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The Tramway Stakes is a 1400m Group 2 event held during late August or early September each year at Royal Randwick Racecourse. Open to horses aged three years old and over, the Tramway was formerly a handicap race but is now run under set weights plus penalties.

The Tramway Stakes, previously called the Tramway Handicap, is held on Chelmsford Stakes Day and shares the race card with three other Group status races. These are the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m), the Group 2 Furious Stakes (1200m) and the Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m).

Chelmsford Stakes Day really kicks off the action of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and results across the program serve as a good guide for upcoming Group 1 features of the festival.

Quite a few of horses in the Tramway Stakes field may have come via the Show County Quality two weeks earlier. Those horses that perform well in the Tramway Stakes might choose to target later races such as Randwick’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) a month later.

Happy Clapper (2017) was the last galloper to complete the Tramway Stakes – Epsom Handicap double.

It can also serve as a nice lead-up into the Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m) with the 2019 Tramway Stakes winner Dreamforce finishing second in that elite level feature next start. Sincero (2011) was the last horse to win the Tramway Stakes – George Main double.

The Tramway Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday September 5, 2020 and was won by the defending champion Dreamforce.

2020 Tramway Stakes
Date:	Saturday September 5, 2020
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$200,000

2020 Tramway Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Dreamforce
• 2nd: #2 Kolding
• 3rd: #9 Reloaded

Dreamforce ($3.30) saluted in the Tramway Stakes 2020 results for the second year on the trot saluting for the punters again when successfully defending his title with a narrow win over the Chris Waller-trained stablemates Kolding (2nd) and Reloaded (3rd).

Colour	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	DREAMFORCE	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller		7	58kg		$3.30F
	2	2	KOLDING (NZ)	Chris Waller	Sam Clipperton	0.3L	4	58kg		$8.50
	3	9	RELOADED	Chris Waller	James McDonald	0.6L	3	55kg		$5.50
	4	11	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	Mark Newnham	Ms Rachel King	1.1L	5	54kg		$12
	5	5	ROCK	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	1.5L	10	56kg		$12
	6	6	GLENALL	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brock Ryan (a)	1.6L	6	55kg		$19
	7	7	LOOKS LIKE ELVIS	Jarrod Austin	Kerrin McEvoy	1.8L	9	55kg		$15
	8	3	DRAGON LEAP	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	Glen Boss	2L	8	57.5kg		$20
	9	8	VANNA GIRL	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Jason Collett	2.1L	11	55kg		$10
	10	4	COLETTE	James Cummings	Joshua Parr	2.2L	1	56kg		$12
	11	10	OPACITY (NZ)	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	3.5L	2	55kg		$26

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Tramway Stakes Odds

The latest Tramway Stakes 2020 odds and betting markets courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

Dreamforce ($3.30 in 2019 and 2020) was the last favourite in Tramway Stakes betting to win.

2020 Tramway Stakes Field

The official Tramway Stakes 2020 Field & Barriers are released the Wednesday of race week and will be available in full below.

Reigning champion Dreamforce heads an 11-horse Tramway Stakes 2020 field chasing back-to-back wins with the dangers including resuming The Roses winner Vanna Girl and ATC Oaks champ Colette also running first-up.

Click here to read about the top fancies in the 2020 Tramway Stakes field and betting markets.

VIEW THE OFFICIAL 2020 CHELMSFORD STAKES DAY SCRATCHINGS & TRACK REPORT

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	205x2810x0	DREAMFORCE	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller	7	58kg			115
2	11x45778x0	KOLDING (NZ)	Chris Waller	Sam Clipperton	4	58kg			109
3	12114x	DRAGON LEAP	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	Glen Boss	8	57.5kg			96
4	8221111x	COLETTE	James Cummings	Joshua Parr	1	56kg			106
5	8x11150x3x	ROCK	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	10	56kg			100
6	0123250×34	GLENALL	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Brock Ryan (a)	6	55kg			100
7	16832022×0	LOOKS LIKE ELVIS	Jarrod Austin	Kerrin McEvoy	9	55kg			97
8	141121111x	VANNA GIRL	Toby & Trent Edmonds	Jason Collett	11	55kg			96
9	123x82435x	RELOADED	Chris Waller	James McDonald	3	55kg			94
10	2111x511x	OPACITY (NZ)	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	2	55kg			84
11	514x10320x	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	Mark Newnham	Ms Rachel King	5	54kg			99

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Tramway Stakes Nominations

Nominations for the Tramway Stakes in 2020 are taken the Monday of race week and will be published in full below once released.

