Autumn Stakes
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History
The Autumn Stakes is a Group 2 for three year olds conducted by the Melbourne Racing Club.
The Autumn Stakes was first run in 1979 and was won by Gondolier.
The Autumn Stakes is run over 1400m under Set Weights and Penalties conditions. It was worth $300,000 in 2024.
The race has been known by varying sponsors names but is registered as the Autumn Stakes. It became a 1400m race in 1987.
Since its inception it has gone from Listed race in 1979 to G3 from 1980 to 2007 and after that has been G2.
This meeting was traditionally run at Sandown and only became regularly run at Caulfield from 1997 but returned in 2023.
Not been a great race for fillies with Catechuchu, Special Harmony and Blaze The Turf the only fillies to win in last 25 years.
Only five have done the Autumn Stakes/Australian Guineas Double - Light Fantastic, Apache Cat, Dash For Cash, Dignity Dancer and King's High.
Notable winners of the Autumn Stakes include Lord Ballina (1983), Centaine (1984), Beach Gown (1986), King's High (1989), Canny Lad (1991), St Covet (1995), Tarnpir Lane (1997), Dignity Dancer (1999), Sudurka (2000), Desert Sky (2001), Dash For Cash (2002), Titanic Jack (2003), Special Harmony (2004), Shinzig (2005), Apache Cat (2006), Light Fantastic (2008), Denman (2010), Mahuta (2016) and Microphone (2020).
The 2024 Autumn Stakes was won by Snow Patrol from Southport Tycoon and Zipaway.
Previous Autumn Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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SNOW PATROL
(NZ)
3G CONTRIBUTER (IRE) - O'ROCKER (AUS) O'REILLY (NZ) |
M J ZAHRA | 57.0 | M PRICE & M KENT | 6 |
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GLINT OF SILVER
(AUS)
3G RUBICK (AUS) - BLUE RUBY (AUS) LONHRO (AUS) |
B SHINN | 57.0 | DAVID PFIEFFER | 4 |
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COASTWATCH
(AUS)
3G FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - BULLION MANSION (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 58.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 2 |
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POLAND
(AUS)
3C SO YOU THINK (NZ) - SUN SONG (AUS) DESERT SUN (GB) |
JORDAN CHILDS | 57.0 | MICHAEL MORONEY | 7 |
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MICROPHONE
(AUS)
3C EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SUNG (AUS) ANABAA (USA) |
DAMIAN LANE | 59.5 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 2 |
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BEAUTY LEGACY
(AUS)
3G FIORENTE (IRE) - ROSA PERLATO (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.0 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 2 |
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HOLY SNOW
(AUS)
3C FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - ONLY WORDS (AUS) END SWEEP (USA) |
MICHAEL DEE | 56.0 | MICK PRICE | 10 |
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OAK DOOR
(AUS)
3C COMMANDS (AUS) - BEYONCE'S STAR (AUS) ORIENTATE (USA) |
DAMIAN LANE | 56.0 | R W SMERDON | 7 |
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MAHUTA
(AUS)
3C FLYING SPUR (AUS) - VAHINE (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ) |
B RAWILLER | 59.0 | DARREN WEIR | 1 |
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SAN NICASIO
(AUS)
3G HARD SPUN (USA) - MUNCHIE (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
B MELHAM | 56.0 | PETER G MOODY | 7 |
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THUNDER FANTASY
(AUS)
3C LUCKY OWNERS (NZ) - PINK PIER (AUS) GALILEO (IRE) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.0 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 3 |
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MULAAZEM
(AUS)
3C DUBAI DESTINATION (USA) - WATCHFUL (AUS) DANEHILL (USA) |
L NOLEN | 56.0 | PETER G MOODY | 5 |
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PIED A TERRE
(AUS)
3G AD VALOREM (USA) - MASONETTE (AUS) GRAND LODGE (USA) |
M J ZAHRA | 56.0 | PETER SNOWDEN | 11 |
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DUSTY STAR
(AUS)
3G GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS) - FOREVER MIDNIGHT (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.5 | PETER J MORGAN | 5 |
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DENMAN
(AUS)
3C LONHRO (AUS) - PEACH (AUS) VAIN (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 57.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 4 |
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FRAVASHI
(AUS)
3C FALBRAV (IRE) - ANGELIC SMILE (AUS) DEHERE (USA) |
K MCEVOY | 57.5 | PETER SNOWDEN | 7 |
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LIGHT FANTASTIC
(AUS)
3G DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - LEICA OR NOT (AUS) KENDOR (FR) |
STEVEN KING | 57.0 | MICK PRICE | 4 |
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CATECHUCHU
(AUS)
3F CATBIRD (AUS) - NOBLE FLEUR (AUS) DALMISTER (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 55.5 | D A HAYES | 1 |
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APACHE CAT
(AUS)
3G LION CAVERN (USA) - TENNESSEE BLAZE (AUS) WHISKEY ROAD (USA) |
G BOSS | 57.5 | GREG EURELL | 2 |
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SHINZIG
(AUS)
3C DANEHILL (USA) - SHINDIG (NZ) STRAIGHT STRIKE (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 54.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 5 |
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SPECIAL HARMONY
(AUS)
3F SPINNING WORLD (USA) - MAROONED LADY (AUS) MAROONED (GB) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 6 |
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TITANIC JACK
(AUS)
3G ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - GOLD TUNIC (USA) STAGE DOOR JOHNNY (USA) |
P PAYNE | 56.5 | TOM HUGHES (JNR) | 2 |
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DASH FOR CASH
(AUS)
3C SECRET SAVINGS (USA) - GULISTAN (AUS) RUBITON (AUS) |
G CHILDS | 54.5 | RICK HORE-LACY | 6 |
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DESERT SKY
(AUS)
3G HURRICANE SKY (AUS) - DESERT ORCHID (NZ) WESTERN SYMPHONY (USA) |
G CHILDS | 55.5 | MATHEW ELLERTON | 2 |
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SUDURKA
(AUS)
3C PERUGINO (USA) - MY SPARKLING STAR (AUS) COPPER KINGDOM (USA) |
P PAYNE | 58.0 | BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH | 7 |
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