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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 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 2021 Strickland Stakes ran on Saturday June 26, 2021 and was won by Belmont track specialist Naughty By Nature. 

Strickland Stakes
Date:	Saturday June 26, 2021
Track:	Belmont Racecourse
Distance:	2000m
Race Type:	3YO+ Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2021 Strickland Stakes Results

• 1st: #10 Naughty By Nature
• 2nd: #5 Unit Time
• 3rd: #8 Dance Music

Jason Miller became a Strickland Stakes winning jockey, owner and now trainer thanks to the 2021 Strickland Stakes results that saw his in-form mare Naughty By Nature ($9.50) continue her excellent form at the Belmont track.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	10	NAUGHTY BY NATURE	Jason Miller	Clint Johnston-Porter		2	57kg		$9.50
	2	5	UNI TIME	Sharon Miller	Ms Kyra Yuill	0.71L	5	59kg		$21
	3	8	DANCE MUSIC	Simon A Miller	Brad Parnham	2.15L	6	57kg		$6
	4	3	TAXAGANO	Fred Kersley	Ms Lucy Warwick	2.27L	10	59kg		$41
	5	4	DIG DEEP	Daniel & Ben Pearce	Brad Rawiller	3.27L	3	59kg		$21
	6	7	KAY CEE	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	4.92L	4	57kg		$19
	7	9	LEADING GIRL (NZ)	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	5.05L	7	57kg		$2.90EF
	8	2	THE VELVET KING	Darren McAuliffe	Mitchell Pateman	5.64L	1	59kg		$2.90EF
	9	6	BELLA’S IDOL	Summer Dickson	Shaun McGruddy	6.93L	9	59kg		$91
	10	1	COME PLAY WITH ME	Adam Durrant	Joseph Azzopardi	12.08L	8	59kg		$21

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Strickland Stakes Odds

The winter’s best Strickland Stakes 2021 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.

2021 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 2021 Final Field & Barriers will be available below the week of the race.

The 2021 Strickland Stakes field features 10 runners led in betting by the highly-rated Darren McAullife-trained The Velvet King looking to atone for a last start Hyperion Stakes loss as the beaten favourite.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	909x50x320	COME PLAY WITH ME	Adam Durrant	Joseph Azzopardi	8	59kg		106
2	2223x70x15	THE VELVET KING	Darren McAuliffe	Mitchell Pateman	1	59kg		110
3	700748×080	TAXAGANO	Fred Kersley	Ms Lucy Warwick	10	59kg		95
4	2311501347	DIG DEEP	Daniel & Ben Pearce	Brad Rawiller	3	59kg		96
5	65539×9858	UNI TIME	Sharon Miller	Ms Kyra Yuill	5	59kg		100
6	7193134423	BELLA’S IDOL	Summer Dickson	Shaun McGruddy	9	59kg		89
7	11x0100x09	KAY CEE	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	4	57kg		103
8	010311×332	DANCE MUSIC	Simon A Miller	Brad Parnham	6	57kg		104
9	1x22311x16	LEADING GIRL (NZ)	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	7	57kg		84
10	315322×421	NAUGHTY BY NATURE	Jason Miller	Clint Johnston-Porter	2	57kg		83

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Strickland Stakes Nominations

The Strickland Stakes nominations feature 11 weight-for-age hopefuls including Belmont track specialist Naughty By Nature and the Simon Miller-trained Dance Music coming off a Group 3 Hyperion Stakes second.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	7306×24540	ARCTIC STREAM	G	6	Ross Price	90
2	7193134423	BELLA’S IDOL	G	7	Summer Dickson	89
3	909x50x320	COME PLAY WITH ME	G	6	Adam Durrant	106
4	010311×332	DANCE MUSIC	M	5	Simon A Miller	104
5	2311501347	DIG DEEP	G	4	Daniel & Ben Pearce	96
6	11x0100x09	KAY CEE	M	4	Neville Parnham	103
7	1x22311x16	LEADING GIRL (NZ)	M	5	Grant & Alana Williams	84
8	315322×421	NAUGHTY BY NATURE	M	4	Jason Miller	83
9	700748×080	TAXAGANO	G	7	Fred Kersley	95
10	2223x70x15	THE VELVET KING	G	5	Darren McAuliffe	110
11	65539×9858	UNI TIME	G	5	Sharon Miller	100

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

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. Listed below are Strickland Stakes results since 2000.

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.

Recent Strickland Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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