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The $1 million 7 Stakes is a new unlisted feature race held at Randwick on The Shorts Day replacing the George Main Stakes as the 1600m event on the card offering a ballot exemption into the Epsom Handicap.
2023 7 Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Think It Over
- 2nd: #2 Zaaki
- 3rd: #9 Fangirl
7 Stakes News
The 7 Stakes is a new race held at Royal Randwick Racecourse in mid-September during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
The race is unlisted but offers a lucrative $1 million in stakes along with a ballot exemption to the winner into the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) a fortnight later.
The Shorts Day is headlined by the Group 2 $1 million The Shorts (1100m) for The Everest hopefuls.
The meeting was formerly known as George Main Stakes Day and saw the Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m) serve as a key Epsom lead-up.
Ahead of the 2023 edition however the George Main Stakes was renamed the $5 million King Charles III Stakes and moved to The Everest Day in October.
The other key support acts on the race card are the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m), Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m), and the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m).
The 7 Stakes – Epsom Handicap double is now a key spring racing bet type.
Horses in the 7 Stakes field are likely to have an earlier Sydney lead-up in an event like the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) in August or the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) a fortnight earlier.
In 2023 the inaugural 7 Stakes winner Think It Over improved on a lead-up third in the Winx Stakes to win third-up.
The inaugural running of the $1 million 7 Stakes took place on Saturday September 16, 2023 and saw the Kerry Parker-trained comeback king Think It Over ($5) post an impressive victory off a gun Nash Rawiller rider.
| 2023 7 Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday September 16, 2023 |
| Track: | Royal Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Conditions: | 3YO & Up – Weight-for-age |
| Status: | Unlisted |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
| Inaugurated: | 2023 |
2023 7 Stakes Results
- 1st: #1 Think It Over ($5)
- 2nd: #2 Zaaki
- 3rd: #9 Fangirl
The Kerry Parker-trained Think It Over ($5) enjoyed a memorable return to Group 1 winning form holding out the beaten favourite and fellow marvel Zaaki after the two warhorses went stride-for-stride the closing stages for a thrilling 7 Stakes 2023 result.
Click here to read more on the narrow but impressive 7 Stakes 2023 win by Think It Over.
2023 7 Stakes Results & Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | THINK IT OVER | Kerry Parker | Nash Rawiller | 2 | 59kg | $5 | |||
| 2 | 2 | ZAAKI (GB) | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 0.06L | 6 | 59kg | $3F | ||
| 3 | 9 | FANGIRL | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 1.98L | 10 | 57kg | $3.40 | ||
| 4 | 4 | MY OBERON (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Regan Bayliss | 2.01L | 3 | 59kg | $19 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ZEYREK (FR) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Andrew Adkins | 2.31L | 5 | 59kg | $31 | ||
| 6 | 10 | GOING GLOBAL (IRE) | Chris Waller | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 2.99L | 1 | 57kg | $26 | ||
| 7 | 7 | HOO YA MAL (GB) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 3.08L | 4 | 59kg | $9.50 | ||
| 8 | 12 | FIREBURN | Gary Portelli | Jason Collett | 4.01L | 11 | 56.5kg | $41 | ||
| 9 | 6 | DIAMIL (IRE) | John O’Shea | Tom Sherry | 4.78L | 7 | 59kg | $101 | ||
| 10 | 3 | ARAPAHO (FR) | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 6.14L | 9 | 59kg | $51 | ||
| 11 | 11 | HINGED | Chris Waller | Brett Prebble | 30.07L | 8 | 57kg | $13 | ||
| 8 | PERICLES | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 7 Stakes Betting Odds
The top 7 Stakes 2023 betting odds and links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race so stay tuned.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 7 STAKES ODDS (Final Field)
2023 7 Stakes Form
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 7 STAKES FORM GUIDE
2023 7 Stakes Tips
Stay tuned for our insider 7 Stakes 2023 Tips on the key spring lead-up this September.
- To Win: #9 Fangirl ($2.90 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Stellar edition for the opening 7 Stakes race and it’s a wide-open affair in betting. Happy to take on Zaaki and have the Chris Waller-trained multiple Group 1 winning mare Fangirl on top after her good Group 1 Winx Stakes win here fresh last start. She presents fitter second-up and has autumn form around Mr Brightside who is proving the horse of the season in Melbourne this campaign. Has previous 1600m winning form, was denied a couple by Anamoe last prep, looks to be reaching full maturity now and can win this.
2023 7 Stakes Field
The 7 Stakes 2023 field of final acceptances and barrier draw are released on the Wednesday of race week attracting the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival’s top weight-for-age hopefuls.
The official 7 Stakes 2023 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published in full below once announced by Racing NSW.
The 2023 7 Stakes final field features a quality field of potential spring stars led in betting by Annabel Neasham’s veteran nine-year-old Zaaki, Chris Waller’s last start Winx Stakes winning mare Fangirl, and the autumn’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes hero Think It Over.
Click here to read more on the key horses in the 2023 7 Stakes field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x14241x63 | THINK IT OVER | Kerry Parker | Nash Rawiller | 2 | 59kg | 120 | ||
| 2 | 3341x217x3 | ZAAKI (GB) | Annabel Neasham | Chad Schofield | 6 | 59kg | 117 | ||
| 3 | 820x77114x | ARAPAHO (FR) | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 9 | 59kg | 112 | ||
| 4 | x16x6026x6 | MY OBERON (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Regan Bayliss | 3 | 59kg | 109 | ||
| 5 | 0x121735x4 | ZEYREK (FR) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | Andrew Adkins | 5 | 59kg | 107 | ||
| 6 | 01x93186x0 | DIAMIL (IRE) | John O’Shea | Tom Sherry | 7 | 59kg | 105 | ||
| 7 | x3223180x5 | HOO YA MAL (GB) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 4 | 59kg | 104 | ||
| 8 | 8x41292x11 | PERICLES | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 11 | 58.5kg | 109 | ||
| 9 | 562x3227x1 | FANGIRL | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 10 | 57kg | 114 | ||
| 10 | 13x121x0x9 | GOING GLOBAL (IRE) | Chris Waller | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 1 | 57kg | 111 | ||
| 11 | 58x26844x4 | HINGED | Chris Waller | Brett Prebble | 8 | 57kg | 108 | ||
| 12 | 4x694341x8 | FIREBURN | Gary Portelli | Jason Collett | 12 | 56.5kg | 101 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 7 Stakes Nominations
Nominations for the 7 Stakes race in 2023 close the Monday leading-up to the new million-dollar feature.
7 Stakes History
The 7 Stakes race history kicked off with a thriller as Think It Over ($5) enjoyed his first win since the previous year’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes defeating Zaaki after an exciting two-horse race to the line.
7 Stakes Results
The 7 Stakes results, winners, place-getters and times from the first running in 2023 are detailed in the table below.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 7 Stakes |
1st | Think It Over | 1 minute 35.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Zaaki | ||
| 3rd | Fangirl | ||
