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The Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) is a Group 2 race held at Rosehill in March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
2021 Phar Lap Stakes Results
- 1st: #6 Hungry Heart
- 2nd: #3 The Irishman
- 3rd: #9 Impecunious
Phar Lap Stakes News
The Phar Lap Stakes is a Group 2 race held at Sydney’s Rosehill Racecourse in early – mid March. Open to three year old horses, the 1500m middle distance event is a set weights race which means that all colts and geldings must carry 56.5kg while fillies have a 2kg allowance of 54.5kg. Worth $200,000 in prize money, the Phar Lap Stakes is held on the Coolmore Classic Day which offers several Group 1 and 2 races.
The biggest race on the day is the Group 1 $600,000 Coolmore Classic (1500m) for fillies and mares.
Along with the Phar Lap Stakes the other major support acts on the card include the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m), Group 3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) and the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) – the latter lead-ups into the Golden Slipper Stakes.
Three-year-olds many come into the Phar Lap Stakes off a run in the previous weekend’s Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) or a non-Black Type lead up during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Many of the horses out of the Phar Lap Stakes field will continue onto the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) back at Rosehill at the end of March before targeting a Royal Randwick win during ‘The Championships’ in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) or the Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) for the fillies. Unforgotten (2018) and Verry Elleegant (2019) both completed the Phar Lap Stakes – Australian Oaks double for Chris Waller.
Waller took his record in the Phar Lap Stakes up to six wins in seven years with Hungry Heart in 2021.
The Phar Lap Stakes 2021 ran on Saturday March 13, 2021 and saw yet another Chris Waller-trained filly salute in Hungry Heart.
| 2021 Phar Lap Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 13, 2021 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Open Set Weights C&G 56.5kg F 54.5kg |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
2021 Phar Lap Stakes Results
- 1st: #6 Hungry Heart
- 2nd: #3 The Irishman
- 3rd: #9 Impaecunious
Yet another Chris Waller-trained filly – the fifth on the trot and sixth in seven years – dominated the 2021 Phar Lap Stakes results with the $3.70 favourite Hungry Heart finally saluting for the punters.
Click here to read more on the Phar Lap Stakes 2021 win by Waller’s smart filly Hungry Heart.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | HUNGRY HEART | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 5 | 54.5kg (cd 55kg) | $3.70F | |||
| 2 | 3 | THE IRISHMAN (NZ) | Mark Newnham | Joshua Parr | 0.4L | 4 | 56.5kg | $5.50 | ||
| 3 | 9 | IMPECUNIOUS (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Glen Boss | 1.8L | 3 | 54.5kg | $8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | YALETOWN | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 2.1L | 8 | 56.5kg | $9.50 | ||
| 5 | 1 | POLAND | Michael Moroney | Kerrin McEvoy | 2.3L | 1 | 56.5kg | $3.90 | ||
| 6 | 4 | BAZOOKA | David Payne | Jason Collett | 3.6L | 2 | 56.5kg | $26 | ||
| 7 | 8 | THERMOSPHERE | James Cummings | Brenton Avdulla | 6.6L | 6 | 54.5kg | $16 | ||
| 8 | 2 | EMBOLISM | Danny O’Brien | Nash Rawiller | 12.2L | 7 | 56.5kg | $10 | ||
| 12 | PIPPALI | Jason Coyle | Michael Dee | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | CHASE MY CROWN | Joel & Wayne Wilkes | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | DARLING DIAMOND | Mark Newnham | Ms Rachel King | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | ELIZABEEL | John Sargent | Robbie Dolan | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | MIRAVALLE | Mark Newnham | Tommy Berry | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 Phar Lap Stakes Betting Odds
The latest Phar Lap Stakes 2021 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.
Funstar ($1.55 in 2020) followed by her stablemate Hungry Heart ($3.70 in 2021) are the latest favourites in Phar Lap Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
2021 Phar Lap Stakes Field
The final field and barrier draw for the Phar Lap Stakes 2021 will be published here once it has been announced on Wednesday March 10, 2021.
A dozen three-year-olds remain in the 2021 Phar Lap Stakes field after the early scratching of Chase My Crown with progressive Sacred Falls filly Impecunious tipped as the one to beat.
