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The Tristarc Stakes is a quality Group 2 thoroughbred event held as part of the coveted Melbourne Spring Carnival on one of the most anticipated days of racing, Caulfield Cup Day. Taking place on a Saturday in mid to late October, Caulfield Cup Day features a host of Group races including the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m), Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m), Group 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m), and Group 3 Caulfield Classic (2000m).

The Tristarc Stakes is run over the sprint distance of 1400m by a solid field of mares under set weights plus penalties and is worth $300,000. It is a great middle distance sprint for mares heading towards prestigious events including the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) on Victoria Derby Day or the Group 2 Matriach Stakes (2000m) on Mackinnon Stakes Day.

The set weights conditions that the race is run under ensures that the higher seeded females claim victory more often than not. In recent years the Tristarc Stakes has been a decent guide to the Empire Rose Stakes (formerly the Myer Classic).

Colette (2021) is the last mare to complete the Tristarc Stakes – Empire Rose Stakes double.

The 2022 Tristarc Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Palaisipan going on to win Brisbane’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara in the winter of 2023.

The 2023 Tristarc Stakes ran on Saturday October 21, 2023 as part of Caulfield Cup Day and saw the Matthew Williams-trained Wrote To Arataki ($6) lead all-the-way for a well earned Group 2 victory.

2023 Tristarc Stakes
Date:	Saturday October 21, 2023
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	4YO&Up Mares – Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1987

2023 Tristarc Stakes Results

• 1st: #5 Wrote To Arataki ($6)
• 2nd: #4 Shuffle Dancer
• 3rd: #9 Call Di

The Matthew Smith-trained Wrote To Arataki ($6) was strong leading from barrier to box to hold off the fast-finishers and salute in the 2023 Tristarc Stakes results on Caulfield Cup Day in a well deserved Group 2 success for the last start Rose Of Kingston Stakes third place-getter.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	5	WROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ)	Matthew Williams	Dean Yendall		7	57kg		$6
	2	4	SHUFFLE DANCER	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Ben Melham	0.3L	6	57.5kg		$21
	3	9	CALL DI	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Blake Shinn	0.5L	5	55kg		$9
	4	1	MADAME POMMERY	Chris Waller	James McDonald	0.7L	1	58.5kg		$10
	5	7	WALTZ ON BY	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Damian Lane	1.1L	4	56kg		$6.50
	6	2	SKEW WIFF (NZ)	Mark Walker	Opie Bosson	1.3L	2	58.5kg		$3.70F
	7	6	WOLLOMBI	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ms Jamie Kah	1.6L	9	57kg		$20
	8	3	REVOLUTIONARY MISS	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	1.8L	8	57.5kg		$12
	9	8	C’EST MAGIQUE	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	5.3L	3	55kg		$5

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Tristarc Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Tristarc Stakes 2023 betting markets will be detailed below with the full Tristarc Stakes odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au so you can back your insider Tristarc Stakes tips at the right price this spring.

Colette ($2.45 in 2021) was the last favourite in Tristarc Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

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2023 Tristarc Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Tristarc Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Tristarc Stakes 2023 Tips on the Caulfield Cup Day support race this spring.

• To Win: #2 Skew Wiff ($5.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

This classy Kiwi raider carries a bit of weight, but she has been impressive with more across the Tasman previously and looks the one to beat here at a backable price. The Mark Walker-trained Savabeel four-year-old has been in terrific form with three of her past four runs at home being in Group 1 company. She placed second in two of them, both over the mile during the autumn, and she was last seen winning the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on September 9. Travels down under now for a Group 2 over the same distance in a very winnable Caulfield Cup Day race for her.

2023 Tristarc Stakes Field

Each Caulfield Cup Day the Tristarc Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of mares coming off lead-up runs in races including Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m), Flemington’s Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) a fortnight before or the Group 2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) also open only to mares contested on Turnbull Stakes Day.

Wrote To Arataki (3rd in 2023) was the last mare to come off a Rose Of Kingston Stakes run and win the Tristarc Stakes.

The 2023 Tristarc Stakes field and barriers will be released on the Wednesday leading up to Caulfield Cup Day and published in full below so stay tuned.

The Tristarc Stakes 2023 final field features a smart line-up of mares including the Grahame Begg-trained favourite C’est Magique coming off a Group 2 Gilgai Stakes third and Group 1 winning New Zealand visitor Skew Wiff at a good price.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	61x407x280	MADAME POMMERY	Chris Waller	James McDonald	1	58.5kg			102
2	5726122×21	SKEW WIFF (NZ)	Mark Walker	Opie Bosson	2	58.5kg			108
3	x5512x99x7	REVOLUTIONARY MISS	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	8	57.5kg			100
4	3121146×85	SHUFFLE DANCER	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Luke Nolen	6	57.5kg			86
5	x33112x303	WROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ)	Matthew Williams	Dean Yendall	7	57kg			98
6	x31117x435	WOLLOMBI	Peter & Paul Snowden	Ms Jamie Kah	9	57kg			84
7	8x95143x64	WALTZ ON BY	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Damian Lane	4	56kg			86
8	1262×43	C’EST MAGIQUE	Grahame Begg	Michael Dee	3	55kg			96
9	3x1349x225	CALL DI	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Blake Shinn	5	55kg			78

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Tristarc Stakes Nominations

The 2023 Tristarc Stakes nominations are released by Racing Victoria (RV) on the Monday of race week and the full list of early entries will be available below once announced.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	3x1349x225	CALL DI	M	4	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	78
2	1262×43	C’EST MAGIQUE	M	4	Grahame Begg	96
3	22x689x298	CLIMBING STAR (NZ)	M	4	Phillip Stokes	80
4	40x7903x53	DALCHINI	M	5	Lee & Cherie Curtis	84
5	11333898×8	FORBIDDEN CITY	M	5	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	79
6	112x74x421	LIFE LESSONS (NZ)	M	5	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	99
7	61x407x280	MADAME POMMERY	M	4	Chris Waller	102
8	1153×211	NUNTHORPE	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	84
9	x5512x99x7	REVOLUTIONARY MISS	M	4	Peter & Paul Snowden	100
10	0x22836x51	RIOYUKI	M	5	Matthew Williams	70
11	3121146×85	SHUFFLE DANCER	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	86
12	5726122×21	SKEW WIFF (NZ)	M	4	Mark Walker	108
13	7307x1x87x	TIMES SQUARE (FR)	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	98
14	8x95143x64	WALTZ ON BY	M	4	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	86
15	x31117x435	WOLLOMBI	M	4	Peter & Paul Snowden	84
16	x33112x303	WROTE TO ARATAKI (NZ)	M	5	Matthew Williams	98
17	2x3114x78x	ZENNZELLA	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	83