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The Theo Marks Stakes is held each September at Rosehill Gardens (Kembla Grange in 2021) on The Run To The Rose Day.
2021 Theo Marks Stakes Results
- 1st: #7 Chat
- 2nd: #11 Embracer
- 3rd: #10 Big Parade
Theo Marks Stakes News
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The Theo Marks Stakes takes place during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and is a Group 2 race run in early-mid September at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse*. It is held on Run To The Rose Day, which also features the Group 2 The Run To The Rose (1200m) for Golden Rose-bound three-year-olds and recently upgraded Group 2 Sheraco Stakes.
* Note: The 2021 Theo Marks Stakes meeting moved from Rosehill to Kembla Grange due to COVID-19 restrictions.
A 1300m sprint, the Theo Marks Stakes is open to horses aged three-year-olds and up, is run under quality handicap conditions and is worth $200,000. Many runners kick-off their spring in the Theo Marks Stakes field, but a good lead-up race into the event is Randwick’s Group 3 Show County Quality (1200m) and Deploy (2017) was the last to do the double.
Horses that contend the Theo Marks Stakes will often progress onto the Sydney Spring Carnival’s premier events including the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick in early October.
The Theo Marks Stakes / Epsom Handicap is also a popular betting double well worth a look during the carnival and the last horse to take out both races was Winx (2015).
The race also now serves as a potential lead-up to the world’s richest turf race, Randwick’s $15 million The Everest (1200m) in October, as well as the both the $500,000 Silver Eagle (1300m) at Randwick in October and $7.5 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) for four-year-olds back at Rosehill in November.
The 2021 Theo Marks Stakes ran on Saturday September 11, 2021 at Kembla Grange Racecourse (moved from Rosehill) and was won in an upset by Chat at 30/1.
| 2021 Theo Marks Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday September 11, 2021 |
| Track: | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse (Kembla Grange in 2021). |
| Distance: | 1300m |
| Conditions: | 3YO & Up – Quality Handicap |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 1946 |
2021 Theo Marks Stakes Results
- 1st: #7 Chat
- 2nd: #11 Embracer
- 3rd: #10 Big Parade
John Thompson’s underrated son of Deep Field, Chat ($31), bounced back to his best form with an upset win in the Theo Marks Stakes 2021 results defeating Embracer (2nd) and the beaten odds-on favourite Big Parade (3rd).
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | CHAT | John Thompson | Brock Ryan (a) | 6 | 54kg | $31 | |||
| 2 | 11 | EMBRACER | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 0.4L | 3 | 53.5kg | $15 | ||
| 3 | 10 | BIG PARADE | Mark Newnham | Tim Clark | 1.7L | 2 | 53.5kg | $1.95F | ||
| 4 | 5 | NIMALEE | Matthew Smith | Ms Rachel King | 1.8L | 9 | 55.5kg | $19 | ||
| 5 | 2 | ICEBATH (NZ) | Brad Widdup | Kerrin McEvoy | 1.9L | 7 | 56.5kg | $16 | ||
| 6 | 12 | DISCHARGED | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Jean Van Overmeire (a) | 2.1L | 4 | 53kg | $21 | ||
| 7 | 6 | PRIVATE EYE | Joseph Pride | Jay Ford | 2.3L | 8 | 55.5kg | $5.50 | ||
| 8 | 4 | MADAM ROUGE | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 2.8L | 1 | 56kg | $8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | ROHERYN | James Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 3.3L | 5 | 56.5kg | $11 | ||
| 1 | IMAGING (GB) | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | HILAL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jason Collett | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | PEYTON PLACE | Greg Stephens | Tom Sherry (a) | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 Theo Marks Stakes Betting
The season’s best Theo Marks Stakes 2021 betting and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.
Arcadia Queen ($1.95 in 2019) was the last favourite in Theo Marks Stakes betting to salute.
2021 Theo Marks Stakes Field
The 2021 Theo Marks Stakes field is released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week, the full list of final acceptors to be published below.
The Theo Marks Stakes 2021 final field features a quality line-up of spring hopefuls led in betting by Mark Newnham’s last start winner at the track by over three lengths Big Parade.
- Scratched: #1 Imaging
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303x2007x7 | IMAGING (GB) | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 5 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 2 | 12x33542x3 | ICEBATH (NZ) | Brad Widdup | Kerrin McEvoy | 9 | 56.5kg | 106 | ||
| 3 | 219x13638x | ROHERYN | James Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 7 | 56.5kg | 102 | ||
| 4 | 1x260x634x | MADAM ROUGE | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 1 | 56kg | 105 | ||
| 5 | 2235x1194x | NIMALEE | Matthew Smith | Ms Rachel King | 11 | 55.5kg | 104 | ||
| 6 | 1111x821x1 | PRIVATE EYE | Joseph Pride | Jay Ford | 10 | 55.5kg | 100 | ||
| 7 | 142355×127 | CHAT | John Thompson | Brock Ryan (a) | 8 | 54kg | 97 | ||
| 8 | 12722×5 | HILAL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jason Collett | 3 | 54kg | 94 | ||
| 9 | 5718379×18 | PEYTON PLACE | Greg Stephens | Tom Sherry (a) | 12 | 54kg | 72 | ||
| 10 | x41x6131x1 | BIG PARADE | Mark Newnham | Tim Clark | 2 | 53.5kg | 96 | ||
| 11 | 0x30x177x2 | EMBRACER | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Regan Bayliss | 4 | 53.5kg | 96 | ||
| 12 | 35113x236x | DISCHARGED | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Jean Van Overmeire (a) | 6 | 53kg | 92 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2021 Theo Marks Stakes Nominations
The 2021 Theo Marks Stakes nominations are out the Monday leading-up to the race and the early entries will be published right here.
