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The 2020 Eclipse Stakes is a Group 3 event held at Sandown Racecourse – now known as Ladbrokes Park – towards the end of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Held under quality handicap conditions, the Eclipse Stakes is an 1800m test with $160,000 prize money on offer.

The Eclipse Stakes is held on one of the biggest race days of the year at Sandown Racecourse – Zipping Classic Day. Also featured on the race program are the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m), Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m), Group 3 Sandown Stakes (1500m), Group 3 Summoned Stakes (1500m), Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1300m) and three listed events, including the Sandown Cup (3200m).

The Eclipse Stakes is often targeted by horses who are towards the end of their spring racing campaign. The Listed Melbourne Cup Day Plate (1800m), run under handicap conditions at Flemington around a week and a half before can sometimes act as a lead up race. Some mares come via the Group 2 Matriarch Stakes (2000m) held at Flemington a week before, a race the 2017 Eclipse Stakes winner Payroll improved on a lead-up second in. The Group 3 Lexus Hotham Stakes on Derby Day is another potential Eclipse Stakes lead-up for spring stayers.

Following their run in the Eclipse Stakes there are a number of avenues horses can pursue. Many might head to the paddock, while some might continue to seek a few placings to round off their spring campaign during the summer races.

The 2020 Eclipse Stakes ran on Saturday November 14, 2020 and was won by So Si Bon in a photo-finish. 

Eclipse Stakes 2020
Date:	Saturday November 14, 2020
Track:	Sandown Racecourse
Distance:	1800m
Race Type:	Open Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$160,000

2020 Eclipse Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 So Si Bon
• 2nd: #12 Power Scheme
• 3rd: #1 Homesman

So Si Bon ($9.50) returned to winning form in a devastatingly close photo-finish over Power Scheme ($16) and Homesman ($7) with less than a length separating the first five over the line in Sandown’s 2020 Eclipse Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	2	SO SI BON	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Mark Zahra		6	59kg		$9.50
	2	12	POWER SCHEME	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Jye McNeil	0.1L	5	55kg		$16
	3	1	HOMESMAN (USA)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ben Melham	0.2L	4	61kg		$7
	4	4	ALL TOO HUIYING	Phillip Stokes	Michael Poy	0.4L	8	57kg		$7
	5	9	PAPPALINO (FR)	Archie Alexander	Damian Lane	0.9L	10	55kg		$10
	6	7	ROMANCER (NZ)	Grahame Begg	Luke Currie	1.65L	3	55kg		$26
	7	3	PACODALI (IRE)	Maddie Raymond	Dean Yendall	1.85L	2	58.5kg		$10
	8	10	WEST WIND (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	2.05L	7	55kg		$3.90F
	9	5	GOLD FIELDS	Logan McGill	Ben Allen	3.05L	9	55.5kg		$6
	10	11	LAMBORGHINI (NZ)	Patrick Payne	Michael Dee	9.05L	1	55kg		$26
		6	DANZDANZDANCE	Dean Binaisse	Glen Boss		0
		8	SHOT OF IRISH	Richard Laming	Teodore Nugent (a)		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2020 Eclipse Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Eclipse Stakes 2020 betting odds will be listed below complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock-in your Eclipse Stakes Tips at the hottest spring odds.

2020 Eclipse Stakes Field

The Eclipse Stakes field is usually contested by horses who are nearing the end of their spring campaign. As a result, many of the runners in the Eclipse Stakes field are at peak fitness and have provided quite a bit of form for punters to follow. In the past, the Eclipse Stakes field has featured some top quality horses, and the winner is almost always a very handy type.

The 2020 Eclipse Stakes field is released the Wednesday before the race and will be published below once announced by Racing Victoria.

