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The Race History of the Spring Stakes run at Morphettville on Saturday shows it was a high quality race last year.

Dalasan defeated a subsequent G1 winner in the race. Will it happen again in the 2020 Spring Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday?

2020 Spring Stakes: Nominations

2020 SPRING STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Spring Stakes is Group 3 race run under Weight For Age conditions for open sprinters at Morphettville conducted by the South Australian Jockey Club.

The Spring Stakes is run over 1200m. It was first run in 1970 and won by Eastern Court.

Apart from a couple of runnings over further at Cheltenham, the Spring Stakes has only been run over 1200m at Morphettville.

The Spring Stakes was a Group 2 race from 1979 to 1997 then downgraded to G3 after that.

The race now honours Mr David R Coles who was a former SAJC Chairman and Bloodstock agent.

Leon Macdonald has won the race five times as a trainer and Neville Wilson has four wins as a jockey.

Both Hero Wind and Redelva won the race on three occasions.

There has been some very good wins in the Spring Stakes by G1 horses known over further such as Sky Cuddle, Rebel Raider and Happy Trails. Dalasan won some excellent stakes races as a 3yo afterwards as well.

The 2020 Spring Stakes was run for prizemoney of $120,000.

Notable winners of the Spring Stakes include Dalasan (2019), Riziz (2014), Happy Trails (2012), Rebel Raider (2010), Zupaone (2007), Royal Ida (2006), Super Elegant (2005), Sky Cuddle (2004), Flavour (2001), Will Fly (1998), Hero Wind (1994/1995/1997), Redelva (1988/1989/1990), Samist (1974/1975) and Toltrice (1973).

The 2019 Spring Stakes was won by Dalasan from Scales Of Justice and Waging War.