Eskimo Prince Stakes

The Eskimo Prince Stakes is a Group 3 event held at Randwick Racecourse during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes Results

  • 1st: #3 Aft Cabin
  • 2nd: #8 Zou Tiger
  • 3rd: #6 Communist



The Eskimo Prince Stakes is a Group 3 race run in Sydney at Royal Randwick Racecourse (having previously been held at Warwick Farm) in early February  as a lead-up to the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

Run over 1200m the set weights plus penalties sprint is open only to three-year-old horses and offers $200,000 in total prize money.

It is the sole Group status race on the card currently featuring on its own stand alone meeting. The Eskimo Prince Stakes may be the campaign starting point for the up-and-comers in the field. 

A good next-up target for horses coming out of the Eskimo Prince Stakes field is the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens. In 2016 Le Romain ran second in both the Eskimo Prince Stakes and Hobartville Stakes before his Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) win that March.

The last horses to do the Eskimo Prince Stakes – Hobartville Stakes double meanwhile were Man From Uncle (2017) followed the next year by Kementari (2018) who also went on to win the Randwick Guineas.

In 2022 the Eskimo Prince third place-getter Converge went on to win the Randwick Guineas two starts later before a second in that season’s Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m).

The 2022 Eskimo Prince Stakes form was further franked with the winner Paulele running third in that April’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m). He also returned in the winter to run second in both the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) and Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) in Brisbane before heading to Perth that November to win the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m).

The Eskimo Prince Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday February 4, 2023 at Randwick Racecourse and was won in style by the resuming favourite Aft Cabin ($2.20F) from the Godolphin stable. 

2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes
Date: Saturday February 4, 2023
Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance: 1200m
Race Type: 3YO – Set Weights + Penalties
Status: Group 3
Prize Money: $200,000

2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes Results

  • 1st: #3 Aft Cabin ($2.20F)
  • 2nd: #8 Zou Tiger
  • 3rd: #6 Communist 

Star Godolphin-raced Astern colt Aft Cabin ($2.20F) won the Eskimo Prince Stakes 2023 results in dominant fashion and is now favourite for both the Group 1 Randwick Guineas and the Australian Guineas over the autumn carnival. 

  Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
  1 3 AFT CABIN James Cummings James McDonald   7 58.5kg   $2.20F
  2 8 ZOU TIGER John O’Shea Tom Marquand 1.73L 6 56kg   $3.90
  3 6 COMMUNIST Michael Freedman Jason Collett 2.45L 4 56kg   $10
  4 7 BROSNAN Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Brett Prebble 2.59L 1 56kg   $61
  5 5 OSIPENKO (NZ) Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 3.53L 3 56kg (cd 57kg)   $7
  6 9 TORONOMICA Richard & Will Freedman Tim Clark 3.77L 8 56kg   $21
  7 2 WILLIAMSBURG Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Joshua Parr 5.84L 5 58.5kg   $21
  8 1 SEJARDAN Gary Portelli Brenton Avdulla 6.08L 2 59kg   $12
  9 10 CAPITOL QUEEN Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ms Rachel King 6.6L 9 54kg   $31
    4 WOLVERINE (NZ) Kris Lees Kerrin McEvoy   0      

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes Betting Odds

The updated Eskimo Prince Stakes 2023 betting odds will be published in full below with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au once betting on the early autumn feature for Randwick Guineas hopes opens.

Paulele ($3.10 in 2022) and Aft Cabin ($2.20 in 2023) are the last favourites in Eskimo Prince Stakes betting to win.

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2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Eskimo Prince Stakes 2023 Tips on the Group 3 Randwick sprint this February.

  • To Win: #8 Zou Tiger ($3.40 at time of publish) 

Going the upset with the returning John O’Shea-trained Zoustar colt who was excellent last start when third in the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m) behind Jacquinot at Rosehill in September at 60/1. Maiden winner two back before that, and there were excuses when five lengths off Golden Mile running unplaced in the Ming Dynasty. Brought on fitness-wise ahead of his first-up run with two lead-up trials at Randwick on Soft going. Small field, loves Sydney, handled himself well from out wide in the Rose, and that form has been franked with Jacquinot winning his return in the Group 3 Manfred Stakes on Australia Day. Ticks plenty of boxes.

2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes Field

The Eskimo Prince Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of three-year-olds at the start of their autumn campaigns, many of which may be heading towards tougher events over more distance such as the Randwick Guineas.

The official 2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes field and barriers are set for release by Racing NSW on Wednesday February 1, 2023 and will be published in full below.

