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The Percy Sykes Stakes is a lucrative Group 2 sprint for two-year-old fillies run on Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick in April.
2021 Percy Sykes Stakes Results
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
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The Percy Sykes Stakes – formerly the Keith Mackay Handicap – is a lucrative Group 2 race for two-year-old fillies run on Day 2 of Sydney’s ‘The Championships’ on the second Saturday of April* annually.
*In 2021 the Percy Sykes Stakes will run on the third Saturday of April with all race meetings of the autumn in Sydney from Slipper Day onwards postponed a week due to the weather.
The meeting is also known as Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day and features four Group 1 races including the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) and $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m) for stayers.
Contested over 1200m at Royal Randwick Racecourse the Percy Sykes Stakes is run under set weights plus penalties and is now worth $1 million in total prize money and was upgraded to Group 2 status for the first time in 2017.
The 2020 edition of the Percy Sykes Stakes was worth a reduced $500,000 due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on Australian racing before being boosted to $1,000,000 in 2021.
Fillies may come into the Percy Sykes Stakes field via a run in the world’s richest race for juveniles – the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) – or the Group 2 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) earlier during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival or be dropping in grade off a run in the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m).
Away Game (2020) was the last Golden Slipper graduate (2nd) to win the Percy Sykes Stakes next race.
The 2021 Percy Sykes Stakes takes place on Saturday April 17, 2021 .
| Percy Sykes Stakes 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday April 17, 2021 |
| Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 2YO Fillies – SW+P |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $1 million |
2021 Percy Sykes Stakes Results
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
2021 Percy Sykes Stakes Odds & Betting
The latest odds on the fillies in the Percy Sykes Stakes 2021 field will be available below the week of the race complete with Percy Sykes Stakes betting markets links to Ladbrokes.com.au.
The latest favourite in Percy Sykes Stakes betting to salute for the punters was Away Game ($3.20 in 2020).
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2021 Percy Sykes Stakes Field
The Percy Sykes Stakes field attracts a smart field of young fillies usually dropping down in grade off a run in the Golden Slipper field. The race has a capacity of fourteen starters plus four emergencies, but rarely does the Percy Sykes Stakes field run at capacity.
The official 2021 Percy Sykes Stakes field is out the Tuesday leading-up to the race following the early Percy Sykes Stakes Nominations taken in February and the Percy Sykes Stakes First Acceptances in March about four weeks out from the April event.
2021 Percy Sykes Stakes First Acceptances
The official 2021 Percy Sykes Stakes First Acceptances are taken in mid-March along with all the other The Championships races narrowing down the list of potential runners in the lucrative Group 2 race.
The 2021 Percy Sykes Stakes first acceptances closed at midday on March 9, 2021 leaving 82 fillies including the undefeated Four Moves Ahead who races next-up in the rescheduled Golden Slipper.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | A VERY FINE RED | F | 2 | Mark Newnham | |
| 2 | ALCUDIA | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | ||
| 3 | 3 | ALL GIRLS | F | 2 | Matthew Smith | |
| 4 | 2 | AMEN CORNER | F | 2 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
| 5 | 1101 | ARCADED | F | 2 | James Cummings | |
| 6 | 230x | ASHEMA | F | 2 | Annabel Neasham | |
| 7 | 72 | AUDREY GIRL | F | 2 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 8 | 266 | BADEN ROAD | F | 2 | John Sargent | |
| 9 | 0x | BAHAHAA | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 10 | BAHAMA | F | 2 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | ||
| 11 | BEWITCHINGLY | F | 2 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 12 | 5 | BISCAYNE BAY | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | |
| 13 | 5×44 | CAMINO REAL | F | 2 | James Cummings | |
