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The Manfred Stakes is a Group 3 race currently runs at Ladbrokes Park Hillside at Sandown on Australia Day in late January during the early stages of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

The race was previously held at Caulfield Racecourse in early February before being moved to the Australia Day race card for 2023. Open only to three-year-old horses the Manfred Stakes currently run over 1300m (up from 1200m in 2023) under set weights plus penalties conditions and offers $200,000 in total prize money.

Gallopers may be having their first start for the autumn in the race or have had an earlier lead-up in a summer lead-up in Melbourne.

Horses out of the Manfred Stakes field have a number of options looking ahead including the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1200m) at Flemington a fortnight later and even the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in March for those after more distance.

In 2020 Super Seth backed up from his Caulfield Guineas win to take out the Manfred Stakes before a next-up second against the older horses in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) on Blue Diamond Stakes Day.

The following year the 2021 Manfred Stakes winner Portland Sky backed-up to dead-heat for first in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m).

The 2023 Manfred Stakes ran on Thursday January 26th, 2023 as part of Ladbrokes Hillside’s Australia Day racing action in Melbourne over an increased distance of 1300m and was narrowly won by the first-up favourite Jacquinot ($2.10F). 

2023 Manfred Stakes
Date:	Thursday January 26th, 2023
Track:	Sandown Racecourse
Distance:	1300m (up from 1200m in 2023)
Race Type:	3YO – Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2023 Manfred Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Jacquinot ($2.10F)
• 2nd: #3 Bank Maur
• 3rd: #9 Ruthless Dame

Class Rubick colt Jacquinot ($2.10F) enjoyed a narrow first-up victory in the Manfred Stakes 2023 results on Australia Day with the reigning Golden Rose champion returning to winning form fresh with Damian Lane aboard for the ride on 59.5kg. 

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	JACQUINOT	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damian Lane		2	59.5kg		$2.10F
	2	3	BANK MAUR	Richard Laming	Jye McNeil	0.1L	3	57kg		$7.50
	3	9	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Jamie Kah	0.2L	8	56.5kg		$11
	4	11	ROYAL MERCHANT	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee	0.6L	10	55kg		$17
	5	2	MAXIMILLIUS	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Blake Shinn	2.1L	6	58.5kg		$26
	6	10	CLIMBING STAR (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Zac Spain	3.6L	9	55kg		$6
	7	4	WATADEEL	Phillip Stokes	Craig Williams	3.7L	4	57kg		$26
	8	7	MIGHTY SAPPHIRE	Michael Moroney	Ethan Brown	6.2L	1	57kg		$151
	9	5	ANGRY SKIES	Ben & JD Hayes	Mark Zahra	6.7L	5	57kg		$20
	10	6	MERRY MAC BOY	Peter G Moody	Daniel Stackhouse	7.45L	11	57kg		$8
	11	8	SIR TOROBEEL	Liam Howley	Blaike McDougall	15.45L	7	57kg		$201

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Manfred Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Manfred Stakes 2023 betting markets will be available below courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as betting on the Melbourne Group 3 are released. Generation ($1.85 in 2022) was the last favourite in Manfred Stakes betting to win.

Jacquinot ($2.10 in 2023) was the last favourite in Manfred Stakes betting to win. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 MANFRED STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Manfred Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Manfred Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Manfred Stakes 2023 Tips on the three-year-old’s showdown this season.

• To Win: #1 Jacquinot ($1.80 at time of publish)

He gives the weight away to his rivals with 59.5kg here, but still hard to go past the Group 1 Golden Rose winner from the spring first-up in easier company. Was far from disgraced against the best sprinters going round when fifth only 1.5 lengths beaten in the $15 million The Everest before a ninth in the Coolmore Stud Stakes. Not sure how well he liked the straight and he was out the far side at the end of his prep there. Fresh he’s undefeated and this looks a nice campaign kick off for the classy Rubick colt. Priced accordingly.

2023 Manfred Stakes Field

The Manfred Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of early autumn three-year-olds who could be heading towards Group 1 races including the Australian Guineas against their own kind or the CF Orr Stakes taking on the older gallopers.

The official Manfred Stakes 2023 field and barriers are set for release on the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below.

The 2023 Manfred Stakes final field is now out featuring a quality line-up of middle-distance sprinters led in betting by the odds-on favourite  Jacquinot chasing his first win since last year’s Golden Rose. 

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1536x1159x	JACQUINOT	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damian Lane	2	59.5kg		111
2	5x41x00x4	MAXIMILLIUS	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Blake Shinn	6	58.5kg		77
3	17x218x	BANK MAUR	Richard Laming	Jye McNeil	3	57kg		70
4	4x124x	WATADEEL	Phillip Stokes	Craig Williams	4	57kg		65
5	14205x	ANGRY SKIES	Ben & JD Hayes	Mark Zahra	5	57kg		71
6	11×2	MERRY MAC BOY	Peter G Moody	Ms Linda Meech	11	57kg		68
7	4×931	MIGHTY SAPPHIRE	Michael Moroney	Ethan Brown	1	57kg		62
8	584100x	SIR TOROBEEL	Liam Howley	Blaike McDougall	7	57kg		60
9	11x	RUTHLESS DAME (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Jamie Kah	8	56.5kg		76
10	122x	CLIMBING STAR (NZ)	Phillip Stokes	Zac Spain	9	55kg		81
11	5×1125	ROYAL MERCHANT	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee	10	55kg		72

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Manfred Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Manfred Stakes in 2023 close the Monday ahead of the event and will be updated below once confirmed.

