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The 2017 Red Roses Stakes – run in 2017 as the Kennedy Plate for sponsorship  purposes – is a 1100m sprint held at Flemington Racecourse during the Melbourne Cup Carnival in November each year.

A Group 3 event, the Red Roses Stakes is held under set weights and penalties conditions and is restricted to three year old fillies fighting for $200,000 in total prize money.

The Red Roses Stakes is held on Crown Oaks Day, now Kennedy Oaks Day, which is the third day of the four day Melbourne Cup Carnival. It shares the race program with four other black type races including the Group 1 Kennedy Oaks (2500m), formerly the Crown Oaks, and Group 3 Chatham Stakes (1400m) – which was previously run the Saturday before on Victoria Derby Day.

Fillies tend to gravitate towards the Red Roses Stakes following a wide variety of preparations. Most will have been racing on the Melbourne circuit in the weeks prior, although some might make the journey from Sydney or elsewhere. The Listed Cap D’Antibes Stakes (1100m) held at Flemington in September has proven to be a mildly accurate lead up race. The Group 2 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic (1600m) might be targeted by some of the handier types on their way.

Following the Red Roses Stakes, some fillies might head to the paddock for a rest, while others might choose to extend their campaign. The Listed Twilight Glow Stakes (1400m) at Sandown is one potential future target, while some might head over to Western Australia for the WA Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m) at Ascot in mid-November.

The 2017 Red Roses Stakes was held on Thursday November 9, 2017 as the Kennedy Plate.

Red Roses Stakes 2017
Date:	Thursday November 9, 2017
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1100m
Race Type:	3YO Fillies SW+P
Status:	Group 3
Prize money:	$200,000

2017 Red Roses Stakes Results

• 1st: #4 Jorda
• 2nd: #6 I Am Excited
• 3rd: #7 Smart Coupe

See below for the full Red Roses 2017 Results & Finishing Order, the James Cummings-trained filly Jorda scoring an upset in the race run as the Kennedy Plate saluting at $18 odds ahead of I Am Excited (2nd). Smart Coupe finished a distant third rounding out the trifecta, while the favourite Demerara only manged to run fourth behind her successful fellow Godolphin-raced stablemate.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	4	JORDA	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	–	2	56.5kg	$18
2	6	I AM EXCITED	David Pfieffer	Blake Shinn	0.2L	15	55kg	$5
3	7	SMART COUPE	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	3.95L	3	55kg	$10
4	5	DEMERARA	James Cummings	Brenton Avdulla	4.95L	11	55kg	$4.40F
5	2	BLONDIE	Brendan McCarthy	Ethan Brown (a)	5.15L	7	56.5kg	$21
6	3	SPLIT LIP	Will Clarken	Ms Linda Meech	5.35L	14	56.5kg	$21
7	17	ELUSIVE MELODY	Henry Dwyer	Beau Mertens (a)	6.6L	8	55kg	$151
8	14	JUNGLE QUEEN	Christopher Davis	Patrick Moloney	6.8L	12	55kg	$201
8	8	EGYPTIAN BULLET	John McArdle	Jamie Mott	6.8L	9	55kg	$61
10	13	WRAPSODY	Aaron Purcell	Michael Dee	7L	4	55kg	$13
11	16	SHE’S POPULAR (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Craig Williams	8.5L	10	55kg	$21
12	11	DIVINE MESSENGER	Robert Smerdon	Ben Melham	9.5L	1	55kg	$26
13	1	DEBONAIRLY	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Kerrin McEvoy	9.7L	6	56.5kg	$5.50
14	15	FLEETING FEELING	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	10.2L	5	55kg	$19
15	9	SHUDABEEN	Tim Martin	Adam Hyeronimus	20.2L	13	55kg	$31
–	12	CAMILA LUCINDA	David Brideoake	Jake Noonan	–	0	–	–
–	10	SHANTOU	Bjorn Baker	Tim Clark	–	0	–	–

2017 Red Roses Stakes Betting Odds

See below for the latest 2017 Red Roses Stakes odds below complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your tips on the race now known as the Kennedy Plate at the right price.

2017 Red Roses Stakes Field

The Red Roses Stakes field is comprised of some fairly handy three year old fillies haling from many places, but mainly Melbourne stables. Good lead-up races into the event now known as the Kennedy Plate include Moonee Valley’s Listed Crockett Stakes (1200m) on Cox Plate Day and earlier on Caulfield Cup Day the Group 3 Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m).

The 2017 Red Roses Stakes field – or Kennedy Plate field – is announced on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below once released by Racing Victoria.

