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The Shannon Stakes is a Group 2 thoroughbred race held during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival on Golden Rose Stakes Day in late September. Conducted at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, there are five Group status races on the program including the Group 1 $1 million Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) for three-year-olds and the Group 2 $400,000 Golden Pendant (1400m) for fillies and mares.

The Shannon Stakes is a middle-distance event raced over 1500m. A quality handicap for three-year-olds and up, it offers $200,000 in stakes. There are a number of earlier races held at the carnival that Shannon Stakes contenders may have previously run in including the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) a fortnight before.

The Shannon Stakes is the ideal lead-up race to the prestigious Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) in two weeks’ time at Randwick with the winner exempt from both ballot and penalty for the $1.5 million Randwick race run the following Saturday. Some quality runners have claimed victory in the Shannon Stakes including Al Mansour (2000), Armed For Action (1998) and Juggler (1996).

In 2019 the Shannon Stakes winner Mister Sea Wolf went on to win the inaugural edition of the $1 million The Gong at Kembla Grange that November.

The latest edition of the Shannon Stakes 2021 ran on Saturday September 25, 2021 and was won in an upset by Yonkers at 40/1. 

Shannon Stakes
Date:	Saturday September 25, 2021
Track:	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Distance:	1500m
Conditions:	3YO & Up – Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000
Inaugurated:	1978

2021 Shannon Stakes Results

• 1st: #6 Yonkers
• 2nd: #8 Discharged
• 3rd: #5 Reloaded

The Chris Waller-trained Yonkers ($41) handled a rise in grade to scorer a massive upset with a strong late run to nail front runner Discharged right on the line in the 2021 Shannon Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	6	YONKERS (USA)	Chris Waller	Glyn Schofield		5	55.5kg		$41
	2	8	DISCHARGED	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jean Van Overmeire	0.14L	3	53kg		$9.50
	3	5	RELOADED	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	0.35L	6	56kg		$17
	4	10	LOVE TAP	Richard & Michael Freedman	Tim Clark	1.05L	4	53kg		$4.40
	5	4	CHAT	John Thompson	Brock Ryan (a)	1.55L	7	57.5kg		$17
	6	1	IMAGING (GB)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	2.03L	1	59kg		$2.70F
	7	2	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	2.22L	2	58kg		$9
	8	3	ARCHEDEMUS	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Joshua Parr	2.4L	10	57.5kg		$12
	9	7	ALL SAINTS’ EVE (NZ)	John O’Shea	Ms Rachel King	2.76L	9	53kg		$12
	10	9	SOLDIER OF LOVE	Bjorn Baker	Kerrin McEvoy	3.51L	8	53kg		$21

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Shannon Stakes Odds

Stay tuned for the top Shannon Stakes 2021 betting odds and Group 2 market links to Ladbrokes.com.au made available right here the week of the race.

I Am Superman ($4.60 in 2020) was the latest Shannon Stakes favourite to win.

2021 Shannon Stakes Field

The Shannon Stakes 2021 field of final acceptances and barrier draw are released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading up to Golden Rose Day and traditionally feature Epsom Handicap-bound milers out of lead-up races like the Theo Marks Stakes.

The 2021 Shannon Stakes final field features 10 potential Epsom Handicap hopefuls including last start Theo Marks Stakes winner Chat and in-form grey Love Tap.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	03x2007x76	IMAGING (GB)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	1	59kg			106
2	9221420×58	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	2	58kg			104
3	721x591x78	ARCHEDEMUS	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Joshua Parr	10	57.5kg			103
4	42355×1271	CHAT	John Thompson	Brock Ryan (a)	7	57.5kg			103
5	x942119x54	RELOADED	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	6	56kg			100
6	691441215x	YONKERS (USA)	Chris Waller	Glyn Schofield	5	55.5kg			99
7	74x36587x6	ALL SAINTS’ EVE (NZ)	John O’Shea	Ms Rachel King	9	53kg			97
8	5113x236x6	DISCHARGED	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Jean Van Overmeire	3	53kg			92
9	021670×615	SOLDIER OF LOVE	Bjorn Baker	Kerrin McEvoy	8	53kg			91
10	11114x7x01	LOVE TAP	Richard & Michael Freedman	Tim Clark	4	53kg			81

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Shannon Stakes Nominations

Early nominations on the Shannon Stakes in 2021 are taken the Monday of race week.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	74x36587x6	ALL SAINTS’ EVE (NZ)	M	5	John O’Shea	97
2	721x591x78	ARCHEDEMUS	G	8	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	103
3	9221420×58	BEST OF DAYS (GB)	G	8	James Cummings	104
4	42355×1271	CHAT	G	5	John Thompson	103
5	5113x236x6	DISCHARGED	G	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	92
6	03x2007x76	IMAGING (GB)	G	7	Chris Waller	106
7	11114x7x01	LOVE TAP	G	4	Richard & Michael Freedman	81
8	x1211111x0	NANCHO (GER)	G	7	Anthony Cummings	107
9	x942119x54	RELOADED	G	5	Chris Waller	100
10	30x348x849	ROCK	G	6	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	100
11	021670×615	SOLDIER OF LOVE	G	6	Bjorn Baker	91
12	691441215x	YONKERS (USA)	G	6	Chris Waller	99

