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The Thoroughbred Club Stakes is a Group 3 sprint for three-year-old fillies held at Caulfield Racecourse on Caulfield Guineas Day in October.
2020 Thoroughbred Club Stakes Results
- 1st: #3 Swats That
- 2nd: #4 Muntaseera
- 3rd: #2 Bella Nipotina
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The Thoroughbred Club Stakes is a Group 3 1200m sprint conducted at Caulfield Racecourse during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
Held under set weights plus penalties conditions and restricted to three year old fillies, the Thoroughbred Club Stakes provides a perfect opportunity for young fillies to showcase their talent in a highly competitive environment. With $200,000 prize money on offer, this is a lucrative race for connections of the winner.
The Thoroughbred Club Stakes falls on one of the most prestigious days of Victorian racing: Caulfield Guineas Day. The Thoroughbred Club Stakes forms part of a massive race card full of Black-Type events, which include the: Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m), Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m), the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m), Group 2 Schillaci Stakes (1100m) and Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) for stayers eyeing a Caulfield Cup ballot exemption.
The Group 3 MVRC Champagne Stakes is a good lead up event to watch, as a number of fillies come via there including Invincible Star (7th in 2017). In 2008, for example, Impressive Eagle improved on a Champagne Stakes third to take out second in this event. In 2009, Avenue won both events. The next year, Solar Charged came second in both events. The year after that (2011), Platelet won this following a second in the Champagne Stakes. In 2016 Hear The Chant improved on a lead-up last in the Champagne Stakes at Moonee Valley for her win.
Most recently the 2019 Champagne Stakes winner Loving Gaby ran second in the Thoroughbred Club Stakes results before backing-up to win the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on Cox Plate Eve.
Following a good run in the Thoroughbred Club Stakes, fillies might continue on to any number of races, depending on their preferred campaign. The Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes, the Group 3 Red Anchor Stakes and the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes have all been won by fillies who had admirable runs in the Thoroughbred Club Stakes.
In 2018 the Thoroughbred Club Stakes winner Sunlight went on to beat the boys in the Coolmore Stud Stakes. She also won the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap / William Reid Stakes double down the Flemington straight the following autumn.
The 2020 Thoroughbred Club Stakes ran on Saturday October 10, 2020 and was won by the favourite Swats That.
| Thoroughbred Club Stakes 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday October 10, 2020 |
| Track: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Fillies SW+P |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
2020 Thoroughbred Club Stakes Results
- 1st: #3 Swats That
- 2nd: #4 Muntaseera
- 3rd: #2 Bella Nipotina
Swats That ($2.80) sluated for the punters with a professional display in the 2020 Thoroughbred Club Stakes results ahead of a potential trip to Flemington for the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes.
| Colour | Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 3 | SWATS THAT |
Leon & Troy Corstens | John Allen | 7 | 57kg | $2.80F | ||
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2 | 4 | MUNTASEERA | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jye McNeil | 0.75L | 4 | 55kg | $3.30 | |
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3 | 2 | BELLA NIPOTINA |
Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | Michael Rodd | 1.25L | 5 | 57kg | $11 | |
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4 | 1 | LETZBEGLAM | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Michael Dee | 4L | 1 | 58kg | $7.50 | |
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5 | 6 | HIGHLY DISCREET |
Phillip Stokes | Luke Nolen | 4.1L | 3 | 55kg | $6 | |
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6 | 5 | TARCOOLA DIVA |
Gemma Rielly | Joe Bowditch | 5.85L | 2 | 55kg | $31 | |
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7 | 7 | CAPRICCIO |
Daniel Bowman | Declan Bates | 6.05L | 8 | 55kg | $41 | |
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8 | 8 | CAVE HILL | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Craig Newitt | 7.05L | 6 | 55kg | $31 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2020 Thoroughbred Club Stakes Betting Odds
The latest Thoroughbred Club Stakes 2020 odds and betting markets on this year’s line-up of hopeful three-year-old fillies will be detailed in a table below complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as markets on the Caulfield Group 3 are released.
Swats That ($2.80 in 2020) was the last favourite in Thoroughbred Club Stakes betting to win.
2020 Thoroughbred Club Stakes Field
The Thoroughbred Club Stakes field tends to attract handy fillies with fairly extensive black-type experience. Fillies tend to contest the Thoroughbred Club Stakes field following success in other black-type events, rather than stepping up to it for the first time.
The 2020 Thoroughbred Club Stakes field and barrier draw are released on the Wednesday of race week and will be provided for punters in full below as soon as released by Racing Victoria.
