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The Silver Shadow Stakes is a Group 2 event for new season three-year-old fillies held annually during August on Winx Stakes Day, which now hosts the opening Group 1 event of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Hosted at the prestigious Royal Randwick Racecourse, the Silver Shadow Stakes is one of the major opening events of the carnival for young fillies heading towards a run through the Princess Series of races that culminates with the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) on Epsom Day.

Run under set weights plus penalties conditions, the Silver Shadow Stakes offers $200,000 in total prize money and takes place over 1200m.

The Silver Shadow Stakes 2020 took place on Saturday August 22, 2020 at Royal Randwick Racecourse and was won by the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Dame Giselle. 

Silver Shadow Stakes
Date:	Saturday August 22, 2020
Track:	Royal Randwick
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	3YO Fillies SWP
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000
Inaugurated:	1980

The Silver Shadow Stakes shares a program with the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) – formerly the Warwick Stakes – and three Group 3 events: the Show County Quality (1200m), the Toy Show Quality (1300m) and the Up and Coming Stakes (1300m). The Silver Shadow Stakes is named in honour of the 1975 Warwick Stakes winner Silver Shadow.

Often fillies in the Silver Shadow Stakes field are resuming racing for the season. The Silver Shadow Stakes field usually attracts horses that had fairly decent two-year-old campaigns. Most entrants have a decent amount of black-type experience from their two-year-old season running in events including the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) in the autumn.

Fillies that see success in the Silver Shadow Stakes results tend to push on to later races such as the Group 2 Furious Stakes (1200m) or the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) before stepping up to a mile in the Flight Stakes.

The 2018 Silver Shadow Stakes winner Fiesta ran second in Furious, Tea Rose and Flight Stakes, while the year before Formality completed the Silver Shadow – Furious Stakes double. The following year, Libertini also completed the Silver Shadow – Furious Stakes double before a third in the Tea Rose Stakes. She also went on to run third to the boys in Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes that Melbourne Cup Carnival.

2020 Silver Shadow Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Dame Giselle
• 2nd: #2 Thermosphere
• 3rd: #8 Miss Canada

The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Dame Giselle ($3.60F) returned a winner in the Silver Shadow Stakes results for 2020 kicking off her Flight Stakes-bound spring campaign with a brave all-the-way win over Thermosphere ($17) in the opening leg of the Princess Series of races.

Click here to read more on the thrilling win by Dame Giselle in the 2020 Silver Shadow Stakes results.

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	DAME GISELLE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry		8	57kg		$3.60F
	2	2	THERMOSPHERE	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	0.2L	2	56kg		$17
	3	8	MISS CANADA	Kris Lees	Ms Rachel King	2L	1	55kg		$26
	4	6	REDOUTE’S IMAGE	Kris Lees	Jason Collett	2.2L	7	55kg		$5
	5	5	SEPTEMBER RUN	Chris Waller	James McDonald	3.1L	6	55kg (cd 55.5kg)		$6
	6	4	PHILIZZY	Anthony Cummings	Regan Bayliss	4.1L	5	55kg		$17
	7	10	FALL ON A STAR	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	4.3L	4	55kg		$26
	8	9	HYBRID THEORY	Bjorn Baker	Glyn Schofield	19.1L	3	55kg		$51
	SB	3	SEE YOU SOON	Jean Dubois	Sam Clipperton		0	55kg
		7	KAAKIT AKIT	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Silver Shadow Stakes Odds

The top Silver Shadow Stakes 2020 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Dame Giselle ($3.60 in 2020) was the last favourite in Silver Shadow Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

2020 Silver Shadow Stakes Field

The official Silver Shadow Stakes 2020 final field and barriers are released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading-up to Winx Stakes Day and will be published in full below.

The 2020 Silver Shadow Stakes field features a small but quality line-up of 10 hopefuls led in betting by the rails-drawn See You Soon, while the resuming Reisling Stakes winner Dame Giselle for Team Snowden is the danger.

Click here to read more on the Silver Shadow Stakes 2020 featuring the sixth clash between See You Soon and Dame Giselle.

Update: The widely-drawn #7 Kaakit Akit (10) has been scratched leaving nine runners. See You Soon remains favourite in Silver Shadow Stakes betting, while the Chris Waller-trained September Run is the early market mover.

Read more: Full 2020 Winx Stakes Day Scratchings & Track Report.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	21x3174x	DAME GISELLE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	9	57kg			87
2	42110x	THERMOSPHERE	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	3	56kg			80
3	12x283x	SEE YOU SOON	Jean Dubois	Sam Clipperton	1	55kg			82
4	13477x	PHILIZZY	Anthony Cummings	Regan Bayliss	6	55kg			74
5	04x11x	SEPTEMBER RUN	Chris Waller	James McDonald	7	55kg			74
6	2x423x12	REDOUTE’S IMAGE	Kris Lees	Jason Collett	8	55kg			67
7	10x	KAAKIT AKIT	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	10	55kg			65
8	2x23x81	MISS CANADA	Kris Lees	Ms Rachel King	2	55kg			62
9	195x	HYBRID THEORY	Bjorn Baker	Glyn Schofield	4	55kg			60
10	6x86x	FALL ON A STAR	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	5	55kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Silver Shadow Stakes Nominations

The early Silver Shadow Stakes 2020 nominations are taken on the Monday leading-up to the race, the full list of potential runners to be announced below.

