2023 PB Lawrence Stakes Results: Cox Plate Hope Mr Brightside Salutes First-Up
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The Southern Cross Stakes is a Group 3 sprint held at Royal Randwick on Apollo Stakes Day in February during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
The Southern Cross Stakes is a Group 3 race run at Royal Randwick on Apollo Stakes Day in February during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
The race is open to horses aged three-years-old and over and the open quality handicap is run over a 1200m sprint distance. The event offers $200,000 in prize money as of 2023 and is run on the same day as the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m), Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m), Group 3 Triscay Stakes (1200m) and the Restricted Listed $2 million Inglis Millennium (1100m).
Sprinters may come into the Southern Cross Stakes field via an earlier autumn run in the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill a fortnight before. Many Southern Cross Stakes graduates will go on to run in the Group 3 Liverpool City Cup (1300m) at Warwick Farm two weeks later.
Some of the better sprinters may head south for a shot at the Group 1 sprints of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival such as the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Blue Diamond Stakes Day or the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington in March.
Later in Sydney the top horses could shoot for a run in April’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick during ‘The Championships’.
The Southern Cross Stakes also provides a nice first-up autumn run for horses eyeing a start in the following month’s Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) on Randwick Guineas Day, a double last completed by Le Romain (2017).
In 2021 Masked Crusader won the Southern Cross Stakes before a next-up third in the Canterbury Stakes. He went on to win the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) after that at Moonee Valley and place second in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) during that year’s ‘The Championships’. Masked Crusader further franked the autumn’s Southern Cross Stakes form over the spring, his campaign headlined by a second in the $15 million The Everest behind Nature Strip.
The 2022 Southern Cross Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Overpass winning the $750,000 Inglis Sprint next start (1200m).
The Southern Cross Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday February 11, 2023 and was won by John O’Shea’s Group 1 performer Quantico ($8).
2023 Southern Cross Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday February 11, 2023 |
Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | 3YO&Up / Open / Qlty Hcp. |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prize Money: | $200,000 |
The John O’Shea-trained Quantico ($8) showed plenty of tenacity first-up to fend off the challengers and hold on for a gutsy win fresh in the 2023 Southern Cross Stakes results in Sydney.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 5 | QUANTICO | John O’Shea | Kerrin McEvoy | 2 | 55kg | $8 | |||
2 | 7 | TITANIUM POWER | Joseph Pride | Tim Clark | 0.28L | 7 | 54.5kg | $4.60 | ||
3 | 3 | GRAVINA | James Cummings | James McDonald | 0.34L | 3 | 56.5kg | $4.60 | ||
4 | 2 | MR MOZART | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jason Collett | 0.53L | 5 | 59kg | $7 | ||
5 | 1 | HARD EMPIRE | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Ms Rachel King | 0.79L | 9 | 59kg | $21 | ||
6 | 10 | ESPIONA | Chris Waller | William Pike | 1.19L | 1 | 53kg | $4.20F | ||
7 | 11 | TESTATOR SILENS | Luke Clarke | Tyler Schiller (a) | 1.97L | 4 | 53kg | $20 | ||
8 | 6 | STAMPE | Chris Munce | Brock Ryan | 2.53L | 8 | 54.5kg | $31 | ||
9 | 8 | RANCH HAND | Chris Waller | Regan Bayliss | 3.35L | 6 | 53kg | $10 | ||
9 | WRITTEN BEAUTY | Chris Waller | Jay Ford | 0 | ||||||
4 | SWATS THAT | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Brenton Avdulla | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The latest Southern Cross Stakes 2023 odds and betting market links courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au will be available right here once announced the week of Apollo Stakes Day.
Special Reward ($3 in 2020), Masked Crusader ($2.25 in 2021) and Lost And Running ($2.20 in 2022) are the latest favourites in Southern Cross Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
The Southern Cross Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of usually local Sydney sprinters at the start of their autumn racing campaigns and is released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday before the race.
The official 2023 Southern Cross Stakes Field & Barriers are set for release on Wednesday February 8, 2023 and will be published in full below.
