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The Skyline Stakes is a Group 2 status races for two-year-old colts & geldings run at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Chipping Norton Stakes Day in late February or early March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

Held under set weights conditions the 1200m sprint offers $250,000 in total prize money and offers the winner a ballot exemption for the upcoming Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens the following month.

The meeting is headlined by the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1400m) and recently upgraded Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) for three-year-old fillies. There are a number of other Group status support acts on the card including the Skyline Stakes and the two-year-old fillies’ equivalent – the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m).

Colts & geldings running in the Skyline Stakes field may have come off an earlier autumn run in a traditional lead-up including the Group 3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill in late January or the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes (1100m) the week before.

After contesting the Skyline Stakes the Golden Slipper-bound youngsters may have another lead-up into the Group 1 in the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick in early March. The last horse to win the Skyline Stakes – Golden Slipper Stakes double without a run in between was Dance Hero (2004).

More recently, the 2019 Skyline Stakes winner Microphone went on to run second in that year’s Golden Slipper Stakes before winning the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce (1400m) over more distance during ‘The Championships’.

In 2020 after scoring an upset on debut to win the Skyline Stakes, Mamaragan went on to run third in both the Golden Slipper and Inglis Sires’ trifecta results.

The form out of the 2021 Skyline Stakes was firmly franked with the runner-up Hilal going on to run second in both the Inglis’ Sires and Champagne Stakes that autumn, and later winning the Group 2 Stan Fox Stakes – $1 million Bondi Stakes (now defunct) double in the spring. Captivant meanwhile improved on his Skyline Stakes third that year to take out the Group 1 Champagne Stakes over the mile that April.

The 2022 Skyline Stakes form was franked with the second placed Rise Of The Masses winning the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes next start.

The Skyline Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday February 25, 2023 and was won by the James Cummings-trained Corniche ($7) in his first run outside of Melbourne. 

2023 Skyline Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 25, 2023
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	Set Weights / 2YO C&G
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$250,000

2023 Skyline Stakes Results

• 1st: #3 Corniche ($7)
• 2nd: #8 Shinzo
• 3rd: #5 Bases Loaded

The James Cummings-trained Fastnet Rock colt Corniche ($7) franked the Melbourne form in Sydney with a dominant win in the 2023 Skyline Stakes results off a third in the Blue Diamond Prelude and second in the Preview.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	3	CORNICHE	James Cummings	Brenton Avdulla		6	55.5kg		$7
	2	8	SHINZO	Chris Waller	James McDonald	1.57L	2	55.5kg		$3.20F
	3	5	BASES LOADED	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	1.87L	3	55.5kg		$8
	4	13	SIDE SHOW	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	4.01L	4	55.5kg		$14
	5	2	DISNECK	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	4.39L	1	55.5kg		$18
	6	7	MAKE A CALL	Peter & Paul Snowden	Sam Clipperton	5.4L	7	55.5kg		$26
	7	1	RUSH HOUR	Nathan Doyle	Koby Jennings	5.82L	9	55.5kg		$15
	8	4	GANBARE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	5.83L	11	55.5kg		$7
	9	6	EXTREME SPIRIT	Gary Portelli	Tyler Schiller (a)	6.25L	8	55.5kg		$21
	10	10	TAVS	Richard Litt	Robbie Dolan	7.1L	10	55.5kg		$8
	11	9	DIABELLI	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	7.25L	5	55.5kg (cd 56kg)		$19
	12	11	SPEEDSTER	Ian Finn	Reece Jones (a)	32.1L	12	55.5kg		$151
		12	WYMARK (NZ)	Michael Freedman	Brett Prebble		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Skyline Stakes Betting

The latest Skyline Stakes 2023 betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be available for selection below as soon as markets on the official Golden Slipper Stakes lead-up are out the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 SKYLINE STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Skyline Stakes Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 SKYLINE STAKES FORM GUIDE

2023 Skyline Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Skyline Stakes 2023 Tips on the Golden Slipper lead-up this autumn.

• To Win: #3 Corniche ($7.50 at time of publish)

Have the form out of Melbourne stacking up here in Sydney on Saturday with a nice price on offer for Godolphin improver Corniche. The in-form Fastnet Rock colt comes off a trio of good runs in Victoria with the team opting to bring him to Sydney for the Skyline over a Blue Diamond run this weekend at Sandown. He was second in the Preview and only a length beaten by stablemate Barber in the Prelude a fortnight back. Looking set to peak here fit and ready to fire over six furlongs in an easier assignment than the Group 1.

2023 Skyline Stakes Field

The Skyline Stakes field attracts a line-up of the season’s most promising two-year-old sprinters, the colts and geldings traditionally targeting a start in the upcoming Golden Slipper Stakes field.

The official 2023 Skyline Stakes field and barriers will be released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below.

