Emancipation Stakes
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History
The Emancipation Stakes is a Group 2 race for fillies and mares conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill Gardens.
The Emancipation Stakes was introduced in 1985 and is run under set weight conditions with penalties. The race is named in honour of the former champion mare Emancipation.
The Emancipation Stakes was run at Randwick from 1985 until 2013 when the race distance was 1600m.
The Emancipation Stakes has been run at Rosehill since 2014 over 1500m.
The Emancipation was a Listed Race from 1985 to 1994 and Group 3 from 1995 to 1998. The Emancipation Stakes was upgraded to Group 2 status in 1999.
In a strange twist, recent years has seen back to back winners of the race. Skyerush won 2012/2013, Catkins won 2014/2015 and Zanbagh won 2016/2017.
Chris Waller had three runners in the 2023 Emancipation and he ran the trifecta led home by Roots.
The 2024 Emancipation Stakes was worth $300,000 in prizemoney.
They ran the Emancipation Stakes on the Monday at Newcastle when Rosehill was abandoned in 2022.
Notable winners of the Emancipation Stakes include Sea Pictures, Balmoral, Ice Cream Sundae, Romanee Conti, Hysterical, Staging, Miss Zoe, Perfect Promise, Fantasia, Hot Danish, Sacred Choice, Skyerush, Catkins, Zanbagh, Prompt Response, Invincible Gem and Olentia.
The 2024 Emancipation Stakes was won by Olentia from Arctic Glamour and Ruthless Dame.
Previous Emancipation Stakes Winners
| Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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OLENTIA
(AUS)
4M ZOUSTAR (AUS) - MABKHARA (AUS) ANABAA (USA) |
TOMMY BERRY | 55.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 3 |
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ROOTS
(AUS)
4M PRESS STATEMENT (AUS) - ARCTIC SUCCESS (AUS) BIG BROWN (USA) |
B AVDULLA | 54.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 |
|
|
PROMISE OF SUCCESS
(GB)
6M DANSILI (GB) - SUMMER SCHOOL (IRE) STREET CRY (IRE) |
K MCEVOY | 54.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 5 |
|
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NIMALEE
(AUS)
4M SO YOU THINK (NZ) - DEZIGN (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
RACHEL KING | 54.0 | MATTHEW SMITH | 1 |
|
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POSITIVE PEACE
(AUS)
4M STRATUM (AUS) - WARPATH (AUS) RESET (AUS) |
TIM CLARK | 54.0 | BJORN BAKER | 11 |
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INVINCIBLE GEM
(AUS)
5M I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - DIAMOND DAY (AUS) MARWINA (AUS) |
C W BROWN | 56.0 | KRIS LEES | 7 |
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PROMPT RESPONSE
(AUS)
4M BENETEAU (AUS) - PROMPT (AUS) EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 | G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT | 3 |
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ZANBAGH
(AUS)
6M BERNARDINI (USA) - WILD IRIS (AUS) SPECTRUM (IRE) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 4 |
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ZANBAGH
(AUS)
5M BERNARDINI (USA) - WILD IRIS (AUS) SPECTRUM (IRE) |
B SHINN | 55.0 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 8 |
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CATKINS
(AUS)
5M DUBAWI (IRE) - SALIX CAPREA (AUS) CATBIRD (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 9 |
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CATKINS
(AUS)
4M DUBAWI (IRE) - SALIX CAPREA (AUS) CATBIRD (AUS) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 56.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 5 |
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SKYERUSH
(AUS)
7M SUPER JET (USA) - BALLY AURA (AUS) BELLOTTO (USA) |
B SHINN | 56.5 | G H WALTER | 2 |
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SKYERUSH
(AUS)
6M SUPER JET (USA) - BALLY AURA (AUS) BELLOTTO (USA) |
B SHINN | 55.5 | G H WALTER | 5 |
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SWORN TO SECRECY
(NZ)
3F KEEPER (AUS) - HEARTACHE (NZ) CASUAL LIES (USA) |
B AVDULLA | 52.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 3 |
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SACRED CHOICE
(AUS)
4M CHOISIR (AUS) - SACRED HABIT (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
M RODD | 56.0 | JOSEPH PRIDE | 1 |
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AMBERINO
(AUS)
5M PERUGINO (USA) - AMBER PLATE (AUS) RUSTIC AMBER (IRE) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 55.5 | JOHN MOLONEY | 13 |
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KOSI BAY
(NZ)
6M SPINNING WORLD (USA) - CALVINIA (AUS) VARICK (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 56.0 | BART CUMMINGS | 6 |
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HOT DANISH
(AUS)
3F NOTHIN' LEICA DANE (AUS) - HOT 'N' BREEZY (AUS) ZEPHYR ZIP (NZ) |
TIM CLARK | 54.0 | L J BRIDGE | 7 |
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FANTASIA
(AUS)
4M CANNY LAD (AUS) - FAIRYTALE TIME (AUS) PALACE MUSIC (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 54.0 | G H WALTER | 9 |
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PERFECT PROMISE
(SAF)
5M CAESOUR (USA) - MERETRICIOUS (SAF) DANCING CHAMP (USA) |
B SHINN | 55.5 | GRAHAME BEGG | 2 |
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HEC OF A PARTY
(AUS)
5M HECTOR PROTECTOR (USA) - PARTY DANCER (AUS) PARTY LEADER (USA) |
G BOSS | 55.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 1 |
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FAITH HILL
(AUS)
4M DANEHILL (USA) - SIMPLY BELIEVE (AUS) KENMARE (FR) |
J CASSIDY | 55.0 | R J QUINTON | 8 |
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MISS ZOE
(AUS)
5M ZOFFANY (USA) - IVORY ROSE (AUS) GAIN CONTROL (AUS) |
K MCEVOY | 55.0 | L J BRIDGE | 11 |
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HEATHER
(AUS)
4M GRAND LODGE (USA) - CLOCHAN (AUS) HAULPAK (AUS) |
L V CASSIDY | 56.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 12 |
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BEAT THE FADE
(NZ)
3F MAROOF (USA) - DAWN RUN (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) |
J MARSHALL | 55.5 | BART CUMMINGS | 12 |
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