Star Kingdom Stakes

The Star Kingdom Stakes is a Group 3 sprint race run at Rosehill Gardens on Tancred Stakes Day during the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

2023 Star Kingdom Stakes Results

  • 1st: #15 Bacchanalia
  • 2nd: #14 Clemenceau
  • 3rd: #9 Coal Crusher



The Star Kingdom Stakes – formerly known as the Sebring Stakes – is a Group 3 race for sprinters run at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse* in late March (early April in 2021) on Tancred Stakes Day.

*Note: The 2022 Star Kingdom Stakes ran at Newcastle Racecourse the Monday after Rosehill’s abandoned Tancred Stakes Day meeting. 

Offering $200,000 in prize money the 1200m event is run under quality handicap conditions and takes place at the same Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival meeting as the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) and Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m).

Horses in the Star Kingdom Stakes field may be heading towards a Group 1 run later in the autumn or in the upcoming Brisbane Winter Carnival. In 2016 the Star Kingdom Stakes winner Malaguerra won the Group 1 BTC Cup (1200m) in May and also took out the spring’s Group 1 Darley Classic (1200m) at Flemington over the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

A nice lead-up race to the Star Kingdom Stakes is the Group 3 Maurcie McCarten Stakes (1100m) held at the track a fortnight earlier.

During the autumn many Star Kingdom Stakes graduates step-up in distance for a shot at the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick in April, a race the 2107 winner Jungle Edge ran third in next race.

The Star Kingdom Stakes form was franked in 2021 when the winner Signore Fox went on to run third in both the Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) and Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) in Brisbane that winter.

The Star Kingdom Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday March 25, 2023 at Rosehill Gardens and was won narrowly by the James Cummings-trained Bacchanalia ($9.50). 

2023 Star Kingdom Stakes
Date: Saturday March 25, 2023
Track: Rosehill Racecourse 
Distance: 1200m
Race Type: Quality Handicap
Status: Group 3
Prize Money: $200,000

2023 Star Kingdom Stakes Results

  • 1st: #15 Bacchanalia ($9.50)
  • 2nd: #14 Clemenceau
  • 3rd: #9 Coal Crusher

The Godolphin-raced Exceed And Excel four-year-old Bacchanalia ($9.50) was given a perfectly-timed ride by in-form hoop Ms Rachel King to narrowly deny favourite Clemenceau ($4.80F) victory in the 2023 Star Kingdom Stakes results.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 15 BACCHANALIA James Cummings Ms Rachel King 4 53kg $9.50
2 14 CLEMENCEAU Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Zac Lloyd (a) 0.08L 9 53kg $4.80F
3 9 COAL CRUSHER Joseph Pride Chad Schofield 0.18L 5 55kg $7.50
4 16 KALINO Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 1.12L 1 53kg $10
5 17e THE FACE Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou James Innes Jnr 1.14L 12 53kg $61
6 3 ATHELRIC James Cummings Brenton Avdulla 1.7L 8 57kg $12
7 5 DAJRAAN (GB) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 2.86L 6 56kg $14
8 13 SHELBY SIXTYSIX Danny Williams Robbie Dolan 2.99L 3 53kg $61
9 18e DALCHINI Lee & Cherie Curtis Jay Ford 4.14L 10 53kg $61
10 6 JOJO WAS A MAN John Thompson Reece Jones (a) 4.54L 14 56kg $31
11 10 WAIHAHA FALLS (NZ) John O’Shea Tom Marquand 4.89L 11 54.5kg (cd 55kg) $8
12 12 FLYING CRAZY Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Dean Yendall 5.59L 13 53kg $18
13 8 BRUTALITY Joseph Pride Tyler Schiller (a) 6.76L 15 55.5kg $26
14 2 HARD EMPIRE Toby & Trent Edmonds Regan Bayliss 7.3L 2 58.5kg $21
15 1 WEONA SMARTONE (NZ) David Vandyke Ryan Maloney 11.94L 7 59kg $7
4 GRAVINA James Cummings Nash Rawiller 0
19e KIPSBAY Nathan Doyle 0
11 NEVER TALK Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons (a) 0
7 RANGES Peter & Paul Snowden Mark Zahra 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Star Kingdom Stakes Betting Odds

The autumn’s best Star Kingdom Stakes 2023 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Gem Song winning at Star Kingdom Stakes odds of 20/1.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 STAR KINGDOM STAKES ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Star Kingdom Stakes Form

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2023 Star Kingdom Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Star Kingdom Stakes 2023 Tips for the Tancred Stakes Day Group 3 event this autumn.

