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Sydney raiders It’s Somewhat and McCreery dominate nominations for the 2017 A D Hollindale Stakes at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
It’s Somewhat spearheads nominations for the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast on as he looks to make it three straight wins.
He spearheads 18 runners nominated highlighted by a strong Sydney contingent which also includes McCreery and Sense Of Occasion.
2017 A D HOLLINDALE STAKES: NOMINATIONS
| Horse | Trainer |
1. | ARTICUS (FR) | Darren Weir |
2. | COL ’N’ LIL | Ben Currie |
3. | CYLINDER BEACH (NZ) | Desleigh Forster |
4. | IT’S SOMEWHAT (USA) | John O'Shea |
5. | JUMBO PRINCE | Michael Nolan |
6. | MAURUS (GB) | John P Thompson |
7. | MCCREERY (GB) | Chris Waller |
8. | NEW TIPPERARY | Joseph Pride |
9. | PORNICHET (FR) | Ciaron Maher |
10. | PREFERMENT (NZ) | Chris Waller |
11. | RUDY | Helen Page |
12. | SAKHEE’S SOLDIER (NZ) | David Kelly |
13. | SENSE OF OCCASION | Kris Lees |
14. | SHOREHAM | Les Kelly |
15. | SINGING (FR) | Kris Lees |
16. | SINGLE GAZE | Nick Olive |
17. | TOP OF MY LIST | Anthony & Edward Cummings |
18. | TRANSPORTER | Lindsay Hatch |
2017 A D HOLLINDALE STAKES: RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The A. D. Hollindale Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age race conducted by Queensland’s Gold Coast Turf Club as a feature of its premier May race meeting.
The A.D. Hollindale Stakes, named after a former chairman of the GCTC, was first run in in 1989 as the Southport Cup to serve as major lead-up to the Doomben and Brisbane Cups. It has been known as the AD Hollindale Stakes since 1993.
The distance has been 1800 metres since its inception and was run as a Listed race from 1990-1992. The Hollindale Stakes was Group 3 from 1993-1996 and has been a Group 2 race since 1997.
The 2017 AD Hollindale Stakes will be run on Saturday May 6 over 1800 metres at the Gold Coast Turf Club racecourse at Bundall near Surfer’s Paradise for prizemoney of $350,000.
Notable winners of the AD Hollindale Stakes include dual winners Rough Habit (1991-92), Shogun Lodge (2000-01) and Leebaz (2015-16), Eye Of The Sky, Hunter, Durbridge, Danewin, Might And Power, Melora, Platinum Scissors, Above Deck, Scenic Shot, Metal Bender, My Kingdom Of Fife, Lights Of Heaven and Streama.
The 2016 Hollindale Stakes was won by Leebaz from Hauraki with Volkstok'n'Barrell third.
The same horse has won the Holindale Stakes-Doomben Cup double in the same year 10 times – Rough Habit (1991-92); Durbridge (1994), Danewin (1995), Might And Power (1998), Mr Bureaucrat (2002), Bush Padre (2003), Above Deck (2006), Metal Bender (2010) and Streama (2014).
Only four mares have won the Hollindale Stakes (Melora, Shez Sinsational, Lights Of Heaven, Streama) and four three-year-old (Danewin, Super Slew, Summer Beau and Shogun Lodge).
WHEN IS THE 2017 A D HOLLINDALE STAKES?
WHEN:
WHERE: Gold Coast Racecourse
