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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 $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 five wins in six years with Funstar in 2020.

The Phar Lap Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday March 14, 2020 and saw the Chris Waller-trained odds-on favourite Funstar salute for the punters in the wet. 

2020 Phar Lap Stakes
Date:	Saturday March 14, 2020
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

2020 Phar Lap Stakes Results

• 1st: #6 Funstar
• 2nd: #5 Probabeel
• 3rd: #3 Quick Thinker

Funstar ($1.55) became the fifth filly in six years to dominate the Phar Lap Stakes 2020 results for trainer Chris Waller, the Flight Stakes winner turning the tables on class Kiwi Probabeel ($3.20) after the duo ran one-two in reverse order fresh in the Group 1 Surround Stakes.

Click here to read more on the Vinery Stud Stakes-bound 2020 Phar Lap Stakes winner Funstar.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	6	FUNSTAR	Chris Waller	James McDonald	–	6	54.5kg	$1.55F
2	5	PROBABEEL (NZ)	Jamie Richards	Kerrin McEvoy	1.3L	4	54.5kg	$3.20
3	3	QUICK THINKER	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Tim Clark	2.8L	1	56.5kg	$15
4	10	ASPECT RATIO	John Sargent	Andrew Adkins	10.4L	5	54.5kg	$41
5	1	KUBRICK	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	12.7L	3	56.5kg	$20
6	4	TRUST THE PROCESS	Bryce Heys	Michael Walker	12.9L	2	56.5kg	$51
–	9	NUDGE	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	–	0	–	–
–	7	AKARI	Brad Widdup	–	–	0	–	–
–	2	SPEND	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Joshua Parr	–	0	–	–
–	8	SUBPOENAED (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	–	0	–	–

2020 Phar Lap Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Phar Lap Stakes 2020 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

2020 Phar Lap Stakes Field

The final field and barrier draw for the Phar Lap Stakes 2020 will be published here once it has been announced on Wednesday March 11, 2020.

Ten three-year-olds make-up the 2020 Phar Lap Stakes field including the Team Hawkes-trained Spend looking nice value after a lead-up win fresh at Flemington. The fillies dominate the markets however with an odds-on quote for Chris Waller’s Group 1 winner Funstar out in gate 10, while the Kiwi Probabeel is flying chasing her fourth win on the trot this prep following the lead-up Surround Stakes triumph over the locals.

Click here to read more on the Funstar-dominated 2020 Phar Lap Stakes field and betting market.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	112x4501x8	KUBRICK	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	4	56.5kg	90
2	1×431	SPEND	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Joshua Parr	6	56.5kg	78
3	21x1356x42	QUICK THINKER	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	Tim Clark	1	56.5kg	77
4	6211×3	TRUST THE PROCESS	Bryce Heys	Michael Walker	3	56.5kg	61
5	65x422x111	PROBABEEL (NZ)	Jamie Richards	Kerrin McEvoy	5	54.5kg	105
6	11x211x2	FUNSTAR	Chris Waller	James McDonald	10	54.5kg	103
7	23x2111x77	AKARI	Brad Widdup	TBA	2	54.5kg	81
8	1x2160x12	SUBPOENAED (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	8	54.5kg	78
9	7x61231x5	NUDGE	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	9	54.5kg	76
10	76x22917x0	ASPECT RATIO	John Sargent	Andrew Adkins	7	54.5kg	64

2020 Phar Lap Stakes Nominations

The Phar Lap Stakes nominations close the Monday before Coolmore Classic Day and feature a host of potential Australian Derby runners later in the autumn.

The official 2020 Phar Lap Stakes nominations will be published below once released by Racing NSW on the Monday before the race.

The Phar Lap Stakes 2020 nominations drew 16 three-year-olds led by Chris Waller’s Flight Stakes winner Funstar coming off a first-up second in the Group 1 Surround Stakes to the gun Kiwi, the Jamie Richards-trained Probabeel who is also in the mix heading towards the Australian Oaks next month.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	65x422x111	PROBABEEL (NZ)	F	3	Jamie Richards	1	54.5kg	105
2	112x4501x8	KUBRICK	C	3	Chris Waller	2	56.5kg	90
3	11x211x2	FUNSTAR	F	3	Chris Waller	3	54.5kg	103
4	4x1333x67	GROUNDSWELL	C	3	Anthony Freedman	4	56.5kg	80
5	23x2111x77	AKARI	F	3	Brad Widdup	5	54.5kg	81
6	17104×18	BONVICINI	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	6	54.5kg	87
7	21x1356x42	QUICK THINKER	C	3	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman	7	56.5kg	77
8	1×431	SPEND	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	8	56.5kg	78
9	1x2160x12	SUBPOENAED (NZ)	F	3	Chris Waller	9	54.5kg	78
10	7x61231x5	NUDGE	F	3	Chris Waller	10	54.5kg	76
11	76x22917x0	ASPECT RATIO	F	3	John Sargent	11	54.5kg	64
12	472×138413	DESIGNATED	G	3	Kristen Buchanan	12	56.5kg	71
13	1x17x414	KNICKPOINT	C	3	James Cummings	13	56.5kg	72
14	1139×7	BOTTEGA	C	3	Gerald Ryan	14	56.5kg	73
15	146×416	SAVOURY (NZ)	G	3	Bjorn Baker	15	56.5kg	68
16	6211×3	TRUST THE PROCESS	G	3	Bryce Heys	16	56.5kg	61

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 – 2020 trainer Chris Waller prepared vie fillies to beat home the boys in the Phar Lap Stakes results: Winx (2015), Foxplay (2017), Unforgotten (2018), Verry Ellegant (2019) and Funstar (2020).

See below for the full list of Phar Lap Stakes winners going back to 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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