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The Zeditave Stakes is a Group 3 race held at Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne on Blue Diamond Stakes Day each February.

The Zeditave Stakes is a popular target for in-form three year old colts and geldings heading towards tougher races in autumn carnival including Sydney’s Group 2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) at Randwick during The Championships in April. In 2017 the Zeditave Stakes third placegetter Derryn went on to win the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint three runs later in Sydney.

Held over 1200m under set weights plus penalties conditions, the Zeditave Stakes pays $200,000 prize money. It is a fairly lucrative race for that time of year, and is often employed as a lead-up race to the autumn carnival at Caulfield. With so many major races following it, many trainers direct their better three year olds towards this race.

Prior to the Zeditave Stakes, there are few lead-up races to consider. Many horses contest the Zeditave Stakes first up or near enough to as part of their return to racing following a break after the spring racing carnival.

The form of the 2021 Zeditave Stakes was franked with the winner Oxley Road going on to win that spring’s Group 2 Caulfield Sprint (1000m).

The 2022 Neds Zeditave Stakes ran on Saturday February 26, 2022 at Caulfield Racecourse and was won by the Newmarket Handicap-bound Finance Tycoon ($6). 

Zeditave Stakes 2022
Date:	Saturday February 26, 2022
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	3YO C&G – Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$200,000

2022 Zeditave Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Finance Tycoon ($6)
• 2nd: #2 Generation
• 3rd: #3 Charters

Click here to read more on the upset Zeditave Stakes 2022 win by Finance Tycoon over boom favourite Generation.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	FINANCE TYCOON	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane		2	58.5kg		$6
	2	2	GENERATION	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Jamie Kah	0.75L	3	58.5kg		$1.90F
	3	3	CHARTRES	Matt Laurie	Ethan Brown	2.25L	1	56kg		$26
	4	6	MORNINGTON GLORY	Matt Laurie	Ben Melham	7.5L	5	56kg		$19
	5	5	MARS MISSION	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	9.25L	4	56kg		$3
		4	ALONG THE RIVER	Mathew Ellerton	Kerrin McEvoy		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 Zeditave Stakes Betting Odds

The official Zeditave Stakes 2022 betting odds will be available below as soon as markets on the sprint for three-year-old colts and geldings are released by Ladbrokes.com.au this autumn.

The latest favourites in Zeditave Stakes betting to salute for the punters were Overshare ($3.80 in 2018) and Oxley Road ($2.50 in 2021).

2022 Zeditave Stakes Field

Amongst the Zeditave Stakes field you can usually find some of the better three year olds who are currently on the racing circuit. Because of its convenient location in the racing calendar, the Zeditave Stakes field often features horses that will continue to race throughout March and April.

The official Zeditave Stakes 2022 field and barriers will be released below the Wednesday leading up to Blue Diamond Stakes Day 2022.

• Scratched: #4 Along The River (5)

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x1641x6x3	FINANCE TYCOON	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	2	58.5kg		85
2	11x331x1	GENERATION	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Jamie Kah	3	58.5kg		95
3	51x217x	CHARTRES	Matt Laurie	Ethan Brown	1	56kg		69
4	26×1152	ALONG THE RIVER	Mathew Ellerton	Kerrin McEvoy (late alt)	5	56kg		67
5	3×11	MARS MISSION	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Jye McNeil	4	56kg		69
6	157x	MORNINGTON GLORY	Matt Laurie	Ben Melham	6	56kg		65

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2022 Zeditave Stakes Nominations

Early nominations on the Zeditave Stakes in 2022 are announced the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.

