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Held during the early stages of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes is named in honour of racing champion and 1991 Melbourne Cup winner Let’s Elope.

The 1400m race takes place at Flemington Racecourse in early – mid September on Makybe Diva Stakes Day and is worth $200,000 in prize money. Many of the Let’s Elope Stakes runners will come via the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) held earlier at Caulfield and could continue onto the Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m) – now known as the Empire Rose Stakes – back at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

No mare has completed the Let’s Elope Stakes – Myer Classic (now Empire Rose Stakes) double in the same season however since Rose Of Portland (1996).

The latest edition of the 2020 Let’s Elope Stakes ran on Saturday September 12, 2020 and was won in an upset by Pretty Brazen ($20). 

2020 Let’s Elope Stakes
Date:	Saturday September 12, 2020
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Mares 4YO & Over – Set Weights & Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2020 Let’s Elope Stakes Results

• 1st: #3 Pretty Brazen
• 2nd: #1 Arcadia Queen
• 3rd: #7 Bonvicini

Check out the official Let’s Elope Stakes 2020 Results & Finishing Order immediately following the conclusion of the race.

The 2020 Let’s Elope Stakes results saw the Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Sandown Guineas winner from last season Pretty Brazen ($20) return to her best second-up with a flashing win over star WA mare Arcadia Queen ($3.80) ahead of a potential back-up into the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke.

Click here to read more on the upset Let’s Elope Stakes 2020 win by Pretty Brazen.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	PRETTY BRAZEN	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie		9	58kg		$20
	2	1	ARCADIA QUEEN	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	0.2L	12	58kg		$3.80
	3	7	BONVICINI	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	0.95L	3	57kg		$21
	4	9	SHE SHAO FLY	Kevin Corstens	Ben Melham	1.05L	1	55kg		$16
	5	11	SOUTHBANK	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Billy Egan	2.55L	5	55kg		$31
	6	12	LADY LOFT	Julius Sandhu	Beau Mertens	2.75L	7	55kg		$101
	7	10	STREET ICON	Kevin Corstens	Craig Williams	3.25L	2	55kg		$26
	8	2	SAVATIANO	James Cummings	Mark Zahra	3.35L	4	58kg		$2.70F
	9	6	SPANISH REEF	Ken & Kasey Keys	Craig Newitt	3.55L	11	57kg		$31
	10	13	AFFAIR TO REMEMBER	Dan O’Sullivan	Michael Dee	4.3L	13	55kg		$21
	11	5	MY GOLD BRACELET (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damien Oliver	6.8L	6	58kg		$7
	12	8	FIDELIA	Robbie Griffiths	Dean Yendall	8.05L	10	55kg		$21
	13	4	SHROUDED IN MIST	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	John Allen	8.35L	8	58kg		$101

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Let’s Elope Stakes Odds

The spring’s top Let’s Elope Stakes 2020 betting markets and links to the odds at Ladbrokes.com.au on the hopeful mares racing in the Group 2 Flemington race will be provided for punters below once released.

2020 Let’s Elope Stakes Field

The Let’s Elope Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of mares each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival who may have had an earlier run in the Cockram Stakes a fortnight prior, which is the traditional lead-up into the Flemington clash.

The official Let’s Elope Stakes 2020 field & barriers are released the Wednesday leading-up to Makybe Diva Stakes Day and will be published below once announced.

Group 2 P.B. Lawrence Stakes winner Savatiano and Perth Group 1 winner Arcadia Queen are the standout two mares in the 2020 Let’s Elope Stakes field of 13 for this weekend.

Click here to read more on the best in the Let’s Elope Stakes 2020 betting markets.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2020 MAKYBE DIVA STAKES DAY SCRATCHINGS & TRACK REPORT