The 2020 Silver Shadow Stakes nominations drew 13 original entries and have been extended until 11:00am (AEST) on Tuesday the 18th of August. The headline nominees include Golden Gift winner Dame Giselle for Team Snowden and See You Soon.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	21x3174x	DAME GISELLE	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden
2	6x86x	FALL ON A STAR	F	3	Kris Lees
3	163x	FORBIDDEN LOVE	F	3	Richard & Michael Freedman	67
4	195x	HYBRID THEORY	F	3	Bjorn Baker
5	10x	KAAKIT AKIT	F	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	65
6	2x23x81	MISS CANADA	F	3	Kris Lees	62
7	13477x	PHILIZZY	F	3	Anthony Cummings
8	2x423x12	REDOUTE’S IMAGE	F	3	Kris Lees	67
9	12x283x	SEE YOU SOON	F	3	Jean Dubois
10	04x11x	SEPTEMBER RUN	F	3	Chris Waller	74
11	2x2225x	STELLAR PAULINE	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden
12	1	SUNRISE RUBY	F	3	Mitchell Beer
13	42110x	THERMOSPHERE	F	3	James Cummings

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Silver Shadow Stakes History

The Silver Shadow Stakes was inaugurated in 1980, with Moabite seizing the very first victory. Initially a Group 3 race, the Silver Shadow Stakes was upgraded to Group 2 in 1993. After enjoying more than a decade at the improved status, the race was reduced to Group 3 in 2005. For the 2013 edition, the Silver Shadow Stakes was again upgraded to Group 2, where it has remained since.

With the exception of 1989, the Silver Shadow Stakes has always been raced over 1200m. In 1989 the race distance was reduced to 1160m for one year. The Silver Shadow Stakes has a reputation for changing locations, and has been held variously at Warwick Farm Racecourse, Canterbury Park Racecourse and its current location Royal Randwick Racecourse over the years.

Silver Shadow Stakes Location

Period	Location
1980-92	Warwick Farm
1993	Royal Randwick
1994-99	Warwick Farm
2000	Canterbury Park
2001-04	Warwick Farm
2005-06	Royal Randwick
2008	Warwick Farm
2009	Royal Randwick
2010-13	Warwick Farm
2014 – onwards	Royal Randwick

Horses that see success in the Silver Shadow Stakes have usually experienced it elsewhere. A solid two -year-old campaign is almost a prerequisite for entry to the Silver Shadow Stakes field, particularly since the grade and prize upgrade in 2014.

Notable winners of the Silver Shadow Stakes include Startling Lass (1988), Angst (1993), Ha Ha (2001), Gold Edition (2006), Samantha Miss (2008), Formality (2017) and Fiesta (2018). Silver Shadow Stakes results since 2000 are below.

Silver Shadow Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Dame Giselle	1 minute 11.22 seconds
	2nd	Thermosphere
	3rd	Miss Canada
2019 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Libertini	1 minute 7.93 seconds
	2nd	Flit
	3rd	Let It Pour
2018 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Fiesta	1 minute 9.1 seconds
	2nd	Outback Barbie
	3rd	Futooh
2017 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Formality	1 minute 8.8 seconds
	2nd	Alizee
	3rd	Champagne Cuddles
2016 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Omei Sword	1 minute 09.6 seconds
	2nd	Bacarella
	3rd	Quick Feet
2015 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Speak Fondly	1 minute 09.4 seconds
	2nd	Kimberley Star
	3rd	Lake Geneva
2014 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Bring Me The Maid	1 minute 12.4 seconds
	2nd	Memorial
	3rd	Clover Lane
2013 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Thump	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Sweet Idea
	3rd	Montsegur
2012 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Nechita	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Meidung
	3rd	Ichihara
2011 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Pane In The Glass	1 minute 13.4 seconds
	2nd	Florentina
	3rd	Streama
2010 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Parables	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Solar Charged
	3rd	Chance Bye
2009 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Deer Valley	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Melito
	3rd	Hurtle Myrtle
2008 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Samantha Miss	1 minute 12.4 seconds
	2nd	Glowlamp
	3rd	Love And Kisses
2007 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Race Not Held	–
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2006 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Gold Edition	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Montmelo
	3rd	Heat Of The Fire
2005 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Mnemosyne	1 minute 09.6 seconds
	2nd	Fashions Afield
	3rd	Paulini
2004 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Our Sweet Moss	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Wager
	3rd	Trezevant
2003 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Regimental Gal	1 minute 12.0 seconds
	2nd	Legally Bay
	3rd	Dorky
2002 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Victory Vein	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Chantelaine
	3rd	Calaway Gal
2001 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Ha Ha	1 minute 11.3 seconds
	2nd	Hosannah
	3rd	Oomph
2000 Silver Shadow Stakes	1st	Ateates	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Dynamic Love
	3rd	Unworldly