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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 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).

The latest edition of the Shannon Stakes 2019 ran on Saturday September 28, 2019 and was won by the Chris Waller-trained Mister Sea Wolf. 

Shannon Stakes
Date:	Saturday September 28, 2019
Track:	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
Distance:	1500m
Conditions:	3YO & Up – Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000
Inaugurated:	1978

2019 Shannon Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Mister Sea Wolf
• 2nd: #3 Gem Song
• 3rd: #4 Tom Melbourne

Trainer Chris Waller is unlikely to run his Shannon Stakes 2019 winner Mister Sea Wolf on the quick back-up in the Epsom Handicap despite the UK import enjoying a ballot free ride into the Group 1 with his 1.3 length win over the favourite Gem Song in the Golden Rose Stakes Day event. Waller enjoyed back-to-back Shannon Stakes wins following his 2018 success with Noire who ran fourth in her failed title defense.

Read more on the 2019 Shannon Stakes Results dominated by Mister Sea Wolf.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	1	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	–	2	58.5kg	$9.50
2	3	GEM SONG	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	1.3L	6	56.5kg	$2.40F
3	4	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	Chris Waller	Glyn Schofield	1.8L	1	56kg	$12
4	5	NOIRE	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	2.2L	5	55kg	$6.50
5	7	CON TE PARTIRO (USA)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	2.4L	3	54kg	$5.50
6	8	ABDON (GB)	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	5.2L	7	53.5kg	$51
7	6	AVANTAGE	Jamie Richards	Kerrin McEvoy	6L	8	54.5kg	$6
8	2	VOLPE VELOCE	Graham Richardson	Andrew Adkins	7.3L	4	56.5kg	$41

2019 Shannon Stakes Odds

Stay tuned for the top Shannon Stakes 2019 betting odds and Group 2 market links to Ladbrokes.com.au made available right here the week of the race.

2019 Shannon Stakes Field

The Shannon Stakes 2019 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.

There are just eight final acceptors for the Shannon Stakes 2019 field led in betting by the Kris Lees-trained Group 1 performer Gem Song racing second-up from gate six on the back of a Theo Marks Stakes third.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	050x1200x6	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	2	58.5kg	107
2	42414814×9	VOLPE VELOCE	Graham Richardson	Andrew Adkins	4	56.5kg	107
3	2x154134x3	GEM SONG	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	6	56.5kg	103
4	16932225×8	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	Chris Waller	Glyn Schofield	1	56kg	102
5	x6073447x5	NOIRE	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	5	55kg	104
6	21x1x13x28	AVANTAGE	Jamie Richards	Kerrin McEvoy	8	54.5kg	103
7	4449x16x40	CON TE PARTIRO (USA)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	3	54kg	102
8	16x725154x	ABDON (GB)	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	7	53.5kg	97

2019 Shannon Stakes Nominations

The Shannon Stakes 2019 nominations close on the Monday of race week and will be available in full below as soon as announced.

The 2019 Shannon Stakes nominations attracted 19 early entries including nine for premier horseman Chris Waller who won the race last year with Noire (2018). Star Of The Seas is the best fancied of the Waller contingent this spring, while early markets are led by the Kris Lees-trained Gem Song who ran third in the Theo Marks Stakes first-up.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp. Rating
1	16x725154x	ABDON (GB)	G	7	Chris Waller	97
2	21x1x13x28	AVANTAGE	M	4	Jamie Richards	103
3	214144641x	CELEBRITY DREAM (NZ)	M	7	Chris Waller	98
4	4449x16x40	CON TE PARTIRO (USA)	M	6	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	102
5	x4131x1x43	DESERT LORD	G	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	90
6	3033x432x7	EL DORADO DREAMING	M	4	Kris Lees	102
7	x60110x676	FIFTY STARS (IRE)	H	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	108
8	432200×396	FUNDAMENTALIST	M	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	100
9	2x154134x3	GEM SONG	H	4	Kris Lees	103
10	x73810x237	INVINCIBLE GEM	M	6	Kris Lees	108
11	41x5496x04	KAONIC (NZ)	G	5	Chris Waller	97
12	1311113×00	LE JUGE (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	99
13	233x8124x0	LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE)	G	8	Chris Waller	108
14	050x1200x6	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	G	8	Chris Waller	107
15	x6073447x5	NOIRE	M	6	Chris Waller	104
16	11x34017x4	REDOUBLE	G	6	Bjorn Baker	102
17	2113211×49	STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ)	G	5	Chris Waller	99
18	16932225×8	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	G	9	Chris Waller	102
19	42414814×9	VOLPE VELOCE	M	6	Graham Richardson	107

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
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