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The Villiers Stakes is a Group 2 event that takes place at the Royal Randwick Racecourse during the end-of-year Sydney Summer Racing Carnival. Conducted in mid to late December, it is an open handicap event run over the middle distance of 1600m and is worth a lucrative $750,000 in total prize money following a large stakes increase in 2021.

Held just before Christmas each year, the Villiers Stakes is a strong race and a quality black type event on the New South Wales racing calendar. It attracts a good field of fine gallopers and suits horses with experience and proven ability in the mile events.

Although not held in as high regard as the famous Randwick milers, the Epsom Handicap and Doncaster Mile, which occur earlier in the year, it is still a great race for punters to get in on some late betting action in the year at Ladbrokes.com.au.

The Villiers Stakes winner also earns a ballot exemption into the following autumn’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at the track and distance making for a highly-competitive summer miler showdown.

The above average types contesting the Villiers Stakes may have previously contested the Group 3 Festival Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens a fortnight earlier and often back-up in the Group 3 Summer Cup (2000m) on Boxing Day back at Randwick Racecourse.

The newly created $1 million The Gong held at Kembla Grange in late November also now serves as a nice Villiers Stakes lead-up with Quackerjack (2019) improving on a second in the million dollar feature to win the Randwick Group 2 next start.

Rosehill’s Listed ATC Cup (2000m) held a fortnight prior is another good Villiers Stakes lead-up and Greysful Glamour (2020) was the last to do the double.

The 2021 Villiers Stakes ran on Saturday December 11, 2021 and was won by Joe Pride’s rock hard fit galloper Brutality. 

Villiers Stakes 2021
Date:	Saturday December 11, 2021
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Conditions:	3YO & Upwards – Quality
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$750,000
Inauguration:	1892

2021 Villiers Stakes Results

• 1st: #17 Brutality ($5)
• 2nd: #6 Ellsberg
• 3rd: #14 Criaderas

The Joe Pride-trained Brutality ($5) produced a scintillating late turn of foot coming with a charging run out wide off a gun Regan Bayliss ride to beat Festival Stakes winner Ellsberg home in the 2021 Villiers Stakes results and earn a golden ticket into next year’s Doncaster Mile field.

Click here to read more on the impressive Villiers Stakes 2021 win by Brutality. 

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	17	BRUTALITY	Joseph Pride	Regan Bayliss		12	53kg		$5
	2	6	ELLSBERG	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Tim Clark	0.31L	9	56kg		$6
	3	14	CRIADERAS	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	1.68L	14	53kg		$11
	4	8	STOCKMAN (NZ)	Joseph Pride	Jay Ford	1.89L	15	56kg		$14
	5	18	GROVE FERRY (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	James Innes Jnr	2.64L	5	53kg		$26
	6	16	EXOBOOM	Peter & Paul Snowden	Robbie Dolan	3.38L	8	53kg		$18
	7	4	SO SI BON	Ben & JD Hayes	Hugh Bowman	3.8L	16	58kg		$26
	8	1	BANDERSNATCH	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Joshua Parr	4.09L	1	59kg		$14
	9	19	KIRWAN’S LANE (NZ)	John O’Shea	Brock Ryan	4.28L	2	53kg		$9
	10	9	ATTORNEY (FR)	Matthew Smith	Tom Sherry (a)	4.43L	6	55.5kg		$151
	11	7	ORDER AGAIN (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	5.04L	11	56kg		$26
	12	11	FUN FACT	Bjorn Baker	Ms Jenny Duggan (a)	5.67L	3	54.5kg		$81
	13	15	STEELY	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	5.89L	4	53kg		$4.60F
	14	2	GEM SONG	Kris Lees	Jason Collett	7.34L	13	59kg		$41
	15	5	RANIER	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	7.57L	7	57kg		$31
	16	21e	LEASE	Anthony Cummings	Tyler Schiller (a)	18.44L	10	54kg		$91
		12	LIGHTNING JACK (NZ)	Annabel Neasham			0
		20	WHEELHOUSE	Chris Waller	Ms Alysha Collett		0
		13	YAMAZAKI	Matthew Dunn	Andrew Adkins		0
		10	RELOADED	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara		0
		3	I AM SUPERMAN (IRE)	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 Villiers Stakes Betting Odds

Below the latest Villiers Stakes 2021 odds by Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided, once released complete with links for you to back your  Villiers Stakes Tips at the right price this summer.

