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The 2019 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 Missile Stakes 2019 ran on Saturday August 10, 2019 back at Rosehill Gardens and was won by odds-on favourite Alizee. 

Missile Stakes
Date:	Saturday August 10, 2019
Track:	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO+ Weight-for-age
Status:	Group Two
Prize Money:	$200,000

2019 Missile Stakes Results

• 1st: #4 Alizee
• 2nd: #5 Invincible Gem
• 3rd: #1 Le Romain

The Missile Stakes 2019 Results saw class salute as the odds-on favourite, Godolphin-raced Sepoy mare Alizee, enjoyed a confident albeit narrow victory over the race’s 2017 winner Invincible Gem. Alizee, a potential runner for the stable in this October’s $14 million The Everest, was ridden to the neck victory by Hugh Bowman. Trainer Kris Lees meanwhile looks to have two genuine hopes for the upcoming Group 1 Winx Stakes with Invincible Gem and the Missile Stakes third placegetter Le Romain both returning well.

Read more on the 2019 Missile Stakes victory by Alizee now.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	4	ALIZEE	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	–	3	56.5kg	$1.30F
2	5	INVINCIBLE GEM	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	0.2L	1	56.5kg	$17
3	1	LE ROMAIN	Kris Lees	James McDonald	4.7L	4	58.5kg	$7.50
4	3	DISSOLUTE	Grant Allard	Ms Jenny Duggan (a)	4.9L	2	58.5kg	$101
5	2	VEGADAZE	Anthony Cummings	Tommy Berry	6.4L	5	58.5kg	$6

2019 Missile Stakes Odds

The season’s latest Missile Stakes 2019 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

2019 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 2 Warwick 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 2019 Final Field & Barriers will be released and published in full below on the Wednesday of race week.

Just five horses make-up the 2019 Missile Stakes Field this season with Godolphin’s ace mare Alizee looking for another first-up win at the the track to kick off her spring as the short-priced favourite.

Read more on the official Missile Stakes 2019 Field & Betting Markets now.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	242x28496x	LE ROMAIN	Kris Lees	James McDonald	4	58.5kg	113
2	11125x	VEGADAZE	Anthony Cummings	Tommy Berry	5	58.5kg	89
3	52379×0705	DISSOLUTE	Grant Allard	Ms Jenny Duggan (a)	2	58.5kg	79
4	41x111306x	ALIZEE	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	3	56.5kg	116
5	645x73810x	INVINCIBLE GEM	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	1	56.5kg	107

Missile Stakes Nominations

The early Missile Stakes 2019 Nominations are announced by Racing NSW on the Monday leading-up to the race and will be available below as soon as released.

The 2019 Missile Stakes Nominations attracted just eight original entries led by triple Group 1 winning mare Alizee who is early odds-on favourite in the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au.

Read more on the Alizee Dominated Missile Stakes 2019 Odds now.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	41x111306x	ALIZEE	M	5	James Cummings	1	56.5kg	116
2	242x28496x	LE ROMAIN	G	7	Kris Lees	2	58.5kg	113
3	645x73810x	INVINCIBLE GEM	M	6	Kris Lees	3	56.5kg	107
4	2154x17x16	SESAR	H	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	4	58.5kg	100
5	550x31446x	MIZZY	M	4	Anthony Cummings	5	56.5kg	90
6	11125x	VEGADAZE	G	4	Anthony Cummings	6	58.5kg	89
7	52379×0705	DISSOLUTE	G	6	Grant Allard	7	58.5kg	79
8	1412x1550x	BALLER	H	4	Anthony Cummings	8	58.5kg	76

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 sees 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.

Missile Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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