- Scratched: #13 Chase My Crown (12)
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2310×1 | POLAND | Michael Moroney | Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 56.5kg | 90 | ||
| 2 | 1615×04 | EMBOLISM | Danny O’Brien | Nash Rawiller | 10 | 56.5kg | 88 | ||
| 3 | 15x2x1 | THE IRISHMAN (NZ) | Mark Newnham | Joshua Parr | 5 | 56.5kg | 75 | ||
| 4 | 226×484272 | BAZOOKA | David Payne | Jason Collett | 2 | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
| 5 | 1×2 | YALETOWN | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 11 | 56.5kg | 62 | ||
| 6 | 15x2227x78 | HUNGRY HEART | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 8 | 54.5kg | 55kg | 92 | |
| 7 | 3x21134x43 | ELIZABEEL | John Sargent | Robbie Dolan | 3 | 54.5kg | 88 | ||
| 8 | 285168×360 | THERMOSPHERE | James Cummings | Brenton Avdulla | 9 | 54.5kg | 85 | ||
| 9 | 3x1x1x4 | IMPECUNIOUS (NZ) | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Glen Boss | 4 | 54.5kg | 68 | ||
| 10 | 0x176644x0 | MIRAVALLE | Mark Newnham | Tommy Berry | 7 | 54.5kg | 68 | ||
| 11 | 4319×74 | DARLING DIAMOND | Mark Newnham | Ms Rachel King | 13 | 54.5kg | 64 | ||
| 12 | 5142 | PIPPALI | Jason Coyle | Michael Dee | 6 | 54.5kg | 60 | ||
| 13 | 61×323 | CHASE MY CROWN | Joel & Wayne Wilkes | 12 | 54.5kg | 5 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Phar Lap Stakes History
The Phar Lap Stakes is named after legendary horse Phar Lap who dominated Australian Racing during his time on the track that included the 1930 Melbourne Cup win.
For one year in 2008 the Group 2 race was held at Canterbury and raced over 1550m.
Phar Lap Stakes Winners
Plenty of star three-year-olds have dominated the Phar Lap Stakes results in recent years including Apache Cat (2006) and Winx (2015) who would go on to etch her name in the history books with a stunning succession of Group 1 wins including two victories in the Cox Plate.
From 2015 – 2021 trainer Chris Waller prepared six fillies to beat home the boys in the Phar Lap Stakes results: Winx (2015), Foxplay (2017), Unforgotten (2018), Verry Ellegant (2019), Funstar (2020) and Hungry Heart (2021).
See below for the full list of Phar Lap Stakes winners going back to 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Hungry Heart | 1 minute 27.81 seconds |
| 2nd | The Irishman | ||
| 3rd | Impecunious | ||
| 2020 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Funstar | 1 minute 35.26 seconds |
| 2nd | Probabeel | ||
| 3rd | Quick Thinker | ||
| 2019 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Verry Elleegant | 1 minute 32.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Seabrook | ||
| 3rd | Aristia | ||
| 2018 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Unforgotten | 1 minute 29.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Holy Snow | ||
| 3rd | Hiyaam | ||
| 2017 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Foxplay | 1 minute 30.57 seconds |
| 2nd | Zenalicious | ||
| 3rd | Cosmic Set | ||
| 2016 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Hattori Hanzo | 1 minute 29.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Man Of Choice | ||
| 3rd | Believe | ||
| 2015 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 30.26 seconds |
| 2nd | Hauraki | ||
| 3rd | Supara | ||
| 2014 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Traitor | 1 minute 29.47 seconds |
| 2nd | Define | ||
| 3rd | Guelph | ||
| 2013 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Toydini | 1 minute 28.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Ninth Legion | ||
| 3rd | Force Command | ||
| 2012 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Colorado Claire | 1 minute 32.29 seconds |
| 2nd | Rekindled Alliance | ||
| 3rd | Wild And Proud | ||
| 2011 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Blackie | 1 minute 30.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Fast Clip | ||
| 3rd | Sworn To Secrecy | ||
| 2010 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Tickets | 1 minute 29.68 seconds |
| 2nd | Al Dhafra | ||
| 3rd | Descarado | ||
| 2009 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Heart Of Dreams | 1 minute 29.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Whobegotyou | ||
| 3rd | Predatory Pricer | ||
| 2008 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Acey Ducey | 1 minute 32.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Voice Commander | ||
| 3rd | Our Mosstique | ||
| 2007 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Just Mambo | 1 minute 31.69 seconds |
| 2nd | Raheeb | ||
| 3rd | Amory Lane | ||
| 2006 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Apache Cat | 1 minute 30.64 seconds |
| 2nd | Racing To Win | ||
| 3rd | Wasp | ||
| 2005 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Shania Dane | 1 minute 32.12 seconds |
| 2nd | Al Maher | ||
| 3rd | Svenska | ||
| 2004 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Only Words | 1 minute 28.49 seconds |
| 2nd | Kingside | ||
| 3rd | Skittles | ||
| 2003 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Thorn Park | 1 minute 28.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Sportsman | ||
| 3rd | Bumptious | ||
| 2002 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Arlington Road | 1 minute 30.45 seconds |
| 2nd | Ugachaka | ||
| 3rd | Gordo | ||
| 2001 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Maitland Gold | 1 minute 27.86 seconds |
| 2nd | Star Satire | ||
| 3rd | Glenrowan | ||
| 2000 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Lord Essex | 1 minute 28.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Dangerous | ||
| 3rd | Over | ||
