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Which of the youngsters will stand up in the National Stakes run at Morphettville on Saturday.
Several G1 winners have won this early in their careers like Toorak Toff for instance. Can that happen again in the 2020 National Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday?
2020 National Stakes: Nominations
2020 NATIONAL STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The National Stakes is a Group 3 race for two-year-olds conducted by the South Australian Jockey Club at Morphettville in Adelaide.
The National Stakes is run over 1200m under set weight conditions and is a feature of the Goodwood Handicap program during the SAJC autumn carnival.
Known as the National Stakes from 1985-1993 and from 1994 to 2012 under a variety of sponsorship names. It reverted to the National Stakes in 2013.
The National Stakes was a Listed race in 1985 and 1986 and has been Group 3 since 1987.
The 2020 National Stakes was run for prizemoney of $120,000 – reduced due to the coronavirus.
Colin Hayes and Leon Macdonald shares the National Stakes training record with three wins each.
Notable winners of the National Stakes include Seiger, Kaapstad, Pride Of Ingenue, Dancer's Choice, Jakpil, Mookta, Will Fly, La Baraka, Super Elegant, Great Is Great, Majestic Music, Toorak Toff, Moonovermanhattan and I Am A Star.
The 2019 National Stakes was won by Li'l Kontra from Absolute Flirt and Xilong.
