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The Missile Stakes is a Group 2 sprinting event held at Rosehill Gardens in August as a lead-up to the $20 million The Everest held in October.
The 2023 Missile Stakes is a Group 2 sprinting event raced over a distance of 1200m. The Missile Stakes is currently held at Rosehill Gardens every year around early August. The Missile Stakes is worth $300,000 as of 2023 and is open to horses aged three years and older.
Contested under weight-for-age conditions, the Missile Stakes field usually attracts a decent selection of sprinters looking to kick their spring racing campaign off with some black-type success. Many horses run first-up in the Missile Stakes and could move towards a tougher run south during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
In 2016 Rebel Dane ran second in the Missile Stakes and went on to win that October’s Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. The 2016 Missile Stakes winner Tycoon Tara also went on to win a Group 1 the following year taking out Brisbane’s Tatt’s Tiara in 2017.
The Missile Stakes form was further franked in 2018 with the winner Pierata going on to win the 2019 All Aged Stakes after a number of other Group 1 placings.
The 2020 Missile Stakes champion Eduardo continued on to secure Group 1 wins in the 2021 The Galaxy and Doomben 10,000 the following year.
The event now serves as a possible early spring lead-up for horses chasing a slot in the coveted $20 million The Everest field at Randwick in October.
The Missile Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday August 5, 2023 at Rosehill Gardens as the opening Group race in Sydney for the season and was won in front-running fashion by the speedy favourite I Am Me ($2.40F) from the Maher/Eustace stable.
Missile Stakes | |
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Date: | Saturday August 5, 2023 |
Track: | Rosehill Gardens |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | 3YO+ Weight-for-age |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prize Money: | $300,000 |
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Group 1 performed daughter of I Am Invincible, I Am Me ($2.40F), used her sustained speed to lead all-the-way and salute for the punters in the 2023 Missile Stakes results to make it three-from-three at the Rosehill track.
The event was marred by the tragic death of the Joe Pride-trained Big Parade who went amiss mid-way down the straight and was subsequently euthanised due to a suspected fractured shoulder.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 11 | I AM ME | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Tim Clark | 1 | 54kg | $2.40F | |||
2 | 6 | DRAGONSTONE | Joseph Pride | Tom Sherry | 1.71L | 10 | 56kg | $26 | ||
3 | 9 | DEEPOUR | Adam Campton | Ryan Maloney | 2.88L | 7 | 56kg | $17 | ||
4 | 10 | ARGENTIA | Joseph Pride | Regan Bayliss | 3.31L | 3 | 54.5kg | $19 | ||
5 | 8 | WEWILLROCK (NZ) | John O’Shea | Tyler Schiller | 3.42L | 5 | 56kg | $17 | ||
6 | 3 | ROCKETING BY | David Pfieffer | Jason Collett | 5.44L | 6 | 56.5kg | $26 | ||
7 | 2 | INGRATIATING | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 5.71L | 9 | 56.5kg | $10 | ||
8 | 7 | FENDER | Brett Cavanough | Adam Hyeronimus | 7.18L | 8 | 56kg | $81 | ||
9 | 1 | GOLDEN MILE | James Cummings | James McDonald | 59.54L | 2 | 59kg | $6 | ||
FF | 4 | BIG PARADE | Joseph Pride | Joshua Parr | 4 | 56kg | $4 | |||
5 | UCALLEDIT (NZ) | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The season’s latest Missile Stakes 2023 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below the week of the race.
Alizee ($1.30 in 2019), Eduardo ($2.30 in 2020), and I Am Me ($2.40 in 2023) are the latest favourites in Missile Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in the 2022 Missile Stakes with Hard Empire winning at 70/1!
Stay tuned for our insider Missile Stakes 2023 Tips on the popular early season sprint.
Resuming I Am Invincible mare from the ace Maher/Eustace stable looks a terrific first-up hope in this year’s Missile Stakes ahead of bigger, upcoming spring targets. She has a lovely record fresh and is two-from-two at the Rosehill track. A seven-time winner from 13 starts to date, the now five-year-old has looked strong in back-to-back winning trials ahead of the Missile. She was far from disgraced last time out back in February’s Group 1 Oakleigh Plate in Melbourne when seventh but only two lengths beaten. Is up to this in a winnable edition of the Group 2.
The Missile Stakes field often attracts top class sprinters heading towards the Group 1 sprints of the spring. Following a run in the Missile Stakes field, gallopers may back-up in another Sydney feature including the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) a fortnight later back at the track.
