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The Newcastle Spring Stakes is a Group 3 race for three-year-olds held in November on the same day as the $1 million The Hunter.
2020 Spring Stakes Results
- 1st: #6 The Elanora
- 2nd: #7 High Supremacy
- 3rd: #2 Ellsberg
Newcastle Spring Stakes News
The Newcastle Jockey Club 3YO Spring Stakes is a Group 3 event run at Newcastle Racecourse in mid-November at the tail-end of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
Open only to three year olds and run under set weights conditions over a mile (1600m), the NJC (Newcastle Jockey Club) Spring Stakes offers $160,000 in prize money and now takes place on the same day as the $1 million The Hunter – one of the new seven-figure races introduced by Racing NSW as part of the wider The Everest Carnival.
The 2020 NJC Spring Stakes ran on Saturday November 14, 2020 and was won by the Chris Waller-trained The Elanora.
| Newcastle Spring Stakes |
|---|
| Date: | Saturday November 14, 2020 |
| Track: | Newcastle Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $160,000 |
2020 Newcastle Spring Stakes Results
- 1st: #6 The Elanora
- 2nd: #7 High Supremacy
- 3rd: #2 Ellsberg
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | THE ELANORA | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 2 | 56.5kg | $7.50 | |||
| 2 | 7 | HIGH SUPREMACY (NZ) | Richard & Michael Freedman | Nash Rawiller | 0.59L | 7 | 56.5kg | $7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | ELLSBERG | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Robbie Dolan | 2.95L | 1 | 56.5kg | $5.50 | ||
| 4 | 3 | NAMAZU | James Cummings | James McDonald | 3.6L | 10 | 56.5kg | $11 | ||
| 5 | 11 | RED STILETTO | Anthony Cummings | Regan Bayliss | 3.7L | 12 | 54.5kg | $41 | ||
| 6 | 4 | KUKERACHA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tim Clark | 3.82L | 8 | 56.5kg | $13 | ||
| 7 | 10 | OBVIOUS STEP | David Payne | Jason Collett | 4.5L | 5 | 54.5kg | $14 | ||
| 8 | 12 | LEEWARD | Paul Messara | Sam Clipperton | 5.19L | 4 | 54.5kg | $26 | ||
| 9 | 5 | SHADDY | Richard Litt | Aaron Bullock | 10.32L | 9 | 56.5kg | $19 | ||
| 10 | 9 | PERFECT RADIANCE | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 11.9L | 6 | 54.5kg | $4.40F | ||
| 11 | 8 | LUMINOSO | Tony Ball | Ms Cejay Graham (a) | 12.15L | 11 | 56.5kg | $201 | ||
| 12 | 1 | REAL PEACE | Clarry Conners | Tom Sherry (a) | 14.56L | 3 | 56.5kg | $7.50 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2020 NJC Spring Stakes Betting
Betting on the Newcastle Spring Stakes opens the week of the race with links to the full markets at Ladbrokes.com.au made available below as soon as released.
2020 NJC Spring Stakes Field
The NJC Spring Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of in-form three-year-olds many coming off good lead-up campaigns over the spring at Sydney’s metropolitan tracks.
The official Newcastle Spring Stakes 2020 final field and barriers are announced the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below.
The 2020 Newcastle Spring Stakes field features a dozen three-year-old milers led in betting by the Kris Lees-trained Perfect Radiance, the Snitzel filly undefeated at the track and coming off a close second at Randwick last start.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76×5213 | REAL PEACE | Clarry Conners | Tom Sherry (a) | 3 | 56.5kg | 70 | ||
| 2 | 12 | ELLSBERG | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Robbie Dolan | 1 | 56.5kg | 66 | ||
| 3 | 8x325x218 | NAMAZU | James Cummings | James McDonald | 10 | 56.5kg | 64 | ||
| 4 | 145×23 | KUKERACHA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tim Clark | 8 | 56.5kg | 63 | ||
| 5 | 93×12 | SHADDY | Richard Litt | Aaron Bullock | 9 | 56.5kg | 61 | ||
| 6 | 712 | THE ELANORA | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 2 | 56.5kg | 61 | ||
| 7 | 13 | HIGH SUPREMACY (NZ) | Richard & Michael Freedman | Nash Rawiller | 7 | 56.5kg | 59 | ||
| 8 | 08×22446 | LUMINOSO | Tony Ball | Ms Cejay Graham (a) | 11 | 56.5kg | 49 | ||
| 9 | 14×12 | PERFECT RADIANCE | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 6 | 54.5kg | 67 | ||
| 10 | 771×5765 | OBVIOUS STEP | David Payne | Jason Collett | 5 | 54.5kg | 64 | ||
| 11 | 19×5592 | RED STILETTO | Anthony Cummings | Regan Bayliss | 12 | 54.5kg | 64 | ||
| 12 | 1 | LEEWARD | Paul Messara | Sam Clipperton | 4 | 54.5kg | 55 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Newcastle Spring Stakes History
The Newcastle Spring Stakes was first won by Blazing Devil at its inaugural edition in 1984. Since then, the race has been claimed by a number of handy runners and the event has gradually developed into an important spring staging point for many horses and trainers.
