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The Canonbury Stakes is a Group 3 race for two-year-old colts & geldings run at Rosehill Gardens in late January or early February as part of the Expressway Stakes Day line-up.

The meeting is held at the very start of the prestigious Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and is headlined by the weight-for-age Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m). The Canonbury Stakes is a set weights plus penalties sprint contested over 1100m. It is open only to male two-year-old runners and is accompanied on the card by the fillies’ equivalent – the Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m).

Many of the youngsters in the Canonbury Stakes field are on debut, while some may have had an earlier run in a summer race in Sydney or even over the previous spring carnival season. After the race a likely next-up option is the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Randwick in early March. Both races are key lead-ups to the famous $3.5 million Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) run at Rosehill in March.

The horses to complete the Canonbury Stakes – Golden Slipper double are Fine And Dandy (1958), Sebring (2007) and Vancouver (2015).

Other Canonbury Stakes graduates may head south to Melbourne over the autumn for a shot at the Group 1 $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m), which the 2017 Canonbury Stakes winner Pariah finished runner-up in.

The Canonbury Stakes 2021 ran on Saturday January 30, 2021 at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse and was won in an upset by Zethus. 

2021 Canonbury Stakes
Date:	Saturday January 30, 2021
Track:	Rosehill Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	2YO Colts & Geldings – Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$160,000

2021 Canonbury Stakes Results

• 1st: #4 Zethus
• 2nd: #9 Home Affairs
• 3rd: #5 Sing A Love Song

Click here to read more on the narrow win by Zethus who defeated the favourite Home Affairs in an upset 2021 Canonbury Stakes result ahead of the Golden Slipper in 2021.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	4	ZETHUS	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King		8	54.5kg		$6
	2	9	HOME AFFAIRS	Chris Waller	James McDonald	0.1L	4	54.5kg		$2.50F
	3	5	SING A LOVE SONG	John O’Shea	Tom Sherry (a)	0.3L	3	54.5kg		$13
	4	6	MONTANA FLASH	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	0.5L	1	54.5kg		$20
	5	8	GIANNIS	Chris Waller	Sam Clipperton	1.5L	5	54.5kg		$6.50
	6	1	READILY AVAILABULL	John Sargent	Regan Bayliss	2.9L	7	57.5kg		$10
	7	11	SURPLUS VALUE	Annabel Neasham	Robbie Dolan	4.8L	6	54.5kg		$7
	8	7	BULLPEN	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	11.8L	2	54.5kg		$17
		2	CONEXY	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman		0
		10	RETRIEVAL	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy		0
		3	CONSTRUCT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jason Collett		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Canonbury Stakes Betting Odds

The top Canonbury Stakes 2021 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available here as soon as available this autumn carnival.

2021 Canonbury Stakes Field

The Canonbury Stakes field secures a quality line-up of young colts & geldings in the early stages of their turf careers, many eyeing a run in the iconic Golden Slipper Field later in the autumn.

The official 2021 Canonbury Stakes field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday leading-up to the race and will be published in full below.

The Canonbury Stakes 2021 final field is down to 10 young colts and geldings with the unraced Chris Waller-trained Home Affairs narrow favourite in an open market.

• Scratched: #2 Conexy (9), #3 Construct (2), #Retrieval (7)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x	READILY AVAILABULL	John Sargent	Regan Bayliss	10	57.5kg
2	21x	CONEXY	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	9	57.5kg
3	2x	CONSTRUCT	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jason Collett	2	54.5kg
4	2	ZETHUS	James Cummings	Ms Rachel King	11	54.5kg
5	43	SING A LOVE SONG	John O’Shea	Tom Sherry (a)	4	54.5kg
6	0x	MONTANA FLASH	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	1	54.5kg
7		BULLPEN	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tim Clark	3	54.5kg
8		GIANNIS	Chris Waller	Sam Clipperton	6	54.5kg
9		HOME AFFAIRS	Chris Waller	James McDonald	5	54.5kg	55kg
10		RETRIEVAL	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	7	54.5kg
11	2	SURPLUS VALUE	Annabel Neasham	Robbie Dolan	8	54.5kg

 

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 Canonbury Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Canonbury Stakes in 2021 close the Monday of race week and will be published below once announced.

