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The 2018 Missile Stakes is a Group 2 sprinting event raced over a distance of 1200m. The Missile Stakes is held at Royal Randwick Racecourse 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 Missile Stakes 2018 will be run on Saturday August 4, 2018.

Missile Stakes
Date:	Saturday August 4, 2018
Track:	Royal Randwick
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	3YO+ Weight-for-age
Status:	Group Two
Prize Money:	$200,000

2018 Missile Stakes Odds

The season’s latest Missile Stakes 2018 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

2018 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 2018 Final Field & Barriers are now released and are published in full below.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	50100x1x0x	MUSIC MAGNATE (NZ)	Bjorn Baker	Hugh Bowman	7	58.5kg	111
2	320x11130x	KEMENTARI	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	4	58.5kg	109
3	510x23723x	SHOWTIME	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	6	58.5kg	106
4	37x121122x	PIERATA	Gregory Hickman	James McDonald	8	58.5kg	105
5	34430×5104	THE MONSTAR	Brett Cavanough	Tye Angland	3	58.5kg	104
6	1x1x31117x	LANCIATO (NZ)	Mark Newnham	Ms Rachel King	10	58.5kg	103
7	400x78056x	TAKEDOWN	Gary Moore	Tim Clark	9	58.5kg	103
8	01Dx0230x9	BOSS LANE	Ron Quinton	Andrew Adkins	5	58.5kg	101
9	1x10x1085x	SHE WILL REIGN	Gary Portelli	Kerrin McEvoy	1	56.5kg	108
10	5278x1327x	EGYPTIAN SYMBOL	Bjorn Baker	Jason Collett	2	56.5kg	103

Missile Stakes Nominations

The early Missile Stakes 2018 Nominations are announced by Racing NSW on the Monday leading-up to the race and will be available below as soon as released.

#	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	9x4113x125	BOLERO KING	G	5	Clarry Conners	73
2	887x0x7101	BOSS LANE	G	7	Ron Quinton	104
3	4434x2407x	DENMAGIC	M	5	David Pfieffer	94
4	521113×444	DORF STAR	G	5	Clarry Conners	71
5	x31212652x	HARPER’S CHOICE	H	4	Gerald Ryan	89
6	42272151×6	HE’S A GIVEN	G	6	Clarry Conners	74
7	2x1541112x	INVINCIBLE GEM	M	4	Kris Lees	94
8	8×53135120	JUNGLE EDGE	G	7	Mick Bell	108
9	251x11202x	LE ROMAIN	G	5	Kris Lees	116
10	32×1131121	MEMES	M	4	Jason Coyle	89
11	4x6548x2x6	THAT’S A GOOD IDEA	G	8	Peter & Paul Snowden	101
12	6618×03122	THE MONSTAR	G	7	Brett Cavanough	105
13	1412×05771	TYCOON TARA	M	7	Peter & Paul Snowden	110

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, and plans now to keep the race at Randwick where it has been since the 2013 edition.

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
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