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The 2023 Sandown Stakes is a 1500m Group 3 event traditionally held at Sandown Racecourse – now Ladbrokes Park.

It was previously run in mid-November on the Saturday after Champions Stakes Day closes the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

In 2021 the Sandown Stakes was moved to Underwood Stakes Day in late September. Underwood Stakes Day in 2021 was held on a Saturday, while in 2022 the meeting ran at Ladbrokes Hillside on the Sunday after Sydney’s Golden Rose Day.

For 2023 the Sandown Stakes took place on the first Sunday of October at its own standalone meeting at Ladbrokes Hillside the day after Sydney’s Epsom Handicap Day program at Randwick.

Run under quality handicap conditions, the Sandown Stakes is open to all horses and pays $200,000 prize money.

The Sandown Stakes was also previously held on Zipping Classic Day run at Ladbrokes Park. Zipping Classic Day is the biggest day of racing at Sandown Racecourse and also marks the end of spring group racing in Melbourne.

Before the event was moved to its current September timeslot, horses typically targeted the Sandown Stakes towards the end of their spring campaign. Looking to other handicaps held over similar distances for form leading into this race including the Sale Cup (1600m) held at the end of October. Gold Fields (2019) was the last horse to complete the Sale Cup – Sandown Stakes double.

Following the Sandown Stakes, many runners head to the paddock for a break before the autumn. Some choose to head west and compete in races at Ascot and Belmont Park in Perth.

In 2022 the Sandown Stakes was run in September and the form franked with the winner Gentleman Roy running a next-up fourth in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) before a subsequent second the following February in the 2023 Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m). Military Expert meanwhile ran second in the 2022 Sandown Stakes and third in the Toorak Handicap results.

The 2023 Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes ran on Sunday October 1, 2023 as the feature event on its own standalone meeting at Ladbrokes Park, Hillside and was won in style by Tony Gollan’s odds-on favourite from Queensland Antino ($1.35F). 

Sandown Stakes 2023
Date:	Sunday October 1, 2023
Track:	Sandown Racecourse
Distance:	1500m
Race Type:	Quality Handicap
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2023 Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Antino ($1.35F)
• 2nd: #3 Here To Shock
• 3rd: #6 Superium

Tony Gollan’s odds-on favourite from Queensland, Antino ($1.35F), continued his super form stepping up in grade to salute for the punters in the 2023 Sandown Stakes results. The gun five-year-old came with a surging run with a furlong to go to get his neck in front of Here To Shock carrying the 58kg to victory.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	ANTINO (NZ)	Tony Gollan	Blake Shinn		5	58kg		$1.35F
	2	3	HERE TO SHOCK (NZ)	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Daniel Stackhouse	0.4L	4	55.5kg		$3.90
	3	6	SUPERIUM	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	2.65L	6	54kg		$61
	4	8	GOLDEN PATH (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Beau Mertens	2.95L	2	54kg		$10
	5	4	VRENELI	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Michael Dee	4.2L	7	54kg		$31
	6	7	ULYSSES	Julius Sandhu	Billy Egan	4.95L	1	54kg		$101
	7	2	EARLSWOOD (GB)	Maddie Raymond	John Allen	5.35L	8	55.5kg		$81
	8	5	TOREGENE (NZ)	Matthew Williams	Dean Yendall	9.1L	3	54kg		$51

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Sandown Stakes 2023 betting odds will be listed below complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to take advantage of your Sandown Stakes Tips at the best spring odds.

Elephant ($2.35 in 2021) and Antino ($1.35 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Sandown Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

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

2023 Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes Form

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2023 Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes 2023 Tips on the potential Group 1 lead-up this spring.

• To Win: #3 Here To Shock ($4 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Going for a touch of value in a Sunday showdown where we have an odds-on favourite. This Shocking six-year-old is getting some early love for the punters as initial market mover for the Hayes’ stable. Plenty of good form at this track (5:2-1-0) and has winning form up to a mile so the 1500m looks ideal. Fit third-up and ready to fire now on the improve off a lead-up second at Caulfield over 1400m with 59.5kg. Back to Group 3 level now and drops weight to 55.5kg which he’ll relish. Barrier four in a small field and Stackhouse retains the ride having ridden the horse the past three including a Golden Mile win at Bendigo back in April.

2023 Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes Field

The Sandown Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of middle-distance sprinters coming off a variety of different earlier Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival events.

The official Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes 2023 Field & Barriers will be announced on the Wednesday before race and published in full below once released by Racing Victoria.

The 2022 Sandown Stakes final field features a smart line-up of middle-distance spring hopefuls led in betting by Pierro six-year-old  Dragon Leap coming off a good second-up fourth in Caulfield’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes. 

The Ladbrokes Sandown Stakes 2023 field features a small but quality field of mile types led in betting by Tony Gollan’s Queensland raider Antino second-up in Melbourne and looking to return to winning form. 