The Theo Marks Stakes 2021 nominations attracted 15 early entries led in pre-field betting by the Joe Pride-trained Private Eye coming off a first-up win in the Group 3 Show County Quality.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 303x2007x7 | IMAGING (GB) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 1 | 59kg | 59kg | 107 | |
| 2 | 12x33542x3 | ICEBATH (NZ) | M | 5 | Brad Widdup | 2 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 106 | |
| 3 | 1x260x634x | MADAM ROUGE | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 3= | 56kg | 56kg | 105 | |
| 4 | 160x17257x | SUBPOENAED (NZ) | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 3= | 56kg | 56kg | 105 | |
| 5 | 2235x1194x | NIMALEE | M | 5 | Matthew Smith | 5 | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 104 | |
| 6 | 219x13638x | ROHERYN | G | 6 | James Cummings | 6 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 102 | |
| 7 | 1111x821x1 | PRIVATE EYE | G | 4 | Joseph Pride | 7 | 55.5kg | 55.5kg | 100 | |
| 8 | 142355×127 | CHAT | G | 5 | John Thompson | 8 | 54kg | 54kg | 97 | |
| 9 | x41x6131x1 | BIG PARADE | G | 5 | Mark Newnham | 9= | 54kg | 53.5kg | 96 | |
| 10 | 0x30x177x2 | EMBRACER | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 9= | 54kg | 53.5kg | 96 | |
| 11 | 5x117799x8 | OUTRAGEOUS | G | 6 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 9= | 54kg | 53.5kg | 96 | |
| 12 | 12722×5 | HILAL | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 12 | 54kg | 53kg | 94 | |
| 13 | 35113x236x | DISCHARGED | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 13 | 54kg | 53kg | 92 | |
| 14 | 13×56 | MAZU | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 14 | 54kg | 53kg | 75 | |
| 15 | 5718379×18 | PEYTON PLACE | G | 6 | Greg Stephens | 15 | 54kg | 53kg | 72 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Theo Marks Stakes History
Shannon won the first Theo Marks Stakes when it was inaugurated in 1946. Beginning as a Principal race run over 7 furlongs, the race distance was converted to 1400m in 1973 with Australia’s adoption of the metric system. Following this in 1979 the race status was elevated to a Group 2 event. In 1985 the race distance was shortened to 1300m and then to 1280m in 1990. Run twice over 1280m it was increased back to 1300m in 1992.
The most notable recent Theo Marks Stakes winner was the 2015 champion Winx who would retire with a record-breaking four Cox Plate victories to her name.
The 2021 edition of the Theo Marks Stakes was run at Kembla Grange having moved from Rosehill due to COVID-19.
Recent Theo Marks Stakes Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Theo Marks Stakes(Run at Kembla Grange) |
1st | Chat | 1 minute 17.35 seconds |
| 2nd | Embracer | ||
| 3rd | Big Parade | ||
| 2020 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Wild Planet | 1 minute 15.73 seconds |
| 2nd | Funstar | ||
| 3rd | Ranier | ||
| 2019 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Arcadia Queen | 1 minute 14.96 seconds |
| 2nd | Trope | ||
| 3rd | Gem Song | ||
| 2018 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Home Of The Brave | 1 minute 19.34 seconds |
| 2nd | D’Argento | ||
| 3rd | Trapeze Artist | ||
| 2017 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Deploy | 1 minute 14.92 seconds |
| 2nd | Egg Tart | ||
| 3rd | Euro Angel | ||
| 2016 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Mackintosh | 1 minute 17.11 seconds |
| 2nd | Counterattack | ||
| 3rd | Southern Legend | ||
| 2015 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 15.77 seconds |
| 2nd | Sons of John | ||
| 3rd | Ninth Legion | ||
| 2014 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Cluster | 1 minute 23.34 seconds |
| 2nd | Bull Point | ||
| 3rd | Ninth Legion | ||
| 2013 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Riva De Lago | 1 minute 21.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Solzhenitsyn | ||
| 3rd | Your Honour | ||
| 2012 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Ambidexter | 1 minute 22.29 seconds |
| 2nd | Fat Al | ||
| 3rd | Dystopia | ||
| 2011 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Master Of Design | 1 minute 16.79 seconds |
| 2nd | Torio’s Quest | ||
| 3rd | Fast Clip | ||
| 2010 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | More Joyous | 1 minute 22.16 seconds |
| 2nd | Rothesay | ||
| 3rd | Drumbeats | ||
| 2009 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Racing To Win | 1 minute 22.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Rock Kingdom | ||
| 3rd | Triple Honour | ||
| 2008 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Hurried Choice | 1 minute 17.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Forensics | ||
| 3rd | Ice Chariot | ||
| 2007 Theo Marks Stakes |
Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Racing To Win | 1 minute 16.5 seconds |
| 2nd | New Edge | ||
| 3rd | Regal Cheer | ||
| 2005 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Paratroopers | 1 minute 16.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Perfect Promise | ||
| 3rd | Outback Prince | ||
| 2004 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Falkirk | 1 minute 17.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Grand Armee | ||
| 3rd | Private Steer | ||
| 2003 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Fiery Venture | 1 minute 16.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Grand Armee | ||
| 3rd | Osca Warrior | ||
| 2002 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Defier | 1 minute 15.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Phoenix Park | ||
| 3rd | Carael Boy | ||
| 2001 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Shogun Lodge | 1 minute 16.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Fouardee | ||
| 3rd | Belle Du Jour | ||
| 2000 Theo Marks Stakes |
1st | Hire | 1 minute 17.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Landsighting | ||
| 3rd | Shogun Lodge | ||
