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The Group 3 Festival Stakes is run at Rosehill Gardens during the Sydney Summer Racing Carnival as a lead-up to the Villiers Stakes.
2019 Festival Stakes Results
- 1st: #14 Ranier
- 2nd: #9 Live And Free
- 3rd: #2 Cellarman
Festival Stakes News
The 2019 Festival Stakes is a Group 3 race run at Rosehill Gardens in late November or early December during the Sydney Summer Racing Carnival.
The quality handicap race is run over 1500m, offers $160,000 in prize money and takes place on the same Saturday as Perth’s $1 million Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m).
Horses running in the Festival Stakes field can come via a host of different lead-ups including Melbourne races run over the spring such as the Group 3 Chatham Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Mackinnon Stakes Day.
The Festival Stakes serves as a nice lead-up race to the Group 2 $250,000 Villiers Stakes (1600m) run over the mile at Royal Randwick a fortnight later and the Group 3 Summer Cup (2000m) back at Randwick on Boxing Day in late December. Monton (2011) was the last horse to complete the Festival Stakes – Villiers Stakes double, while the 2018 Festival Stakes winner My Nordic Hero ran third in the Villiers next start.
The Festival Stakes 2019 ran on Saturday November 30, 2019 and was won by the equal favourite Ranier for Godolphin.
| 2019 Festival Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday November 30, 2019 |
| Track: | Rosehill Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1500m |
| Race Type: | Quality Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $160,000 |
2019 Festival Stakes Results
- 1st: #14 Ranier
- 2nd: #9 Live And Free
- 3rd: #2 Cellarman
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Barrier | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | RANIER | James Cummings | Ms Kathy O’Hara | – | 1 | 53kg | $6EF |
| 2 | 9 | LIVE AND FREE (NZ) | John O’Shea | Brenton Avdulla | 0.1L | 4 | 53.5kg | $8 |
| 3 | 2 | CELLARMAN | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 1.9L | 7 | 59kg | $26 |
| 4 | 1 | INVINCIBLE GEM | Kris Lees | Ms Rachel King | 2L | 13 | 59kg | $12 |
| 5 | 7 | SIREN’S FURY | Jason Coyle | Tim Clark | 3.3L | 8 | 55kg | $15 |
| 6 | 10 | BOBBING | Bernie Kelly | James Innes Jnr | 3.8L | 5 | 53kg | $6EF |
| 7 | 3 | RENEWAL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 4L | 12 | 57.5kg | $7.50 |
| 8 | 13 | HOGMANAY | Chris Waller | Jay Ford | 4.3L | 3 | 53kg | $91 |
| 9 | 8 | MR GARCIA (GB) | Kris Lees | Christian Reith | 4.5L | 6 | 55kg | $101 |
| 10 | 6 | SAMBRO | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 8.5L | 9 | 56.5kg | $14 |
| 11 | 4 | MOSS TRIP | Peter & Paul Snowden | Nash Rawiller | 9.8L | 10 | 57kg | $7.50 |
| 12 | 11 | TESTASHADOW | Gary Portelli | Deanne Panya | 11.3L | 11 | 53kg | $51 |
| 13 | 12 | DON’T GIVE A DAMN | Danny Williams | Glyn Schofield | 11.5L | 2 | 53kg (cd 54kg) | $6.50 |
| – | 5 | SPECTROSCOPE (USA) | Natalie McCall | Joshua Parr | – | 0 | – | – |
2019 Festival Stakes Betting Odds
The latest Festival Stakes odds will be listed below with pricing links to Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your Festival Stakes Tips at the right price this summer racing season.
2019 Festival Stakes Field
The Festival Stakes field attracts a diverse line-up of summer gallopers many of which are heading towards a run in the season’s Villiers Stakes over the Randwick mile and is released on the Wednesday before the race.
The official 2019 Festival Stakes field and barriers will be published below as soon as announced by Racing NSW.
The Festival Stakes 2019 final field features 14 hopefuls led in betting by the rails-drawn Ranier for Godolphin who drops right back from the 58kg he carried to a second at Flemington on Mackinnon Stakes Day to the 53kg minimum this weekend.