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Shannon Stakes History

Named in honour of the brilliant Hollywood Gold Cup victor and Hall of Fame inductee Shannon, the Shannon Stakes was first run in 1978 as a Principal race run over 1500m and For All Season was the inaugural winner. The following year in 1979 the race status was increased to a Listed event and the distance was decreased to 1400m. In 1985 it was installed as a Group 3 race and the length was increased back to the original distance of 1500m. Finally in 2001 the Shannon Stakes was elevated to its current Group 2 status and for one year was run over 1400m. The next year in 2002 the distance reverted back to 1500m again. The race was not held in 2007 due to an outbreak of the equine influenza.

Shannon Stakes Records
Race Record (1500m):	1:28.0 set by Moral Victory in 2016
Heaviest Weight Carried to Victory:	60kg by Juggler in 1996
Lightest Weight Carried to Victory:	48.5kg For All Seasons in 1978
Most Successful Jockeys:	Two jockeys have won the Shannon Stakes four times. R. Quinton with For All Seasons (1978), Dalmacia (1982), Eastern Bay (1984) and Never Quit ( 1987). L. Beasley with Quick Flick (1997), Al Mansour (2000), On Type (2001) and Lotteria (2005).

Recent Shannon Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Shannon Stakes	1st	Yonkers	1 minute 28.21 seconds
	2nd	Discharged
	3rd	Reloaded
2020 Shannon Stakes	1st	I Am Superman	1 minute 29.10 seconds
	2nd	Riodini
	3rd	Looks Like Elvis
2019 Shannon Stakes	1st	Mister Sea Wolf	1 minute 29.11 seconds
	2nd	Gem Song
	3rd	Tom Melbourne
2018 Shannon Stakes	1st	Noire	1 minute 29.62 seconds
	2nd	Kingsguard
	3rd	Youngstar
2017 Shannon Stakes	1st	Washington Heights	1 minute 28.80 seconds
	2nd	Mighty Lucky
	3rd	Imposing Lass
2016 Shannon Stakes	1st	Moral Victory	1 minute 28 seconds
	2nd	Caped Crusader
	3rd	Cosmic Cube
2015 Shannon Stakes	1st	Vashka	1 minute 29.2 seconds
	2nd	God’s In Him
	3rd	Messene
2014 Shannon Stakes	1st	Rock Sturdy	1 minute 28.8 seconds
	2nd	Liberty’s Choice
	3rd	Ninth Legion
2013 Shannon Stakes	1st	Rain Drum	1 minute 29.3 seconds
	2nd	Centennial Park
	3rd	Our Desert Warrior
2012 Shannon Stakes	1st	Rolling Pin	1 minute 31.18 seconds
	2nd	Offenders
	3rd	Fat Al
2011 Shannon Stakes	1st	King Lionheart	1 minute 28.56 seconds
	2nd	Fast Clip
	3rd	Lone Command
2010 Shannon Stakes	1st	Firebolt	1 minute 28.54 seconds
	2nd	Centennial Park
	3rd	Sacred Choice
2009 Shannon Stakes	1st	Drumbeats	1 minute 30.1 seconds
	2nd	Rangirangdoo
	3rd	Strat’s Flyer
2008 Shannon Stakes	1st	Musket	1 minute 30.56 seconds
	2nd	Black Piranha
	3rd	Ice Chariot
2007 Shannon Stakes	Race Not Held
2006 Shannon Stakes	1st	Stormhill	1 minute 28.43 seconds
	2nd	Temple Hills
	3rd	Newton’s Rings
2005 Shannon Stakes	1st	Lotteria	1 minute 30.21 seconds
	2nd	Studebaker
	3rd	Swick
2004 Shannon Stakes	1st	Nips	1 minute 28.27 seconds
	2nd	Whoc
	3rd	Irongail
2003 Shannon Stakes	1st	Sportsman	1 minute 28.09 seconds
	2nd	Amex
	3rd	Nips
2002 Shannon Stakes	1st	Gordo	1 minute 29.7 seconds
	2nd	Shot Of Thunder
	3rd	Evander
2001 Shannon Stakes	1st	On Type	1 minute 22.42 seconds
	2nd	Century Kid
	3rd	Diamond Dane
2000 Shannon Stakes	1st	Al Mansour	1 minute 29.5 seconds
	2nd	Chinhoyi
	3rd	Varicool