| 14 | 562 | CAMPLIN | F | 2 | James Cummings | |
| 15 | CARMEN LUCIA | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | ||
| 16 | 46×55 | CENTRO STORICO | F | 2 | Richard Litt | |
| 17 | CHENIN | F | 2 | Mark Newnham | ||
| 18 | 86 | CHILL | F | 2 | Anthony Cummings | |
| 19 | 665×30 | COLLIER BAY | F | 2 | Anthony Cummings | |
| 20 | 5 | COMPLETION | F | 2 | Annabel Neasham | |
| 21 | CONFLATE | F | 2 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 22 | 539 | CRYSTAL’S LEGACY | F | 2 | Gary Portelli | |
| 23 | DALEELATY | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | ||
| 24 | DIVINE KAMEHALANI | F | 2 | Jason Coyle | ||
| 25 | 4x | ELEGANT BOOM | F | 2 | Phillip Stokes | |
| 26 | 6 | ESTONIA | F | 2 | Richard & Michael Freedman | |
| 27 | EVA DANIELA | F | 2 | Kris Lees | ||
| 28 | EXTRA SMART | F | 2 | John Ramsey | ||
| 29 | FASHION AVENUE | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | ||
| 30 | FIELD WIRI | F | 2 | Richard & Michael Freedman | ||
| 31 | 46 | FLYING WITNESS | F | 2 | Annabel Neasham | |
| 32 | 11 | FOUR MOVES AHEAD | F | 2 | John Sargent | |
| 33 | 2 | FUNNY MONEY | F | 2 | Stuart Kendrick | |
| 34 | GHAZAALY | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | ||
| 35 | 47 | GIRL MANIA | F | 2 | Jean Dubois | |
| 36 | 3 | GIULIA | F | 2 | Ron Quinton | |
| 37 | 21 | GLISTENING | F | 2 | Richard & Michael Freedman | |
| 38 | 168 | HI HI HI | F | 2 | Gary Portelli | |
| 39 | 3x | I LIKE BIG PUTTS | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 40 | 5 | IN THE BLINK | F | 2 | Kris Lees | |
| 41 | 1262 | JAMAEA | F | 2 | Robert & Luke Price | |
| 42 | 19 | JOYOUS LEGEND | F | 2 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | |
| 43 | LADY PIAF | F | 2 | Chris Waller | ||
| 44 | 221 | LARKSPUR RUN | F | 2 | James Cummings | |
| 45 | 14 | LATINO BLEND (NZ) | F | 2 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
| 46 | 7 | LEADING LADY | F | 2 | Paul Perry | |
| 47 | 6×3 | LOVEMETENDER | F | 2 | Anthony Cummings | |
| 48 | 96 | LOVING ANGEL | F | 2 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
| 49 | LULU’S HALO | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | ||
| 50 | 2×13 | MALLORY | F | 2 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | |
| 51 | MASCHERATA (NZ) | F | 2 | John O’Shea | ||
| 52 | MISS CLAUDIA | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 53 | 2 | MOKULUA | F | 2 | Clarry Conners | |
| 54 | 48x | MORTAL WITNESS | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | |
| 55 | 1 | NAJMATY | F | 2 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
| 56 | 30×28 | NAPLES | F | 2 | James Cummings | |
| 57 | 4 | NO CRYING | F | 2 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 58 | 09 | PEACEFUL AFFAIR | F | 2 | Anthony Cummings | |
| 59 | 134x | PICARONES | F | 2 | James Cummings | |
| 60 | 3x | PIPPA CHARLOTTE | F | 2 | Annabel Neasham | |
| 61 | 14x | QUEEN OF WIZARDRY | F | 2 | Annabel Neasham | |
| 62 | 4 | REALISED | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
| 63 | 7 | RED NEBULA | F | 2 | Richard & Michael Freedman | |
| 64 | RIDUNA | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 65 | RIVA DEL SOL | F | 2 | Matthew Smith | ||
| 66 | 1×42 | ROBODIRA | F | 2 | John O’Shea | |
| 67 | SIAMESE | F | 2 | Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | ||
| 68 | 12×5 | SLIDERS | F | 2 | James Cummings | |
| 69 | 8x | SOCIALIST | F | 2 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
| 70 | SUMMER FIRE | F | 2 | Richard & Michael Freedman | ||
| 71 | 8x | SUMMERBEEL (NZ) | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 72 | 0 | SUPERBELLAGANTE | F | 2 | Lee & Cherie Curtis | |
| 73 | 3102 | SWIFT WITNESS | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 74 | 6×34 | TESTIMONIAL | F | 2 | James Cummings | |
| 75 | 7 | THE AMAZONIAN | F | 2 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
| 76 | THE SOURCE | F | 2 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 77 | TIEMPE PASSATE | F | 2 | Richard & Michael Freedman | ||
| 78 | 33 | TRIFACCIA | F | 2 | James Cummings | |
| 79 | 0x3 | VACCINE | F | 2 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 80 | 13320 | VIANELLO | F | 2 | James Cummings | |
| 81 | YEARNING | F | 2 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | ||
| 82 | YOUR TIME | F | 2 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.2021 Percy Sykes Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Percy Sykes Stakes in 2021 close on a Tuesday in early February and usually attract over 200 juveniles.
