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Archer Stakes

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KALAPOUR winning the Lexus Archer Stakes in Flemington, Australia.
KALAPOUR winning the Lexus Archer Stakes in Flemington, Australia. Picture: Steve Hart

The Archer Stakes is a Group 3 race run under Quality Handicap conditions for the stayers at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.

The Archer Stakes is run over 2500m. It was first run in 1869 and was won by Aurora.

Often the last chance to make the Melbourne Cup with the winner exempt from ballot, it isn't easy to back up.

This race has had numerous name changes but was the Hotham Handicap all the way until 1978. It became the Lexus Stakes in 2009 and the Archer Stakes in 2022.

Until 1971 the race was a mile and a half but became 2500m from 1972.

The Hotham Handicap was a Principal Race then a Group 3 1979/1980, Group 2 1981 to 2003 then downgraded to Group 3 from 2004.

The most famous history of the Hotham Handicap is the triple dead heat in 1956 between Fighting Force, Ark Royal and Pandie Sun.

Not been a good race for the mares with the most recent being Pindi in 1994.

Those to do the Hotham Handicap/Melbourne Cup double include Shocking (2009), Brew (2000), Think Big (1974), Baystone (1958), Foxzami (1949), Sirius (1944), Dark Felt (1943), White Nose (1931), King Ingoda (1922) and Nimblefoot (1870).

Ashrun's win in 2020 made it 5 of the last 11 to internationally based horses.

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

Notable winners of the Archer Stakes include Great House (2021), Downdraft (2019), A Prince Of Arran (2018), Signoff (2014), Maluckyday (2010), Shocking (2009), Maybe Better (2006), Brew (2000), Mount Olympus (1990), Sea Legend (1986), Chagemar (1983/1984), Think Big (1974), Scotch And Dry (1972), Tails (1969), Baystone (1958), Fighting Force/Ark Royal/Pandie Sun (1956), Foxzami (1949), Dark Marne (1947), Sirius (1944), Dark Felt (1943), Catalogue (1939), Spear Chief (1938), White Nose (1931), Shadow King (1929), King Ingoda (1922) and Nimblefoot (1870).

The 2023 Archer Stakes was won by Kalapour from Athabascan and Gan Teorainn.


Racing and Sports

Previous Archer Stakes Winners

Date Horse Jockey WT Trainer BP
KALAPOUR (IRE) 6G
WAR COMMAND (USA) - KALADENA (IRE) DAYLAMI (IRE)
DAMIEN OLIVER 56.0 KRIS LEES 1
SUREFIRE (GB) 4G
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - MODESTA (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA)
JAMES MCDONALD 55.0 CHRIS WALLER 4
GREAT HOUSE (IRE) 5G
GALILEO (IRE) - ANJA (IRE) INDIAN RIDGE (IRE)
JAMES MCDONALD 57.5 CHRIS WALLER 7
ASHRUN (FR) 4H
AUTHORIZED (IRE) - ASHANTEE (GER) AREION (GER)
K MCEVOY 61.0 A WOHLER 2
DOWNDRAFT (IRE) 4H
CAMELOT (GB) - CINNAMON ROSE (USA) TREMPOLINO (USA)
J ALLEN 59.0 JOSEPH O'BRIEN 1
PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB) 5G
SHIROCCO (GER) - STORMING SIOUX (GB) STORMING HOME (GB)
M J WALKER 57.5 CHARLIE FELLOWES 7
CISMONTANE (NZ) 5G
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - VIVIANE (NZ) VOLKSRAAD (GB)
S BASTER 54.0 G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT 6
OCEANOGRAPHER (GB) 4G
SEA THE STARS (IRE) - QUE PUNTUAL (ARG) CONTESTED BID (USA)
K MCEVOY 54.0 C APPLEBY 8
EXCESS KNOWLEDGE (GB) 5H
MONSUN (GER) - QUENCHED (GB) DANSILI (GB)
D DUNN 56.5 MS G WATERHOUSE 9
SIGNOFF (IRE) 4G
AUTHORIZED (IRE) - MISS HEPBURN (USA) GONE WEST (USA)
JOAO MOREIRA 56.5 DARREN WEIR 3
RUSCELLO (IRE) 4G
CAPE CROSS (IRE) - SEA PICTURE (IRE) ROYAL ACADEMY (USA)
K MCEVOY 54.0 EDWARD WALKER 12
KELINNI (IRE) 4G
REFUSE TO BEND (IRE) - ORINOCO (IRE) DARSHAAN (GB)
N RAWILLER 57.0 CHRIS WALLER 9
NIWOT (AUS) 7G
GALILEO (IRE) - TOO DARN HOT (NZ) NOBLE BIJOU (USA)
D YENDALL 55.0 MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES 7
MALUCKYDAY (NZ) 4G
ZABEEL (NZ) - NATALIE WOOD (NZ) YACHTIE (AUS)
J CASSIDY 53.0 MICHAEL & WAYNE & JOHN HAWKES 11
SHOCKING (AUS) 4H
STREET CRY (IRE) - MARIA DI CASTIGLIA (GB) DANEHILL (USA)
M RODD 53.5 MARK KAVANAGH 2
MOATIZE (AUS) 4G
DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - SHEZABEEL (NZ) ZABEEL (NZ)
M RODD 53.5 BART CUMMINGS 3
SCULPTOR (NZ) 5H
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS (NZ) - BETELGEUSE (NZ) FULL OUT (USA)
L CROPP 55.0 P L MCKENZIE 2
MAYBE BETTER (AUS) 4G
INTERGAZE (AUS) - AMARULA (AUS) RUBITON (AUS)
S W ARNOLD 57.0 BRIAN MAYFIELD-SMITH 17
STRASBOURG (AUS) 6G
UMATILLA (NZ) - BELLA RAGAZZA (AUS) MYOCARD (NZ)
L NOLEN 52.0 BART CUMMINGS 13
DON RAPHAEL (AUS) 5G
RUNYON (IRE) - RAIN QUEEN (AUS) BEEN THERE (AUS)
G BOSS 53.5 KERRY PARKER 7
BIG PAT (AUS) 6G
FULL AND BY (NZ) - PUT IN PLACE (NZ) HYPERBOREAN (USA)
P MERTENS 53.5 ROBBIE GRIFFITHS 6
REQUIEM (AUS) 5H
DANEHILL (USA) - LES LILAS (NZ) SIR TRISTRAM (IRE)
G CHILDS 52.5 TONY MCEVOY 17
MAYTHEHORSEBEWITHU (NZ) 5G
ZABEEL (NZ) - DUNGARVAN (NZ) ICELANDIC (IRE)
J PATTON 54.0 MICHAEL MORONEY 7
BREW (NZ) 6G
SIR TRISTRAM (IRE) - HORLICKS (NZ) THREE LEGS (GB)
C MUNCE 56.5 MICHAEL MORONEY 3

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