Update: #5 Spectroscope (6) has been scratched from the Festival Stakes field
Read more on the 2019 Festival Stakes Field & Betting markets led by Ranier.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3810x237x0 | INVINCIBLE GEM | Kris Lees | Ms Rachel King | 14 | 59kg | 106 |
| 2 | 667045×071 | CELLARMAN | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 8 | 59kg | 102 |
| 3 | 43211×1355 | RENEWAL | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Tommy Berry | 13 | 57.5kg | 99 |
| 4 | 9x4009x042 | MOSS TRIP | Peter & Paul Snowden | Nash Rawiller | 11 | 57kg | 102 |
| 5 | x394267x33 | SPECTROSCOPE (USA) | Natalie McCall | Joshua Parr | 6 | 57kg | 98 |
| 6 | 811x37242x | SAMBRO | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 10 | 56.5kg | 97 |
| 7 | 69100990×7 | SIREN’S FURY | Jason Coyle | Tim Clark | 9 | 55kg | 98 |
| 8 | 825100x88x | MR GARCIA (GB) | Kris Lees | Christian Reith | 7 | 55kg | 94 |
| 9 | 11x93328x9 | LIVE AND FREE (NZ) | John O’Shea | Brenton Avdulla | 4 | 53.5kg | 91 |
| 10 | 121x216x34 | BOBBING | Bernie Kelly | James Innes Jnr | 5 | 53kg | 88 |
| 11 | x955930346 | TESTASHADOW | Gary Portelli | Deanne Panya | 12 | 53kg | 88 |
| 12 | 1x950x7751 | DON’T GIVE A DAMN | Danny Williams | Glyn Schofield | 2 | 53kg | 87 |
| 13 | 544037115x | HOGMANAY | Chris Waller | Jay Ford | 3 | 53kg | 87 |
| 14 | 564×031042 | RANIER | James Cummings | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 1 | 53kg | 87 |
2019 Festival Stakes Nominations
The Festival Stakes nominations are taken the Monday prior to the race and are the first indication of what middle-distance gallopers will take to the track for the handicap clash in early December.
The 2019 Festival Stakes nominations attracted 17 early entries including the 2017 winner Testashadow and Chris Waller’s last start Ladies’ Day Vase winner at Hawkesbury Cellarman.
| # | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Hcp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3810x237x0 | INVINCIBLE GEM | M | 6 | Kris Lees | 1 | 59kg | 59kg | 106 |
| 2 | 667045×071 | CELLARMAN | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 2= | 59kg | 59kg | 102 |
| 3 | 9x4009x042 | MOSS TRIP | M | 5 | Peter & Paul Snowden | 2= | 57kg | 57kg | 102 |
| 4 | 43211×1355 | RENEWAL | G | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 4 | 57.5kg | 57.5kg | 99 |
| 5 | 69100990×7 | SIREN’S FURY | M | 6 | Jason Coyle | 5 | 55kg | 55kg | 98 |
| 6 | 811x37242x | SAMBRO | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 6 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 97 |
| 7 | 11x93328x9 | LIVE AND FREE (NZ) | G | 5 | John O’Shea | 7 | 53.5kg | 53.5kg | 91 |
| 8 | 121x216x34 | BOBBING | G | 6 | Bernie Kelly | 8= | 53kg | 53kg | 88 |
| 9 | x955930346 | TESTASHADOW | G | 8 | Gary Portelli | 8= | 53kg | 53kg | 88 |
| 10 | 1x950x7751 | DON’T GIVE A DAMN | G | 6 | Danny Williams | 10= | 53kg | 53kg | 87 |
| 11 | 544037115x | HOGMANAY | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 10= | 53kg | 53kg | 87 |
| 12 | 564×031042 | RANIER | G | 4 | James Cummings | 10= | 53kg | 53kg | 87 |
| 13 | 6x1213x941 | STROME | M | 5 | Gary Portelli | 10= | 53kg | 53kg | 87 |
| 14 | 5107×76152 | MISS REDOBLE | M | 5 | Tracey Bartley | 14 | 53kg | 53kg | 76 |
| 15 | 8151456×91 | SPENCER | G | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 15 | 53kg | 53kg | 73 |
| 16 | x394267x33 | SPECTROSCOPE (USA) | G | 7 | Natalie McCall | 16 | 57kg | 57kg | 98 |
| 17 | 825100x88x | MR GARCIA (GB) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 17 | 55kg | 55kg | 94 |
Festival Stakes History
The Festival Stakes was first run in 1948 and won by Cragside. Since then a number of quality contenders have taken out the Sydney showdown including Headstrong (1994), Ike’s Dream (2004), Monton (2011) and I’m Imposing (2014).
