The Colin Stephen Quality is a Group 3 event held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Golden Rose Stakes Day offering the winner a ballot exemption for the Group 1 The Metropolitan.
2024 Colin Stephen Quality Results
- 1st: #5 First Light
- 2nd: #1 Changingofthelight
- 3rd: #2 Strathtay
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The Colin Stephen Quality is a Group 3 thoroughbred race held during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival on Golden Rose Stakes Day in late September.
Conducted at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, there are four Group status races on the program including the Group 1 $1 million Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) for three-year-olds and the Group 2 $400,000 Golden Pendant (1400m) for fillies and mares.
The Colin Stephen Quality is a staying event raced over 2400m. A quality handicap for three-year-olds and up, it offers $250,000 in stakes. There are a number of earlier races held at the carnival that Colin Stephen Quality contenders may have previously run in including the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) or the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) run at Randwick.
The Colin Stephen Quality is the ideal lead-up race to the prestigious Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) held the following weekend at Royal Randwick with the winner exempt from both ballot and penalty for the event on Epsom Handicap Day.
No horse since Railings (2005) has completed the Colin Stephen Quality – The Metropolitan Handicap double.
The latest edition of the Colin Stephen Quality 2024 ran on Saturday September 28, 2024 as part of Sydney’s popular Golden Rose Day program and saw the Chris Waller-trained First Light ($4.80) secure The Metroplitan ballot exemption.
Colin Stephen Quality | |
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Date: | Saturday September 28, 2024 |
Track: | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
Distance: | 2400m |
Conditions: | 3YO & Up – Quality Handicap |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $250,000 |
Inaugurated: | 1870 |
2024 Colin Stephen Quality Results
- 1st: #5 First Light ($4.80)
- 2nd: #1 Changingoftheguard
- 3rd: #2 Strathtay
The Metropolitan next weekend could be on the cards for Chris Waller’s European import, First Light ($4.80), who was strong home saluting by three lengths in the 2024 Colin Stephen Quality results at Rosehill.
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Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
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1 | 5 | FIRST LIGHT (GB) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 4 | 54kg | $4.80 | ||
2 | 1 | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) | Kris Lees | James McDonald | 3.1L | 2 | 58kg | $5 | |
3 | 2 | STRATHTAY (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jay Ford | 3.22L | 3 | 54kg | $3.20F | |
4 | 6 | WALTHAM (GB) | Matthew Smith | Zac Lloyd (a) | 5.13L | 7 | 54kg | $26 | |
5 | 7 | CAMPALDINO (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 6.43L | 6 | 54kg | $4.80 | |
6 | 8 | THINK ’N’ FLY | David Noonan | Craig Williams | 6.86L | 1 | 54kg | $11 | |
7 | 3 | CANBERRA LEGEND (IRE) | Chris Waller | Tyler Schiller | 11.23L | 5 | 54kg | $9 | |
4 | MATUSALEM | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Colin Stephen Quality Betting Odds
Stay tuned for the top Colin Stephen Quality 2024 betting odds and Group 3 market links to Ladbrokes.com.au made available right here the week of the race.
Stayers trained by Gai Waterhouse often dominate the Colin Stephen Quality betting markets as she has claimed the race 10 times most recently with Grove Ferry in 2022.
Julienas ($2.60 in 2013) and Entente ($4.60 in 2021) are the latest favourites in Colin Stephen Quality betting to salute for the punters.
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2024 Colin Stephen Quality Form
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2024 Colin Stephen Quality Field
The Colin Stephen Quality 2024 field of final acceptances and barrier draw are released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday leading up to Golden Rose Day and traditionally feature The Metroplitan-bound stayers.
2024 Colin Stephen Quality Nominations
Early nominations on the Colin Stephen Quality in 2024 are taken the Monday of race week.
Colin Stephen Quality History
The Colin Stephen Quality is a time-honoured Sydney feature having first been run and won back in 1870 when it was inaugurated as the Spring Stakes.
The race has held its current Group 3 status since 1987.
A host of turf greats have claimed Colin Stephen Quality victory throughout history including Carbine (1890), Wakeful (1902), Poseidon (1907), triple champion Poitrel (1918-20), Phar Lap (1930-31), Peter Pan (1935), Flight (1944), Hydrogen (1953), and Gunsynd (1972).
Recent Colin Stephen Quality Winners
Year | Winner | Trainer/s | Jockey | Weight | Time |
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2024 | First Light | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 54 kgs | 2:29.22 |
2023 | Athabascan | John O’Shea | Tom Sherry | 55 kgs | 2:29.13 |
2022 | Grove Ferry | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 55 kgs | 2:29.34 |
2021 | Entente | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 56.5 kgs | 2:27.36 |
2020 | Attorney | Matthew Smith | Jason Collett | 54 kgs | 2:29.90 |
2019 | Stampede | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 59 kgs | 2:29.87 |
2018 | Miss Admiration | Mick Price | Jay Ford | 53 kgs | 2:29.55 |
2017 | Auvray | Richard Freedman | Glyn Schofield | 57 kgs | 2:30.35 |
2016 | Allergic | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 58 kgs | 2:30.88 |
2015 | Amelie’s Star | Peter Moody | Joshua Parr | 56.5 kgs | 2:30.84 |
2014 | Deane Martin | Bruce Wallace | Brenton Avdulla | 55 kgs | 2:29.51 |
2013 | Julienas | Gai Waterhouse | Nash Rawiller | 59 kgs | 2:30.56 |
2012 | Kelinni | Chris Waller | Glyn Schofield | 55.5 kgs | 2:30.48 |
2011 | Lamasery | David Vandyke | Brenton Avdulla | 57 kgs | 2:29.93 |
2010 | No Wine No Song | Kevin Moses | Jim Cassidy | 58 kgs | 2:30.45 |
2009 | Mr Clangtastic | Marc Conners | Craig Agnew | 57 kgs | 2:29.85 |
2008 | Get Up Jude | Diane Poidevin Laine | Blake Shinn | 53 kgs | 2:31.15 |
2007 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Exinite | Kris Lees | Larry Cassidy | 52.5 kgs | 2:28.80 |
2005 | Railings | John Hawkes | Darren Beadman | 55.5 kgs | 2:32.55 |
2004 | Don Raphael | Kerry Parker | Glen Boss | 56.5 kgs | 2:29.83 |
2003 | Outlaws | John Hawkes | Darren Beadman | 53.5 kgs | 2:29.17 |
2002 | Red Trinket | Gai Waterhouse | Chris Munce | 54 kgs | 2:30.52 |
2001 | Dress Circle | Gai Waterhouse | Lenny Beasley | 52 kgs | 2:14.92 |
2000 | Coco Cobanna | Gai Waterhouse | Chris Munce | 55.5 kgs | 2:31.41 |