The Southern Cross Stakes 2023 final field features a quality line-up of autumn-bound sprinters led in betting by the returning Chris Waller-trained Group 1 place-getter Espiona drawn the rails.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 4607x010x7 | HARD EMPIRE | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Ms Rachel King | 11 | 59kg | 103 | ||
2 | 78111x220x | MR MOZART | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Jason Collett | 7 | 59kg | 103 | ||
3 | 349x94153x | GRAVINA | James Cummings | James McDonald | 4 | 56.5kg | 98 | ||
4 | 455x36008x | SWATS THAT | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Brenton Avdulla | 3 | 56.5kg | 102 | ||
5 | x0x4111x0x | QUANTICO | John O’Shea | Kerrin McEvoy | 2 | 55kg | 95 | ||
6 | 52317x9x03 | STAMPE | Chris Munce | Brock Ryan | 10 | 54.5kg | 94 | ||
7 | 1242×10913 | TITANIUM POWER | Joseph Pride | Tim Clark | 9 | 54.5kg | 94 | ||
8 | 40914x058x | RANCH HAND | Chris Waller | Regan Bayliss | 8 | 53kg | 91 | ||
9 | 71559x720x | WRITTEN BEAUTY | Chris Waller | Jay Ford | 6 | 53kg | 95 | ||
10 | x2381x640x | ESPIONA | Chris Waller | William Pike | 1 | 53kg | 94 | ||
11 | 1x117x047x | TESTATOR SILENS | Luke Clarke | Tyler Schiller (a) | 5 | 53kg | 73 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Southern Cross Stakes nominations are a first look at the possible sprinters to run in the Apollo Stakes Day support act and close on the Monday before race day.
The Southern Cross Stakes 2023 nominations close on Monday February 6, 2023 and will be released below as soon as available.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 4607x010x7 | HARD EMPIRE | G | 9 | Toby & Trent Edmonds | 1= | 59kg | 59kg | 103 | |
2 | 78111x220x | MR MOZART | H | 4 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 1= | 59kg | 59kg | 103 | |
3 | 349x94153x | GRAVINA | G | 5 | James Cummings | 3 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 98 | |
4 | 03x24880x7 | JAMAEA | M | 4 | Robert & Luke Price | 4 | 54kg | 53.5kg | 96 | |
5 | x0x4111x0x | QUANTICO | G | 6 | John O’Shea | 5 | 55kg | 55kg | 95 | |
6 | 52317x9x03 | STAMPE | G | 6 | Chris Munce | 6= | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 94 | |
7 | 1242×10913 | TITANIUM POWER | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 6= | 54.5kg | 54.5kg | 94 | |
8 | 40914x058x | RANCH HAND | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 8 | 54kg | 53kg | 91 | |
9 | x140x0692x | JUMP THE BROOM | M | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 9 | 54kg | 53kg | 85 | |
10 | 455x36008x | SWATS THAT | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 10 | 56.5kg | 56.5kg | 102 | |
11 | 71559x720x | WRITTEN BEAUTY | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 11 | 54kg | 53kg | 95 | |
12 | x2381x640x | ESPIONA | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 12 | 54kg | 53kg | 94 | |
13 | 1x117x047x | TESTATOR SILENS | G | 5 | Luke Clarke | 13 | 54kg | 53kg | 73 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Southern Cross Stakes was first run in 1940 and won by Gold Rod. A number of genuine turf sprint stars have added their names to the Southern Cross Stakes winners’ list since then including Gunsynd (1972), Terravista (2014), the previous year’s Randwick Guineas champ Le Romain (2017) and Lost And Running (2022).
The race started out as a Principal race, gained Listed status in 1980 and has been run as a Group 3 event since 1989. It has gone by a number of different race names over the years including the Frederick Clissold Handicap, Anniversary Cup and has been known as the Southern Cross Stakes since 2009. The race has also been conducted at a number of Sydney’s racecourses including Canterbury Park and Rosehill Gardens.
