Carbine Club Stakes

The 2018 Carbine Club Stakes is a Group 3 race that takes place annually at Flemington racecourse in Melbourne.

Run over a distance of 1,600 metres, the Carbine Club Stakes is open to three-year-old horses only. The Carbine Club Stakes is run under set-weight plus penalty conditions and is worth more than [cf “prize_money”] in prize money.

The Carbine Club Stakes was first run in 1983 when it was won by a horse named Wage Freeze. The race was originally run as a Listed Race until it gained Group 3 status in 1998.

The Carbine Club Stakes is held on Victoria Derby Day each year, which is the first day of the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington.

The Carbine Club Stakes shares its day with eight other Group races, including the Group 1 Victoria Derby, Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes, Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes, Group 1 Myer Classic, Group 2 Wakeful Stakes, Group 2 Salinger Stakes, Group 3 The Lexus Stakes and Group 3 Chatham Stakes.

Horses that run in the Carbine Club Stakes have often come via races such as the Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes and the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas. Those horses that perform well in the race are likely to run in upcoming races such as the Group 1 Emirates Stakes and the Group 2 Sandown Guineas later in the spring carnival.

Notable Carbine Club Stakes winners include Wonder Dancer (1988), Saintly (1995), Delago Brom (2002), Al Maher (2004), Kidnapped (2009) and Galah (2011).

2018 Carbine Club Stakes Field

The Carbine Club Stakes field regularly attracts some very handy three year olds. Running so late in the spring racing carnival, most of the horses lining up in the Carbine Club Stakes field have had plenty of starts in the preceding weeks and are well into their best form. As a result, it tends to be relatively easy to understand the form of the Carbine Club Stakes field.

The 2018 Carbine Club Stakes field is published below.

2017 Carbine Club Stakes Nominations

The Carbine Club Stakes nominations tend to draw horses from a wide range of preparations, although the vast majority will have spent a fair amount of their spring in Melbourne and thus be there already. Looking over the Carbine Club Stakes nominations, it quickly becomes apparent that this is no ordinary Group 3 event. The class and ability of the three year olds that appear in the Carbine Club Stakes nominations is certainly well above that of many other three year old races.

The 2017 Carbine Club Stakes nominations are provided below.

# Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight Hcp Rating
1 2150×52411 SNITZEPEG C 3 Darren Weir 1 57kg 80
2 1×3137 BEAU GESTE C 3 James Cummings 2 56kg 76
3 32x321x21 GAULOIS C 3 James Cummings 3 56kg 74
4 322234×160 DANGER DEAL G 3 Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas 4 56kg 64
5 43135×7233 SAMBRO C 3 Chris Waller 5 56kg 73
6 311 KAONIC (NZ) C 3 Chris Waller 6 56kg 70
7 1×166 LEVENDI C 3 Peter Gelagotis 7 56kg 70
8 4x353x11 PASEETO C 3 Tony McEvoy 8 56kg 72
9 1×1154 HYPNOTIST C 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 9 56kg 71
10 52×3112 LORD SUNDOWNER G 3 Mick Price 10 56kg 69
11 1×18 OCTABELLO C 3 Mick Price 11 56kg 68
12 3231×6 ALMIGHTY C 3 Peter & Paul Snowden 12 56kg 62
13 249×641709 GIVE C 3 John Moloney 13 56kg 60
14 314 VILLERMONT C 3 Aaron Purcell 14 56kg 63
15 7×14 SKY BOY G 3 Anthony & Edward Cummings 15 56kg 62
16 2231 FREE FLY TOO C 3 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 16 56kg 65
17 414 RELLSON (NZ) C 3 Aaron Purcell 17 56kg 64
18 210 WOULDA THOUGHT SO G 3 David & B Hayes & T Dabernig 18 56kg 63
19 1×885 MACTIER G 3 Mick Price 19 56kg 61
20 14 IRISH VEGA G 3 Anthony Freedman 20 56kg 63

Carbine Club Stakes Results

Carbine Club Stakes results, winners and winning times since 2000 are displayed below.

Year Results Winning Time
2017 1 Levendi 2 Sambro 3 Irish Vega 1:35.35
2016 1 Comin’ Through 2 Morton’s Fork 3 Bezel 1:35.14
2015 1 Hi World 2 Farolitos 3 Inauguration  1:38.01
2014 1 Kermadec 2 Stratum Star 3 Manhattan Avenue  1:37.3
2013 1 Paximadia 2 Hucklebuck 3 Equator  1:38.0
2012 1 Lunar Rise 2 Tatra 3 Proverb  1:35.3
2011 1 Galah 2 Highly Recommended 3 Saint Etienne  1:37.8
2010 1 Mr Chard 2 Goldstone 3 Condelago  1:36.0
2009 1 Kidnapped 2 Disco Summit 3 Ruse De Guerre  1:37.8
2008 1 Dr Doutes 2 Lucky Thunder 3 Millbank  1:36.2
2007 1 Zacroona 2 Schilling 3 Montonari  1:36.4
2006 1 Permaiscuous 2 Patriotism 3 Antidotes  1:37.1
2005 1 Testafiable 2 Fusiachi San 3 San Vesuvio  1:36.0
2004 1 Al Maher 2 Squad 3 Pin Up Boy  1:37.9
2003 1 Sir Dex 2 Tchaikovsky 3 Sandy River  1:38.9
2002 1 Delago Brom 2 Lord Volksraad 3 Charlie Bub  1:35.1
2001 1 All Courage 2 Gordo 3 Road To Dance  1:35.1
2000 1 Inspire 2 Sporting Scribe 3 Neptunes Journey  1:37.9

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