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Named in honour of the former champion mare Emancipation, the Group 2 Emancipation Stakes is a set weights plus penalties race for fillies and mares held in late March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

Run over 1500m and offering $300,000 in prize money as of 2024, the Emancipation Stakes moved to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in 2014 and now takes place on Tancred Stakes Day.

The meeting is headlined by the Group 1 $1.5 million Tancred Stakes (2400m) and the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m). Along with the Emancipation Stakes, the other Group 2 support act on the card is the Tulloch Stakes (2000m) for ATC Derby types.

Runners in the Emancipation Stakes field may come via a run in a race like the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at the same track / distance a fortnight earlier.

After the Group 2 a nice option for the best out of the Emancipation Stakes is a Royal Randwick run during ‘The Championships’ in the Group 1 Queen Of the Turf Stakes (1600m) and Amanpour (2nd in 2015) was the last Emancipation Stakes graduate to go on and win that Group 1.

The Emancipation Stakes winner is exempt from ballot for the Queen Of The Turf Stakes. 

The 2022 Emancipation Stakes form was franked with the winner Promise Of Success returning in the spring to win the $2 million The Invitation race.

In 2023 the Emancipation Stakes winner Roots went on to run second that winter in Brisbane’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m).

The 2023 Emancipation Stakes also produced that year’s next-up Queen Of The Turf Stakes winner with runner-up Atishu going on to claim the Group 1. Atishu also won the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) at Flemington that spring.

The Emancipation Stakes 2024 ran on Saturday March 30, 2024 at Rosehill Gardens as a key lead-up to the Queen Of The Turf Stakes and was won in runaway fashion by the Chris Waller-trained Olentia ($6.50). 

2024 Emancipation Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 30, 2024
Track:	Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney
Distance:	1500m
Race Type:	Fillies & Mares – Set Weight & Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize money:	$300,000

2024 Emancipation Stakes Results

• 1st: #5 Olentia ($6.50)
• 2nd: #14 Arctic Glamour
• 3rd: #1 Ruthless Dame

The in-form Chris Waller-trained Zoustar mare Olentia ($6.50) was huge dominating the Emancipation Stakes 2024 results with a 2.6 length romp home ahead of tougher targets this autumn.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	5	OLENTIA	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry		3	55kg		$6.50
	2	14	ARCTIC GLAMOUR	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Dylan Gibbons (a)	2.61L	11	53kg		$26
	3	1	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	Ciaron Maher	Ms Jamie Kah	2.86L	5	58kg		$4.60
	4	13	MAKARENA	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tim Clark	3.65L	1	53kg		$3F
	5	2	HINGED	Chris Waller	James McDonald	4.07L	12	58kg		$6
	6	12	STORMY WITNESS	Danny Williams	Reece Jones	4.61L	2	54kg		$201
	7	7	BARBIE’S FOX	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Tyler Schiller	4.65L	10	54kg		$41
	8	9	GENTLY ROLLED	Bryce Heys	Ms Rachel King	4.89L	6	54kg		$31
	9	11	STREET GOSSIP	Joseph Pride	Jay Ford	5.94L	9	54kg		$71
	10	4	HELL HATH NO FURY	Annabel Neasham	Jason Collett	6.22L	8	56kg		$41
	11	6	VIENNA PRINCESS	Chris Waller	Regan Bayliss	6.41L	7	54kg		$7.50
	12	8	SHE’S ALL CLASS	Ciaron Maher	Tom Marquand	8.96L	4	54kg (cd 55kg)		$61
		10	SWEET MERCY	David Payne			0
		3	MADAME POMMERY	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Emancipation Stakes Betting Odds

The season’s updated Emancipation Stakes 2024 betting odds and links to markets at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of Tancred Stakes Day.

Nimalee ($4.20 in 2021) is the latest Emancipation Stakes favourite to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 EMANCIPATION STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2024 Emancipation Stakes Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 EMANCIPATION STAKES FORM GUIDE

2024 Emancipation Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Emancipation Stakes 2024 Tips on the Tancred Stakes Day event this autumn.