Manfred Stakes History

The Manfred Stakes began as a Principal race in 1968 and the inaugural winner was Anvil.

Since then a number of notable gallopers have won the race including Danasinga (1995), Don Edurado (2002), Haradasun (2007), Turffontein (2008), Denman (2010), Mosheen (2012) and returning Caulfield Guineas champion Super Seth (2020).

The event was elevated to a Group 3 race from 1979 – 1990, but was downgraded to Listed status from 1991 – 2013. From 2014 the Manfred Stakes has been run as a Group 3 race once more and continues to attract quality three-year-olds.

It has been run over various distances from 1200m – 1600m and at both Sandown and Caulfield Racecourse.

Other names the race has gone by over time are the Schweppes Cup, the Wellington Racing Club Stakes and then the Ladbrokes Manfred Stakes due to the sponsorship by online bookmaker Ladbrokes.com.au.

See below for the full Manfred Stakes winners and results going back to the year 2000. The 2023 Manfred Stakes moved back to Sandown on Australia Day.

Recent Manfred Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Manfred Stakes	1st	Jacquinot	1:17.67 (run over 1300m)
	2nd	Bank Maur
	3rd	Ruthless Dame
2022 Manfred Stakes	1st	Generation	1 minute 9.86 seconds
	2nd	Zethus
	3rd	Linas Legend
2021 Manfred Stakes	1st	Portland Sky	1 minute 9.50 seconds
	2nd	Aysar
	3rd	Tagaloa
2020 Manfred Stakes	1st	Super Seth	1 minute 12.83 seconds
	2nd	Free Of Debt
	3rd	Dalasan
2019 Manfred Stakes	1st	Tin Hat	1 minute 8.79 seconds
	2nd	Halvorsen
	3rd	Poised to Strike
2018 Manfred Stakes	1st	Cliff’s Edge	1 minute 8.93 seconds
	2nd	Overshare
	3rd	Muraaqeb
2017 Manfred Stakes	1st	Legless Veuve	1 minute 10.82 seconds
	2nd	Into Orbit
	3rd	Hey Doc
2016 Manfred Stakes	1st	Puritan	1 minute 10.2 seconds
	2nd	Golden Spin
	3rd	Ready For Victory
2015 Manfred Stakes	1st	Java	1 minute 18.2 seconds
	2nd	Petrology
	3rd	Affirmation
2014 Manfred Stakes	1st	Bull Point	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Worth A Ransom
	3rd	The Quarterback
2013 Manfred Stakes	1st	Royal Haunt	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Force Command
	3rd	Hosting
2012 Manfred Stakes	1st	Mosheen	1 minute 10.7 seconds
	2nd	That’s The One
	3rd	Highly Recommended
2011 Manfred Stakes	1st	Enjin Number Nine	1 minute 16.6 seconds
	2nd	Bullbars
	3rd	Star Witness
2010 Wellington Racing Club Stakes	1st	Denman	1 minute 22.89 seconds
	2nd	Carrara
	3rd	Most Immediate
2009 Wellington Racing Club Stakes	1st	Nicconi	1 minute 24.98 seconds
	2nd	Handsupfordetroit
	3rd	Miss Scarlatti
2008 Wellington Racing Club Stakes	1st	Turffontein	1 minute 24.41 seconds
	2nd	Pillar Of Hercules
	3rd	El Mandon
2007 Wellington Racing Club Stakes	1st	Haradasun	1 minute 22.69 seconds
	2nd	Danever
	3rd	Eclair Passion
2006 Manfred Stakes	1st	Thin And Crispy	1 minute 23.40 seconds
	2nd	Serenade Rose
	3rd	Bel Danoro
2005 Schweppervescence Cup	1st	Shinzig	1 minute 23.40 seconds
	2nd	Not A Single Doubt
	3rd	Danehill Express
2004 Schweppes Cup	1st	Keep The Faith	1 minute 35.38 seconds
	2nd	Our Smoking Joe
	3rd	Modern Era
2003 Schweppes Cup	1st	Conspectus	1 minute 38.56 seconds
	2nd	Tantralite
	3rd	Lord Volksraad
2002 Schweppes Cup	1st	Don Eduardo	1 minute 37.41 seconds
	2nd	Leather Lane
	3rd	Exaggerate
2001 Schweppes Cup	1st	Academy Dancer	1 minute 35.54 seconds
	2nd	Royale Exit
	3rd	Adolescence
2000 Schweppes Cup	1st	Freemason	1 minute 37.03 seconds
	2nd	Manner Hill
	3rd	The Golden Dane