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	3111x105x5	ARCADIA QUEEN	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	12	58kg		110
2	01x12766x1	SAVATIANO	James Cummings	Mark Zahra	4	58kg		111
3	81151x22x7	PRETTY BRAZEN	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	9	58kg		90
4	228x10016x	SHROUDED IN MIST	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	John Allen	8	58kg		93
5	41x11x3	MY GOLD BRACELET (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damien Oliver	6	58kg		84
6	130x53640x	SPANISH REEF	Ken & Kasey Keys	Craig Newitt	11	57kg		101
7	17104x180x	BONVICINI	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	3	57kg		84
8	x8333835x0	FIDELIA	Robbie Griffiths	Dean Yendall	10	55kg		91
9	00×3091533	SHE SHAO FLY	Kevin Corstens	Ben Melham	1	55kg		86
10	7421283×45	STREET ICON	Kevin Corstens	Craig Williams	2	55kg		83
11	x1223x670x	SOUTHBANK	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Billy Egan	5	55kg		82
12	1x8398x532	LADY LOFT	Julius Sandhu	Beau Mertens	7	55kg		71
13	736x3133x5	AFFAIR TO REMEMBER	Dan O’Sullivan	Michael Dee	13	55kg		76

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Let’s Elope Stakes Nominations

The Let’s Elope Stakes 2020 nominations are released by Racing Victoria the Monday of race week and will be available below.

Injury-plagued Perth Group 1 winner Arcadia Queen leads the 21 mares nominated for the 2020 Let’s Elope Stakes with the Grant & Alana Williams-trained star also holding an entry for the Makybe Diva Stakes on the card.

Let’s Elope Stakes History

Originally a Listed race from 1987 to 2004, the Let’s Elope Stakes then elevated to Group Three status from 2005 to 2008 and in 2009 it finally reached Group Two status. Previously known as the Milady Stakes, the event’s fastest winning time was recorded in 2013 when Commanding Jewel won in a sharp 1:22.5. Commanding Jewel returned to take out the race again in 2014.

The Let’s Elope Stakes retains an important place in the Spring Racing Carnival as a reasonably accurate form indicator for punters in later Group 1 races, including in 2011 when the winner Pinker Pinker won the Cox Plate that October.

Recent Let’s Elope Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Pretty Brazen	1 minute 22.84 seconds
	2nd	Arcadia Queen
	3rd	Bonvicini
2019 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Spanish Whisper	1 minute 22.23 seconds
	2nd	Miss Siska
	3rd	Fidelia
2018 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	I Am A Star	1 minute 23.11 seconds
	2nd	Bella Martini
	3rd	Sheezdashing
2017 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Sword Of Light	1 minute 23.50 seconds
	2nd	Swampland
	3rd	Lovani
2016 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Don’t Doubt Mamma	1 minute 24.5 seconds
	2nd	Thames Court
	3rd	Manageress
2015 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Amicus	1 minute 23.07 seconds
	2nd	Precious Gem
	3rd	May’s Dream
2014 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Commanding Jewel	1 minute 23.61 seconds
	2nd	Dear Demi
	3rd	Nautical
2013 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Commanding Jewel	1 minute 23.08 seconds
	2nd	Catkins
	3rd	A Time For Julia
2012 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Zurella	1 minute 23.38 seconds
	2nd	Hi Belle
	3rd	Total Attraction
2011 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Pinker Pinker	1 minute 23.8 seconds
	2nd	Mid Summer Music
	3rd	Parables
2010 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	No Evidence Needed	1 minute 26.85 seconds
	2nd	Response
	3rd	Live In Sin
2009 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Cats Whisker	1 minute 25 seconds
	2nd	Romneya
	3rd	Symphony Miss
2008 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Mimi Lebrock	1 minute 28.2 seconds
	2nd	Bellini Rose
	3rd	Devil Moon
2007 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Devil Moon	1 minute 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Eskimo Queen
	3rd	Bellini Rose
2006 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Rewaaya	1 minute 24.2 seconds
	2nd	Be Delicious
	3rd	Celtic Bloom
2005 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Dea	1 minute 23.3 seconds
	2nd	Timbourina
	3rd	Catscan
2004 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Beautiful Gem	1 minute 24.4 seconds
	2nd	Galvanized
	3rd	Demerger
2003 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Ain’t Seen Nothin	1 minute 24.4 seconds
	2nd	Classic Patches
	3rd	Reactive
2002 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Purple Groove	1 minute 24.9 seconds
	2nd	Tickle My
	3rd	Crimson Gem
2001 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Flushed	1 minute 24.5 seconds
	2nd	Miss Power Bird
	3rd	Lolita Star
2000 Let’s Elope Stakes	1st	Tickle My	1 minute 28.4 seconds
	2nd	Love’s Choice
	3rd	Monterosso