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The McEwen Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Moonee Valley Racecourse in early September as a lead-up to the Moir Stakes the following month.
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 Feehan Stakes Day – also known as the Ladbrokes Cox Plate Qualifier Day – and shares its race program with the Group 2 John F. Feehan 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 Moir Stakes (1000m) and or the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) both held back at The Valley over the spring.
In recent years the 2016 McEwen Stakes winner Wild Rain went on to run third in the Moir Stakes, while the year before the great grey Chautauqua (2015) completed the McEwen Stakes – Manikato Stakes double.
The McEwen Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday September 5, 2020 and was won by returning Robert Sangster heroine Bella Vella.
2020 McEwen Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday September 5, 2020 |
Track: | Moonee Valley Racecourse |
Distance: | 1000m |
Race Type: | Weight For Age |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
The Will Clarken-trained Robert Sangster Stakes winning mare Bella Vella ($4) returned for a gutsy first-up victory over roughie hope Ashlor ($31) in the McEwen Stakes 2020 results ahead of the Group 1 Moir Stakes back at the track.
Click here to read more on the first-up 2020 McEwen Stakes win by Bella Vella.
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 5 | BELLA VELLA | Will Clarken | Jamie Kah | 8 | 56.5kg | $4 | ||
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2 | 2 | ASHLOR | Dan McCarthy | Daniel Stackhouse | 0.1L | 4 | 58.5kg | $31 | |
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3 | 7 | BROOKLYN HUSTLE | Jason Warren & Dean Krongold | Ben Melham | 0.85L | 2 | 56.5kg | $3.80EF | |
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4 | 8 | HANSEATIC | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Craig Williams | 1.05L | 9 | 52kg | $3.80EF | |
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5 | 4 | FINE DANE | John Moloney | Patrick Moloney | 1.55L | 1 | 58.5kg | $31 | |
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6 | 9 | RULERSHIP | Peter & Paul Snowden | Dean Yendall | 2.05L | 3 | 52kg | $12 | |
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7 | 1 | DESPATCH | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 2.35L | 6 | 58.5kg | $31 | |
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8 | 3 | BONS AWAY | Wendy Kelly | Craig Newitt | 5.35L | 7 | 58.5kg | $8 | |
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9 | 6 | WITHERSPOON | Kris Lees | Damien Oliver | 6.1L | 5 | 56.5kg | $14 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The season’s best Mitty’s McEwen Stakes 2020 betting odds will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
The official McEwen Stakes 2020 Final Field & Barriers are released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to Feehan Stakes Day, the line-up of sprinters to be published in full below.
Returning Street Boss colt Hanseatic, runner-up in the Blue Diamond during the autumn, debuts as a three-year-old in the 2020 McEwen Stakes field as the hot favourite carrying just 52kg first-up against only eight rivals.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 0x4509x60x | DESPATCH | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Luke Currie | 6 | 58.5kg | 105 | |
2 | 4132494146 | ASHLOR | Dan McCarthy | Daniel Stackhouse | 4 | 58.5kg | 96 | |
3 | x2255x497x | BONS AWAY | Wendy Kelly | Craig Newitt | 7 | 58.5kg | 101 | |
4 | 219x60230x | FINE DANE | John Moloney | Patrick Moloney | 1 | 58.5kg | 87 | |
5 | 10152x111x | BELLA VELLA | Will Clarken | Jamie Kah | 8 | 56.5kg | 105 | |
6 | 2×16203113 | WITHERSPOON | Kris Lees | Damien Oliver | 5 | 56.5kg | 88 | |
7 | 1x55x535x1 | BROOKLYN HUSTLE | Jason Warren & Dean Krongold | Dwayne Dunn | 2 | 56.5kg | 84 | |
8 | 1x1120x | HANSEATIC | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Craig Williams | 9 | 52kg | 92 | |
9 | 1284×33 | RULERSHIP | Peter & Paul Snowden | Dean Yendall | 3 | 52kg | 75 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Nominations for the Mitty’s McEwen Stakes in 2020 are taken on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.
Just 11 hopefuls make-up the early 2020 McEwen Stakes nominations – extended until Tuesday morning – led in futures markets by resuming Group 1 Blue Diamond runner-up Hanseatic.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 4132494146 | ASHLOR | G | 7 | Dan McCarthy | 96 |
2 | 10152x111x | BELLA VELLA | M | 6 | Will Clarken | 105 |
3 | x2255x497x | BONS AWAY | G | 7 | Wendy Kelly | 101 |
4 | 1x55x535x1 | BROOKLYN HUSTLE | M | 4 | Jason Warren & Dean Krongold | 84 |
5 | 0x4509x60x | DESPATCH | G | 6 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 105 |
6 | 41x548111x | DIRTY WORK | H | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 94 |
7 | 219x60230x | FINE DANE | G | 5 | John Moloney | 87 |
8 | 1x1120x | HANSEATIC | C | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 92 |
9 | x1330D0517 | JUNGLE EDGE | G | 10 | Mick Bell | 107 |
10 | 1284×33 | RULERSHIP | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 75 |
11 | 2×16203113 | WITHERSPOON | M | 5 | Kris Lees | 88 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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), Buffering (2011) and the ‘Grey Flash’ Chautauqua (2015).
In 2018 the McEwen Stakes winner Nature Strip set a new record winning in a slick 56.95 seconds.
McEwen Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Bella Vella | 0 minutes 58.02 seconds |
2nd | Ashlor | ||
3rd | Brooklyn Hustle | ||
2019 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Faatinah | 0 minutes 58.40 seconds |
2nd | Bons Away | ||
3rd | Eduardo | ||
2018 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Nature Strip | 0 minutes 56.95 seconds (R) |
2nd | Houtzen | ||
3rd | Shoals | ||
2017 McEwen Stakes |
1st | Russian Revolution | 0 minutes 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 |