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The 2020 Chairman’s Stakes is a Group 3 race contested at Caulfield Racecourse in early February during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

The meeting features two Group status races with the Chairman’s Stakes accompanied on the card by the Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds.

Run over a short sprint distance of 1000m the Chairman’s Stakes is open only to two-year-olds and is contested under set weights plus penalties conditions. The event offers $160,000 in total prize money.

Youngsters may be kicking off their careers or autumn campaigns in the Chairman’s Stakes in Melbourne and the race serves as a good lead-up to the Group 1 $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m). Extreme Choice (2016) was the last horse to complete the MRC Chairman’s Stakes – Blue Diamond Stakes double, while the 2017 Chairman’s Stakes winning filly Formality went on to run third in the Blue Diamond Stakes trifecta behind stablemate Catchy that year.

The Chairman’s Stakes 2020 ran on Saturday February 1, 2020 and was won by improving Hinchinbrook filly Mildred. 

2020 Chairman’s Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 1, 2020
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1000m
Race Type:	2YO – Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$160,000

2020 Chairman’s Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Mildred
• 2nd: #3 Aryaaf
• 3rd: #6 Frederick The Dane

The Chairman’s Stakes 2020 results saw Mildred continue the ace record of fillies in the race with an impressive one length win in the wet over the beaten favourite, fellow filly Aryaaf, ahead of the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes on February 22.

Click here to read more on the 2020 Chairman’s Stakes winner Mildred for 2018 Blue Diamond winning trainer Grahame Begg.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	2	MILDRED	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	–	5	57kg	$13
2	3	ARYAAF	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	1L	1	57kg	$2.70F
3	6	FREDERICK THE DANE	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Jye McNeil	5.25L	6	57kg	$20
4	7	SEA WITNESS	Byron Cozamanis	Jamie Kah	5.45L	3	57kg	$31
5	1	IDEAS MAN	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	5.85L	2	59kg	$6.50
6	5	ROCK OF KRYPTONITE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Ben Melham	6.15L	7	57kg	$3.70
7	4	CASTLECOMER	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	7.9L	4	57kg	$7
8	11	EXPORTER	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	17.9L	8	55kg	$16
–	8	LETZBEGLAM	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Brett Prebble	–	0	–	–
–	10	DRONE STRIKE	John McArdle	Dwayne Dunn	–	0	–	–
–	9	CLEAN MACHINE	Leon & Troy Corstens	John Allen	–	0	–	–

2020 MRC Chairman’s Stakes Odds & Betting

The best MRC Chairman’s Stakes 2020 odds will be available below with autumn betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as prices are open on the hopeful young two-year-olds.

Eight of the past 11 Chairman’s Stakes favourites saluted for the punters with Loving Gaby ($3.50 in 2019), Formality ($2.45 in 2017), Extreme Choice ($1.40 in 2016), Nayeli ($3 in 2014), Metastasio ($1.45 in 2013), Atomic ($2.80 in 2011), Crystal Lily ($2.20 in 2010). In 2020 Mildred scored an upset at double-figure odds with the favourite Aryaaf running second.

2020 MRC Chairman’s Stakes Field

The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) Chairman’s Stakes field attracts a line-up of promising two-year-old sprinters each autumn, many heading towards a run in the season’s Blue Diamond Stakes field.

The official 2020 Chairman’s Stakes field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The Chairman’s Stakes 2020 final field features 11 potential Blue Diamond hopefuls led in betting by the Lindsay Park-trained Aryaaf (2), the Group 3 winning filly having her first start since a successful debut at Flemington last Melbourne Cup Day.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	1x	IDEAS MAN	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	3	59kg	72
2	115x	MILDRED	Grahame Begg	Jordan Childs	6	57kg	74
3	1x	ARYAAF	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Luke Nolen	2	57kg	74
4	8x	CASTLECOMER	Chris Waller	Damian Lane	5	57kg	61
5	7x	ROCK OF KRYPTONITE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Ben Melham	9	57kg	60
6	–	FREDERICK THE DANE	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Regan Bayliss	8	57kg	–
7	–	SEA WITNESS	Byron Cozamanis	Jamie Kah	4	57kg	–
8	1	LETZBEGLAM	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Brett Prebble	7	55kg	63
9	–	CLEAN MACHINE	Leon & Troy Corstens	John Allen	1	55kg	–
10	0	DRONE STRIKE	John McArdle	Dwayne Dunn	11	55kg	61
11	–	EXPORTER	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	10	55kg	–