In 2014 Sweet Idea won the Missile Stakes before finishing second next-up in the Memsie Stakes in Melbourne. She also placed fourth in that year’s Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m), won the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) and ran second in the Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m) at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The official Missile Stakes 2023 Final Field & Barriers will be released and published in full below on the Wednesday of race week.
The 2023 Missile Stakes field features a quality line-up of spring-bound hopefuls including dual acceptor Ingratiating coming off a Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes win in Melbourne and the Group 1 performed I Am Me first-up from gate one.
Click here to read more on the key horses in the Missile Stakes 2023 field and betting markets.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 1411x2400x | GOLDEN MILE | James Cummings | James McDonald | 2 | 59kg | 104 | ||
2 | 73x1200x51 | INGRATIATING | James Cummings | Zac Lloyd (a) | 9 | 56.5kg | 104 | ||
3 | 8915x6760x | ROCKETING BY | David Pfieffer | Jason Collett | 6 | 56.5kg | 104 | ||
4 | x13114x23x | BIG PARADE | Joseph Pride | Joshua Parr | 4 | 56kg | 108 | ||
5 | 1113×00911 | UCALLEDIT (NZ) | Kris Lees | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 10 | 56kg | 105 | ||
6 | 60332×5232 | DRAGONSTONE | Joseph Pride | Tom Sherry | 11 | 56kg | 93 | ||
7 | 343538531x | FENDER | Brett Cavanough | Adam Hyeronimus | 8 | 56kg | 93 | ||
8 | x31x431231 | WEWILLROCK (NZ) | John O’Shea | Tyler Schiller | 5 | 56kg | 90 | ||
9 | 31111×3143 | DEEPOUR | Adam Campton | Ryan Maloney | 7 | 56kg | 88 | ||
10 | x2910x500x | ARGENTIA | Joseph Pride | Regan Bayliss | 3 | 54.5kg | 98 | ||
11 | 146x11117x | I AM ME | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Tim Clark | 1 | 54kg | 10 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The early Missile Stakes 2023 Nominations are announced by Racing NSW on the Monday leading-up to the race and will be available below as soon as released.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | True Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | x13114x23x | BIG PARADE | G | 7 | Joseph Pride | 1 | 56kg | 108 | ||
2 | 1113×00911 | UCALLEDIT (NZ) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | 2 | 56kg | 105 | ||
3 | 1411x2400x | GOLDEN MILE | H | 4 | James Cummings | 3= | 59kg | 104 | ||
4 | 73x1200x51 | INGRATIATING | H | 5 | James Cummings | 3= | 56.5kg | 104 | ||
5 | 8915x6760x | ROCKETING BY | G | 6 | David Pfieffer | 3= | 56.5kg | 104 | ||
6 | 146x11117x | I AM ME | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 6 | 54kg | 103 | ||
7 | x2910x500x | ARGENTIA | M | 5 | Joseph Pride | 7 | 54.5kg | 98 | ||
8 | 60332×5232 | DRAGONSTONE | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 8= | 56kg | 93 | ||
9 | 343538531x | FENDER | G | 7 | Brett Cavanough | 8= | 56kg | 93 | ||
10 | 6x06441x22 | MUCH MUCH BETTER | G | 6 | Sara Ryan | 10= | 56kg | 92 | ||
11 | 60455×8114 | CHASSIS | M | 7 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 10= | 54kg | 92 | ||
12 | x961322x43 | SWEET RIDE | H | 4 | Annabel Neasham | 12 | 56.5kg | 91 | ||
13 | x31x431231 | WEWILLROCK (NZ) | G | 5 | John O’Shea | 13 | 56kg | 90 | ||
14 | 31111×3143 | DEEPOUR | G | 6 | Adam Campton | 14 | 56kg | 88 | ||
15 | 106x9998x5 | RANTING (NZ) | G | 6 | Nick Ryan | 15 | 56kg | 81 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Missile Stakes was inaugurated in 1978 as a Principal Race, prior to being reclassified as a Group 3 event in 1980. For the 2014 edition, the race was upgraded to Group 2. The Missile Stakes has been held at a few different venues over time, with Rosehill playing host until 2011, then Warwick Farm stepping in for 2012, before Randwick from 2013 – 2018.
The 2019 edition of the Missile Stakes saw the event move back to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, while in 2021 the event took place at Randwick due to COVID-19.