A dozen runners make-up the 2020 Eclipse Stakes field including recent Crystal Mile winner Homesman carrying the topweight and looking to atone for a disappointing Cup Day performance.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1260x70x17	HOMESMAN (USA)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ben Melham	5	61kg		108
2	16×4539734	SO SI BON	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Mark Zahra	7	59kg		104
3	310x482x89	PACODALI (IRE)	Maddie Raymond	Dean Yendall	3	58.5kg		103
4	63x6414x11	ALL TOO HUIYING	Phillip Stokes	Michael Poy (a)	9	57kg		100
5	45050×6422	GOLD FIELDS	Logan McGill	Ben Allen	10	55.5kg		97
6	x5663x9006	DANZDANZDANCE	Dean Binaisse	Glen Boss	1	55kg		99
7	x030717434	ROMANCER (NZ)	Grahame Begg	Luke Currie	4	55kg		96
8	51121×8263	SHOT OF IRISH	Richard Laming	Teodore Nugent (a)	11	55kg		94
9	42x313x21x	PAPPALINO (FR)	Archie Alexander	Damian Lane	12	55kg		92
10	15×8322111	WEST WIND (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	8	55kg		90
11	235x995x05	LAMBORGHINI (NZ)	Patrick Payne	Michael Dee	2	55kg		88
12	x52366x311	POWER SCHEME	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	Jye McNeil	6	55kg		85

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2020 Eclipse Stakes Nominations

The 2020 Eclipse Stakes nominations are taken the Monday before race week, the full list of middle-distance stayers targeting the Sandown Hillside showdown to be announced below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1260x70x17	HOMESMAN (USA)	G	7	Anthony & Sam Freedman	1	61kg		108
2	16×4539734	SO SI BON	G	7	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	2	59kg		104
3	02×9041116	AL GALAYEL (IRE)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	3	58.5kg		103
4	310x482x89	PACODALI (IRE)	G	8	Maddie Raymond	4	58.5kg		103
5	31037×3119	JUNIPAL	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	5	57kg		100
6	1x0x11x220	BUFFALO RIVER (USA)	G	5	Michael Moroney	6	57kg		100
7	63x6414x11	ALL TOO HUIYING	H	6	Phillip Stokes	7	57kg		100
8	3815674505	REYKJAVIK	H	6	Lindsey Smith	8	57kg		100
9	x5663x9006	DANZDANZDANCE	M	6	Dean Binaisse	9	55kg		99
10	12224×0018	HARLECH (NZ)	H	4	Michael Moroney	10	56kg		98
11	45050×6422	GOLD FIELDS	G	8	Logan McGill	11	55.5kg		97
12	0x31428255	PLEIN CIEL (GER)	G	8	Danny O’Brien	12	55.5kg		97
13	2635×72423	ODEON (NZ)	G	7	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	13	55kg		96
14	x030717434	ROMANCER (NZ)	G	7	Grahame Begg	14	55kg		96
15	51121×8263	SHOT OF IRISH	G	6	Richard Laming	15	55kg		94
16	42x313x21x	PAPPALINO (FR)	H	5	Archie Alexander	16	55kg		92
17	70x120x0x1	KENYA (IRE)	G	6	Anthony & Sam Freedman	17	55kg		92
18	15×8322111	WEST WIND (NZ)	M	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	18	55kg		90
19	235x995x05	LAMBORGHINI (NZ)	G	10	Patrick Payne	19	55kg		88
20	x52366x311	POWER SCHEME	G	4	Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes	20	55kg		85
21	x514847x53	SAVAHEAT (NZ)	G	6	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	21	55kg		85
22	3129×95748	ADELAIDE ACE (NZ)	G	4	Lindsey Smith	22	55kg		83
23	x21215x926	GAMAY	M	4	Archie Alexander	23	55kg		81
24	0960319329	NO EFFORT	M	6	Gavin Bedggood	24	55kg		80
25	21343×7047	RAINBOW THIEF (NZ)	G	5	Michael Moroney	25	55kg		79
26	2x1950x083	GAME OF THORNS	M	4	Kris Lees	26	55kg		76
27	5224×11	TRALEE ROSE (NZ)	M	4	Symon Wilde	27	55kg		70

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Eclipse Stakes History

The Eclipse Stakes has over the years acquired a reputation for quality fields and top notch winners.

