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SA Breeders Stakes

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GROWING EMPIRE
GROWING EMPIRE  Picture: Colin Bull / Sportpix

The SA Breeders Stakes is a Group 3 race for two-year-olds conducted by the South Australian Jockey Club at Morphettville in Adelaide.

The SA Breeders Stakes was introduced in 1955 when it was known as the Bloodhorse Breeders Stakes and was run in February.

In 1968 it became the Blue Breeders Stakes, a name it carried until 1979.

It reverted to the Bloodhorse Breeders Stakes from 1980-1983 and has been run as the Breeders Stakes since 1984 when it became an autumn lead-up to the SA Sires Produce Stakes and SAJC National Stakes.

The Breeders Stakes distance has varied little from 1200m with the exception of 1980 and 191 when it was run over 1450m at Victoria Park. The race was also run at Cheltenham over 1263m in 2002.

The SA Breeders Stakes was run under set weights with penalties and allowances until 1981 and has been run under set weights conditions since 1982.

The SA Breeders Stakes became a Group 2 race in 1979 but was downgraded to a Group 3 in 2006.

The 2024 SA Breeders Stakes was run over 1200m for prizemoney of $150,000.

Notable winners of the early SA Breeders Stakes include the champion Tobin Bronze, Pago Pago and Storm Queen who both went on to win the Golden Slipper Stakes in Sydney.

Notable winners since 1980 include Outward Bound, Lockley's Tradition, New Atlantis, Military Plume, Exploding Wonder, Jakpil, Blevic, Gold Guru, Astralita, Ruthless Tycoon, Augusta Proud, Shrapnel, Big Chill, Excites Zelady, Kooweerup, See You In Heaven and Growing Empire.

The 2024 SA Breeders Stakes was won by Growing Empire from Flattered and Flyer.


Racing and Sports

Previous SA Breeders Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
GROWING EMPIRE (AUS) 2C
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - MILES OF KRISHAN (AUS) SNITZEL (AUS)
M J ZAHRA 57.5 CIARON MAHER 10
TREASURWAY (AUS) 2F
STARSPANGLEDBANNER (AUS) - MISS TOORAK FLYER (AUS) TOORAK TOFF (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS 55.5 JASON WARREN 1
SEE YOU IN HEAVEN (AUS) 2F
DIVINE PROPHET (AUS) - SHINE ON ANNA (AUS) ANABAA (USA)
JAKE TOEROEK 55.5 R & C JOLLY 9
CLOUDY (AUS) 2F
FROSTED (USA) - APPLEGATE (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS)
TODD PANNELL 55.5 JAMES CUMMINGS 1
ECUMENICAL (AUS) 2F
ZEBEDEE (GB) - AMALGAMATE (AUS) ZENNO ROB ROY (JPN)
R J HURDLE 55.5 MICK HUXTABLE 8
KOOWEERUP (AUS) 2F
MORE THAN READY (USA) - ALLEZ WONDER (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)
JAMIE KAH 55.5 C MAHER & D EUSTACE 5
TEQUILA TIME (AUS) 2G
STRATUM (AUS) - EL MILAGRO (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
C LINDOP 57.5 LEON MACDONALD & ANDREW GLUYAS 10
BROADBAND (AUS) 2F
SEBRING (AUS) - ELECTRIC DREAMS (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)
N CALLOW 55.5 PHILLIP STOKES 11
TRIS (AUS) 2F
STREET BOSS (USA) - BURATTI (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS)
DYLAN DUNN 55.5 DAVID HAYES & TOM DABERNIG 2
LAST BULLET (AUS) 2G
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - BEAT THE BULLET (AUS) BITE THE BULLET (USA)
SIGRID M CARR 57.5 JOHN HYAM 6
LONDON LOLLY (AUS) 2F
CHARGE FORWARD (AUS) - LOVELY JUBLY (AUS) LION HUNTER (AUS)
TODD PANNELL 55.5 MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES 7
EXCITES ZELADY (AUS) 2G
EXCITES (AUS) - ZELADY (AUS) ZEDITAVE (AUS)
MS A HERRMANN 57.5 CHRIS BIEG 2
BIG CHILL (AUS) 2F
ARTIE SCHILLER (USA) - HARD RIDER (NZ) MAROOF (USA)
A PATERSON 55.5 MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA 5
OCEAN FORTUNE (AUS) 2G
CHOISIR (AUS) - BELLA JEWEL (AUS) RORY'S JESTER (AUS)
J MASKIELL 56.5 R W SMERDON 7
SHRAPNEL (AUS) 2C
CHARGE FORWARD (AUS) - FRAGMENTATION (AUS) SNIPPETS (AUS)
S PRICE 56.5 MARK KAVANAGH 2
COLOUR (AUS) 2F
MORE THAN READY (USA) - REGROWTH (AUS) UNBRIDLED'S SONG (USA)
C LEVER 54.5 D L FREEDMAN 6
AUGUSTA PROUD (AUS) 2F
MORE THAN READY (USA) - KADASHA (AUS) LANGFUHR (USA)
C LINDOP 54.0 LEON MACDONALD 5
MURJANA (AUS) 2F
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) - TWYLA (AUS) DANEHILL (USA)
S PRICE 54.0 D A HAYES 8
DE LAGO MIST (AUS) 2F
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - IN THE MIST (AUS) SOUTHERN APPEAL (USA)
P GATT 53.0 D A HAYES 3
FREESTYLE (AUS) 2F
SNIPPETS (AUS) - STELLA ARTOIS (AUS) GEIGER COUNTER (USA)
L NOLEN 53.0 PHILLIP STOKES 7
WIN AGAIN (NZ) 2G
MELLIFONT (USA) - GOODNESS ME (NZ) KINGS ISLAND (IRE)
J BOWDITCH 55.5 RICHARD JOLLY 6
SYRINX (AUS) 2F
DESERT PRINCE (IRE) - WHISTLING (NZ) ACE PLAYER (AUS)
B FENECH 53.0 JOHN HAWKES 4
PELT (AUS) 2G
STRATEGIC (AUS) - PIORUN (CAN) DANZIG CONNECTION (USA)
D NIKOLIC 55.5 JOHN HAWKES 3
HAPPY MORNING (AUS) 2G
DANEHILL (USA) - HUMOUR (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA)
N RAWILLER 55.5 J W MASON 3

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