---

---

The Spring Stakes (SAJC) is a Group 3 sprinting event held at Adelaide’s Morphettville Racecourse in August each year and is run by the South Australian Jockey Club (SAJC).

Kicking off the minor Spring Racing Carnival in Adelaide, the Spring Stakes is an exciting weight-for-age sprint raced over 1200m for a total purse of $127,250.

For months after the Spring Stakes attracts a quality line-up of mainly local hopefuls mixed with interstate visitors looking for an early Black-Type to kick off their spring campaigns in. While increasingly the interstate horses make the trek, it is the local sprinters who really step up to the plate and boast a commanding record in the Spring Stakes results.

Recently the form out of the Morphettville Spring Stakes held up in Melbourne when local hope Dollar For Dollar (2018) went on to to run second in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m). The 2018 Spring Stakes winner Dollar For Dollar also placed third in the following year’s Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) in Brisbane.

In 2019 the Spring Stakes winner Dalasan traveled to Melbourne next start and won the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) at Flemington. He also went on to run second in the following year’s Group 1 SA Derby in 2020. Further franking the form out of the Spring Stakes results in 2019 was the runner-up Scales Of Justice who won Caulfield’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) next start.

In 2020 the Spring Stakes winner Behemoth went on to win both the Memsie Stakes and Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Group 1 level in Melbourne.

Behemoth returned in 2021 to officially secure back-to-back Spring Stakes victories after claiming the Group 3 on protest.

The Spring Stakes 2021 ran on Saturday August 14, 2021 and saw the odds-on favourite and defending champion Behemoth win on protest.

Spring Stakes
Date:	Saturday August 14, 2021
Track:	Morphettville
Distance:	1200m
Race Type:	WFA
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$127,250

2021 Spring Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Behemoth
• 2nd: #3 Beau Rossa
• 3rd: #3 Ritratto

The David Jolly-trained Behemoth ($1.60F) officially secured back-to-back wins in the Spring Stakes 2021 results, the defending champion crossing second after copping interference only to win the race on protest over original first past the post Beau Rossa ($2.70).

The 2019 champion and last year’s runner-up Dalasan meanwhile broke free from the barriers and took off and was officially scratched.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	BEHEMOTH	David Jolly	Ms Kayla Crowther		3	58.5kg		$1.60F
	2	3	BEAU ROSSA	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	0.1L	1	58.5kg		$2.70
	3	4	RITRATTO	Mick Huxtable	Karl Zechner	4L	4	58.5kg		$31
	4	6	ONE MORE JACK	Shane Oxlade	Justin Potter	5.4L	2	58.5kg		$20
	5	8	WURLIES LASTCHANCE	Lindsay Cadzow	Ms Eran Boyd	6.1L	5	56.5kg		$101
	6	7	PERFECT ROUTE	Mick Huxtable	Ms Jessica Eaton	6.2L	6	58.5kg		$21
	SB	2	DALASAN	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Jason Holder		0	58.5kg
		5	SECOND SLIP (NZ)	Will Clarken	Jake Toeroek		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Spring Stakes Odds

The season’s leading Spring Stakes 2021 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

Behemoth ($2.50 in 2020 and $1.65 in 2021) was the last favourite in Spring Stakes betting to salute for the punters going back-to-back after winning his second on protest.

2021 Spring Stakes Field

The official Spring Stakes 2021 Field & Barriers will be published below once final acceptances are taken on the Wednesday of race week.

The 2021 Spring Stakes final field features eight sprinters led by the defending champion and subsequent dual Group 1 winner in Melbourne last spring Behemoth along with the race’s 2019 winner Dalasan.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	110x143x7x	BEHEMOTH	David Jolly	Ms Kayla Crowther	5	58.5kg		113
2	5407x0733x	DALASAN	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Jason Holder	4	58.5kg		107
3	17x11210x1	BEAU ROSSA	Will Clarken	Todd Pannell	2	58.5kg		90
4	1311x1224x	RITRATTO	Mick Huxtable	Karl Zechner	6	58.5kg		84
5	431x11125x	SECOND SLIP (NZ)	Will Clarken	Jake Toeroek	1	58.5kg		80
6	14x31614x7	ONE MORE JACK	Shane Oxlade	Justin Potter	3	58.5kg		80
7	211112x	PERFECT ROUTE	Mick Huxtable	Ms Jessica Eaton	8	58.5kg		73
8	56616406×1	WURLIES LASTCHANCE	Lindsay Cadzow	Ms Eran Boyd	7	56.5kg		60

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 Spring Stakes Nominations

Early SAJC Spring Stakes 2021 nominations close the Monday of race week.

