The Strickland Stakes is a Group 3 race held at Belmont Racecourse over 2000m and run under weight-for-age conditions during the Perth Winter Racing Carnival.
2024 Strickland Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Let's Galahvant
- 2nd: #1 Western Empire
- 3rd: #6 Ginger Baker
Strickland Stakes News
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 offers $200,000 in prize money and attracts a quality line-up of mainly local gallopers each winter.
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), Scales Of Justice (2016) and Material Man (2018) – who also won the Belmont Sprint in a rare treble – are the latest gallopers to complete the double. The following year in 2019, Group 1 winning mare Galaxy Star won the Belmont Sprint – Strickland Stakes double with a second in the Hyperion Stakes as the beaten favourite in between.
In 2020 the race’s 2018 winner Material Man returned and became the ninth two-time Strickland Stakes champion.
The Strickland Stakes form has stacked up in tougher interstate races in recent years with the 2019 runner-up Gatting going on to win the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington that September.
The 2022 Strickland Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Marocchino going on to win the Group 2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes (2100m) that summer.
In 2023 the Strickland Stakes third place-getter Dom To Shoot franked the form going on that summer to run third in the Group 1 Railway Stakes trifecta before winning Perth’s Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m).
Strickland Stakes Day runs on the same date as Brisbane’s famous $3 million Stradbroke Handicap.
The 2024 Strickland Stakes ran on Saturday June 15, 2024 in WA and was won in a narrow upset by 40-start veteran Let’s Galahvant ($10).
| Strickland Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday June 15, 2024 |
| Track: | Belmont Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2000m |
| Race Type: | 3YO+ Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
2024 Strickland Stakes Results
- 1st: #5 Let’s Galahvant ($10)
- 2nd: #1 Western Empire
- 3rd: #6 Ginger Baker
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | LET’S GALAHVANT | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Chris Parnham | 3 | 59kg | $10 | |||
| 2 | 1 | WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 0.31L | 7 | 59kg | $1.35F | ||
| 3 | 6 | GINGER BAKER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Brad Parnham | 1.06L | 2 | 59kg | $18 | ||
| 4 | 2 | MAROCCHINO | Lou Luciani | Troy Turner | 1.33L | 6 | 59kg | $6 | ||
| 5 | 7 | BE OPTIMISTIC | Luke Fernie | Clint Johnston-Porter | 2.06L | 1 | 57kg | $13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | CASINO SEVENTEEN | Grant & Alana Williams | Jarrad Noske | 9.44L | 4 | 59kg | $20 | ||
| 7 | 4 | STARTRADE | Lou Luciani | Mrs Lucy Fiore | 22.07L | 5 | 59kg | $61 | ||
| 9 | GHOBELLA | Stephanie Bakranich | Jason Whiting | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | THE VELVET QUEEN | Darren McAuliffe | Chris Nicoll | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Strickland Stakes Betting Odds
The winter’s best Strickland Stakes 2024 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as released.
Galaxy Star ($1.50 in 2019) was the last favourite in Strickland Stakes betting to win.
There was a notable upset in 2022 with eight-year-old Prince Turbo ($16) winning, while the odds-on favourite God Has Spoken ran third, and again in 2023 with Last Of The Line ($11) saluting at double-figures.
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2024 Strickland Stakes Form
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2024 Strickland Stakes Tips
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- To Win: #1 Western Empire ($1.55 at time of publish) – BET NOW
The Strickland Stakes shapes up as a one-horse race at Belmont this Saturday, with Western Empire the clear favourite at prohibitive odds. While there’s no value betting on him, his dominance makes it hard to look elsewhere in this Group 3 event. William Pike remains in the saddle for trainer Grant & Alana Williams. The six-year-old comes off a Group 3 double (Northam Stakes & Belmont Sprint) in May, followed by a close fourth in the Hyperion Stakes (1600m) two weeks ago. Despite the recent placing, he’s proven his class with a 2021 Group 1 Railway Stakes win. While his recent victories haven’t been beyond 1400m, his pedigree suggests he can handle the 2000m distance. His overall form suggests he should be too strong for this field.
2024 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 2024 Final Field & Barriers will be available below the week of the race.
Former Group 1 winner Western Empire heads the 2024 Strickland Stakes field in WA this weekend.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59x00x3114 | WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 9 | 59kg | 111 | |
| 2 | 7872x17x06 | MAROCCHINO | Lou Luciani | Troy Turner | 6 | 59kg | 109 | |
| 3 | 2031326738 | CASINO SEVENTEEN | Grant & Alana Williams | Jarrad Noske | 4 | 59kg | 104 | |
| 4 | 09076×0040 | STARTRADE | Lou Luciani | Mrs Lucy Fiore | 5 | 59kg | 94 | |
| 5 | 13131×0092 | LET’S GALAHVANT | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Chris Parnham | 3 | 59kg | 106 | |
| 6 | 14149×8950 | GINGER BAKER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Brad Parnham | 2 | 59kg | 96 | |
| 7 | 63219102×5 | BE OPTIMISTIC | Luke Fernie | Clint Johnston-Porter | 1 | 57kg | 99 | |
| 8 | x2x6905x07 | THE VELVET QUEEN | Darren McAuliffe | Chris Nicoll | 8 | 57kg | 98 | |
| 9 | 3261454331 | GHOBELLA | Stephanie Bakranich | Jason Whiting | 7 | 57kg | 88 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Strickland Stakes Nominations
The Strickland Stakes 2024 nominations close the week of the race.
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.
More recently class horses Material Man (2018) and Group 1 winner Galaxy Star (2019) have won the Strickland Stakes in WA.
In 2020 Material Man returned as an eight-year-old to become the race’s oldest champion and the ninth to win the event twice.
There was another veteran on top of the Strickland Stakes results in 2022 with the Jason Miller-trained eight-year-old Prince Of Turbo celebrating an upset win at 15/1.
Listed below are Strickland Stakes results since 2000.
Recent Strickland Stakes Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Strickland Stakes | 1st | Let’s Galahvant | 2 minutes 06.55 seconds |
| 2nd | Western Empire | ||
| 3rd | Ginger Baker | ||
| 2023 Strickland Stakes | 1st | Last Of The Line | 2 minutes 08.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Startrade | ||
| 3rd | Dom To Shoot | ||
| 2022 Strickland Stakes | 1st | Prince Turbo | 2 minutes 05.92 seconds |
| 2nd | Marocchino | ||
| 3rd | God Has Spoken | ||
| 2021 Strickland Stakes | 1st | Naughty By Nature | 2 minutes 06.20 seconds |
| 2nd | Uni Time | ||
| 3rd | Dance Music | ||
| 2020 Strickland Stakes | 1st | Material Man | 2 minutes 07.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Perfect Jewel | ||
| 3rd | The Velvet King | ||
| 2019 Strickland Stakes | 1st | Galaxy Star | 2 minutes 06.71 seconds |
| 2nd | Gatting | ||
| 3rd | Cappo D’Oro | ||
| 2018 Strickland Stakes | 1st | Material Man | 2 minutes 07.63 seconds |
| 2nd | Pounamu | ||
| 3rd | Gatting | ||
| 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 | ||
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