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Gilgai Stakes

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STAR PATROL winning the Gilgai Stakes
STAR PATROL winning the Gilgai Stakes Picture: Colin Bull / Sportpix

The Gilgai Stakes is a Group 2 race run under Set Weights and Penalty conditions for open class sprinters at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.

The Gilgai Stakes is run over 1200m. It was first run in 1984 and was won by Royal Troubador.

The Gilgai Stakes was originally known as the Sir Rupert Steele after a VRC Chairman but its registered name is the Baguette Stakes.

Gilgai is the Farm where Black Caviar was bred.

Has always been run down the straight six.

The Gilgai Stakes was a Listed up to 1986 then Group 3 to 2006 before being a Group 2 thereafter.

Some of the great 'straight trackers' like Chautauqua, Hareeba and Placid Ark have won it. Sunlight loved it too.

In the season of 20/21, Zoutori won the Bobbie Lewis, Gilgai and the Newmarket all up the straight.

The Gilgai Stakes was worth $300,000 in 2023.

Notable winners of the Gilgai Stakes include Private Eye (2022), Kementari (2021), Zoutori (2020), Sunlight (2019), The Quarterback (2016), Chautauqua (2014/2015), Temple Of Boom (2011), Hay List (2010), All Silent (2009), Belle Du Jour (2001), Bomber Bill (2000), Poetic King (1995), Hareeba (1994), Joanne (1990), Redelva (1988), Placid Ark (1987) and Campaign King (1986).

The 2023 Gilgai Stakes was won by Star Patrol from Triple Missile and C'Est Magique.


Racing and Sports

Previous Gilgai Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
STAR PATROL (AUS) 5G
STARSPANGLEDBANNER (AUS) - IT'S ONE (AUS) O'REILLY (NZ)
B MELHAM 59.0 CLINTON MCDONALD 10
PRIVATE EYE (AUS) 5G
AL MAHER (AUS) - CONFIDENTIAL QUEEN (AUS) SHAMARDAL (USA)
J PARR 60.0 JOSEPH PRIDE 7
KEMENTARI (AUS) 7G
LONHRO (AUS) - YAVANNA (AUS) REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS)
DAMIEN OLIVER 58.5 JAMES CUMMINGS 6
ZOUTORI (AUS) 5G
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - ATOTORI (AUS) HARADASUN (AUS)
JAMIE KAH 59.0 MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA 5
SUNLIGHT (AUS) 4M
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - SOLAR CHARGED (AUS) CHARGE FORWARD (AUS)
L CURRIE 58.0 T & C MCEVOY 9
I AM EXCITED (AUS) 4M
SNITZEL (AUS) - LADY BECKWORTH (AUS) GENERAL NEDIYM (AUS)
K MCEVOY 54.5 DAVID PFIEFFER 10
KEEN ARRAY (AUS) 5G
BEL ESPRIT (AUS) - MOOREA (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ)
M J ZAHRA 56.5 D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG 5
THE QUARTERBACK (AUS) 6G
STREET BOSS (USA) - SOORENA (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)
M ALLEN 57.0 ROBBIE GRIFFITHS 3
CHAUTAUQUA (AUS) 5G
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LOVELY JUBLY (AUS) LION HUNTER (AUS)
D DUNN 57.0 MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES 9
CHAUTAUQUA (AUS) 4G
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - LOVELY JUBLY (AUS) LION HUNTER (AUS)
D DUNN 56.5 MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES 1
PLATELET (AUS) 5M
STRATEGIC (AUS) - BLOODLINE (AUS) DRACULA (AUS)
MICHELLE PAYNE 56.0 DARREN WEIR 5
HALLOWELL BELLE (AUS) 4M
STARCRAFT (NZ) - BELLA INEZ (AUS) BEAUTIFUL CROWN (USA)
V DURIC 53.5 MS G WATERHOUSE 5
TEMPLE OF BOOM (AUS) 5G
PICCOLO (GB) - TEMPLE SPIRIT (AUS) SPECIAL DANE (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD 56.5 TONY GOLLAN 9
HAY LIST (AUS) 5G
STATUE OF LIBERTY (USA) - SING HALLELUJAH (AUS) IS IT TRUE (USA)
G SCHOFIELD 57.0 JOHN MCNAIR 9
ALL SILENT (AUS) 6G
BELONG TO ME (USA) - LISHEENOWEN (AUS) SEMIPALATINSK (USA)
NICHOLAS HALL 58.0 GRAHAME BEGG 9
EL CAMBIO (AUS) 4G
COMMANDS (AUS) - CHAPARRA (AUS) CANNY LAD (AUS)
K MCEVOY 56.0 PETER SNOWDEN 8
STANZOUT (AUS) 5G
GALLO DI FERRO (USA) - STANZA GREY (AUS) MENTAT DUKE (AUS)
N RAWILLER 55.5 COLIN DAVIES 10
FAST 'N' FAMOUS (AUS) 4H
REDOUTE'S CHOICE (AUS) - ZALINDA (NZ) ZAFONIC (USA)
D NIKOLIC 55.5 JOHN O'SHEA 7
FALKIRK (NZ) 5H
TALE OF THE CAT (USA) - MADAM VALETA (NZ) PALACE MUSIC (USA)
N CALLOW 59.5 D L FREEDMAN 12
RECAPITALIZE (AUS) 4H
ROYAL ACADEMY (USA) - BLAYNEY BREEZE (NZ) DALMISTER (USA)
V HALL 58.0 MATHEW ELLERTON 14
BOMBER BILL (AUS) 8G
AIR DE FRANCE (USA) - LADY SPECIAL (AUS) ALZAO (USA)
S W ARNOLD 60.5 R W SMERDON 1
COSMIC STRIKE (AUS) 4M
MADE OF GOLD (USA) - NATIONAL STAR (AUS) NEW REGENT (CAN)
J PATTON 54.0 DAN O'SULLIVAN 12
BELLE DU JOUR (AUS) 4M
DEHERE (USA) - DELIGHTFUL BELLE (NZ) BALMERINO (NZ)
P PAYNE 58.0 CLARRY CONNERS 3
BOMBER BILL (AUS) 5G
AIR DE FRANCE (USA) - LADY SPECIAL (AUS) ALZAO (USA)
S W ARNOLD 59.0 RUSSELL CAMERON 9

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