  • To Win: #4 Gravina ($15 at time of publish)

Huge price on offer for Gravina with the James Cummings-trained son of Sebring forgotten by the punters after drawing extremely wide (19). He may have work to do from that alley in a big field, but the lead-up form from the progressive five-year-old is good. He is fit third-up here having run third fresh in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) at Randwick before a last start Group 3 Liverpool City Cup (1300m) second. Up in weights but back to the six furlongs here will suit with Nash Rawiller to ride. If he jumps well, can cross and sit on pace giving them something to beat late.

2023 Star Kingdom Stakes Field

The Star Kingdom Stakes field attracts a smart field of sprinters, many of which go on to contest tougher races over the coming months during the autumn and winter racing carnivals.

The official 2023 Star Kingdom Stakes field and barriers are out on Wednesday March 22, 2023 and will be published in full below as soon as released by Racing NSW.

The Star Kingdom Stakes 2023 final field features a capacity line-up of autumn sprinters led in betting by the Joe Pride-trained Coal Crusher racing second-up off an eye-catching Group 3 Maurcie McCarten Stakes fourth fresh here last start. 

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 1x15x1334x WEONA SMARTONE (NZ) David Vandyke Ryan Maloney 8 59kg 104
2 607x010x75 HARD EMPIRE Toby & Trent Edmonds Regan Bayliss 2 58.5kg 103
3 11x27051x2 ATHELRIC James Cummings Brenton Avdulla 9 57kg 100
4 9x94153x32 GRAVINA James Cummings Nash Rawiller 19 57kg 100
5 1353x0x10x DAJRAAN (GB) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 7 56kg 98
6 129x08411x JOJO WAS A MAN John Thompson Reece Jones (a) 17 56kg 98
7 13126x757x RANGES Peter & Paul Snowden Mark Zahra 16 56kg 98
8 8x7699550x BRUTALITY Joseph Pride Tyler Schiller (a) 18 55.5kg 97
9 1x552162x4 COAL CRUSHER Joseph Pride Chad Schofield 6 55kg 96
10 62x11x422x WAIHAHA FALLS (NZ) John O’Shea Tom Marquand 13 54.5kg 95
11 435x3255x8 NEVER TALK Kris Lees Dylan Gibbons (a) 12 53kg 93
12 184x003x54 FLYING CRAZY Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Dean Yendall 15 53kg 92
13 709702×898 SHELBY SIXTYSIX Danny Williams Robbie Dolan 3 53kg 92
14 1x12x221x5 CLEMENCEAU Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Zac Lloyd (a) 10 53kg 90
15 x243x626x1 BACCHANALIA James Cummings Ms Rachel King 5 53kg 88
16 41327×1136 KALINO Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 1 53kg 87
17e 479x6348x2 THE FACE Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou James Innes Jnr 14 53kg 86
18e 752x6440x7 DALCHINI Lee & Cherie Curtis Jay Ford 11 53kg 80
19e x62621x11x KIPSBAY Nathan Doyle 4 54kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Star Kingdom Stakes Nominations

The Star Kingdom Stakes 2023 nominations close on Monday March 20, 2023.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 11x27051x2 ATHELRIC G 4 James Cummings 100
2 x243x626x1 BACCHANALIA G 4 James Cummings 88
3 8x7699550x BRUTALITY G 6 Joseph Pride 97
4 1x12x221x5 CLEMENCEAU G 4 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 90
5 1x552162x4 COAL CRUSHER G 5 Joseph Pride 96
6 1353x0x10x DAJRAAN (GB) H 5 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 98
7 752x6440x7 DALCHINI M 4 Lee & Cherie Curtis 80
8 184x003x54 FLYING CRAZY G 4 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 92
9 40x2436x88 GENERATION H 4 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 100
10 9x94153x32 GRAVINA G 5 James Cummings 100
11 607x010x75 HARD EMPIRE G 9 Toby & Trent Edmonds 103
12 129x08411x JOJO WAS A MAN G 5 John Thompson 98
13 41327×1136 KALINO G 4 Chris Waller 87
14 x62621x11x KIPSBAY G 4 Nathan Doyle 73
15 27x112370x MILITARY EXPERT H 4 Annabel Neasham 97
16 435x3255x8 NEVER TALK M 5 Kris Lees 93
17 38×3425122 ON THE LEAD G 5 Richard & Will Freedman 91
18 13126x757x RANGES G 6 Peter & Paul Snowden 98
19 709702×898 SHELBY SIXTYSIX G 6 Danny Williams 92
20 479x6348x2 THE FACE G 5 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 86
21 62x11x422x WAIHAHA FALLS (NZ) G 5 John O’Shea 95
22 1x15x1334x WEONA SMARTONE (NZ) G 6 David Vandyke 104

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Star Kingdom Stakes History

The Star Kingdom Stakes has been run and won since 1979 and the inaugural winner was The Judge. Since then quality sprinters including Mustard (2006), Swift Alliance (2010-11), Flamberge (2014) and Malaguerra (2016) have added their names to the list of Star Kingdom Stakes winners.