In 2023 the Missile Stakes race day has moved back to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse.
The Missile Stakes was initially raced over 1100m. In 2010, the race began to be raced over 1200m and has remained at that distance since. The Missile Stakes forms a popular double with the Premiere Stakes at Rosehill, which German Chocolate (2007) and Spark of Life (2004) have both managed to achieve.
Notable Missile Stakes winners include Commands (1999), Lonhro (2002) and Pompeii (2003). Missile Stakes results since 2000 are listed below.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2023 Missile Stakes |
1st | I Am Me | 1 minute 09.67 seconds |
2nd | Dragonstone | ||
3rd | Deepour | ||
2022 Missile Stakes |
1st | Hard Empire | 1 minute 10.70 seconds |
2nd | Wandabaa | ||
3rd | Gem Song | ||
2021 Missile Stakes |
1st | Phobetor | 1 minute 08.54 seconds |
2nd | Chat | ||
3rd | Fasika | ||
2020 Missile Stakes |
1st | Eduardo | 1 minute 12.01 seconds |
2nd | Flit | ||
3rd | Imaging | ||
2019 Missile Stakes |
1st | Alizee | 1 minute 11.25 seconds |
2nd | Invincible Gem | ||
3rd | Le Romain | ||
2018 Missile Stakes |
1st | Pierata | 1 minute 8.41 seconds |
2nd | Kementari | ||
3rd | The Monstar | ||
2017 Missile Stakes |
1st | Invincible Gem | 1 minute 11.8 seconds |
2nd | Le Romain | ||
3rd | The Monstar | ||
2016 Missile Stakes |
1st | Tycoon Tara | 1 minute 15.6 seconds |
2nd | Rebel Dane | ||
3rd | Mount Nebo | ||
2015 Missile Stakes |
1st | Burbero | 1 minute 09.1 seconds |
2nd | Weary | ||
3rd | Temple Of Boom | ||
2014 Missile Stakes |
1st | Sweet Idea | 1 minute 09.4 seconds |
2nd | Messene | ||
3rd | Rebel Dane | ||
2013 Missile Stakes |
1st | Rain Affair | 1 minute 10.8 seconds |
2nd | Mic Mac | ||
3rd | Title | ||
2012 Missile Stakes |
1st | Pinwheel | 1 minute 09.7 seconds |
2nd | Centennial Park | ||
3rd | Rolling Pin | ||
2011 Missile Stakes |
1st | Rain Affair | 1 minute 10.7 seconds |
2nd | Winter King | ||
3rd | Pinwheel | ||
2010 Missile Stakes |
1st | Love Conquers All | 1 minute 12.4 seconds |
2nd | Danleigh | ||
3rd | Sniper’s Bullet | ||
2009 Missile Stakes |
1st | Teasing | 1 minute 104.4 seconds |
2nd | Gold Trail | ||
3rd | Typhoon Zed | ||
2008 Missile Stakes |
1st | Captain Bax | 1 minute 05.4 seconds |
2nd | Typhoon Zed | ||
3rd | Interfere | ||
2007 Missile Stakes |
1st | German Chocolate | 1 minute 04.6 seconds |
2nd | La Montagna | ||
3rd | Vionneto | ||
2006 Missile Stakes |
1st | Imprisoned | 1 minute 06.3 seconds |
2nd | Crimson Reign | ||
3rd | Mac’s Tune | ||
2005 Missile Stakes |
1st | Dance Hero | 1 minute 02.8 seconds |
2nd | Snippetson | ||
3rd | Spark Of Life | ||
2004 Missile Stakes |
1st | Spark Of Life | 1 minute 02.8 seconds |
2nd | Into The Night | ||
3rd | Dane Shadow | ||
2003 Missile Stakes |
1st | Pompeii | 1 minute 03.7 seconds |
2nd | Academe | ||
3rd | Our Egyptian Raine | ||
2002 Missile Stakes |
1st | Lonhro | 1 minute 03.5 seconds |
2nd | Ancient Song | ||
3rd | Notoire | ||
2001 Missile Stakes |
1st | Sportsbrat | 1 minute 06.7 seconds |
2nd | Air She Goes | ||
3rd | Lonhro | ||
2000 Missile Stakes |
1st | Padstow | 1 minute 03.8 seconds |
2nd | Wynciti | ||
3rd | Celestial Choir |