See below for a full list of Southern Cross Stakes winners and results going back to the year 2000.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Southern Cross Stakes |
1st | Quantico | 1 minute 9.57 seconds |
2nd | Titanium Power | ||
3rd | Gravina | ||
2022 Southern Cross Stakes |
1st | Lost And Running | 1 minute 9.54 seconds |
2nd | Overpass | ||
3rd | Standout | ||
2021 Southern Cross Stakes |
1st | Masked Crusader | 1 minute 10.62 seconds |
2nd | Southern Lad | ||
3rd | Victorem | ||
2020 Southern Cross Stakes |
1st | Special Reward | 1 minute 10.02 seconds |
2nd | Cascadian | ||
3rd | Jungle Edge | ||
2019 Southern Cross Stakes |
1st | Eckstein | 1 minute 9.16 seconds |
2nd | Dothraki | ||
3rd | Brutal | ||
2018 Southern Cross Stakes |
1st | Kaepernick | 1 minute 10.53 seconds |
2nd | Dothraki | ||
3rd | Boss Lane | ||
2017 Southern Cross Stakes |
1st | Le Romain | 1 minute 10.39 seconds |
2nd | Big Money | ||
3rd | Snippets Land | ||
2016 Southern CrossStakes |
1st | Big Money | 1 minute 9.4 seconds |
2nd | Decision Time | ||
3rd | Rich Enuff | ||
2015 Southern CrossStakes |
1st | Heart Testa | 1 minute 9.6 seconds |
2nd | Driefontein | ||
3rd | Territory | ||
2014 Southern CrossStakes |
1st | Terravista | 1 minute 8.6 seconds |
2nd | Albrecht | ||
3rd | My Destiny | ||
2013 Southern CrossStakes |
1st | Skytrain | 1 minute 13.5 seconds |
2nd | Streama | ||
3rd | Onthelookout | ||
2012 Southern CrossStakes |
1st | No Evidence Needed | 1 minute 10.0 seconds |
2nd | Neeson | ||
3rd | Secret Admirer | ||
2011 Southern CrossStakes |
1st | Sister Madly | 1 minute 8.5 seconds |
2nd | Pinwheel | ||
3rd | Cardinal Virtue | ||
2010 Southern Cross Stakes |
1st | Kenny’s World | 1 minute 11.0 seconds |
2nd | Dreamscape | ||
3rd | Geared Up | ||
2009 Southern CrossStakes |
1st | Marchinski | 1 minute 10.1 seconds |
2nd | Kenny’s World | ||
3rd | Raise | ||
2008 Frederick Clissold Stakes |
1st | Hoystar | 1 minute 10.0 seconds |
2nd | Friday Creek | ||
3rd | Danleigh | ||
2007 Frederick Clissold Stakes |
1st | The Free Stater | 1 minute 8.7 seconds |
2nd | The Jackal | ||
3rd | Century Serb | ||
2006 Frederick Clissold Stakes |
1st | Collate | 1 minute 9.5 seconds |
2nd | Utzon | ||
3rd | Damigos | ||
2005 Frederick Clissold Stakes |
1st | Cool Front | 1 minute 10.2 seconds |
2nd | Utzon | ||
3rd | Patezza | ||
2004 Frederick Clissold Stakes |
1st | Britt’s Best | 1 minute 10.0 seconds |
2nd | Fiery Venture | ||
3rd | Shags | ||
2003 Premier Express Freight Stakes |
1st | Gordo | 1 minute 10.2 seconds |
2nd | Presently | ||
3rd | Salgado | ||
2002 Frederick Clissold Stakes |
1st | Lord Essex | 1 minute 10.3 seconds |
2nd | Crawl | ||
3rd | Dottoressa | ||
2001 Frederick Clissold Stakes |
1st | Ab Initio | 1 minute 9.0 seconds |
2nd | Strabane | ||
3rd | Pittance | ||
2000 Frederick Clissold Stakes |
1st | Pimpala Prince | 1 minute 9.8 seconds |
2nd | Spying | ||
3rd | Iglesia |