Spring Stakes History

Redelva won the inaugural edition of the Spring Stakes in 1988, and then went on to win the race for the next two years. Redelva remains the only horse to seize three straight victories in the Spring Stakes. This compares to Hero Wind, who has also won three Spring Stakes, but not consecutively (1994, 1995, 1997).

There is a Group 3 race held in Newcastle that shares its name with the Morphettville Spring Stakes, although that is a mile event for three year olds run under set weight conditions.

Punters use Spring Stakes results for form guidance during the remainder of the spring in Adelaide. Because major racing tapers off, those quality sprinters who will be staying home for the season tend to seek nomination in the Spring Stakes.

Notable Spring Stakes winners include Black Rouge (1992), Super Elegant (2005), Rebel Raider (2010), Happy Trails (2012), Dollar For Dollar (2018), Dalasan (2019) and subsequent Group 1 Memsie Stakes – Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes double winner Behemoth (2020, 2021).

Behemoth won the 2021 Spring Stakes on protest over first-past-the-post Beau Rossa after copping interference.

Spring Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.

Spring Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Spring Stakes	1st	Behemoth (On Protest)	1 minute 13.24 seconds
	2nd	Beau Rossa
	3rd	Ritratto
2020 Spring Stakes	1st	Behemoth	1 minute 10.80 seconds
	2nd	Dalasan
	3rd	Kemalpasa
2019 Spring Stakes	1st	Dalasan	1 minute 10.43 seconds
	2nd	Scales Of Justice
	3rd	Waging War
2018 Spring Stakes	1st	Dollar For Dollar	1 minute 12.02 seconds
	2nd	Hard Empire
	3rd	Inn Keeper
2017 Spring Stakes	1st	Mio Dio	1 minute 13.6 seconds
	2nd	Lord Aspen
	3rd	Casino Wizard
2016 Spring Stakes	1st	Beirut	1 minute 13.5 seconds
	2nd	Riziz
	3rd	Rocket Commander
2015 Spring Stakes	1st	Red Eclipse	1 minute 12.7 seconds
	2nd	Whitlam
	3rd	Richie’s Vibe
2014 Spring Stakes	1st	Riziz	1 minute 13.2 seconds
	2nd	Light It Up
	3rd	Karacatis
2013 Spring Stakes	1st	Just Discreet	1 minute 12.8 seconds
	2nd	Meliora
	3rd	Golden Penny
2012 Spring Stakes	1st	Happy Trails	1 minute 11.9 seconds
	2nd	Gossip Girl
	3rd	Southern Speed
2011 Spring Stakes	1st	Uxorious	1 minute 13.6 seconds
	2nd	Periduki
	3rd	Valentine Miss
2010 Spring Stakes	1st	Rebel Raider	1 minute 15.1 seconds
	2nd	Xaieta
	3rd	Likable Will
2009 Spring Stakes	1st	Midnight Mustang	1 minute 09.7 seconds
	2nd	Magical Pearl
	3rd	Cerberus Gal
2008 Spring Stakes	1st	El Maze	1 minute 13.2 seconds
	2nd	Sensational Toy
	3rd	Niconero
2007 Spring Stakes	1st	Zupaone	1 minute 11.8 seconds
	2nd	Amyjaye Power
	3rd	El Maze
2006 Spring Stakes	1st	Royal Ida	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Shablec
	3rd	Bruges
2005 Spring Stakes	1st	Super Elegant	1 minute 09.9 seconds
	2nd	Fly For Me
	3rd	Squillani
2004 Spring Stakes	1st	Sky CUddle	1 minute 11.2 seconds
	2nd	Squillani
	3rd	Zip Zip Aray
2003 Spring Stakes	1st	Squillani	1 minute 11.5 seconds
	2nd	Nadema
	3rd	Lawsons Storm
2002 Spring Stakes	1st	Strategic Image	1 minute 11.1 seconds
	2nd	Romilada
	3rd	Star Hit
2001 Spring Stakes	1st	Flavour	1 minute 16.2 seconds
	2nd	Spice Doll
	3rd	Star Hit
2000 Spring Stakes	1st	Spice Doll	1 minute 15.2 seconds
	2nd	Hand Pass
	3rd	Euclase Pat