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The Epona Stakes is a Group 3 staying race for fillies and mares run at Rosehill Gardens on Golden Slipper Day in March.
The Epona Stakes is a Group 3 race for fillies and mares held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse on Golden Slipper Day in March.
Golden Slipper Day is one of the highlights of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and features five Group 1 races: the Golden Slipper Stakes, Ranvet Stakes, The Galaxy, George Ryder Stakes and Rosehill Guineas. There are also a number of key support acts on the card that hold Group status including the Epona Stakes.
Run under set weights plus penalties conditions the Epona Stakes is contested over 1900m by female stayers and offers $160,000 in prize money. Fillies and mares may come into the Epona Stakes field via a number of lead-ups including a tougher run in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) the weekend before or the Group 3 Aspiration Quality (1600m) at the start of the month. In 2018 the Epona Stakes winner The Pinnacle improved on a lead-up second in the Aspiration Quality.
Possible later autumn targets for Epona Stakes graduates including the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) and the Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m). In 2016 Heavens Above ran second in both the Epona Stakes and Queen Of The Turf Stakes.
Mares looking for longer distance targets may contest the Group 2 Chairman’s Handicap (2600m) at Royal Randwick on Day 1 of ‘The Championships’ or even the following weekend’s Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m).
In 2021 the Epona Stakes third placed She’s Ideel franked the form running second next-up in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) before a fourth in that autumn’s Sydney Cup results.
The Epona Stakes 2022 ran at Rosehill Racecourse on Saturday March 19, 2022 as part of Golden Slipper Day card in Sydney and was won by Monegal ($7).
2022 Epona Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday March 19, 2022 |
Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
Distance: | 1900m |
Race Type: | SW+P / F&M 3YO&Up |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $160,000 |
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 4 | MONEGAL | Theresa Bateup | Ms Rachel King | 7 | 54kg | $7 | |||
2 | 5 | NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | William Pike | 2.17L | 5 | 54kg | $9 | ||
3 | 13 | FEEL THE RUSH (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ms Linda Meech | 6.47L | 10 | 54kg | $26 | ||
4 | 9 | BEDFORD SQUARE (NZ) | Matthew Smith | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 6.89L | 9 | 54kg | $21 | ||
5 | 1 | LE LUDE | John Thompson | Brock Ryan | 8.84L | 11 | 56kg | $3.80F | ||
6 | 2 | HARMONY ROSE | Mark Newnham | Tom Sherry (a) | 11.32L | 1 | 54kg | $4.80 | ||
7 | 6 | GALAXY BELLE (NZ) | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 12.86L | 6 | 54kg | $4.80 | ||
8 | 8 | FILL OF FUN | Anthony Cummings | Tyler Schiller (a) | 13.42L | 4 | 54kg | $31 | ||
9 | 12 | AZARMIN | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 16L | 3 | 54kg (cd 54.5kg) | $17 | ||
10 | 11 | WILD SHEILA | Kris Lees | Regan Bayliss | 33.38L | 2 | 54kg | $91 | ||
11 | 10 | TWICE ON SUNDAY | Bjorn Baker | Tim Clark | 43.42L | 8 | 54kg | $21 | ||
7 | WELSH LEGEND | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 0 | ||||||
3 | OUR INTRIGUE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The updated Epona Stakes 2022 betting odds on the staying fillies & mares racing in the Group 3 this Golden Slipper Day will be available below.
The Epona Stakes field features a smart line-up of fillies and mares either proven at staying distances or testing the waters over more metres during the autumn.
The official 2022 Epona Stakes field and barriers are set for release on Wednesday March 16, 2022 and will be published below as soon as available.
2022 Epona Stakes Scratchings:
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | x055829x31 | LE LUDE | John Thompson | Brock Ryan | 13 | 56kg | 97 | ||
2 | 327x6030x7 | HARMONY ROSE | Mark Newnham | Tom Sherry (a) | 1 | 54kg | 95 | ||
3 | 448125132x | OUR INTRIGUE (NZ) | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 5 | 54kg | 92 | ||
4 | 4042416515 | MONEGAL | Theresa Bateup | Ms Rachel King | 8 | 54kg | 88 | ||
5 | 0836×72251 | NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | William Pike | 6 | 54kg | 80 | ||
6 | 17111×0132 | GALAXY BELLE (NZ) | Kris Lees | Jason Collett | 7 | 54kg | 77 | ||
7 | 94559x524x | WELSH LEGEND | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 12 | 54kg | 77 | ||
8 | x9049x1135 | FILL OF FUN | Anthony Cummings | Tyler Schiller (a) | 4 | 54kg | 68 | ||
9 | 0x41222144 | BEDFORD SQUARE (NZ) | Matthew Smith | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 10 | 54kg | 67 | ||
10 | 7×81543322 | TWICE ON SUNDAY | Bjorn Baker | Tim Clark | 9 | 54kg | 66 | ||
11 | 96244×9464 | WILD SHEILA | Kris Lees | Chad Schofield | 2 | 54kg | 63 | ||
12 | 177×571031 | AZARMIN | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 3 | 54kg | 54.5kg | 75 | |
13 | 0x053840x5 | FEEL THE RUSH (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ms Linda Meech | 11 | 54kg | 75 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Early Epona Stakes nominations in 2022 are taken the Monday of race week and will be updated below once released.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 6×61331312 | ANGEL ROCK | M | 5 | Tom Dabernig | 76 |
2 | 0x41222144 | BEDFORD SQUARE (NZ) | M | 4 | Matthew Smith | 67 |
3 | x9049x1135 | FILL OF FUN | M | 5 | Anthony Cummings | 68 |
4 | 17111×0132 | GALAXY BELLE (NZ) | M | 4 | Kris Lees | 77 |
5 | 56×3312392 | GIRLS ARE READY | M | 5 | Joe Cleary | 62 |
6 | 327x6030x7 | HARMONY ROSE | M | 4 | Mark Newnham | 95 |
7 | x055829x31 | LE LUDE | M | 6 | John Thompson | 97 |
8 | 6404241651 | MONEGAL | M | 6 | Theresa Bateup | 88 |
9 | 0836×72251 | NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) | M | 6 | Michael Moroney | 80 |
10 | 448125132x | OUR INTRIGUE (NZ) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 92 |
11 | 7×81543322 | TWICE ON SUNDAY | M | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 66 |
12 | 94559x524x | WELSH LEGEND | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 77 |
13 | 96244×9464 | WILD SHEILA | M | 6 | Kris Lees | 63 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Epona Stakes was first run in 1998 and won by Burning Embers. Since then some nice types have taken out the race including Fibrillation (2012) and Scratchy Bottom (2015). It only gained black-type status in 2001 as a Listed race before a Group 3 upgrade in 2012. The race is named after Celtic-Roman god Epona known as the protector of horses.
