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The Northerly Stakes is a Group 3 sprint held at Ascot Racecourse in October on the same day as Melbourne's Caulfield Cup and the $15 million The Everest in Sydney.
The Northerly Stakes is a Group 3 sprint held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth during October each year.
Raced over 1400m, the Northerly Stakes is a set weights plus penalties event open to horses aged three years and older.
With prize money of $150,000, this is a fairly lucrative Group 3 event and tends to attract a field to match.
The Northerly Stakes is the headline event on the day, sharing the race schedule with only one other black type event, the Listed Crawford Stakes (1000m) for short-distance specilaists. The Group 1 $5 million Caulfield Cup is held in Melbourne on the same day, while Sydney hosts the world’s richest turf race – the $15 million The Everest (1200m) – at Randwick.
Because the Perth Spring Racing Carnival contains far fewer black-type events than its eastern counterparts, you’ll need to do some serious form study for the Northerly Stakes. Beyond the listed Birthday Stakes (1200m) held at Belmont two weeks before, there isn’t a lot of good form to follow in this race. Rather, the Northerly Stakes acts as a great lead up event to many of the major Perth events further down the track.
Horses who run well in the Northerly Stakes often target the bigger and better races in WA over the summer including the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) at the end of November. Recently the classy mare Galaxy Star improved on a second in the Northerly Stakes to win the Railway Stakes in 2018.
In 2015 subsequent six-time Group 1 champion Black Heart Bart completed the Birthday Stakes – Northerly Stakes – Group 2 Lee Steere treble. The following year Lite’n In My Veins (2016) also took out the Birthday Stakes – Northerly Stakes double. The form has been the one to follow in recent years with Silverstream (2017) improving on a Birthday Stakes second to win both the Northerly Stakes and Lee Steere Stakes.
The 2021 Northerly Stakes ran on Saturday October 16, 2021 and was won by the ultra-consistent Dance Music.
Northerly Stakes 2021 | |
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Date: | Saturday October 16, 2021 |
Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
Distance: | 1400m |
Race Type: | 3YO+ Set Weights Plus Penalties |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $150,000 |
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 11 | DANCE MUSIC | Simon A Miller | Brad Parnham | 5 | 55.5kg | $3.60 | |||
2 | 7 | MASSIMO | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Clint Johnston-Porter | 0.11L | 10 | 57.5kg | $6.50 | ||
3 | 2 | VALOUR ROAD | Simon A Miller | Brad Rawiller | 1.02L | 3 | 58.5kg | $3.20F | ||
4 | 1 | REGAL POWER | Grant & Alana Williams | Patrick Carbery | 1.28L | 2 | 60.5kg | $21 | ||
5 | 12 | NAUGHTY BY NATURE | Jason Miller | Shaun McGruddy | 3.47L | 6 | 55.5kg | $15 | ||
6 | 9 | PLATOON | Neville Parnham | Chris Parnham | 3.58L | 7 | 56.5kg | $9 | ||
7 | 10 | LAST OF THE LINE | Stephen Miller | Ryan Hill | 3.75L | 1 | 56.5kg | $9 | ||
8 | 6 | TAXAGANO | Fred Kersley | Ms Lucy Warwick | 4.15L | 4 | 57.5kg | $31 | ||
9 | 5 | KAY CEE | Neville Parnham | Steven Parnham | 4.51L | 8 | 57.5kg | $17 | ||
10 | 3 | NEUFBOSC (FR) | Neville Parnham | Jason Brown | 5.32L | 9 | 58.5kg | $61 | ||
13 | VITAL SILVER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Joseph Azzopardi | 0 | ||||||
4 | WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 0 | ||||||
8 | UNI TIME | Sharon Miller | Ms Kyra Yuill | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Betting on the Northerly Stakes is led by in-form spring types with good form up to a mile including any past Group 1 performed local Perth horses down in grade.
The 2021 Northerly Stakes odds will be provided here once betting opens the week of the race.
Huge Northerly Stakes odds were on offer for the 2020 winner Taxagano who won at 90/1!
The Northerly Stakes field is usually composed of local runners looking for a reintroduction to racing after a spell. Some horses might target the Northerly Stakes field as part of an ongoing western spring campaign, however classier runners often contest this first up. You’ll usually see a few of the summer’s better sprinters kick things off in the Northerly Stakes field.