The Thoroughbred Club Stakes 2020 field features just eight fillies including Muntaseera who was scratched from Sydney’s Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes in favour of a run here against the likes of Swats That and Bella Nipotina.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 116×4 | LETZBEGLAM | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | Michael Dee | 1 | 58kg | 76 | |
| 2 | 2x42424x10 | BELLA NIPOTINA |
Tom Dabernig & Ben Hayes | Michael Rodd | 5 | 57kg | 82 | |
| 3 | 10×21 | SWATS THAT |
Leon & Troy Corstens | John Allen | 7 | 57kg | 82 | |
| 4 | 21x25208x1 | MUNTASEERA | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jye McNeil | 4 | 55kg | 77 | |
| 5 | 026×91 | TARCOOLA DIVA |
Gemma Rielly | Joe Bowditch | 2 | 55kg | 63 | |
| 6 | 14×2 | HIGHLY DISCREET |
Phillip Stokes | Luke Nolen | 3 | 55kg | 72 | |
| 7 | 4×1 | CAPRICCIO |
Daniel Bowman | Declan Bates | 8 | 55kg | 62 | |
| 8 | 52 | CAVE HILL | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Craig Newitt | 6 | 55kg | 59 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Thoroughbred Club Stakes History
Inaugurated in 1976, the Thoroughbred Club Stakes has had plenty of time to become an accepted and almost fundamental feature of the spring racing carnival. There’s little doubt that the Thoroughbred Club Stakes plays an important role in the development of a lot of young fillies.
Between its inception and 1999, the Thoroughbred Club Stakes was held over 1400m. At 1200m, the Thoroughbred Club Stakes today occupies an important slot on the first day of the three day Caulfield Cup Carnival, Caulfield Guineas Day.
Notable Thoroughbred Club Stakes winners include Boardwalk Angel (1988), Vigil (1995), Cornwall Queen (1997), Queen Of The Hill (2005), Platelet (2011), Missy Longstocking (2013), Earthquake (2014) and Sunlight (2018). Thoroughbred Club Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.
Thoroughbred Club Stakes Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Swats That | 1 minute 10.41 seconds |
| 2nd | Muntaseera | ||
| 3rd | Bella Nipotina | ||
| 2019 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | California Zimbol | 1 minute 9.89 seconds |
| 2nd | Loving Gaby | ||
| 3rd | Don’ttelltheboss | ||
| 2018 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Sunlight | 1 minute 10.15 seconds |
| 2nd | Humma Humma | ||
| 3rd | Meryl | ||
| 2017 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Invincible Star | 1 minute 9.52 seconds |
| 2nd | Counterplay | ||
| 3rd | Jorda | ||
| 2016 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Hear The Chant | 1 minute 9.76 seconds |
| 2nd | My Country | ||
| 3rd | Modern Wonder | ||
| 2015 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Serene Majesty | 1 minute 9.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Secret Agenda | ||
| 3rd | Harlem River | ||
| 2014 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Earthquake | 1 minute 9.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Tawteen | ||
| 3rd | More Radiant | ||
| 2013 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Missy Longstocking | 1 minute 11.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Anatina | ||
| 3rd | Bulbula | ||
| 2012 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Cavalry Rose | 1 minute 10.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Mareeza | ||
| 3rd | Saturn Rock | ||
| 2011 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Platelet | 1 minute 11.9 seconds |
| 2nd | The Fairy’s Kiss | ||
| 3rd | Hollyweird | ||
| 2010 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Solar Charged | 1 minute 09.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Jesse’s Girl | ||
| 3rd | Dance Of The Ocean | ||
| 2009 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Avenue | 1 minute 09.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Headway | ||
| 3rd | Kanzan | ||
| 2008 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Damselfly | 1 minute 11.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Impressive Eagle | ||
| 3rd | Okaylah | ||
| 2007 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Gamble Me | 1 minute 10.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Vivacious Spirit | ||
| 3rd | Belcentra | ||
| 2006 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Splashing Out | 1 minute 11.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Corton Charlemagne | ||
| 3rd | Flame Of Sydney | ||
| 2005 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Queen Of The Hill | 1 minute 11.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Jadescent | ||
| 3rd | Readyforcatherine | ||
| 2004 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Emlozza | 1 minute 10.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Miss Mooney Mooney | ||
| 3rd | Tahni Girl | ||
| 2003 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Crown Princess | 1 minute 10.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Harley Ma | ||
| 3rd | Beautiful Gem | ||
| 2002 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Innovation Girl | 1 minute 09.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Sensational Spot | ||
| 3rd | Toast Of The Coast | ||
| 2001 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Patterns | 1 minute 11.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Hello Boys | ||
| 3rd | Swing A Deal | ||
| 2000 Thoroughbred Club Stakes |
1st | Arrabeea | 1 minute 11.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Queen | ||
| 3rd | Belle Ball | ||