The 2020 Tramway Stakes nominations attracted 19 early entries including ATC Oaks winner Colette who is more likely to resume in the Chelmsford on the same day, John Thompson’s Group 1 winner Dreamforce who won the race last year as the favourite and returning Group 2 The Roses winner Vanna Girl for Toby & Trent Edmonds.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	22x13437x0	BRANDENBURG (NZ)	H	4	John Sargent	106
2	8221111x	COLETTE	M	4	James Cummings	106
3	12114x	DRAGON LEAP	G	4	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	96
4	205x2810x0	DREAMFORCE	G	8	John Thompson	115
5	0123250×34	GLENALL	G	7	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	100
6	514x10320x	GREYSFUL GLAMOUR	M	5	Mark Newnham	99
7	11x45778x0	KOLDING (NZ)	G	5	Chris Waller	109
8	x30x30x4x7	LE ROMAIN	G	8	Kris Lees	109
9	16832022×0	LOOKS LIKE ELVIS	G	6	Jarrod Austin	97
10	771826249x	MISS FABULASS	M	5	Kris Lees	102
11	x70504150x	MISS SENTIMENTAL (NZ)	M	5	Chris Waller	100
12	8822x1180x	MISS SISKA	M	7	Matthew Smith	106
13	6101x300x5	MISTER SEA WOLF (IRE)	G	9	Chris Waller	110
14	2111x511x	OPACITY (NZ)	G	4	John O’Shea	84
15	123x82435x	RELOADED	H	4	Chris Waller	94
16	8x11150x3x	ROCK	G	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	100
17	393x1720x2	STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller	110
18	x9358x12x7	THE BOSTONIAN (NZ)	G	6	Tony Pike	116
19	141121111x	VANNA GIRL	M	4	Toby & Trent Edmonds	96

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Tramway Stakes History

The inaugural edition of the Tramway Handicap – now the Tramway Stakes – was in 1886, with Burrilda becoming the first ever Tramway Handicap winner. The race location has varied between Royal Randwick and Warwick Farm over the years, with Rosehill hosting for one year in 2000 and the other two tracks changing variously (the location has changed seven times since 1984).

Initially a Principal Race, in 1978 the Tramway Stakes became a Listed race. It held this status until 1984, when it was upgraded to Group 3. Following the 2013 edition, the Tramway received a further upgrade to Group 2.

For the first 85 years of its existence, the Tramway Handicap was run over 7 furlongs. In 1972, this was rounded down slightly to 1400m to bring it in line with the Metric system. The race stayed at 1400m until the year 2000, when it was ran over 1350m. The next year it ran over 1300m. From 2002 onwards, the Tramway Stakes has returned to its 1400m race distance.

Notable Tramway Stakes winners include Pompous (1906), Amounis (1928), Rogilla (dead heat with Chatham in 1932’s first edition of the race), Shaftesbury Avenue (1990), Rangirangdoo (2009), Sincero (2011) and Happy Clapper (2017).

In 2020 Dreamforce became the first back-to-back Tramway winner since Grenoble (1959-60) but at set weights plus penalties (not handicap).

Tramway Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

Tramway Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Tramway Handicap	1st	Dreamforce	1 minute 21.84 seconds
	2nd	Kolding
	3rd	Reloaded
2019 Tramway Handicap	1st	Dreamforce	1 minute 21.69 seconds
	2nd	Te Akau Shark
	3rd	Eckstein
2018 Tramway Handicap	1st	Comin’ Through	1 minute 22.17 seconds
	2nd	Tom Melbourne
	3rd	Dixie Blossoms
2017 Tramway Handicap	1st	Happy Clapper	1 minute 21.9 seconds
	2nd	Tom Melbourne
	3rd	Invincible Gem
2016 Tramway Handicap	1st	Hauraki	1 minute 25.9 seconds
	2nd	Le Romain
	3rd	Dibayani
2015 Tramway Handicap	1st	Hooked	1 minute 24.4 seconds
	2nd	Ecuador
	3rd	Rudy
2014 Tramway Handicap	1st	Lucia Valentina	1 minute 26.6 seconds
	2nd	Tiger Tees
	3rd	Toydini
2013 Tramway Handicap	1st	Malavio	1 minute 21.3 seconds
	2nd	Bello
	3rd	Royal Descent
2012 Tramway Handicap	1st	Tagus	1 minute 22.5 seconds
	2nd	Kontiki Park
	3rd	Moment Of Time
2011 Tramway Handicap	1st	Sincero	1 minute 22.2 seconds
	2nd	Secret Admirer
	3rd	Thankgodyou’rehere
2010 Tramway Handicap	1st	Neeson	1 minute 26.1 seconds
	2nd	Cannonball
	3rd	Herculian Prince
2009 Tramway Handicap	1st	Rangirangdoo	1 minute 21.9 seconds
	2nd	Strat’s Flyer
	3rd	Murray’s Sun
2008 Tramway Handicap	1st	Bank Robber	1 minute 25.7 seconds
	2nd	Kick ‘N’ Chase
	3rd	Vecchia Roma
2007 Tramway Handicap	1st	Race Not Held	–
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2006 Tramway Handicap	1st	Primus	1 minute 25.6 seconds
	2nd	Stormhill
	3rd	Flaming
2005 Tramway Handicap	1st	Shania Dane	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	Lotteria
	3rd	Utzon
2004 Tramway Handicap	1st	Nips	1 minute 22.9 seconds
	2nd	West Country
	3rd	Desert War
2003 Tramway Handicap	1st	Sportsman	1 minute 21.8 seconds
	2nd	Britt’s Best
	3rd	Boreale
2002 Tramway Handicap	1st	Gordo	1 minute 24.0 seconds
	2nd	Shot Of Thunder
	3rd	Universal Prince
2001 Tramway Handicap	1st	Diamond Dane	1 minute 18.3 seconds
	2nd	Maitland Gold
	3rd	Kootoomootoo
2000 Tramway Handicap	1st	Mr Innocent	1 minute 20.6 seconds
	2nd	Eau D’Scay
	3rd	Freemason