Also known in recent years as the Sebring Stakes (2010-2014), the event is named in honour of five time Leading Australian sire Star Kingdom whose progeny won the first five editions of the Golden Slipper Stakes. The race has been contested over both 1100m and 1200m.

In 2022 the Star Kingdom Stakes was moved from Rosehill on Saturday the 26th of March to Newcastle on Monday the 28th of March due to unsafe Heavy track conditions and rainfall.

Recent Star Kingdom Stakes Winners

See below for a complete list of the recent Star Kingdom Stakes winners and results going back to the year 2000.

Year Place Horse Time
2023
Star Kingdom Stakes
1st Bacchanalia 1 minute 10.24 seconds
2nd Clemenceau
3rd Coal Crusher
2022
Star Kingdom Stakes
1st Gem Song 1 minute 11.72 seconds
2nd Exoboom
3rd Art Cadeau
2021
Star Kingdom Stakes
1st Signore Fox 1 minute 9.99 seconds
2nd Wisdom Of Water
3rd Roheryn
2020
Star Kingdom Stakes
1st Vegadaze 1 minute 11.00 seconds
2nd Manicure
3rd Kementari
2019
Star Kingdom Stakes
1st Siren’s Fury 1 minute 13.86 seconds
2nd Manuel
3rd Ardrossan
2018
Star Kingdom Stakes
1st Spright 1 minute 10.85 seconds
2nd Dothraki
3rd Bolero King
2017
Star Kingdom Stakes
1st Jungle Edge 1 minute 13.19 seconds
2nd Dal Cielo
3rd Impending
2016
Star KingdomStakes
1st Malaguerra 1 minute 9.4 seconds
2nd Target In Sight
3rd Dances On Stars
2015
Star KingdomStakes
1st Generalife 1 minute 9.6 seconds
2nd Target In Sight
3rd Hot Snitzel
2014
Star KingdomStakes
1st Flamberge 1 minute 11.7 seconds
2nd Hot Snitzel
3rd Bennetta
2013
Star KingdomStakes
1st Hot Snitzel 1 minute 10.7 seconds
2nd Smokin’ Joey
3rd See The World
2012
Star KingdomStakes
1st Zaratone 1 minute 3.0 seconds
2nd Winter King
3rd Master Of Design
2011
Star KingdomStakes
1st Swift Alliance 1 minute 3.4 seconds
2nd News Alert
3rd Cardinal Virtue
2010
Star KingdomStakes
1st Swift Alliance 1 minute 4.2 seconds
2nd Welkom Gold
3rd Typhoon Zed
2009
Star KingdomStakes
1st The Jackal 1 minute 3.8 seconds
2nd Black Prince
3rd Kiloton
2008
Star KingdomStakes
1st Hoystar 1 minute 9.0 seconds
2nd Strong Choice
3rd Master Magic
2007
Star Kingdom Stakes
1st Posadas 1 minute 5.0 seconds
2nd Century Serb
3rd New Edge
2006
Star Kingdom Stakes
1st Mustard 1 minute 4.4 seconds
2nd Shannon Bank
3rd Denmarket
2005
Star KingdomStakes
1st Red Oog 1 minute 4.2 seconds
2nd Presently
3rd Damigos
2004
Star KingdomStakes
1st Taikun 1 minute 3.0 seconds
2nd Bradshaw
3rd Naden
2003
Star KingdomStakes
1st Bradshaw 1 minute 2.8 seconds
2nd Into The Night
3rd Pompeii
2002
Star KingdomStakes
1st Bradshaw 1 minute 3.9 seconds
2nd Canny Fly
3rd Pembleton
2001
Star KingdomStakes
1st Camena 1 minute 2.7 seconds
2nd Steel City
3rd Cosset
2000
Star KingdomStakes
1st King Of Acapulco 1 minute 4.0 seconds
2nd Bradshaw
3rd Stanzaic

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