TAKING AIM	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ben Melham	6	56.5kg	82
5	45×141	OVERSHARE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Damien Oliver	5	56.5kg	75
6	11110×2	CATCHY	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	8	56kg	100
7	112×5	AL PASSEM	Ken Keys	Ben Thompson (a)	3	56kg	71
8	12×2	PLUTOCRACY	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Beau Mertens (a)	10	56kg	71
9	11	ESPERANCE	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	1	56kg	69
10	3112×4	LIMESTONE	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	7	55kg	78
11	12×2	BOOKER	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Dwayne Dunn	4	54kg	73

2017 Danehill Stakes Nominations

Each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival the Danehill Stakes nominations close on the Monday of race week.

The official 2017 Danehill Stakes Nominations drew 16 gun three-year-olds led by Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes winning filly Catchy and undefeated Snitzel colt Jukebox coming off a win in the Vain Stakes.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	11110×2	CATCHY	F	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	1	56kg	100
2	2112x	SUMMER PASSAGE	C	3	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	2	57kg	90
3	11×1	JUKEBOX	C	3	Ciaron Maher	3	57kg	80
4	3112×4	LIMESTONE	F	3	Darren Weir	4	55kg	78
5	14x24x14	AZAZEL	C	3	Tony McEvoy	5	56.5kg	79
6	3220x123x6	TAKING AIM	C	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	6	56.5kg	82
7	45×141	OVERSHARE	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	7	56.5kg	75
8	12×2	BOOKER	F	3	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	8	54kg	73
9	112×5	AL PASSEM	C	3	Ken Keys	9	56kg	71
10	2618	LONE EAGLE	C	3	Mick Price	10	56kg	69
11	12×2	PLUTOCRACY	C	3	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	11	56kg	71
12	11×5	ANDAZ	G	3	Chris Waller	12	56kg	69
13	2x26x1x2	ECLAIR SUNSHINE	G	3	Phillip Stokes	13	56kg	65
14	11	ESPERANCE	G	3	James Cummings	14	56kg	69
15	1	METSON	G	3	Michael Moroney	15	56kg	63
16	1x	MACTIER	G	3	Mick Price	16	56kg	63

Danehill Stakes History

The first recorded Danehill Stakes took place in 1982 when Fiesta Star won the Group 3 event. Changed to a Group 2 race in 2009, the sprint event has also been known as the Black Douglas, Hilton on the Park, Chivas Regal and L’Oreal Plate. The fastest recorded winning time (since 1988) was by 1 minute 8.1 seconds by Rich Enuff in 2014. The last filly to beat home the boys in the Danehill Stakes results was Catchy (2017) who also won the previous season’s Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes.

Recent Danehill Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 Danehill Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 Danehill Stakes	1st	Catchy	1 minute 10.34 seconds
	2nd	Jukebox
	3rd	Booker
2016 Danehill Stakes	1st	Saracino	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Archives
	3rd	Samara Dancer
2015 Danehill Stakes	1st	Kinglike	1 minute 09.06 seconds
	2nd	Raphael’s Cat
	3rd	Ready For Victory
2014 Danehill Stakes	1st	Rich Enuff	1 minute 8.13 seconds
	2nd	Looks Like The Cat
	3rd	Ghibellines
2013 Danehill Stakes	1st	Charlie Boy	1 minute 10.0 seconds
	2nd	Kiss A Rose
	3rd	Eclair Big Bang
2012 Danehill Stakes	1st	Snitzerland	1 minute 10.54 seconds
	2nd	Stralia
	3rd	Rusambo
2011 Danehill Stakes	1st	Sepoy	1 minute 8.71 seconds
	2nd	Hallowell
	3rd	Unique Quality
2010 Danehill Stakes	1st	Soul	1 minute 11.63 seconds
	2nd	Buffering
	3rd	General Truce
2009 Danehill Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Wanted
	3rd	Rarefied
2008 Danehill Stakes	1st	Aichi	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Time Chief
	3rd	Nicconi
2007 Danehill Stakes	1st	Tan Tat de Lago	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Scenic Blast
	3rd	Purrealist
2006 Danehill Stakes	1st	The One	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Anamato
	3rd	Sharkbite
2005 Danehill Stakes	1st	Jet Spur	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Queen Of The Hill
	3rd	Stratum
2004 Danehill Stakes	1st	Fastnet Rock	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Brannigan
	3rd	Assafa
2003 Danehill Stakes	1st	Abdullah	1 minute 12 seconds
	2nd	Critical List
	3rd	Bronc
2002 Danehill Stakes	1st	Planchet	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Blur
	3rd	Choisir
2001 Danehill Stakes	1st	Chongtong	1 minute 9 seconds
	2nd	North Boy
	3rd	Spectatorial
2000 Danehill Stakes	1st	St Petersburg	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Cosset
	3rd	Ceffyl