• To Win: #13 Makarena ($4 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Makarena looms as the deserving favourite in the Emancipation Stakes. Fully fit and ready to peak at her fourth run this campaign, she takes on the older mares with a clear shot at victory. Looking to capture her first win since the Tapp-Craig Stakes last spring (1400m), Makarena has been consistent throughout her autumn campaign. Her efforts include a promising fifth in the Group 1 Surround Stakes (two lengths off the winner in elite company) and a runner-up finish to the Group 1 VRC Oaks winner Zardozi in the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (carrying 54.5kg). With a weight reduction to 53kg, jockey Tim Clark in the saddle again, and a good barrier draw (barrier 1), Makarena has a strong chance to claim victory.

2024 Emancipation Stakes Field

The Emancipation Stakes field features a quality line-up of fillies and mares proven at around a mile or further and is released on the Wednesday before Tancred Stakes Day.

The 2024 Emancipation Stakes field and barriers are set to be released on Wednesday March 27, 2024 and will be published in full below.

The Emancipation Stakes 2024 final field features a quality line-up of fillies and mares led in betting by Makarena tipped to beat her older rivals fourth-up from barrier one.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	150x7527x8	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	Ciaron Maher	Ms Jamie Kah	5	58kg			109
2	4x40786x25	HINGED	Chris Waller	James McDonald	13	58kg			104
3	7x28047x30	MADAME POMMERY	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	9	58kg			102
4	85×4211310	HELL HATH NO FURY	Annabel Neasham	Jason Collett	8	56kg			96
5	1x15800x24	OLENTIA	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	3	55kg			96
6	162x116x49	VIENNA PRINCESS	Chris Waller	Regan Bayliss	7	54kg			104
7	417420×050	BARBIE’S FOX	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Tyler Schiller	11	54kg			100
8	15840x0x80	SHE’S ALL CLASS	Ciaron Maher	Tom Marquand	4	54kg	55kg		94
9	22113×2115	GENTLY ROLLED	Bryce Heys	Ms Rachel King	6	54kg			81
10	83x3717x18	SWEET MERCY	David Payne		14	54kg			78
11	1136x450x0	STREET GOSSIP	Joseph Pride	Jay Ford	10	54kg			77
12	0x150x8084	STORMY WITNESS	Danny Williams	Reece Jones	2	54kg			56
13	211×252	MAKARENA	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tim Clark	1	53kg			90
14	2x1165x705	ARCTIC GLAMOUR	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Dylan Gibbons (a)	12	53kg			76

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Emancipation Stakes Nominations

The official 2024 Emancipation Stakes nominations will be listed below as soon as released by Racing NSW on Monday March 25, 2024.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	150x7527x8	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	M	4	Ciaron Maher	1	58kg			109
2	4x40786x25	HINGED	M	5	Chris Waller	2=	58kg			104
3	162x116x49	VIENNA PRINCESS	M	4	Chris Waller	2=	54kg			104
4	16x0301x48	FOXY FRIDA	M	6	Andrew Noblet	4	55kg			103
5	7x28047x30	MADAME POMMERY	M	4	Chris Waller	5	58kg			102
6	417420×050	BARBIE’S FOX	M	7	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	6	54kg			100
7	14811115×3	SEONEE	M	5	Patrick Payne	7	54kg			97
8	85×4211310	HELL HATH NO FURY	M	4	Annabel Neasham	8=	56kg			96
9	1x15800x24	OLENTIA	M	4	Chris Waller	8=	55kg			96
10	15840x0x80	SHE’S ALL CLASS	M	5	Ciaron Maher	10	54kg			94
11	614x1250x6	AUSBRED FLIRT	M	5	Brad Widdup	11	54kg			92
12	211×252	MAKARENA	F	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	12	53kg			90
13	22113×2115	GENTLY ROLLED	M	4	Bryce Heys	13	54kg			81
14	83x3717x18	SWEET MERCY	M	4	David Payne	14	54kg			78
15	1136x450x0	STREET GOSSIP	M	4	Joseph Pride	15	54kg			77
16	2x1165x705	ARCTIC GLAMOUR	F	3	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	16	53kg			76
17	130x6685x0	MAYROSE	M	5	John Sargent	17	54kg			71
18	0x150x8084	STORMY WITNESS	M	4	Danny Williams	18	54kg			56

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Emancipation Stakes History

First held in 1985, the Emancipation Stakes was first won by Aspirations when it was a Listed race. In 1996 it became a Group 3 event until 1999 when it was elevated to Group 2 status. R.S. Dye is the only jockey to have managed six wins in the event between years 1988 to 1999.