The event has run at both Rosehill Racecourse as well as Canterbury Park and has also undergone a number of distance changes. It has been run over its current 1500m distance since 2008. It was inaugurated as a Principal race before gaining Listed status in 1979 – 2015. The Festival Stakes was elevated to a Group 3 race for the first time in 2016.
Recent Festival Stakes Winners
See below for the full list of Festival Stakes winners and results going back to 2000.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Festival Stakes |
1st | Ranier | 1 minute 29.46 seconds |
| 2nd | Live And Free | ||
| 3rd | Cellarman | ||
| 2018 Festival Stakes |
1st | My Nordic Hero | 1 minute 29.10 seconds |
| 2nd | Goodfella | ||
| 3rd | Chamois Road | ||
| 2017 Festival Stakes |
1st | Testashadow | 1 minute 31.67 seconds |
| 2nd | Mister Sea Wolf | ||
| 3rd | Red Excitement | ||
| 2016 Festival Stakes |
1st | Sweet Redemption | 1 minute 29.63 seconds |
| 2nd | Hazzabeel | ||
| 3rd | Red Excitement | ||
| 2015 Festival Stakes |
1st | Mighty Lucky | 1 minute 29.49 seconds |
| 2nd | It’s Somewhat | ||
| 3rd | Peace Force | ||
| 2014 Festival Stakes |
1st | I’m Imposing | 1 minute 28.51 seconds |
| 2nd | Estonian Princess | ||
| 3rd | Strawberry Boy | ||
| 2013 Festival Stakes |
1st | White Sage | 1 minute 30.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Terravista | ||
| 3rd | Alma’s Fury | ||
| 2012 Festival Stakes |
1st | Malavio | 1 minute 28.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Monton | ||
| 3rd | Galah | ||
| 2011 Festival Stakes |
1st | Monton | 1 minute 28.63 seconds |
| 2nd | Lightinthenite | ||
| 3rd | Viva Las | ||
| 2010 Festival Stakes |
1st | Race Not Run | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2009 Festival Stakes |
1st | Rabbuka | 1 minute 28.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Parfumier | ||
| 3rd | Ahdashim | ||
| 2008 (December) Festival Stakes |
1st | Voice Commander | 1 minute 29.25 seconds |
| 2nd | Synonym | ||
| 3rd | Theophorus | ||
| 2008 (January) Festival Stakes |
1st | Eremein | 1 minute 33.92 seconds |
| 2nd | Lancaster Park | ||
| 3rd | Beauty Watch | ||
| 2007 Festival Stakes |
1st | Race Not Run | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2006 Festival Stakes |
1st | Utzon | 1 minute 22.69 seconds |
| 2nd | Anwaar | ||
| 3rd | Real Strike | ||
| 2005 Festival Stakes |
1st | Spirit Of Tara | 1 minute 24.83 seconds |
| 2nd | Our Apache | ||
| 3rd | Benedetti | ||
| 2004 Festival Stakes |
1st | Ike’s Dream | 1 minute 21.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Sam Sung A Song | ||
| 3rd | Rinehart | ||
| 2003 Festival Stakes |
1st | This Manshood | 1 minute 22.69 seconds |
| 2nd | Palladium Star | ||
| 3rd | Salagado | ||
| 2002 Festival Stakes |
1st | This Manshood | 1 minute 23.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Gabfest | ||
| 3rd | Raw Instinct | ||
| 2001 Festival Stakes |
1st | Nanny Maroon | 1 minute 22.35 seconds |
| 2nd | Play Station | ||
| 3rd | Osca Warrior | ||
| 2000 Festival Stakes |
1st | Adam | 1 minute 17.02 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr. Innocent | ||
| 3rd | Steel City | ||
