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The 2019 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 2019 Eclipse Stakes ran on Saturday November 16, 2019 and was won by veteran seven-year-old Pacodali. 

Eclipse Stakes 2019
Date:	Saturday November 16, 2019
Track:	Sandown Racecourse
Distance:	1800m
Race Type:	Open Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$160,000

2019 Eclipse Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Pacodali
• 2nd: #4 Setting Sail
• 3rd: #11 Exasperate

The Lindsey Smith-trained veteran seven-year-old Pacodali carried the topweight to a commanding 1.75 length win in the Eclipse Stakes 2019 results to defeat Charlie Appleby’s English raider Setting Sail who ran second as the beaten short-priced favourite.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Barrier	Weight	SP
1	1	PACODALI (IRE)	Lindsey Smith	Dean Yendall	–	8	59kg	$6.50
2	4	SETTING SAIL (GB)	Charlie Appleby	James Doyle	1.75L	2	56kg	$2.05F
3	11	EXASPERATE	Matthew Brown	Beau Mertens	4.25L	5	54kg	$51
4	7	SAVAHEAT (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Michael Dee	4.45L	11	54kg	$13
5	6	MR MONEY BAGS	Robbie Griffiths	Jye McNeil	5.7L	1	54kg	$9.50
6	8	DANON ROMAN (JPN)	Anthony Freedman	Damien Thornton	6.45L	9	54kg	$21
7	3	PLEIN CIEL (GER)	Anthony Freedman	Craig Williams	7.95L	10	57kg	$6
8	9	MAIN STAGE (NZ)	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Barend Vorster	8.7L	6	54kg	$31
9	10	MR CLARIFY (NZ)	Wayne Walters	Patrick Moloney	9.45L	3	54kg	$151
10	2	MOSS ’N’ DALE (NZ)	Peter Gelagotis	Jack Martin (a)	9.55L	7	57.5kg	$26
11	12	ZOUY’S COMET	Richard Laming	Ms Linda Meech	11.05L	4	54kg	$41
–	5	SHEEZDASHING	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	–	–	0	–	–

2019 Eclipse Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Eclipse Stakes 2019 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.

2019 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 2019 Eclipse Stakes field is released the Wednesday before the race and will be published below once announced by Racing Victoria.

2019 Eclipse Stakes Nominations

The 2019 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.

The Eclipse Stakes 2019 nominations attracted a bumper 28 early entries including Widgee Turf and Pacodali who are also the co-topweights for the Kevin Heffernan Stakes on the same day. The in-form Admiral’s Joker comes off a Chatham Stakes second, the Chris Waller-trained So You Win was narrowly beaten for third on Melbourne Cup Day, while Charlie Appleby’s UK raider Setting Sail could line-up first-up down under in the race.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	21017×5392	WIDGEE TURF	G	6	Patrick Payne	1	59kg	104
2	451252×443	PACODALI (IRE)	G	7	Lindsey Smith	2	59kg	104
3	2x332x70x0	POUNAMU	G	8	Michael Kent	3	58kg	102
4	x004980x60	MOSS ’N’ DALE (NZ)	G	7	Peter Gelagotis	4	57.5kg	101
5	51821×1112	ADMIRAL’S JOKER	G	7	Kylie Vella	5	57.5kg	101
6	x67310x465	PLEIN CIEL (GER)	G	7	Anthony Freedman	6	57kg	100
7	2421218211	DR DRILL (GB)	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	7	56.5kg	99
8	1650×62400	MAHAMEDEIS	G	5	Nick Ryan	8	56kg	98
9	x211234243	SO YOU WIN	G	5	Chris Waller	9	56kg	98
10	1x1441231x	SETTING SAIL (GB)	G	5	Charlie Appleby	10	56kg	98
11	x147x27882	MISS SISKA	M	6	Grahame Begg	11	54kg	96
12	x5315x8124	A SHIN ROOK (JPN)	G	6	Anthony Freedman	12	54kg	94
13	1111×53630	FIDELIA	M	4	Robbie Griffiths	13	54kg	92
14	1555310×00	ETANA	M	4	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	14	54kg	88
15	x573525x04	SHEEZDASHING	M	5	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	15	54kg	87
16	1x6226x347	ONE MORE TRY	M	5	Matt Cumani	16	54kg	87
17	x22352x0x9	KING OF CAMELOT (FR)	G	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	17	54kg	85
18	30×0906642	MR MONEY BAGS	G	5	Robbie Griffiths	18	54kg	83
19	5752617×11	SAVAHEAT (NZ)	G	5	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	19	54kg	82
20	2123135×71	PRINCE ZIGGY	G	6	Jamie Edwards	20	54kg	81
21	3527x566x1	DANON ROMAN (JPN)	G	6	Anthony Freedman	21	54kg	81
22	510×985744	MAIN STAGE (NZ)	G	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	22	54kg	75
23	9087×54673	MR CLARIFY (NZ)	G	7	Wayne Walters	23	54kg	75
24	242229×293	MR EXCLUSIVE	G	4	Matthew Brown	24	54kg	74
25	209018×745	PLOT THE COURSE	G	8	Michael Trotter	25	54kg	74
26	13412128×3	EXASPERATE	G	5	Matthew Brown	26	54kg	73
27	7676115665	BRIGADIER (NZ)	G	7	Wayne Walters	27	54kg	72
28	21x1060x13	ZOUY’S COMET	G	4	Richard Laming	28	54kg	70

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
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