The 2021 Percy Sykes Stakes nominations attracted 210 young fillies led in early betting by the Chairman’s Stakes winner Enthaar who next takes on the boys in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes on February 20.
Percy Sykes Stakes History
The Percy Sykes Stakes was first run back in 1960 as the Keith Mackay Handicap and was won by Primrose Lane. It started out as a non-black type race and gained its now Group 2 race status for the first time in 2017. The event is still officially registered as the Keith Mackay Handicap despite it not being raced under handicap conditions, in honour of the former AJC Chairman Keith Mackay.
For one year in 2014 the race was known as the Royal Randwick Stakes and added to the ATC Championships series of races enjoying a notable boost in prize money. The current race name – Percy Sykes Stakes – is in honour of esteemed veterinarian Percy Sykes who passed away in 2014. He is best known for his work with legendary trainers including Bart Cummings, Gai Waterhouse and her father TJ Smith – whom the TJ Smith Stakes is named after.
Keith Mackay Handicap / Percy Sykes Stakes Winners
During the early stages of Percy Sykes Stakes history the race didn’t hold a huge amount of prestige and attracted a mediocre class of fillies. As it increased in status and prize money the Percy Sykes Stakes winners have also improved with notable champions of the event including Streama (2011), Eloping (2014), Missrock (2016), Shoals (2017) who went on to defeat the older mares during Melbourne Cup Carnival in the Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m) and the brilliant Away Game (2020).
See below for the list of Percy Sykes Stakes winners and placegetters going back to 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2020 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Away Game | 1 minute 12.26 seconds |
| 2nd | Vangelic | ||
| 3rd | See You Soon | ||
| 2019 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Anaheed | 1 minute 09.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Flit | ||
| 3rd | Villami | ||
| 2018 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Pure Elation | 1 minute 10.08 seconds |
| 2nd | Fiesta | ||
| 3rd | Outback Barbie | ||
| 2017 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Shoals | 1 minute 13.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Formality | ||
| 3rd | Serena Bay | ||
| 2016 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Missrock | 1 minute 11 seconds |
| 2nd | Prompt Response | ||
| 3rd | Spright | ||
| 2015 Percy Sykes Stakes |
1st | Ottoman | 1 minute 12.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Calaverite | ||
| 3rd | Lake Geneva | ||
| 2014 Royal Randwick Stakes |
1st | Eloping | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Ygritte | ||
| 3rd | Shaumari | ||
| 2013 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Everage | 1 minute 13.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Little Miss Smiley | ||
| 3rd | Major Conquest | ||
| 2012 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Single Style | 1 minute 10.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Driefontein | ||
| 3rd | Meidung | ||
| 2011 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Streama | 1 minute 8.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Charm’s Honour | ||
| 3rd | Houston Benefactor | ||
| 2010 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Golden Millennium | 1 minute 10.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Boto Vermelho | ||
| 3rd | Parables | ||
| 2009 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Readyor | 1 minute 13.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Amarantha | ||
| 3rd | Tallow | ||
| 2008 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Shoboard | 1 minute 12.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Strawberry Field | ||
| 3rd | Silent But Deadly | ||
| 2007 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Sliding Cube | 1 minute 11.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Gamble Me | ||
| 3rd | Mega Lass | ||
| 2006 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Catechuchu | 1 minute 10.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Heart Of The Fire | ||
| 3rd | Admirelle | ||
| 2005 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Blizzardly | 1 minute 12.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Regal Cheer | ||
| 3rd | Heart Strings | ||
| 2004 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Strawberry Storm | 1 minute 11.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Sweet Ransom | ||
| 3rd | Monsoon Wedding | ||
| 2003 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Bella Corona | 1 minute 12.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Shamekha | ||
| 3rd | Danish Magic | ||
| 2002 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Before Too Long | 1 minute 10.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Verstak | ||
| 3rd | Cirque du Soleil | ||
| 2001 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Allez France | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Bussell | ||
| 3rd | Breezer | ||
| 2000 Keith Mackay Handicap |
1st | Actress | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | She’s A Pretender | ||
| 3rd | Mielleuse | ||
