Gilgai Stakes
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History
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.
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 |