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The 2021 Missile Stakes is a Group 2 sprinting event raced over a distance of 1200m. The Missile Stakes is now held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse*, having previously been conducted at Royal Randwick, every year around early August. The Missile Stakes is worth $200,000 and is open to horses aged three years and older.

*Note: The 2021 Missile Stakes Day program moved to Royal Randwick due to COVID. 

Contested under weight-for-age conditions, the Missile Stakes field usually attracts a decent selection of sprinters looking to kick their spring racing campaign off with some black-type success. Many horses run first-up in the Missile Stakes and could move towards a tougher run south during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

In 2016 Rebel Dane ran second in the Missile Stakes and went on to win that October’s Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate Eve. The 2016 Missile Stakes winner Tycoon Tara also went on to win a Group 1 the following year taking out Brisbane’s Tatt’s Tiara in 2017.

The Missile Stakes form was further franked in 2018 with the winner Pierata going on to win the 2019 All Aged Stakes after a number of other Group 1 placings.

The 2020 Missile Stakes champion Eduardo continued on to secure Group 1 wins in the 2021 The Galaxy and Doomben 10,000 the following year.

The event now serves as a possible early spring lead-up for horses chasing a slot in the coveted $15 million The Everest field at Randwick in October.

The Missile Stakes 2021 ran on Saturday August 7, 2021 at Royal Randwick (moved from Rosehill) and was won by Phobetor.  

Missile Stakes
Date:	Saturday August 7, 2021
Track:	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse (Royal Randwick in 2021 due to COVID)
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO+ Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2021 Missile Stakes Results

• 1st: #5 Phobetor
• 2nd: #6 Chat
• 3rd: #7 Fasika

The Michael Costa-trained Ramornie Handicap runner-up Phobetor ($5.50) was ridden to perfection by Tommy Berry to settle third the fence before taking a narrow split on the straight to beat July Sprint winner Chat ($13) and beaten favourite Fasika ($3.20) home in the 2021 Missile Stakes trifecta.

Click here to read more on the strong win by Phobetor in the Missile Stakes 2021 results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	5	PHOBETOR	Michael Costa	Tommy Berry		2	56kg		$5.50
	2	6	CHAT	John Thompson	Ms Rachel King	0.65L	4	56kg		$13
	3	7	FASIKA	Joseph Pride	Brenton Avdulla	0.91L	1	55.5kg		$3.20EF
	4	2	VIRIDINE	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	1.1L	3	56.5kg		$8
	5	1	KOLDING (NZ)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	1.48L	7	59kg		$3.20EF
	6	3	HIGHTAIL	Peter & Paul Snowden	Hugh Bowman	1.78L	6	56.5kg (cd 57kg)		$21
	7	4	RIODINI (NZ)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	3.02L	5	56kg		$12
		8	HELLENISM	Aiden St Vincent			0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Missile Stakes Odds

The season’s latest Missile Stakes 2021 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

Alizee ($1.30 in 2019) and Eduardo ($2.30 in 2020) are the latest favourites in Missile Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2021 Missile Stakes Field

The Missile Stakes field often attracts top class sprinters heading towards the Group 1 sprints of the spring. Following a run in the Missile Stakes field, gallopers may back-up in another Sydney feature including the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) a fortnight later back at the track.

In 2014 Sweet Idea won the Missile Stakes before finishing second next-up in the Memsie Stakes in Melbourne. She also placed fourth in that year’s Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m), won the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) and ran second in the Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m) at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The official Missile Stakes 2021 Final Field & Barriers will be released and published in full below on the Wednesday of race week.

Chris Waller’s returning All Aged Stakes winner Kolding heads a small 2021 Missile Stakes field at Randwick this weekend that is down to just seven runners following the early withdrawal of Hellenism. 

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	110x22501x	KOLDING (NZ)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	8	59kg			116
2	3425×46365	VIRIDINE	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	3	56.5kg			104
3	086x6673x8	HIGHTAIL	Peter & Paul Snowden	Hugh Bowman	6	56.5kg			92
4	123x9230x8	RIODINI (NZ)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	5	56kg			100
5	1x810x1x12	PHOBETOR	Michael Costa	Tommy Berry	2	56kg			95
6	8x142355x1	CHAT	John Thompson	Ms Rachel King	4	56kg			91
7	823x86x14x	FASIKA	Joseph Pride	Brenton Avdulla	1	55.5kg			107
8	11x33x2716	HELLENISM	Aiden St Vincent		7	54kg			71

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Missile Stakes Nominations

The early Missile Stakes 2021 Nominations are announced by Racing NSW on the Monday leading-up to the race and will be available below as soon as released.