Known by a number of different names over the years the Epona Stakes has run as the Epona Mares Quality Plate, De Bortoli Wines Stakes and Percy Sykes Tribute Stakes in recent years. From 2000 – 2002 the race took place at Canterbury Park and from 1998 – 1999 it was contested over 2000m instead of the current 1900m distance.
In 2021 the original Golden Slipper Stakes race day including the Epona Stakes was abandoned due to heavy rainfall and unsafe track conditions and postponed to the following Saturday.
See below for the full Epona Stakes results and winners going back to the year 2000.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2022 Epona Stakes |
1st | Monegal | 2 minutes 00.62 seconds |
2nd | Nerve Not Verve | ||
3rd | Feel The Rush | ||
2021 Epona Stakes |
1st | Polly Grey | 1 minute 57.80 seconds |
2nd | Aliferous | ||
3rd | She’s Ideel | ||
2020 Epona Stakes |
1st | Missybeel | 1 minute 57.64 |
2nd | Gayatri | ||
3rd | Greysful Glamour | ||
2019 Epona Stakes |
1st | Semari | 2 minutes 02.30 seconds |
2nd | I’m A Princess | ||
3rd | All Too Soon | ||
2018 Epona Stakes |
1st | The Pinnacle | 1 minute 58.51 seconds |
2nd | Domed | ||
3rd | Nettoyer | ||
2017 Epona Stakes |
1st | Consommateur | 2 minutes 06.45 seconds |
2nd | Ambience | ||
3rd | Top Of My List | ||
2016 Epona Stakes |
1st | Vergara | 1 minute 56.8 seconds |
2nd | Heavens Above | ||
3rd | Sweet Fire | ||
2015 Epona Stakes |
1st | Scratchy Bottom | 1 minute 57.3 seconds |
2nd | Rising Romance | ||
3rd | Telepathic | ||
2014 Epona Stakes |
1st | Intimate Moment | 2 minutes 7.0 seconds |
2nd | Any Day Will Do | ||
3rd | Epingle | ||
2013 Epona Stakes |
1st | Aliyana Tilde | 1 minute 55.8 seconds |
2nd | Epingle | ||
3rd | Dolly Dolly | ||
2012 Epona Stakes |
1st | Fibrillation | 1 minute 57.6 seconds |
2nd | Crafty Irna | ||
3rd | Once Were Wild | ||
2011 Epona Stakes |
1st | Galizani | 1 minute 57.0 seconds |
2nd | Vivid Vixen | ||
3rd | Vintedge | ||
2010 Epona Stakes |
1st | Messenger | 1 minute 59.8 seconds |
2nd | Pagan Princess | ||
3rd | Jessicabeel | ||
2009 Epona Stakes |
1st | Divine Rebel | 1 minute 58.5 seconds |
2nd | Prima Nova | ||
3rd | Risayla | ||
2008 Epona Stakes |
1st | Ready To Lift | 1 minute 57.69 seconds |
2nd | My Lady’s Chamber | ||
3rd | Reggie | ||
2007 Epona Stakes |
1st | Safwa | 1 minute 55.62 seconds |
2nd | Grey Stream | ||
3rd | Upper Echelon | ||
2006 Epona Stakes |
1st | Kosi Bay | 1 minute 57.78 seconds |
2nd | Fantasia | ||
3rd | Sun Song | ||
2005 Epona Stakes |
1st | Natural Woman | 1 minute 55.06 seconds |
2nd | Cincinnati Gal | ||
3rd | Clevedon | ||
2004 Epona Stakes |
1st | Great Anna | 1 minute 56.55 seconds |
2nd | Vereza | ||
3rd | Thundarosa | ||
2003 Epona Stakes |
1st | Airlie Bird | 1 minute 55.8 seconds |
2nd | Talista Belle | ||
3rd | Honor Babe | ||
2002 Epona Stakes |
1st | Ilze | 1 minute 58.43 seconds |
2nd | Floridays | ||
3rd | Call Me Lily | ||
2001 Epona Stakes |
1st | Market Price | 1 minute 57.85 seconds |
2nd | Poppett | ||
3rd | The Druidess | ||
2000 Epona Stakes |
1st | Our Erin | 2 minutes 00.16 seconds |
2nd | Eye Spy | ||
3rd | Dalquareen |