MRC Chairman’s Stakes History

The MRC Chairman’s Stakes was first run as the VATC Bounding Away Quality back in 1990 when Wrap Around became the inaugural winner. That race name stayed until 1998 and since then the race has undergone a host of different titles. It has been known as the Veuve Clicquot Stakes (1999 – 2003), Jansz Stakes (2004), Pol Rogers Stakes (2005 – 2007 & 2009), National Jockey Celebration Classic (2008) and the Emirate Airline Stakes (2012).

It was first run as the Chairman’s Stakes in 2010 – 2011 and again from 2013 to the present. It began as a Listed race and in 2014 gained its current Group 3 status. The race distance has also changed a number of times with the event always run between 1000 – 1200m depending on the racecourse. The Chairman’s Stakes has taken place at Sandown Racecourse and Caulfield Racecourse.

Plenty of talented horses have won the event including Redoute’s Choice (1999), Crystal Lily (2010) and Extreme Choice (2016).

Nine of the past 11 Chairman’s Stakes winners were fillies with: Mildred (2020), Loving Gaby (2019), Ennis Hill (2018), Formality (2017), Thurlow (2015), Nayeli (2014), Metastasio (2013), Mama’s Choice (2012) and Crystal Lily (2010).

See below for a full list of MRC Chairman’s Stakes winners and results going back to the year 2000.

Recent MRC Chairman’s Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Ladbrokes Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Mildred	59.79 seconds
	2nd	Aryaaf
	3rd	Frederick The Dane
2019 Ladbrokes Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Loving Gaby	57.69 seconds
	2nd	Bella Rosa
	3rd	Lanigera
2018 Ladbrokes Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Ennis Hill	57.02 seconds
	2nd	Encryption
	3rd	Prairie Fire
2017 Ladbrokes Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Formality	58.10 seconds
	2nd	Time Awaits
	3rd	Spoils
2016 MRC Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Extreme Choice	57.0 seconds
	2nd	Highland Beat
	3rd	Gratwick
2015 MRC Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Thurlow	56.4 seconds
	2nd	Haybah
	3rd	Brooklyn
2014 MRC Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Nayeli	1 minute 3.8 seconds
	2nd	Bugatty
	3rd	Cautious
2013 MRC Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Metastasio	1 minute 4.3 seconds
	2nd	Kona Breeze
	3rd	Shamus Award
2012 Emirate Airline Stakes	1st	Mama’s Choice	1 minute 4.7 seconds
	2nd	Formidable
	3rd	Kimando
2011 MRC Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Atomic	56.7 seconds
	2nd	Vatican
	3rd	Hollyweird
2010 MRC Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Crystal Lily	1 minute 2.6 seconds
	2nd	Bedhrah
	3rd	Rock Of Fortune
2009 Pol Rogers Stakes	1st	Headway	1 minute 4.1 seconds
	2nd	Silkyanna
	3rd	Samski
2008 National Jockey Celebration Classic	1st	Whisper Bay	57.6 seconds
	2nd	Grand Jardin
	3rd	Elusive Wonder
2007 Pol Rogers Stakes	1st	Gibraltar Campion	1 minute 11.3 seconds
	2nd	Patasi
	3rd	Simplest
2006 Pol Rogers Stakes	1st	Ulfah	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Ready
	3rd	Bramble Blitz
2005 Pol Rogers Stakes	1st	Under The Floor	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	Danger Looms
	3rd	Ready To Mombo
2004 Jansz Stakes	1st	Tirade	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Stringent
	3rd	Eire Hostess
2003 Veuve Clicquot Stakes	1st	Vengeance Of Rain	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Winestock
	3rd	Fresh Boy
2002 Veuve Clicquot Stakes	1st	Yell	1 minute 4.3 seconds
	2nd	Innovation Girl
	3rd	Oronoko
2001 Veuve Clicquot Stakes	1st	Spitz	1 minute 4.3 seconds
	2nd	Mustaagel
	3rd	Ebony Night
2000 Veuve Clicquot Stakes	1st	Road To Success	1 minute 9.8 seconds
	2nd	Keeper
	3rd	Mannington