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The McEwen Stakes is a Group 2 sprint held during early September at Moonee Valley Racecourse. Raced over 1000 metres under weight for age conditions, the McEwen Stakes pays $200,000 in total prize-money.

The McEwen Stakes is held on Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes Day and shares its race program with the Group 2 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes (1600m).

Most of the sprinters that contest the McEwen Stakes are kicking off their spring campaigns. Success in the McEwen Stakes is often followed by an attempt at the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) in late October back at Moonee Valley.

The McEwen Stakes 2018 was run on Saturday September 8, 2018.

2018 McEwen Stakes
Date:	September 8, 2018
Track:	Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance:	1000m
Race Type:	Weight For Age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2018 McEwen Stakes Results

Check out the full Mitty’s McEwen Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order following the race below.

2018 McEwen Stakes Field

The 2018 McEwen Stakes field was released on Wednesday September 5 and is set to feature three-time Group 1 winner Shoals from the Anthony Freedman stable.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	115x43830x	VIRIDINE	James Cummings	Craig Williams	7	58.5kg	–	99
2	2111×24111	NATURE STRIP	Darren Weir	Mark Zahra	1	58.5kg	–	98
3	7231×65772	SUNDAY ESCAPE	Andrew Murray	Dwayne Dunn	3	58.5kg	–	92
4	6x611864x1	PORT VALE	Stuart Gower	Stephen Baster	8	58.5kg	–	77
5	1221x81x1x	SHOALS	Anthony Freedman	Tim Clark	5	56.5kg	–
6	3179x3160x	HOUTZEN	Toby Edmonds	Ryan Maloney	4	56.5kg	–	98
7	7x281119x4	QUILISTA	Darren Weir	John Allen	6	56.5kg	–	105
8	6111x4x5x9	UNIQUE LOVELY	Frankie Stockdale	Ben Thompson	2	56.5kg	–	74

2018 McEwen Stakes Nominations

The 2018 McEwen Stakes nominations were released on Monday, August 28th, and features Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes winner, Shoals.

No.	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1221x81x1x	SHOALS	M	4	Anthony Freedman	1	56.5kg	–	112
2	3179x3160x	HOUTZEN	M	4	Toby Edmonds	2	56.5kg	–	98
3	x632x128x1	FAATINAH	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	3	58.5kg	–	107
4	1x11x2244x	SNITTY KITTY	M	5	Henry Dwyer	4	56.5kg	–	106
5	7x281119x4	QUILISTA	M	5	Darren Weir	5	56.5kg	–	105
6	115x43830x	VIRIDINE	H	4	James Cummings	6	58.5kg	–	99
7	2111×24111	NATURE STRIP	G	4	Darren Weir	7	58.5kg	–	98
8	25511x950x	BEAU RADA	G	7	John McArdle	8	58.5kg	–	93
9	1140x5620x	BONS AWAY	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	9	58.5kg	–	99
10	7231×65772	SUNDAY ESCAPE	G	8	Andrew Murray	10	58.5kg	–	92
11	6111x4x5x9	UNIQUE LOVELY	M	5	Frankie Stockdale	11	56.5kg	–	74
12	6x611864x1	PORT VALE	G	4	Stuart Gower	12	58.5kg	–	77
13	7x21654x11	KYZAMBA	M	6	Jim Cerchi (Jnr)	13	56.5kg	–	73

 

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McEwen Stakes History

Registered as the Ian McEwen Trophy, the McEwen Stakes was inaugurated in 1995, making it a relatively young race. The McEwen Stakes was named in honour of Ian McEwen, a former secretary for the Moonee Valley Racing Club. For the very first year it ran, the race was referred to as the Anniversary Trophy.

Between 1995 and 1997 the race ran as an unlisted event. Following an upgrade in 1997, the race was listed until 2005. In 2006, a further upgrade saw the McEwen Stakes run as a Group 3 event for six years. From 2013 onwards, the McEwen Stakes is Group 2 event.

The McEwen Stakes has always been run over 1000m (excepting the year 2000 when it was run over 1200m) and has always been held at Moonee Valley (with the exception of the inaugural edition, when it was held at Caulfield).

Plenty of impressive horses have ran in the race throughout the years. Notable McEwen Stakes winners include Sequalo (1995), Testa Rossa (2000), Mistegic (2002), Miss Andretti (2006) and Buffering (2011).

McEwen Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

McEwen Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 McEwen Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 McEwen Stakes	1st	Russian Revolution	58.14 seconds
	2nd	Heatherly
	3rd	Houtzen
2016 McEwen Stakes	1st	Wild Rain	0 minutes 58.8 seconds
	2nd	Furnaces
	3rd	Heatherly
2015 McEwen Stakes	1st	Chautauqua	0 minutes 58.2 seconds
	2nd	Flamberge
	3rd	Furnaces
2014 Ajax Stakes	1st	Angelic Light	0 minutes 57.5 seconds
	2nd	Lankan Rupee
	3rd	Eloping
2013 McEwen Stakes	1st	Kuroshio	0 minutes 57.8 seconds
	2nd	Moment Of Change
	3rd	General Truce
2012 McEwen Stakes	1st	Bel Sprinter	0 minutes 57.3 seconds
	2nd	Platelet
	3rd	Snitzem
2011 McEwen Stakes	1st	Buffering	0 minutes 58.5 seconds
	2nd	Crystal Lily
	3rd	Atomic Force
2010 McEwen Stakes	1st	Hay List	0 minute 59.6 seconds
	2nd	Catapulted
	3rd	Reward For Effort
2009 McEwen Stakes	1st	Nicconi	0 minute 57.4 seconds
	2nd	Morgan Dollar
	3rd	Secret Flyer
2008 McEwen Stakes	1st	Kaphero	0 minute 59.4 seconds
	2nd	Morgan Dollar
	3rd	Lucky Secret
2007 McEwen Stakes	1st	Here De Angels	0 minute 57.4 seconds
	2nd	Gold Edition
	3rd	Dr Nipandtuck
2006 McEwen Stakes	1st	Miss Andretti	0 minute 58.8 seconds
	2nd	Sassbee
	3rd	Cargo Cult
2005 McEwen Stakes	1st	Strikeline	0 minute 59.8 seconds
	2nd	Truly Wicked
	3rd	Titanic Jack
2004 McEwen Stakes	1st	Edgeton	1 minute 01.8 seconds
	2nd	Reactive
	3rd	Mistegic
2003 McEwen Stakes	1st	Yell	0 minute 59.6 seconds
	2nd	The Big Chill
	3rd	Dantana
2002 McEwen Stakes	1st	Mistegic	1 minute 0.2 seconds
	2nd	Shaye Spice
	3rd	Aragonce
2001 McEwen Stakes	1st	Strategic Image	0 minute 58.4 seconds
	2nd	Sports
	3rd	Ateates
2000 McEwen Stakes	1st	Testa Rossa	1 minute 13.4 seconds
	2nd	Sports
	3rd	Chattanooga