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The Schillaci Stakes is a quality Group 2 spring race held mid-way through the coveted Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival on Caulfield Guineas Day in October.

The Schillaci Stakes is a 1100m short-distance event run under weight-for-age conditions worth a lucrative $300,000 in total prize money. There are a number of other great lead-up races held earlier in the carnival that runners may have previously contested including the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m) in early September and Sydney’s Group 2 Premiere Stakes (1200m).

Runners may also be coming back in class but rising in distance off a Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) run under the lights at Moonee Valley a fortnight earlier.

The feature race at the meeting is the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) but there are two other elite level Melbourne races on the day including the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) and the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m). Other key support races on Caulfield Guineas Day include the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) for Melbourne Cup types and Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m).

Horses that ran in the Schillaci Stakes will often continue their spring campaigns by competing in the sprint features including Flemington’s Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

A potential next-up option for Schillaci Stakes graduates is the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley with the 2020 Schillaci winner Dirty work running third in that sprint showdown under the lights.

The 2021 Schillaci Stakes ran on Saturday October 9, 2021 and was won by Savatoxl first-up. 

2021 Schillaci Stakes
Date:	Saturday October 9, 2021
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1970

2021 Schillaci Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Savatoxl ($6)
• 2nd: #8 Dosh
• 3rd: #5 Bella Nipotina

The autumn’s Group 1 The Goodwood winner Savatoxl ($6) was good first-up running down Dosh to narrowly salute fresh in the 2021 Schillaci Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	SAVATOXL	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie		6	58.5kg		$6
	2	8	DOSH	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	0.1L	4	51kg		$10
	3	5	BELLA NIPOTINA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil	0.3L	3	56.5kg		$3.90
	4	3	ISAURIAN	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	1.3L	2	58.5kg		$10
	5	2	ROHERYN	James Cummings	Damian Lane	1.4L	1	58.5kg		$21
	6	4	SEPTEMBER RUN	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	1.5L	5	56.5kg		$2.90F
	7	6	SHAQUERO	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	4.75L	7	53kg		$8.50
		7	JIGSAW	Cindy Alderson	Daniel Moor		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Schillaci Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Schillaci Stakes 2021 odds will be detailed below complete with links to the betting markets so you can back your Schillaci Stakes tips in online at Ladbrokes.com.au this spring.

2021 Schillaci Stakes Field

The Schillaci Stakes field attracts a smart line-up of spring sprinters that could be eyeing a Melbourne Cup Carnival run in the Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic (1200m) down the Flemington straight.

The official Schillaci Stakes 2021 field and barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be available in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.

A small field of sprinters faces off in the Schillaci Stakes 2021 at Caulfield this weekend led in betting by Chris Waller’s Coolmore Stud Stakes winning filly September Run.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	141x91160x	SAVATOXL	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	7	58.5kg		109
2	19x13638x9	ROHERYN	James Cummings	Damian Lane	1	58.5kg		102
3	6x12x3x53x	ISAURIAN	James Cummings	Damien Oliver	2	58.5kg		102
4	11x2048x37	SEPTEMBER RUN	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	5	56.5kg		110
5	52336×3121	BELLA NIPOTINA	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jye McNeil (late alt)	3	56.5kg		99
6	1x721610x5	SHAQUERO	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	8	53kg		92
7	138×1325	JIGSAW	Cindy Alderson	Daniel Moor	6	53kg		74
8	1x1x3	DOSH	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	4	51kg		80

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Schillaci Stakes Nominations

