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The Strickland Stakes is a Group 3 race held during late June or early July each year at Belmont Racecourse in Perth. Run under weight for age conditions over a distance of 2000m, the Strickland Stakes is a middle distance race that attracts considerable attention from local gallopers. Paying a total of $150,000, the Strickland Stakes is a lucrative race for the winner, and pays well for the time of year its hosted.

Trainers often nominate their horses in the Strickland Stakes following acceptable performances in the Group 3 Hyperion Stakes (1600m) held at Belmont a month previously under the same race conditions and the Hyperion Stakes – Strickland Stakes is a popular Perth winter betting double. Fuchsia Bandana (2015) and Scales Of Justice (2016) are the latest gallopers to complete the double.

While very few eastern horses enter the Strickland Stakes, the field is predominantly local. As the race grows in prize money and develops its prestige, more eastern trainers may be tempted to take horses over.

The 2017 Strickland Stakes ran on July 1, 2017.

Strickland Stakes
Date:	July 1, 2017
Track:	Belmont Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Race Type:	3YO+ Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$150,000

2017 Strickland Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Scales Of Justice
• 2nd: #5 Zarantz
• 3rd: #6 Pounamu

Check out the official Strickland Stakes 2017 Results & Finishing Order below, the race won narrowly by the odds-on favourite Scales Of Justice who now heads east for a Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival bid targeting the Toorak Handicap and Emirates Stakes.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	1	SCALES OF JUSTICE	Lindsey Smith	Daniel Staeck	–	8	59kg	$1.24
2	5	ZARANTZ	Grant & Alana Williams	Aaron Mitchell	0.15L	4	59kg	$13
3	6	POUNAMU	Alan Mathews	Patrick Carbery	3.75L	5	59kg	$21
4	8	NORTH RIDGE	Fred Kersley	Randy Tan (a)	3.75L	2	59kg	$101
5	9	DARK MUSKET	Graeme Ballantyne	Ms Lucy Warwick	8L	7	59kg
6	7	LITE’N IN MY VEINS	Fred Kersley	Brad Parnham	8.5L	6	59kg	$26
7	2	IHTSAHYMN	Fred Kersley	Steven Parnham	11.75L	3	59kg	$61
8	3	DISPOSITION	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	15L	1	59kg	$9.50
9	4	RESPONDENT	Fred Kersley	Jason Brown	29.5L	9	59kg	$101
–	10	ROSEWOOD HILL	Ben Pearce	Jarrad Noske	–	9	–	–

2017 Strickland Stakes Odds

The winter’s best Strickland Stakes 2017 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released.

2017 Strickland Stakes Field

The Strickland Stakes field attracts the best local winter gallopers that traditionally come via lead-up runs in the Belmont Sprint and Hyperion Stakes during the Belmont Winter Racing Carnival.

The official Strickland Stakes 2017 Final Field & Barriers will be available below the week of the race.

The 2017 Strickland Stakes Field attracted 10 hopefuls led by Lindsey Smith’s Group 1 winner Scales Of Justice who won the Hyperion Stakes last time out.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	x221112x21	SCALES OF JUSTICE	Lindsey Smith	Daniel Staeck	8	59kg	111
2	4363038×98	IHTSAHYMN	Fred Kersley	Steven Parnham	3	59kg	95
3	8x4200x535	DISPOSITION	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	1	59kg	101
4	01920×0056	RESPONDENT	Fred Kersley	Jason Brown	10	59kg	91
5	0747×72612	ZARANTZ	Grant & Alana Williams	Aaron Mitchell	4	59kg	98
6	161111×496	POUNAMU	Alan Mathews	Patrick Carbery	5	59kg	92
7	11584×7004	LITE’N IN MY VEINS	Fred Kersley	Brad Parnham	6	59kg	95
8	5595451224	NORTH RIDGE	Fred Kersley	Randy Tan (a)	2	59kg	91
9	73×5656763	DARK MUSKET	Graeme Ballantyne	Ms Lucy Warwick	7	59kg	80
10	1233311511	ROSEWOOD HILL	Ben Pearce	Jarrad Noske	9	57kg	82

Strickland Stakes History

Originally hosted at Ascot, the Strickland Stakes moved to Belmont for a year in 2005, and the decision was made to host it there permanently from 2011 onwards. While at Ascot, the Strickland Stakes was ran over 1800m rather than the current 2000m. Inaugurated in 1901, the race celebrated its 100th anniversary at Ascot in 2001.

Notable Strickland Stakes winners include Perfect Answer (1988), Finito (2001, 2002) and Marasco (2009, 2010). In 2002, there was a dead heat between Gwalia Girl and Finito. The race was not held between 1942 and 1944 due to World War II, and adjustments to the racing calendar meant that there was no 1999 edition of the race.

Marasco and Tarzi made the exacta two years in a row; 2009 and 2010. Listed below are Strickland Stakes results since 2000.

Recent Strickland Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 Strickland Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 Strickland Stakes	1st	Scales Of Justice	2 minutes 9.79 seconds
	2nd	Zarantz
	3rd	Pounamu
2016 Strickland Stakes	1st	Ihtsahymn	2 minutes 8.8 seconds
	2nd	Dubai Escapade
	3rd	Zarantz
2015 Strickland Stakes	1st	Fuchsia Bandana	2 minutes 6.4 seconds
	2nd	Balmont Girl
	3rd	Tower of Lonhro
2014 Strickland Stakes	1st	Fancy Feet	2 minutes 8.98 seconds
	2nd	Ranger
	3rd	Bridgestone
2013 Strickland Stakes	1st	Kincaple	2 minutes 5.4 seconds
	2nd	Moonlight Bay
	3rd	God Has Spoken
2012 Strickland Stakes	1st	Mr Moet	2 minutes 7.3 seconds
	2nd	Chester Road
	3rd	Rosie Rocket
2011 Strickland Stakes	1st	God Has Spoken	2 minutes 5.5 seconds
	2nd	Battle Emblem
	3rd	King Kool Kat
2010 Strickland Stakes	1st	Marasco	1 minute 55.2 seconds
	2nd	Tarzi
	3rd	Doyoudare
2009 Strickland Stakes	1st	Marasco	1 minute 53.4 seconds
	2nd	Tarzi
	3rd	Star Encounter
2008 Strickland Stakes	1st	Action Pak	1 minute 48.6 seconds
	2nd	Forest Frolic
	3rd	Danecay
2007 Strickland Stakes	1st	Forest Frolic	1 minute 51.0 seconds
	2nd	Stormblitz
	3rd	Keyton Grace
2006 Strickland Stakes	1st	Exchequer	1 minute 53.9 seconds
	2nd	Professional Lady
	3rd	Belle Bizarre
2005 Strickland Stakes	1st	True Steel	2 minutes 7.2 seconds
	2nd	Lados
	3rd	My Thornbird
2004 Strickland Stakes	1st	Dedicated Miss	1 minute 50.5 seconds
	2nd	Main Stage
	3rd	Wool Zone
2003 Strickland Stakes	1st	Money Is Magic	1 minute 51.7 seconds
	2nd	Finito
	3rd	Blinded
2002 Strickland Stakes	1st (DH)	Finito	1 minute 51.9 seconds
	1st (DH)	Gwalia Girl
	3rd	Cardinal Colours
2001 Strickland Stakes	1st	Finito	1 minute 51.9 seconds
	2nd	Dance Hit
	3rd	Noble Cavalier
2000 Strickland Stakes	1st	Iron Horse	1 minute 52.8 seconds
	2nd	Corporate Bruce
	3rd	Catophylia