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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.
2023 Phar Lap Stakes Results
- 1st: #7 Zougotcha
- 2nd: #1 Glint Of Silver
- 3rd: #2 Brosnan
Phar Lap Stakes News
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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 $250,000 in prize money as of 2023, 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), Verry Elleegant (2019) and Hungry Heart (2021) all 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 filly backing-up to do the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes – ATC Oaks double that autumn.
In 2023 the incredible record of Chris Waller-trained fillies in the Phar Lap Stakes continued with the big win by the odds-on favourite Zougotcha.
The 2022 Phar Lap Stakes form was franked with the third placed Character winning the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes next start, while the winner Mr Mozart went on to take out the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude – Hawkesbury Guineas double.
The Phar Lap Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday March 11, 2023 and saw Chris Waller enjoy his seventh win in nine years with the odds-on favourite Zougotcha ($1.50F) saluting for the punters.
| 2023 Phar Lap Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 11, 2023 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Open Set Weights C&G 56.5kg F 54.5kg |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
2023 Phar Lap Stakes Results
- 1st: #7 Zougotcha ($1.50F)
- 2nd: #1 Glint Of Silver
- 3rd: #2 Brosnan
Chris Waller continued his incredible record in the Phar Lap Stakes 2023 results with his Flight Stakes winning filly from the spring Zougotcha ($1.50F) beating home the boys second-up in style ahead of a likely run in the $4 million Doncaster Mile at Randwick on April 1.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ZOUGOTCHA | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 4 | 54.5kg | $1.50F | |||
| 2 | 1 | GLINT OF SILVER | David Pfieffer | Jay Ford | 0.95L | 8 | 56.5kg | $20 | ||
| 3 | 2 | BROSNAN | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Michael Dee | 2.14L | 5 | 56.5kg | $13 | ||
| 4 | 6 | FIREBURN | Gary Portelli | Tyler Schiller (a) | 2.61L | 9 | 54.5kg | $11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | DAYTONA | Michael Freedman | Brett Prebble | 2.84L | 6 | 56.5kg | $26 | ||
| 6 | 4 | AWESOME JOHN | John O’Shea | Kerrin McEvoy | 3L | 1 | 56.5kg | $18 | ||
| 7 | 8 | MADAME POMMERY | Chris Waller | William Pike | 4.3L | 7 | 54.5kg | $8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | CUT ON A DIME | Bryce Heys | Nash Rawiller | 4.86L | 3 | 56.5kg | $31 | ||
| 9 | 10 | A LOT MORE LOVE | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Tim Clark | 5.43L | 2 | 54.5kg | $26 | ||
| 11 | CALL DI | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | Peter & Paul Snowden | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Phar Lap Stakes Betting Odds
The latest Phar Lap Stakes 2023 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 stablemates Hungry Heart ($3.70 in 2021) and Zougotcha ($1.50 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Phar Lap Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
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2023 Phar Lap Stakes Form
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2023 Phar Lap Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Phar Lap Stakes 2023 Tips on the Rosehill Group 2 this autumn.
- To Win: #7 Zougotcha ($1.55 at time of publish)
Zero value in the favourite but Waller’s Group 1 Flight Stakes winning filly from the spring is impossible to tip against. The gun three-year-old filly scratched out of a run against the older mares in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic in favour of this easier assignment against the boys in the Phar Lap Stakes. She is second-up and was strong fresh when fourth a fortnight back under a quarter-length beaten in a blanket finish to the Group 1 Surround Stakes. Down in grade she runs at Rosehill for the first time, and as an elite level winner up to a mile, should be ideally suited to the 1500m here.
2023 Phar Lap Stakes Field
The final field and barrier draw for the Phar Lap Stakes 2023 will be published here once it has been announced on Wednesday March 8, 2023.