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	131x1111x4	ANTINO (NZ)	Tony Gollan	Blake Shinn	5	58kg			103
2	1x50x0065x	EARLSWOOD (GB)	Maddie Raymond	John Allen	8	55.5kg			98
3	7x26111x82	HERE TO SHOCK (NZ)	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Daniel Stackhouse	4	55.5kg			98
4	711286×710	VRENELI	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Michael Dee	7	54kg			91
5	x112x200x0	TOREGENE (NZ)	Matthew Williams	Dean Yendall	3	54kg			90
6	0508795×96	SUPERIUM	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	6	54kg			89
7	44138×1850	ULYSSES	Julius Sandhu	Billy Egan	1	54kg			88
8	121×2	GOLDEN PATH (NZ)	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Beau Mertens	2	54kg			76

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Sandown Stakes Nominations

The Sandown Stakes 2023 nominations are released on the Tuesday prior to the race and the full list of early entries will be available below as soon as announced.

Sandown Stakes History

Inaugurated in 1981, the Sandown Stakes has a relatively brief history, but one that is filled with quality racing. It was initially known as the GJ Coles Stakes. It has also been known as the Coles New World Stakes.

Given Group 3 status in 1984, the Sandown Stakes has played an important role in Sandown racing.

Notable recent Sandown Stakes winners include Swick (2006), Pornichet (2014) and Redkirk Warrior who went on to win the following autumn’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) down the Flemington straight.

Sandown Stakes results, winners and place-getters since 2000 are provided below.

In 2021 the Sandown Stakes was moved to run at Ladbrokes Park on Underwood Stakes Day in late September.

In 2023 the Sandown Stakes took place on its own feature race day at Ladbrokes Park, Hillside as the sole Group status race on the Sunday race card.

Sandown Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Sandown Stakes	1st	Antino	1 minute 29.30 seconds
	2nd	Here To Shock
	3rd	Superium
2022 Sandown Stakes	1st	Gentleman Roy	1 minute 30.26 seconds
	2nd	Military Expert
	3rd	Pinstriped
2021 Sandown Stakes	1st	Elephant	1 minute 30.16 seconds
	2nd	Romancer
	3rd	Harbour Views
2020 Sandown Stakes	1st	Junipal	1 minute 29.71 seconds
	2nd	Kenya
	3rd	Buffalo River
2019 Sandown Stakes	1st	Gold Fields	1 minute 30.29 seconds
	2nd	Mr Exclusive
	3rd	Travimyfriend
2018 Sandown Stakes	1st	Fifty Stars	1 minute 31.08 seconds
	2nd	Holy Snow
	3rd	Fastnet Tempest
2017 Sandown Stakes	1st	Dollar For Dollar	1 minute 29.94 seconds
	2nd	Hellova Street
	3rd	Moss ‘N’ Dale
2016 Sandown Stakes	1st	Redkirk Warrior	1 minute 30.66 seconds
	2nd	Stratum Star
	3rd	Un De Sceaux
2015 Sandown Stakes	1st	Charmed Harmony	1 minute 29.4 seconds
	2nd	Tashbeeh
	3rd	Burning Point
2014 Sandown Stakes	1st	Pornichet	1 minute 29.6 seconds
	2nd	General Groove
	3rd	Spacecraft
2013 Sandown Stakes	1st	Mahisara	1 minute 23.5 seconds
	2nd	Go The Knuckle
	3rd	Galah
2012 Sandown Stakes	1st	Mahisara	1 minute 29.2 seconds
	2nd	Morant
	3rd	Raspberries
2011 Sandown Stakes	1st	Under The Eiffel	1 minute 32.4 seconds
	2nd	Sistine Angel
	3rd	Orbit Express
2010 Sandown Stakes	1st	Larry’s Never Late	1 minute 33.2 seconds
	2nd	Demerit
	3rd	Rockpecker
2009 Sandown Stakes	1st	Nine Tales	1 minute 30.6 seconds
	2nd	Jungle Ruler
	3rd	Itsamonty
2008 Sandown Stakes	1st	Chasm	1 minute 31.8 seconds
	2nd	Marching
	3rd	Orbit Express
2007 Sandown Stakes	1st	Gotta Have Heart	1 minute 24.9 seconds
	2nd	Royal Ida
	3rd	Great Is Great
2006 Sandown Stakes	1st	Swick	1 minute 22.0 seconds
	2nd	Anwaar
	3rd	Cargo Cult
2005 Sandown Stakes	1st	Titanic Jack	1 minute 31.5 seconds
	2nd	Zankel
	3rd	Chickaloo
2004 Sandown Stakes	1st	Amtrak	1 minute 27.8 seconds
	2nd	Smart And Mighty
	3rd	Shadowmaker
2003 Sandown Stakes	1st	Chong Tong	1 minute 23.5 seconds
	2nd	Lord Volksraad
	3rd	Green Pick
2002 Sandown Stakes	1st	Salgado	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	Mr Magoo
	3rd	Lord Erin
2001 Sandown Stakes	1st	Little Dozer	1 minute 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Le Zagaletta
	3rd	Dynamic Love
2000 Sandown Stakes	1st	Normal Practice	1 minute 21.4 seconds
	2nd	Ab Initio
	3rd	Cellar