The race is named in honour of Emancipation. Emancipation was a mare who only raced as a three and four year old however her racing career was outstanding. She won 19 out of 28 starts and all seven of her Group 1 wins were in Sydney.

There have been three dual winners of the race in the past decade with: Skyerush (2012-13), Catkins (2014-15), and Zanbagh (2016-17).

See below for a full list of Emancipation Stakes results going back to 2000.

In 2022 the Emancipation Stakes was moved from Rosehill on Saturday the 26th of March to Newcastle on Monday the 28th of March due to unsafe Heavy track conditions and rainfall.

Recent Emancipation Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Olentia	1 minute 28.79 seconds
	2nd	Arctic Glamour
	3rd	Ruthless Dame
2023 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Roots	1 minute 29.29 seconds
	2nd	Atishu
	3rd	Finepoint
2022 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Promise Of Success	1 minute 32.07 seconds
	2nd	Kiku
	3rd	Vangelic
2021 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Nimalee	1 minute 28.99 seconds
	2nd	Greysful Glamour
	3rd	Quantum Mechanic
2020 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Positive Peace	1 minute 31.67 seconds
	2nd	Noire
	3rd	Amangiri
2019 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Invincible Gem	1 minute 33.44 seconds
	2nd	Daysee Doom
	3rd	Noire
2018 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Prompt Response	1 minute 31.11 seconds
	2nd	Oregon’s Day
	3rd	Dixie Blossoms
2017 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Zanbagh	1 minute 34.55 seconds
	2nd	Daysee Doom
	3rd	Dixie Blossoms
2016 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Zanbagh	1 minute 28.4 seconds
	2nd	Supara
	3rd	Amicus
2015 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Catkins	1 minute 29.21 seconds
	2nd	Amanpour
	3rd	Gypsy Diamond
2014 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Catkins	1 minute 31.99 seconds
	2nd	Sharnee Rose
	3rd	Angel Of Mercy
2013 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Skyerush	1 minute 35.49 seconds
	2nd	Floria
	3rd	Cathay Lady
2012 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Skyerush	1 minute 35.36 seconds
	2nd	Fibrillation
	3rd	Divorces
2011 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Sworn To Secrecy	1 minute 39.4 seconds
	2nd	Skyerush
	3rd	Shannara
2010 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Sacred Choice	1 minute 35.1 seconds
	2nd	Gold Water
	3rd	Strawberry Field
2009 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Amberino	1 minute 38.39 seconds
	2nd	Bernicia
	3rd	Reggie
2008 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Kosi Bay	1 minute 37.42 seconds
	2nd	Translate
	3rd	Camarilla
2007 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Hot Danish	1 minute 37.16 seconds
	2nd	Kosi Bay
	3rd	More Than Lucky
2006 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Fantasia	1 minute 34.52 seconds
	2nd	Octapussy
	3rd	Villa Bled
2005 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Perfect Promise	1 minute 37.05 seconds
	2nd	Uprize
	3rd	Tui Song
2004 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Hec of a Party	1 minute 35.98 seconds
	2nd	Zanna
	3rd	In a Bound
2003 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Faith Hill	1 minute 38.27 seconds
	2nd	Moon Dragon
	3rd	Barawin
2002 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Miss Zoe	1 minute 36.01 seconds
	2nd	Sibyl
	3rd	Call Me Lily
2001 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Heather	1 minute 37.15 seconds
	2nd	Poppett
	3rd	More Haste
2000 Emancipation Stakes	1st	Beat The Fade	1 minute 39.3 seconds
	2nd	Mary Machree
	3rd	Camena

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