The 2017 Kennedy Plate Final Field drew 17 final acceptors before the early scratching of Shantou (12). Key three-year-old fillies in the Kennedy Plate Field include early market mover Debonairly last seen winning a black-type in Scone back in the winter, the Godolphin-raced Crockett Stakes third placed Commands filly Demerara and I Am Excited looking to improve on her recent runs in tougher company including the Group 1 Flight Stakes seventh to Alizee in late September.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	17x121x	DEBONAIRLY	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Kerrin McEvoy	6	56.5kg	76
2	10×12601	BLONDIE	Brendan McCarthy	Ethan Brown (a)	7	56.5kg	78
3	3x116x4244	SPLIT LIP	Will Clarken	Ms Linda Meech	15	56.5kg	72
4	1×3836	JORDA	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	2	56.5kg	75
5	1×113	DEMERARA	James Cummings	Brenton Avdulla	11	55kg	73
6	31×5377	I AM EXCITED	David Pfieffer	Blake Shinn	17	55kg	73
7	11×3	SMART COUPE	Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra	Damian Lane	3	55kg	68
8	4x116x1	EGYPTIAN BULLET	John McArdle	Jamie Mott	9	55kg	70
9	6xLx215	SHUDABEEN	Tim Martin	Adam Hyeronimus	14	55kg	62
10	20×11	SHANTOU	Bjorn Baker	Tim Clark	12	55kg	65
11	0x210	DIVINE MESSENGER	Robert Smerdon	Ben Melham	1	55kg	66
12	37×1	CAMILA LUCINDA	David Brideoake	Jake Noonan	16	55kg	62
13	45×1	WRAPSODY	Aaron Purcell	Michael Dee	4	55kg	62
14	15	JUNGLE QUEEN	Christopher Davis	Patrick Moloney	13	55kg	63
15	1x	FLEETING FEELING	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	5	55kg	63
16	1	SHE’S POPULAR (NZ)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Craig Williams	10	55kg	63
17	4	ELUSIVE MELODY	Henry Dwyer	Beau Mertens (a)	8	55kg	60

Red Roses Stakes History

The Red Roses Stakes can trace its history at least as far back as 1983 when Nouvelle Star took out the event.

The Red Roses Stakes was a listed event until it was upgraded prior to the 2014 edition. Prior to 2014, it was held over 1200m.

The Red Roses Stakes has been known by a few different names in its time, including the Gucci Icons of Heritage Stakes, the Gucci Stakes, the TCL Electronic Stakes, the Cadbury Roses Stakes, the Cadbury Eden Stakes, the Schweppervescence Stakes, the Schweppes Agrum Stakes and the Aquaveta Stakes.

Notable Red Roses Stakes winners include Goodwood Lady (1985), Princess D’Or (1994), Wyndham Special (2000), Tahni Girl (2004), Gold Edition (2006) and Shamal Wind (2012). Red Roses Stakes results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.

Red Roses Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 Kennedy Plate	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 Kennedy Plate	1st	Jorda	1 minute 3.36 seconds
	2nd	I Am Excited
	3rd	Smart Coupe
2016 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Spright	1 minute 03.09 seconds
	2nd	Super Too
	3rd	Miss Wonderland
2015 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Secret Agenda	1 minute 04.0 seconds
	2nd	Tempt Me Not
	3rd	Lake Geneva
2014 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Onemorezeta	1 minute 03.2 seconds
	2nd	Eloping
	3rd	Tawteen
2013 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Melrose Place	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Sense Of Hite
	3rd	Fare Well
2012 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Shamal Wind	1 minute 8.3 seconds
	2nd	Brave Soul
	3rd	Isabella Snowflake
2011 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Emmalene	1 minute 1:10.7 seconds
	2nd	Miss Stellabelle
	3rd	Anise
2010 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Curtana	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Wonderful Lass
	3rd	Candy Stripes
2009 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Trim	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Marquardt
	3rd	Cinecitta
2008 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Exalted Keetah	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Tigresque
	3rd	Yesterday
2007 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Gamble Me	1 minute 10.4 seconds
	2nd	Beaming
	3rd	Bold Moment
2006 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Gold Edition	1 minute 8.8 seconds
	2nd	Satin Robes
	3rd	McFly
2005 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Crevette	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Divine Madonna
	3rd	Grey Stream
2004 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Tahni Girl	1 minute 9.9 seconds
	2nd	Maxerelle
	3rd	Sharp Aunty
2003 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Danabaa	1 minute 10.1 seconds
	2nd	Crown Princess
	3rd	Dilly Dally
2002 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Red Labelle	1 minute 8.8 seconds
	2nd	Sensational Spot
	3rd	Gazania
2001 Red Roses Stakes	1st	The Big Chill	1 minute 9.4 seconds
	2nd	Vignette
	3rd	Langoustine
2000 Red Roses Stakes	1st	Wyndham Special	Unknown
	2nd	Hard Rider
	3rd	Chalonnaise