The Schillaci Stakes 2021 nominations are taken on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x721610x5	SHAQUERO	C	3	Chris Waller	1	53kg		92
2	11x2048x37	SEPTEMBER RUN	M	4	Chris Waller	2	56.5kg		110
3	1127×6	PROFITEER	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	3	53kg		82
4	52336×3121	BELLA NIPOTINA	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	4	56.5kg		99
5	141x91160x	SAVATOXL	G	6	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	5	58.5kg		109
6	19x13638x9	ROHERYN	G	6	James Cummings	6	58.5kg		102
7	6x12x3x53x	ISAURIAN	G	7	James Cummings	7	58.5kg		102
8	120x6025x3	HOW WOMANTIC	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	8	56.5kg		89
9	11x671x122	PAULELE	C	3	James Cummings	9	53kg		90
10	8x26353x56	WISDOM OF WATER	H	4	Annabel Neasham	10	58.5kg		90
11	111x169x55	WRITTEN BEAUTY	M	4	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	11	56.5kg		93
12	1x1x3	DOSH	F	3	Grahame Begg	12	51kg		80
13	1x16x	ENTHAAR	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	13	51kg		82
14	114×23	OXLEY ROAD	H	4	Peter G Moody	14	58.5kg		85
15	142×8	FAKE LOVE	F	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	15	51kg		74
16	6x11x	O’PRESIDENT	C	3	Chris Waller	16	53kg		88
17	112x4x30x2	BLESS HER	M	5	Clayton Douglas	17	56.5kg		89
18	138×1325	JIGSAW	C	3	Cindy Alderson	18	53kg		74

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Schillaci Stakes History

The first Schillaci Stakes, originally known as the Chirnside Stakes, was run in 1970 when Regal Vista claimed victory. It began as a Principal race run over six furlongs but the race distance was converted to 1200m in 1973. In 1979 the event became a Group 2 race and for one year in 1986 the race was run over 1219m. A few years later in 1988 the distance was permanently decreased to its current length of 1000m. The race name was changed to the Schillaci Stakes in 2000 in honour of the former champion sprinter Schillaci.

In 2019 the Schillaci Stakes winner Trekking secured the ‘win and you’re in’ slot to represent the MRC / ATC in the following weekend’s The Everest and eventually ran third to the young Chris Waller-trained winner Yes Yes Yes.

Recent Schillaci Stakes Winners:

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Savatoxl	1 minute 3.33 seconds
	2nd	Dosh
	3rd	Bella Nipotina
2020 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Dirty Work	1 minute 3.34 seconds
	2nd	Diamond Effort
	3rd	Octane
2019 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Trekking	1 minute 2.32 seconds
	2nd	Ball Of Muscle
	3rd	The Bostonian
2018 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Ball of Muscle	1 minute 2.54 seconds
	2nd	Spirit of Valor
	3rd	Missrock
2017 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Super Cash	1 minute 3.25 seconds
	2nd	Illustrious Lad
	3rd	Rock Magic
2016 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Star Turn	1 mintue 2.89 seconds
	2nd	Malaguerra
	3rd	Fell Swoop
2015 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Alpha Miss	1 minute 3.55 seconds
	2nd	Cashed
	3rd	Lankan Rupee
2014 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Rubick	56.68 seconds
	2nd	Platelet
	3rd	Overreach
2013 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Unpretentious	57.67 seconds
	2nd	Pago Rock
	3rd	Kuroshio
2012 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Buffering	56.95 seconds
	2nd	Golden Archer
	3rd	Stirling Grove
2011 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	56.73 seconds
	2nd	Karuta
	3rd	Stirling Grove
2010 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Black Caviar	56.68 seconds
	2nd	Star Witness
	3rd	General Truce
2009 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Lucky Secret	55.9 seconds
	2nd	Apache Cat
	3rd	Wanted
2008 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Wilander	58 seconds
	2nd	Lucky Secret
	3rd	Gamble Me
2007 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Gold Edition	57.3 seconds
	2nd	Royal Asscher
	3rd	Let Go Thommo
2006 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Miss Andretti	57.2 seconds
	2nd	Green Birdie
	3rd	Nediyms Glow
2005 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Segments	57.6 seconds
	2nd	Danerich
	3rd	Miss Mooney Mooney
2004 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Patpong	58.2 seconds
	2nd	Alizes
	3rd	Regimental Gal
2003 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Hailbery	56.7 seconds
	2nd	Dantana
	3rd	Spinning Hill
2002 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Spinning Hill	1 minute 9.23 seconds
	2nd	Flavelon
	3rd	Mistegic
2001 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Mistegic	57.6 seconds
	2nd	Windigo
	3rd	Falvelon
2000 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Flavelon	58 seconds
	2nd	Mannington
	3rd	Super Elegant