NOMINATIONS EXTENDED TO: 22/02/2022 10:00:00 AM

 

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	26×1152	ALONG THE RIVER	C	3	Mathew Ellerton	67
2	51x217x	CHARTRES	G	3	Matt Laurie	69
3	361110×4	EXTREME FLIGHT	C	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman	82
4	2x25x110x	EXTREME WARRIOR	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	88
5	1x1641x6x3	FINANCE TYCOON	C	3	Danny O’Brien	85
6	11x331x1	GENERATION	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	95
7	25x14353x7	HE’S XCEPTIONAL	G	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	75
8	19x6414x40	LIGHTSABER	C	3	Peter G Moody	95
9	3×11	MARS MISSION	C	3	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	69
10	1	MIDNIGHT CHARM	G	3	Clayton Douglas	63
11	157x	MORNINGTON GLORY	C	3	Matt Laurie	65
12	1311x	MYNUMEROUNO	G	3	Nick Ryan	74
13	2×83	STARZ BARWON	G	3	David Brideoake
14	2x11x	ZARASTRO	C	3	Chris Waller	73

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Zeditave Stakes History

The Zeditave Stakes was a listed event prior to 2013, when it received an upgrade to Group 3 status. It became a feature event for the first time in 2014, having previously been held on Blue Diamond Stakes Day.

The race is named after the 1988 winner of the Blue Diamond Stakes and renowned sprinter Zeditave.

Previously restricted to colts and geldings, the Zeditave Stakes is now an open event, allowing many horses to employ it as a leadup event.

Notable Zeditave Stakes winners include Almurtajaz (1989), Blaze The Turf (1998), Not A Single Doubt (2005) and Not Listenin’tome (2014). Zeditave Stakes results and winning times are listed below.

Recent Zeditave Stakes Results

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2022 Neds Zeditave Stakes	1st	Finance Tycoon	1 minute 09.39 seconds
	2nd	Generation
	3rd	Chartres
2021 Neds Zeditave Stakes	1st	Oxley Road	1 minute 09.99 seconds
	2nd	It’sourtime
	3rd	Valaquenta
2020 Neds Zeditave Stakes	1st	He’ll Haunt Us	1 minute 09.28 seconds
	2nd	Sansom
	3rd	Spend
2019 Ladbrokes Zeditave Stakes	1st	Terbium	1 minute 09.97 seconds
	2nd	Zousain
	3rd	Yulong January
2018 Ladbrokes Zeditave Stakes	1st	Overshare	1 minute 09.16 seconds
	2nd	Wild Heart
	3rd	Streets Of Avalon
2017 Ladbrokes Zeditave Stakes	1st	Benz	1 minute 08.71 seconds
	2nd	Hard Promise
	3rd	Derryn
2016 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Santa Ana Lane	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Brockhoff
	3rd	Bassett
2015 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Rommel	1 minute 10.3 seconds
	2nd	Galaxy Pegasus
	3rd	Convincible
2014 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Not Listenin’tome	1 minute 9.2 seconds
	2nd	Consorting
	3rd	Thermal Current
2013 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Happy Galaxy	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Rusambo
	3rd	Wakeel
2012 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Instinction	1 minute 9.3 seconds
	2nd	Specter
	3rd	Petman
2011 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Eclair Mystic	1 minute 10.6 seconds
	2nd	Spirited Eagle
	3rd	Po Ching King
2010 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Denman	1 minute 8.7 seconds
	2nd	Carrara
	3rd	Spacecraft
2009 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Time Thief	1 minute 10.03 seconds
	2nd	Fravashi
	3rd	Fernandina
2008 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Bundle O’ Gold	1 minute 9.7 seconds
	2nd	Lord Monty
	3rd	El Mandon
2007 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Haradasun	1 minute 9.5 seconds
	2nd	Eclair Passion
	3rd	Churchill Downs
2006 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Minson	1 minute 10.9 seconds
	2nd	Red Dazzler
	3rd	Thin And Crispy
2005 Zeditave Stakes	1st	Not A Single Doubt	1 minute 10.0 seconds
	2nd	Danehill Express
	3rd	Volitant
2004 Zeditave Stakes	1st	St Elmo’s Fire	1 minute 10.0 seconds
	2nd	Abdullah
	3rd	Bushido