The Eclipse Stakes race distance has changed a few times over the years, varying between 2100m and the current 1800m.

The 2013 Eclipse Stakes was held at Caulfield because Sandown was undergoing renovations. Prior to 2011, the Eclipse Stakes was held the week following the Zipping (Sandown) Classic. However, it was moved in order to create a significant feature race card on Zipping Classic Day.

Once a Principal Race, the Eclipse Stakes was given listed status at the introduction of the Group system. It held that until 1997, when it was upgraded to a Group 3 event.

The Eclipse Stakes was not held for two years, 1942 and 1943.

Notable Eclipse Stakes winners include Balkan Prince (1937), Morse Code (1950, 1952), Sky Call (1971), Pride Of Century (1981), Innocent King (1994), Fields Of Omagh (2001) and Mouro (2013). Eclipse Stakes results, place getters and winning times since 2000 are provided below.

Eclipse Stakes History

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2020 Eclipse Stakes	1st	So Si Bon	1 minute 49.61 seconds
	2nd	Power Scheme
	3rd	Homesman
2019 Eclipse Stakes	1st	Pacodali	1 minute 51.56 seconds
	2nd	Setting Sail
	3rd	Exasperate
2018 Eclipse Stakes	1st	Tally	1 minute 51.22 seconds
	2nd	He Ekscels
	3rd	Muraaqeb
2017 Eclipse Stakes	1st	Payroll	1 minute 51.45 seconds
	2nd	Kidmenever
	3rd	Jacquinot Bay
2016 Eclipse Stakes	1st	Turnitaround	1 minute 51.26 seconds
	2nd	High Church
	3rd	Lidari
2015 Eclipse Stakes	1st	Casino Dancer	1 minute 48.0 seconds
	2nd	Puccini
	3rd	Worthy Cause
2014 Eclipse Stakes	1st	Zabisco	1 minute 49.7 seconds
	2nd	Pheidon
	3rd	Extra Zero
2013 Eclipse Stakes	1st	Mouro	1 minute 50.3 seconds
	2nd	Rain Drum
	3rd	Bel Thor
2012 Eclipse Stakes	1st	Eclair Surprise	1 minute 49.6 seconds
	2nd	Tai Tai Tess
	3rd	Shewan
2011 Eclipse Stakes	1st	Rothera	1 minute 52.1 seconds
	2nd	Folding Gear
	3rd	Ulundi
2010 Eclipse Stakes	1st	Viking Hero	1 minute 55.2 seconds
	2nd	Davcon
	3rd	Niblick
2009Eclipse Stakes	1st	Bashful Girl	1 minute 49.8 seconds
	2nd	Rose Syrah
	3rd	Down Under Boy
2008Eclipse Stakes	1st	Eskimo Dan	2 minutes 15.5 seconds
	2nd	Instructor
	3rd	Sentire
2007Eclipse Stakes	1st	Like It Is	2 minutes 50.4 seconds
	2nd	Shinzig
	3rd	Hidden Strings
2006Eclipse Stakes	1st	Utility	2 minutes 52.0 seconds
	2nd	Douro Valley
	3rd	Flash Trick
2005Eclipse Stakes	1st	Aqua D’Amore	2 minutes 14.5 seconds
	2nd	Stamen
	3rd	Wild Classic
2004Eclipse Stakes	1st	Requisite	1 minute 49.6 seconds
	2nd	Fonome
	3rd	Caveat Emptor
2003Eclipse Stakes	1st	Zazzman	2 minutes 03.8 seconds
	2nd	Chairman’s Choice
	3rd	You Little Beaut
2002Eclipse Stakes	1st	Damaschino	2 minutes 02.1 seconds
	2nd	Another Warrior
	3rd	British Buska
2001Eclipse Stakes	1st	Fields Of Omagh	2 minutes 11.1 seconds
	2nd	Thong Classic
	3rd	Aquiver
2000Eclipse Stakes	1st	Tickle My	2 minutes 07.0 seconds
	2nd	The Collector
	3rd	Aka Bilk