The 2021 Missile Stakes nominations drew just 10 early entries (subsequently extended until 11:00am Tuesday) and feature the likes of returning Sapphire Stakes winning mare Fasika and the Chris Waller-trained All Aged Stakes champ Kolding.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	8x142355x1	CHAT	G	5	John Thompson	91
2	823x86x14x	FASIKA	M	6	Joseph Pride	107
3	1x152243x1	FROSTY ROCKS	G	5	Bjorn Baker	93
4	11x33x2716	HELLENISM	M	6	Aiden St Vincent	71
5	086x6673x8	HIGHTAIL	G	5	Peter & Paul Snowden	92
6	110x22501x	KOLDING (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller	116
7	1x810x1x12	PHOBETOR	G	6	Michael Costa	95
8	123x9230x8	RIODINI (NZ)	G	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	100
9	3425×46365	VIRIDINE	G	7	James Cummings	104
10	x08x26353x	WISDOM OF WATER	H	4	Annabel Neasham	92

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Missile Stakes History

The Missile Stakes was inaugurated in 1978 as a Principal Race, prior to being reclassified as a Group 3 event in 1980. For the 2014 edition, the race was upgraded to Group 2. The Missile Stakes has been held at a few different venues over time, with Rosehill playing host until 2011, then Warwick Farm stepping in for 2012, before Randwick from 2013 – 2018.

The 2019 edition of the Missile Stakes saw the event move back to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, while in 2021 the event will take place at Randwick due to COVID-19.

The Missile Stakes was initially raced over 1100m. In 2010, the race began to be raced over 1200m and has remained at that distance since. The Missile Stakes forms a popular double with the Premiere Stakes at Rosehill, which German Chocolate (2007) and Spark of Life (2004) have both managed to achieve.

Notable Missile Stakes winners include Commands (1999), Lonhro (2002) and Pompeii (2003). Missile Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

Missile Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Missile Stakes(Run at Royal Randwick)	1st	Phobetor	1 minute 08.54 seconds
	2nd	Chat
	3rd	Fasika
2020 Missile Stakes	1st	Eduardo	1 minute 12.01 seconds
	2nd	Flit
	3rd	Imaging
2019 Missile Stakes	1st	Alizee	1 minute 11.25 seconds
	2nd	Invincible Gem
	3rd	Le Romain
2018 Missile Stakes	1st	Pierata	1 minute 8.41 seconds
	2nd	Kementari
	3rd	The Monstar
2017 Missile Stakes	1st	Invincible Gem	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Le Romain
	3rd	The Monstar
2016 Missile Stakes	1st	Tycoon Tara	1 minute 15.6 seconds
	2nd	Rebel Dane
	3rd	Mount Nebo
2015 Missile Stakes	1st	Burbero	1 minute 09.1 seconds
	2nd	Weary
	3rd	Temple Of Boom
2014 Missile Stakes	1st	Sweet Idea	1 minute 09.4 seconds
	2nd	Messene
	3rd	Rebel Dane
2013 Missile Stakes	1st	Rain Affair	1 minute 10.8 seconds
	2nd	Mic Mac
	3rd	Title
2012 Missile Stakes	1st	Pinwheel	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Centennial Park
	3rd	Rolling Pin
2011 Missile Stakes	1st	Rain Affair	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Winter King
	3rd	Pinwheel
2010 Missile Stakes	1st	Love Conquers All	1 minute 12.4 seconds
	2nd	Danleigh
	3rd	Sniper’s Bullet
2009 Missile Stakes	1st	Teasing	1 minute 104.4 seconds
	2nd	Gold Trail
	3rd	Typhoon Zed
2008 Missile Stakes	1st	Captain Bax	1 minute 05.4 seconds
	2nd	Typhoon Zed
	3rd	Interfere
2007 Missile Stakes	1st	German Chocolate	1 minute 04.6 seconds
	2nd	La Montagna
	3rd	Vionneto
2006 Missile Stakes	1st	Imprisoned	1 minute 06.3 seconds
	2nd	Crimson Reign
	3rd	Mac’s Tune
2005 Missile Stakes	1st	Dance Hero	1 minute 02.8 seconds
	2nd	Snippetson
	3rd	Spark Of Life
2004 Missile Stakes	1st	Spark Of Life	1 minute 02.8 seconds
	2nd	Into The Night
	3rd	Dane Shadow
2003 Missile Stakes	1st	Pompeii	1 minute 03.7 seconds
	2nd	Academe
	3rd	Our Egyptian Raine
2002 Missile Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 03.5 seconds
	2nd	Ancient Song
	3rd	Notoire
2001 Missile Stakes	1st	Sportsbrat	1 minute 06.7 seconds
	2nd	Air She Goes
	3rd	Lonhro
2000 Missile Stakes	1st	Padstow	1 minute 03.8 seconds
	2nd	Wynciti
	3rd	Celestial Choir