The 2021 Northerly Stakes field and barriers are announced the week of the race and will be published in full below.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | x421x90x9x | REGAL POWER | Grant & Alana Williams | Patrick Carbery | 2 | 60.5kg | 114 | |
2 | 707x4621x3 | VALOUR ROAD | Simon A Miller | Brad Rawiller | 6 | 58.5kg | 110 | |
3 | 1021190×65 | NEUFBOSC (FR) | Neville Parnham | Jason Brown | 12 | 58.5kg | 101 | |
4 | 243131111x | WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 5 | 58.5kg | 92 | |
5 | x0100x096x | KAY CEE | Neville Parnham | Steven Parnham | 11 | 57.5kg | 101 | |
6 | 0748x0804x | TAXAGANO | Fred Kersley | Ms Lucy Warwick | 7 | 57.5kg | 95 | |
7 | 130x6094x2 | MASSIMO | Chris & Michael Gangemi | Clint Johnston-Porter | 13 | 57.5kg | 101 | |
8 | 39x98582x1 | UNI TIME | Sharon Miller | Ms Kyra Yuill | 3 | 57.5kg | 106 | |
9 | 635130284x | PLATOON | Neville Parnham | Chris Parnham | 10 | 56.5kg | 100 | |
10 | x311216x5x | LAST OF THE LINE | Stephen Miller | Ryan Hill | 1 | 56.5kg | 94 | |
11 | 0311x3323x | DANCE MUSIC | Simon A Miller | Brad Parnham | 8 | 55.5kg | 104 | |
12 | 5322x4211x | NAUGHTY BY NATURE | Jason Miller | Shaun McGruddy (late alt) | 9 | 55.5kg | 98 | |
13 | x7x35500x6 | VITAL SILVER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Joseph Azzopardi | 4 | 55kg | 104 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Northerly Stakes is named after the 2002 Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate winner Northerly, who also took out the 2001 Cox Plate and Australian Cup, making him one of the most prolific runners to ever come out of the west.
The Northerly Stakes was renamed in 2006, two years after the great Northerly retired. Initially a listed race, the Northerly Stakes received an upgrade to Group 3 status in 2013. With that came an increase in prize money from $125,000 to $150,000.
The Northerly Stakes was previously known as the WATC Anniversary Cup.
In 2000, the Northerly Stakes was run over 1600m. In 1999, it was 1800m.
Notable Northerly Stakes winners include Megatic (2008, 2009), King Saul (2012), Playing God (2013) and Black Heart Bart (2015) who went on to win six Group 1 wins around the country. Northerly Stakes results, including winning times, are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2021 Northerly Stakes |
1st | Dance Music | 1 minute 24.72 seconds |
2nd | Massimo | ||
3rd | Valour Road | ||
2020 Northerly Stakes |
1st | Taxagano | 1 minute 22.28 seconds |
2nd | Platoon | ||
3rd | Massimo | ||
2019 Northerly Stakes |
1st | The Velvet King | 1 minute 22.07 seconds |
2nd | Achernar Star | ||
3rd | Great Shot | ||
2018 Northerly Stakes |
1st | Man Booker | 1 minute 23.08 seconds |
2nd | Galaxy Star | ||
3rd | Great Shot | ||
2017 Northerly Stakes |
1st | Silverstream | 1 minute 24.04 seconds |
2nd | Great Shot | ||
3rd | Tradesman | ||
2016 Northerly Stakes |
1st | Lite’n In My Veins | 1 minute 24.3 seconds |
2nd | Ideal Image | ||
3rd | Perfect Reflection | ||
2015 Northerly Stakes |
1st | Black Heart Bart | 1 minute 23.7 seconds |
2nd | Wink And A Nod | ||
3rd | Resonates | ||
2014 Northerly Stakes |
1st | Fuchsia Bandana | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
2nd | Miss Rose De Lago | ||
3rd | Balmont Girl | ||
2013 Northerly Stakes |
1st | Playing God | 1 minute 24.2 seconds |
2nd | Rohan | ||
3rd | Platinum Rocker | ||
2012 Northerly Stakes |
1st | King Saul | 1 minute 22.9 seconds |
2nd | Kerrific | ||
3rd | Maschino | ||
2011 Northerly Stakes |
1st | Ranger | 1 minute 21.4 seconds |
2nd | Waratah’s Secret | ||
3rd | Mega Steel | ||
2010 WATC Northerly Stakes |
1st | Famous Roman | 1 minute 21.5 seconds |
2nd | Megatic | ||
3rd | Colour Correct | ||
2009 WATC Northerly Stakes |
1st | Megatic | 1 minute 22.2 seconds |
2nd | Colour Correct | ||
3rd | London | ||
2008 WATC Northerly Stakes |
1st | Megatic | 1 minute 22.2 seconds |
2nd | Tarzi | ||
3rd | I Command | ||
2007 WATC Northerly Stakes |
1st | New Spice | 1 minute 23.1 seconds |
2nd | Jinx King | ||
3rd | West River Charley | ||
2006 WATC Northerly Stakes |
1st | Grasspatch Girl | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
2nd | Mr Diagnosis | ||
3rd | Daka’s Gem | ||
2005 WATC Anniversary Cup |
1st | Changing Lanes | 1 minute 22.8 seconds |
2nd | Daka’s Gem | ||
3rd | Danny Blue | ||
2004 WATC Anniversary Cup |
1st | Prince Of Vasac | 1 minute 23.8 seconds |
2nd | Blevvo | ||
3rd | Early Express | ||
2003 WATC Anniversary Cup |
1st | Superior Star | 1 minutes 22.12 seconds |
2nd | Mogul | ||
3rd | Kim Lisa | ||
2002 WATC Anniversary Cup |
1st | Mr Callahan | 1 minute 23.2 seconds |
2nd | Finito | ||
3rd | Zaheed | ||
2001 WATC Anniversary Cup |
1st | Storm Shot | 1 minute 24.1 seconds |
2nd | Shoeless | ||
3rd | The Grey Cardinal | ||
2000 WATC Anniversary Cup |
1st | Umah | 1 minute 37.6 seconds |
2nd | Moonrise | ||
3rd | Penghulu |