Initially a listed race, the Spring Stakes received an upgrade to Group 3 in 1999 and has retained that status ever since. There is also a Group 3 event called the Spring Stakes that is run by the SAJC, however that is not to be confused with the Newcastle Spring Stakes.
The Newcastle Spring Stakes was not held in 2007 due to the equine influenza outbreak.
Notable Newcastle Spring Stakes winners include Royal pardon (1988), Shogun Lodge (1999), Universal Prince (2000), Clangalang (2002) and Darci Be Good (2011). Spring Stakes results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.
The race was not run in 2016 and known simply as the Spring Stakes 2017 having been moved to Royal Randwick in February as part of the autumn due to construction at Newcastle’s Broadmeadow Racecourse.
Newcastle Spring Stakes Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Spring Stakes |
1st | The Elanora | 1 minute 35.73 seconds |
| 2nd | High Supremacy | ||
| 3rd | Ellsberg | ||
| 2019 Spring Stakes |
1st | Asiago | 1 minute 36.85 seconds |
| 2nd | Game Of Thorns | ||
| 3rd | Donandkim | ||
| 2018 Spring Stakes |
1st | Aramayo | 1 minute 37.21 seconds |
| 2nd | Cloak | ||
| 3rd | Greysful Glamour | ||
| 2017 (September) Spring Stakes |
1st | Astoria | 1 minute 37.03 seconds |
| 2nd | Merovee | ||
| 3rd | Primitivo | ||
| 2017 (February at Randwick) Spring Stakes |
1st | Invincible Gem | 1 minute 36.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Faraway Town | ||
| 3rd | Salsonic | ||
| 2016 Spring Stakes |
1st | Race Not Run (Schedule change to February) | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2015 Spring Stakes |
1st | Devil Hawk | 1 minute 37.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Tatoosh | ||
| 3rd | Gold Ambition | ||
| 2014 Spring Stakes |
1st | Sweynesse | 1 minute 38.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Pounamu | ||
| 3rd | Monteux | ||
| 2013 Spring Stakes |
1st | Savvy Nature | 1 minute 36.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Wordplay | ||
| 3rd | Happy Clapper | ||
| 2012 Spring Stakes |
1st | Proisir | 1 minute 35.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Trophies | ||
| 3rd | Proverb | ||
| 2011 Spring Stakes |
1st | Darci Be Good | 1 minute 36.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Rekindled Alliance | ||
| 3rd | Ambidexter | ||
| 2010 Spring Stakes |
1st | Ilovethiscity | 1 minute 37.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Giresun | ||
| 3rd | Heartsareforlove | ||
| 2009 Spring Stakes |
1st | Lovemelikearock | 1 minute 38.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Viking Legend | ||
| 3rd | Euphemism | ||
| 2008 Spring Stakes |
1st | Sousa | 1 minute 37.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Rhyno Chaser | ||
| 3rd | Back Off | ||
| 2007 Spring Stakes |
Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 Spring Stakes |
1st | Mearas | 1 minute 36.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Magic Jet | ||
| 3rd | Teranaba | ||
| 2005 Spring Stakes |
1st | Hotel Grand | 1 minute 36.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Manton | ||
| 3rd | Flora Danica | ||
| 2004 Spring Stakes |
1st | Lotteria | 1 minute 35.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Wenceslas Square | ||
| 3rd | Dane Shadow | ||
| 2003 Spring Stakes |
1st | Allgunadoit | 1 minute 34.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Niello | ||
| 3rd | Danbird | ||
| 2002 Spring Stakes |
1st | Clangalang | 1 minute 37.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Recruiting | ||
| 3rd | Takas | ||
| 2001 Spring Stakes |
1st | Magic Albert | 1 minute 37.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Viscount | ||
| 3rd | Viking Ruler | ||
| 2000 Spring Stakes |
1st | Universal Prince | 1 minute 35.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Phoenix Park | ||
| 3rd | Picholine | ||