The Skyline Stakes 2023 final field features a quality line-up of Golden Slipper-bound colts and geldings led in betting by the Chris Waller-trained Snitzel colt Shinzo coming off a Group 3 Canonbury Stakes second on debut.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1	RUSH HOUR	Nathan Doyle	Koby Jennings	10	55.5kg
2	815x	DISNECK	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	1	55.5kg
3	323	CORNICHE	James Cummings	Brenton Avdulla	7	55.5kg
4	17	GANBARE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	12	55.5kg
5	1	BASES LOADED	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	3	55.5kg
6	1	EXTREME SPIRIT	Gary Portelli	Tyler Schiller (a)	9	55.5kg
7	4×32	MAKE A CALL	Peter & Paul Snowden	Sam Clipperton	8	55.5kg
8	3	SHINZO	Chris Waller	James McDonald	2	55.5kg
9	63x	DIABELLI	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	6	55.5kg
10	1	TAVS	Richard Litt	Robbie Dolan	11	55.5kg
11	608x	SPEEDSTER	Ian Finn	Reece Jones (a)	13	55.5kg
12	3	WYMARK (NZ)	Michael Freedman	Brett Prebble	4	55.5kg
13		SIDE SHOW	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	5	55.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Skyline Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Skyline Stakes in 2023 close the Monday of race week and will be announced below once available.

Nominations extended until 11:00am 21/02/2023.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	1	BASES LOADED	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
2		BOLD AND BLAZEN	C	2	Ian Finn
3	323	CORNICHE	C	2	James Cummings
4	63x	DIABELLI	C	2	James Cummings
5	815x	DISNECK	C	2	Bjorn Baker
6	1	EXTREME SPIRIT	C	2	Gary Portelli
7	17	GANBARE	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
8	4×32	MAKE A CALL	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
9	1	RUSH HOUR	C	2	Nathan Doyle
10	3	SHINZO	C	2	Chris Waller
11		SIDE SHOW	C	2	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou
12	608x	SPEEDSTER	C	2	Ian Finn
13	1	TAVS	C	2	Richard Litt
14	3	WYMARK (NZ)	C	2	Michael Freedman

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Skyline Stakes History

The Skyline Stakes has been run since 1979 as a Golden Slipper Stakes lead-up. The race is named in honour of the 1958 Golden Slipper winner Skyline who also won that season’s Australian Derby.

The race has taken place over a number of different Sydney race tracks over its history including Canterbury Park, Rosehill, Warwick Farm and its current home at Randwick Racecourse. It began as a Principal Race (1979) before upgrades to Listed (1980-86), Group 3 (1987-2012) and now its current Group 2 (2013 onwards) status.

Notable recent Skyline Stakes winners include Shogun Lodge (1999), Choisir (2002), Dance Hero (2004), Snitzel (2005), Manhattan Rain (2009), Hinchinbrook (2010), Exosphere (2015) and Microphone (2019).

Recent Skyline Stakes Winners

Check out the table below for the full Skyline Stakes results & winners dating back to 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Skyline Stakes	1st	Corniche	1 minute 10.44 seconds
	2nd	Shinzo
	3rd	Bases Loaded
2022 Skyline Stakes	1st	Promitto	1 minute 15.45 seconds
	2nd	Rise Of the Masses
	3rd	Jemeldi
2021 Skyline Stakes	1st	O’President	1 minute 10.99 seconds
	2nd	Hilal
	3rd	Captivant
2020 Skyline Stakes	1st	Mamaragan	1 minute 9.52 seconds
	2nd	Osamu
	3rd	Aim
2019 Skyline Stakes	1st	Microphone	1 minute 9.33 seconds
	2nd	Cosmic Force
	3rd	Castelvecchio
2018 Skyline Stakes	1st	Santos	1 minute 11.15 seconds
	2nd	Spin
	3rd	Legend Of Condor
2017 Skyline Stakes	1st	Diamond Tathagata	1 minute 14.22 seconds
	2nd	Coruscate
	3rd	Single Bullet
2016 Skyline Stakes	1st	Good Standing	1 minute 9.0 seconds
	2nd	Lionhearted
	3rd	Souchez
2015 Skyline Stakes	1st	Exosphere	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Odyssey Moon
	3rd	Wolf Cry
2014 Skyline Stakes	1st	Valentia	1 minute 11.4 seconds
	2nd	Mr Bogart
	3rd	Modoc
2013 Skyline Stakes	1st	All The Talk	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Octane Flyer
	3rd	Dothraki
2012 Skyline Stakes	1st	Ashokan	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Raceway
	3rd	Collect
2011 Skyline Stakes	1st	Uate	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Hot Snitzel
	3rd	Flight Of Pegasus
2010 Skyline Stakes	1st	Hinchinbrook	1 minute 8.8 seconds
	2nd	Brightexpectations
	3rd	Pressday
2009 Skyline Stakes	1st	Manhattan Rain	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	The Mikado
	3rd	Romanus
2008 Skyline Stakes	1st	All American	1 minute 11.2 seconds
	2nd	Over The Wicket
	3rd	Dubai To Sydney
2007 Skyline Stakes	1st	Murtajill	1 minute 9.6 seconds
	2nd	Husson Lightning
	3rd	Pistols
2006 Skyline Stakes	1st	Casino Prince	1 minute 11.1 seconds
	2nd	Empire’s Choice
	3rd	My Middi
2005 Skyline Stakes	1st	Snitzel	1 minute 10.0 seconds
	2nd	Stratum
	3rd	Paratroopers
2004 Skyline Stakes	1st	Dance Hero	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Fastnet Rock
	3rd	Econsul
2003 Skyline Stakes	1st	Kusi	1 minute 10.0 seconds
	2nd	Face Value
	3rd	Resistor
2002 Skyline Stakes	1st	Choisir	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Emerging Star
	3rd	Charlie Bub
2001 Skyline Stakes	1st	Viscount	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Excellerator
	3rd	Shags
2000 Skyline Stakes	1st	Kootoomootoo	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Assertive Lad
	3rd	Veteran