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Angus Armanasco Stakes

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SASSY BOOM winning the Sportsbet Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield in Australia.
SASSY BOOM winning the Sportsbet Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

The Angus Armanasco Stakes is a Group 2 race over 1400m for three-year-old fillies usually run at Caulfield by the Melbourne Racing Club.

The race was introduced in 1976 as the Tranquil Star Stakes and was run under that name until 1990. From 1991 to 1995 it carried other titles before it was named the Angus Armanasco Stakes in 1996 in honour of the late Australian Racing Hall of Fame trainer who prepared many champion horses at Caulfield in a career spanning more than 45 years.

The Angus Armanasco Stakes is run under Set Weights and Penalties conditions and was first run at 1600m when introduced in 1976.

It remained at that distance until 1984 when it was reduced to 1400m but reverted to 1600m from 1998 until 2010 when it again became a 1400m event.

The Angus Armanasco Stakes is run every year at Caulfield and is a feature of the Blue Diamond Stakes program in February. The race was run at Sandown in 1996 due to construction work at Caulfield. Similarly it was held at Sandown in 2023 due to track renovations.

The Angus Armanasco Stakes held Group 3 status from 1980 until 2000 when it was upgraded to Group 2.

The Angus Armanasco Stakes was worth $300,000 prizemoney in 2024.

The Angus Armanasco is a part of the Autumn program for three-year-old fillies in Melbourne and serves as a traditional lead into the G2 AV Kewney Stakes over 1600m at Flemington.

There have been six winners of the Angus Armanasco Stakes/Kewney Stakes double – Bravita (1980), Northwood Plume (1995), Elegant Fashion (2002), Special Harmony (2004), Ballet Society (2005) and Zarita (2008).

Other notable winners of the Angus Armanasco Stakes include Sonstone, Delightful Belle, Champagne, Rose O'War, Serenade Rose, Miss Finland, Set For Fame, Pinker Pinker, Qafila and La Tene.

The 2024 Angus Armanasco Stakes was won by Sassy Boom from So Glamorous and Serasana.


Racing and Sports

Previous Angus Armanasco Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
SASSY BOOM (AUS) 3F
SPIRIT OF BOOM (AUS) - HARBOUR FUN (AUS) HARBOUR WATCH (IRE)
B SHINN 56.0 DANNY O'BRIEN 6
SHUFFLE DANCER (AUS) 3F
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - PALACE TALK (NZ) STREET CRY (IRE)
B MELHAM 56.0 PETER G MOODY 9
LAVISH GIRL (AUS) 3F
XTRAVAGANT (NZ) - ENDS IN TEARS (AUS) SNITZEL (AUS)
B MELHAM 56.0 C MAHER & D EUSTACE 4
YES BABY YES (AUS) 3F
DISSIDENT (AUS) - EXABELLE (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS)
JAMIE KAH 58.5 Leon & Troy Corstens 8
LA TENE (AUS) 3F
HELMET (AUS) - CELTS (AUS) LONHRO (AUS)
B RAWILLER 57.5 JAMES CUMMINGS 2
QAFILA (AUS) 3F
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - ZIGHY BAY (USA) TAPIT (USA)
M J ZAHRA 56.0 D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 8
SUMMER SHAM (AUS) 3F
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - HOT SUMMER NIGHT (AUS) FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA)
DANIEL MOOR 55.0 DANNY O'BRIEN 1
SAVANNA AMOUR (AUS) 3F
LOVE CONQUERS ALL (AUS) - SAVANNA LA MAR (NZ) STRAVINSKY (USA)
JOAO MOREIRA 55.0 J & C MEAGHER 4
CATCH A FIRE (AUS) 3F
SEBRING (AUS) - POLSKA (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE 55.0 DAVID HAYES & TOM DABERNIG 9
SABATINI (AUS) 3F
STREET CRY (IRE) - ROYAL SASH (AUS) ROYAL ACADEMY (USA)
NICHOLAS HALL 57.5 LEE & SHANNON HOPE 1
SPIRITS DANCE (AUS) 3F
STATUE OF LIBERTY (USA) - JUBILANT SPIRIT (AUS) HURRICANE SKY (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD 56.5 PETER G MOODY 7
MELIORA (AUS) 3F
AD VALOREM (USA) - SUNSET BOULEVARD (AUS) FASLIYEV (USA)
L NOLEN 55.0 PETER G MOODY 2
SHOPAHOLIC (NZ) 3F
PINS (AUS) - SPLASHING OUT (NZ) O'REILLY (NZ)
G BOSS 57.0 DANNY O'BRIEN 3
PINKER PINKER (AUS) 3F
RESET (AUS) - MISS MARION (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA)
D DUNN 55.0 GREG EURELL 9
SET FOR FAME (AUS) 3F
RESET (AUS) - NORTHPOINT (AUS) DEHERE (USA)
L NOLEN 56.5 PETER G MOODY 8
GOLD WATER (AUS) 3F
CHOISIR (AUS) - FLOAT (USA) DEVIL'S BAG (USA)
N RAWILLER 55.5 MS G WATERHOUSE 5
ZARITA (NZ) 3F
PENTIRE (GB) - GIN PLAYER (NZ) DEFENSIVE PLAY (USA)
G CHILDS 55.5 P T HYLAND 1
MISS FINLAND (AUS) 3F
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - FOREST PEARL (USA) WOODMAN (USA)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 55.5 D A HAYES 3
SERENADE ROSE (AUS) 3F
STRAVINSKY (USA) - ROSE OF TRALEE (AUS) SADLER'S WELLS (USA)
STEVEN KING 55.5 D L FREEDMAN 2
BALLET SOCIETY (NZ) 3F
STRAVINSKY (USA) - CENTURIA (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS)
STEVEN KING 55.5 P T HYLAND 2
SPECIAL HARMONY (AUS) 3F
SPINNING WORLD (USA) - MAROONED LADY (AUS) MAROONED (GB)
DAMIEN OLIVER 55.5 D L FREEDMAN 3
LA BELLA DAME (AUS) 3F
ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - NOBELLOCOVE (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS)
D NIKOLIC 55.5 MICK PRICE 1
ELEGANT FASHION (AUS) 3F
DANEWIN (AUS) - WILY TRICK (USA) CLEVER TRICK (USA)
G CHILDS 55.5 TONY MCEVOY 5
ROSE ARCHWAY (AUS) 3F
ARCHWAY (IRE) - NAZAAN (NZ) ZAMAZAAN (FR)
E CASSAR 55.5 CLARRY CONNERS 6
I AM A RIPPER (AUS) 3F
MUKADDAMAH (USA) - ANN JULIET (AUS) BLETCHINGLY (AUS)
P PAYNE 55.5 S B LAMING 6

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