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The Missile Stakes is a Group 2 sprinting event held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in August as a lead-up to the Group 1 middle distance spring sprint races.
The 2020 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.
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 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 2020 ran on Saturday August 8, 2020 at Rosehill Gardens and was won by Joe Pride’s The Everest hopeful Edurado.
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Date: | Saturday August 8, 2020 |
Track: | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | 3YO+ Weight-for-age |
Status: | Group Two |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
The Missile Stakes 2020 results saw the Joe Pride-trained Eduardo ($2.30), last start winner of the July Sprint, make it two from two at Rosehill Gardens for his new trainer with a gutsy 1.5 length win for the punters. Pride is now chasing a slot in the $15 million The Everest on October 17 with the Host seven-year-old who held off Flit (2nd) and Imaging (3rd) in the Missile Stakes trifecta.
Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 10 | EDUARDO | Joseph Pride | Nash Rawiller | 2 | 56kg | $2.30F | ||
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2 | 5 | FLIT | James Cummings | James McDonald | 1.5L | 1 | 57kg | $4 | |
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3 | 3 | IMAGING (GB) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 1.9L | 4 | 57.5kg | $11 | |
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4 | 11 | GLENALL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Brock Ryan (a) | 2L | 5 | 56kg | $15 | |
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5 | 2 | MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE) | Chris Waller | Adam Hyeronimus | 2.6L | 3 | 57.5kg | $13 | |
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6 | 4 | MELODY BELLE (NZ) | Jamie Richards | Kerrin McEvoy | 4.6L | 6 | 57kg | $4.60 | |
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13 | SAVATIANO | James Cummings | Ms Rachel King | 0 | |||||
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12 | SIGNORE FOX | Peter & Paul Snowden | Jeff Penza | 0 | |||||
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9 | LE ROMAIN | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 0 | |||||
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6 | CASCADIAN (GB) | James Cummings | Glyn Schofield | 0 | |||||
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1 | KOLDING (NZ) | Chris Waller | Glen Boss | 0 | |||||
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8 | HIGHTAIL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tim Clark | 0 | |||||
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7 | SPECIAL REWARD | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The season’s latest Missile Stakes 2020 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.
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 2020 Final Field & Barriers will be released and published in full below on the Wednesday of race week.
The 2020 Missile Stakes field features 13 hopefuls led in betting by 10-time Group 1 winning Kiwi mare Melody Belle drawn wide in barrier 11 and Godolphin’s Thousand Guineas winner Flit who came up trumps with barrier one for her first-up run of the new season.
Click here for more on the top fancies in the Missile Stakes 2020 field and betting markets.
2020 Missile Stakes Field Update: Hightail (3) has been scratched from the race in favour of a Melbourne run in Flemington’s Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap on Saturday.
Race Day Update: Just six runners are left in the mix for the Missile Stakes with a Heavy (9) Rosehill track seeing a total of seven horses scratched from the event including the well-fancied Savatiano.
Scratched: #1 Kolding (7), #6 Cascadian (12), #7 Special Reward (13), #8 Hightail (3), #9 Le Romain (4), #12 Signore Fox (8), #13 Savatiano (5).
Click here for more on the official Missile Stakes 2020 Scratchings.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 111x45778x | KOLDING (NZ) | Chris Waller | Glen Boss | 7 | 59kg | 110 | ||
2 | x6101x300x | MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE) | Chris Waller | Adam Hyeronimus | 6 | 57.5kg | 110 | ||
3 | 2x20x8100x | IMAGING (GB) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 9 | 57.5kg | 108 | ||
4 | 1112x3346x | MELODY BELLE (NZ) | Jamie Richards | Kerrin McEvoy | 11 | 57kg | 115 | ||
5 | 2914x1602x | FLIT | James Cummings | James McDonald | 1 | 57kg | 105 | ||
6 | 713x25319x | CASCADIAN (GB) | James Cummings | Glyn Schofield | 12 | 56.5kg | 107 | ||
7 | 11x56x211x | SPECIAL REWARD | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 13 | 56.5kg | 105 | ||
8 | 8x213x1108 | HIGHTAIL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Tim Clark | 3 | 56.5kg | 94 | ||
9 | 6x30x30x4x | LE ROMAIN | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 4 | 56kg | 111 | ||
10 | 03x37x07x1 | EDUARDO | Joseph Pride | Nash Rawiller | 2 | 56kg | 102 | ||
11 | 60123250×3 | GLENALL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Brock Ryan (a) | 10 | 56kg | 100 | ||
12 | x1515x0801 | SIGNORE FOX | Peter & Paul Snowden | Jeff Penza | 8 | 56kg | 98 | ||
13 | 101x12766x | SAVATIANO | James Cummings | Ms Rachel King | 5 | 55.5kg | 110 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The early Missile Stakes 2020 Nominations are announced by Racing NSW on the Monday leading-up to the race and will be available below as soon as released.
The 2020 Missile Stakes nominations attracted 16 potential runners including 10-time Group 1 winning Kiwi mare Melody Belle looking to return to her better form, the promising Godolphin-raced Thousand Guineas winner Flit to make her four-year-old debut and last start July Sprint winner Eduardo.
Click here to read more on the key Missile Stakes 2020 nominees.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 243182×472 | BOOM QUEEN | M | 5 | Tony Ball | 57 |
2 | 713x25319x | CASCADIAN (GB) | G | 6 | James Cummings | 107 |
3 | 03x37x07x1 | EDUARDO | G | 7 | Joseph Pride | 102 |
4 | 2914x1602x | FLIT | M | 4 | James Cummings | 105 |
5 | 60123250×3 | GLENALL | G | 7 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 100 |
6 | 8x213x1108 | HIGHTAIL | G | 4 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 94 |
7 | 24720×3734 | HOME OF THE BRAVE (IRE) | G | 9 | James Cummings | 104 |
8 | 2x20x8100x | IMAGING (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 108 |
9 | 111x45778x | KOLDING (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 110 |
10 | 6x30x30x4x | LE ROMAIN | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 111 |
11 | 1112x3346x | MELODY BELLE (NZ) | M | 6 | Jamie Richards | 115 |
12 | x6101x300x | MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE) | G | 9 | Chris Waller | 110 |
13 | 17359x | RETURN WITH HONOUR | C | 3 | Gerald Ryan | 70 |
14 | 101x12766x | SAVATIANO | M | 6 | James Cummings | 110 |
15 | x1515x0801 | SIGNORE FOX | H | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 98 |
16 | 11x56x211x | SPECIAL REWARD | G | 5 | Kris Lees | 105 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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.
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.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Missile Stakes |
1st | Eduardo | 1 minute 12.01 |
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 |