The Eskimo Prince Stakes 2023 final field features a small but quality field led in betting by Godolphin’s returning Caulfield Guineas Prelude winner Aft Cabin and Golden Rose third placed Zoustar colt Zou Tiger.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 319x77610x SEJARDAN Gary Portelli Brenton Avdulla 2 59kg     93
2 113x85135x WILLIAMSBURG Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Joshua Parr 6 58.5kg     85
3 2121x AFT CABIN James Cummings James McDonald 8 58.5kg     86
4 112x2x638x WOLVERINE (NZ) Kris Lees Kerrin McEvoy 4 57.5kg     91
5 12x73x OSIPENKO (NZ) Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 3 56kg     91
6 2114122x COMMUNIST Michael Freedman Jason Collett 5 56kg     82
7 64713x607x BROSNAN Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Brett Prebble 1 56kg     78
8 22x183x ZOU TIGER John O’Shea Tom Marquand 7 56kg     89
9 8x39x311 TORONOMICA Richard & Will Freedman Tim Clark 9 56kg     69
10 1 CAPITOL QUEEN Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ms Rachel King 10 54kg     65

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Eskimo Prince Stakes in 2023 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 319x77610x SEJARDAN C 3 Gary Portelli 1 59kg     93
2 113x85135x WILLIAMSBURG C 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 2 58.5kg     85
3 112x2x638x WOLVERINE (NZ) F 3 Kris Lees 3 57.5kg     91
4 12x73x OSIPENKO (NZ) C 3 Chris Waller 4 56kg     91
5 4x81431x PERFECT THOUGHT C 3 John Sargent 5 58.5kg     82
6 2114122x COMMUNIST G 3 Michael Freedman 6 56kg     82
7 2121x AFT CABIN C 3 James Cummings 7 58.5kg     86
8 140x760x SEBONACK G 3 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 8 58.5kg     77
9 64713x607x BROSNAN C 3 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 9 56kg     78
10 22x183x ZOU TIGER C 3 John O’Shea 10 56kg     89
11 8x39x311 TORONOMICA G 3 Richard & Will Freedman 11 56kg     69
12 1 CAPITOL QUEEN F 3 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 12 54kg     65

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Eskimo Prince Stakes History

The Eskimo Prince Stakes has been run since its inception in 1984 and the inaugural winner was Run Ashore.

Since then a host of notable youngsters have won the race including Spark Of Life (2004), Snippetson (2005), El Roca (2014), Scissor Kick (2015) and Kementari (2018).

The race has been hosted at a number of various Sydney racecourses including Canterbury Park, Rosehill Gardens and Randwick Racecourse where the event returned in 2016 for the first time since 2012.

It now runs at Sydney’s Warwick Farm track. It started as a Listed race before gaining its current Group 3 status from 2014.

It has been run over a number of distances based on the race track. There was no 2020 Eskimo Prince Stakes due to a washed out Warwick Farm meeting with the race cancelled and not rescheduled.

See below for the full list of Eskimo Prince Stakes winners and results going back to the year 2000.

Recent Eskimo Prince Stakes Winners

Year Place Horse Time
 
2023 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Aft Cabin 1 minute 8.85 seconds
2nd Zou Tiger
3rd Communist
 
2022 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Paulele 1 minute 10.46 seconds
2nd Ranch Hand
3rd Converge
 
2021 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Peltzer 1 minute 11.21 seconds
2nd The Face
3rd Prague
 
2020 Eskimo Prince Stakes (Abandoned) 1st
2nd
3rd
 
2019 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Gem Song 1 minute 12.42 seconds
2nd Purple Sector
3rd Charge
 
2018 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Kementari 1 minute 09.69 seconds
2nd Siege Of Quebec
3rd Brave Song
 
2017 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Man From Uncle 1 minute 11.20 seconds
2nd Guard Of Honour
3rd Generalissimo
 
2016 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Spill The Beans 1 minute 10.6 seconds
2nd Le Romain
3rd Counterattack
 
2015 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Scissor Kick 1 minute 9.9 seconds
2nd Delectation
3rd Harrier Jet
 
2014 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st El Roca 1 minute 11.3 seconds
2nd Dissident
3rd Romantic Touch
 
2013 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Ichihara 1 minute 9.1 seconds
2nd Heart Testa
3rd Limes
 
2012 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Nobby Snip 1 minute 10.8 seconds
2nd Niagara
3rd Aerobatics
 
2011 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Agister 1 minute 8.6 seconds
2nd Celts
3rd Halekulani
 
2010 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st The Mikado 1 minute 9.2 seconds
2nd Zingaling
3rd Familists
 
2009 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Bhutane Dane 1 minute 19.5 seconds
2nd Ahdashim
3rd Fully Fledged
 
2008 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Tenant’s Tiara 1 minute 10.7 seconds
2nd Espurante
3rd Murtajill
 
2007 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Absolutelyfabulous 1 minute 3.0 seconds
2nd Hot ‘n’ Ready
3rd Eight Moons
 
2006 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Strada 1 minute 4.25 seconds
2nd Media
3rd Albaicin
 
2005 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Snippetson 1 minute 3.7 seconds
2nd Conrod Straight
3rd Picket Fence
 
2004 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Spark Of Life 1 minute 4.2 seconds
2nd Sharp
3rd Dance With Deb
 
2003 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Dehero 1 minute 3.0 seconds
2nd Star Of Florida
3rd Sir Craiglee
 
2002 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Red Hannigan 1 minute 4.5 seconds
2nd Magic Hatter
3rd Academe
 
2001 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st National Saint 1 minute 4.8 seconds
2nd Mowerman
3rd Bushra Gem
 
2000 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1st Major 1 minute 4.4 seconds
2nd Majestic Fiesta
3rd Dyslexia

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