Quackerjack ($3.80 in 2019) was the last favourite in Villiers Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

In 2020 the Villiers Stakes favourite Criaderas ($3.90) finished third having made up plenty of ground from the back. Criaderas returned to run third in the 2021 Villiers Stakes trifecta as a 10/1 shot.

2021 Villiers Stakes Field

The Villiers Stakes field usually attracts a few decent handicappers. Because it’s raced over 1600m, quite a few specialist milers target the Villiers Stakes field. As a Group 2 event held in December, there are a variety of different horses in the Villiers Stakes field, including Group 1 types and a few that are probably pushing it by stepping up to Group 2 level.

The 2021 Villiers Stakes field will be provided here once released by Racing NSW the week of the race.

A capacity line-up of 2022 Doncaster Mile hopefuls face off in Sydney on Saturday in the Villiers Stakes 2021 field including last-start Group 3 Festival Stakes winner Ellsberg and his in-form stablemate Steely.

Click here to read more on the key horses in the Villiers Stakes 2011 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	21x6411x63	BANDERSNATCH	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Joshua Parr	1	59kg			106
2	240x415x77	GEM SONG	Kris Lees	Jason Collett	14	59kg			106
3	7x4100x582	I AM SUPERMAN (IRE)	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	17	59kg			106
4	6100×44636	SO SI BON	Ben & JD Hayes	Hugh Bowman	19	58kg			104
5	80x2915x57	RANIER	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	7	57kg			102
6	x1422x1271	ELLSBERG	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Tim Clark	9	56kg			100
7	6x323179x8	ORDER AGAIN (NZ)	Chris Waller	Nash Rawiller	11	56kg			100
8	7642311×02	STOCKMAN (NZ)	Joseph Pride	Jay Ford	16	56kg			100
9	41441×0608	ATTORNEY (FR)	Matthew Smith	Tom Sherry (a)	6	55.5kg			99
10	2119×54300	RELOADED	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara	21	55kg			98
11	100×667309	FUN FACT	Bjorn Baker	Ms Jenny Duggan (a)	3	54.5kg			97
12	x2127x3017	LIGHTNING JACK (NZ)	Annabel Neasham		18	54kg			90
13	51220×9273	YAMAZAKI	Matthew Dunn	Andrew Adkins	12	53kg			97
14	1283x27x58	CRIADERAS	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	15	53kg			94
15	1154411×21	STEELY	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	4	53kg			94
16	2130×89105	EXOBOOM	Peter & Paul Snowden	Robbie Dolan	8	53kg			92
17	33441×0343	BRUTALITY	Joseph Pride	Regan Bayliss	13	53kg			89
18	2x1813x763	GROVE FERRY (IRE)	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	James Innes Jnr	5	53kg			89
19	16x41377x6	KIRWAN’S LANE (NZ)	John O’Shea	Brock Ryan	2	53kg			87
20	144509×727	WHEELHOUSE	Chris Waller	Ms Alysha Collett	20	53kg			86
21e	0x81423242	LEASE	Anthony Cummings	Tyler Schiller (a)	10	54kg			72

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Villiers Stakes Nominations

The Villiers Stakes nominations are usually released on the Monday before the race. Because it’s a fairly major feature event for Sydney during the Summer, the Villiers Stakes nominations draw some pretty decent horses, including some that may have previously contested some big events in Western Australia over the Perth Summer Racing Carnival.