Chris Waller’s Group 1 winning filly Zougotcha down in grade is dominant favourite in the 2023 Phar Lap Stakes field and betting markets at Rosehill this weekend.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63332×1621 | GLINT OF SILVER | David Pfieffer | Jay Ford | 8 | 56.5kg | 83 | ||
| 2 | 713x607x46 | BROSNAN | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Michael Dee | 5 | 56.5kg | 80 | ||
| 3 | 34D1447238 | DAYTONA | Michael Freedman | Brett Prebble | 6 | 56.5kg | 70 | ||
| 4 | x3812312x2 | AWESOME JOHN | John O’Shea | Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 56.5kg | 67 | ||
| 5 | 73×17 | CUT ON A DIME | Bryce Heys | Nash Rawiller | 3 | 56.5kg | 64 | ||
| 6 | 112x554x69 | FIREBURN | Gary Portelli | Tyler Schiller (a) | 11 | 54.5kg | 104 | ||
| 7 | 125x111x4 | ZOUGOTCHA | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 4 | 54.5kg | 105 | ||
| 8 | 12x5261x40 | MADAME POMMERY | Chris Waller | William Pike | 7 | 54.5kg | 103 | ||
| 9 | 20x0572x55 | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | Peter & Paul Snowden | 10 | 54.5kg | 98 | |||
| 10 | 3x22113x00 | A LOT MORE LOVE | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Tim Clark | 2 | 54.5kg | 78 | ||
| 11 | 73×13 | CALL DI | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 9 | 54.5kg | 72 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Phar Lap Stakes Nominations
Early nominations for the Phar Lap Stakes in 2023 close the Monday of race week and will be updated in full below once confirmed.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 112x554x69 | FIREBURN | F | 3 | Gary Portelli | 1 | 54.5kg | 104 | ||
| 2 | 1x21411x24 | GOLDEN MILE | C | 3 | James Cummings | 2 | 56.5kg | 106 | ||
| 3 | 0311x81x78 | SHEEZA BELTER | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 3 | 54.5kg | 102 | ||
| 4 | 125x111x4 | ZOUGOTCHA | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 4 | 54.5kg | 105 | ||
| 5 | 12x5261x40 | MADAME POMMERY | F | 3 | Chris Waller | 5 | 54.5kg | 103 | ||
| 6 | 20x0572x55 | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | F | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 6 | 54.5kg | 98 | ||
| 7 | 12x73x51 | OSIPENKO (NZ) | C | 3 | Chris Waller | 7 | 56.5kg | 97 | ||
| 8 | 2x2x638x07 | WOLVERINE (NZ) | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 8 | 54.5kg | 90 | ||
| 9 | 11×32 | RUTHLESS DAME (NZ) | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 9 | 54.5kg | 102 | ||
| 10 | 63332×1621 | GLINT OF SILVER | G | 3 | David Pfieffer | 10 | 56.5kg | 83 | ||
| 11 | 3x22113x00 | A LOT MORE LOVE | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 11 | 54.5kg | 78 | ||
| 12 | 713x607x46 | BROSNAN | C | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 12 | 56.5kg | 80 | ||
| 13 | 13x461x90 | RAZETA | F | 3 | Kris Lees | 13 | 54.5kg | 78 | ||
| 14 | 34D1447238 | DAYTONA | G | 3 | Michael Freedman | 14 | 56.5kg | 70 | ||
| 15 | x3812312x2 | AWESOME JOHN | G | 3 | John O’Shea | 15 | 56.5kg | 67 | ||
| 16 | 73×13 | CALL DI | F | 3 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 16 | 54.5kg | 72 | ||
| 17 | 73×17 | CUT ON A DIME | C | 3 | Bryce Heys | 17 | 56.5kg | 64 | ||
| 18 | 3414 | WHISKY WISDOM | F | 3 | Benjamin Smith | 18 | 54.5kg | 62 | ||
| 19 | 1 | ARTS | F | 3 | Edward Cummings | 19 | 54.5kg | 59 |
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 – 2023 trainer Chris Waller prepared seven fillies to beat home the boys in the Phar Lap Stakes results: Winx (2015), Foxplay (2017), Unforgotten (2018), Verry Elleegant (2019), Funstar (2020), Hungry Heart (2021) and Zougotcha (2023).
See below for the full list of Phar Lap Stakes winners going back to 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Zougotcha | 1 minute 28.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Glint Of Silver | ||
| 3rd | Brosnan | ||
| 2022 Phar Lap Stakes |
1st | Mr Mozart | 1 minute 31.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Never Been Kissed | ||
| 3rd | Character | ||
| 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 | ||
