Let's Elope Stakes
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History
The Let's Elope Stakes is a Group 2 race run under Set Weights and Penalty conditions for four year old and up mares at Flemington conducted by the Victoria Racing Club.
The Let's Elope Stakes is run over 1400m. It was first run in 1987 and was won by Take My Picture.
The Let's Elope Stakes has always been run at Flemington and over 1400m.
The race was originally known as the Milady Stakes but from 1994 was renamed after the 1991 Caulfield and Melbourne Cup winner Let's Elope.
It was a Listed race until 2004, Group 3 race until 2009 when it was upgraded to Group 2.
Pinker Pinker won in 2011 and three runs later won the Cox Plate.
Atlantic Jewel's little sister Commanding Jewel won consecutive editions in 2013 & 2014.
Amelia's Jewel won her first race on the East Coast winning in 2023.
The Let's Elope Stakes was worth $300,000 in 2023.
Notable winners of the Let's Elope Stakes include Amelia's Jewel (2023), Kissonallforcheeks (2022), I Am A Star (2018), Amicus (2015), Commanding Jewel (2013/2014), Pinker Pinker (2011), Mimi Lebrock (2008), Devil Moon (2007), Rewaaya (2006), Ain't Seen Nothin' (2003), Tickle My (2000), Derobe (1997), Rose Of Portland (1996), Mannerism (1992), Natural Wonder (1990) and Rancheetah (1999).
The 2023 Let's Elope Stakes was won by Amelia's Jewel from Life Lessons and El Patroness.
Previous Let's Elope Stakes Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AMELIA'S JEWEL
(AUS)
4M SIYOUNI (FR) - BUMBASINA (IRE) CANFORD CLIFFS (IRE) |
DAMIAN LANE | 58.5 | SIMON A MILLER | 14 |
|
KISSONALLFORCHEEKS
(AUS)
5M WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - ROSIE ROCKET (AUS) BLACKFRIARS (AUS) |
M J ZAHRA | 57.0 | NICK RYAN | 13 |
|
TURAATH
(GB)
4F OASIS DREAM (GB) - FADHAYYIL (IRE) TAMAYUZ (GB) |
DAMIAN LANE | 55.0 | MADDIE RAYMOND | 6 |
|
PRETTY BRAZEN
(AUS)
4M BRAZEN BEAU (AUS) - PRETTY PENNY (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
L CURRIE | 58.0 | T & C MCEVOY | 9 |
|
SPANISH WHISPER
(AUS)
4M LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - CUTTING REMARK (AUS) ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) |
M J ZAHRA | 58.0 | D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG | 4 |
|
I AM A STAR
(NZ)
5M I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - STAR BAND (USA) DIXIELAND BAND (USA) |
B MELHAM | 58.0 | SHANE NICHOLS | 12 |
|
SWORD OF LIGHT
(AUS)
4M NEW APPROACH (IRE) - JOYEUSE (AUS) KING'S BEST (USA) |
DAMIAN LANE | 56.0 | MATHEW ELLERTON & SIMON ZAHRA | 12 |
|
DON'T DOUBT MAMMA
(AUS)
4M NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - COCONUT MAMMA (AUS) FANTASTIC LIGHT (USA) |
D DUNN | 58.0 | TONY MCEVOY | 1 |
|
AMICUS
(AUS)
4M FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - GOLD CHANT (AUS) EL MOXIE (USA) |
C NEWITT | 58.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 13 |
|
COMMANDING JEWEL
(AUS)
5M COMMANDS (AUS) - REGARD (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 59.0 | Leon & Troy Corstens | 7 |
|
COMMANDING JEWEL
(AUS)
4M COMMANDS (AUS) - REGARD (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
B MELHAM | 57.0 | LEON CORSTENS | 3 |
|
ZURELLA
(NZ)
4M ZABEEL (NZ) - DONEZE GIRL (NZ) VOLKSRAAD (GB) |
C NEWITT | 55.0 | SHAUNE RITCHIE | 4 |
|
PINKER PINKER
(AUS)
4M RESET (AUS) - MISS MARION (AUS) SUCCESS EXPRESS (USA) |
G BOSS | 56.5 | GREG EURELL | 5 |
|
NO EVIDENCE NEEDED
(AUS)
4M SHAMARDAL (USA) - GENEROSA (NZ) GENEROUS (IRE) |
J WINKS | 53.5 | JOHN P THOMPSON | 11 |
|
CATS WHISKER
(AUS)
4M FUSAICHI PEGASUS (USA) - PERFECT HALO (AUS) DON'T SAY HALO (USA) |
STEVEN KING | 54.5 | MARK KAVANAGH | 9 |
|
MIMI LEBROCK
(AUS)
4M SHOW A HEART (AUS) - GOD LOVE IT (AUS) ST. COVET (AUS) |
M RODD | 56.5 | BART CUMMINGS | 5 |
|
DEVIL MOON
(AUS)
4M KING CUGAT (USA) - CLASSY BABE (NZ) MASTERCLASS (USA) |
M RODD | 55.5 | MARK KAVANAGH | 16 |
|
REWAAYA
(NZ)
4M SINGSPIEL (IRE) - NASMAH (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
D DUNN | 53.0 | D A HAYES | 2 |
|
DEA
(AUS)
5M WEST POINT (AUS) - SONSIE MARY (AUS) SOVEREIGN RED (NZ) |
S BASTER | 57.0 | K CORSTENS | 2 |
|
BEAUTIFUL GEM
(AUS)
4M PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA) - JUST BLOOMING (AUS) YEATS (USA) |
NICK RYAN | 55.5 | D L FREEDMAN | 10 |
|
AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN'
(AUS)
4M NOTHIN' LEICA DANE (AUS) - ICECAPADE (AUS) GENGHIZ (USA) |
DAMIEN OLIVER | 57.0 | BARBARA JOSEPH | 7 |
|
PURPLE GROOVE
(NZ)
5M RHYTHM (USA) - IRISES (AUS) TATE GALLERY (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 55.5 | TONY NOONAN | 4 |
|
FLUSHED
(AUS)
5M REDDING (NZ) - KIND LADY (AUS) VITE CHEVAL (NZ) |
N CALLOW | 58.5 | K M KEYS | 4 |
|
TICKLE MY
(AUS)
4M PERUGINO (USA) - MERE FANCY (AUS) NOBLE BIJOU (USA) |
D GAUCI | 57.0 | BRUCE PURCELL | 12 |