The 2021 Canonbury Stakes nominations feature 15 two-year-old colts and geldings, four of which boast a previous race win including the Chris Waller-trained Conexy.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	0	BIL COLYNS	C	2	Gary Portelli
2		BULLPEN	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
3	21x	CONEXY	C	2	Chris Waller
4	2x	CONSTRUCT	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
5		GIANNIS	C	2	Chris Waller
6		HILAL	C	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
7		HOME AFFAIRS	C	2	Chris Waller
8	0x	MONTANA FLASH	C	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
9	21	PEGASI	C	2	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
10	1x	READILY AVAILABULL	C	2	John Sargent
11		RETRIEVAL	C	2	James Cummings
12	43	SING A LOVE SONG	C	2	John O’Shea
13	2	SNIPER LEGEND	C	2	Matthew Vella
14	1	SUPER RIFF	G	2	Norm Gardner
15	2	ZETHUS	C	2	James Cummings

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Canonbury Stakes History

The Canonbury Stakes has been run and won since 1930 when Lightning March took out the inaugural running. The race originated as a five furlong (1000m) event holding Principal status at Randwick, where it was run up until 2003 and again from 2008 – 2011. It has been run over the 1100m distance from 2004 – 2006 and from 2009 onwards. Rosehill held the event from 2004 – 2006 and from 2013 until the present. In 2014 the race gained Listed status before it was elevated to a Group 3 feature in 2015.

The race is named in honour of Canonbury, a house built near Sydney’s Darling Point in 1911. The Australian Jockey Club (AJC) – now the Australian Turf Club (ATC) – has owned Canonbury house since the death of its builder in 1919.

Notable Canonbury Stakes winners include Tulloch (1956), Shogun Lodge (1998), Not A Single Doubt (2003), Sebring (2008), Hinchinbrook (2010) and Vancouver (2015).

See below for a full list of Canonbury Stakes winners and results dating back to 2000.

Recent Canonbury Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Zethus	1 minute 6.62 seconds
	2nd	Home Affairs
	3rd	Sing A Love Song
2020 Canonbury Stakes (Held at Randwick)	1st	Prague	1 minute 3.94 seconds
	2nd	Global Quest
	3rd	Return With Honour
2019 Canonbury Stakes	1st	McLaren	1 minute 5.98 seconds
	2nd	Spring Loaded
	3rd	Deep Chill
2018 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Performer	1 minute 6.21 seconds
	2nd	Stratosphere
	3rd	Exceltic
2017 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Pariah	1 minute 4.63 seconds
	2nd	Menari
	3rd	Malahat
2016 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Tessera	1 minute 6.0 seconds
	2nd	Defcon
	3rd	Mount Panorama
2015 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Vancouver	1 minute 5.8 seconds
	2nd	Outreach
	3rd	Chamarel
2014 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Fighting Sun	1 minute 5.4 seconds
	2nd	Mr Cha Cha
	3rd	Ghibellines
2013 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Never Can Tell	1 minute 5.3 seconds
	2nd	Whittington
	3rd	Criterion
2012 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Raceway	1 minute 3.9 seconds
	2nd	Shelford
	3rd	Narcissus
2011 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Diamond To Pegasus	1 minute 3.41 seconds
	2nd	Written Consent
	3rd	Wild And Proud
2010 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Hinchinbrook	1 minute 5.33 seconds
	2nd	Corvidae
	3rd	Run For Wilson
2009 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Tickets	1 minute 4.27 seconds
	2nd	Manhattan Rain
	3rd	Wanted
2008 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Sebring	58.15 seconds
	2nd	Ming Hoi Treasure
	3rd	Giotto
2007 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Race Not Held	–
	2nd
	3rd
2006 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Danehill Smile	1 minute 5.67 seconds
	2nd	Keiki
	3rd	Arlington
2005 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Diego Garcia	1 minute 4.74 seconds
	2nd	Big Joker
	3rd	Coast To The Post
2004 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Bradbury’s Luck	57.43 seconds
	2nd	Kincharm
	3rd	Pasikatera
2003 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Not A Single Doubt	58.03  seconds
	2nd	Valse Des Fleurs
	3rd	Suite
2002 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Hammerbeam	59.70 seconds
	2nd	Bushland
	3rd	L’espalier
2001 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Snowland	59.09 seconds
	2nd	Tom Coureuse
	3rd	Mission Statement
2000 Canonbury Stakes	1st	Excellerator	57.80 seconds
	2nd	Courvoisier
	3rd	Mistegic