The 2021 Villiers Stakes nominations will be published below the week of the race.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	x1422x1271	ELLSBERG	H	4	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	1	56kg	56kg		100
2	21x6411x63	BANDERSNATCH	G	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	2=	59kg	59kg		106
3	240x415x77	GEM SONG	G	6	Kris Lees	2=	59kg	59kg		106
4	7x4100x582	I AM SUPERMAN (IRE)	G	6	Peter & Paul Snowden	2=	59kg	59kg		106
5	6100×44636	SO SI BON	G	8	Ben & JD Hayes	5	58kg	58kg		104
6	80x2915x57	RANIER	G	6	James Cummings	6	57kg	57kg		102
7	6x323179x8	ORDER AGAIN (NZ)	G	8	Chris Waller	7=	56kg	56kg		100
8	7642311×02	STOCKMAN (NZ)	G	5	Joseph Pride	7=	56kg	56kg		100
9	41441×0608	ATTORNEY (FR)	G	7	Matthew Smith	9	55.5kg	55.5kg		99
10	2119×54300	RELOADED	G	5	Chris Waller	10	55kg	55kg		98
11	100×667309	FUN FACT	G	6	Bjorn Baker	11=	54.5kg	54.5kg		97
12	51220×9273	YAMAZAKI	M	6	Matthew Dunn	11=	54kg	53kg		97
13	9x60x33306	PRIME CANDIDATE	G	7	Bjorn Baker	13	54kg	54kg		96
14	337x4657x9	COUNTOFMONTECRISTO (NZ)	G	8	Kris Lees	14	54kg	53.5kg		95
15	1283x27x58	CRIADERAS	G	5	James Cummings	15=	54kg	53kg		94
16	1154411×21	STEELY	G	5	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	15=	54kg	53kg		94
17	2130×89105	EXOBOOM	G	4	Peter & Paul Snowden	17	54kg	53kg		92
18	x2127x3017	LIGHTNING JACK (NZ)	G	5	Annabel Neasham	18	54kg	53kg		90
19	33441×0343	BRUTALITY	G	5	Joseph Pride	19=	54kg	53kg		89
20	2x1813x763	GROVE FERRY (IRE)	G	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	19=	54kg	53kg		89
21	x8322233x0	PARRY SOUND	G	6	Bjorn Baker	19=	54kg	53kg		89
22	47×3932511	KUBRICK	G	5	Chris Waller	22=	54kg	53kg		88
23	x3112383x5	MUBARIZ (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller	22=	54kg	53kg		88
24	553×602319	AL MAH HAHA	G	7	Tash Burleigh	24=	54kg	53kg		87
25	16x41377x6	KIRWAN’S LANE (NZ)	G	5	John O’Shea	24=	54kg	53kg		87
26	144509×727	WHEELHOUSE	G	4	Chris Waller	26	54kg	53kg		86
27	x16233x050	LUVOIR	G	5	Richard & Michael Freedman	27	54kg	53kg		84
28	x111x96642	EQUATION	H	4	Annabel Neasham	28	54kg	53kg		81
29	556636×164	BLACK DUKE	G	4	Richard Litt	29	54kg	53kg		74
30	0x81423242	LEASE	C	3	Anthony Cummings	30	54kg	53kg		72

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Villiers Stakes History

First run in 1892 when Two Up claimed victory, the event was originally a principal race run over six furlongs. The race length was increased in 1902 to eight furlongs and remained the same until 1972 when the distance was converted to 1600 metres. Not long after in 1979 the event was elevated to Group 3 status before finally becoming a Group 2 race in 1986. In the rich and extensive history of the Villiers Stakes, there has only been one year when the race was not held, 2007 due to the equine flu.

Notable recent Villiers Stakes winners include Monton (2011), Rudy (2014) and Happy Clapper (2015).

In 2020 Greyesful Glamour set a new Villiers Stakes race record time of 1 minute 33.47 seconds.

