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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. Paulele (6th in 2022) and Asfoora (2nd in 2023) are the latest Moir Stakes graduates to win the Schillaci Stakes.

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) – currently called the Neds Might And Power – and the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m). Other key support races on Caulfield Guineas Day include the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m), the Group 3 Northwood Plume Stakes (1200m), and the Group 3 Ladies’ Day Vase (1600m).

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) – now run as the Champions Sprint – 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 form was franked with the third-placed mare Bella Nipotina going on to run second next-up in the Manikato Stakes and third in the VRC Sprint Classic behind Nature Strip.

The 2022 Schillaci Stakes winner Paulele franked the form later that year heading to Perth to win the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) that November.

The 2023 Schillaci Stakes ran on Saturday October 14, 2023 at Caulfield on Guineas Day and was won in a brilliant sprint performance by Henry Dwyer’s classy mare Asfoora ($2.10F) who saluted for the punters at the short price by a dominant three lengths. 

2023 Schillaci Stakes
Date:	Saturday October 14, 2023
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1970

2023 Schillaci Stakes Results

• 1st: #7 Asfoora ($2.10F)
• 2nd: #2 Uncommon James
• 3rd: #8 Chain Of Lightning

The Henry Dwyer-trained short-distance specialist, Asfoora ($2.10F), was enormous improving on her Group 1 Moir Stakes second to really let down over the final furlong and produce a big three-length win for favourite backers in the 2023 Schillaci Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	7	ASFOORA	Henry Dwyer	Mitchell Aitken		5	56.5kg		$2.10F
	2	2	UNCOMMON JAMES	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	Damian Lane	3L	6	58.5kg		$2.40
	3	8	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Billy Egan	3.2L	1	56.5kg		$12
	4	4	LOMBARDO	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	3.95L	4	58.5kg		$31
	5	3	CURRAN	Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor	Matthew Cartwright	4.05L	8	58.5kg		$71
	6	1	INGRATIATING	James Cummings	Blake Shinn	5.55L	2	58.5kg		$9.50
	7	5	KEY LARGO	Bryce Heys	Keagan Latham	7.55L	3	58.5kg		$31
	8	6	HOME RULE	Maddie Raymond	John Allen	8.3L	7	58.5kg		$91

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Schillaci Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Schillaci Stakes 2023 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.

Paulele ($2.15 in 2022) and Asfoora ($2.10 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Schillaci Stakes betting to win.

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2023 Schillaci Stakes Form

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2023 Schillaci Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Schillaci Stakes 2023 Tips on the important spring lead-up this season.

• To Win: #7 Asfoora ($2.25 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Small field gathered for this year’s Schillaci and is hard to go past the deserving favourite Asfoora. This Henry Dwyer-trained Flying Artie mare has a host of Group 1 form from the autumn including her third here in the Oakleigh Plate. Fourth in Sydney’s The Galaxy followed by a trip to Perth where she placed fourth again this time under a length beaten in the inaugural $4 million The Quokka. Winner of that race contests Saturday’s $20 million The Everest in Sydney. Asfoora has had two good runs this prep so is third-up and fit now. Won the Group 3 The Heath at this track and trip fresh before a second when brave at The Valley in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m). Back to 1100m, back to Caulfield, back in grade and she wins.

2023 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 2023 field and barriers are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be available in full below once announced by Racing Victoria.

The 2023 Schillaci Stakes final field features a small but class line-up of short-distance specialists including last start Group 1 Moir Stakes runner-up Asfoora along with Group 1 Oakleigh Plate champ here in the autumn Uncommon James.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x1200x5173	INGRATIATING	James Cummings	Blake Shinn	2	58.5kg			103
2	111x2128x3	UNCOMMON JAMES	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	Damian Lane	6	58.5kg			109
3	778x51703x	CURRAN	Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor	Matthew Cartwright	8	58.5kg			95
4	621x0x988x	LOMBARDO	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	4	58.5kg			106
5	x126x7653x	KEY LARGO	Bryce Heys	Keagan Latham	3	58.5kg			90
6	3x30190x13	HOME RULE	Maddie Raymond	John Allen	7	58.5kg			80
7	711x344x12	ASFOORA	Henry Dwyer	Mitchell Aitken	5	56.5kg			108
8	0x3899464x	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Billy Egan	1	56.5kg			104

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Schillaci Stakes Nominations

The Schillaci Stakes 2023 nominations are taken on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	111x2128x3	UNCOMMON JAMES	G	5	Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted	1	58.5kg			109
2	711x344x12	ASFOORA	M	5	Henry Dwyer	2	56.5kg			108
3	6x11117x16	I AM ME	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	3	56.5kg			106
4	621x0x988x	LOMBARDO	G	7	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	4	58.5kg			106
5	0x3899464x	CHAIN OF LIGHTNING	M	5	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	5	56.5kg			104
6	x1200x5173	INGRATIATING	H	5	James Cummings	6	58.5kg			103
7	436x885x47	GENERATION	H	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	7	58.5kg			99
8	778x51703x	CURRAN	G	6	Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor	8	58.5kg			95
9	x126x7653x	KEY LARGO	G	7	Bryce Heys	9	58.5kg			90
10	01110412×7	SHE DANCES	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	10	56.5kg			85
11	3x30190x13	HOME RULE	G	6	Maddie Raymond	11	58.5kg			80

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
2023 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Asfoora	1 minute 3.82 seconds
	2nd	Uncommon James
	3rd	Chain Of Lightning
2022 Schillaci Stakes	1st	Paulele	1 minute 3.57 seconds
	2nd	Ingratiating
	3rd	Zoustyle
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