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

The other key support act on the card is the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1300m) for mares.

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 $200,000 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 $2 million Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m).

Extreme Choice (2016) was the last horse to complete the 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 2022 Chairman’s Stakes form was franked with the winner Sebonack going on to run fourth in that year’s Blue Diamond Stakes results.

The Chairman’s Stakes 2024 ran on Saturday February 3, 2024 at Caulfield Racecourse as one of the first Group status races of the autumn carnival and was won in style by the favourite Coleman ($2.10F). 

2024 Chairman’s Stakes
Date:	Saturday February 3, 2024
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1000m
Race Type:	2YO – Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2024 Chairman’s Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Coleman ($2.10F)
• 2nd: #2 Eneeza
• 3rd: #4 Counteroffensive

Matt Laurie’s Debutant Stakes winning Pierata colt Coleman ($2.10F) was far too good again letting down over the final 100m to dominate the 2024 Chairman’s Stakes results with a 2.75 length romp home at Caulfield.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	COLEMAN	Matt Laurie	Ben Melham		2	59kg		$2.10F
	2	2	ENEEZA	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Damian Lane	2.75L	4	57kg		$2.40
	3	4	COUNTEROFFENSIVE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	3.75L	5	57kg		$8.50
	4	5	EVAPORATE (NZ)	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Michael Dee	3.95L	1	57kg		$31
	5	3	SCAMPI	Ciaron Maher	Mark Zahra	4.7L	3	57kg		$9
		7	TIPPYTAY	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans	Craig Williams		0
		6	EXPRESS YO’SELF	Amy & Ash Yargi	Jye McNeil		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Chairman’s Stakes Betting Odds

The best Chairman’s Stakes 2024 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.

Ten of the past 15 Chairman’s Stakes favourites saluted for the punters with Coleman ($2.10 in 2024), Enthaar ($1.24 in 2021), 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), and Crystal Lily ($2.20 in 2010).

In 2020 Mildred scored an upset at double-figure odds with the favourite Aryaaf running second.

In 2023 the favourite ran second again with Veecee beaten home by Zulfiqar ($7.50).

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2024 Chairman’s Stakes Form Guide

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2024 Chairman’s Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Chairman’s Stakes 2024 Tips on the Melbourne showdown this season.

• To Win: #2 Eneeza ($2.45 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Tough call in this tightly contested Chairman’s Stakes field, but we’re staying loyal to the early favourite from the Moody/Coleman stable. This promising Exceed And Excel filly comes into her third career start in fine form, having already faced the boys last prep and won. Unlike most of the field, she boasts a previous victory at this very Caulfield track and distance in the Merson Cooper Stakes. While fresh from a break, her debut second-place finish in the Group 3 Ottawa Stakes at Flemington shows her class. Expect her to be in the thick of the action and a strong contender for another victory.

2024 Chairman’s Stakes Field

The 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 2024 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 2024 final field features a smart line-up of promising two-year-olds including Merson Cooper Stakes winning filly Eneeza and the Matt Laurie-trained Debutant Stakes winning colt Coleman.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x	COLEMAN	Matt Laurie	Ben Melham	2	59kg			72
2	21x	ENEEZA	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Damian Lane	6	57kg			72
3	05x	SCAMPI	Ciaron Maher	Mark Zahra	5	57kg			64
4	3x	COUNTEROFFENSIVE	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	7	57kg			61
5		EVAPORATE (NZ)	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Michael Dee	1	57kg
6	32	EXPRESS YO’SELF	Amy & Ash Yargi	Jye McNeil	3	55kg			65
7		TIPPYTAY	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans	Craig Williams	4	55kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Chairman’s Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Chairman’s Stakes in 2024 close the Monday of race week and will be made available below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	21x	ENEEZA	F	2	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	1	57kg			72
2	1x	COLEMAN	C	2	Matt Laurie	2	59kg			72
3	2	FROEBEL STAR	F	2	Ciaron Maher	3	55kg			65
4	32	EXPRESS YO’SELF	F	2	Amy & Ash Yargi	4	55kg			65
5	05x	SCAMPI	C	2	Ciaron Maher	5	57kg			64
6	3x	COUNTEROFFENSIVE	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden	6	57kg			61
7	6x	PIERIS	C	2	Robbie Laing	7	57kg			60
8		BOLLON (NZ)	C	2	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	8=	57kg
9	0x	BRUTAL FORCE	G	2	Monica Croston & Gerrad Gilmour	8=	57kg
10		EVAPORATE (NZ)	C	2	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	8=	57kg
11		RUBIQUITY	C	2	Symon Wilde	8=	57kg
12		TREASUREFLIGHT	G	2	Matt Cumani	8=	57kg
13		WARPARTY	C	2	Shane Nichols	8=	57kg
14		LOAFER	F	2	Archie Alexander	8=	55kg
15		SHAROHA	F	2	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	8=	55kg
16		SHE SMASHES	F	2	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	8=	55kg
17		TIPPYTAY	F	2	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans	8=	55kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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).

Ten of the past 12 Chairman’s Stakes winners were fillies with: Enthaar (2021), 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 Chairman’s Stakes winners and results going back to the year 2000.

Recent Chairman’s Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Coleman	56.71 seconds
	2nd	Eneeza
	3rd	Counteroffensive
2023 Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Zulfiqar	59.33 seconds
	2nd	Veecee
	3rd	Tacito
2022 Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Sebonack	57.44 seconds
	2nd	Nanagui
	3rd	Kiko
2021 Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Enthaar	57.28 seconds
	2nd	Ingratiating
	3rd	Fortunate Kiss
2020 Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Mildred	59.79 seconds
	2nd	Aryaaf
	3rd	Frederick The Dane
2019 Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Loving Gaby	57.69 seconds
	2nd	Bella Rosa
	3rd	Lanigera
2018 Chairman’s Stakes	1st	Ennis Hill	57.02 seconds
	2nd	Encryption
	3rd	Prairie Fire
2017 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

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