Villiers Stakes Records (since 1930)
Race Record (at current length):	1:33.47 set by Gresyful Glamour in 2020
Lightest Weight Carried to Victory (since 1970):	48kg carried by Torumba (1972) & Hot Diggity (1977)
Heaviest Weight Carried to Victory (since 1970):	57.5kg carried by Utzon (2006)
Most Successful Jockey:	Two jockeys have won four Villiers Stakes. D. Beadman with Card Shark (1987), Touch Of Force (1996), Boreale (2002) and Ike’s Dream. E. Bartle with Pavilion (1930), Closing Time (1933), King’s Head (1936) and Rimveil (1940).

Recent Villiers Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Villiers Stakes	1st	Brutality	1 minute 37.26 seconds
	2nd	Ellsberg
	3rd	Criaderas
2020 Villiers Stakes	1st	Gresyful Glamour	1 minute 33.47 seconds
	2nd	Best Of Days
	3rd	Criaderas
2019 Villiers Stakes	1st	Quackerjack	1 minute 34.20 seconds
	2nd	Invincible Gem
	3rd	Sambro
2018 Villiers Stakes	1st	Sky Boy	1 minute 36.39 seconds
	2nd	Aloisia
	3rd	My Nordic Hero
2017 Villiers Stakes	1st	Crack Me Up	1 minute 34.98 seconds
	2nd	Cabeza De Vaca
	3rd	Interlocuter
2016 Villiers Stakes	1st	Sense Of Occasion	1 minute 37.40 seconds
	2nd	Dibayani
	3rd	Sarrasin
2015 Villiers Stakes	1st	Happy Clapper	1 minute 33.98 seconds
	2nd	Tinto
	3rd	It’s Somewhat
2014 Villiers Stakes	1st	Rudy	1 minute 36.27 seconds
	2nd	I’m Imposing
	3rd	Strawberry Boy
2013 Villiers Stakes	1st	Ninth Legion	1 minute 31.41 seconds
	2nd	Limes
	3rd	Alma’s Fury
2012 Villiers Stakes	1st	All Legal	1 minute 35.81 seconds
	2nd	Alma’s Fury
	3rd	Darci Be Good
2011 Villiers Stakes	1st	Monton	1 minute 36.33 seconds
	2nd	Kontiki Park
	3rd	King Lionheart
2010 Villiers Stakes	1st	Dances On Waves	1 minute 35.03 seconds
	2nd	Mentality
	3rd	Snow Alert
2009 Villiers Stakes	1st	Palacio De Cristal	1 minute 34.72 seconds
	2nd	Parfumier
	3rd	Spinney
2008 Villiers Stakes	1st	Honor In War	1 minute 21.54 seconds
	2nd	Takeover Target
	3rd	Alverta
Run in January 08 over 1400m
2008 Villiers Stakes	1st	Something Anything	1 minute 36.39 seconds
	2nd	Hey Elvis
	3rd	Rags To Riches
2007 Villiers Stakes	Race Not Held
2006 Villiers Stakes	1st	Utzon	1 minute 35.26 seconds
	2nd	Anwaar
	3rd	Spirit Of Tara
2005 Villiers Stakes	1st	Aqua D’Amore	1 minute 35.47 seconds
	2nd	Malcolm
	3rd	Fiery Venture
2004 Villiers Stakes	1st	Ike’s Dream	1 minute 33.13 seconds
	2nd	Dante’s Paradiso
	3rd	Sir Dex
2003 Villiers Stakes	1st	On A High	1 minute 35.86 seconds
	2nd	Mufti
	3rd	Jeremiad
2002 Villiers Stakes	1st	Boreale	1 minute 34.89 seconds
	2nd	This Manshood
	3rd	Silver Birch
2001 Villiers Stakes	1st	Carael Boy	1 minute 36.54 seconds
	2nd	Space Age
	3rd	Osca Warrior
2000 Villiers Stakes	1st	Grey And Gold	1 minute 36.19 seconds
	2nd	Taberann
	3rd	Forbill